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Health Minister pleased with Dental Centre services

Jan 14, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Health Minister pleased with Dental Centre services

Last year, 39,987 patients were seen at the Cheddi Jagan Dental Center. Of these, 85 underwent maxillofacial surgeries. Maxillofacial is the area of surgery that deals with problems of the face,...

Assault on Land Court judge…Husband recalls brutal beating, assault on his wife

Jan 14, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Assault on Land Court judge…Husband recalls brutal beating, assault on his wife

Mohamed Chand, the husband of Land Court Judge Nicola Pierre has positively identified two of the men that beat him and his wife during a vicious home invasion, last July at their home in the...

Women and Gender Equality Commission receives C’dn$20,000

Jan 14, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Women and Gender Equality Commission receives C’dn$20,000

The Canada High Commission, through the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives, yesterday poured C’dn$20,000 into a Women and Gender Equality Commission initiative to increase female leadership in...

Health facilities countrywide to offer efficient emergency medicine care

Jan 14, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Health facilities countrywide to offer efficient emergency medicine care

In the quest to improve the delivery of emergency medicine in the public health sector, a number of strides have been made. This has included the training of doctors to specialise in this crucial...

2013 Old Year’s night murder …Victim’s relatives recall deadly shooting

Jan 14, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on 2013 Old Year’s night murder …Victim’s relatives recall deadly shooting

Relatives of Old Year’s night murder victim, Carlissa Mathews, have testified to witnessing the shooting incident which resulted in her death. Mathews was allegedly shot in the head in the...

New Year’s morning murder accused remanded

Jan 14, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on New Year’s morning murder accused remanded

The suspect in the brutal killing of a Corentyne man, which occurred just 10 minutes into the new year, has been remanded to jail. Moses Samuel, 55, a labourer of Lot 72 Grant 1780, Crabwood Creek,...

Correction to article on eGovernment in Kaieteur News

Jan 14, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Correction to article on eGovernment in Kaieteur News

Dear Editor, An unfortunate error appeared in Kaieteur News on January 12, 2016 written by Yannason Duncan, titled “Free Internet looms for Essequibo”. It included misleading information about...

Incident in Ithaca is reason to postpone LGE

Jan 14, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Incident in Ithaca is reason to postpone LGE

Dear Editor, On a daily basis the newspapers and the television stations supply the people of Guyana with news covering aspects of their own concerns. I cannot help but noticing the fact that our...

That canal between Goedverwagting and Sparendam

Jan 14, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on That canal between Goedverwagting and Sparendam

Dear Editor, A canal exists between the villages of Goedverwagting and Sparendaam in the lndustry/Plaisance District. That canal stretches – north to south – from the Public road to a...

Is there evil behavior at the Hosororo Primary School?

Jan 14, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Is there evil behavior at the Hosororo Primary School?

Dear Editor, The new school term has begun. I must thank you for high lightening what the Hosororo Primary School administration is doing with parent’s money. While it may be true that the Minister...

Arguments justifying action against Kurshid Sattaur

Jan 14, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Arguments justifying action against Kurshid Sattaur

Dear Editor, I refer to a letter by Christopher Ram (SN 2016-01-05 “Treatment of Sattaur by persons from the GRA is not acceptable;” KN, 2016-01-05 “Christopher Ram is concerned about treatment...

Three way fight on police promotions

Jan 14, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Three way fight on police promotions

Dear Editor, Over the past few days there is this big brouhaha about the police promotions which have now been held back for reasons only known to a selected few. The question is; who is telling the...

Sugar workers waiting for their promised money

Jan 14, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Sugar workers waiting for their promised money

Dear Editor, I write to express my total disappointment with findings and recommendations of the Commission of Inquiry (C01) into GUYSCO. After spending millions of tax payers’ dollars, the first...

Christopher Ram leaves the Working People’s Alliance

Jan 14, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Christopher Ram leaves the Working People’s Alliance

Dear Editor, In his column of January 9 Mr. Freddie Kissoon stated that he knows that I am “on the WPA Executive”. I wish to make it clear that this statement is incorrect. For the record, I am...

West Berbice robbery/murders…Final gang member confesses after capture

Jan 13, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on West Berbice robbery/murders…Final gang member confesses after capture

– was freed of killing girl, 13, when he was 16 He was just 16 years old when he was charged with murdering a 13-year-old schoolgirl and dumping her corpse in a trench. Five years after being...

Fire strikes at Liana Cane Furniture Factory

Jan 13, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Fire strikes at Liana Cane Furniture Factory

At least 40 employees were left considering their immediate future yesterday, when an early morning fire, believed to have been electrical in nature, ravaged sections of Liana Cane Furniture Factory,...

NCN CEO, ICT and H.R. manager resign

Jan 13, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on NCN CEO, ICT and H.R. manager resign

– Board announces revitalising project for 2016 Even as the National Communications Network (NCN) continues to run at a major loss, over the last two days the positions of the Chief...

Senior cops may not have to undergo polygraph tests to secure promotion

Jan 13, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Senior cops may not have to undergo polygraph tests to secure promotion

By Dale Andrews Senior ranks of the Guyana Police Force may not have to undergo integrity testing as a prerequisite for promotion after all. Integrity testing for officers before promotion was...

Opposition to challenge Govt. to debate on GuySuCo report

Jan 13, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Opposition to challenge Govt. to debate on GuySuCo report

The political opposition is expected to challenge the government to a debate over the revealing report coming out of the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo). This...

Venezuela’s Territorial claims…Guyana in constant communication with UN boss

Jan 13, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Venezuela’s Territorial claims…Guyana in constant communication with UN boss

President David Granger is optimistic that United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will find a solution to the Guyana-Venezuela border controversy. He has nevertheless renewed his...

We will support govt. in implementing its manifesto promises – PPP

Jan 13, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on We will support govt. in implementing its manifesto promises – PPP

…But Jagdeo expresses disappointment on sloth to reduce VAT When it comes to the Coalition administration honouring the remainder of its manifesto promises, Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo says...

Bad breath deh round

Jan 13, 2016 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Bad breath deh round

There is an old saying; wha yuh don’t see wid you eye, don’t invent wid yuh mouth. A lot of people like to open dem mouth, even if dem don’t have teeth. Some does open dem mouth and put both...

National Table Tennis Championship serves off Friday

Jan 13, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on National Table Tennis Championship serves off Friday

By Edison Jefford After a four-year hiatus, the Guyana Table Tennis Association’s (GTTA) flagship tournament on its calendar, The National Championships, will serve off on Friday at the National...

Messi, Lloyd, Luis Enrique and Ellis triumph at FIFA Ballon d’Or 2015

Jan 13, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Messi, Lloyd, Luis Enrique and Ellis triumph at FIFA Ballon d’Or 2015

Lionel Messi has won the FIFA Ballon d’Or for the best player in the world for the fifth time, while US midfielder Carli Lloyd has claimed her first-ever FIFA Women’s World Player of the Year...

GBSA National Championship…German’s Restaurant hands over $100,000 cheque

Jan 13, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on GBSA National Championship…German’s Restaurant hands over $100,000 cheque

German’s Restaurant, one of the oldest fast-food outlets in Guyana, yesterday handed over a $100,000 cheque to the Guyana Beach Soccer Association (GBSA) towards the hosting of the National Beach...

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Slingerz rain on Camptown’s homecoming parade

Sep 08, 2026

…GDF, Police and Monedderlust march to three points By Rawle Toney (Kaieteur News) – Defending champions Slingerz Football Club and former champions Guyana Defence Force (GDF) FC maintained...

When wealth becomes a god

Sep 08, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – After my first encounter with the Guru, I had to return for some life lessons. So, on my return to his temple, I went looking for him. I found him sitting in exactly the same state in which I had left him: peaceful, unhurried and completely unimpressed by the frantic movement...

The World Has Broken the 1.5°C Promise. Small States Should Not Have...

Sep 06, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – The world has broken the 1.5°C promise it made to its most vulnerable countries. The breach has not yet been recorded on a sustained basis, but the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) says it is widely assessed as unavoidable and likely within the...

Mohamed must rethink, refine himself

Sep 08, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Here I am again. The Hon Leader of the Opposition, Mr. Azruddin Mohamed, has to have an epiphany. A radical renovation of his thinking and carriage is now compulsory. He must stop seeing himself as the Leader of the Opposition (OL); a man going places. He must see himself...

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