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Jun 24, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Health Ministry notes increased cases of ‘red eye’
-public urged to practice good hygiene to reduce spread An increase of conjunctivitis has been recorded at a number of health facilities across the country. Conjunctivitis, also known as...Jun 24, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Traffic Chief warns against using private cars as taxis
Traffic Chief, Superintendent Dion Moore, is calling on citizens to be cognizant of private cars operating as taxis for their own safety. During an interview with the Department of Public/ Government...Jun 24, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese lawyers still appear before Privy Council
by Oscar Ramjeet Although Guyana abolished appeals to the Privy Council since February 1970 when the country became a Republic state, lawyers from the Co-operative Republic continue to appear before...Jun 24, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on GPL records 29% in losses for 2016
…delay in metering programme among reasons cited In 2016, the Guyana Power and Light Company (GPL) recorded combined losses of 29.2 per cent. This is according to the Public Utilities Commission...Jun 24, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Region seven small contractors briefed on state’s procurement process
Contractors in Region Seven, Cuyuni-Mazaruni, are the latest beneficiaries of the Ministry of Communities’ procurement and project implementation community workshop which was launched yesterday at...Jun 24, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on ACM, Canadian High Commission launch informative booklets on Guyana’s Parliament
Intense debates on Bills and Motions, along with the sensational findings of the some parliamentary committees, are often highlighted in the media. But what seldom gets to be part of that spotlight...Jun 24, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Spiritualist’ arrested after PM reveals 8-yr-old was strangled
A woman who locks herself in a dilapidated house and prays all day, is the prime suspect in the death of eight-year-old Isaiah Smartt, whose body was pulled from a shallow drain on Tuesday night at...Jun 24, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Pomeroon farmers estimate 75% decrease in coconut production
Farmers of both upper and lower Pomeroon River continue to report an even greater challenge in combating the red palm mite (RPM) insects. Red Palm Mites damage the leaves of the coconut palms, thus...Jun 24, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on GuySuCo set to harvest up to 8000 bags of paddy at Wales in Sept.
Approximately 7000-8000 bags of seed paddy are set to be harvested at the Wales Estate in September. According to the Public Relations Unit of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo), 200 acres are...Jun 24, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on 35th ICAC Conference, Day two…Finance Minister calls for prioritisation of cybercrime prevention measures
Finance Minister Winston Jordan has called for discussions on the adoption of systems to counteract cybercrime to be prioritised, as the 35th Annual Conference of the Institute of Chartered...Jun 24, 2017 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Cuban woman charged for immigration stamp forgery
A Cuban woman was yesterday granted bail in the sum of $200,000 after she appeared in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts before Senior Magistrate Sunil Scarce. Barbara Davila denied the first of...Jun 24, 2017 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Detective testifies marijuana was found in rice bag
…in trial of woman accused of drug trafficking Police Corporal Christopher Dharamraj testified that when he and a party of policemen swooped down on the Lot 92 Campbellville, Georgetown house...Jun 24, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Some people are not fit to be parliamentarians
Dear Editor, I watch the news often but was shocked and flabbergasted when I saw the recent behaviour of Minister Raphael Trotman in Parliament. In that debate Trotman’s behaviour towards former...Jun 24, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on In search of cures for our self-inflicted wounds
Dear Editor, Like the rest of the world Guyana has been changing as indeed it must to avoid being left behind in the globally competitive environment. In this context it is easy to lose sight of...Jun 24, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Crime against the elderly – its cause, cost and our response
Dear Editor, Life is not easy for the elderly in Guyana. The mini bus is reluctant to accept them as passengers; they meekly bear the primitive conditions offered as they wait their turn at post...Jun 24, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on TERRIBLE CRUELTY TO ANIMALS TAKING PLACE IN REGION 6
Dear Editor, Allow me some space in your newspaper to expose the mistreatment of animals. As a resident of the Central Corentyne area it is appalling to watch the inhuman treatment of animals...Jun 24, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on GuySuCo is a like a wolf in sheep’s clothing
Dear Editor, The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) refers to a letter titled “GuySuCo is inviting sugar workers who feel misled to meet with management” which appeared in the...Jun 24, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on The GRA’s explains why the Annual Report for 2015 not laid in Parliament
Dear Editor, The Guyana Revenue Authority wishes to respond to a recent letter from Sase Singh in the Stabroek News and Kaieteur News captioned “Why has the GRA’s Annual Report for 2015 not been...Jun 24, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyana’s educational system is a class structured one
Dear Editor, Your editorial about changing our education model was insightful. It’s difficult to implement change in the education system of Guyana and the Caribbean because the decision makers are...Your children are starving, and you giving away their food to an already fat pussycat.
Jun 22, 2026
Kaieteur Sports – The weather was not the only scorching thing this weekend as Jumbo Jet Events staged the first round of its Need for Speed Karting Championship at the 555 Speedway in...Jun 22, 2026
(Kaieteur News) – A curious silence has greeted what ought to be one of the most debated economic announcements of the year. President Irfaan Ali has indicated that bonds will be issued to members of the Guyanese diaspora, allowing them to invest in major infrastructure projects in Guyana. One...Jun 21, 2026
By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – I have spent a decade in the councils of the Organization of American States. I have watched governments come and go, seen some crises handled well and others handled badly, sat through more commemorative meetings than sessions discussing pressing issues,...Jun 22, 2026
(Kaieteur News) – I like it. More money for Guyanese workers. Not private sector minimum wage workers, regrettably. If any local workers are due more money, private sector (and public service) minimum wage workers standout. More money is for Guyanese in the oil industry. Well, that’s...Freedom of speech is our core value at Kaieteur News. If the letter/e-mail you sent was not published, and you believe that its contents were not libellous, let us know, please contact us by phone or email.
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