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May 20, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Restriction on Styrofoam containers…Govt. assesses remaining stock before clampdown begins
Government is moving to determine how much stock of Styrofoam remains in the country, before starting enforcement to ensure it is not being illegally used. From April 1, there was a ban on the...May 20, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Guyana at 50: dyslexic, dystopian, dysfunctional
In my heart I believe Forbes Burnham had something to do with Walter Rodney’s death. In my heart I know Burnham was driven by power lust. But I deeply concede that Burnham was committed to the...May 20, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana hasn’t considered Venezuelan refugees
… but obligated to accept returning Guyanese – President Granger Guyana is not currently considering accepting refugees from neighbouring Venezuela but would take returning Guyanese....May 20, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on West Demerara Highway project behind schedule—Project Coordinator
Although it is almost 18 months into the West Coast Demerara Highway project, the road upgrade is not even close to its halfway mark, according to Project Coordinator of the Ministry of Public...May 20, 2016 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on The same beaten path
It has been said that a people usually get the leaders they deserve. The past five decades have provided a reality check in this regard for Guyanese. Even today, there continue to be disquieting...May 20, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Committee ready to receive applications for prospecting permits
-Small miners will be given priority – Minister Trotman The Closed Areas Committee – a group that advises the Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment, on the availability of lands for...May 20, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on GuyOil to increase kero price from today
The Guyana Oil Company yesterday announced that with effect from today, there will be an adjustment in the price of kerosene by $5.00 per litre at all of its service stations. This adjustment, GuyOil...May 20, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Boy, 9, allegedly sodomised by three schoolmates
The police are investigating the alleged sodomising of a nine-year-old boy by three boys at a school on the East Bank of Demerara (EBD) two Thursdays ago. Ranks at the Grove Police Station confirmed...May 20, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Passengers to fly non-stop from US for Jubilee celebration
-Guyanese in NY, Florida to benefit Guyanese living in New York, Florida and throughout the United States of America now have an additional option for air travel to Guyana, both for the Golden...May 20, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Smuggling clampdown helps double gold declarations for first five months
The record amount of gold declared thus far for 2016, in excess of 243,000 ounces from January to May, has been attributed to several factors, according to Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael...May 20, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Ex-police groups of Canada, US, donate to President’s ‘Five Bs’ programme
Representatives from the Ex-Police Association of the United States of America and the Canada Chapters, yesterday, donated US$1,760 ($352,000) to President David Granger’s ‘Five Bs’ programme,...May 20, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Cop granted bail on causing death charge
A police constable was yesterday charged for causing the death of 10-year-old Davin Sealey in a road accident on Sunday. Ravinand Bissessar, 26, of 37 Good Intent, West Bank Demerara, was charged...May 20, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Two infant deaths in less than a week
In a matter of days there have been two cases of infant mortality at the Georgetown Public Hospital. These followed c-sections performed on the pregnant mothers. Public Health Minister Dr. George...May 20, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on PAHO report on Guyana finds…Inadequate management and distribution causes “artificial” shortages in health sector
Inadequate logistic management and distribution of commodities in the public health sector is the cause of “artificial” shortage of these products, a Pan American Health Organization report...May 20, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Dr. Bulkan debunks Baishanlin’s claim against govt.
Dear Editor, In relation to the threat by Bai Shan Lin against the Government of Guyana reported by Demerara Waves (see ‘Bai Shan Lin wants GRA to release seized vehicles; UN Chief written over...May 20, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on How China does business in Guyana
Dear Editor, The Dragon roars, spits fire, and the Jaguar finally pays attention. Is this some kind of fictional storyline? Certainly not! Bai Shan Lin’s overture to the UN Boss to “remind”...May 20, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Hotel Tower former employees still not paid
Dear Editor, After workers were not paid by the previous owners of Hotel Tower, the Minister, Ms. Simona Broomes intervened and the matter was placed before the court. Several court hearings later...May 20, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Government must play its part in protecting children
Dear Editor, The famous German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche said, “it is good to express a thing twice right at the outset, and so to give it a right foot and also a left one.” Truth can...Your children are starving, and you giving away their food to an already fat pussycat.
Jun 03, 2026
ESPNcricinfo – Big picture: One eye on the ODI rankings Where once ODI bilaterals could have been fairly mocked for their lack of relevance, they are played less and less, and this series has a...Jun 03, 2026
(Kaieteur News) – Foreign policy is not a photo opportunity. It is not public relations. It is not a stage on which leaders can collect flattering invitations and impressive photographs. It is the management of a nation’s interests in a world where every gesture, every handshake, every...May 31, 2026
By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Signed on 15th May, 2026 and released on 25th May, 2026, Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, marks a significant moment in the long reckoning with slavery. It contains the clearest papal acknowledgment to date of the Holy See’s role...Jun 03, 2026
Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – Yet again, a word of thanks is due to Chartered Accountant Chris Ram for his heavy lifting on behalf of Guyanese. The man should get a medal. And some U.S. millions. And some senior ministers wuk. About 10 of them, seeing he is doing more work...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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