April 2016

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Accused in Haslington murder trial maintains innocence

Apr 16, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Accused in Haslington murder trial maintains innocence

Accused murderer, Kevin Rankin has told the court that he has nothing to do with the death of his two year-old niece, Kamini Phillips. Phillips was allegedly sodomised to death by the accused at...

Employees held hostage during gas station robbery

Apr 16, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Employees held hostage during gas station robbery

In what is being described as one of the boldest robbery cases in recent times, three bandits stormed the McDoom gas station, yesterday, held one pump attendant hostage and sent the other worker to...

Who compiled and has the list on Jagdeo’s reign?

Apr 16, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Who compiled and has the list on Jagdeo’s reign?

The former President has taken over the role of Champion of Foolishness from Clement Rohee. The nation knows that Guyanese cynically referred to Mr. Jagdeo, when he was President as Champion of Dirt...

1,200 sign petition for removal of Region Nine REO

Apr 16, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on 1,200 sign petition for removal of Region Nine REO

Approximately 1,200 persons residing in Region Nine, Upper Takatu, Upper Essequibo, have affixed their signatures to a petition requesting the removal of their Regional Executive Officer (REO), Carl...

Police nabbed drug dealer

Apr 16, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Police nabbed drug dealer

The police at Reliance Police Station, East Canje, were able to take another drug dealer off the street after a lively chase along the East Canje Public Road. Acting on information, around 17:00 hrs...

Baby born with an exposed brain needs help for a brain surgery.

Apr 16, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Baby born with an exposed brain needs help for a brain surgery.

The first time Felica Melvin held her baby boy at the West Demerara Regional Hospital, she felt a mixture of love and sadness—her baby was born with an exposed brain and anencephaly. Now one and a...

A changed media landscape

Apr 16, 2016 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on A changed media landscape

It took just over two weeks before Minister of State Joseph Harmon broke his silence in the face of accusations that seemed to threaten his political career. The first criticism came when the news...

Ministerial appointments…GECOM has the power to resolve ‘illegal’ appointments issue

Apr 16, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Ministerial appointments…GECOM has the power to resolve ‘illegal’ appointments issue

– PPP Chief Whip The People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) is maintaining that the appointments made by the Minister of Communities, Ronald Bulkan, in areas where there was an equality of...

Some School Boards function outside of authority – GTU

Apr 16, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Some School Boards function outside of authority – GTU

The management of some School Boards continues to be a bother to the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU). This was one of the pressing issues deliberated on when the Union convened its recent Biennial...

ASSURIA, PYRAMID GROUP OPEN BUS SHED ON REGENT STREET

Apr 16, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on ASSURIA, PYRAMID GROUP OPEN BUS SHED ON REGENT STREET

Assuria Life (GY) Inc. has stepped on board the “Adopt a Shelter/Adopt a Bin” initiative started by the Pyramid Shelter, Outdoor and Branding Company. It became the most recent corporation to get...

Flash over caused severe damage, loss of life during Camp Street Fire – Fire prevention officer

Apr 16, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Flash over caused severe damage, loss of life during Camp Street Fire – Fire prevention officer

Fire Prevention Officer Andrew Holder has concluded that the fires in the Camp Street Prisons were caused by prisoners setting a mattress or mattresses alight within the prison walls. Holder is a...

THE AFC HAS BECOME A SIDEKICK PARTY

Apr 16, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THE AFC HAS BECOME A SIDEKICK PARTY

The AFC has become too cozy with its main coalition partner, APNU. It is operating more like a sidekick rather than a party which was able to extract 40% of Cabinet and parliamentary seats for...

Lone Protestor seeks “Forgiveness for Harmon”

Apr 16, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Lone Protestor seeks “Forgiveness for Harmon”

Brentnol Holder on Thursday morning stood outside the Ministry of the Presidency with a placard that bore the words, “Joe, the Lord shall fight for you’’. When asked his reason for the protest,...

Code of Conduct for Govt. officials’ need more public feedback

Apr 16, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Code of Conduct for Govt. officials’ need more public feedback

In an effort to ensure a thorough and comprehensive Code of Conduct which benefits from the widest possible input, the Integrity Commission has been asked to assist in the process of acquiring...

$200,000 bail for malicious wounding

Apr 16, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on $200,000 bail for malicious wounding

A labourer was granted $200,000 bail, yesterday, after he denied two charges of inflicting grievous bodily harm when he appeared before the Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan. The prosecution’s evidence...

Scotiabank staffers support Convalescent Home, Children’s Aid Centre

Apr 16, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Scotiabank staffers support Convalescent Home, Children’s Aid Centre

Scotiabank’s Central Retail Collection Unit and Credit Risk Management (CRCU/CRM) Team under the bank’s Community Program recently donated US$1000 towards improvements and maintenance of the Red...

Pickpocket jailed

Apr 16, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Pickpocket jailed

A man accused of picking another man’s pocket was remanded to prison on Friday at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts. Vishal Jose, of Zeeburg, Essequibo, maintained his innocence yesterday at the...

Vagrant gets 6 months for burglary

Apr 16, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Vagrant gets 6 months for burglary

A vagrant was on Friday sentenced to spend the next six months in prison for breaking and entering the St. John’s Association compound when he appeared at the City’s court. City Magistrate...

The WPA is awaiting the Walter Rodney Report

Apr 16, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on The WPA is awaiting the Walter Rodney Report

Dear Editor, The only victory we think the entire country may posture now is that a determined struggle yielded the setting up of an inquiry into the circumstances of the death of Walter Rodney, the...

Linden television battle rages on

Apr 16, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Linden television battle rages on

Dear Editor, Each day that public officials, elected and appointed, continue their rambling whenever they are brought to account, confirms public opinion that within this group are the ill-informed,...

Juridical option for solution to the border issue

Apr 16, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Juridical option for solution to the border issue

Dear Editor, Just after the conclusion of the conference of Commonwealth leaders in Malta, Guyana’s President David Granger on November 29, 2015 declared that the ongoing process by the United...

Fifteen points in the argument for ancestral lands

Apr 16, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Fifteen points in the argument for ancestral lands

Dear Editor, M. Maxwell continues to promote the economic genocide of Africans that has resulted in today’s glaring economic inequalities among the various ethnic groups in Guyana. This is the main...

Tobacco kills even non-smokers

Apr 16, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Tobacco kills even non-smokers

Dear Editor, Tobacco is the single greatest preventable cause of death in the world today. Tobacco not only harms the smoker but exposure to second-hand smoke also causes illness and death in...

Harmon says potential Chinese investors funded private jet travel

Apr 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Harmon says potential Chinese investors funded private jet travel

Minister of State Joseph Harmon has provided an explanation to Cabinet for the photograph which was published in the Kaieteur News Edition of April 10, in which he is surrounded by Executive Members...

Chinese Embassy “request” prompted Harmon’s GRA interference

Apr 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Chinese Embassy “request” prompted Harmon’s GRA interference

Minister of State Joseph Harmon has finally given an explanation as to what led to accusations of his interference in a seizure operation that was being carried out by the Guyana Revenue Authority...

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Regional finals headline fourth weekend of ExxonMobil U18 Schools...

Oct 22, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Regional and district finals will take centre stage as the Vurlon Mills Football Academy’s (VMFA) ExxonMobil Under-18 Schools Football competition continues from October...

Kwayana and Burnham

Oct 22, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – In a video excerpt on his Facebook page, David Hinds said that one of the lessons of Kwayana, during ‘that’ period, was that he refused to compete with Mr. Burnham. One can only presume that he was referring to the period between 1961 and 1973. That statement could convey...

The Caribbean “Too Rich for Help”: When Will the Fiction End?

Oct 18, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – On 14 October, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva warned that higher borrowing costs, falling development assistance and other economic pressures threaten to widen the distance between advanced and developing economies. She appealed for additional...

Mr. President, I am disturbed at the disrespect

Oct 22, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – What follows is personal. It extends every courtesy due to the office of the presidency in Guyana. Add to that, every care for the welfare of the incumbent, Excellency M. I. Ali. Due to the call of relationships, of duty, Pres Ali, from time to time, attends funerals in...

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