September 2016

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There is the urgent need for an Industrial Court

Sep 20, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on There is the urgent need for an Industrial Court

Dear Editor, Due to the number of unsolved and unsettled cases, lack of enforcement of existing labour laws, failure of Guyana signing on to more international labour laws and International Labour...

Police Respond to newspaper article

Sep 20, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Police Respond to newspaper article

Dear Editor, The Acting Police Commissioner is responding to an article in Stabroek News of Sunday, September 18 on page two, under the caption “Region One Education Officials investigate strip...

What is the authority of these regional REPS?

Sep 20, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on What is the authority of these regional REPS?

Dear Editor, I will once again like to share my frustration as to what I deem the over-riding of the Regional System for political gains and major inference into matters that ought to be dealt with...

Allegations of financial wrong-doing in Region 6

Sep 20, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Allegations of financial wrong-doing in Region 6

Dear Editor, I have been reading with deep interest the many allegations of financial wrong-doing in Region 6 and the hijacking of the 2017 Estimates allegedly by two RDC officials. What is exposed...

Dr. Ramayya replies to the Prime Minister

Sep 20, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Dr. Ramayya replies to the Prime Minister

Dear Editor, For Mr Moses Nagamooto, as someone who has the responsibility for all ministries, to say I was incompetent as the REO, is a dishonest statement, and should have known better than to give...

Mr. Kirton writes on how he feels and what he is doing

Sep 20, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Mr. Kirton writes on how he feels and what he is doing

Dear Editor, Foreign Affairs magazine, published by the Council on Foreign Relations and the LEE KWAN YEW School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore has announced their 2016 Student...

Has the foundation of the GOA been rattled?

Sep 20, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Has the foundation of the GOA been rattled?

Dear Editor, President of the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) K. Juman Yassin in his most recent response to articles written by me attempting to examine his protracted possession of the reins of...

GECOM had sufficient radios in stock for 2015 elections

Sep 19, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on GECOM had sufficient radios in stock for 2015 elections

– still spent $100M to buy more As top officials continue to remain silent in the face of accusations of corruption, insiders want state auditors to start looking for evidence that the...

Govt. shuts door on new BaiShanLin investors

Sep 19, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. shuts door on new BaiShanLin investors

– Trotman The Government of Guyana is no longer looking out for those investors who had acquired 55 percent of the controversial logging company—BaiShanLin International Forest Development...

Fourth Berbice triple murder suspect captured

Sep 19, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Fourth Berbice triple murder suspect captured

– tracked to farm Major Crimes Unit team After almost two months of undercover work, investigators from the Guyana Police Force (GPF)’s Major Crimes Unit yesterday tracked down the fourth...

Soyini Fraser is Miss Universe Guyana 2016

Sep 19, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Soyini Fraser is Miss Universe Guyana 2016

It was the ultimate battle of beauty, intellect and confidence. But in the end, it was 26-year-old Soyini Fraser who emerged as the winner of the Miss Guyana Universe Pageant 2016 on Saturday last at...

Concessions to all companies in forestry sector should be made public

Sep 19, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Concessions to all companies in forestry sector should be made public

– US specialist By: Kiana Wilburg Billions worth in concessions have been granted to Chinese logging company, BaiShanLin Forest Development Inc. But what does Guyana have to show for it...

Robber suspected to be Guyanese among three killed by Suriname cops

Sep 19, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Robber suspected to be Guyanese among three killed by Suriname cops

By Ivan Cairo After a failed robbery attempt Saturday night in the north of the Surinamese capital of Paramaribo, police here say they have shot and killed three of the suspected robbers. A fourth...

Change the laws…Punish passengers who encourage overloading, drunk and reckless driving

Sep 19, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Change the laws…Punish passengers who encourage overloading, drunk and reckless driving

– Says road safety advocate A day after attending the funeral of a little girl who was killed by an alleged speeding and drunk driver, road safety advocate Doris Anita Shelto is again appealing...

Guyana fortunate gold keeping economy on continued growth path

Sep 19, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana fortunate gold keeping economy on continued growth path

– Finance Minister In a time when most of the nation’s revenue earners are plunged into a time of trouble, Finance Minister , Winston Jordan said that the nation should be lucky that at least...

Nine children killed in nine months

Sep 19, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Nine children killed in nine months

Losing a child is one of the hardest things for any parent. Having to see their little prince or princess lying on the road with their limbs crushed is something no mother or father can overcome....

Mom wants cops to re-open probe into son’s death in hotel pool

Sep 19, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Mom wants cops to re-open probe into son’s death in hotel pool

With police solving an impressive number of cold cases, the mother of Sadeek Juman is hoping that detectives take a second look at the mysterious death of her son in a hotel pool close to four years...

Gov’t says bidders can raise concerns with Bid Protest Committee

Sep 19, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Gov’t says bidders can raise concerns with Bid Protest Committee

The Government of Guyana has reaffirmed that any bidder who has concerns about the process of bidding to provide goods or services to the government, can file a complaint with the Bid Protest...

Still no breakthrough in taxi driver’s murder probe

Sep 19, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Still no breakthrough in taxi driver’s murder probe

Even after a week of investigations, detectives have gotten no major breakthrough in their hunt for two gunmen who shot and killed Oswald Rambarran, a 007 taxi driver, last week Sunday, at King...

11 months after death of mom, newborn…Health Minister still to release findings to relatives

Sep 19, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on 11 months after death of mom, newborn…Health Minister still to release findings to relatives

Almost a year after the deaths of 33-year-old Liloutie Ramlall and her baby, Minister of Public Health, Dr. George Norton is still to fulfill a promise he made to Ramlall’s family. Ramlall died...

Public Health Ministry continues to champion exclusive breastfeeding

Sep 19, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Public Health Ministry continues to champion exclusive breastfeeding

Women have been urged to endorse exclusive breastfeeding which is the best option for the majority of infants. “Today, I urge you all to continue to promote exclusive breast feeding in whatever way...

Rosberg back on top after Singapore thriller

Sep 19, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Rosberg back on top after Singapore thriller

SINGAPORE (Reuters) Germany’s Nico Rosberg celebrated his 200th Formula One race by retaking the championship lead from Mercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton after a pole to flag win in Singapore on...

President Granger, please pay Mark John!

Sep 19, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on President Granger, please pay Mark John!

I walked over from the Magistrate Court to the eastern side of King Street where between, Charlotte and Croal Streets there is a string of stationery stores. I wanted to photocopy a letter I had...

Minister Lawrence urges parents…Be good role models to your children

Sep 19, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Minister Lawrence urges parents…Be good role models to your children

Social Protection Minister, Volda Lawrence is urging parents to be good role models and not shirk their duty to their children as they are the ones who influence their child/children in every aspect...

GCB Jaguars 3-day Franchise League… Four innings in two sessions at Tuschen

Sep 19, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCB Jaguars 3-day Franchise League… Four innings in two sessions at Tuschen

By Sean Devers In a rare occurrence, four innings were contested, including three declarations, in just two sessions at the Tuschen ground yesterday on the final day of the GCB three-day Franchise...

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

Nov 07, 2026

(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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