April 2016

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Parents of murdered British teen to take remains back home

Apr 27, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Parents of murdered British teen to take remains back home

The parents of murdered Epsom teenager Dominic Bernard are due to fly to Guyana tomorrow to take his body home. Andrew and Linda Bernard have faced an agonising four-month wait for DNA testing to...

New Baishanlin owner will face int’l due diligence

Apr 27, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on New Baishanlin owner will face int’l due diligence

“This will be the way forward for all companies entering the natural resources sector,”- Minister Trotman Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman is adamant that all foreign companies...

I told David Hinds he was mad

Apr 27, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on I told David Hinds he was mad

David Hinds and I were on the lawns of Channel 9 studio waiting for our interview programme to begin. This was in July 2015, if my memory serves me correctly. As we were chatting, he made a...

Lone consultant submits price proposal for new Demerara River Bridge

Apr 27, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Lone consultant submits price proposal for new Demerara River Bridge

During yesterday’s session at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB), a price proposal was submitted by Trevor Hamilton and Associates, for the consultancy to conduct a...

Man dies in Pomeroon boat collision

Apr 27, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Man dies in Pomeroon boat collision

Police at the Charity Outpost have detained a Jacklow, Lower Pomeroon man whose boat allegedly crashed into his uncle’s ballahoo boat, resulting in his death. The accused, Lennox Baharally, who is...

Three Miles Secondary School wins ‘Green Bartica’ debate

Apr 27, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Three Miles Secondary School wins ‘Green Bartica’ debate

– St. Anthony’s Primary sweeps spelling Bee As part of the ‘Green Bartica’ Campaign, the Office of Climate Change (OCC) kicked off the ‘Inter-School Green Bartica Debating and Spelling...

Kwakwani Hospital gets US$3,700 hydrocollator

Apr 27, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Kwakwani Hospital gets US$3,700 hydrocollator

The Kwakwani Hospital in Region 10 now owns a US$3,700 hydrocollator. A hydrocollator is a heating unit used to heat up “hot packs” that can be used as heating pads on patients with athletic...

In defence of the neighborhood police

Apr 27, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on In defence of the neighborhood police

Dear Editor, I write in response to article published on page 19 of the Kaieture News, dated March 25 2016 captioned ‘Ranks saying Neighborhood Police have out lived their usefulness’. Being an...

The reality is that editors will have preferences

Apr 27, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on The reality is that editors will have preferences

Dear Editor, It goes without saying that true freedom of expression can only be had by who owns a newspaper/publication. I am not defending a vulgar free for all, no! I am speaking from the...

The reckless and dangerous use of the roads

Apr 27, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on The reckless and dangerous use of the roads

Dear Editor, We, whether as pedestrians, motor vehicles operators, must all be concerned about the careless manner in which our roads are used. A list would include excessive speeding even when the...

Joe Harmon is still under citizens’ microscope

Apr 27, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Joe Harmon is still under citizens’ microscope

Dear Editor, Minister of State Joseph Harmon’s ill-fated trip to China has definitely stirred more than a national discussion; it has brought unlikely information providers out of the woodworks...

These confessions I am uncertain about

Apr 27, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on These confessions I am uncertain about

Dear Editor, I confess to growing astonishment, if not unease, with some rather startling developments involving murder investigations. On the surface of things, and to a reasonable man, they seem...

Carol Joseph accuses PPP Parliamentarian of assault

Apr 27, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Carol Joseph accuses PPP Parliamentarian of assault

Dear Editor, Kindly permit me to respond to Mr. Harry Gill’s letter that was published in your newspaper on Sunday 24th April, 2016. Editor, I would like to deal categorically with the issues that...

An appreciation of Ras Michael

Apr 27, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on An appreciation of Ras Michael

Dear Editor, I read with great sadness of the passing of Ras Micheal. He was a brother that we got to know while at our business on Regent Street. Many a conversations/gaff we had on his faith and...

I am not the original factor in the LBI closure dispute

Apr 27, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on I am not the original factor in the LBI closure dispute

Dear Editor, I have exercised extreme restraint from commenting on GuySuCo’s press releases and its public commentaries on its intended closure of the LBI Estate operations, because I do not want...

Legal wrangling at Omai mines…Fmr. CEO says Canadian directors illegally took his gold

Apr 26, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Legal wrangling at Omai mines…Fmr. CEO says Canadian directors illegally took his gold

Former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Mahdia Gold Guyana, Sheik ‘Allan’ Zaakir, has broken his silence over the troubles at the Omai mines, in Region Eight. Zaakir was reported sacked over...

Prison death COI …Overcrowding, prison gangs and staff shortage root causes of riots — Director of Prisons

Apr 26, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Prison death COI …Overcrowding, prison gangs and staff shortage root causes of riots — Director of Prisons

Yesterday, Director of Prisons, Carl Graham, told the Commission of Inquiry, (COI) into the disastrous Camp Street Prison fire that overcrowding, prison gangs and a shortage of staff are among the...

Taxi driver remanded for ‘maid of honour’ murder

Apr 26, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Taxi driver remanded for ‘maid of honour’ murder

The taxi driver who transported Simone Hackett’s alleged killer to Mahdia was yesterday remanded to prison, after he was charged with the woman’s murder when he appeared in the Sparendaam...

2008 cold case solved…‘Hit man’ killed Essequibo businessman on relative’s orders

Apr 26, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on 2008 cold case solved…‘Hit man’ killed Essequibo businessman on relative’s orders

-was promised $6M, house and land, but only paid $5,000 “Your relative send me to kill you…” Those were the last words that Essequibo businessman Habiboodean reportedly heard on February...

New Govt. still to protect Guyana from crookish foreign companies – Lewis

Apr 26, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on New Govt. still to protect Guyana from crookish foreign companies – Lewis

By Abena Rockcliffe – Campbell Malcolm X’s policy, “If you do not stand for something you will fall for anything” was brought to the fore last evening as President of the Guyana Trade...

Deportee shot dead after invading Yarrowkabra shop

Apr 26, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Deportee shot dead after invading Yarrowkabra shop

Detectives are examining all the circumstances surrounding the fatal shooting of an alleged bandit by a Yarrowkabra shopkeeper on Sunday night. The bandit who has been identified as Raphael...

Soldier perishes in Bushy Park accident

Apr 26, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Soldier perishes in Bushy Park accident

A 20-year-old soldier was killed in an early morning accident yesterday when the car he was travelling in turned turtle on the Bushy Park Public Road, Parika, East Bank Essequibo (EBE). The accident...

People US visa get pull again

Apr 26, 2016 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on People US visa get pull again

Is only de other day dem boys was talking about how life does change. Fuh some people it does change fuh de better. Dem boys see people who was ordinary hustlers and who did honest things to develop...

Soldiers dominate at Boyce/Jefford Relay Festival

Apr 26, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Soldiers dominate at Boyce/Jefford Relay Festival

-SUR, MFL turn in creditable performances The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) ran away with the lion’s share of the spoils from the Boyce & Jefford Relay Festival and Family Fun Day on Sunday, while...

Thompson qualifies for Olympic Games

Apr 26, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Thompson qualifies for Olympic Games

United States of America (USA)-based Guyanese sprinter, Brenessa Thompson qualified for 2016 Olympic Games in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil in August with an impressive 11.31 seconds in the 100m at the...

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Do not laugh too quickly

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(Kaieteur News) – I was sitting with a good friend when I read a story about Guyana’s nomination of its candidate for the post of United Nations Secretary General. At the same time, my friend was reading the same story on his phone. Our eyes met when he realised what I was reading. He...

Why the Commonwealth Matters Again

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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...

A bank setup for a bank robbery

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Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – Congratulations to the PPP Govt for the vision of a Guyana Development Bank to serve little citizens. Thoughtful. Well-liked. When things get too thoughtful, dislike creeps forward. What the details say? Both upfront and obscured. There’s a $40B...

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