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Nov 22, 2016 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on EDUCATION IS THE FUTURE
The time has come for the Ministry of Education to pursue an education agenda that requires new objectives to meet the demands of the 21st century. The education curriculum must be revised in light...Nov 22, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Hammie’s Pension Bill
The Bill that was tabled in the National Assembly yesterday is unashamedly about granting a pension to former Prime Minister of Guyana, Hamilton Green. The Bill makes no pretense about this matter,...Nov 22, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Rohee prompts Govt to override Medical Council
General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C), Clement Rohee, during a media conference at the Party’s Headquarters in Georgetown, told media operatives that it has been one...Nov 22, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on GPHC launches Emergency Nursing Specialty Programme
—believed to be first of its kind in the Caribbean An evident gap between doctors and nurses in the delivery of Emergency Care at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) was the driving...Nov 22, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Govt to implement zoning for GWI contractors
At a press conference held at the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI), Vlissengen Road and Church Street office in Georgetown, Chief Executive Officer, Dr Richard Van West Charles, stated that in order...Nov 22, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on AWARDS CEREMONY FOR ST. STANISLAUS COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP AWARDEES
The Saint Stanislaus College Alumni Association is continuing effort to upkeep and maintain the academic excellence of their Alma Mater, by offering scholarships. This year the school is observing...Nov 22, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. promises systematic changes for countrywide internet service in 2017
The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) on Friday opened a new branch of its Customer Experience Store on Brickdam which was formerly the company’s BlackBerry station. Present at the...Nov 22, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon 1
The lines that follow this one here contains the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. For three consecutive nights last week, the latest being Saturday night, I had a discussion with two...Nov 22, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Death of elderly pedestrian…Asst Superintendent of Police charged, on $300,000 bail
Almost two months after he struck down and killed an elderly woman, Assistant Superintendent of Police, Jermaine Grant, has finally been charged. This was revealed yesterday by the Police Public...Nov 22, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Men are three times more likely to commit suicide than women…‘Stop male suicide event held at Buxton’
“Men are three times at greater risk of suicide than women.” This is according to information compiled by the National Suicide Prevention Plan 2015–2020 launched by the Ministry of Public...Nov 22, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on 18-year-old is UG Tain Campus’ youngest graduate in 2016
It was a joyous day on Saturday for 18-year-old Joylyn Conway. She received her Diploma in Chemistry at the 15th Convocation of the University of Guyana’s (UG), Tain Campus, Region Six, even as she...Nov 22, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on CARICOM security ministers discuss region’s crime situation
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) yesterday held its Seventeenth Meeting of the Council for National Security and Law Enforcement to address the crime situation in the region. The meeting at the...Nov 22, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Illegal importation of animals on rise; authority threatens charges
The Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA) is threatening tough action against persons who illegally import animals. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, yesterday, it is getting ready to...Nov 22, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Crabwood Creek man pleads guilty to drunk driving
A Crabwood Creek, Corentyne, Berbice resident has pleaded guilty to drunk driving and fleeing from the scene of an accident last Friday. Yesterday, the 20-year-old Grant resident, Tilendra Totaram,...Nov 22, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Over 18 million people on effective HIV treatment
–allows for increased life expectancy rate The life-extending impact of HIV treatment is working. This has been amplified in the 2016 UNAIDS 2016 World AIDS Day Report. The Report entitled...Nov 22, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on TIP unit to reduce human trafficking in 2017
The Ministry of Social Protection’s Counter-Trafficking in Persons (C-TIP) Unit has vowed intense efforts to curb human trafficking. Acting Coordinator, C-TIP Unit, Tanisha Williams-Corbin, said...Nov 22, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Municipalities, NDCs begin holding internal elections
-for Mayors, Deputy Mayors, Chairpersons and Vice Chairpersons The annual internal elections for municipalities and Neighbourhood Democratic Councils (NDCs) are to be held before December 16,...Nov 22, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Lindley Avenue residents will finally have a proper road
The residents of Lindley Avenue, Nandy Park, East Bank Demerara have been given “slam dash” works on their road in the past. However, the Ministry of Public Infrastructure has been working to...Nov 22, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Cop serious after crashing into cows
The call for persons to keep animals off the road and for more lighting on the roadways of Guyana continues after a police Corporal was seriously injured after colliding with two cows. Police...Nov 22, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Men get 60 months jail, fined $80M for ganja in salt bags
Fawad Hamid and Mark Douglas, the two men who were busted with almost 130 pounds of marijuana after a high speed chase with police, during which gunshots were exchanged, were jailed for 60 months and...Nov 22, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Father gets community service for ganja in pants pocket
A man, who admitted to smoking marijuana, yesterday told Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan that she will never see him again in her courtroom. Compton Adams was yesterday fined $10,000 after he pleaded...Nov 22, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Taxi driver remanded for gun possession
Following the discovery of a gun tucked away in a car which was discovered by a sniffer dog name ‘Ace’ after he was able to lead ranks to the left door panel of a car, a taxi driver was yesterday...Nov 22, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Why was Multi-level Parking systems not considered?
Dear Editor, In spite of the rumpus caused throughout the capital city and country by the proposed installation and implementation of paid parking systems in Georgetown, regardless of the concerns...Nov 22, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Please fix this road in South Ruimveldt Gardens
Dear Editor, I just want to know if the Ministry of Public Infrastructure has forgotten to fix the Cul de Sac called Powis Close, South Ruimveldt Gardens. For the longest while we are hearing that...Nov 22, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on What functions does the Medical Council perform in Guyana?
Dear Editor, I refer to a published press release of the Guyana Medical Council (GMC) in response to my last Friday column in which I asserted a previous position that many of the Cuban trained...

Aug 30, 2026
By Clifton Ross Kaieteur Sports – The ultimate rivalry in cricket resumes tonight as the Guyana Amazon Warriors lock horns with arch-rivals Trinbago Knight Riders come tonight at the historic...Aug 30, 2026
(Kaieteur News) – There is a legitimate public concern about the pace at which the Commission of Inquiry into the MV Barima tragedy is getting underway. Survivors, relatives of those who died and the wider Guyanese public understandably want answers. After such a devastating national tragedy,...Aug 30, 2026
By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – For generations, Kenscoff was where people from Port-au-Prince went to breathe. Its cool hills offered relief, and its farmers supplied the capital’s markets. Gang attacks reached the commune in January 2025, but it remained an important barrier between...Aug 30, 2026
Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – Never thought I would ever reach this place. Bring back Bharrat Jagdeo. Never say never! It was inconceivable that there could be a worse leader than former president Jagdeo. I warned him seven years ago. A monster created. Would come back to...Freedom of speech is our core value at Kaieteur News. If the letter/e-mail you sent was not published, and you believe that its contents were not libellous, let us know, please contact us by phone or email.
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