October 2016

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Govt. must investigate this $18M over-priced bridge

Oct 07, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Govt. must investigate this $18M over-priced bridge

Dear Editor, Kindly publish this letter which is of grave and immediate concern for the residents of Maida /Tarlogie Neighborhood Democratic Council (NDC). We are appalled and baffled at the...

Quoting the Bible in a discussion on governance

Oct 07, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Quoting the Bible in a discussion on governance

Dear Editor, Guyana’s experience has shown that professionals working for corrupt governments inevitably get themselves sullied, and go on to become national pariahs. However, resignations by...

Does Granger know Insanally and Joe Singh are friends?

Oct 07, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Does Granger know Insanally and Joe Singh are friends?

Dear Editor, While perusing the daily newspapers yesterday, Thursday 6th October, 2016, I read with utter amusement that H.E. President David Granger has appointed (Retired) Major General Joseph...

An appeal to save the life of Thelma Rebeiro

Oct 07, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on An appeal to save the life of Thelma Rebeiro

Dear Editor, This is a leter sent to the Brazilian Ambassador to Guyana. We kindly ask that you reproduce it in your newspaper. The Amerindian Action Movement of Guyana (TAAMOG) is kindly seeking...

It is time for President Granger to wake up and lead

Oct 07, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on It is time for President Granger to wake up and lead

Dear Editor, In his maiden New Year’s message to the nation as Executive President in 1993, the late President Cheddi Jagan charged the nation to be “lean, clean and mean” in all their actions....

The plan to build condos at Providence is a bad idea

Oct 07, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on The plan to build condos at Providence is a bad idea

Dear Editor, This article is in reference to an article published in the Kaieteur News on 30th September, 2016, “Providence lands will now be used for duplexes, condos”. I must say it’s a good...

The Rene Dumont Report on agriculture should be accepted in its entirety

Oct 07, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Rene Dumont Report on agriculture should be accepted in its entirety

Dear Editor, It is now generally accepted that there cannot be true national economic and social development without proper attention with regard to the improvement of the rural areas, where vast...

CJIA’s US$150 extension… Govt summons CHEC to meeting over delays

Oct 06, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on CJIA’s US$150 extension… Govt summons CHEC to meeting over delays

-contractor under pressure to simultaneously work on runway, terminal buildings Amidst delays, Government has announced plans to meet with the Chinese contractor of the US$150M Cheddi Jagan...

A $14.5M incestuous relationship…GECOM accepted batteries quotes from three businesses linked to Brasse brothers

Oct 06, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on A $14.5M incestuous relationship…GECOM accepted batteries quotes from three businesses linked to Brasse brothers

-entity deliberately hid $29M order from Cabinet by contract splitting Two contracts to supply Duracell batteries for the May 11, 2015 national elections reveal more shocking evidence of procurement...

Cops rule out robbery as probe continues into taxi driver’s death

Oct 06, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Cops rule out robbery as probe continues into taxi driver’s death

Investigators have ruled out robbery as they continue to probe the death of 24-year-old Roland Judy, the taxi driver whose body was found in an isolated area at the back of Tuschen Housing Scheme,...

World Teachers’ Day…President launches One Laptop Per Teacher initiative

Oct 06, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on World Teachers’ Day…President launches One Laptop Per Teacher initiative

Information Technology is not a luxury, neither is it an option. Rather, it is a necessity. This notion was yesterday emphasised by President David Granger when he launched the much anticipated...

Alleged corruption…Former army chief to conduct Broadcasting Authority inquiry

Oct 06, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Alleged corruption…Former army chief to conduct Broadcasting Authority inquiry

The Terms of Reference (TOR) for the investigations into the allegations of corruption and misconduct levelled by Kenwin Charles against members of the Guyana National Broadcasting Association (GNBA)...

Islamic Cooperation offers to finance bridge between Guyana, Suriname

Oct 06, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Islamic Cooperation offers to finance bridge between Guyana, Suriname

PARAMARIBO, Suriname (Caribbean News Now) – Following the visit of the secretary-general of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Iyad Ameen Madani, and his delegation to both Suriname...

Poor performance in Maths gains Cabinet’s attention

Oct 06, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Poor performance in Maths gains Cabinet’s attention

Poor performance in Mathematics is being considered a matter of national urgency by Government. This was the declaration made when Cabinet met on Tuesday. It was underscored that the daunting...

Venezuela knock Guyana before

Oct 06, 2016 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Venezuela knock Guyana before

Today is a sad day because it bring back memories. People still crying. Nuff people seeing how people who behave like when a child stub ee toe suddenly behave like if a tiger attack dem when dem come...

Bel Air Rubis and Trophy Stall combine to inject funds into Under-13 cricket

Oct 06, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Bel Air Rubis and Trophy Stall combine to inject funds into Under-13 cricket

At a simple but significant launching ceremony held last Friday evening at the Demerara Cricket Club Ground, Queenstown, Georgetown, Lalta Gainda of Bel Air Rubis and Ramesh Sunich of Trophy Stall,...

Windies in crisis after Babar hundred ensures second whitewash

Oct 06, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Windies in crisis after Babar hundred ensures second whitewash

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – West Indies were in full blown crisis yesterday after Babar Azam slammed a record third successive One-Day International hundred to condemn them to 136-run...

THE VOICE OF THE LIBERAL DEMOCRATS WAS THERE SOME GREASE ON THIS STONE SCAM PROCUREMENT?

Oct 06, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on THE VOICE OF THE LIBERAL DEMOCRATS WAS THERE SOME GREASE ON THIS STONE SCAM PROCUREMENT?

By Sase Singh Introduction Honeymoon always gives the impression that the good times are coming to an end. It is the same in politics. Political honeymoon lasts as long as instructed by the people. I...

You hear the same refrain all the time

Oct 06, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on You hear the same refrain all the time

I was at the wake for the two brothers-in-law of Imran Khan of the PM’s office. They died in a tragic road accident at Friendship, EBD. The conversation among most attendees, were on the...

GuySuCo will remain dependent on Govt bailout

Oct 06, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on GuySuCo will remain dependent on Govt bailout

Following a meeting with the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) on Thursday last, the Unions representing sugar workers said that their high expectations were shot down after learning about the...

Two held in killing of man fingered in Guyana/Bajan crime ring

Oct 06, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Two held in killing of man fingered in Guyana/Bajan crime ring

Barbados (Barbados Nation) – Police are questioning two men in connection with the death of Christopher Hawkesworth, whose body was discovered on Saturday evening, a day after he went missing....

Guyana, Suriname agri officials receive training on climate change risks

Oct 06, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana, Suriname agri officials receive training on climate change risks

Several agricultural officials and senior personnel from agriculture related institutions in Guyana and Suriname today completed a three day Risk Mapping workshop by the United Nations Development...

Cubana disaster, the Caribbean 9/11

Oct 06, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Cubana disaster, the Caribbean 9/11

By George Alleyne A Barbadian social activist, David Comissiong, has branded the Cubana air disaster of 40 years ago, the Caribbean’s 9/11 event and deemed it as important as the tragedy on...

GRA lectures Linden contractors on tax obligations

Oct 06, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on GRA lectures Linden contractors on tax obligations

Officers from the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) met with contractors and sub-contractors in Linden last Wednesday to “enlighten them” on tax obligations in the profession, including the...

Former CANU Prosecutor dies

Oct 06, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Former CANU Prosecutor dies

Seventy one-year-old Oswald Massiah, a former Prosecutor of the Custom Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) collapsed and died early yesterday at the Parika, East Bank Essequibo (EBE) stelling. It is believed...

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(Kaieteur News) – Guyana has moved closer to delivering its first two FIFA Arena mini-pitches, with installation works now underway at Haslington on the East Coast of Demerara, marking a...

Jagdeo’s olive branch may have a snake in the grass

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(Kaieteur News) – At the ‘wake’ of former Leader of the PNCR, Robert Corbin, Bharrat Jagdeo began talking about political cooperation, and the need to move beyond political divisions. But faced with this olive branch, the sensible citizen should reach for a comfortable chair, a strong cup of...

The Caribbean “Too Rich for Help”: When Will the Fiction End?

Oct 18, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – On 14 October, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva warned that higher borrowing costs, falling development assistance and other economic pressures threaten to widen the distance between advanced and developing economies. She appealed for additional...

The Robert Corbin effect

Oct 20, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – This man’s Robert Herman Orlando Corbin’s handiworks needs a longer, slower look. In dying, it seems that Mr. Corbin is more alive. Certainly, his spirit has taken on a motivating quality, a pervading strength. Who would have believed? I wouldn’t have gone so...

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