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Dec 08, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Man staying at ‘side chick’ remanded for armed robbery
The courtroom of Magistrate Faith McGusty was quite entertaining yesterday. A 25-year-old man who claims he resides in France and was staying here by his ‘side chick’ was remanded to prison for...Dec 08, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Questions about the Childcare and Protection Agency
Dear Editor, This is the third of our letters to mark the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence. The Childcare & Protection Agency (CPA), which has responsibility for overall...Dec 08, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Why close the schools for union meeting attendance?
Dear Editor, At mid-day Monday 5/12/16, I noticed with much surprise that all the schools in the Corriverton area where I live were being closed for the day. Upon inquiry I was told that the schools...Dec 08, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on PPP wants APNU+AFC to offer what it failed to give since 1992
Dear Editor, In Guyana during the period of the ‘60s and ‘70s, budget day was a major event in the lives of the masses. Hundreds of citizens usually gathered around Parliament Building to hear...Dec 08, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Accused of writing a letter that I did not
Dear Editor, My late mother, Sybil Annetta Francis Sealey nee Lachnish, formerly a staunch Catholic; Social Worker, providing voluntary service to charitable organizations; also, previously served as...Dec 08, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on BUDGET 2017; another sign that sugar’s demise is imminent
Dear Editor, It is clear that the majority of Guyanese agree that 2017 budget is the worst ever, pointing to an ominous future for Guyana. When it comes to budgets, Guyanese cannot afford to be...Dec 08, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on I love my city and I try to maintain optimism but ….
Dear Editor, Statistics will show that a vast majority of APNU+AFC supporters are registered voters of the municipalities of Linden and Georgetown. With that in mind the central administration should...Dec 08, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Attorney-General continues his unconstitutional arguments
Dear Editor, As the Judiciary continues to hemorrhage because of judicial vacancies and the consequent sloth which afflicts the machinery of justice continues to magnify, Attorney General Basil...Dec 07, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Barbados, T&T gobbling up US$ on Guyana Market…Stop hoarding foreign currency, sell at regular rates—says Finance Minister
By Leonard Gildarie One day after a number of businesses and banking officials warned of an impending foreign currency crisis, government has denied any such situation. Yesterday, both Finance...Dec 07, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on US$18M smart meters, new transmission lines project…Cabinet approves troubled Chinese contractor for $1.1B over engineer’s estimate
-other bidders to lodge protests at IDB, Public Procurement Commission After 10 months of questionable delays in the evaluation of tenders for a multi-billion-dollar power project, Cabinet yesterday...Dec 07, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Deposed GPHC Chairman reveals attempts to hide drugs shortage situation
-claims institution suffers from political interference Guyana’s premier public health institution, the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), is faced with a protracted drugs shortage...Dec 07, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Murder of Berbice carpenter…Bisram’s US attorneys promise to cooperate with Guyanese authorities
-US attorneys promise to cooperate with Guyanese authorities More than a month after he was implicated in the murder of Berbice carpenter Faiyaz Narinedatt, US-based suspect Marcus Bisram is finally...Dec 07, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Charged with armed robbery at 19…‘Career criminal’ a prime suspect in two gun-related killings
A man whose criminal life allegedly began at 19 has now been implicated in two murders that occurred over a two-month span. One killing was the shooting to death of a man for a gold chain. The other...Dec 07, 2016 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Look at de barrel, not de apple
People quick fuh seh is one bad apple does mek all de rest spoil. Even Rum Jattan seh suh and since he tun ministah he does pick out one, one rotten apple from de barrel. De first one he pick out he...Dec 07, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on GuySuCo wants salary negotiations delayed amidst budget debate – union says
The country’s largest sugar workers’ union has accused the Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc. (GuySuCo) of continuing to frustrate current negotiations for salary and wages increase. According to the...Dec 07, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on $800 pension increase unacceptable – Opposition MP
…calls for elderly to be exempt from taxes Opposition Member of Parliament, Africo Selman, during her presentation yesterday on budget 2017 said that the $800 increase to old age pension which...Dec 07, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on VAT changes…Chicken prices will escalate with new budget – poultry producers
New measures proposed in the 2017 Budget will result in a significant increase in the price of chicken to the consumer and may well destroy the local livestock industry, stakeholders claimed...Dec 07, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Brazen bandits shoot, rob man in Finance Ministry compound
… after trailing him from City bank Two brazen gunmen stormed the Ministry of Finance compound on Main Street, Georgetown around 12:55 hrs yesterday and shot a 29-year-old man, who they had...Dec 07, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Debate on 2017 budget …Dr. Roopnaraine details successes of Education Sector in 2016
By Kiana Wilburg There is arguably, no other area of public administration, as intrinsically challenging as that of the Education sector. Using this as his premise, Education Minister, Dr. Rupert...Dec 07, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on PPP’s list of “witch-hunted” affiliates remains elusive
As the Main Parliamentary Opposition, the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C), continues to lay claim that persons affiliated with – or perceived to be associated with the party – were...Dec 07, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Parika Salem SC are EBECC T20 Champs
Parika Salem Sports Club (PSSC) trounced Hyde Park by four wickets to win the final of the East Bank Essequibo Cricket Committee (EBECC) T20 tournament which concluded on Sunday last at the...Dec 07, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Zaman Khan triumphs in Flying Ace Cycle Club season closing cycle event
Juvenile cyclist Zama Khan capitalised on a five minutes head start to defeat a competitive field of his contemporaries when the Flying Ace Cycle Club (FACC) staged its season ending cycle race in...Dec 07, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Athletes identified for National Elite Camp
Thirty seven (37) athletes were identified following the completion of the National Schools’ Championships two weeks ago for a National Elite Camp, which is expected to begin at the end of January...Dec 07, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Nightmare scenario in the heart of the GOA?
By Rawle Welch With the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) election of office bearers’ just weeks away (December 21 to be exact), ballot carriers must know that they have a civic responsibility to...

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2026 Republic Bank CPL… GAW vs. TKR Kaieteur Sports – Shimron Hetmyer dropped a nuke at the Queen’s Park Oval, as his breathtaking 111 not out scorched the Trinbago Knight Riders, who...Sep 01, 2026
(Kaieteur News) – There was a time in Guyana when a child caught reading a book was considered a good thing. Today, if you see a child quietly reading for twenty minutes, you may want to call the police. Something unusual is happening. The child is either studying, hiding from his parents, or...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...Sep 01, 2026
(Kaieteur News) – The Aussies are now on the bandwagon. Guyana is a world class mining place. Before the Australians, Americans from Exxon were waxing brightly about Guyana’s world class oil reservoirs. And, before the Australians and Americans, there was the irrepressible Mohamed Irfaan...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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