November 2016

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Pensioners to receive allowances with ease through electronic system

Nov 12, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Pensioners to receive allowances with ease through electronic system

Pensioners will now be able to access their allowances with ease through the Social Protection Ministry’s automated system. Assistant Chief Probation and Social Services Officer, Ricardo Banwarie...

Indigenous styles expected to “speak loudest” on Fashion Weekend

Nov 12, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Indigenous styles expected to “speak loudest” on Fashion Weekend

The eager trio of Abigail Buckley, Vanda and Marcella Allicock are ready to take the Indigenous Segment of the Sonia Noel’s Fashion Weekend by storm. Their more than 30 creations will be showcased...

Law student accused of stealing bank card, withdrawing cash

Nov 12, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Law student accused of stealing bank card, withdrawing cash

A 26-year-old law student yesterday appeared in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan on a charge of simple larceny. The court heard that Kevon Henry, on November...

Trump and the commonsense in electoral power

Nov 12, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Trump and the commonsense in electoral power

As I devour the news all over the world about what Donald Trump will do when he settles into the White House, a consensus is emerging that he will mellow as the years wear on and that the things we...

GWI to start monitoring canals alongside Haags Bosch

Nov 12, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on GWI to start monitoring canals alongside Haags Bosch

— Routine checks of treatment plants in the area ongoing The Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) has not been monitoring or testing the water quality in the canals alongside the Haags Bosch Landfill...

REMEMBERING FALLEN HEROES

Nov 12, 2016 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on REMEMBERING FALLEN HEROES

Tomorrow, Guyana will officially honour and pay tribute to the men and women who died during the two World Wars and other conflicts. Remembrance Day, also known as Poppy Day, is commemorated on...

CI plugging $640M to reduce deforestation, improve efficiency in gold mining

Nov 12, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on CI plugging $640M to reduce deforestation, improve efficiency in gold mining

Conservation International Guyana (CI-Guyana) and the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) have joined forces to launch a US$3.2M ($640M) project to improve the economic and...

Cops seek bank fraud accused

Nov 12, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Cops seek bank fraud accused

Police are trying to locate Vishaul Moonilal in connection with an alleged fraud in July 2016, at Scotiabank, Carmichael Street, Georgetown. A release gave his date of birth as October 10, 1983 and...

Felix Austin ‘A’ crowned GPF’s Smellie Cup Champs

Nov 12, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Felix Austin ‘A’ crowned GPF’s Smellie Cup Champs

In an afternoon filled with music and brilliant displays of improvisation, the Guyana Police Force (GPF)’s Annual Smellie Cup First Aid Competition concluded yesterday with the Felix Austin Police...

One year later…Gender Studies Institute still in “setting-up” phase

Nov 12, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on One year later…Gender Studies Institute still in “setting-up” phase

– but has ambitious plans to advance pertinent issues Although it was launched just over one year ago, the Institute of Gender Studies at the University of Guyana (UG) is still in a ‘setting...

23 Young Medex and 79 doctors yet to find employment

Nov 12, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on 23 Young Medex and 79 doctors yet to find employment

Dear Editor, I wonder if anyone including Mr Anil Nandlall, is aware that there are 23 trained Medex who were supposed to have completed their four (4) years training (2011-2015) and graduated from...

In Guyana, alcohol consumption is a serious dilemma

Nov 12, 2016 KNews Letters 1

Dear Editor, In Guyanese society, excessive alcohol consumption is a major social problem. It affects all aspects of an individual’s life, including the body, family and relationships. In the...

Clive Thomas clarifies on the missing US$5 million

Nov 12, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Clive Thomas clarifies on the missing US$5 million

Dear Editor, From SARU’s standpoint, I would wish to put the issue of the “US$5M outstanding share issue” to rest. I have now read NICIL’s press release (nil.).The NICIL Audit Report...

Ministry of Communities accuses Berbice Councillor of politicking

Nov 12, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Ministry of Communities accuses Berbice Councillor of politicking

Dear Editor, I refer to a letter written by Chairperson of the Kilcoy/Hampshire NDC, Mr. Haseef Yusuf, captioned, ‘The mantra of local government empowerment is to deceive,’ (KN, Nov 04). In his...

We cite the example of Opposition Leader David Granger, picketing OP

Nov 12, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on We cite the example of Opposition Leader David Granger, picketing OP

Dear Editor, First let me thank President David Granger for accepting the Guyana Trades Union Congress’ invitation and delivering the feature address to our 4th Triennial Conference (10th- 11th...

Are there similarities between what is taking place in the US and Guyana?

Nov 12, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Are there similarities between what is taking place in the US and Guyana?

Dear Editor, The U.S elections are now over. Donald Trump and the Republican Party, (notwithstanding the fact that Hillary Clinton secured a larger slice of the popular vote) have won an...

Guysuco’s would like to remind the nation; it is a business

Nov 12, 2016 KNews Letters 1

Dear Editor, The Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc. (GuySuCo) would like to respond to Mr. Hydar Ally’s letter that was published in the both the Kaieteur News and Stabroek News in which he opined that...

City Hall must end this costly, conspiratorial contract

Nov 12, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on City Hall must end this costly, conspiratorial contract

Dear Editor, Today I witnessed the main reason why the Georgetown City Council is always broke and bankrupt. Whilst standing outside a popular hotel after having a meeting with a foreign delegation...

$48 million to be expended by year-end to improve Maths performance

Nov 11, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on $48 million to be expended by year-end to improve Maths performance

In what is expected to be an earnest quest to improve the results of Mathematics in the public education system, Government has allocated the sum of $48 million to the Ministry of Education. The...

Election outcome will not affect Guyana-US relations – Ambassador Holloway

Nov 11, 2016 KNews News 1

By Abena Rockcliffe- Campbell United States Ambassador to Guyana, Perry Holloway, does not advise that Guyana brace itself for any major change with regard to its relationship with the world power....

Man walks into hospital with ‘ice pick’ in back

Nov 11, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Man walks into hospital with ‘ice pick’ in back

…after telling Rasta man to eat salt A 23-year-old man was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) around 15:00 hrs yesterday with an ice-pick stuck in his back. This was after...

Top Cop-Ramnarine conflict…Cabinet believes matter should have been dealt with internally – Harmon

Nov 11, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Top Cop-Ramnarine conflict…Cabinet believes matter should have been dealt with internally – Harmon

The growing conflict between the Commissioner of Police, Seelall Persaud and the man who held the reins while he was on leave – Assistant Commissioner of Police, David Ramnarine – was discussed...

Incinerated styrofoam causes panic in Princes St.

Nov 11, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Incinerated styrofoam causes panic in Princes St.

Hundreds of passers-by including schoolchildren, flocked to ‘Old Smokey’ the incinerator at Princes Street, Georgetown, after a massive column of black smoke engulfed the area, sending residents...

Aurora Mine shines with 107,000 ounces gold in first nine months

Nov 11, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Aurora Mine shines with 107,000 ounces gold in first nine months

Canadian-owned Guyana Goldfields Inc. has announced a good year so far with 107,700 ounces of gold produced at the end of September. Between July and September (the third quarter), the company’s...

Robbery at Rohee’s home…Woman who rented car gave fictitious name and address

Nov 11, 2016 KNews News 6

Police were yesterday still trying to track down the woman who rented the car in which three bandits escaped after Wednesday’s daring robbery at the Eccles, East Bank home of PPP General Secretary...

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Sep 05, 2026

2026 Republic Bank CPL… GAW vs. JKM at Providence – Hetmyer, Hope, Dindyal lead batting charge (Kaieteur News) – Guyana Amazon Warriors announced their arrival home with a brutal 8-wicket...

How should I schedule my day?

Sep 05, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Deep in the Himalayas, I once visited a Hindu guru and asked him, “Guru, how should I schedule my day?” He looked at me for a moment, smiled, and asked, “What is it that you want to schedule?” “My day,” I replied. “I want to organise my time better. There is so...

Haiti after Kenscoff: Pledges and Promises Do Not Stop the Killing

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...

The Donny and Delcy show

Sep 05, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – What to make of this America-Venezuela oil deal, this best in history? First, it’s best to put the 65 billion barrels of heavy crude in its proper place. It’s the Donny and Delcy Gong Show. A quarter of Venezuela’s premier national treasure, a concealed deal, a very...

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