August 2015

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This lease arrangement must be rescinded forthwith

Aug 26, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on This lease arrangement must be rescinded forthwith

DEAR EDITOR, The recent revelations by the Honourable Minister of State Joseph Harmon of the lease arrangement for the Red House by a surrogate PPP organisation to house the Cheddi Jagan Resource...

Let not disclosures, contentions and misdemeanours hide the great progress of GPL

Aug 26, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Let not disclosures, contentions and misdemeanours hide the great progress of GPL

DEAR EDITOR, I write this letter to put another side, (my side, which the public might have been expecting) on the dissensions at the top of GPL, which were being disclosed and discussed in the...

I hope Govt. is pursuing all aspects of this enigma – the Marriott Hotel

Aug 26, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on I hope Govt. is pursuing all aspects of this enigma – the Marriott Hotel

DEAR EDITOR, I hope that the present administration is pursuing all aspects of this enigma – the Marriott Hotel. First, the Jagdeo – Brassington duo took over the Luckhoo Swimming Pool Complex...

More $B bids opened for GWI upgrades

Aug 26, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on More $B bids opened for GWI upgrades

Under the Ministry of Communities, bids were submitted on behalf of Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) for the design, supply and implementation of water treatment facilities and upgrade of reticulation...

Push cart operator on armed robbery charges

Aug 26, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Push cart operator on armed robbery charges

A teenage push cart operator was yesterday slapped with five armed robbery charges after he was accused of robbing several occupants of a motor vehicle that sustained a punctured tyre at West...

56 months for armed robber

Aug 26, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on 56 months for armed robber

For the year so far, there has been an alarming number of robbery under-arms cases heard at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts. Every day there are cases of such nature and most of the perpetrators...

Raksha Bandhan spreads love

Aug 26, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Raksha Bandhan spreads love

DEAR EDITOR, The festival of Raksha Bandhan is one that spreads love and affection, not just for one self but for the peaceful existence of the human race. Raksha Bandhan or Rakhi in Sanskrit means...

The twist in monetary policy

Aug 26, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The twist in monetary policy

It came as a surprise that the government, in the 2015 Budget, would treat as Budget agencies, the very institutions and constitutional commissions which it had committed as subvention agencies, so...

The Mephistophelean masturbation

Aug 26, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The Mephistophelean masturbation

After the cremation of Mrs. Christobel Hughes, we went to Parliament. The budget criticism I heard from PPP parliamentarians is an exercise in psychological terror. It was frightening to see. Here is...

CHALLENGING TIMES

Aug 26, 2015 KNews Editorial Comments Off on CHALLENGING TIMES

For a week the budget debate has tested the boundaries of truth, honesty and Parliamentary decorum and while the approval of the estimates is in the homestretch, the public must be told of the...

Montrose Granny killer for court today

Aug 25, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Montrose Granny killer for court today

If the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) gives her advice swiftly, the prime suspect in the murder of 74-year old Danrasie ‘Carmen’ Ganesh could make his first court appearance as...

House approves $6.2B for Ministry of the Presidency

Aug 25, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on House approves $6.2B for Ministry of the Presidency

– six advisors earning $500,000 each – “unconstitutional” budget crisis staved off The business end of the 2015 National Budget got underway yesterday with the House passing over...

With hundreds of millions already spent… GGMC High St. building “unsafe”, likely to be torn down

Aug 25, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on With hundreds of millions already spent… GGMC High St. building “unsafe”, likely to be torn down

A massive building on High Street, Georgetown, that was earmarked for operations of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) is likely to be torn down as it is said to be unsafe. Hundreds of...

Businessman shot, robbed outside night club

Aug 25, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Businessman shot, robbed outside night club

After a night of clubbing with friends, a city businessman was shot and robbed by a masked bandit moments after stepping out of a Sheriff Street night club. According to reports, Ravindra Singh, 28,...

Deborah Blackman’s murder… Family still awaits justice, clings to hope

Aug 25, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Deborah Blackman’s murder… Family still awaits justice, clings to hope

One year has passed and even with 22,954 views, the YouTube-posted surveillance video that captured the final seconds of Deborah Blackman’s life has left more questions than answers. Thousands...

Big bottom pot telling skillet that he li’l bottom black

Aug 25, 2015 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Big bottom pot telling skillet that he li’l bottom black

Old people got a saying that pot like to tell skillet that he bottom black. Of course pot bigger than skillet, suh he got a bigger bottom. Brassington tell de nation that de other Bharat mismanage de...

U.S. Embassy welcomes first Fulbright Scholar in 20 years

Aug 25, 2015 KNews News 1

The United States Embassy in Georgetown yesterday said it is pleased to welcome Fulbright U.S. Scholar, Jennifer Hoyte to Guyana. Chargé d’Affaires Bryan Hunt met with Ms. Hoyte on Wednesday...

GPL announces Welch, Homer as interim CEO, Deputy

Aug 25, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on GPL announces Welch, Homer as interim CEO, Deputy

The Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) yesterday, announced the appointment of Colin Welch the Deputy Chief Executive Officer-Technical as designated interim Chief Executive Officer. Welch’s...

Reflecting on 100 days in office… “We have by and large kept our promises”- PM Nagamootoo

Aug 25, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Reflecting on 100 days in office… “We have by and large kept our promises”- PM Nagamootoo

One of the foremost manifesto and campaign assurances given by A Partnership for National Unity/Alliance for Change (APNU+AFC) during the General and Regional Elections was its hundred day plan...

Missing teen… Parents plead for married man to return their 15-yr-old daughter

Aug 25, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Missing teen… Parents plead for married man to return their 15-yr-old daughter

“I’m begging you, please come home baby,” is the plea of mother of six, Lorraine McBeth to her 15-year-old daughter, Tiffany. The woman who resides at lot 56 Back Street, Peters Hall, East...

East Bank kids benefit from ICO back-to-school event

Aug 25, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on East Bank kids benefit from ICO back-to-school event

Scores of children from communities along the East Bank Demerara corridor have benefited from a grand back-to-school event hosted by International Children’s Outreach (ICO) Incorporated. ICO is...

Tourism Ministry helps fund Rupununi Music and Arts Festival

Aug 25, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Tourism Ministry helps fund Rupununi Music and Arts Festival

The Ministry of Tourism says it is committed to the development of tourism and continues to support local efforts to aid in this process. The organizers of the Rupununi Music and Arts Festival were...

Mining industry drowning itself in labour-related issues, says advocate

Aug 25, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Mining industry drowning itself in labour-related issues, says advocate

– claims reported complaints “nowhere near” actual occurrences Mining Week has kicked off and as porkknockers across Guyana bask in the recognition of their services, well-known advocate...

Fraser-Pryce caps day of dominance at the Bird’s Nest

Aug 25, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Fraser-Pryce caps day of dominance at the Bird’s Nest

BEIJING (Reuters) Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce proved once again that Usain Bolt is not the only Jamaican who can monopolize global sprint titles when she claimed an unprecedented third 100 meters world...

Royals blowout Ravens in GABF Forbes Burnham Memorial C/ships

Aug 25, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Royals blowout Ravens in GABF Forbes Burnham Memorial C/ships

Linden’s Victory Valley Royals blew away Georgetown’s renowned Dyna’s Ravens Sunday night at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, which continued an impressive showing from Linden teams in...

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Kingsmen claim back-to-back wins

Aug 31, 2026

CPL – The Jamaica Kingsmen recorded their fourth win of the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) with a 7-run win via DLS over the Trinbago Knight Riders, as the rain halted play just...

The danger of renting another country’s power

Aug 31, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – There is an old temptation among small countries, particularly those situated beside larger and more troublesome neighbours. They often mistake the friendship of a great power for an insurance policy. The illusion is comforting. It permits governments to spend less time...

Haiti after Kenscoff: Pledges and Promises Do Not Stop the Killing

Aug 30, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – For generations, Kenscoff was where people from Port-au-Prince went to breathe. Its cool hills offered relief, and its farmers supplied the capital’s markets. Gang attacks reached the commune in January 2025, but it remained an important barrier between...

Praising President Ali, PPP for thinking of Guyanese

Aug 31, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – I wish to thank publicly President Ali and the PPP Govt for keeping Guyanese in mind, caring for them. This should have been done before, but circumstances kept getting in the way. The president helped to get priorities in order, so here I am with gratitude in my heart,...

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