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Jan 08, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. seeks proposals for Lethem hydro-power development
The Ministry of Public Infrastructure is currently seeking proposals from appropriate firms to rehabilitate and operate the Moco Moco Hydropower plant in Region Nine. This is being done in line with...Jan 08, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Nine persons perished in fires last year
Fire Chief Marlon Gentle has blamed illegal tampering with electricity supplies to buildings for the increase in internal electrical fires last year. Speaking to this newspaper yesterday, Gentle said...Jan 08, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Would Ram and Hinds care to define authoritarianism?
This is a continuation of my reaction to the letter of Christopher Ram denouncing the State’s attitude to Khurshid Sattaur and Nigel Hinds’s missive advocating State appreciation of the work done...Jan 08, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Prolonged dry spell affects GWI intervention in hinterland
Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) continues to assist Hinterland communities affected by the current prolonged dry weather. The GWI Hinterland Team is currently conducting remedial works and other...Jan 08, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Robbery/home invasion on Land Court judge…‘Terror Gang’ back in court next Tuesday
The five men accused of robbing and terrorizing land court judge, Nicola Pierre, and her husband are due back in court next Tuesday (January 12). Warren Mc Kenzie, 22, of Lot 18 Brutus Street,...Jan 08, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on The SARU/Republic Bank saga…Sugrim says implicating him was a wicked act
The accusation that Haresh Narine Sugrim, called “Chinee”, deposited some $82 million into an account in Republic Bank was not only spurious but also far-fetched. A source close to Republic Bank...Jan 08, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Late arrival of medical supplies affects Leguan, Wakenaam hospitals
The perennial untimely arrival of medical supplies is one of the challenges faced at both the Leguan and Wakenaam District Hospitals. But the Ministry of Public Health is aiming to have this...Jan 08, 2016 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on NO MORE PRETENCE
By now, everyone is well aware that life in Guyana will only be different in 2016 than it was in 2015 if the government acts swiftly, condignly and makes meaningful changes. If, for instance, the...Jan 08, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Merriman Mall vendors did not comply with specifications
– M&CC The Mayor and City Council (M&CC) yesterday stated that its move to bar vending at a section of the Merriman Mall, was due to the vendors’ inability to comply with Council’s...Jan 08, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Suicide victims described as “unfortunate young people”
The double suicide at Lonsdale, Berbice, involving Deoraj Persaud called “Bongo” and “Akash”, 20, of Lonsdale, East Bank Berbice and his lover Sherry Anne Alli, 14, of 33 Brothers Village,...Jan 08, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Fate of GGMC’s Commissioner still in limbo
The fate of Commissioner of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC), Rickford Vieira, will remain hanging for a while longer with a key report on his performance still to be submitted. Vieira...Jan 08, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on No more free parking in sections of G/Town
– relevant Act would be fulfilled to the letter – Town Clerk The days of free parking in sections of the capital city are at an end. The City Constabulary Department of the Mayor and City...Jan 08, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on President worries about copycat effect from suicide publicity
By Abena Rockcliffe The prevalence of suicide in Guyana, which has the country ranked highest in the world, has worried President David Granger to the extent that he has vowed to do all within his...Jan 08, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Denunciation of massive fee increase
Dear Editor, With much reluctance, I respond to one Ed Singh since I am unsure as to his identity. As someone who observed the last ten (10) years of PPP misrule, I have never seen one letter of...Jan 08, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Sugar’s future is bleak, privatize Guysuco
Dear Editor, In a KN article of Jan 5, it was reported that Bharrat Jagdeo, former President of Guyana and now leader of the opposition has warned that his Party (PPP) will oppose any move to...Jan 08, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on This is misrepresentation by the media
Dear Editor, The media on 6 and 7 January 2016, reported on the case of a 20 or 21 year old man and 14 year old girl who were found dead in East Berbice. There has been speculation. Many sections of...Jan 08, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Sam Hinds puts conditions on cooperation with government
Dear Editor, In its second paragraph of its editorial on Tuesday, January 5, 2016 Kaieteur News puts explicitly a belief that is untrue but which seems to prevail amongst members and supporters of...Jan 08, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on This Commission of Inquiry has credibility problems
Dear Editor, The recent public disclosures by the union GAWU as to the authenticity of data pertaining to sugar workers’ earnings, as contained in the released findings of the GuySuCo Commission of...
Oct 01, 2026
…Guyana’s could seal Gold Cup berth against Dominica By Rawle Toney (Kaieteur News) – The Golden Jaguars will look to take another significant step towards a return to the Concacaf Gold Cup...Oct 01, 2026
(Kaieteur News) – I told the Guru about a Tik Tok video I had seen of a very wealthy man who had done something that, at first, seemed rather strange. He had spent much of his life building wealth. He had a comfortable home, good food, security and all the things that money can provide. Yet...Sep 20, 2026
By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Crime in Latin America and the Caribbean is no longer only a matter for the police. It is weakening societies, draining economies and obstructing development. It is also testing public confidence in courts, governments and democratic institutions. The...Oct 01, 2026
(Kaieteur News) – Ye Gods! The Justice Gino Persaud “visa review” public kangaroo trial is leading to some unlikely places. In his trial by fire, even the mighty U.S. Ambassador to Guyana, Excellency Nicole D. Theriot, ended up with her own hair on fire. “We are not aware.” What...Freedom of speech is our core value at Kaieteur News. If the letter/e-mail you sent was not published, and you believe that its contents were not libellous, let us know, please contact us by phone or email.
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