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Feb 09, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Zeelugt residents call for removal of asphalt plant
Residents of Zeelugt, East Bank Essequibo are calling on the relevant authorities to immediately remove an asphalt plant from their community. The plant which went into operation early last year,...Feb 09, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on CORRUPTION WILL INCREASE!
The purpose for each person having a tax identification number (TIN) was to allow the tax department to have a record of every taxpayer or potential taxpayer in the country. If you wanted to do any...Feb 09, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Robbery/home invasion on land court judge…Suspected getaway driver grilled over his role
Anthony David, one of the five men charged with the home invasion and robbery committed on Land Court Judge Nicola Pierre, and her husband Mohamed Chand, was said to be the driver of the getaway car....Feb 09, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Linden resident donates street signs
Twelve street signs were erected in Central Mackenzie, Linden, on Sunday morning by a resident who is also a Councillor at the Mayor and Town Council. According to Derek ‘Skinny’ Wilson, he...Feb 09, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Region 10 completes Action plan for Regional Development
-Four more Regions to benefit The Region Ten Democratic Council (RDC) has completed its Plan of Action for Regional Development (PARD). Discussions are underway to arrange how it will be implemented....Feb 09, 2016 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on A new system of community management
There is a movement afoot to include the widest possible section of the various communities to manage their affairs. At last the laws governing Local Government Elections have been modified to...Feb 09, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Assistant Police Commissioner is out of danger – source
Three days after he was involved in an accident on the western approach to the Demerara Harbour Bridge, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Balram Persaud is said to be out of danger. This is according...Feb 09, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on MFK murder conspiracy…Magistrate sets March date for commencement of PI
Lennox ‘Two Colours’ Wayne, the prosecution’s main witness in the trail of Police Sergeant Leon Lindo, who is accused of conspiring to kill businessman, Mohamed F. Khan, will gave his testimony...Feb 09, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Wales Estate gets stakeholders’ attention
– formation of a public company proposed Yields from cane grown at the Wales, West Bank Demerara, Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) Estate dropped from 68 tonnes cane per hectare (TCH) to 51...Feb 09, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Gov’t slow on outstanding Public Service & Education COI- PPP
-Delays release of outstanding forensic audit reports The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) is accusing the Government of dragging out the release of outstanding forensic audit reports, the Public...Feb 09, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Irrigation water becomes scarce in Essequibo
With little or no water remaining in the conservancy, the Region Two (Pomeroon/Supenaam) Administration is doing its best to facilitate farmers in the Region with whatever irrigation water is left in...Feb 09, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Special police units deployed to Berbice
-as Upper Corentyne Chamber of Commerce demands better security The Guyana Police Force is to dispatch a special team to Berbice, today, in a bid to stem the recent spate of violent murders and...Feb 09, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Ministry advancing HPV vaccination programme
Although a vaccine shortage resulted in the stalling of the Ministry of Public Health’s Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programme at one point, Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Shamdeo...Feb 09, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Budget 2016, false hope for the poor but will benefit a “select few”- Ali
By Abena Rockcliffe Opposition frontbencher, Irfaan Ali, yesterday sought to thwart what he referred to as efforts to paint a “rosy picture of the economy” to give false hope to the poor and...Feb 09, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Commissioner was not responsible for delay in promoting Cadet Officers – Police
Commissioner of Police, Seelall Persaud, says that he was not responsible for the delay in promoting several Cadet Officers to the rank of Assistant Superintendents. This is in response to an article...Feb 09, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on No shortage of HIV test kits – says Ministry
-faults personnel for delay in distribution There is no shortage of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) test kits. The Ministry of Public Health has made it clear that an existing challenge is the...Feb 09, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Carvil Duncan, man-made laws and moral laws
The Prime Minister told this newspaper that he knows of no law that could result in the removal of a person (from a Board or their workplace) if they are charged by the police. But it is not as...Feb 09, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on GUYSUCO has betrayed us – GAWU
-claims workers being fired The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) has alleged that it has been betrayed. The union is claiming that Wales Estate workers have either been fired or...Feb 09, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Alleged visa scammer in custody
Dhanraj Raghubir, who was wanted by the police in relation to scams whereby he allegedly obtained $1M from several persons by claiming he could get them United States of America Visas was yesterday,...Feb 09, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Plaisance minibus driver’s killer jailed for 28 years
An abundance of mercy was what Attorney-at-Law Nigel Hughes sought of the Court after his client, Orin Jerrick, was found guilty of manslaughter yesterday. Jerrick, a gold miner from Ann’s Grove...Feb 09, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Two locked-away West Berbice women ‘rescued’
Days after a Richmond, Essequibo woman was removed from her home following complaints about deplorable conditions, two more women have been “rescued”. Region Five (West Berbice) officials...Feb 09, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Walter Rodney COI final report further postponed
AG notes frustration at constant delays After almost $500 million over a period of two years being expended on the Walter Rodney Commission of Inquiry, Attorney General (AG) and Minister of Legal...Feb 09, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Minister David Patterson does not have police power
Dear Editor, I disagree with the conclusion in your editorial of Monday 8th, that the Minister responsible for GPL is to blame for a suspect in a major fraud investigation leaving the country. I...Feb 09, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on City Council as part of the bourgeoisie
Dear Editor, Is the report ‘Gated community for M&CC staff’ that was carried in the Guyana Chronicle of January 20, 2016 for real? Are Royston King and his people really even entertaining the...Nov 12, 2026
By Rawle Toney (Kaieteur News) – Guyana’s Golden Jaguars will look to take another significant step towards CONCACAF Nations League, League A promotion and qualification for next year’s Gold...Nov 12, 2026
(Kaieteur News) – Back in 2009, legislation was passed by the then PPP/C government giving former presidents a wide range of benefits and facilities. These included security, vehicles, staff, utilities, medical expenses and other support, many of which were not subject to clear limits. Critics...Nov 01, 2026
By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – When Commonwealth leaders gather in Antigua and Barbuda from 1st to 4th November, they should address a question that reaches beyond their association: how can countries of different size, wealth and outlook sustain cooperation in a world increasingly...Nov 12, 2026
(Kaieteur News) – Over the years, I have learned to cultivate great tolerance for stupidity; still greater patience for the asinine. Tolerance snaps, however, whenever a word is mentioned about the benefits bill for former presidents. Here’s the short and sweet: not one damn cent more for...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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