October 2016

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NTC Chairman urges Toshaos to put aside political differences

Oct 21, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on NTC Chairman urges Toshaos to put aside political differences

Chairman of the National Toshaos Council (NTC), Joel Fredericks, is urging all Toshaos to put political differences aside for the development of their communities. Fredericks, during a recent...

GWI to offer support to diarrheal-hit Kamarang

Oct 21, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on GWI to offer support to diarrheal-hit Kamarang

-not responsible for well project Guyana Water Incorporated is preparing to send a team into Kamarang, Region Seven, to assess and offer technical solutions to help appease a diarrheal outbreak. The...

Dr. Sheik Amir appointed GPHC acting CEO

Oct 21, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Dr. Sheik Amir appointed GPHC acting CEO

The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) has appointed its Director of Medical and Professional Services, Dr. Sheik Amir, to act as its Chief Executive Officer. His appointment, according to...

National dialogue examines legal framework for AIDS epidemic

Oct 21, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on National dialogue examines legal framework for AIDS epidemic

While there are some good practices in relation to the local response to the AIDS epidemic, there are yet some existing weaknesses. This state of affairs was highlighted during a recent national...

Berbice focuses on diabetes

Oct 21, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Berbice focuses on diabetes

A one-day session on diabetes at the New Amsterdam Town Hall was a collaborative effort between the Regional Health Services of Berbice, the New Amsterdam Hospital and the Guyana Diabetic...

Harpy Eagle to be flagship image of Warapoka’s Tourism Product…Package set for December launch at World Trade Fair in London

Oct 21, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Harpy Eagle to be flagship image of Warapoka’s Tourism Product…Package set for December launch at World Trade Fair in London

The renowned Harpy Eagle will be the flagship image of Warapoka Village’s imminent Tourism Package when it is launched by the Guyana Tourism Authority and Wilderness Explorer at the World Trade...

Banks employees robbed, locked in delivery truck

Oct 21, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Banks employees robbed, locked in delivery truck

Salesman Trevor Thom, of West Ruimveldt, and two porters, all employees of Banks DIH Limited, were allegedly robbed of an undisclosed sum of cash. The alleged robbery took place at about 19:00hrs...

What is really going on in Guyana?

Oct 21, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom 2

A building which cost $1.6 billion to build is now going to cost $1.4 billion to repair. The building is a solid concrete structure and people are asking what could be wrong with this building that...

Insurance broker gains respite for Gafoor’s Complex

Oct 21, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Insurance broker gains respite for Gafoor’s Complex

Insurance broker, Abdool & Abdool Inc. has said that the company never called Gafoor to cancel any insurance coverage. In yesterday’s edition of the Kaieteur News, the brokerage was listed as...

Sugar worker charged with knifing reputed wife to death

Oct 21, 2016 KNews News 1

A cane harvester who fatally stabbed his reputed wife to death on Monday, was yesterday charged with her murder. Winston Benjamin, aka “Blood”, 43, who was attached to the Skeldon Estate and a...

Head of Major Crimes Unit testifies in Babita Sarjou murder PI

Oct 21, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Head of Major Crimes Unit testifies in Babita Sarjou murder PI

Detective Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Mitchell Caesar, the Officer in Charge of the Major Crimes Investigations Unit was yesterday called as the final witness in the Voir Dire (trial...

Prosecution closes case in Andrew ‘Six Head’ causing death trial

Oct 21, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Prosecution closes case in Andrew ‘Six Head’ causing death trial

The prosecution has wrapped up its case in the trial for which pork knocker, Mannex Powers, is charged with causing the death of popular boxer, Andrew ‘Six Head’ Lewis, by dangerous driving on...

One of the WPA leaders says public supports retention of NICIL

Oct 21, 2016 KNews Letters 2

Dear Editor, Mr. Frederick Kissoon in his column captioned; “Why would the WPA want to save a govt. that doesn’t want to be saved?” which was published in the October 13, 2016 edition of the...

The independence of the Auditor-General must be safeguarded

Oct 21, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on The independence of the Auditor-General must be safeguarded

Dear Editor, It would appear as though the David Granger led Government has set its sight on another constitutional office to bear the brunt of its intimidation and bullyism. The bold, brazen and...

Guyana will eventually see a mass exodus

Oct 21, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyana will eventually see a mass exodus

Dear Editor, I just read a headline in Wednesday’s KN that made me laugh but there’s nothing funny about it. I think this country has finally succeeded in sapping the little scraps of sanity that...

Our insurance company represents the interests of Gafoor’s

Oct 21, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Our insurance company represents the interests of Gafoor’s

Dear Editor, Thank you, Mr. Harris for your attention yesterday on our discussion with respect to the article printed on page 23 of your newspaper today and captioned, “Insurance Companies cancel...

This is a great country with great people

Oct 21, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on This is a great country with great people

Dear Editor, This is a great country and we are a great people! We are a proud people, an honest people, a respectful people, a proper people a hardworking people. I have heard it said that one out...

Tony Vieira asserts that Craig was an incompetent chairman

Oct 21, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Tony Vieira asserts that Craig was an incompetent chairman

Dear Editor, I wish to alert you to an ongoing situation that has caused many of us much discomfort. I cannot and will not respond to any person, who violates the provisions of the law and I am...

Plan to increase property taxes is anti-business

Oct 21, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Plan to increase property taxes is anti-business

Dear Editor, The time has come for citizens of all walks of life of our capital city to stand up against the tyranny of the City Council and in solidarity with the poor, the weak and the vulnerable...

After 25 years… Barama pulls out of logging operations

Oct 20, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on After 25 years… Barama pulls out of logging operations

-gives up its 1.6M hectares of forest concessions -to concentrate on plywood manufacturing, sawmilling By Leonard Gildarie The country’s biggest forestry operator, Barama Company Limited (BCL), has...

GRA arrests two staff members for duty free fraud

Oct 20, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on GRA arrests two staff members for duty free fraud

Two employees of the Guyana Revenue Authority are in police custody after the authorities detected a forgery in the name of Deputy Comptroller of Customs, Hema Khan. At issue was the importation of...

“Minister’s reaction to AG’s views sets dangerous precedent” – Former Auditor General

Oct 20, 2016 KNews News 1

The recent assertion by Finance Minister, Winston Jordan that the views of Auditor General, Deodat Sharma on the Contingency Fund, do not count, is eliciting cautionary responses from various...

Two brazen bandits walked into bar, rob 10 men

Oct 20, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Two brazen bandits walked into bar, rob 10 men

Less than a month after Commander of ‘D’ Division (ag) Leslie James announced that plans were put in place to combat the increase in criminal activities in Vreed-en-Hoop, West Coast Demerara...

Only 56% of house lots allocated in last 20 years occupied

Oct 20, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Only 56% of house lots allocated in last 20 years occupied

– Islamic Dev. Bank eyes financing into sector Officials from the Ministry of Communities and the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CHPA) on Friday met with a visiting team from the...

Barama smell de rat and running

Oct 20, 2016 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Barama smell de rat and running

Barama come to Guyana like a train just as de Pee Pee Pee was preparing to run de country. Some Koreans was looking fuh timber because dem did start a building campaign. Dem was building nuff house...

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(Cricinfo) – West Indies will allow their first-timers in Bangladesh to figure out their own path in the two-match Test series starting on Wednesday. The visitors have only five players in the...

Tomorrow should be declared as a day of mourning in Guyana

Oct 27, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Guyana has seemingly decided that the inconvenience of possessing an independent mind is no longer worth the trouble. It has changed direction. The irony is that while Guyana appears increasingly willing to trade diplomatic independence for Washington’s approval, Brazil’s...

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....

Ambassador Theriot, one unhappy Excellency

Oct 27, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – American Ambassador to Guyana, Nicole D. Theriot, has to be one unhappy puppy. Sorry, Excellency; the Americanism should be understood, taken gracefully. But Excellency Theriot has to be unhappy as the day is long. A soft, feathery ambassadorial assignment, looking after...

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