November 2015

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Six Ministerial Advisors on Diaspora Affairs appointed

Nov 19, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Six Ministerial Advisors on Diaspora Affairs appointed

Six more persons have been appointed Ministerial Advisors on Diaspora Affairs. According to a release from the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), on Tuesday the additional members of the...

Knifeplay, shots fired during drinking session at Black Bush Polder

Nov 19, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Knifeplay, shots fired during drinking session at Black Bush Polder

The police are investigating a shooting incident which occurred at Johanna, Black Bush Polder and involving a number of persons. According to information around 19:30 hrs on Tuesday, three men were...

PPP exposes drug shortages in various Administrative Regions

Nov 19, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on PPP exposes drug shortages in various Administrative Regions

The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) spokesperson on Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, has identified a number of health centres across the country that is experiencing drug shortages. He recently told...

Government commends community effort to save Arapaima

Nov 19, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Government commends community effort to save Arapaima

Minister of Governance, with responsibility for Natural Resources and the Environment, Raphael Trotman recently commended the successful effort led by the North Rupununi communities and the Iwokrama...

A COLOURFUL CHRISTMAS!

Nov 19, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on A COLOURFUL CHRISTMAS!

Christmas is over one month away but already the congestion within Georgetown is unbearable. Traffic is moving at snail’s pace in the main commercial districts. This congestion on the streets is...

GECOM updates US Ambassador on preparations for LGE

Nov 19, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on GECOM updates US Ambassador on preparations for LGE

The state of preparedness of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) for the conduct of Local Government Elections (LGE) was discussed between Dr. Steve Surujbally, Chairman of GECOM, and Perry...

Police involvement, early release of gang members worrying – Crime Chief

Nov 19, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Police involvement, early release of gang members worrying – Crime Chief

Despite the apparent spike in criminal activities, Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum is boasting of success in dismantling several criminal gangs that could have spelled disaster for Guyana. Speaking last...

The police and the crime fight

Nov 19, 2015 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on The police and the crime fight

We have been hearing about an escalation in crime within recent times and indeed given what is heard and believed when combined with what is read one must come to that conclusion. As the saying goes,...

Teen allegedly busted with narcotics remanded

Nov 19, 2015 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Teen allegedly busted with narcotics remanded

City Magistrate Judy Latchman refused to grant a 19-year-old man bail, after he was accused of having narcotics in his possession for the purpose of trafficking. The man, Lorenzo Peters, of Essequibo...

GDF golden jubilee celebrations continue with trooping of Colours

Nov 19, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on GDF golden jubilee celebrations continue with trooping of Colours

As the local military continues to focus on commemorating the past, celebrating the present and carving the future, the Guyana Defence Force hosted an historic consecration and Trooping of the...

Justice Joann Barlow has become a person of interest to me

Nov 19, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Justice Joann Barlow has become a person of interest to me

I went to see one of the newest appointees on the High Court circuit – Justice Joann Barlow. I was contacted by the relatives of an accused who was sentenced to forty-five consecutive years in...

Mother, baby die hours apart…Expert committee still investigating- Public Health Minister

Nov 19, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Mother, baby die hours apart…Expert committee still investigating- Public Health Minister

Almost a month after a 33-year-old mother and her newborn died hours apart, Public Health Minister, Dr. George Norton has stated that the case is still being investigated. The woman died after she...

Man shot during robbery in Charlestown

Nov 19, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Man shot during robbery in Charlestown

A 25-year-old Eccles resident is nursing a gunshot wound to his chest after he was held up and robbed by two gunmen on Tuesday night at Charlestown. According to a Police Statement, Colin Abbott, of...

Robb Street Granny murder trial …Prosecution closes case, accused reject caution statements

Nov 19, 2015 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Robb Street Granny murder trial …Prosecution closes case, accused reject caution statements

Standing in the prisoners’ dock and clinging tightly to the Bible, murder accused, Orwin Hinds, told the court that he was beaten by the police to sign a caution statement. Hinds was called upon...

Mahaica slaughter house murder accused freed

Nov 19, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Mahaica slaughter house murder accused freed

Mark Major was acquitted of murder after a mixed 12-member jury returned a not guilty verdict in relation to the offence on Monday. Major had been charged for the murder of his cousin, Orin Anthony....

Armed robber jailed for 58 months

Nov 19, 2015 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Armed robber jailed for 58 months

Twenty-year-old Nico Layne of West Ruimveldt, Georgetown, was yesterday handed a 58-month jail sentence, after he was found guilty of robbing a taxi driver at gunpoint when he appeared in the...

Deliveryman jailed for ganja, another remanded

Nov 19, 2015 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Deliveryman jailed for ganja, another remanded

Tristan Frank was yesterday jailed for three years after he admitted to trafficking 18 grams of cannabis, when he made an appearance before City Magistrate Judy Latchman in the Georgetown...

GTI lecturer accused of wounding reputed wife

Nov 19, 2015 KNews Court Stories, News Comments Off on GTI lecturer accused of wounding reputed wife

—released on $200,000 bail A lecturer from the Government Technical Institute (GTI) was released on $200,000 bail yesterday, after he denied wounding his reputed wife during an altercation. John...

PPP leaders refused then accepted the salary increases

Nov 19, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on PPP leaders refused then accepted the salary increases

Dear Editor, It has been reported today that the PPP Members of Parliament have taken a decision to “donate their salary increases to their party”. On October 19, PPP parliamentarian Charles...

Minister Lawrence is denying this child a father

Nov 19, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Minister Lawrence is denying this child a father

Dear Editor, In a recent interview, Opposition Leader, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo said, “Sufficent attention is not being placed on the critical issues which will affect the wellbeing of the Guyanese...

Guyana does what the US wants it to do

Nov 19, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyana does what the US wants it to do

Dear Editor, This argument about corporal punishment can continue forever with some arguing to bring in the “new,” even though the so called new is proving to be a nightmare in the United States....

I was alone in Guyana and, the police brutalized and violated me

Nov 19, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on I was alone in Guyana and, the police brutalized and violated me

Dear Editor, With reference to the letter in the Kaieteur News captioned “A gang is terrorizing the people of Herstelling”, the author expressed deep concerns about the Guyana Police Force (GPF)...

APNU-AFC needs Indians but not from the PPP’s leadership

Nov 19, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on APNU-AFC needs Indians but not from the PPP’s leadership

Dear Editor, There is much rumour in the Guyanese newspapers that certain former PPP Executives, including at least one Cabinet Minister and senior public servants, are being courted by the APNU-AFC....

The man and his organization are a one-man show

Nov 19, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on The man and his organization are a one-man show

Dear Editor, I wish to respond to a letter carried in another section of the media titled “Get it right. Toshao Mc Garrell” by Peter Persaud. I humbly acknowledge his apologies on my own behalf...

The train is leaving and Guyana has to get on board

Nov 19, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on The train is leaving and Guyana has to get on board

Dear Editor, The future is now. Caribbean nations must recognize that “opportunity” is the most perishable commodity and if opportunities for trade, investment and other development initiatives...

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Canache lines up for Need for Speed Kart Clash Round 2

Nov 09, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Georgetown, Guyana – November 8, 2026 – The second round of the 2026 Need for Speed Karting Championship, organised by the Jumbo Jet Events team, is attracting...

What is right is right, and what is wrong is wrong

Nov 09, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – There are moments in the political life of every nation when the character of its people is tested by whether they have the courage to condemn wrongdoing when it is committed against those with whom they disagree. It is easy to champion justice when the victim belongs to your...

A Divided World: A Commonwealth Opportunity

Nov 01, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – When Commonwealth leaders gather in Antigua and Barbuda from 1st to 4th November, they should address a question that reaches beyond their association: how can countries of different size, wealth and outlook sustain cooperation in a world increasingly...

Light and darkness, lips to life

Nov 09, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The light that shines over Guyana must be at its dazzling purest. Not a speck of darkness on the horizon. Not a stray dark spot in the cupboard or under the carpet. When light is at its brightest, what chance for darkness to show its face, to linger? On the occasion of...

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