November 2016

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Court rules in Union’s favour in teachers’ promotion matter

Nov 11, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Court rules in Union’s favour in teachers’ promotion matter

After months of waiting, the verdict into stalled teachers’ promotion matter involving the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) and the Teaching Service Commission (TSC) was yesterday handed down by...

RESPECT FOR TEACHERS

Nov 11, 2016 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists 1

October 5, 1994, was declared World Teachers Day by the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization. Its aim is to recognize, applaud and celebrate the role of teachers worldwide...

Rusal summoned to meet Gov’t on unresolved union matters

Nov 11, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Rusal summoned to meet Gov’t on unresolved union matters

The Ministry of Social Protection has summoned the Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc. (BCGI) to a meeting over the reluctance of the Russian-owned company to engage with the workers’ union. According...

Alleged bag snatcher granted bail

Nov 11, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Alleged bag snatcher granted bail

Twenty-two year old Dexter Forde of West Ruimveldt appeared yesterday before Magistrate Leslie Benjamin to answer to a charge of larceny from the person. It is alleged that on November 7 at Albert...

Porter remanded for escaping from custody, breaking stall

Nov 11, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Porter remanded for escaping from custody, breaking stall

A porter accused of escaping from the Alberttown Police Station and carting off a quantity of hair and cosmetic products after breaking into a stall at Merriman Mall, Georgetown, was yesterday...

Poor labeling of seed paddy sold by GRDB’s Burma Rice Research Station

Nov 11, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Poor labeling of seed paddy sold by GRDB’s Burma Rice Research Station

Dear Editor, Kindly permit me space in your newspaper to express my dissatisfaction with the labeling of seed paddy being sold to farmers by the GRDB’s Burma Rice Research Station. The seeds do...

An outline on Contracted Employees in the Public Service

Nov 11, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on An outline on Contracted Employees in the Public Service

Dear Editor, I hope that you will exercise patience in allowing the following commentary on an issue made topical by the former Auditor General Anand Goolsarran, in your papers. As someone who has...

The role the US in the evolution of Guyanese politics

Nov 11, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on The role the US in the evolution of Guyanese politics

Dear Editor, The USA held its general elections last November 8 and the results were bitter sweet. For those in Trump’s Camp the feeling is that of great joy and celebration that once again a...

WHAT DOES GENDER EQUALITY REALLY MEAN?

Nov 11, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on WHAT DOES GENDER EQUALITY REALLY MEAN?

Dear Editor, Please give me permission to respond to Ms Danuta Radzik regarding an article published in your Nov. 09 2016 print. It is really great that we have a strong representative for gender...

The PPP instructed their people not to support this event

Nov 11, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on The PPP instructed their people not to support this event

Dear Editor, In keeping with President Granger’s announcement that November 7, 2016 be observed as National Day of Villages, I must congratulate the Regional Administration – Region 3 for not...

Social media can manipulate people’s thoughts

Nov 11, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Social media can manipulate people’s thoughts

Dear Editor, I ask you to publish this timely warning against a very dangerous phenomenon. Please allow me to share some knowledge with your readers that may be of great benefit to their lives. It...

Unbearable noise levels at South Ruimveldt Gardens

Nov 11, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Unbearable noise levels at South Ruimveldt Gardens

Dear Editor, As I pen this letter I am sure the area of South Ruimveldt Gardens is within the residential zone, which is subject to noise restrictions laid out by the Hon. Minister of Public...

Electricity theft costs GPL US$370M in last decade

Nov 10, 2016 KNews News 1

The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has dealt with 366 complaints for the first nine months of 2016. These statistics were revealed by the Chairman of the commission, Justice Prem Persaud. The...

Trafficking in Person cases skyrocket

Nov 10, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Trafficking in Person cases skyrocket

… number almost doubles what obtained in 2012 – Minister Lawrence The number of Trafficking in Persons (TIP) cases is on the increase. This state of affairs was yesterday amplified by...

GMC court case…Embattled Rice Board chief proceeds on one week leave

Nov 10, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on GMC court case…Embattled Rice Board chief proceeds on one week leave

Embattled General Manager of the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB), Nizam Hassan, has applied for and was granted one week vacation leave. Hassan, who was slapped with fraud charges on Monday and...

Maids tied, beaten as gunmen storm Clement Rohee’s home

Nov 10, 2016 KNews News 1

Getaway car allegedly rented from Croal Street auto dealer Three armed bandits yesterday stormed the Eccles, East Bank Demerara (EBD) home of PPP General Secretary and former Home Affairs...

Fourteen women killed in 11 months

Nov 10, 2016 KNews News 1

Fourteen women have lost their lives in domestic dispute between January and October 2016. According to data, compiled by the Ministry of Social Protection Documentation Centre, that figure...

US$18M deal signed for new North West ferry

Nov 10, 2016 KNews News 1

The government signed a Line of Credit agreement with the Export-Import Bank of India yesterday for the procurement of an ocean ferry to service the Georgetown to North West District route. At the...

Americans tun Guyanese and protesting elections results

Nov 10, 2016 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Americans tun Guyanese and protesting elections results

People wake up vex like if dem live in de States. Donald Trump win de elections and some Guyanese cry. Dem was de people who was getting visa like when people ketching rain water. Dem frighten that...

Burglars invade home of Christopher Ram’s son

Nov 10, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Burglars invade home of Christopher Ram’s son

Burglars invaded the home of the son of prominent accountant, Christopher Ram, early yesterday and escaped with approximately $1.2M in valuables. This occurred some time between 01:00 hr and 04:00...

Guyana partners with CEMLA to improve capacity in debt management

Nov 10, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana partners with CEMLA to improve capacity in debt management

Guyana is currently working with the Centre for Latin American Monetary Studies (CEMLA), a regional partner, who has agreed to enter into a medium-term cooperation framework to provide...

NAREI plans to up spice production

Nov 10, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on NAREI plans to up spice production

The National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) plans to intensify the production and processing of black pepper, turmeric, ginger and nutmeg. Local manufacturers import raw...

Government is politicizing the issue of gun control – PPP

Nov 10, 2016 KNews News 1

The political opposition, People’s Progressive Party (PPP), is contending that the Government of Guyana has no grounds or evidence to support the nationwide campaign to revoke scores of firearm...

PI into KNews grenade attack… Prosecution set to call final witness

Nov 10, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on PI into KNews grenade attack… Prosecution set to call final witness

Police Inspector Neville Jeffers is winding down the case for the prosecution in the Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into the grenade attack on Kaieteur News for which three men are charged. A Police...

Attempted murder accused served with statement

Nov 10, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Attempted murder accused served with statement

PI to commence next Friday Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan will commence a Preliminary Inquiry (PI) by way of paper committal for the offence of attempted murder, in which Campbellville bus...

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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

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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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