August 2015

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Bodies piling up at GPHC morgue

Aug 24, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Bodies piling up at GPHC morgue

An alarming number of unclaimed bodies is piling up at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) morgue as a result of relatives failing to retrieve the remains or opting to do so at a later...

THE NAME GAME

Aug 24, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Tony Deyal column Comments Off on THE NAME GAME

The word “placenta” refers to “a flattened circular organ in the uterus of pregnant eutherian mammals, nourishing and maintaining the fetus through the umbilical cord” or, in botany, “part...

Ex-Guyana National Service Members Reunion kicks off

Aug 24, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Ex-Guyana National Service Members Reunion kicks off

The organizers and participants of the second Reunion of Ex-members of the Guyana National Service share a deep conviction that “National Service is still very relevant today.” This is a major...

Rising Sun Turf Club President’s Cup Horse Race Meet is on this Sunday

Aug 24, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Rising Sun Turf Club President’s Cup Horse Race Meet is on this Sunday

The horse racing fraternity will stage the President Cup victory Horse Race Meet on Sunday August 30th at the Rising Sun Turf Club, Arima Park, West Coast Berbice, in honor of Guyana’s President...

Forest producers appeal for Gov’t bailout of industry

Aug 24, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Forest producers appeal for Gov’t bailout of industry

The recently formed Region Ten Forest Producers and Marketing Development Council is asking Government for a $2B bailout for the logging industry which they claim is in crisis “with no end in...

“Self preservation is key, be each other’s keeper to save lives” – Asst. Comm. Ramnarine

Aug 24, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on “Self preservation is key, be each other’s keeper to save lives” – Asst. Comm. Ramnarine

As reports are daily made regarding traffic accidents and incidences, David Ramnarine, Assistant Commissioner Police says that a more holistic approach involving increased enforcement and education...

Nat’l plan needed for fight against alcoholism

Aug 24, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Nat’l plan needed for fight against alcoholism

“Guyana is a hard place to stop drinking” – Social Activist Social Activists are calling for a national plan by the Government of Guyana to be implemented as they continue the fight against...

Infant mortality rate a national embarrassment

Aug 24, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Infant mortality rate a national embarrassment

Dear Editor, As a member of the health profession I share the deep concern expressed by the Public Health Minister, Mr. George Norton regarding the infant mortality rate at the Georgetown Public...

Ending African Cultural Marginalisation

Aug 24, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Ending African Cultural Marginalisation

Dear Editor, I wish to continue a discussion that was initiated earlier with Mr Eric Philips of ACDA. What follows was offered in 2008, as I watched the chickens coming home to roost from the heady...

Guyana’s unbelievable police force

Aug 24, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyana’s unbelievable police force

Dear Editor, It is a bit insensitive to be harsh on the police force at a time when crime has become an act of national terrorism. As a media operative, whatever I can do to help the police, I want...

We allowed much of our ancestral lands to be lost through prescriptive rights

Aug 24, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on We allowed much of our ancestral lands to be lost through prescriptive rights

Dear Editor, I write this letter in response to Mr. Eric Phillip’s article on the African-Guyanese post-slavery experience. It was not an easy road, however we made choices that did not lead to the...

Violence is a product of our society

Aug 24, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Violence is a product of our society

Dear Editor, Since 2009, I’ve been on the ground assessing the social crisis here in Guyana and in 2011, I began working in the community as a Community Mental Health Practitioner. I became...

GRDB extension office should be more efficient

Aug 24, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on GRDB extension office should be more efficient

Dear Editor, Many rice farmers complain about the allegedly poor services provided by the extension department of GRDB. If one should ask rice farmers if they know or have already seen the extension...

Ministries and other Gov’t agencies to vie for honours in domino and cricket

Aug 24, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Ministries and other Gov’t agencies to vie for honours in domino and cricket

Employees of the various Ministries and other Government agencies will compete for honours and bragging rights when Coordinator of Sports within the Foreign Affairs Ministry, James Lewis, stages a...

Crime fighting should be a threefold process

Aug 24, 2015 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Crime fighting should be a threefold process

With the prevailing high level of crime, especially armed robberies and murders, it appears that the people are suffering from a kind of trauma and are dumbfounded and emotional. Another senseless...

The election campaign was the reason for not writing on Ben E. King’s death

Aug 23, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The election campaign was the reason for not writing on Ben E. King’s death

When you grew up in South Georgetown in the sixties, then Ben E. King is someone whose name is embedded in your memory bank. When King died on April 30 this year, it was ten days before Guyana’s...

Montrose granny’s killer captured

Aug 23, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Montrose granny’s killer captured

– tells police relative paid $700k to kill her The cat and mouse game between detectives and a ruthless killer finally ended yesterday with the capture of Colin Alleyne, the man caught on...

GRA seeks to recover $40M in vehicle taxes from Irfaan Ali

Aug 23, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on GRA seeks to recover $40M in vehicle taxes from Irfaan Ali

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) is reportedly moving to recover over $40M in taxes from former Housing Minister, Irfaan Ali. The taxes, including duties, reportedly have to do with two luxury...

GPL’s lack of supervision of Chinese contractor led to US6M cost overruns

Aug 23, 2015 KNews News 1

An explosive evaluation report of sacked Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) is continuing to raise worrying questions about the management of that state-owned...

Guyana well represented at CARIFESTA XII in Haiti

Aug 23, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana well represented at CARIFESTA XII in Haiti

Haiti is currently the cultural capital of the Caribbean as it plays host to the Caribbean Festival of Arts, (Carifesta XII), and Guyana is well represented. Among the many nations in the colourful...

Respected Lawyer and Sports Executive, K.A. Juman-Yassin, is a ‘Special Person’

Aug 23, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Respected Lawyer and Sports Executive, K.A. Juman-Yassin, is a ‘Special Person’

“If I had to choose my profession again, I would again choose law. I have been able, over the years, to get satisfaction for numerous clients. At the end of the day, you cannot win all of your...

Jagdeo’s agenda was to “cuss down and run away” – Prime Minister

Aug 23, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Jagdeo’s agenda was to “cuss down and run away” – Prime Minister

The verbal showdown that was expected between Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo and Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo during the closure of the Budget Debates on Friday did not occur. Jagdeo accused...

Dem boys seh…Irfaat is de recent crook to get ketch

Aug 23, 2015 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Irfaat is de recent crook to get ketch

Hurricane Danny was threatening de Caribbean but people in Guyana notice something strange. Danny ain’t come nowhere near Guyana. In fact, although Pradoville 2 deh so close to de seawall de...

Opposition, Govt. must find common ground to work together – PPP MP Lumumba

Aug 23, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Opposition, Govt. must find common ground to work together – PPP MP Lumumba

Although tempers flared to unseen levels among politicians during the 2015 budget debates throughout last week, Opposition Parliamentarian, Odinga Lumumba said that it is imperative that both sides...

Pueblo Science to sustain collaboration with Guyana

Aug 23, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Pueblo Science to sustain collaboration with Guyana

There is no denying that Science holds the answers to addressing many challenges in society. This concept is one that was recently amplified by Dr Mayrose Salvador, a Physical Chemistry Scientist,...

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Gurbaz half-century powers Guyana to 8-wicket win

Sep 05, 2026

2026 Republic Bank CPL… GAW vs. JKM at Providence – Hetmyer, Hope, Dindyal lead batting charge (Kaieteur News) – Guyana Amazon Warriors announced their arrival home with a brutal 8-wicket...

How should I schedule my day?

Sep 05, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Deep in the Himalayas, I once visited a Hindu guru and asked him, “Guru, how should I schedule my day?” He looked at me for a moment, smiled, and asked, “What is it that you want to schedule?” “My day,” I replied. “I want to organise my time better. There is so...

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...

The Donny and Delcy show

Sep 05, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – What to make of this America-Venezuela oil deal, this best in history? First, it’s best to put the 65 billion barrels of heavy crude in its proper place. It’s the Donny and Delcy Gong Show. A quarter of Venezuela’s premier national treasure, a concealed deal, a very...

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