November 2016

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Judge to rule on Voir Dire in Bartica Massacre trial

Nov 08, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Judge to rule on Voir Dire in Bartica Massacre trial

Justice Roxanne George is expected to make a ruling into the Voir Dire (trial within a trial) for Dennis Williams, one of the men who are on trial for the 2008 Bartica Massacre, in which 12 persons...

United States-based group hands US$15,000 to Guyanese counterparts

Nov 08, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on United States-based group hands US$15,000 to Guyanese counterparts

By Samuel Whyte The Florida/Guyana Hope Incorporated which is a nonprofit foundation made up of Guyanese living in Florida is back again. The members are a group of native Guyanese living in Florida,...

Woman with marijuana in Vagina granted bail

Nov 08, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Woman with marijuana in Vagina granted bail

A Leopold Street, Georgetown woman, who was nabbed by police at a Corentyne backtrack crossing on Sunday has been granted bail by Magistrate Rabindranauth Singh at the Springlands Magistrate’s...

Man busted with 130lbs ganja

Nov 08, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Man busted with 130lbs ganja

… Thought he was transporting dry coconuts -court hears One of two men, who were allegedly held with almost 130 pounds of marijuana concealed in (salt) bags, after police intercepted a car at...

Teachers have not received the $3000 increase assured to them

Nov 08, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Teachers have not received the $3000 increase assured to them

Dear Editor, Please publish this letter which is an appeal to the Minister of Education, Dr. Rupert Rupnarine to look into a dire situation which needs his urgent attention. I am a teacher and along...

I support the arguments of Sam Hinds not those of David Hinds

Nov 08, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on I support the arguments of Sam Hinds not those of David Hinds

Dear Editor, Editor’s note; this is the conclusion of Mr. Forsythe’s letter published in our Saturday edition. I would like to itemize developments that occurred in Region 10 under the rule of...

Sugar has to be replaced by something which must be profitable

Nov 08, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Sugar has to be replaced by something which must be profitable

Dear Editor, Editor’s note; this is the conclusion of Mr. Vieira’s letter, the first part of which was carried in our edition yesterday under the caption; “An adumbration on the origins of...

The triumph of the Rule of Law; Guyana versus Britain

Nov 08, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on The triumph of the Rule of Law; Guyana versus Britain

Dear Editor, New British Prime Minister Theresa May declared in October 2016, that she will trigger Article 50 of the Treaty of Lisbon. Article 50 gives any member of the European Union (EU) the...

Anil Nandlall says the judicial system has reached an all-time low

Nov 08, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Anil Nandlall says the judicial system has reached an all-time low

Dear Editor, Editor’s note; this is the conclusion of Mr. Nandlall’s letter published in our November (Monday) 7th edition with the title, “The Weakening of constitutional agencies by the...

Historic decision of Pope Francis that must be admired

Nov 08, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Historic decision of Pope Francis that must be admired

Dear Editor, Martin Luther’s Protestant Reformation is an event that seems locked in a proverbial time capsule even though the very existence of the tens of thousands of Christian denominations...

Sugar has its heroes but so do other sectors of Guyana

Nov 08, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Sugar has its heroes but so do other sectors of Guyana

Dear Editor, It is interesting that Abel Seetaram of Region 5 Council should acclaim ‘sugar workers’ as heroes. One quite understands that, as stated at the beginning of his letter to Kaieteur...

The Chronicle’s misleading journalism was rubbish from the gutter

Nov 08, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Chronicle’s misleading journalism was rubbish from the gutter

Dear Editor, A Guyana Chronicle newspaper report in Monday’s issue raised eyebrows and some readers sent out emails to their relatives and friends wrongfully stating that the Pontiff was engaged in...

Gunman shoots money changer in fast food outlet

Nov 07, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Gunman shoots money changer in fast food outlet

– bike bandits rob gas station In the latest brazen acts by criminals, an unmasked gunman walked into a Popeye’s outlet in Water Street at around 16.00 hrs yesterday and pumped a bullet into...

Decisions on GuySuCo to take crucial IMF commitments into consideration – Harmon

Nov 07, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Decisions on GuySuCo to take crucial IMF commitments into consideration – Harmon

– Says, “In their view, we are basically skewing the economic plans and arrangements of the country when you pour so much money into an industry…” By: Kiana Wilburg Discussions on the...

Granger pleads for patience from crime-weary public

Nov 07, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Granger pleads for patience from crime-weary public

– says strategies are working Have a little patience. That’s the message President Granger is sending to the crime-weary citizens of Guyana. While there is a semblance that crime is on the...

Cops step up search for vanished Prospect woman

Nov 07, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Cops step up search for vanished Prospect woman

Detectives are likely to step up the search today for Shawnette Savory, the 37-year-old woman who vanished without trace two months ago. Kaieteur News understands that police are preparing to focus...

Baracara revetment controversy…Contractor defends himself against claims of shoddy work

Nov 07, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Baracara revetment controversy…Contractor defends himself against claims of shoddy work

Contractor Mark Gupta of Gupta Contracting, defended his company’s work in the construction of a 260-foot long revetment at Baracara, Canje Creek saying that he carried out his work as specified....

Murder accused stabs prison orderly over woman

Nov 07, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Murder accused stabs prison orderly over woman

Murder accused Calvin Bailey was placed in isolation in the Georgetown Prison at around 09.00 hrs yesterday after he stabbed another inmate. The victim, identified as Dwain King, 30, was stabbed...

National Congress for Women raises funds for Region 1 children

Nov 07, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on National Congress for Women raises funds for Region 1 children

The National Congress of Women (NCW), the women’s arm of the People’s National Congress Reform, hosted a tea party and fashion show on Saturday at Castellani House, Vlissengen Road, Georgetown....

The sky can be the limit, First Lady tells budding entrepreneurs

Nov 07, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on The sky can be the limit, First Lady tells budding entrepreneurs

First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, on Saturday said that “the sky can be the limit” for young entrepreneurs, in her address at the Rotaract Club of Georgetown Central’s ‘The CEO in You: Young...

Alleged beating of fisherman by GDF ranks…Commander insists action being taken

Nov 07, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Alleged beating of fisherman by GDF ranks…Commander insists action being taken

With Julius Taylor, the man who lost his left eye after he was allegedly beaten by Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Coast Guardsmen making several visits to the Police Station and Kaieteur News, Commander...

Army’s spectacular display brings down curtains on N/A Town Week

Nov 07, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Army’s spectacular display brings down curtains on N/A Town Week

The New Amsterdam Town week 2016 activities came to an end on Sunday with a wonderful display of paratroop jumping by Members of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF). The activity was held at the New...

Nandlall, Opposition walkout during heated debate over President’s speech

Nov 07, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Nandlall, Opposition walkout during heated debate over President’s speech

Say, “The Speaker committed a travesty. There is not even an effort to conceal the bias anymore…Dictatorship is back!” By: Kiana Wilburg The debate over President David Granger’s recent...

Sacrifice and perseverance pay off for new Attorney-at Law Keoma Griffith

Nov 07, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Sacrifice and perseverance pay off for new Attorney-at Law Keoma Griffith

By Isanella Patoir Success is no accident; it is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all love of what you are doing or learning to do. That sums up 23-year-old Keoma...

Regular check-ups helped Eileen Baker- Wright beat breast cancer

Nov 07, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Regular check-ups helped Eileen Baker- Wright beat breast cancer

By Enid Joaquin Eileen Baker-Wright is petite, has a glowing complexion and an upbeat personality. It’s hard to believe that she was once in the grip of two diseases-one debilitating, the other...

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Kaieteur Sports – Round Three of the Pegasus Weekly Chess League, organized by Drayton’s Chess Club in partnership with the Pegasus Chess Club and Guyana Chess Federation, continued on Monday...

The Ministry diagnoses the wrong disease

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(Kaieteur News) – The Ministry of Health’s response to Peeping Tom’s column, “Second-Class Patients,” is a case whereby a medical response is so clinically misplaced that one is tempted to prescribe a second opinion. The Ministry has produced an impressive medical case for something...

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...

Motions, distance, indifference

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(Kaieteur News) – There’s a human tragedy. Cotton Tree and two cousins. Across Mandarin Bridge and an 11-year-old-child. Police killings in Linden. And, more lately, a boat that went down and took down over 100 Guyanese lives. Poor ones. The rich ones and big ones don’t sail,...

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