September 2016

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Shutdown at Skeldon – co-gen caused early morning outage in Berbice, Demerara

Sep 24, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Shutdown at Skeldon – co-gen caused early morning outage in Berbice, Demerara

At approximately 04:00hrs yesterday morning, the No. 1 & 2 Turbines at the Skeldon Co-generation plant, Corentyne, East Berbice, shut down during an attempt to start the shredder at the Skeldon...

WITH 16 MONTHS GONE WHAT IS NEXT?

Sep 24, 2016 KNews News 1

THE VOICE OF THE LIBERAL DEMOCRATS By: Sase Singh Introduction There is sufficient national sentiment today for there to be some serious introspection over these last 16 months. So while the ruling...

Local witness protection programme soon to be legislated- Minister Ramjattan

Sep 24, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Local witness protection programme soon to be legislated- Minister Ramjattan

The country’s witness protection programme is long overdue, and is soon to be legislated, Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan, told media operatives recently. That Bill is currently at...

Grandmother, 65, jailed for taking drugs to son in jail

Sep 24, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Grandmother, 65, jailed for taking drugs to son in jail

A 65-year-old woman will spend the next year in jail after she was caught in the act of taking drugs into the New Amsterdam Prison. The woman, Willie Drugen, called “Monica” of Liverpool Village,...

Wrong things taking place at Guyana Technical institute

Sep 24, 2016 KNews Letters 1

Dear Editor, Kindly permit me to register my concerns over what is transpiring at the Government Technical Institute (GTI), Woolford Avenue, Georgetown. Sir, I have a 17-year-old nephew who has been...

Acting Commissioner of Police responds to newspaper article

Sep 24, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Acting Commissioner of Police responds to newspaper article

Dear Editor; I respectfully respond to the letter purportedly written by a concerned citizen “Swat Team is not being treated or utilized properly’ in the Kaieteur News of September 22, 2016 on...

The Bid Protest Committee must be independent

Sep 24, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The Bid Protest Committee must be independent

The Public Procurement Act makes provision for the establishment of an independent Bid Protest Committee. The Procurement Act is clear on how the Committee should be established. No member of Cabinet...

My unpleasant experience as an arriving tourist in Guyana

Sep 24, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on My unpleasant experience as an arriving tourist in Guyana

Dear Editor; I am a very typical middle aged man from North-Europe, who travels a lot, both for business and for vacation and adventure. I had in fact visited over 63 countries until last September...

Lecture on Burnham’s role in social cohesion

Sep 24, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Lecture on Burnham’s role in social cohesion

Dear Editor; September 12, 2016 marked the second death anniversary of Elvin McDavid, the Founding Patron of the Forbes Burnham Foundation (FBF). In keeping with a decision of the Foundation to...

The WPA as a party has to officially respond

Sep 24, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The WPA as a party has to officially respond

This columnist has been reliably informed by two persons who sit in the WPA leadership that the WPA’s representative in the Cabinet, Dr. Rupert Roopnaraine has informed the WPA executive that he...

UG needs to emphasize History and Anthropology

Sep 24, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on UG needs to emphasize History and Anthropology

Dear Editor, I am an 18 year old aspiring Anthropologist with a focus on Culture and Linguistics. However, I am currently a second year Communication major at the University of Guyana. U.G. is the...

THE WAY FORWARD FOR THE BORDER DISPUTE

Sep 24, 2016 KNews Editorial Comments Off on THE WAY FORWARD FOR THE BORDER DISPUTE

The United Nations (UN), which is 71 years old, is back in session. Mr.Barack Obama has addressed the world body for the last time as President of the United States. It will also be the last time...

Complaint about the attitude of Bartica’s Mayor

Sep 24, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Complaint about the attitude of Bartica’s Mayor

Dear Editor; The subject of this letter, which is the unpleasant approach/behaviour of the Mayor of the Bartica Municipality, during the recent disastrous, unforeseen weather events on 7th August...

How safe is your bank account in Guyana?

Sep 24, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on How safe is your bank account in Guyana?

Dear Editor, Please allow me the space to make public something that is of extreme importance to me, and to others. I operate two (2) accounts in a city bank in downtown, Georgetown. This particular...

These streets in New Amsterdam need lights

Sep 24, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on These streets in New Amsterdam need lights

Dear Editor; Please publish this letter as a reminder to the central government that the residents of New Amsterdam urgently need electric lamps on the road between Philadelphia Street, Republic Road...

I have heard consistent criticism against the Govt.

Sep 24, 2016 KNews Letters 1

Dear Editor; Editor’s note; this is the conclusion of this letter published in our edition yesterday. Forbes Burnham understood the need for the common worker to have an opportunity to taste of the...

City Council approves security for former Mayor

Sep 24, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on City Council approves security for former Mayor

Former Mayor Hamilton Green, will continue to enjoy the protection of the City Constabulary at his Durban Backlands residence. This information was shared with Kaieteur News during an interview with...

There are incompetent doctors in this country

Sep 24, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on There are incompetent doctors in this country

Dear Editor; I write this letter out of utter frustration and on behalf of the many fellow Guyanese who may have been in a similar situation and are without any recourse to stop this practice. The...

What happens with Stabroek traffic when Budget Day begins?

Sep 24, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on What happens with Stabroek traffic when Budget Day begins?

Dear Editor, There persist some rather irritating and annoying situations which I’m sure have been observed by the general public as well. I’m speaking about the many potholes which have...

$14.8M deal…GECOM paid $6,000 for a $600 pair of pliers

Sep 23, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on $14.8M deal…GECOM paid $6,000 for a $600 pair of pliers

As state auditors continue their probe into a number of highly questionable spendings last year by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), one particular transaction is continuing to raise...

GFC failed the forest sector –Bulkan

Sep 23, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on GFC failed the forest sector –Bulkan

– Commission’s failure to apply due diligence audits on the eligibility of applicants for large-scale concessions is “regrettable” By Kiana Wilburg The Central Bank of Guyana, which...

PI into KNews grenade attack…Getaway car photos tendered in court

Sep 23, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on PI into KNews grenade attack…Getaway car photos tendered in court

Photographs of the motorcar from which a grenade was allegedly thrown at a Lexus SUV belonging to Glenn Lall, owner of Kaieteur News, was yesterday tendered and marked. This was done when the...

Miners demand concessions similar to large operators

Sep 23, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Miners demand concessions similar to large operators

The Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners’ Association will be intensifying efforts to decrease the number of existing stumbling blocks to ensure that small and medium miners get a bigger bite into...

Woman jailed for robbery after sex act

Sep 23, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News 1

A mother of five was sentenced to prison for 18 months for allegedly stealing $280,000 in cash from one Kurt Steel, when she appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan in the Georgetown...

All is above board with Japanese cement deal – Minister Gaskin

Sep 23, 2016 KNews News 1

It appears that all is above board with a cement importation deal into the country via a Japanese grant aid. On Wednesday, representatives from Trinidad-owned TCL Guyana Inc. and KSM Investments Inc....

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Guyana Cup rematch on the cards in President’s Cup feature

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(Kaieteur News) – The field will be a packed one on Sunday November 29, at Rising Sun Turf Club when the President’s Cup horse race meet shoots off. More than 100 horses have thrown their names...

Who says the government does not listen?

Nov 07, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Who says the government does not listen? That is an unfair accusation. The government does listen. In fact, it listens very attentively. The only problem is that it appears to have a rather selective hearing. It can hear a whisper from certain quarters of the private sector...

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...

Sinking ship, bailing out-US midterms – Pt. II

Nov 07, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – U.S. Vice President, J.D. Vance is among the first bailing from a sinking ship. The Iran War led to the ashes of defeat in the midterms. President Trump suddenly sheds his crazy man persona. Now talks of working with Democrats. From America I wing to Guyana, and Vice...

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