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Guyana Foundation attends Mental Health Conference in Cuba

Feb 03, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana Foundation attends Mental Health Conference in Cuba

Guyana was well represented by the Guyana Foundation when the International Conference on Mental Health was held recently in Cuba. The Guyana Foundation was invited to be a part of the conference...

Cops seek legal advice on rape allegation against soldiers

Feb 03, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Cops seek legal advice on rape allegation against soldiers

The police are seeking legal advice to aid them in the case involving an allegation by a young woman that she had been raped by a soldier in the presence of two of his colleagues, who also attempted...

Teleperformance clears air on “illegal” parking lot bridge

Feb 03, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Teleperformance clears air on “illegal” parking lot bridge

Teleperformance, the call centre company located on Camp and Robb Streets, Georgetown is making it clear that the parking lot bridge which the City Council claims is illegal, does not belong to the...

‘Less old’ rather than ‘younger’

Feb 03, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on ‘Less old’ rather than ‘younger’

The President cannot demand the retirement, resignation or stepping down of a statutory office holder. The President cannot also impose any age limits on such an office, unless this is expressly...

Accused in ‘Six Head’ causing death trial for February 27 sentencing

Feb 03, 2017 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Accused in ‘Six Head’ causing death trial for February 27 sentencing

Manx Powers, 33, of Campbellville, Georgetown, who is on trial for causing the death of Andrew ‘Six Head’ Lewis by dangerous driving will know his fate on February 27. Magistrate Fabayo Azore...

Legislation on the cards to regulate organ donation

Feb 03, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Legislation on the cards to regulate organ donation

–five kidney failure patients to shortly undergo surgery by visiting team After several years of concerns that Guyana has been infiltrated by a black market for human organs, intervening...

FIGHTING FOR SURVIVAL

Feb 03, 2017 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on FIGHTING FOR SURVIVAL

At the just concluded Alliance for Change (AFC) 5th Biennial Conferenc, its leader and Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan told the delegates that despite joining APNU, the AFC has not lost...

Police re-arrest suspect in Hopetown murder

Feb 03, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Police re-arrest suspect in Hopetown murder

The police have rearrested a man suspected to be involved in the murder of an elderly Hopetown woman in 2015. He made an appearance in the Fort Wellington Magistrate’s Court yesterday, and is...

Dom. Republic exotic dancers fined, ordered deported

Feb 03, 2017 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dom. Republic exotic dancers fined, ordered deported

Three Dominican Republic nationals who are said to be exotic dancers at the Rio Inn/ Night Club were yesterday fined $30,000 each for overstaying in Guyana, after which immediate deportation. The...

Batavia’s Women Handcraft Centre thriving due to prudent management

Feb 03, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Batavia’s Women Handcraft Centre thriving due to prudent management

The Batavia women’s Handicraft Centre is meeting its objective of generating income for the women and by extension their families. The Village received $M2.798 from the Ministry in 2015 to...

Shell Service Station customers win huge cash prizes

Feb 03, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Shell Service Station customers win huge cash prizes

The Shell Service Station on Wednesday made their draw for their Christmas Promotion, with every $3,000 spent on Shell V-Power or Shell Diesel for a chance to have won cash and groceries. A...

Couple remanded over ganja find at home

Feb 03, 2017 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Couple remanded over ganja find at home

Luis Cuperteno and his wife were admitted to $200,000 bail on a narcotic charge for which facts stated that they had some six pounds of marijuana concealed in their home at Moca Moca Village,...

Social Protection visits Friendship Centenarian

Feb 03, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Social Protection visits Friendship Centenarian

Minister of Social Protection, Amna Ally, paid a visit to centenarian Edmay McIntosh at her Friendship, East Bank Demerara home. Whilst there the Minister presented the centenarian with a hamper on...

Attorney Jailall Kissoon takes on the Attorney-General

Feb 03, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Attorney Jailall Kissoon takes on the Attorney-General

Dear Editor, Never before in the legal history of Guyana has an Attorney General leveled publicly such a blast of terror and fear upon the Head of any Head of the Judiciary or his own Legal Officer....

GuySuCo is currently an open book

Feb 03, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on GuySuCo is currently an open book

Dear Editor, The Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc. (GuySuCo) would like to respond to a letter that was published in the Kaieteur News by Mr. Sookram Persaud on the 31 January, 2017 and titled ‘This...

PM’s criticism of the salary increase of PPP Ministers is flawed

Feb 03, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on PM’s criticism of the salary increase of PPP Ministers is flawed

Dear Editor, Mere hours after Nagamootoo lambasted the PPP/C for salary increases during their tenure in government, headlines revealed yet another burden on the nation’s purse by Nagamootoo and...

Will any teacher contradict my point here?

Feb 03, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Will any teacher contradict my point here?

Dear Editor, Congratulations are in order for our Ministry of Education for organizing ‘Mock’ Examinations in Mathematics for the Grade Six pupils writing the 2017 National Grade Six Assessment...

I have no problem with the changed Mash route

Feb 03, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on I have no problem with the changed Mash route

Dear Editor, On Tuesday 31st January, I was travelling in a taxi cab. The taxi driver was not happy. He could not understand why the MASH route had been changed to Brickdam ending at D’urban Park....

Political conflict in Region 5 Council

Feb 03, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Political conflict in Region 5 Council

Dear Editor, I will like to shed some light on the newscast “The Evening News” of TVG Ch.28 and 12 in Berbice that was aired on Monday 30th January, 2017 under the caption “Region 5 RDC can...

Minister Henry continues to consult stakeholders on Mash 2017

Feb 03, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Minister Henry continues to consult stakeholders on Mash 2017

Dear Editor, In response to Mr Clayton Halley’s letter; ‘Which citizens did Minister Henry listen to?’ SN, February 1, and “Questions on the competence of Minister Henry, “ Kaieteur News,...

Poverty results from society’s lopsided distribution of resources

Feb 03, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Poverty results from society’s lopsided distribution of resources

Dear Editor, Once a year, there is much euphoria and excitement on the part of those who have done well at the Grade Six Assessments. This is all well and good, never mind the one per cent who have...

President Donald Trump’s agenda is on stage

Feb 03, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on President Donald Trump’s agenda is on stage

Dear Editor, Is the new U.S. president the self-made millionaire he’s often rumored to be? Far from it. Donald Trump was born into wealth and, for the most part, never had to answer to anyone...

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Guyana recorded over 10 000 dengue cases in 2024

Kaieteur News- Guyana recorded just over 10,000 dengue cases in 2024, Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony revealed during an... more