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Police bike patrol nabs two with illegal gun

Jan 29, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Police bike patrol nabs two with illegal gun

Police ranks on motorcycle patrol were certainly on the alert last night when they recovered an .32 pistol with live rounds from two suspicious men. The ranks were patrolling in the Queenstown...

Poor parenting and relationship conflict fuel suicide in teens and young adults

Jan 29, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Poor parenting and relationship conflict fuel suicide in teens and young adults

– Child Counsellor By Jeanna Pearson A mere two weeks into 2016, Guyana was left staggering with a series of reported cases of suicide; almost on a daily basis new reports surfaced of someone...

Guyana says yes to Tourism Satellite accounting system

Jan 29, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana says yes to Tourism Satellite accounting system

Guyana has joined the Bahamas, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago in the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)’s Satellite Accounting implementation initiative – a move that will see...

UG IS GOING BACKWARDS RATHER THAN FORWARD

Jan 29, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on UG IS GOING BACKWARDS RATHER THAN FORWARD

What is the plan for the University of Guyana? That plan is not clear. It may not have been fully crystallized as yet. The government has announced how it intends to develop the University of Guyana...

Girl, 14, disappears without a trace

Jan 29, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Girl, 14, disappears without a trace

A Supply, East Bank Demerara (EBD) teenager has reportedly disappeared without a trace, leaving her mother fearful that something terrible has befallen her. Entiyah Singh went missing around 06:30...

Gunmen fail in robbery bid against Edun Egg Farm

Jan 29, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Gunmen fail in robbery bid against Edun Egg Farm

Two armed motorcycle bandits yesterday morning attempted a robbery on Edun’s Egg Farm delivery van around 09:50 hrs. An employee who asked to remain anonymous was with his boss Mr. Sidiq Edun and...

Mark Benschop, APNU+AFC, the masses and the asses

Jan 29, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Mark Benschop, APNU+AFC, the masses and the asses

The local government elections will be a moment of political fascination. We have politicians from the APNU-AFC Coalition Government asking Georgetowners to vote for their slate to possess the...

Seeking meaningful constitutional change

Jan 29, 2016 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Seeking meaningful constitutional change

In Guyana as in other countries, democracy is a work in progress. There are different models of democracy; none of which is without some shortcomings. The model propagated by the Western world is...

Drug mule excreting cocaine under guard at GPHC

Jan 29, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Drug mule excreting cocaine under guard at GPHC

Up to late yesterday afternoon, ranks from the Police Narcotics Unit were still waiting to see if a Guyanese national would excrete any more cocaine pellets that he had ingested. The man was placed...

Pastor fined $100,000 on causing death charge

Jan 29, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Pastor fined $100,000 on causing death charge

– ordered to pay $500,000 compensation to victim’s family Religious leader, Winston Cramer, who caused the death of a pedal cyclist by dangerous driving, was yesterday ordered to pay a fine...

The reason for the drug shortage

Jan 29, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on The reason for the drug shortage

Dear Editor, The concept of supply chain is little known to anyone as a profession much less a practical approach and it is the reason for our current drug shortages. There are very few in Guyana...

War may break out at City Hall after the LGE

Jan 29, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on War may break out at City Hall after the LGE

Dear Editor, It seems like the fight is on. With the nominations for Local Government Elections all turned in, battle lines have been now been drawn. And it does not look good. I witnessed what...

Even mild corporate punishment is unacceptable

Jan 29, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Even mild corporate punishment is unacceptable

Dear Editor, The subject of corporal punishment is proving to be controversial in Guyana, for several reasons. One is that the definition of corporal punishment is different for each individual,...

Sugar and politics have always been closely connected

Jan 29, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Sugar and politics have always been closely connected

Dear Editor, I thought it was very strange when the high powered Guyuco COI arrived at their conclusion that privatization was the solution to the interminable woes of the industry. However, I was...

Mr. Bruce disagrees with Mr. Ramkarran

Jan 29, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Mr. Bruce disagrees with Mr. Ramkarran

Dear Editor, In SN’s edition of Monday January 18,2016, “Jagdeo and Arrogance to blame for PPP/C Loss” by Mr Ralph Ramkarran. Mr Ramkarran enough already, ok enough already. This eight month...

National Hardware gets GuySuCo land for $5M per acre sells for $80M

Jan 28, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on National Hardware gets GuySuCo land for $5M per acre sells for $80M

…Eddie Boyer bought at $5M an acre Business is going well for National Hardware. The company has been raking in huge profits off of lands it secured as a result of the generosity of the National...

Three remanded over Bank of Baroda robbery

Jan 28, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Three remanded over Bank of Baroda robbery

Two of the three men accused of staging a daylight robbery at the Bank of Baroda branch, located in the Mon Repos Mall, East Coast Demerara, hid their faces with boxers, as they were led into the...

Alleged photocopying of tax files…Ramjattan demands answers from GRA, Sattaur

Jan 28, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Alleged photocopying of tax files…Ramjattan demands answers from GRA, Sattaur

Leader of the Alliance For Change, Vice President/Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan, has vowed to investigate allegations of his tax records being illegally copied. Ramjattan is now...

C’tyne money changer murder suspect held on return from T&T

Jan 28, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on C’tyne money changer murder suspect held on return from T&T

-confesses to luring victim to death Police in Berbice are preparing to charge a 19-year-old Corentyne man who has reportedly confessed to the brutal murder of money changer Mohamed Fizal Mahmood...

Man’s partially dismembered body found in bushes at Mahaicony

Jan 28, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Man’s partially dismembered body found in bushes at Mahaicony

– police suspect hit-and-run, relatives demand justice Police are investigating the circumstances that led to the discovery of the partially dismembered body of 40-year-old Mahaicony...

High level meeting convened to address El Niño impacts

Jan 28, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on High level meeting convened to address El Niño impacts

– 28,000 acres rice affected by salt water A high level meeting was convened, yesterday, with the aim of bringing relief to affected farmers countrywide. The multi-sectoral approach in dealing...

Guyana land in a corruption mix up

Jan 28, 2016 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Guyana land in a corruption mix up

When dem boys seh that Jagdeo was corrupt nuff people think that dem was just being mischievous. Some of he friends walk about and tell people how dem boys tekking liberty because Jagdeo is a man who...

Usain Bolt is an Australian telco’s new brand ambassador

Jan 28, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Usain Bolt is an Australian telco’s new brand ambassador

(Mashable.com) The year 2016 is an Olympic year, so Australian telecommunications company Optus has given a sporty boost to its ad campaigns. On Wednesday, Optus announced athlete Usain Bolt had come...

Cuba Crowned CFU Futsal Champions…Guyana cop Fair Ply Award

Jan 28, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Cuba Crowned CFU Futsal Champions…Guyana cop Fair Ply Award

Havana, Cuba – Cuba defeated Curacao 5-0 in the final of the Caribbean Football Union Futsal Championship to lift the first place trophy. The Cubans opened the scoring in the lopsided affair in the...

Mings Products and Services Ltd outfits Yamaha Caribs

Jan 28, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Mings Products and Services Ltd outfits Yamaha Caribs

Mings Products and Services Ltd, a Company known for its unmitigated support to athletes and sporting organisations firmly grasped another opportunity to continue its support for the development of...

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Fesupo 2026, Chile… Tremel King sets new 105kg M1 DL and Total...

Sep 28, 2026

…Williams also dominates (Kaieteur News) – Guyana ended their 2026 South American Powerlifting Championships campaign with a bang on Saturday evening in Santiago, Chile when the nation’s 105kg...

Be grateful for what you have

Sep 28, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – You can go to the doctor and get tablets for high blood pressure. You can get medication for diabetes. You can even get something to help you sleep after spending the entire night worrying about whether somebody else has more money than you. But if your neighbour buys a new...

Crime thrives on weak justice, illegal guns and dirty money

Sep 20, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Crime in Latin America and the Caribbean is no longer only a matter for the police. It is weakening societies, draining economies and obstructing development. It is also testing public confidence in courts, governments and democratic institutions. The...

Karma for a non Kshatriya

Sep 28, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Karma has its place, actually works. There is karma for even a non-Kshatriya. Not the kind touted by Mr. Carmichael Street. My own kind. It is a combination of the unfathomable will of God, the arc of justice and, believe it or not, the black cat crossing the path. I...

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