May 2016

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GBTI partners with GFF for Guyana/Canada match on Sunday

May 13, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on GBTI partners with GFF for Guyana/Canada match on Sunday

The Guyana Bank For Trade and Industry (GBTI) has officially joined the list of key sponsors who have partnered with the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) for this Sunday’s International Friendly...

Stalled negotiations…GTU contemplating “drastic action” to get Ministry’s attention

May 13, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Stalled negotiations…GTU contemplating “drastic action” to get Ministry’s attention

Five months after the expiration of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Ministry of Education and the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) for a remuneration package for teachers, a new one is yet...

Decision for Wales Estate lands will be made before December…

May 13, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Decision for Wales Estate lands will be made before December…

-following completion of several feasibility studies In the face of nonstop criticism of government’s decision to halt cultivation at the Wales Sugar Estate, Agriculture Minister Noel Holder,...

INSIDE JOBS

May 13, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on INSIDE JOBS

Many of the robberies that have been committed in recent years have been “inside” jobs. This means that persons working or associated with the victims have been involved either in plotting or...

Address problems affecting nurses—says GPSU head

May 13, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Address problems affecting nurses—says GPSU head

Inadequate staffing, work-place violence, poor compensation packages, long hours and work place hazards have been listed as some of the problems associated with the nursing profession in Guyana. But...

Rose Hall duo refused bail for robbery of money-changers

May 13, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Rose Hall duo refused bail for robbery of money-changers

Two men, who were apprehended by police officers after allegedly committing a brazen daylight robbery on two well-known money-changers in Rose Hall, were yesterday remanded after being slapped with...

Govt.’s incompetence in rice sector has cost country $$billions – Opposition MP

May 13, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Govt.’s incompetence in rice sector has cost country $$billions – Opposition MP

By Kiana A. Wilburg Several members of the Opposition delivered impassioned presentations yesterday on its motion regarding the state of the rice industry. The motion was read by Opposition...

Annual Report for Judiciary reveals…More than 10, 000 court cases roll over to 2016

May 13, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Annual Report for Judiciary reveals…More than 10, 000 court cases roll over to 2016

By Kiana A. Wilburg The alarming number of civil and criminal cases that have been carried over from 2015 to this year has been highlighted in the latest Annual Report of the Supreme Court of...

Inquiry into fmr. Minister ‘Sash’ Sawh’s murder imminent

May 13, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Inquiry into fmr. Minister ‘Sash’ Sawh’s murder imminent

More than a decade after gunmen, in a home invasion that shocked the nation, killed former Minister Satyadeo Sawh, the administration has recommitted its readiness to launch an inquiry. On Wednesday,...

The weight of public opinion

May 13, 2016 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on The weight of public opinion

In our multi-faceted society, it is often critical for important stakeholders to evaluate the weight of public opinion before embarking on ventures that deeply affect people’s lives. It is...

Unity Concert “One”-reflects Guyana’s diverse cultural background

May 13, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Unity Concert “One”-reflects Guyana’s diverse cultural background

The Ministry of Social Cohesion as part of the first ever “Social Cohesion Day”, on Wednesday evening held a special stage production; “One” at the National Cultural Centre. “One”...

Frustrated parents picket Mae’s School

May 13, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Frustrated parents picket Mae’s School

– accuse school of attempting to perpetrate fraud on them Visibly upset parents gathered outside of the Third Avenue, Subryanville, Georgetown Mae’s Schools complex yesterday to express...

Agri Minister willing to work with Opposition to fix rice industry

May 13, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Agri Minister willing to work with Opposition to fix rice industry

…but insists bickering must stop By Kiana A. Wilburg Even in the face of harsh criticisms and insults, Minister of Agriculture, Noel Holder made it clear that he is prepared to sow seeds of peace...

International Nurses’ Day…GPHC head challenges nurses to uplift standard of the hospital

May 13, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on International Nurses’ Day…GPHC head challenges nurses to uplift standard of the hospital

– “If nursing is not good then this hospital cannot be good” In observance of International Nurses’ Day, the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) yesterday held a forum to remind...

Harmon’s lawyers threaten KN with libel suit

May 13, 2016 KNews News 4

Minister of State, Joseph Harmon, is deeply disturbed by a series of articles that this newspaper published about his trip to China and his halting of a Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) operation to...

Magistrate Latchman should have recused herself

May 13, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Magistrate Latchman should have recused herself

It is my opinion that Magistrate Judy Latchman should have recused herself in the criminal trial of Alana Taylor. I took the magistrate before the Judicial Service Commission because of what I...

First crop of sugar falls short by 23,000 tonnes

May 13, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on First crop of sugar falls short by 23,000 tonnes

The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) has confirmed that it has missed its first crop target by some 29.3 percent, as the disastrous ‘El Nino’ weather condition, which has been ravaging...

Businessman gets $1.3M bail over fake transports

May 13, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Businessman gets $1.3M bail over fake transports

A businessman who police say shot at them while resisting arrest appeared in court yesterday to answer charges of fraud and the unlawful discharge of a firearm. Gopaul Tiwari, a businessman of 89...

Man jailed for taxi fare

May 13, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Man jailed for taxi fare

A Central Rupununi man who took a cab ride from Georgetown to Parika was remanded yesterday because he couldn’t pay the $5,000 fare. Antonio Julius Rodriguez, 43, who lives in Central Rupununi,...

Former CJIA technicians convicted for cocaine in rum

May 13, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Former CJIA technicians convicted for cocaine in rum

…sentencing delayed pending probation report Two men were yesterday convicted on a drug trafficking charge after they made another appearance before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan in the...

I have bitter complaints about life in my country

May 13, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on I have bitter complaints about life in my country

Dear Editor, I am forced to retreat to your letter columns Editor, to make bitter complaints, and observations into various aspects of everyday life in our country. I will start off with the...

Police to probe police misbehavior at Sisters station

May 13, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Police to probe police misbehavior at Sisters station

Dear Editor, The Guyana Police Force is responding to an article published in the Kaieteur News today Thursday May 12, 2016, under the caption “Police misbehaviour at Sisters Village in Berbice.”...

Police to investigate Golden Grove incident

May 13, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Police to investigate Golden Grove incident

Dear Editor, Cognisant of an article published in the Kaieteur News, Thursday May 12, 2016, under the caption “Police-Soldier confrontation in Golden Grove,” the Commissioner of Police Mr....

The airport at Ogle was never made into private property

May 13, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on The airport at Ogle was never made into private property

Dear Editor, Over the past few weeks, some valid questions have been raised in the media and elsewhere, about the Ogle International Airport, a public utility and a National asset. Some valid...

Roger Luncheon defends his NIS chairmanship

May 13, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Roger Luncheon defends his NIS chairmanship

Dear Editor, Guyanese must have notice the most recent publication in the press of the findings of the Forensic Auditor who in 2015 conducted the forensic audit of the National Insurance Scheme. As...

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Pakistan crowned Over-40 World Cup champions after one-wicket...

Nov 01, 2026

By Clifton Ross (Kaieteur News) – Pakistan Masters were crowned champions of the 2026 IMC Over-40s World Cup after producing a remarkable late fightback to defeat Australia by one wicket in a...

A King’s visit, a garden party and a guest list

Nov 01, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – When a King comes visiting, one would have thought that the occasion would call for something a little more distinguished than a garden party. Not that there is anything wrong with garden parties. They are pleasant affairs, especially when the weather cooperates, the drinks are...

A Divided World: A Commonwealth Opportunity

Nov 01, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – When Commonwealth leaders gather in Antigua and Barbuda from 1st to 4th November, they should address a question that reaches beyond their association: how can countries of different size, wealth and outlook sustain cooperation in a world increasingly...

Excellency Ramotar: Return of slavery

Nov 01, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – I shared space with former President Donald Ramotar twice, when he was the main man. Wasn’t a heavy-duty admirer. But this I confess: he has now shown Guyanese that he is a real man. A man of struggle. A man of history. A man of the people and for the people. ...

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