March 2017

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Cops seek possible ‘crime wave’ link to AK-47, M-70 find

Mar 15, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Cops seek possible ‘crime wave’ link to AK-47, M-70 find

The Force’s ballistic experts are to examine bullet casings and warheads recovered from killings committed during the 2002-2009 ‘crime wave’ for a possible match to two high-powered weapons...

Pomeroon farmers record great loss for first quarter crops

Mar 15, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Pomeroon farmers record great loss for first quarter crops

Farmers in the Pomeroon are still unable to make progress in production, following some setbacks in cultivation. Over the past years farming in the Pomeroon has become a major challenge due to poor...

Protest on VAT on private tuition fees has slowed

Mar 15, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Protest on VAT on private tuition fees has slowed

The ongoing protest against value added tax (VAT) being placed on private education tuition fees among other necessities for the sustainability of a comfortable life in Guyana has apparently gone...

Parliament hosts panel discussion

Mar 15, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Parliament hosts panel discussion

…as part of Commonwealth Day activities THE National Assembly hosted a panel discussion in keeping with Commonwealth day 2017, under the theme: a peace-building Commonwealth, yesterday. The venue...

PM promises an end to fish and shrimp smuggling

Mar 15, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on PM promises an end to fish and shrimp smuggling

…aims to stop illegal importation with Suriname The fish and shrimp vendors, who, over the past few weeks made their concerns public by picketing the Berbice Office of the Prime Minister, have...

Govt. welcomes scrutiny from corruption watchdogs – Ramjattan

Mar 15, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. welcomes scrutiny from corruption watchdogs – Ramjattan

The public interest scrutiny into the affairs and decision of government were on Saturday lauded for its contribution to maintaining democracy. Recognising the need and benefit of such scrutiny was...

Soldier sent to jail for possession of cannabis

Mar 15, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Soldier sent to jail for possession of cannabis

A young Guyana Defence Force soldier was jailed for three years yesterday at the Blairmont Magistrate’s Court, and ordered to pay a fine of $744,000, after he was found guilty, by Magistrate...

Guyanese woman dies in Brazil

Mar 15, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese woman dies in Brazil

…after delivering still born at Lethem Investigations have begun into the events that led to the death of 30-year-old, Jillian Jacobi, who died about a week ago in neighbouring Brazil....

Better Health Care to be provided in Region Ten

Mar 15, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Better Health Care to be provided in Region Ten

By Jacquey Bourne Region Ten Health Sector will benefit from a budgetary allocation of $640.3M for 2017. Regional Health Committee Chairman Councillor Dr. Gregory Harris said that there will be...

Meten-Meer-Zorg man remanded over AK-47, M-70 find

Mar 15, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Meten-Meer-Zorg man remanded over AK-47, M-70 find

A Meten-Meer-Zorg, West Coast Demerara man was remanded yesterday over the discovery of two assault rifles at his home last Thursday. Christopher Small was refused bail when he appeared before...

New Amsterdam Secondary School has problems

Mar 15, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on New Amsterdam Secondary School has problems

Dear Editor, It is with great concern that this letter is penned to highlight a few issues that are damaging to what was once the top secondary school in Region Six. The New Amsterdam Secondary...

Four Pillars for Guyana’s Development Strategy

Mar 15, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Four Pillars for Guyana’s Development Strategy

Dear Editor, I have three dreams for Guyana, the first, is for the country to become the ‘Singapore of South America’, the second, is for us to have a more cohesive and inclusive society and the...

GuySuco’s performance has been a failure under the present management

Mar 15, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on GuySuco’s performance has been a failure under the present management

Dear Editor, Reference is made to KN article of March 4th, 2017 “Sugar’s future to be considered by National Assembly” which speaks to a “white paper” or plan for Guysuco to be presented to...

“People skills” training must be part of police curriculum

Mar 15, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on “People skills” training must be part of police curriculum

Dear Editor, I read with great pleasure an article in Kaieteur News, February 28, 2017 under the caption, “Police liaison officers being trained in conflict resolution, anger management.”...

Is Help and Shelter a charity body or quasi govt. organization?

Mar 15, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Is Help and Shelter a charity body or quasi govt. organization?

Dear Editor, Monday Feb 27 edition of KN carried an article on page 25, showing a number of business persons appearing with the Director of Sports to sponsor some fantastic event to raise funds for...

Minister Trotman’s office seriously misunderstands the oil business

Mar 15, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Minister Trotman’s office seriously misunderstands the oil business

Dear Editor, I thank the Ministry of Natural Resources for a courteous response to my recent letter. However an assurance that the government is ‘carefully and assiduously’ building the capacity...

Western political circles and media want to demonize Russia

Mar 15, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Western political circles and media want to demonize Russia

Dear Editor, In an interview with CNN’s Fareed Zakaria broadcast on Sunday, Vladimir Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov addressed new round of Western media campaign against Russia including...

Bharrat Jagdeo’s words should be considered to be a threat

Mar 15, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Bharrat Jagdeo’s words should be considered to be a threat

Dear Editor, Jagdeo is quoted as saying, “We will never forget this.” He was speaking in relation to his arrest and that of his PPP corrupted colleagues. Mr. Granger needs to not miss what Jagdeo...

Can Minister Jordan explain what he means?

Mar 15, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Can Minister Jordan explain what he means?

Dear Editor, I refer to Minister of Finance, Mr. Winston Jordan’s letter that was published in your February 18 edition titled “Minister Jordan clarifies on the issue of VAT on private...

High praise for Cheddi Jagan, his life and politics

Mar 15, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on High praise for Cheddi Jagan, his life and politics

Dear Editor, Cheddi Jagan whose birth and death anniversary is being observed this month, is described as a man of the people. Ever since he entered the political stage on his return from the USA to...

EXTENDING THE RETIREMENT AGE OF PUBLIC SERVANTS

Mar 15, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on EXTENDING THE RETIREMENT AGE OF PUBLIC SERVANTS

Dear Editor, Sir, I pen this letter with regards to the promise made by His Excellency David Granger after he would have assumed the office of Presidency on May 11, 2015. He said that at age...

SARU’s allegations fragmenting anti-corruption consensus

Mar 15, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on SARU’s allegations fragmenting anti-corruption consensus

Dear Editor, The recent outburst of Major Heath-Retemeyer, CEO of the State Asset Recovery Unit (SARU), is the latest example of the constant denouncing of groups and individuals who have expressed...

622 cases disposed of at Night Courts

Mar 14, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on 622 cases disposed of at Night Courts

– as five Magistrates successfully attack backlog A total 622 cases were heard in the Night Courts from the period October 19, 2016 to February 28, 2017 at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts....

Pradoville 2 probe…SOCU wants to question ‘Fuzzy’ Sattaur and former housing official

Mar 14, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Pradoville 2 probe…SOCU wants to question ‘Fuzzy’ Sattaur and former housing official

By Brushell Blackman The Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) is trying to locate Mohamed ‘Fuzzy’ Sattaur, former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Communications Network (NCN) and...

Venezuelan rice ship sinking offshore Essequibo

Mar 14, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Venezuelan rice ship sinking offshore Essequibo

The coast guard and other relevant authorities are still investigating the matter of a ship that began sinking a few miles off the Essequibo Coast around Wednesday of last week. The ship is currently...

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(Kaieteur News) – Santa Rosa Secondary and defending champions Chase’s Academic Foundation sit primed on seven points as action continues today in the Republic Bank Secondary School Football...

A capital city beyond redemption?

Nov 08, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Georgetown has become so dysfunctional, so hopelessly disorganised and so resistant to correction that one must ask whether the effort to save it is worth the trouble. The greatest mistake successive governments have made is not recognising that Georgetown should have long been...

A Divided World: A Commonwealth Opportunity

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...

The epitaph on Mr. Gavin Douglas’ tombstone should read: Murdered...

Nov 08, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Another Guyanese dead, and in degraded fashion, at the hands of State agents. A State that now stands as a monument to how much the PPP Govt. has criminalized it. When not one alleged rogue cop, with blood in his eye, but four of them, can deliver blows on a man that’s...

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