December 2015

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Unmanageable insanity on the roads tonight

Dec 24, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Unmanageable insanity on the roads tonight

People drive horribly on the roadways of this country. The main culprits are taxis and minibuses. To look at how these two categories of humans use the roads is a sad indictment of Homo sapiens. What...

The connection between stress and suicide in Guyana

Dec 24, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on The connection between stress and suicide in Guyana

Dear Editor, The alarming suicide rate in this country seems surprising. However, it shouldn’t be. The World Health Organization (WHO) in 2014 placed Guyana on top of the list of countries in...

MASQUERADE AT CHRISTMAS TIME

Dec 24, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on MASQUERADE AT CHRISTMAS TIME

Government commissioned forensic audits into a number of state-owned agencies. The preliminary reports of some of those audits are out. The public is expecting fireworks because the public was led to...

A generation of Guyanese has been neglected

Dec 24, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on A generation of Guyanese has been neglected

Dear Editor, I appreciate the advocacy that is being given to prompting a national response in finding a solution to the grave situation facing our youths and society as a whole. I agree with much of...

The voices that divide Guyanese

Dec 24, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on The voices that divide Guyanese

Dear Editor It continues and it is time that those in authority act. Whoever is found guilty must be penalized or we will not rise. The reporters and editors of the Guyana Times newspaper should be...

Notes on farming survival in Guyana

Dec 24, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Notes on farming survival in Guyana

Dear Editor, In Guyana, we often do not worry enough about the safety and overall wholesomeness of the food we grow and consume. If we are going to have increased tourist arrivals, and if we start...

Breaking News! Embattled Brassington, Deputy sent on leave

Dec 23, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Breaking News! Embattled Brassington, Deputy sent on leave

Georgetown, GINA, December 23, 2015 Reports related to how the National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL) was being controlled, are now with the Criminal Investigation Department...

GPL’s contract tampering…Transparency Institute blasts Govt. over apparent cover-up

Dec 23, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on GPL’s contract tampering…Transparency Institute blasts Govt. over apparent cover-up

– demands Welch be sent on leave Corruption watchdog body, Transparency Institute Guyana Inc., has attacked the new administration over its handling of allegations of wrongdoing by Colin...

Marriott’s financial report confirms Brassington’s deception

Dec 23, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Marriott’s financial report confirms Brassington’s deception

Head of the National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL), Winston Brassington misled the media about Marriott’s rate of occupancy. He gave the impression that the hotel’s...

Berbice money-changer missing

Dec 23, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Berbice money-changer missing

…after leaving home on business A 56-year-old Berbice money-changer appears to be missing and his family fears the worst. Mohammed Fizal Mamood Baksh, called ‘Sugar Cake’ of Crabwood Creek,...

Former Cabinet does not enjoy immunity

Dec 23, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Former Cabinet does not enjoy immunity

Goolsarran recommends charges in Audit Report on Marriott Hotel Charges have been recommended for the former Cabinet, which approved the funding of the Marriott Hotel with taxpayers’ money in spite...

Suspect in 2010 murder nabbed while selling water in GT

Dec 23, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Suspect in 2010 murder nabbed while selling water in GT

Detectives from the Force’s Major Crimes Unit have tracked down a Diamond, East Coast Demerara man who allegedly killed a gold miner five years ago. Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum said that Seon...

Dem boys seh…Brassington sharing blame like Santa sharing toys

Dec 23, 2015 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Brassington sharing blame like Santa sharing toys

Dem boys always hear people seh that jail ain’t mek fuh cat and dog yet when de same jail watching people full in dem face dem does run and point finger at other people. All of a sudden Brassington...

Stag Super XVI… Den Amstel v Agricola; KK Warriors v Mahaica conclude Rd. of 16 today at Den Amste

Dec 23, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Stag Super XVI… Den Amstel v Agricola; KK Warriors v Mahaica conclude Rd. of 16 today at Den Amste

Seeking to join Ann’s Grove, Beavers, Uitvlugt, Victoria Kings and last evening’s winners from the matches that involved Soesdyke Falcons v Pouderoyen and Golden Grove v Grove Hi Tech will be the...

Bravo stresses on confidence factor ahead of second Test

Dec 23, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Bravo stresses on confidence factor ahead of second Test

(Reuters) Take a look at the scorecard from West Indies’ tour match in Geelong at the weekend and you’d be forgiven for thinking it was as meaningless as warm-up games get. A two-day match...

LABA Malta Supreme Christmas Basketball continues tonight

Dec 23, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on LABA Malta Supreme Christmas Basketball continues tonight

Unbeaten clubs Retrieve Raiders and Half Mile Bulls will go head-to-head at 9:00pm this evening in the final preliminary game of the Linden Amateur Basketball Association organized Banks Malta...

Djokovic and Serena Williams named ITF players of the year

Dec 23, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Djokovic and Serena Williams named ITF players of the year

LONDON (Reuters) Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams were named men’s and women’s world champions for 2015 by the International Tennis Federation on Tuesday. The Serb ended the year as men’s...

Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs focuses on communities, tourism promotion

Dec 23, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs focuses on communities, tourism promotion

The first six months in office has seen the Ministry of Indigenous People’s Affairs conducting situational analyses, with the aim of understanding the needs of Amerindian communities. These...

New direction on child placement in 2016 – CCPA Director

Dec 23, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on New direction on child placement in 2016 – CCPA Director

The Child Care and Protection Agency (CCPA) plans to place less focus on institutional care as an option for children rescued from abusive situations. Head of the agency in a recent interview with...

Upper C’tyne Rotary shares Christmas with kids, elderly

Dec 23, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Upper C’tyne Rotary shares Christmas with kids, elderly

The Upper Corentyne Rotary Club recently brought smiles to the faces of hundreds of children and elderly citizens at two Christmas parties held at the home of businessman and Rotary member Mahendra...

Delayed criminal matters to receive attention in next session of Berbice assizes

Dec 23, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Delayed criminal matters to receive attention in next session of Berbice assizes

A number of criminal matters are set to receive attention in the January session of the Berbice Criminal Assizes. Justice Franklyn Holder has been assigned to preside over the upcoming...

Police Sergeant freed of illegal gun and ammo charge

Dec 23, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Police Sergeant freed of illegal gun and ammo charge

One year after he was charged with illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition, a Police Sergeant who was described as a ‘Wedding House Bad Man’ is now free to resume his career in crime...

Consultations on a Universal Prayer for public schools underway

Dec 23, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Consultations on a Universal Prayer for public schools underway

Chief Education officer, Olato Sam in a recent interview with this publication, stated that while a draft of a universal prayer for public schools has been made, currently, the Ministry is looking to...

Security guard dies as speeding car rams minibus

Dec 23, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Security guard dies as speeding car rams minibus

A female security guard attached to Massey Security was killed yesterday after a speeding motorcar collided with a minibus in which she was a passenger, on the Goedverwagting Public Road, East Coast...

DON’T BLAME IT ON KAIETEUR NEWS!

Dec 23, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on DON’T BLAME IT ON KAIETEUR NEWS!

It was not Kaieteur News that said that it will investigate NICIL when the PPP departed office. It was not Kaieteur News that said that NICIL had to go because it was acting in contravention of the...

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Abolish SBAs

May 04, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – It would not be unusual for it to be discovered that students sitting CSEC and CAPE examinations are using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to complete their School Based Assessments (SBAs). Technology is now a normal part of students’ lives. Many students have access to...

A Pin, a Principle, and the Integrity of the Caribbean

May 03, 2026

Territorial claims are decided in court, not worn on a lapel By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – There are moments in international affairs when a seemingly small act reveals a much larger contest of principle. The recent controversy over the wearing, during official engagements in the...

How do Guyanese manage, survive?

May 04, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – A living standard -what is that animal? What does a livable income in Guyana look like? What does it allow? How do Guyanese manage? I begin with this basic definition: a livable income is what affords sufficient food daily, with enough left for nonfood bills. To...

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