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Fyrish/Gibraltar pump unable to work, communities remain flooded

Jun 27, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Fyrish/Gibraltar pump unable to work, communities remain flooded

The Fyrish and Gibraltar communities in East Berbice-Corentyne are currently experiencing flooding, as is common in a number of villages along the coastland. Based on reports received from Councillor...

Magistrate frees robbery accused after police fail to complete investigations

Jun 27, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Magistrate frees robbery accused after police fail to complete investigations

Principal Magistrate Judy Latchman dismissed a robbery under-arms charge against former murder accused Jamil Charles, due to the police failure to conduct investigations in a timely manner. Charles,...

Work at GPHC’s Oncology Dept. continues to expand

Jun 27, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Work at GPHC’s Oncology Dept. continues to expand

In correlation with its mandate, the Oncology Department of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation, (GPHC) continues to expand. This is according to General Medical Officer (GMO) attached to the...

Another Dutch airline applies to operate Aruba flights

Jun 27, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Another Dutch airline applies to operate Aruba flights

Dutch airline, Arubaanse Luchtvaart Maatschappij (ALM) has applied for licences to run scheduled flights between Guyana and Aruba. According to Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) in an...

Not one woman, not one homosexual. What a country!

Jun 27, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Not one woman, not one homosexual. What a country!

Magistrate Judy Latchman sentenced Ronella Junior to 36 months in prison for stealing $200, 000 from her employer. Ms. Junior, the court was told, was a first offender. Interesting to note that in...

Teacher hangs self weeks after husband’s death

Jun 27, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Teacher hangs self weeks after husband’s death

A young woman, who went into a state of depression after waking up next to her dead husband a little over three weeks ago at Cummings Lodge, East Coast Demerara (ECD), has committed suicide. Cindy...

Heavy rainfall leaves several sections of Berbice under water

Jun 27, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Heavy rainfall leaves several sections of Berbice under water

A downpour that began on Thursday afternoon and continued left most of the residential areas along the 85-mile long region under water. Some of the areas hardest hit were Number 47, 52 and 54...

Vena Mookram crowned Miss World Guyana 2017

Jun 27, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Vena Mookram crowned Miss World Guyana 2017

After several weeks of gruelling preparation, 18-year-old Vena Mookram has emerged as the new Miss World Guyana. The contest was held at the Marriott Hotel Guyana on Sunday night, where Mookram...

2017 NGSA results to be unveiled this week

Jun 27, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on 2017 NGSA results to be unveiled this week

Are you anxious about the National Grade Six Assessment [NGSA]? Well, according to officials at the Ministry of Education’s examination division, all anxiety will be put to rest this week as the...

Parents seek help in finding missing teen

Jun 27, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Parents seek help in finding missing teen

Relatives of 15-year- old Charylyn Stephens are seeking the assistance of the public in locating her. The teen has been reported missing for the past two weeks. Her father, Alfred Stephens, said that...

‘Threesome’ peeper beaten to death

Jun 27, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Threesome’ peeper beaten to death

– Woman among three arrested The police are investigating the murder of a man, who was reportedly beaten to death after staring at three people having sex on Third Avenue Beach, Bartica,...

GPL urged to review tariff structure to avoid reduced profit for 2017

Jun 27, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on GPL urged to review tariff structure to avoid reduced profit for 2017

Guyana Power and Light (GPL) has been encouraged by the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to review its tariff structure, so as to prevent recording reduced profit for 2017. This recommendation was...

Public health workers get training to deal with diabetic complication

Jun 27, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Public health workers get training to deal with diabetic complication

Diabetes is a disease that can cause a great deal of complications if not properly treated. Among the complications that health workers have had to battle with are those that affect the eyes. This is...

Swiss Machinery hosts successful Diesel Expo

Jun 27, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Swiss Machinery hosts successful Diesel Expo

In a bid to enlighten Guyanese on how to protect and preserve their diesel engines, Swiss Machinery hosted a ‘One Stop Diesel Exposition’ last Saturday at the Georgetown Club. The intention of...

Guyana to augment Diaspora benefits with support from Mexico

Jun 27, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana to augment Diaspora benefits with support from Mexico

-move comes through UG renaissance project Mexico, through the University of Guyana [UG], is prepared to share its experiences with Guyana so that it can be in a better position to tap into its...

Improvised weapons, drugs, other items found at N/A prison raid

Jun 27, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Improvised weapons, drugs, other items found at N/A prison raid

A raid executed by law enforcement authorities at the New Amsterdam Prison over the weekend found several improvised weapons, a quantity of drugs, along with other illegal items. According to a...

The importance of medians must be emphasised

Jun 27, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The importance of medians must be emphasised

Guyana roadways are a death trap. The high levels of societal indiscipline and the poor design of the road system make the roadways accident-prone. Guyana has a double problem when it comes to road...

E’bo Lions recognise long-serving members

Jun 27, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on E’bo Lions recognise long-serving members

The Lions Club of Essequibo Coast on Saturday installed its new Board of Directors for the fiscal year of 2017- 2018 as it completed its 25th year of service to that Region Two area. At the...

BOG remains optimistic about Guyana’s economic growth

Jun 27, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on BOG remains optimistic about Guyana’s economic growth

Despite the fact that the global economic growth is projected at 3.5 percent, Bank of Guyana is still optimistic that Guyana’s economy will grow by 3.8 percent. Bank of Guyana’s outlook for the...

Guyana mulls joining independent group that probes aviation accidents

Jun 27, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana mulls joining independent group that probes aviation accidents

Guyana is currently hosting the second meeting of the Caribbean Accident and Incident Investigation Organisation (CARAIO) which started yesterday and ends Friday. The event, being held at the Guyana...

The acceptance of the legacy of Walter Rodney can purify the politics of Guyana

Jun 27, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on The acceptance of the legacy of Walter Rodney can purify the politics of Guyana

Dear Editor, In letters to the editors of Kaieteur News and another daily, by Minette Bacchus, dated June 15 and June 18, 2017 respectively, and with captions “This is a Dictatorial Party Whose...

G/T City Council always put the cart before the horse

Jun 27, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on G/T City Council always put the cart before the horse

Dear Editor, It has been reported in the press that the Mayor and Councillors of the City of Georgetown have given themselves or the so called Parking Meter Committee an additional month to complete...

My thoughts on two sports items and one on politics

Jun 27, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on My thoughts on two sports items and one on politics

Dear Editor, There were two sport items which appeared in KN Friday, June 23 2017 edition, that caught my attention. The first, it was a red letter day with the admission to full test playing status...

The Guyanese American Chamber of Commerce is at work

Jun 27, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Guyanese American Chamber of Commerce is at work

Dear Editor, The Guyanese American Chamber of Commerce (GACC) welcomes the announcement made on Tuesday, June 20th via a press release by Representative Eliot L. Engel (D-NY), Ranking Member of the...

Six important facts to know about ethanol replacing sugar

Jun 27, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Six important facts to know about ethanol replacing sugar

Dear Editor, We need to understand the math of the situation when we look at ethnol as a replacement for sugar; at a yield of 26 tons of cane per acre and 2 tons sugar per acre @ US$480 US dollars...

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KARCC hails 2025 Guyana-Suriname Group Ride a massive success

The burden of proof rests on the asserting party

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- In recent days there have been serious assertions made and associations implied without... more