October 2015

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Media coverage of Burnham Foundation activities not adequate

Oct 23, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Media coverage of Burnham Foundation activities not adequate

Dear Editor, On Monday, October 19 the Chronicle Newspaper reported on the General Members Meeting of the Burnham Foundation which was held on Sunday, October 18. For that the Foundation is grateful,...

Contextualizing the Ministerial salary increases

Oct 23, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Contextualizing the Ministerial salary increases

Dear Editor, The criticisms rage on against the 50% pay increase for APNU-AFC Ministers. But is the increase judged on its merits, or against APNU-AFC political declarations and promises and...

No increase in NIS pension

Oct 23, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on No increase in NIS pension

Dear Editor, In the last Budget provision has been made for increases in wages and salaries for Public Servants both employers and employees are required and have to pay to the N.I.S . increase in...

Alleged rape at Timehri…He was not sodomized, he has piles- Neighbours

Oct 23, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Alleged rape at Timehri…He was not sodomized, he has piles- Neighbours

“He thief, lie and sleep with men for money” By Romila Boodram One day after a 34-year-old man made damning allegations against a police detective stationed at the Timehri Police Station, his...

Nagamootoo takes blame for public outrage over salary increases for MPs

Oct 23, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Nagamootoo takes blame for public outrage over salary increases for MPs

…Confesses that poor PR was at the core of the problem By: Kiana Wilburg Prime Minister (PM) and First Vice President , Moses Nagamootoo is now the first member of the government’s camp to admit...

Guyana Civil Aviation Authority understaffed, lags behind the technology curve

Oct 23, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana Civil Aviation Authority understaffed, lags behind the technology curve

–Director General (ag) The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCCA) is woefully understaffed, behind the curve with technology, and its regulatory framework is in urgent need of revamping. These were...

Unbearable Noise Nuisance at Crane housing Scheme

Oct 23, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Unbearable Noise Nuisance at Crane housing Scheme

Dear Editor, I am writing this letter on behalf of myself and the other loyal citizens of Crane Housing Scheme and Best Village to express our annoyance with the noise nuisance that we are faced with...

THE GOOD LIFE AND BECOMING A LAWYER

Oct 23, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THE GOOD LIFE AND BECOMING A LAWYER

The legal profession was given a tremendous boost when it was recently announced that a junior lawyer was earning more than a Minister of the government. Soon after this announcement, it is...

Chinese Leaders institute new measures to stamp out corruption

Oct 23, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Chinese Leaders institute new measures to stamp out corruption

Dear Editor, The Chinese Communist Party, in their ongoing efforts to stamp out corruption, has taken a decision to ban its members from membership to golf clubs or from playing golf. This was done...

Time for President Granger’s to intervene in this Diwali row

Oct 23, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Time for President Granger’s to intervene in this Diwali row

Dear Editor, For more than a week now, Guyana and especially the Hindu community have been assailed by the tug-of-war that is ongoing over the Diwali date. One group, the Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha,...

Rampant nepotism at City Hall

Oct 23, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Rampant nepotism at City Hall

Dear Editor, The Government of Guyana through the relevant ministry should do something to bring an end to the alarming situation of rampant favoritism that exists at the Georgetown Municipality....

Dispute over the darkest night

Oct 23, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Dispute over the darkest night

Dear Editor, In response to Pandit Deodatt M. Tillack’s letter “Deepavali should be on November 11” (K.N 22/10). I wish to inform the “Learned” Pandit that the time of 13:47pm as given by...

The M&CC should consider implementing a Community Service Programme for Litter Offenders

Oct 23, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on The M&CC should consider implementing a Community Service Programme for Litter Offenders

Dear Editor, The recently launched ‘name and shame’ anti-littering campaign by the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) has been praised by some and condemned by others. However, I believe the...

Prison head to face sexual assault charge

Oct 22, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Prison head to face sexual assault charge

The administration of the Guyana Prison Service is set to undergo some major changes, once the current Director of Prison Welton Trotz is charged for a sexual offence. Kaieteur News was reliably...

Prisoner claims detective raped him in station

Oct 22, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Prisoner claims detective raped him in station

A 36-year-old man has come forward with harrowing claims of being forced to have unprotected sex with a police officer in exchange for a case against him being dropped, at the very Police station...

Fishermen catch Corentyne pirates after robbery

Oct 22, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Fishermen catch Corentyne pirates after robbery

Three pirates who attempted a daring attack on a group of fishermen at sea on Friday last, were on Tuesday remanded to jail by Magistrate Carlyn Artiga when they appeared before her at the Mibicuri...

High Court rules that Broadcasting Authority has to issue businesswoman a Broadcast Licence

Oct 22, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on High Court rules that Broadcasting Authority has to issue businesswoman a Broadcast Licence

Chief Justice (Ag) Ian Chang has granted an order clearing the way for local businesswoman, Vidya Lewis, to be issued a Broadcast Licence. Lewis, the proprietor of Vidya’s Enterprise of Lot 220...

Official date for Deepavali is Nov. 10 – Minister Ramjattan

Oct 22, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Official date for Deepavali is Nov. 10 – Minister Ramjattan

Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan, is maintaining that he will not relent on his position that November 10 will be a public holiday to celebrate the Hindu festival of Deepavali....

DDL offers to sell Berbice Bridge shares to Govt.

Oct 22, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on DDL offers to sell Berbice Bridge shares to Govt.

One of the shareholders in the Berbice River Bridge has offered to sell its shares in the Berbice Bridge Company Inc. (BBCI) to the Government of Guyana. Prime Minister and First Vice President,...

Jagdeo stink up de country

Oct 22, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Jagdeo stink up de country

Soulja Bai and he team got a lot of cleaning to do—from top to bottom, side to side—right across this country. Everywhere you tun in this place it smells and a lot of people stink. That is de...

Caught on camera …Female acts as lookout while accomplices terrorize, rob family

Oct 22, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Caught on camera …Female acts as lookout while accomplices terrorize, rob family

Two armed men on Tuesday terrorized and robbed a mother and three of her young children while a female accomplice was on the “lookout” outside of the grocery shop located at La Parfaite Harmonie,...

Stag Elite League …Buxton trounce GDF; Fruta Conquerors needle Monedderlust

Oct 22, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Stag Elite League …Buxton trounce GDF; Fruta Conquerors needle Monedderlust

By Franklin Wilson Buxton United recorded their third win of the inaugural Stag Elite League (SEL) season by defeating the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) 2-1 in the feature game of Tuesday night’s...

New Era, Cell Smart, Stag Beer Futsal kicks off Nov 6….Bumper to Bumper, Sankar Auto Works on Board

Oct 22, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on New Era, Cell Smart, Stag Beer Futsal kicks off Nov 6….Bumper to Bumper, Sankar Auto Works on Board

Bumper-to-Bumper and Sankar Auto works yesterday joined the sponsorship team for the second annual New Era Entertainment/Cell Smart/Stag Beer Futsal Tournament which kicks off on the hard Court of...

UPPER CORENTYNE 4R 20/20…SEMI FINALS SET FOR THIS SUNDAY

Oct 22, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on UPPER CORENTYNE 4R 20/20…SEMI FINALS SET FOR THIS SUNDAY

The Upper Corentyne 4R 20/20 cricket competition semi finals is set for this Sunday October 25, 2015 at the No. 69 Vikings ground. It is set to be an action packed day of cricket which will start...

All Saints and Rose Hall Estate Primary knockout St. Aloysius and New Amsterdam

Oct 22, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on All Saints and Rose Hall Estate Primary knockout St. Aloysius and New Amsterdam

WICB/GCB/Scotiabank Kiddy Progression 1 Cricket… All Saints and Rose Hall Estate Primary Schools emerged victorious over St. Aloysius and New Amsterdam respectively in the New Amsterdam/Canje...

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GFF U17 Youth Ensemble Programme gets underway this weekend

Sep 11, 2026

– Elite U17 competition to run simultaneously as new feature (Kaieteur News) – The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Under-17 Youth Ensemble Programme will kick off nationally this weekend,...

What is happiness?

Sep 11, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – This time, I went to Guru, I asked him what I thought was the most important question of all. “Guru,” I said, “what is happiness?” He smiled. “You have come a long way to ask a very difficult question.” “Isn’t happiness simply being happy?” “No,” he...

The World Has Broken the 1.5°C Promise. Small States Should Not Have...

Sep 06, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – The world has broken the 1.5°C promise it made to its most vulnerable countries. The breach has not yet been recorded on a sustained basis, but the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) says it is widely assessed as unavoidable and likely within the...

Amerindian Heritage Month – the best celebration

Sep 11, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The best manner in which Guyana’s indigenous can be honored in this their Heritage Month is through a credible Commission of Inquiry (COI) into the MV Barima catastrophe. An avoidable tragedy now written in blood on the books of Guyana. The callous, reckless, and...

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