May 2016

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Attorney charged with causing death by dangerous driving…Lawyer moves to have charge withdrawn

May 10, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Attorney charged with causing death by dangerous driving…Lawyer moves to have charge withdrawn

Attorney Mark Waldron made an application before City Magistrate Allan Wilson to have a charge of causing death by dangerous driving withdrawn against his client Attorney, Keisha Chase. Waldron...

Billions more to be injected in HIV fight to achieve 2030 end to AIDS

May 10, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Billions more to be injected in HIV fight to achieve 2030 end to AIDS

While an estimated sum of US$19.2 billion was made available to low and middle income countries in 2014 to combat the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), by 2020 it is expected that that sum will...

Defendants called on to lead defence

May 10, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Defendants called on to lead defence

Robbery accused Tambico McKenzie and William Evans were yesterday, called on to lead their defence after a prima facie case was made out against them for robbery under-arms. The order came from City...

A speech drafted for President Granger

May 10, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on A speech drafted for President Granger

Dear Editor, I refer to Mr. Wendell Jeffrey’s piece titled, “Awaiting a great speech from President Granger” (Kaieteur News, May 2). Using the letter writer’s impressive contribution as...

Trouble at Mae’s Primary School

May 10, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Trouble at Mae’s Primary School

Dear Editor, Thank you for permitting me space in your media to vent an issue which I do believe needs attention. In the interest of privacy, I would also appreciate if you could keep my name...

Transformative leadership is lacking

May 10, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Transformative leadership is lacking

Dear Editor, Almost every sensible Guyanese at home and in the Diaspora have made written and verbal suggestions to the government as to how to manage the economy, create jobs, improve the lives of...

Government is moving too slow with these appointees

May 10, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Government is moving too slow with these appointees

Dear Editor, It has always been a difficult task for new governments to replace a number of political appointees who were appointed by the previous administration. This has been the undertaking of...

Christopher Ram said he was never a WPA member

May 10, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Christopher Ram said he was never a WPA member

Dear Editor, My question to Mr. Jerome Khan about Article 24 of the Government of Guyana – Ogle Airport Inc. Lease Agreement has obviously touched his evolving political nerve. The last time Mr....

David Granger emulates Donald Ramotar

May 10, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on David Granger emulates Donald Ramotar

Dear Editor, When President David Granger was caught saying that he is “satisfied that Harmon’s conduct was above board during the China trip”, my first reaction was – here we go again,...

PPP/C wants govt. to make new rice deal with Venezuela

May 09, 2016 KNews News 1

– urges major tax wavers for farmers The People’s Progressive Party / Civic (PPP/C) opposition wants the government of Guyana to make some urgent and drastic interventions in the rice...

Audit finds…NIS employees at risk of electric shocks, other dangers in leaky buildings

May 09, 2016 KNews News 2

By Abena Rockcliffe- Campbell The forensic audit into the affairs of the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) has revealed that employees at the various branch offices are in serious danger. The Auditor,...

No fence, no security lights, no generator…Golden Grove Police Station ill equipped to house high-profile inmates

May 09, 2016 KNews News 1

It houses high-profile suspects from Georgetown to the Soezdyke/Linden Highway, but the Golden Grove Police Station is far from being a secure location for the detention of inmates. The metal fence...

High incidence of unreported cases of rape, sexual assault continues to plague Guyana – US reports

May 09, 2016 KNews News 1

A high incidence of unreported cases of rape and sexual assault continues to haunt Guyana. This is according to information provided by the United States Department report on human rights for 2015....

Stacey and Shoracey Greaves win Senior category crowns

May 09, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Stacey and Shoracey Greaves win Senior category crowns

…at 25th Mother and Daughter Pageant Twenty-one beautiful mothers with their equally attractive daughters graced the stage on Saturday night at the twenty-fifth Mother and Daughter Pageant at the...

Infant mortality rate “at all-time low,” Norton says…Six infant deaths last month at GPHC

May 09, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Infant mortality rate “at all-time low,” Norton says…Six infant deaths last month at GPHC

“Usually there would be around 40 deaths per month, so this is a great relief…” Public Health Minister Dr. George Norton Infant mortality rate has reached an all-time low in the last four...

Guyana’s manufacturing sector…Too many traders, too few manufacturers

May 09, 2016 KNews News 2

By Kiana Wilburg In the 90s, Guyana’s manufacturing sector was crawling with innovators. There was an insatiable desire to manufacture almost everything that was needed for local consumption. In...

AFC becoming power drunk since it got to the throne

May 09, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on AFC becoming power drunk since it got to the throne

– WPA Executive Member Executive Member of the Working People’s Alliance (WPA), Dr. David Hinds believes that the leadership of the coalition administration requires inspection in light of...

In praise of a quiet achiever…Guyana-born teen eyes career in robotics

May 09, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on In praise of a quiet achiever…Guyana-born teen eyes career in robotics

By Harold A. Bascom I hope to revolutionize how the world sees robots and how robots work in general. In the future, no matter how far that might be, I would like to be the one to further develop on...

Man on trial for 2010 attempt to kill ex- lover

May 09, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Man on trial for 2010 attempt to kill ex- lover

A Georgetown resident who travelled to No 57 village, Corentyne in 2010 and allegedly attempted to kill his onetime lover is on trial in the Berbice High Court before Justice Brassington Reynolds...

Granger promises new projects will create new careers

May 09, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Granger promises new projects will create new careers

With the perception that jobs are scarce and criticism emanating from some quarters, President David Granger is calling for a collective change to the population’s mindset of entitlement and the...

Mauled by a jaguar three years ago…Jasmine’s relatives express gratitude to GPHC team

May 09, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Mauled by a jaguar three years ago…Jasmine’s relatives express gratitude to GPHC team

Three years after little Jasmine Joseph’s face and head were almost ripped off by a jaguar, her relatives are still expressing their gratitude to the doctors and nurses at the Georgetown Public...

Heineken ups tempo for UEFA Champions League Promotion

May 09, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Heineken ups tempo for UEFA Champions League Promotion

– Patrons swarm Seepaul’s, Boardroom bars last weekend Heineken upped the tempo for its Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) Champions League Promotion last weekend with patrons...

New moms celebrate Mother’s Day

May 09, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on New moms celebrate Mother’s Day

Six mothers had a special reason to celebrate Mother’s Day, after welcoming their healthy new born babies into the world. Kaieteur News spent yesterday afternoon in the Maternity Ward of the...

Stanton Rose is National Basketball Club Championships MVP

May 09, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Stanton Rose is National Basketball Club Championships MVP

– Colts, Raiders receive prizes Sixteen-year-old forward, Stanton Rose won the Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award Saturday night when the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) handed out...

Jebon Crawford rides away with 50 miles 50th Anniversary Independence Cycle race

May 09, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Jebon Crawford rides away with 50 miles 50th Anniversary Independence Cycle race

Jebon Crawford was in winner’s row once again when he outsprinted Andre Hicks in a fierce battle to take top honours on Sunday when the Flying Ace Cycling Club of Berbice in collaboration with the...

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…Saints, Antonio’s Hikers, GCC Outlaws among winners in Kellogg’s sponsored Senior Indoor Hockey C/ship (Kaieteur News) – The Kellogg’s National Senior Indoor Hockey Championships got...

From economic genocide to physical extinction

Nov 06, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – “To bring about hunger, desperation and overthrow of government.” Those were the chilling words of Lester Mallory, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs, in a memorandum dated 6th April, 1960, addressed to his superior in the U.S. State Department....

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...

Torture: Mohamed must clear the air

Nov 06, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The sister of Leader of the Opposition, Mr. Azruddin Mohamed, said he was tortured. The Guyana Prison Service (GPS) said he was not. Mr. Azruddin Mohamed should be out on bail. He is the best body of evidence (literally) as to whether he was or wasn’t tortured. He has...

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