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President Ramotar and First Lady usher in New Year at Camp Ayanganna

Jan 03, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on President Ramotar and First Lady usher in New Year at Camp Ayanganna

Head of State Donald Ramotar and First Lady Deolatchmee Ramotar ushered in the New Year, witnessing a dazzling display of fireworks that illuminated the night sky over the Guyana Defence Force...

Corentyne bandit jailed for six years

Jan 03, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Corentyne bandit jailed for six years

Denesh Ramorsad called ‘Shameer’, 18, of Kilcoy, Corentyne, who is well known to the authorities, was sentenced to a total of six years in jail on two charges of break and enter and larceny, last...

East Bank man accused of beating ‘wife’ for sex

Jan 03, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on East Bank man accused of beating ‘wife’ for sex

A 27-year-old maintenance worker accused of beating his reputed wife with a ‘pressure cooker’ because she refused to have sexual intercourse with him, has been fined $10,000. Abna Garner, of...

Treacle returns to winning ways at Rising Sun

Jan 03, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Treacle returns to winning ways at Rising Sun

Jumbo Jet again fly’s away with championship honours By Samuel Whyte Treacle of the Dookie Stable trained by Fazal Habibulla choose the correct moment to return to top form when it defeat a top...

Miner charged with stabbing colleague to death

Jan 03, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Miner charged with stabbing colleague to death

Twenty-year-old miner Alex Higgins appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court to face a manslaughter charge yesterday. Higgins allegedly stabbed another miner, Devon Fraser to death at...

Beres Hammond to entice tonight at National Stadium

Jan 03, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Beres Hammond to entice tonight at National Stadium

Tonight is the night that Guyana will see the return of the master of Lovers’ Rock, Beres Hammond for the mega concert being billed as the “More Beres” experience. The concert is set to happen...

Six New Year’s Day babies for New Amsterdam Hospital

Jan 03, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Six New Year’s Day babies for New Amsterdam Hospital

The New Amsterdam Hospital recorded a whopping six births on the first day of 2015. The Region Six institution also recorded seven Christmas Day babies. Medical Superintendent of the facility, Dr....

Cop injured in New Year’s Day shooting incident

Jan 03, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Cop injured in New Year’s Day shooting incident

An investigation has been launched to determine the circumstances surrounding a New Year’s Day shooting incident which left a Police Constable nursing a gunshot wound. Injured is Police Constable...

GTU set to refocus attention to debunching and duty free concession concerns

Jan 03, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on GTU set to refocus attention to debunching and duty free concession concerns

Having dealt with some internal issues that might have hampered its optimum operation in the past year, the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) is prepared to embrace a mode of operation this year...

Cops grill slain girl’s parents, impound car

Jan 03, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Cops grill slain girl’s parents, impound car

– victim choked, dumped in trench Close family members of slain schoolgirl Tiana Raghber came under scrutiny yesterday, as detectives questioned her parents and impounded their car. The...

GuySuCo Management is committing the worst kind of deception and public trickery

Jan 03, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on GuySuCo Management is committing the worst kind of deception and public trickery

DEAR EDITOR, One of the clear signals of how private sector businesses respond to falling product prices is to decrease production or close operations in order to minimize losses. For example,...

GuySuCo cannot cover its operating costs

Jan 03, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on GuySuCo cannot cover its operating costs

DEAR EDITOR, It is most tragic that GuySuCo has found itself in such a difficult position again at the end of 2014, where it is no closer to covering its operating costs. Twelve months have passed...

Are we going to do things the same way in this New Year?

Jan 03, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Are we going to do things the same way in this New Year?

DEAR EDITOR, A Happy New Year to all of you at the Kaieteur News. Many thanks for the work you are doing to contribute to ensuring that there is more than one point of view in this country! The...

The sugar company could perpetually remain a burden on the taxpayers of this country

Jan 03, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on The sugar company could perpetually remain a burden on the taxpayers of this country

DEAR EDITOR, Your article captioned “Old sugar factories use 12 tonnes cane to produce 1 tonne sugar, while US$200M new Skeldon plant, uses 26 tonnes cane for 1 tonne sugar” carried in your...

UDFA/GT BEER SUPA 16… Winners Connection REPEAT as champions

Jan 03, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on UDFA/GT BEER SUPA 16… Winners Connection REPEAT as champions

– Top XX too good for Eagles United Just as they had done last year, Winners Connection won the latest edition of the Upper Demerara Football Association (UDFA)/GT Beer Supa 16 Competition...

The new year promises to be yet another challenging one

Jan 03, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on The new year promises to be yet another challenging one

DEAR EDITOR, The year 2014 was quite an eventful year, both locally and internationally. The year ended with a decision by US President Barack Obama to normalise relations with Cuba which effectively...

DPP orders inquest into cop killing

Jan 03, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on DPP orders inquest into cop killing

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has ordered an inquest into the September 2014 shooting death of civilian Adrian Bishop by a police rank. Chairman of the Police Complaints Authority,...

Ms Benny gets surprise on 103rd birthday from East Canje residents

Jan 03, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Ms Benny gets surprise on 103rd birthday from East Canje residents

A group of residents of Number Two Village, East Canje, Berbice, turned up at the home of centenarian Ellen Benny on New Year’s Day to give her a pleasant surprise for her 103rd birth...

CIIP helps to maintain Orealla/ Siparuta – Toshao

Jan 03, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on CIIP helps to maintain Orealla/ Siparuta – Toshao

The Community Infrastructure Improvement Project (CIIP) is of great assistance to the Orealla/ Siparuta Village Council. This is according to Toshao of Orealla/ Siparuta, Floyd Edwards, who noted...

FRONT PAGE COMMENT

Jan 01, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on FRONT PAGE COMMENT

A Happy New Year to all! We thank all of you our readers, our advertisers and all those who vend our newspapers for your unstinting support over the past year. We look forward to your continued...

Leaders use Guyana as a vehicle to accumulate wealth – Dr. Thomas

Jan 01, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Leaders use Guyana as a vehicle to accumulate wealth – Dr. Thomas

Recently, Professor Emeritus, Clive Thomas, noted some “facts” which he said has contributed to his drawn conclusion that Guyana is a degenerating state moving more and more into criminality....

Two homeless in Diamond fire

Jan 01, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Two homeless in Diamond fire

An elderly man and his son are now homeless after a fire of so far unknown origin, destroyed their two-storey house located at Lot 123 Block Y Diamond New Scheme, East Bank Demerara (EBD). The fire...

Old sugar factories use 12 tonnes cane to produce 1 tonne sugar, while US$200M new Skeldon plant, uses 26 tonnes cane for 1 tonne sugar

Jan 01, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Old sugar factories use 12 tonnes cane to produce 1 tonne sugar, while US$200M new Skeldon plant, uses 26 tonnes cane for 1 tonne sugar

– estate required alarming 26 tonnes cane to produce 1 tonne sugar Despite passing its targets for the first time in almost a decade, the year 2014 has ended with the flagship Skeldon sugar...

Angry passengers file lawsuit against unreliable Dynamic Airways

Jan 01, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Angry passengers file lawsuit against unreliable Dynamic Airways

Says, “Airline stole our money and treated us like animals, they are the Grinch who stole our Christmas…” By Kiana Wilburg After a “callous and inhumane” experience with the embattled...

DPP ignores other criminal aspects of Nandlall’s conduct

Jan 01, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on DPP ignores other criminal aspects of Nandlall’s conduct

– Bar Association President Though he expressed reservations about giving an opinion on the recent advice provided by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Shalimar Ali-Hack on the alleged...