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Tuesday night power shutdown in Demerara blamed on faulty connection

Jul 14, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Tuesday night power shutdown in Demerara blamed on faulty connection

A faulty connection that links the submarine cable across the Demerara River and overhead transmission lines in the city was the reason for a total shutdown in the Demerara area Tuesday night....

Guyanese on T&T Goodwill Swim Team 2016

Jul 14, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyanese on T&T Goodwill Swim Team 2016

Guyana born Delroy Tyrrell will be representing Trinidad and Tobago at the Goodwill Swimming Championship which will be held in St. Lucia from August 19-21, 2016. Delroy, who represented Trinidad in...

Corentyne man jailed for 15 years for attempting to kill estranged wife

Jul 14, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Corentyne man jailed for 15 years for attempting to kill estranged wife

A Corentyne man who used a lance and knife to seriously wound his estranged wife in an attempt to kill her back in 2013, has been sentenced to 15 years in jail. The man, Chandrasheekar Itwaru, called...

RHTYSC, MS, Beharry and partners launch Massive Say No and Yes Campaign

Jul 14, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on RHTYSC, MS, Beharry and partners launch Massive Say No and Yes Campaign

Guyana’s leading youth and sports Club, the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club, MS, its eight cricket team in collaboration with the Edward B. Beharry Co. Ltd on Thursday last launched the second...

Opposition Chief Whip accuses AG of over-reaching on money-laundering

Jul 14, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Opposition Chief Whip accuses AG of over-reaching on money-laundering

…AG making misleading statements Gail Teixiera, Chief Whip and Member of Parliament for the People’s Progressive Party Civic, has said that the Financial Intelligence Unit is without a head....

Living in exasperation with the PPP leadership

Jul 14, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon 1

It is hard in this country to live with the politicians from the PPP that administered the power of policy-making for Guyana for about 23 years. It is difficult to live in this country with them and...

Mining deaths warrant investigations, criminal prosecutions – says Major Gen (Ret’d) Joe Singh

Jul 14, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Mining deaths warrant investigations, criminal prosecutions – says Major Gen (Ret’d) Joe Singh

In the wake of a string of mining deaths which have had Commissions of Inquiry (CoI) held into them but have not been accompanied by criminal prosecutions, Major General (Ret’d) Joe Singh is...

Police Prosecutors vs. Lawyers, SC an unfair battle – Rohee

Jul 14, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Police Prosecutors vs. Lawyers, SC an unfair battle – Rohee

“More police should be sent for training to be lawyers first of all, particularly in prosecution matters. And then on their return they should be posted to strengthen the DPP Chambers, to make it a...

HIV infections among adults stalled – UNAIDS

Jul 14, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on HIV infections among adults stalled – UNAIDS

Globally, new HIV infections among adults and children have reduced by 40 per cent since the peak in 1997. However, recent analysis from UNAIDS shows that new HIV infections among adults have...

Albouystown man jailed for escaping from police

Jul 14, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Albouystown man jailed for escaping from police

City Magistrate Judy Latchman sentenced a former convict to two years’ imprisonment, after he was found guilty of escaping from lawful custody at the conclusion of a trial yesterday in a City...

Soesdyke/Linden communities get potable water for first time

Jul 14, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Soesdyke/Linden communities get potable water for first time

About 1,000 residents residing on the Soesdyke/Linden Highway will receive potable water, under a programme being executed by the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI). This is the first time that the...

City Hall sets the record straight

Jul 14, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on City Hall sets the record straight

Dear Editor, Please refer to a letter which was published in your Kaieteur News issue on Tuesday, July 12, 2016, captioned Affairs of City in the wrong hands. The writer seems to have a vested...

I am no longer enamored with the Coalition

Jul 14, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on I am no longer enamored with the Coalition

Dear Editor, When the Granger/Nagamootoo (David and Moses) administration won the elections, I was sooo,sooo elated and hopeful that a change would come about in Guyana that I began a renewed...

Why don’t they ask Dr. Rupert Roopnarine?

Jul 14, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Why don’t they ask Dr. Rupert Roopnarine?

Dear Editor; I refer to a letter from one Ali Majeed (never met him and not sure if he is real). The source of my letter is the “FINAL REPORT FROM THE CARTER CENTER 1990-1992”, which can be found...

Rum and social responsibilities

Jul 14, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Rum and social responsibilities

Dear Editor, To say that we at The Caribbean Voice are aghast that barrels of liquor flowed at CPL matches at the National Stadium would be an understatement. We do understand that the liquor...

The Coalition Govt. is faltering

Jul 14, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Coalition Govt. is faltering

Dear Editor, It is so sad that the people of Guyana are still under the illusion that this Collation is there to deal in the opposite manner, opposed to that of the PPP. The past year or so has been...

This GPL tender requires many answers

Jul 14, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on This GPL tender requires many answers

Dear Editor, I have several questions that need to be answered concerning the tender for the GPL/IDB Power Utility Upgrade Program, Lot A. This tender was closed on February 24/2016; five companies...

GONE TOO SOON!

Jul 14, 2016 KNews Editorial Comments Off on GONE TOO SOON!

The suicidal death of 16-year-old Marissa Singh, a high school student of East Canje has shocked the people of Berbice. It has left relatives and friends in grief. It is one suicidal death too many...

City businesses to now pay $25,000 container fee

Jul 13, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on City businesses to now pay $25,000 container fee

The Mayor and City Council (M&CC) on Monday took a unanimous decision to implement a $25,000 fee for the operation of storage containers within the city. The fee’s implementation was officially...

Hero CPL cricket Mohamed, Lynn power Warriors to 8-wkt win Ends Guyana leg with 5 wins from 6 matches

Jul 13, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Hero CPL cricket Mohamed, Lynn power Warriors to 8-wkt win Ends Guyana leg with 5 wins from 6 matches

By Sean Devers Despite having to work today, a capacity crowd turned up at Providence last night to see the Guyana Amazon Warriors rebound from a stumble Sunday night when they lost to TKR, to...

Revenues increase by $3B due to tightening up at ports, clampdown on illegalities – Finance Minister – says VAT continues to see decline

Jul 13, 2016 KNews News 1

Finance Minister Winston Jordan says that Central Government’s revenues totaled $53.4 billion at the end of April 2016. He explained that this represents an increase of 5.9 percent or $3 billion...