February 2016

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NGOs awarded for ‘outstanding’ service during Republic Anniversary observance

Feb 24, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on NGOs awarded for ‘outstanding’ service during Republic Anniversary observance

On observance of the nation’s 46th Republic Anniversary yesterday, President David Granger opted to award 12 Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO) for their remarkable contribution in the area of...

THE OWNERS OF GUYSUCO ARE NOT BROKE; WHY NOT RESTRUCTURING?

Feb 24, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on THE OWNERS OF GUYSUCO ARE NOT BROKE; WHY NOT RESTRUCTURING?

THE VOICE OF THE LIBERAL DEMOCRATS By Sase Singh INTRODUCTION As you can see from Part 1 and Part 2 of this Sugar Series a position is being built which clearly explains why privatization of...

GTU proposes 40% salary increase for public school teachers this year

Feb 24, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on GTU proposes 40% salary increase for public school teachers this year

…higher percentages for following years A 40 per cent across the board increase in salary is what the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) is proposing for public school teachers this year. ...

PREYING ON CHILDREN

Feb 24, 2016 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on PREYING ON CHILDREN

In Guyana, the raping of children is rampant, especially in the interior regions of the country, but this seldom makes the headlines. In a number of cases, some of these rapes are committed by male...

Commercial Registry tackles backlog of pending Trademark Certificates

Feb 24, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Commercial Registry tackles backlog of pending Trademark Certificates

Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Basil Williams has indicated that the Commercial Registry is working assiduously to reduce the backlog of pending Trademark Certificates. As he...

Security guard struck and killed on EBD Highway

Feb 24, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Security guard struck and killed on EBD Highway

An MMC security guard is the country’s latest road fatality after he was killed in an early morning accident at Rahaman’s Park, East Bank Demerara (EBD) Public Road yesterday. Juene Carroll...

Neighbours save autistic men from burning home

Feb 24, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Neighbours save autistic men from burning home

Quick response by neighbours averted what could have been a fiery death for two autistic brothers. The home-alone men, aged 24 and 22, were rescued by neighbours who broke into the building as fire...

MPs clash over Childhood Dept. staffing, caregivers

Feb 24, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on MPs clash over Childhood Dept. staffing, caregivers

By Jarryl Bryan Minister of Social Protection, Volda Lawrence and People Progressive Party (PPP) Member of Parliament, Dr. Vindhya Persaud had lively exchanges in the National Assembly over the...

Guyana can still pose risk to int’l financial system – FATF

Feb 24, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana can still pose risk to int’l financial system – FATF

By Abena Rockcliffe While Guyana continues efforts to move from the clutches of the Anti-Money Laundering/Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) censoring regime, the Financial Action Task...

Someone is giving cocaine to Gerry Gouveia’s employees

Feb 24, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Someone is giving cocaine to Gerry Gouveia’s employees

Any columnist would tell you that you must consult a lawyer when a commentary will contain explosive or sensitive material. In my journalistic career, I have approached countless lawyers. In every...

Two remanded on armed robbery, larceny charges

Feb 24, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Two remanded on armed robbery, larceny charges

A twenty year-old Charlestown man was on Monday remanded to prison after being charged with three counts of armed robbery, when he appeared in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts. Appearing before...

Donald Ramotar cannot be serious

Feb 24, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Donald Ramotar cannot be serious

Dear Editor, The absurdities in statements that emanate from the mouths of PPP representatives never cease to irritate and assault logic. It is reported in Stabroek News dated 22nd February 2016...

E. B. John points to a plagiaristic document

Feb 24, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on E. B. John points to a plagiaristic document

Dear Editor, The recently published pronouncement that the Report of the COI into the Public Service will be ready by 29 February, 2016, offers no reason for applause. Those who monitor see such a...

Ensure the committee has equal ethnic representation

Feb 24, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Ensure the committee has equal ethnic representation

Dear Editor, Reference is made to CR Peters’s riposte “This man writes only on Indian supremacy” (KN Feb 23). Instead of engaging in constructive dialogue, and make an argument based on logic...

The DJ then became ridiculous

Feb 24, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on The DJ then became ridiculous

Dear Editor, Stag Stage Four came and went and I am quite sure that with the level of support, the organisers must be extremely pleased with the returns on their investment in 2016. I did not go to...

Sorry about the island without water

Feb 24, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Sorry about the island without water

Dear Editor, Guyana Water Incorporated wishes to respond to the letter titled ‘An island in Guyana without water’, dated Monday, February 22, 2016. GWI wishes to apologize to residents of...

Does the Guyana Consumers’ Association exist?

Feb 24, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Does the Guyana Consumers’ Association exist?

Dear Editor, Kindly allow me some space in the KN on the below subject. I have seen articles in the KN dealing with various educational matters under the caption Consumers’ Concerns. I know the...

The system failed these abused children

Feb 24, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on The system failed these abused children

Dear Editor, Permit me space in your newspaper to highlight an issue which is of great concern to me. At about 3 p.m. on the 22nd of February, I was agitated by the sound of blows being rained down...

High praise for Officers Blanhum and Clifton

Feb 24, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on High praise for Officers Blanhum and Clifton

Dear Editor, Not since the heady days of Donald Haynes and Cecil ‘Skip’ Roberts as Crime Chiefs ably supported by the likes of Ignatius McRae, Vernon Gentle, Henry Chester, and Michael Marks- to...

The Post Office clarifies its role

Feb 24, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Post Office clarifies its role

Dear Editor, The Guyana Post Office Corporation (GPOC) wishes to respond to Lydia Persaud’s letter which was published in the February 21, 2016, edition of the Guyana Chronicle Newspaper under the...

Body in Diamond house…Police Sergeant hired me to kill wife – killer tells investigator

Feb 23, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Body in Diamond house…Police Sergeant hired me to kill wife – killer tells investigator

– implicated by alleged killer By Michael Jordan In a case with as many twists and turns as a mystery novel, police believe that they have finally found the individual who plotted and paid to...

Bandit shot in gun fight with cops

Feb 23, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Bandit shot in gun fight with cops

Three men are in police custody after they were captured following a robbery committed on the home of a Neighbourhood Policewoman. The men traded gunshots with a party of police who had responded to...

GPL’s board sacks Welch, search on for new CEO – Badal

Feb 23, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on GPL’s board sacks Welch, search on for new CEO – Badal

Chairman of the Board of Directors for Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL), Robert Badal, has confirmed the sacking of Colin Welch, the Chief Executive Officer (acting). Welch was appointed to act as...

Kwame McCoy two others charged with assaulting Freddie Kissoon…placed on $100, 000 bail each

Feb 23, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Kwame McCoy two others charged with assaulting Freddie Kissoon…placed on $100, 000 bail each

…each released on $100,000 bail From very early, long before 9:00hrs, scores of persons including members of the gay and lesbian community flocked the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts and the...

Severed love affair ends in murder/suicide

Feb 23, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Severed love affair ends in murder/suicide

The little community of Kartabu in the Cuyuni River was plunged into shock yesterday following a murder suicide involving a young couple. Police say 22-year-old Terry Alexander shot his 19-year-old...

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GBF secures certified Hardwood Court in major boost for basketball...

Jun 17, 2026

Kaieteur Sports – As Guyana prepares to host the FIBA AmeriCup 2029 Caribbean Pre-Qualifiers from July 8-12 at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, the Guyana Basketball Federation (GBF) has made a...

No right to a firearm permit exists

Jun 17, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Years ago, there was a man who contended, “I need a firearm licence because I have a lot of money.” The then relevant officer replied, “Then you can afford security—next application, please.” The man had been so confident he would get a firearm licence...

Why the Commonwealth Matters Again

Jun 14, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Small and medium-sized states, from the most vulnerable island nations to more diversified middle‑income economies, have always faced a difficult reality. They have to navigate a world in which power is unevenly distributed and in which the decisions of...

Carolyn Rodrigues – Birkett for UN Sec Gen. – I endorse

Jun 17, 2026

Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – Way to go, Excellency Ali. Excellency Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett is Guyana’s nominee for the prestigious and demanding role of United Nations Secretary General. Why not? Since everybody globally have their eyes on a wedge of Guyana’s riches,...

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