August 28, 2015

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Majority of smuggled gold taken to Suriname via planes

Aug 28, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Majority of smuggled gold taken to Suriname via planes

– GRA launching probe, vows action One day after Government confirmed that a major investigation has been launched into a huge gold smuggling racket that has been negatively impacting the...

Robbery/home invasion of Land Court Judge… Paralyzed terror gang suspect attends court on stretcher

Aug 28, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Robbery/home invasion of Land Court Judge… Paralyzed terror gang suspect attends court on stretcher

Suspected terror gang member Warren McKenzie had his first date with a court of law yesterday. The young man lay helplessly on a stretcher and had to be lifted up the court stairs by members of the...

Budget passed …Jagdeo vows to be corruption watchdog

Aug 28, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Budget passed …Jagdeo vows to be corruption watchdog

By Kiana Wilburg It was a grueling three days for Members of Parliament as the Opposition had about three days to scrutinize the Estimates of the 2015 Budget which saw them going past 3:00 a.m. on...

Slain cash crop farmer laid to rest

Aug 28, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Slain cash crop farmer laid to rest

…as spouse faces possible murder charge Relatives, friends and neighbours turned out in their numbers yesterday to bid farewell to Pamela Kendall, the murdered cash crop farmer of Number 45...

Bandits abandon getaway car after robbing Supply residents

Aug 28, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Bandits abandon getaway car after robbing Supply residents

Police are looking for two armed men who pretended to be customers at a shop in Supply, East Bank Demerara (EBD) and robbed two women of $20,000 and their gold jewellery. The incident occurred around...

Infant in agony as broken syringe leaves needle in buttocks

Aug 28, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Infant in agony as broken syringe leaves needle in buttocks

An 11-month-old boy was left in pain after a 2 cm-long needle was left in his buttocks after a visit to the Fort Wellington Hospital in Region Five earlier this month. The baby, Ethan Garnett had the...

Jagdeo never think bout crime victims, till now

Aug 28, 2015 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Jagdeo never think bout crime victims, till now

Sometimes some people does seh some things that does lef everybody speechless. Jagdeo Pee Pee Pee now proposing a special fund fuh victims of violent crimes. This was de same Pee Pee Pee that was...

UG needs to explore income-generating ideas

Aug 28, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on UG needs to explore income-generating ideas

– Education Minister Education Minister Dr. Rupert Roopnaraine says cash-strapped University of Guyana (UG) should explore revenue-generating ideas, as means of bringing additional resources...

Duo before court for allegedly stealing Vita Malt

Aug 28, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Duo before court for allegedly stealing Vita Malt

Two stolen cases of Vita Malt and $6,000 in cash were the reasons for two men being hauled before City Magistrate Alex Moore yesterday, to answer separate charges of simple larceny. It is alleged...

Accused teen armed robber remanded

Aug 28, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Accused teen armed robber remanded

Alferno Archer, 17, was arraigned at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court yesterday, in relation to charges that stemmed from armed robberies which occurred on August 21, 2015. The robberies are said...

“Please, help me get my grandchild back!”

Aug 28, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on “Please, help me get my grandchild back!”

…Woman pleads with Gov’t for extradition of orphaned grandchild, 2 By Desilon Daniels Just over a year ago, Hasley Greenidge made headlines in both Guyana and abroad when he was gunned...

National Service Reunion…Granger urges ex-members to look to future for youth development

Aug 28, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on National Service Reunion…Granger urges ex-members to look to future for youth development

Last Wednesday saw the convening of ex- Guyana National Service (GNS) members for only the second time since the organisation’s dissolution. There were persistent calls for National Service to be...

Thieves overwhelming Kuru Kururu…Residents call for increase of ranks at outpost

Aug 28, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Thieves overwhelming Kuru Kururu…Residents call for increase of ranks at outpost

Long ago windows were left opened throughout the night. Nowadays even to blink you have to think twice before doing so, as something could go missing. As a matter of fact, even having your eyes wide...

Ganja farmer gets three years for trafficking

Aug 28, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Ganja farmer gets three years for trafficking

When he told the court he was a farmer, almost everyone seated in the courtroom presumed that he was involved in planting fruits and vegetables. But surprisingly, 25-year-old Clifford Nathaniel told...

U.S. Congress looks to boost ties with new Govt.

Aug 28, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on U.S. Congress looks to boost ties with new Govt.

A delegation from the U.S. Congress says that it is here to promote a better working relationship with Guyana. The disclosures were made during a meeting yesterday with Minister of State, Joseph...

Sprint sweep for brilliant Bolt in Beijing

Aug 28, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Sprint sweep for brilliant Bolt in Beijing

Usain Bolt delivered when it mattered again yesterday when he scorched the fastest time of the year to win a record fourth straight world 200 meters title in 19.55 seconds and sweep the individual...

Another unidentified body found on seawall

Aug 28, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Another unidentified body found on seawall

Two days after the remains of an unidentified dreadlocked man were removed from the seawall ‘round house’ in the Kingston environs, the body of yet another man has been removed from the seawall....

Public Security budget falls short of public expectation – PPP

Aug 28, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Public Security budget falls short of public expectation – PPP

– Denies 20% increase for Police, does not cater for smart street safe city initiative By Abena Rockcliffe The People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) did not squander the opportunity...

The passing of the droit du seigneur

Aug 28, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The passing of the droit du seigneur

In feudal times the aristocratic lord had the right to take the virginity of any of his vassal’s wives on the day of marriage. This was called droit du seigneur. In authoritarian systems where the...

Colts romp from behind to reach GABF Forbes Burnham Memorial Final

Aug 28, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Colts romp from behind to reach GABF Forbes Burnham Memorial Final

– Pacesetters play Half Mile Bulls in other semi-final tomorrow night By Edison Jefford Colts romped from behind to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat Wednesday night at the Cliff Anderson...

IN SEARCH OF NEW CRIME-FIGHTING TECHNIQUES

Aug 28, 2015 KNews Editorial Comments Off on IN SEARCH OF NEW CRIME-FIGHTING TECHNIQUES

It is both shocking and disturbing to know that almost every day someone is being killed or robbed at gunpoint in the country. Crime is an unwelcome and unnecessary evil to society and it is time for...

GOLD SMUGGLING

Aug 28, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on GOLD SMUGGLING

I am not going to blow any fuses over the “revelations” that large amounts of gold were being smuggled out of Guyana to, of all places, the United States of America. I am not going to get drawn...

Unreported workplace accidents remain high – Labour Officer

Aug 28, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Unreported workplace accidents remain high – Labour Officer

…at least 18 employers prosecuted so far Although reporting accidents as they occur in work places is mandated by Law, officials at the Ministry of Social Protection have stated that employers in...

Petama Enterprise/ Motor Trend Softball… Malone guides Fishermen Masters to victory

Aug 28, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Petama Enterprise/ Motor Trend Softball… Malone guides Fishermen Masters to victory

A fine half century from Ramo Malone guided Fishermen XI to a four-wicket victory over Floodlight when the Petama Enterprise/Motor Trend softball competition continued last weekend. Malone struck 71...

Eight teams battle for top spot as 3rd annual foxy ladies women’s tournament commences

Aug 28, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Eight teams battle for top spot as 3rd annual foxy ladies women’s tournament commences

The Lady Jags have only just qualified in the final four of the Caribbean Football Union leg of the 2016 Olympics Qualifiers and women’s football seems to be on the rise. The spirit of the game has...

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CWI High-Performance Batting Tour targets Regional player development...

Oct 22, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Individualised batting plans for emerging players and enhanced coaching expertise are among the key outcomes of Cricket West Indies’ (CWI) ongoing High-Performance Batting...

The politics of a box of cook-up

Oct 21, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – During the PNC era, a gentleman who had been persuaded to participate in one of the many marches organised by the government received a box of food at the end of the proceedings. He opened it. Inside was cook-up rice and a generous piece of chicken. There was only one small...

The Caribbean “Too Rich for Help”: When Will the Fiction End?

Oct 18, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – On 14 October, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva warned that higher borrowing costs, falling development assistance and other economic pressures threaten to widen the distance between advanced and developing economies. She appealed for additional...

The Great Game: right around here

Oct 21, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Guyana now has more than oil in its hands. Guyana has a strain of this century’s Great Game now hanging over its head. It’s not the Great Game played out by Britain and Imperial Russia almost 200 years ago for dominance in Central Asia. Wish it was that distant, and...

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