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2010 faeces attack on Freddie Kissoon trial…Prosecutor fails to serve attorneys with statement from main witness

Aug 09, 2016 KNews News 1

-Attorneys contend abuse of process The failure of Police Prosecutor Kerry Bostwick to serve a statement given by Frederick Kissoon in relation to the 2010 assault on him, to the Attorneys...

Man remanded over Laing Avenue execution

Aug 09, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Man remanded over Laing Avenue execution

Samuel McIntyre was yesterday remanded to prison for the murder of former murder accused, Orin David, who was gunned down on Emancipation Day in Laing Avenue, Georgetown. McIntyre appeared before...

Consultations begin on Solid Waste Management strategy

Aug 09, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Consultations begin on Solid Waste Management strategy

The government through the Ministry of Communities began its series of consultations on the Draft National Integrated Solid Waste Management Strategy yesterday at the UmanaYana. The Consultation is...

Town Clerk keeps blocking motion for forensic audit—says councilor

Aug 09, 2016 KNews News 1

A councilor of the Mayor and City Councilors (M&CC) of Georgetown, believes that Town Clerk Royston King is deliberately blocking his motion for an audit of City Hall. This was disclosed during a...

Alleged drug trafficker gets bail

Aug 09, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Alleged drug trafficker gets bail

Bail was set at $250,000 by Magistrate Leron Daly for a driver charged with trafficking cannabis sativa (marijuana). Eusan Luke, 23, of Lot 50 Fourth Avenue, Bartica, is accused of having 220 grams...

Lack of Transparency and Accountability in Parking Meter Deal – TIGI

Aug 09, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Lack of Transparency and Accountability in Parking Meter Deal – TIGI

The Transparency Institute Guyana Inc. is of the view that the handling of the parking meter project by the Georgetown Municipality and its response to relevant queries, exhibit an absence of...

Murders down by 16 percent, as GPF records drop in serious crimes

Aug 09, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Murders down by 16 percent, as GPF records drop in serious crimes

The Guyana Police Force may be finally gaining control over serious crime, if recent released data remains the same until the end of the year. Statistics released yesterday by the Force’s Public...

Adventure centenarian is 102

Aug 09, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Adventure centenarian is 102

On Sunday, one of Essequibo’s centenarian, Clement Carrington Abrams, a/k” “Uncle Clemmie”, of Adventure, Essequibo Coast, celebrated his 102nd Birth Anniversary, quietly with several of his...

Audit finds enough evidence to terminate GPHC’s CEO– – Minister

Aug 09, 2016 KNews News 1

“We have got to be concerned about the instructions of any Minister being ignored or not acted upon,” declared Minister of Public Health, Dr. George Norton, yesterday. The Minister was at the...

Murders down by 16 percent, as GPF records drop in serious crimes

Aug 09, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Murders down by 16 percent, as GPF records drop in serious crimes

The Guyana Police Force may be finally gaining control over serious crime, if recent released data remains the same until the end of the year. Statistics released yesterday by the Force’s Public...

Industrial relations at RUSAL are in order

Aug 09, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Industrial relations at RUSAL are in order

Dear Editor, We the concerned employees of BCGI hereby refer to the anonymous letter in your newspaper dated 2016-07-27. The caption reads –“Rusal accused of not adhering to labour laws and has...

Three charged with Chinese restaurant owner’s murder

Aug 09, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Three charged with Chinese restaurant owner’s murder

Police have charged three men for the murder of restaurant owner Xiu Di Yang, who was shot dead at her No. 57 Village, Corentyne premises last February. Those charged are Cordell Small, 29, called...

In defence of Minister Broomes

Aug 09, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on In defence of Minister Broomes

Dear editor; I would like to comment on the letter in Kaieteur News in which someone is out to discredit Minister Broomes. There have been a few letters that a certain person has penned criticizing...

The mysteries surrounding the death and burial of the Founder Leader

Aug 09, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom 2

Mystery and intrigue surrounded the death and burial of Forbes Burnham. Now that he has been declared the father of social cohesion in Guyana, it is perhaps a good time for the Granger administration...

I urge an immediate investigation into this matter.

Aug 09, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on I urge an immediate investigation into this matter.

Dear Editor, It is with great outrage I pen these words primarily to speak about the abuse of power that is bestowed upon the staff seconded to the various organizations. This letter specifically...

Disagreement with the dropping of Darren Sammy

Aug 09, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Disagreement with the dropping of Darren Sammy

Dear Editor, What word can we coin to describe the West Indies selectors of recent times, I have found to my dismay a complete lack of direction in charting a forward plan to make our time...

Editor’s Note:

Aug 09, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Editor’s Note:

We published a letter in our August 6 edition in which Minister Broomes was the focus. We believe that letter was a mistake and should not have been published. These are times such letters slipped...

Minister Broomes is a woman of quality

Aug 09, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Minister Broomes is a woman of quality

Dear Editor; I write in response to a letter published in the letter section of the Kaieteur News dated 08/05/2016 and captioned, “Is Minister Broomes being vindictive?” The letter, penned under...

A Promise from President David Granger

Aug 09, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on A Promise from President David Granger

Dear Editor; Please help me propagate in my own words, an interpretation of the substance of His Excellency, President Brigadier David Granger’s message to the gathering at the State Of Black...

CORRUPTION AFFECTS ALL

Aug 09, 2016 KNews Editorial Comments Off on CORRUPTION AFFECTS ALL

In nearly every corner of the world, from the Arab World to Latin America and many places in-between, there are growing concerns from citizens about massive corruption by public officials. But many...

COMMERCIALIZATION OF SOIREE AT HOPETOWN

Aug 09, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on COMMERCIALIZATION OF SOIREE AT HOPETOWN

Dear Editor; Kindly permit me the space in your newspaper to call on the Ministry of Culture to address an anomaly that occurred at ‘Soiree’ on the West Coast of Berbice on July 31 last. The...

My name is Abiola Wong-Inniss

Aug 09, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on My name is Abiola Wong-Inniss

Dear Editor; I refer to a letter authored by Abiola Inniss, which was published in August 3rd 2016 edition of Kaieteur News captioned, “Travel ban on UG graduates is lawless and...

Call to ban Alkaline from performing here

Aug 09, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Call to ban Alkaline from performing here

Dear Editor, I saw on most of our TV stations that the dance hall singer Alkaline coming to Guyana to sing. These TV promoters are promoting this Jamaica singer as if he is some sort of a messiah...

With massive oil find, Granger seeks urgent settlement of border dispute

Aug 08, 2016 KNews News 1

Now, more than ever, Guyana has to make swift moves to protect itself against Venezuela’s persistent claims, says President David Granger. The President says Guyana has its wealth to protect and...

Kato Secondary $1B fiasco…Students in limbo as school with ‘structural defects’ remains closed

Aug 08, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Kato Secondary $1B fiasco…Students in limbo as school with ‘structural defects’ remains closed

By Jarryl Bryan The tranquil village of Kato is located in Potaro-Sipiruni, Region Eight. Nestled in between mountain ranges, rolling hills, plunging valleys and winding rivers, it is home to...

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Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News-The American humorist Will Rogers once remarked that the best investment on earth is earth... more