July 2016

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New regulations will save miners’ lives

Jul 17, 2016 KNews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on New regulations will save miners’ lives

Far too many young, productive Guyanese lives are lost in the gold and diamond mining industry. Too many mothers are grieving the deaths of their sons, too many families their breadwinners. Young men...

Life is and will always be a personal journey for everyone

Jul 17, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon 3

When I saw the large list of lawyers who borrowed money from the Treasury and refused (I will say refused because you cannot be that stupid to forget that you borrowed money from the bank, the...

Two burnt bodies, one missing husband

Jul 17, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery Comments Off on Two burnt bodies, one missing husband

By Michael Jordan At around nine o’clock on the evening of Tuesday, July 18, 2006, John Elquemedo Hernandez took his new girlfriend, Fayon Williams, to meet his parents at their Bagotstown, East...

Taking a closer look at the Guyana Livestock Development Authority

Jul 17, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Taking a closer look at the Guyana Livestock Development Authority

(Continued from last week) The responsibility for market forecasting and planning of the production of livestock products with a view to satisfying domestic consumption and exploring international...

After ‘Mister Death’ calls!

Jul 17, 2016 KNews Countryman, Features / Columnists Comments Off on After ‘Mister Death’ calls!

By Dennis Nichols There are some topics that one feels uneasy writing about, but need to. This is one. Death is an old foe with many faces. It’s the rhetorical question that answers itself with...

The Baccoo Speaks

Jul 17, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo Speaks

There has been the rash of fires, now we must prepare for the spate of road accidents. This always happens when schools are out. Drivers of public transportation tend to be that more aggressive to...

The Story within the Story… Our education system must be tailored for our labour demands

Jul 17, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on The Story within the Story… Our education system must be tailored for our labour demands

By Leonard Gildarie Over the past few days, Guyana lost one of its most prominent faces in the engineering field. Walter Willis was a colourful character, whose knowledge and humour combined to make...

ImmigrationINFO Immigration News For Our Community

Jul 17, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on ImmigrationINFO Immigration News For Our Community

Changing my temporary status while in the U.S. By Attorney Gail S. Seeram If you want to change the purpose of your visit while in the United States, you (or in some cases your employer) must file a...

2016 NGSA results are out, but was the process really controversial?

Jul 17, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on 2016 NGSA results are out, but was the process really controversial?

By Sharmain Grainger The results of the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) are out. Some education stakeholders are satisfied, some are indifferent, and others have not wasted time to share their...

Sacking of senior GRA officials… GPSU blasts Lucas for creating hostile workplace – wants President’s attention

Jul 16, 2016 KNews News 2

Chairman of the Governing Board of Directors for the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), Rawle Lucas, is facing increasing pressure over a number of high-profile sackings and other decisions at that...

$25,000 M&CC container tax…City has no legal right, several cases withdrawn

Jul 16, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on $25,000 M&CC container tax…City has no legal right, several cases withdrawn

The recently imposed $25,000 container tax by the Georgetown Mayor and City Council, (M&CC) was at the centre of a legal battle. In the end the matter was withdrawn from the court, yesterday....

Gold exports increase by 60%, rake in US$62.8M in one month -Finance Minister

Jul 16, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Gold exports increase by 60%, rake in US$62.8M in one month -Finance Minister

…Sugar exports show decline in Feb. …imports increase for same period Given the performance of various sectors along with other factors, projected economic growth for Guyana’s economy remains...

Commissioner sworn in to probe Drop-in Centre tragedy

Jul 16, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Commissioner sworn in to probe Drop-in Centre tragedy

Retired Guyana Defence Force (GDF) woman Colonel Windee Algernon was yesterday sworn in as the sole Commissioner tasked with probing the deaths of two young brothers at the Children’s Drop-in...

Cops hunt stepdad for alleged rape of girls aged ten, seven, four

Jul 16, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Cops hunt stepdad for alleged rape of girls aged ten, seven, four

– victims found on seawalls Police are searching for an East Bank Berbice man in connection with the alleged rape of three girls aged 10, seven and four. Commander of ‘B’ Division, Ian...

On 71st birthday…. Pres. Granger envisions national transformation

Jul 16, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on On 71st birthday…. Pres. Granger envisions national transformation

President David Granger, yesterday, reaffirmed his commitment to ensuring that a ‘good life’ is provided for all Guyanese, as he ushered in his 71st birth anniversary. The President, who began...

Guyana Watch continues Medical Outreach

Jul 16, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana Watch continues Medical Outreach

The Guyana Watch Medical Team is once again conducting its Medical and Dental Outreach Programme. The outreach will commence today and will culminate on July 24, 2016. The 28-member American team...

Jagdeo responds to Harmon on contracts

Jul 16, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Jagdeo responds to Harmon on contracts

I find it extremely strange that Minister Harmon would not respond to the totality of my statement. I had asked for the APNU+AFC Government to release the evaluation reports and contracts for several...

Mechanic charged over triangular love affair brawl

Jul 16, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Mechanic charged over triangular love affair brawl

A 28-year-old mechanic who dealt a sound thrashing on his lover’s reputed husband, after the man came home and caught him in bed with the woman was yesterday remanded to prison on an attempted...

Guyanese teen is first road death in Antigua for the year

Jul 16, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese teen is first road death in Antigua for the year

Antigua (Antigua Observer) – It was a horrifying scene on Jonas Road on Friday as family, friends and curious onlookers converged on the spot where 19-year-old Keshawn Freso died in a gruesome...

GWI gears to open Lethem office – Continues capacity building activities staff to undergo local, overseas training

Jul 16, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on GWI gears to open Lethem office – Continues capacity building activities staff to undergo local, overseas training

As part of ongoing efforts to expand its services to citizens in outlying Regions, Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI), the nation’s supplier of water and sanitation services will officially commission...

THE EXTRAVAGANCE OF GOVERNMENT

Jul 16, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom 1

The people of Guyana voted into office, by a narrow margin a new government. However despite the narrowness of the victory of the APNU+AFC coalition, the outcome of the elections represented a desire...

Man charged with damaging state property

Jul 16, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Man charged with damaging state property

The police didn’t shy away from charging one of their fellow ranks after he was found culpable of damaging a vehicle belonging to the Ministry of the Presidency recently. H was also accused of...

Scam artist found not guilty of shooting at cops

Jul 16, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Scam artist found not guilty of shooting at cops

Gopaul Tiwari, who is a known scam artist, was yesterday freed of two charges of discharging a loaded firearm at two policemen by City Magistrate Judy Latchman, in Court Three of the Georgetown...

UNAIDS Report highlights bold HIV funding commitments

Jul 16, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on UNAIDS Report highlights bold HIV funding commitments

Maintaining the gains made in tackling HIV could be challenged by dwindling donor funding. In fact donor funding has declined to its lowest levels since 2010. This is according to recently released...

Gibraltar, Fyrish affected by severe flooding

Jul 16, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Gibraltar, Fyrish affected by severe flooding

Flooding continues, this time in the East Berbice Corentyne villages of Gibraltar and Fyrish. Yesterday a councillor in the Neighbourhood Democratic Council for the two communities registered his...

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Regional titles decided as ExxonMobil U18 Championships continue...

Oct 30, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The ExxonMobil Under-18 Football Championships will continue on October 30 and 31, with fixtures scheduled across six districts as teams battle for regional honours and places in...

The King comes to a colony that never quite became free

Oct 30, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The King’s official visit to Guyana is an occasion for ceremony, the polishing of old silver and the remembering of a history that we might otherwise prefer to leave undisturbed. There will be speeches about friendship, partnership and the enduring bonds between our two...

Are We All Ukrainians?

Oct 25, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – On 19 October, accepting the award of Ukraine’s Order of Merit, I said that my commitment to Ukraine rests on a principle essential to small nations everywhere: sovereignty is the freedom to govern ourselves, preserve our identity and decide our future....

Jagdeo’s PPP: PNC sensation, WIN, raw realities Pt I

Oct 30, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – PPP General Secretary, Cde Bharrat Jagdeo, showed again that he is one step ahead of the crowd. A PPP-PNC Xmas card. A neat package of joy. Has the potential to give hope, generate inspiration. Maybe even heal some long-festering national wounds. On the surface, what...

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