May 2017

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I want justice for Kwame McCoy

May 20, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on I want justice for Kwame McCoy

Dear Editor, Two years ago, a Guyanese exercising his constitutional right of freedom of association and freedom of opinion, while performing duties as a candidate to the poll of the May 11,2015...

Horrible discrepancy in sentencing for cocaine as against marijuana

May 20, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Horrible discrepancy in sentencing for cocaine as against marijuana

Dear Editor, I am apt to believe that something is definitely wrong with the sentencing policy of the Judiciary as it relates to persons who are accused of narcotics offences. In my opinion, a junkie...

An independent judiciary is the main fulcrum on which society rests

May 20, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on An independent judiciary is the main fulcrum on which society rests

Dear Editor, No one can sensibly dispute that an independent and effective judiciary is not only the sine qua non of any democracy, but it is the very foundation upon which the edifice of civil...

Waiting in the cricket line; then and now

May 20, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Waiting in the cricket line; then and now

Michael Jordan, one of the senior editors at this newspaper asked me; “Do you remember what it was like when you were a small boy waiting in the line to go into Bourda to see Test matches?” My...

The PPP/C has not changed its position in relation to marijuana

May 20, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The PPP/C has not changed its position in relation to marijuana

People have to be careful about the conclusions they draw. The recent position adopted by the PPP/C as regards marijuana is not a contradiction of its earlier stance, as some are claiming. The PPP/C...

WHAT TRUMP 100-DAYS HONEYMOON MEANS?

May 20, 2017 KNews Editorial Comments Off on WHAT TRUMP 100-DAYS HONEYMOON MEANS?

United States President Donald Trump is just as surprised as most Americans and the rest of the world at how few of his plans have been enacted during his first 100 days in office. The first 100 days...

Bust at Diamond Bond…Two more workers tender resignation…Ministry redirecting manpower to facility

May 20, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Bust at Diamond Bond…Two more workers tender resignation…Ministry redirecting manpower to facility

Even as a male staffer remains in police custody assisting with an investigation into the pilfering of pharmaceuticals from the Ministry of Public Health’s Bond at Diamond, East Bank Demerara,...

Staffer charged with stealing drugs from Diamond bond

May 20, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Staffer charged with stealing drugs from Diamond bond

Doquan Griffith, 19, of Lot 41 Costello Housing Scheme, Georgetown was yesterday released on bail after he appeared before City Magistrate Leron Daly in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts, charged...

Region Eight endures severe flood … Over 10 houses washed away, several others underwater

May 19, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Region Eight endures severe flood … Over 10 houses washed away, several others underwater

By Abena Rockcliffe-Campbell The people of Region Eight are in distress. Over 1000 residents are affected by flood. Waters have accumulated to as high as 15 feet in several communities. Houses have...

Rice Board probe … Six charged for fraud

May 19, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Rice Board probe … Six charged for fraud

By Brushell Blackman After months of intense investigation, the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) has charged six persons in connection with allegation of malfeasance at the Guyana Rice Development...

Probe Customs chief duty free concession – Opposition urged

May 19, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Probe Customs chief duty free concession – Opposition urged

Amidst recent allegations that a senior official of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) may not have followed procedures in the importation of a Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV), the Opposition is calling...

Bust at Diamond Bond … One in custody after admitting to ‘stashing’ pharmaceuticals

May 19, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Bust at Diamond Bond … One in custody after admitting to ‘stashing’ pharmaceuticals

One person remains in custody after police on Wednesday apprehended a minibus with staffers of the Ministry of Public Health’s Bond at Diamond, East Bank Demerara. A quantity of pharmaceuticals...

Acting Top Cop halts gold dealer’s arrest

May 19, 2017 KNews Peeping Tom Comments Off on Acting Top Cop halts gold dealer’s arrest

Embattled gold dealer, Saddiqi ‘Bobby’ Rasul, found himself on the wrong side of the law yet again. Kaieteur News has learnt that around 20:00 hrs Wednesday police arrested Rasul in...

Dem pundits run more fast than Bolt

May 19, 2017 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem pundits run more fast than Bolt

De whole world know that Usain Bolt can run fast. He beat everybody. People can barely remember anybody beating him. That is how fast de man fast. Well dem pundits who come and been conning all dem...

Social Cohesion Minister admitted to GPHC after “feeling unwell”

May 19, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Social Cohesion Minister admitted to GPHC after “feeling unwell”

Complaints of feeling unwell were enough to have Minister of Social Cohesion, Dr. George Norton, rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation [GPHC] to seek medical attention. According to...

GDA Independence International tourney to commence on May 26

May 19, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on GDA Independence International tourney to commence on May 26

The Guyana Darts Association (GDA) will be staging an Independence International tournament starting on May 26 at the Millennium Manor Hotel on Hadfield Street. Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago have...

Xtreme Clean & Maintenance Company ‘Gold Rush’ Futsal launched

May 19, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Xtreme Clean & Maintenance Company ‘Gold Rush’ Futsal launched

Fixtures for the first two night of the Xtreme Clean & Maintenance Company ‘Gold Rush’ Futsal Tournament were released during an impressive Launch which took place yesterday, at the Poolside...

GBTI continues support for Annual Open

May 19, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on GBTI continues support for Annual Open

The Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) remained steadfast in its commitment to sponsor its Annual Open Competition which is run by the Guyana Tennis Association (GTA). The Bank’s assurance...

Captain charged for defrauding employer of $4.9M

May 19, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Captain charged for defrauding employer of $4.9M

A man was granted $250,000 bail and released on Wednesday after denying a charge of embezzlement when he appeared before City Magistrate Fabayo Azore in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts. Naipaul...

Riflemen ready for the ranges again following extensive rehab. of the Timehri Range

May 19, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Riflemen ready for the ranges again following extensive rehab. of the Timehri Range

Fullbore Captain of the Guyana National Rifle Association (GuyanaNRA) Mahendra Persaud has informed that the Caribbean’s leading marksmen are ready to return to active shooting ahead of the...

George secures second medal at 4th Islamic Solidarity Games

May 19, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on George secures second medal at 4th Islamic Solidarity Games

Hooper wins High Jump bronze Following up on his silver medal in the 400m final at the Islamic Solidarity Games in Baku, Azerbaijan on Wednesday, Police Progressive Club athlete and Policeman,...

WDFA/Stag/Derrick Josiah KO …Tiwari Drug Store on board; semis set for May 27

May 19, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on WDFA/Stag/Derrick Josiah KO …Tiwari Drug Store on board; semis set for May 27

Long time supporter of football on the West Demerara, Tularam Tiwari, Proprietor of Tiwari’s Drug Store located at Uitvlugt, West Coast Demerara has once again thrown his support behind the sport...

GAPF to host fundraising BBQ & Deadlift Competition

May 19, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on GAPF to host fundraising BBQ & Deadlift Competition

Bounty Farm Ltd. donates chicken… By Franklin Wilson The Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPF in its continued efforts of being proactive towards raising funds will on Sunday June 4th...

Inter Ministry Tapeball Cricket set for Sunday

May 19, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Inter Ministry Tapeball Cricket set for Sunday

The Pre-Independence Inter Ministry and Government Agencies six-over knock out tapeball competition is set for Sunday at the National Cultural Centre Tarmac starting at 09:00hrs. Among the teams that...

FWCH implements automated stores inventory management system

May 19, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on FWCH implements automated stores inventory management system

The Fort Wellington Cottage Hospital in Region Five (Mahaica/Berbice) is now utilizing a fully computerized management system which tracks the use of items in its stores and provides...

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(Kaieteur News) – Following Olympian Chelsea Edghill’s hard-fought victory to secure her place in the Women’s Singles Round of 16, Guyana’s other table tennis players encountered a...

A Mid-Year Report is a report card not an audit

Sep 24, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Christopher Ram is right to demand accountability for the spending of public money. He is also right that figures are most useful when they tell a coherent story about what Government has spent, what it has achieved and what remains to be done. But to ask for all of these...

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...

The Guyana-China card- Pt 1

Sep 24, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – In his 201st Oil and Gas column, the tireless Chris Ram, man of law and man of numbers, introduced a thought-provoking element in Guyana’s oil weaknesses and struggles. It’s one with explosive potential. One, if acted upon, that is sure to trigger some huge ripples...

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