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Benjai’s lawyers mull going to CCJ over “lax” police investigation
By Abena Rockcliffe-Campbell “We have been given instruction to leave no stone unturned in pursuit of justice for our client,” said Eusi Anderson. Anderson is the only Guyanese lawyer among the...
Kwakwani Secondary School without electricity
-students, teachers protest The Kwakwani Secondary School has been without electricity for the past three weeks. Teachers and children of the school are frustrated by the situation and want the...
Corentyne man, 27, remanded for beating wife to death
A Number 58 Village man was yesterday remanded to prison for the murder of his common law wife at the Number 51 Magistrate’s Court before the sitting Magistrate Charlyn Artiga, and a packed...
Amid US intended pullout…Guyana committed to Paris Climate Change pact – State Minister
US President Donald Trump made known on Thursday last, his intention to have the superpower withdraw from the Paris Climate Change accord. His announcement – albeit predicted – sent shockwaves...
GBTI commissions newest ATM at Mon Repos
The Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry Limited (GBTI) on Thursday commissioned its newest Automated Teller Machine [ATM] located at the Medicare Building at Lot 22 Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara....
Gov’t yet to review feasibility study on local oil refinery – Consultations ongoing
Following a feasibility study which shows that a local oil refinery may not be the right choice for Guyana, the government is yet to review the document. This was according to the Minister of State...
Forged passport lands Linden man in jail
Keith Willie, 65, of One Mile Wismar, Linden, was yesterday sentenced to 18 months’ imprisonment by City Magistrate Leron Daly after he appeared in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts. The first...
Politicians in all countries use national awards as patronage
Dr. David Hinds wrote that he pays little attention to national awards. Before I read that statement, I knew how Aubrey Norton felt about it. It was around 8 pm last Sunday when I reached the studios...
Tobacco-related deaths continue to soar – PAHO/WHO Rep.
-as Control Bill continues to hang in the balance The passage of the long proposed National Tobacco Control Bill is still hanging in the balance in the National Assembly. In the mean time deaths...
PREPARING FOR THE RAINY SEASON
The extensive damage done to sections of Region Eight by the recent flooding has not given us confidence that we are properly prepared for the 2017 rainy season which is underway. Despite the...
Loan Company heads gets $700,000 bail on fraud charges
Clayton Alleyne, 57, of Lot 179 Good Hope, East Coast Demerara, who is accused of defrauding persons of millions of dollars, was yesterday granted $700,000 bail by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan,...
2016 performance of public enterprises fall below projections
The revenue collections of the public enterprises in 2016 fell below the 2017 budget projections by $3B. The Ministry of Finance attributed this performance to a shortfall in production of sugar and...
Man not guilty of killing wife’s mother, grandmother
Sarwan walked out of the Suddie High Court a free man after he was acquitted on two counts of murder. Sarwan was accused of murdering Chammawattie Omroutie, called Jamawattie, or Bahoo, or Maa, and...
Man chops friend in food brawl, gets 18 months
An argument over food will now see a man spending the next 18 months behind bars for chopping his friend. Patrick Sukhan, 40, pleaded guilty to the charge which alleged that on May 25, last, at James...
No bail for man who stabs wife
A man who stabbed his wife because she refused to give him money was yesterday remanded to prison by City Magistrate Leron Daly, at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts. Jairam Alexander, 24,denied...
GuySuco’s detractor is being outright irresponsible and reckless
Dear Editor, The Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc. (GuySuCo) would like to respond to a letter written by one Mr. Sookram Persaud in the Kaieteur News on 31 May, 2017 titled ‘Incompetence and confusion...
This country must admit it has an alcohol consumption problem
Dear Editor, There is intense advocacy against the consumption of tobacco. This World No Tobacco Day, the theme was “Tobacco – a threat to development”. The advocacy has included the...
The relevance to Guyana of the IDB’s findings on crime in the Caribbean
Dear Editor, Kaieteur News of 22nd May 2017 informs us about the findings of a study done by the Inter -American Development Bank (IDB) concluded in Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, Bahamas...
This critic of the sugar industry is not familiar with the facts
Dear Editor, We refer to Mr Eric Phillips letter captioned “GAWU’s leadership is normally deceiving and cynical” appearing in the June 1, 2017 issue of Kaieteur News. While Mr Phillips...
The City Council may be in collaboration with this violator
Dear Editor, It is with absolute frustration and complete disgust that I pen this letter to the Editor to make the public aware of how corrupt and incompetent the administration of the Mayor and...
City Hall bigwigs off to an expensive retreat
Dear Editor, The Hydromet Office cautioned citizens of Georgetown and Guyana as a whole to be prepared for possible flooding ahead of the impending heavy rainfall over the weekend. According to the...
Patrick Yarde’s two conflicting positions need discussion
Dear Editor, With reference to the letter in KAIETEUR NEWS of May 29, 2017, headed, “Patrick Yarde is not in a conflict of interest situation”, published in the name of Dawn Gardener, I assume...
Oil deal with Exxon…Guyana to get two percent royalty; 50 percent of profits
It is now final. Guyana is to receive a two-percent royalty on gross earnings and 50 percent of the “profits” of the oil proceeds when production starts in 2020. Making true to its promise on...
Govt must shed light of transparency on Exxon Mobil contract
—TIGI Head says citizens deserve to be ‘in the know’ By Kiana Wilburg Confidentiality clauses, among other legal tricks have been used in the past to ensure that there is a ‘safe’ distance...
Seven months to go…Venezuela maintains UN Good Offices to settle border controversy
With seven months to go, in a last ditch attempt to reach a mediated resolution, neighbouring Venezuela is doing all it can to stave off Guyana taking a decades-old border controversy to the...
THE BLUNT OF THE DAY
Sports
…but must first conquer the One Guyana 3×3 Quest Kaieteur Sports- For Caribbean teams, qualifying for the FIBA 3×3 World Tour is a dream come true. However, the opportunity to...
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Following one’s conscience rather than the crowd
Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- “They’re certainly entitled to think that, and they’re entitled to full respect... more
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