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Retrial for 2011 Doobay murder commences… Court hears accused tell police of plot to murder woman

Jan 28, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Retrial for 2011 Doobay murder commences… Court hears accused tell police of plot to murder woman

Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Joel David, yesterday recounted the statement that murder accused, Shakir Mohamed, gave to investigators after he was arrested for killing the wife of...

Step father on the run after raping teen

Jan 28, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Step father on the run after raping teen

Police are still on the hunt for a cane cutter who allegedly raped his 15-year-old stepdaughter earlier in the month before fleeing the jurisdiction. According to information, the 29-year-old man a...

Mephistophelean nihilism in a Guyanese courtroom

Jan 28, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Mephistophelean nihilism in a Guyanese courtroom

Magistrate Leron Daly of the Providence Magistrate’s Court jailed a man for four years for cocaine mixed with cream liqueur in two bottles. The same Magistrate assigned five years to a man who...

Nat’l beauty ambassador launches Independence walking tours

Jan 28, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Nat’l beauty ambassador launches Independence walking tours

– “Leh We Tek Ah Walk” In keeping with national plans for Guyana’s 50th Independence Celebration, today there is to be a launch of Guyana’s first walking tour initiative. The initiative...

Days after police visit…Rice farmers capitulate to demands to remove pumps

Jan 28, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Days after police visit…Rice farmers capitulate to demands to remove pumps

Rice farmers in the Mahaica/Mahaicony area have capitulated to demands that they remove the structures they erected over the past week to divert irrigation water from the main irrigation canals....

Mon Repos resident charged for beating GSA student

Jan 28, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Mon Repos resident charged for beating GSA student

A Mon Repos man was granted bail by Magistrate Zamena Ali after he appeared before her, charged with unlawfully wounding Guyana School of Agriculture student, Michael Layne. Rohit Persaud, was placed...

50th Independence anniversary celebrations to get input from PAHO

Jan 28, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on 50th Independence anniversary celebrations to get input from PAHO

Guyana’s health sector over the past 50 years has seen major achievements and laudable developments. It is only fitting that this is extensively highlighted when Guyana commences celebration of...

Schoolgirl raped, other fondled…A family’s quest to find the elusive one – “Justice”

Jan 28, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Schoolgirl raped, other fondled…A family’s quest to find the elusive one – “Justice”

By Suraj Narine Relatives of two East Bank Demerara schoolgirls have reported that they have been given the “royal run-around” to get justice for the girls who were sexually assaulted by a...

Georgetown Solid Waste Director issues health/environmental warnings

Jan 28, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Georgetown Solid Waste Director issues health/environmental warnings

…Management to get more attention in 2016 Solid waste management in the capital city was a major bugbear in the past few years that may have directly and indirectly led to many environmental and...

More money for GRA enforcement arm to chase tax-dodgers

Jan 28, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on More money for GRA enforcement arm to chase tax-dodgers

– US donates equipment The capacity of the enforcement and investigative division of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) will be enhanced with the donation of several pieces of equipment by the...

Reference Lab could be tasked with helping to solve rape cases

Jan 28, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Reference Lab could be tasked with helping to solve rape cases

Although intended to function as a clinical laboratory, the possibility exists that the National Public Health Reference Laboratory could be allowed to function as a support facility to the Ministry...

Guyana improves slightly on corruption index

Jan 28, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana improves slightly on corruption index

By Kiana Wilburg The 2015 Corruption Perceptions Index which was released yesterday by Transparency International show that despite much talk by nations to fight corruption, countries including...

Burglars target home alone women again

Jan 28, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Burglars target home alone women again

Home invasion of women who live alone on the Essequibo Coast is continuing. And those women are afraid and now say that they have to give up the comfort of their homes, especially at nights. The most...

Tax Reform Committee finds…Excessive Tax exemptions were granted without justification

Jan 28, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Tax Reform Committee finds…Excessive Tax exemptions were granted without justification

By Kiana Wilburg Four months ago, Government established a Tax Reform Committee to investigate the nation’s tax system. Among the primary aims of the Committee was to determine whether Government...

Builders’ waste storage on Reserves banned

Jan 28, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Builders’ waste storage on Reserves banned

… removal exercise executed on Regent Street The Georgetown City Council has taken an approach to ban the storing of building materials on Council reserves and parapets as a result of the...

Banks DIH to rebuild Independence Arch at Agricola – Clifford Reis

Jan 28, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Banks DIH to rebuild Independence Arch at Agricola – Clifford Reis

While some corporate citizens are still to decide or announce what they propose to sponsor or be part of as the nation celebrates its Golden Jubilee, Banks DIH has many plans in store. Banks DIH...

Guyana and its corruption rating

Jan 28, 2016 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Guyana and its corruption rating

Corruption is something that can be found in every society. However, the societies that adopt measures to deal with this scourge are often those that emerge as societies to be emulated. During the...

Shot UG student shows signs of improvement

Jan 28, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Shot UG student shows signs of improvement

University of Guyana student Glenfield Dennison is said to be showing signs of improvement at the Georgetown Public Hospital after undergoing surgery to remove bullets from his body. The 30-year-old...

18 months jail for maid who staged break-in at employer’s home

Jan 28, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on 18 months jail for maid who staged break-in at employer’s home

Yesterday Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan sitting in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court sentenced a housekeeper to 18 months imprisonment, after she stole over $400,000 from the home of her employer...

Guyana has deteriorated badly over the last 15 years

Jan 28, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyana has deteriorated badly over the last 15 years

Dear Editor, As a resident of Schoonord, ParFaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara, I have the unenviable task of leaving home between 6:00am and 6:15am to avoid the chaos that ensues between the Goed...

Quoting the Tradewinds in support of beating students

Jan 28, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Quoting the Tradewinds in support of beating students

Dear Editor, Like the proverbial lemmings rushing at 50 knots towards the edge of the cliff to their destruction, some Guyanese seem hell bent on following the lead of the United States and adapting...

Maybe Harbour Bridge security could have saved the lady

Jan 28, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Maybe Harbour Bridge security could have saved the lady

Dear Editor, Your article in Kaieteur News of Jan. 27, 2015 on Page 8 “Demerara Harbour Bridge gets better traffic management” has prompted me to send this mail to you while waiting to cross this...

Horrible violations at this new shopping complex

Jan 28, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Horrible violations at this new shopping complex

Dear Editor, I am writing this letter on behalf of myself and my colleagues who are currently employed at new shopping complex that is people say is admirable but there is also another side to this...

Did Guyoil throw oil on this lady?

Jan 28, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Did Guyoil throw oil on this lady?

Dear Editor, My friend and colleague, Lesley Benjamin, Esq.: Company Secretary/Legal Officer of the Guyana Oil Company Ltd (thereafter “Guyoil”) resigned her position after her position as...

Beat the child doctrine relevant today, tomorrow and forever

Jan 28, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Beat the child doctrine relevant today, tomorrow and forever

Dear Editor, I read with astonishment and abhorrence the article in the Kaieteur news about the President’s position of having no place for corporal punishment in Guyana. He stated his plans to...

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