July 25, 2017

Archives by Month:

Archives by Year:

Jordan calls on officials to have respect for time

Jul 25, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Jordan calls on officials to have respect for time

It was not the first time he has spoken about tardiness, but perhaps yesterday’s proceedings turned out to be the proverbial last straw which left Finance Minister, Winston Jordan, at his wits’...

Why things are not going to get better

Jul 25, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Why things are not going to get better

Another week, another crisis! Another prison break! Another calamity for the APNU+AFC administration! Is this the ‘change’ that people voted for two years ago. What has gone wrong and how can it...

COI into alleged plot to kill President…Top Cop had instructed release of prime suspect – witness

Jul 25, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on COI into alleged plot to kill President…Top Cop had instructed release of prime suspect – witness

Questions related to the chain of command within the Guyana Police Force (GPF) were raised yesterday at the Commission of Inquiry (COI) into the alleged plot to kill President David Granger....

Budget workshop being seen as “a serious time for reflection”

Jul 25, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Budget workshop being seen as “a serious time for reflection”

By Kiana Wilburg “A serious time for reflection” is how Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan sought to characterize as well as set the tone for his Ministry’s Budget 2018 preparation and...

CHANGING CULTURE

Jul 25, 2017 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on CHANGING CULTURE

Culture is not static, it is constantly evolving, but recently, Guyana has experienced a titanic evolution of changes in our culture due largely to technological advances. Indeed, the advent of smart...

Social Cohesion Ministry to launch Inter-Village camp in mid-August

Jul 25, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Social Cohesion Ministry to launch Inter-Village camp in mid-August

The Ministry of Social Cohesion will be launching an Inter-Village Exchange Camp on August 13, 2017. The camp aims at 160 participants ranging between the ages of 16 and 25 from 23 villages across...

Ex -cop on trial for seaman’s murder… Victim died as result of gunshot injuries to the head

Jul 25, 2017 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Ex -cop on trial for seaman’s murder… Victim died as result of gunshot injuries to the head

State Pathologist, Dr. Nehaul Singh testified yesterday to performing a post mortem examination on the body of murdered seaman, Davonan Sookram. Sookram, is said to have been murdered between July 27...

Newly appointed DEOs benefitting from induction workshop

Jul 25, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Newly appointed DEOs benefitting from induction workshop

Twenty-five newly appointed District Education Officers (DEOs) are benefitting from a two-day workshop which began yesterday morning at the National Centre for Educational Resource Development...

Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the water

Jul 25, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the water

My wife said to me Saturday night, “Where is that music coming from?” I told her a private night spot in the Giftland Mall compound. Since the July prison escape, there was a manifest decline in...

Brazilian doctor is final witness in Babita Sarjou murder PI

Jul 25, 2017 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Brazilian doctor is final witness in Babita Sarjou murder PI

Renato Teodoro Ferreira Paranaibo, a Brazilian doctor, is said to be the final witness in the Babita Sarjou murder Preliminary Inquiry (PI). The matter continued yesterday before Chief Magistrate Ann...

A most regrettable opinion piece

Jul 25, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on A most regrettable opinion piece

An opinion piece by Frederick Kissoon in yesterday’s issue of the Kaieteur News has been dubbed by the management of the newspaper as a flight of fancy. The piece contained material that could only...

Fifty three years of accumulation of mud in the city’s canals

Jul 25, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Fifty three years of accumulation of mud in the city’s canals

Dear Editor, In a previous letter, we attempted to describe the nature of the blockage of all the main canals existing in the City. We said that these main drainage arteries are blocked solid with...

Ten serious accusations against the police in Region One- Barima-Waini

Jul 25, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Ten serious accusations against the police in Region One- Barima-Waini

Dear Editor, There is an urgent need for a law enforcement assessment in the Police ‘F’ Division (hinterlands regions) by the Guyana Police Force (GPF) Administration. Residents of Region 1...

Why is the Ophthalmology Centre out of medication for cataract surgery?

Jul 25, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Why is the Ophthalmology Centre out of medication for cataract surgery?

Dear Editor, It is very disturbing to know that there is a drug shortage at the National Ophthalmology Center in Port Mourant, Berbice since September last year. I visited the institution last...

In defence of the President’s reaction to the chief justice’s ruling

Jul 25, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on In defence of the President’s reaction to the chief justice’s ruling

Dear Editor, Those who resort to, and uses legal dogma to condemn President Granger, must, be guided by elementary principles of fairness and intellectual decency, equally recognize and accept that...

Sorry to hear what happened to this bride-to-be

Jul 25, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Sorry to hear what happened to this bride-to-be

Dear Editor, I read the letter about the unfortunate experience of the prospective bride and the proposed venue for her “happy day” at a certain “hotel’. I refer to the following;...

With these prisoners on the loose, we must be careful

Jul 25, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on With these prisoners on the loose, we must be careful

Dear Editor, It was indeed shocking to learn that over a dozen prisoners escaped from the Lusignan Prison on Monday July 24, 2017. This new breakout has occurred a little over two weeks after the...

The Granger Govt. should have had intelligence reports on those prisoners

Jul 25, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Granger Govt. should have had intelligence reports on those prisoners

Dear Editor, Guyana has been rocked by another prison fire and yet another jailbreak. The circumstances surrounding both events are highly suspicious and very controversial. Rumours are flying...

That something about the law firm of Cameron and Shepherd

Jul 25, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on That something about the law firm of Cameron and Shepherd

Dear Editor, I read the Freddie Kissoon column of Monday, July 24, in which the columnist wrote; “There is something about the law firm of Cameron and Shepherd that I have never seen in my life in...

PREV 12

David, Glasgow hattricks help sink St Joseph in huge quarterfinal win

Apr 20, 2026

…West Ruimveldt, Charlestown and Santa Rosa keep title in sight Kaieteur Sports – The road to schoolboy football glory is heating up, and the Petra Organisation made sure Sunday was nothing...

Is Guyana’s LCDS facing a reputational threat?

Apr 20, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Guyana’s Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) has been internationally praised as an attempt to convert natural capital into financial capital without cutting down forests. The country’s vast tropical rainforest, covering more than 85% of national territory, functions as...

Resolving CARICOM’s Leadership Impasse

Apr 19, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) –As with all my commentaries, this one is strictly in my personal capacity, drawing on more than fifty years of engagement with Caribbean affairs and a lifelong commitment to the cause of regional integration. I do not speak on behalf of any government or...

The saga of Elizabeth Shivpersaud

Apr 20, 2026

Kaieteur News – It’s one of those situations crying out for help. The best I can do, other than offering professional help, is to raise an alarm about a case that is worrying in all of its elements. It’s the Saga of Elizabth Shivpersaud. If this distressed, shorthanded, hollow-eyed,...

Latest News

Archives by Month:

Archives by Year:

Jordan calls on officials to have respect for time

Why things are not going to get better

COI into alleged plot to kill President…Top Cop had instructed release of prime suspect – witness

Budget workshop being seen as “a serious time for reflection”

CHANGING CULTURE

Social Cohesion Ministry to launch Inter-Village camp in mid-August

Ex -cop on trial for seaman’s murder… Victim died as result of gunshot injuries to the head

Newly appointed DEOs benefitting from induction workshop

Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the water

Brazilian doctor is final witness in Babita Sarjou murder PI

A most regrettable opinion piece

Fifty three years of accumulation of mud in the city’s canals

Ten serious accusations against the police in Region One- Barima-Waini

Why is the Ophthalmology Centre out of medication for cataract surgery?

In defence of the President’s reaction to the chief justice’s ruling

Sorry to hear what happened to this bride-to-be

With these prisoners on the loose, we must be careful

The Granger Govt. should have had intelligence reports on those prisoners

That something about the law firm of Cameron and Shepherd

Listen to the The Glenn Lall Show

Follow on Tik Tok @Glennlall

THE BLUNT OF THE DAY

Sports

David, Glasgow hattricks help sink St Joseph in huge quarterfinal win

VIEW ALL SPORTS

Features/Columnists

Is Guyana’s LCDS facing a reputational threat?

Sir. Ronald Sanders

Resolving CARICOM’s Leadership Impasse

The GHK Lall Column

The saga of Elizabeth Shivpersaud

Publisher’s Note

Weekend Cartoon

Bridge Watch

> Berbice Bridge […]