June 2016

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Belmont farmer found with ganja in kitchen

Jun 07, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Belmont farmer found with ganja in kitchen

Mahaica police yesterday nabbed a known drug dealer, Damchan Keeran, with a marijuana stash at his home. According to police officials, shortly after noon, yesterday, a team of officers from the...

Rape trial aborted

Jun 07, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Rape trial aborted

The trial for rape against a Corentyne man has been aborted after reports of some irregularities. The trial of Mohamed Haifizullah Khan before Justice Brassington Reynolds and a mixed jury in the...

Duo accused of robbing Elite Mobile Cell phone store walks free

Jun 07, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Duo accused of robbing Elite Mobile Cell phone store walks free

Weeks after he made death threats to a city Magistrate while brandishing a makeshift weapon and expressing frustration over an adjournment, Adam McDonald was finally given a reason to celebrate...

What the people want since independence

Jun 07, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on What the people want since independence

Dear Editor, The current injection in the public debate as to the appropriateness of our national motto brings into question whether some understand what a national motto is all about. It is...

This bullyism of the City Council must be confronted

Jun 07, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on This bullyism of the City Council must be confronted

Dear Editor, As a business owner I would like to express my dismay at the arbitrary imposition of a new fee/fine by the Georgetown City Council. Without publishing it in the official gazette, the...

Begging for attention and service from GTT

Jun 07, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Begging for attention and service from GTT

Dear Editor, I seek your help to make public GTT disrespectful manner to its customers in Shirley Field-Ridley Square, Georgetown. We are without service since April 19, 2016 and have not received...

Pastor Jeffery’s account calls attention to troubling beliefs

Jun 07, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Pastor Jeffery’s account calls attention to troubling beliefs

Dear Editor, Pastor Wendell Jeffery’s recall (letter in SN 1/6/2016) of his encounter, sometime in 2012, with PNCites was not surprising but still disturbing. According to Pastor Jeffrey, “…the...

Disappointed with the Coalition’s record so far

Jun 07, 2016 KNews Letters 1

Dear Editor, Now that the party is over (the 50th Independence Anniversary) the true COLOUR of the present Administration will be revealed for the Guyanese people to see. I open with this statement...

Facts about the GGDMA that need to be told

Jun 07, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Facts about the GGDMA that need to be told

Dear Editor, Please permit me a place in your column to express my concerns in regards to the Thursday 2nd June 2016 edition of Miners’ World hosted by Mr. Tony Shields on Channel 11 NCN. Mr....

Security technology is too expensive

Jun 07, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Security technology is too expensive

Dear Editor, Our crime situation continues to haunt us and many people are investing heavily to protect their properties and lives and technology to identify criminals using alarms and security...

Onika Charles must get NIS benefits

Jun 07, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Onika Charles must get NIS benefits

Dear Editor, The case of Onika Luke, the 16 year old waitress who was shot while in the course of her duty at Lucky Star Chinese Restaurant at Better Hope, East Coast Demerara is an industrial...

Does the City council know what it is doing?

Jun 07, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Does the City council know what it is doing?

Dear Editor, The Merriman’s Mall which was a nice open space in Georgetown, has now become a cluttered, chaotic and jumbled place with just about everything going on there. At first when the...

The Mayor has a comprehension problem

Jun 07, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Mayor has a comprehension problem

Dear Editor, The new Mayor of Georgetown is very confused, ill advised or ill informed. One day during an interview with a local newspaper she denies that City Hall is cash strapped. Ms. Chase Green...

GECOM points to PPP’s misinformation, libel and slander

Jun 07, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on GECOM points to PPP’s misinformation, libel and slander

Dear Editor, As the organisation that is responsible for conducting national elections in Guyana, The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) undertakes these procedures transparently, and in accordance...

Grenade attack at KN…“A miracle that device didn’t explode”

Jun 06, 2016 KNews News 5

– experts Explosive experts are saying that it was nothing short of “a miracle” that the fragmentation grenade that was thrown last Saturday night in close proximity to Kaieteur News failed...

Grenade thrown at KN publisher’s vehicle represents grave act of terror

Jun 06, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Grenade thrown at KN publisher’s vehicle represents grave act of terror

…it was designed to intimidate, harm and create fear – Govt The coalition administration has categorically condemned the wicked and dastardly attempt by certain “intellectual...

One year after new Govt.… Kaieteur News still to get back security firearms seized by Jagdeo

Jun 06, 2016 KNews News 4

Six years ago, former President Bharrat Jagdeo ordered the revocation of three firearm licences allocated to the security detail attached to Kaieteur News. When questioned about the revocation, the...

Forensic audits…Delay in laying charges will send mixed signals

Jun 06, 2016 KNews News 1

– TIGI President Since being announced last year, forensic audits have been carried out into 50 state agencies and projects. Out of those 50, some 30 have been released to the public with the...

‘Pirates’ killed 14 in two years

Jun 06, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Pirates’ killed 14 in two years

The scourge of modern-day piracy has claimed the lives of at least 14 fishermen in the past two years and five months, and some of the victims have never been found. This is according to statistics...

Sleeping with the enemy? 10 women killed by partners in five months

Jun 06, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Sleeping with the enemy? 10 women killed by partners in five months

“Recognize the obsession of a partner and get out” – Human Rights Group urges By Romila Boodram Ten in five months. That’s the number of women who were killed by their husband,...

Jagdeo offers no justification for PPP’s hiring of favored individuals

Jun 06, 2016 KNews News 2

Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo was at a loss for words when asked to justify the hiring of friends and family of top members of the People’s Progressive Party/ Civic (PPP/C) while the party was...

The ugly beast of terror has raised its head again – Dr. David Hinds

Jun 06, 2016 KNews News 1

…says police must move swiftly to apprehend perpetrator The ugly beast of terrorism has raised its head once again, said Executive Member of the Working People’s Alliance, Dr. David Hinds. The...

Nandlall lambastes AG over unresolved Hugh Wooding Law school arrangement

Jun 06, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Nandlall lambastes AG over unresolved Hugh Wooding Law school arrangement

Amidst reports of uncertainty regarding the acceptance of Guyanese students into the Hugh Wooding Law School, (HWLS) in Trinidad, People’s Progressive Party, Civic, (PPP/C) Parliamentarian,...

US based group donates bed-sheets to GPHC and Suddie Public Hospitals

Jun 06, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on US based group donates bed-sheets to GPHC and Suddie Public Hospitals

Pastor Lorna Amsterdam, who heads the US-based Heatburn Community Mission, donated 100 sheets and bedspreads to the management of the Suddie Public Hospital recently. The items were handed...

Daughter of the soil aims to promote Guyana’s talent on US tour

Jun 06, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Daughter of the soil aims to promote Guyana’s talent on US tour

Born in Guyana, but based in Barbados, 27 year old Toneika Thompson has returned to her place of birth with a determination to promote her country. She will be aiming to do just that while embarking...

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Brutal Hetmyer hundred fails to fire Guyana into final

Sep 19, 2026

2026 Republic Bank CPL… GAW vs. JKM – Kingsmen tick all boxes in historic chase, will play Falcons in final (Kaieteur News) – Guyana Amazon Warriors blew both opportunities to secure a...

The sweetest bend-over

Sep 19, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Why is it that Guyana is accepting people deported from the United States who have committed no crime, have no connection to Guyana and, in some cases, may never have set foot in this country before. The government says they are non-criminal, vetted and skilled, and that they...

The World Has Broken the 1.5°C Promise. Small States Should Not Have...

Sep 06, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – The world has broken the 1.5°C promise it made to its most vulnerable countries. The breach has not yet been recorded on a sustained basis, but the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) says it is widely assessed as unavoidable and likely within the...

Siemens Energy – PPP Govt. has done well

Sep 19, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Finally, a breath of air. Finally, a whiff of hope. The Germans are coming. To Wales. To operate and manage the 300-magawatt power plant. To give energy-starved Guyanese a boost. I have every confidence in the Germans. Recommend the same is cultivated by Guyanese,...

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