August 2015

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The issue of the negotiated settlement

Aug 31, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The issue of the negotiated settlement

The Guyana Bar Association and the Guyana Women Lawyers’ Association have reportedly come out strongly against statements emanating from within the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association...

BBCI attitude to this bridge toll reduction appears uncaring

Aug 31, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on BBCI attitude to this bridge toll reduction appears uncaring

Dear Editor, It should be a delight to assist fellow Guyanese to cope with the high cost of living. The BCCI is well placed to assist the government to bring relief to the Berbice people’s...

What we can learn from the Jamaican athletes

Aug 31, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on What we can learn from the Jamaican athletes

Dear Editor, How does a little dot on the globe dominate such a great space on the world stage? I have always been fascinated by the individual and collective drive that our Caribbean neighbour to...

This incident highlights real Third World outmoded nursing practice

Aug 31, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on This incident highlights real Third World outmoded nursing practice

Dear Editor, Currently there is some goings on in Guyana that should never be publicized at least not via the media. One may ask why, and the immediate answer is- simply put: It highlights real Third...

APNU/AFC never said rice farmers would be paid $9,000 per bag of paddy

Aug 31, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on APNU/AFC never said rice farmers would be paid $9,000 per bag of paddy

Dear Editor, I have heard several times the opposition telling the government to fulfill the campaign promise of giving rice farmers $9000 per bag of paddy but I cannot recollect hearing such...

Guyana is crying out for a new political culture

Aug 31, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyana is crying out for a new political culture

Dear Editor, Despite our political differences, which in some respects are good for the body-politics, Guyana has a promising future. This however requires political maturity and an ability to rise...

The risks that law enforcement officers face

Aug 31, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on The risks that law enforcement officers face

Dear Editor, The sight of an unconscious Constable Creason Griffith lying on the Timehri Public Road should provoke an awareness of the potential hazards and actual risks that law enforcement...

Allowing public policies to be dictated by a covetous few

Aug 31, 2015 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Allowing public policies to be dictated by a covetous few

In Guyana as elsewhere, individual and collective ministerial and governmental responsibility is a fundamental constitutional principle in the parliamentary system to which the Guyana government...

BaiShanLin misused US$70M from Chinese bank for wood processing plant

Aug 30, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on BaiShanLin misused US$70M from Chinese bank for wood processing plant

– invested in gold mining, housing instead Four years ago, Chinese-owned logging company, BaiShanLin International Forest Development Inc., reportedly received almost US$70M in financing from...

Stalemate continues over New GPC, Hand-in-Hand controlled Berbice Bridge…Give us 20 years extension or increase the tolls

Aug 30, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Stalemate continues over New GPC, Hand-in-Hand controlled Berbice Bridge…Give us 20 years extension or increase the tolls

– private investors tell new Govt. The current standoff between Government and the company that controls the US$40M Berbice River Bridge has taken a twist with the latter asking for its...

Govt. poised to begin review of “sweetheart” land deals made by PPP

Aug 30, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. poised to begin review of “sweetheart” land deals made by PPP

By Abena Rockcliffe The A Partnership for National Unity and Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) government is set to review a number of “sweetheart deals” that have been entered into during the...

Teen goes berserk, knifes Tiger Bay resident to death

Aug 30, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Teen goes berserk, knifes Tiger Bay resident to death

A 19-year-old man was under police guard last night at the Georgetown hospital, nursing minor injuries which he sustained after he went berserk and knifed a sleeping resident to death. The incident...

Finance Minister disappointed with Jagdeo’s silence

Aug 30, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Finance Minister disappointed with Jagdeo’s silence

– says questions which came from others were of poor quality By Kiana Wilburg Finance Minister, Winston Jordan had his hopes set high on going head-to-head with Opposition Leader, Bharrat...

Dem boys seh…Prayer can’t save Jagdeo

Aug 30, 2015 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Prayer can’t save Jagdeo

Dem boys don’t like to promise a man anything. Dem accustom to promising ladies but dem did mek a promise to Jagdeo yesterday. Dem promise to teach him to pray so that when he go to jail he gun...

Command changes at GDF Second Infantry Battalion

Aug 30, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Command changes at GDF Second Infantry Battalion

Lieutenant Colonel (Lt Col)Terry Benn, was formally handed command of Base Camp Stephenson to Lt Col Ramkarran Doodnauth, on August 28. The formalisation of the new command occurred at the Change of...

Primary health care system in appalling state

Aug 30, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Primary health care system in appalling state

…to undergo drastic changes – Health Minister The appalling state of the public health system and its failing delivery structure will be remodeled with a fresh approach that seeks to promote...

UG, Courts Guyana Inc. host annual ‘Reading is Fun’ programme

Aug 30, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on UG, Courts Guyana Inc. host annual ‘Reading is Fun’ programme

– Urge parents to engage in story telling, reading to their children Reading is pertinent to helping students improve their literacy and communication skills. Experts say reading to children at...

Four months later… PI into death of GGMC engineer yet to commence

Aug 30, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Four months later… PI into death of GGMC engineer yet to commence

An incomplete police file and outstanding ballistics report have been stalling the commencement of a Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into the death of Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) engineer,...

Dr. Maurice Odle is new NICIL Chairman

Aug 30, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Dr. Maurice Odle is new NICIL Chairman

– Finance Minster declines to take post Finance Minister, Winston Jordan has declined to take up the appointment as the Chairman of NICIL. As a result, Dr. Maurice Odle, a respected economist,...

Prime Minister’s wife opposes anti-pregnancy policy

Aug 30, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Prime Minister’s wife opposes anti-pregnancy policy

“Women must not be forced into making a choice between bringing a child or keeping a job.” – Sita Nagamootoo Sita Nagamootoo has voiced her strong opposition to the controversial...

Cop injured after crashing into sand pile

Aug 30, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Cop injured after crashing into sand pile

Police Constable, Creason Griffith is counting his lucky stars after surviving a horrific vehicular accident that occurred around 07:00hrs, on Friday last. Griffith, who is stationed at the Madewini...

US$6.2M environmental tax judgment … Guyana cannot re-examine decisions of the CCJ

Aug 30, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on US$6.2M environmental tax judgment … Guyana cannot re-examine decisions of the CCJ

– Bar Association, women lawyers In wake of calls for the government to reconsider its decision to make good on payment of damages awarded to a Surinamese beverage company, the mass of the...

93 graduate from Guyana/Cuban Medical Scholarship Programme

Aug 30, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on 93 graduate from Guyana/Cuban Medical Scholarship Programme

Ninety three students who completed their stint in the Guyana/ Cuban Medical Scholarship Programme and who are likely to commence service within a short while participated in an official graduation...

National Tender Board holds its first meeting

Aug 30, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on National Tender Board holds its first meeting

– to address backlog The newly appointed National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) held its first meeting on Friday. The new members of the NPTAB as published in the August...

Justice Claudette Singh amongst new faces on State boards

Aug 30, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Justice Claudette Singh amongst new faces on State boards

The Government of Guyana has introduced new faces to a number of State boards and agencies as it continues with its shakeup. Amongst the faces is Madam Justice Claudette Singh, who has been appointed...

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Kaieteur Sports – President of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF), Wayne Forde, has announced that Guyana’s Junior Jaguars will participate in the inaugural FIFA Global U-15 Boys...

Income tax thresholds

Jun 18, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The government has done it again. It has indicated that workers can look forward to an increased income tax threshold of $200,000 by the end of the decade. One Facebook comment hit the nail on the head. It urged the government to file for intellectual bankruptcy. Increasing the...

Why the Commonwealth Matters Again

Jun 14, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Small and medium-sized states, from the most vulnerable island nations to more diversified middle‑income economies, have always faced a difficult reality. They have to navigate a world in which power is unevenly distributed and in which the decisions of...

Churches as moral compass

Jun 18, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – President Ali got that one right. Institutions such as churches have a duty to function as “society’s moral compass.” I couldn’t agree more with the president. Commend him. More commendations for Excellency Ali: “together let us find the soul of this...

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