August 2017

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Senior cop’s verbal assault trial commences

Aug 08, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Senior cop’s verbal assault trial commences

– alleged victim testifies The trial of Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Frank Thompson, who is accused of verbally assaulting Police Constable Leander Gillis, commenced yesterday...

Public Infrastructure Ministry completes 91% of work programme at mid-year

Aug 08, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Public Infrastructure Ministry completes 91% of work programme at mid-year

The Ministry of Public Infrastructure has completed 91 percent of its work programme up to July 31, 2017. Providing a mid-year performance update to the Department of Public Information (DPI)...

A FRAGILE INT’L SYSTEM

Aug 08, 2017 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on A FRAGILE INT’L SYSTEM

In the last quarter century, the world has undergone a fundamental reconfiguration due to the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and the collapse of the Soviet Union two years later in 1991. These...

Not even the smallest of apologies

Aug 08, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Not even the smallest of apologies

In the raging debate on sugar, the union, GAWU, has fought back fiercely with those who argued that sugar is dead. The union’s rebutting dictionary is voluminous. These include the following...

A good report

Aug 08, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on A good report

Guyana’s economy grew by 2.2% for the first half of the year. The APNU+AFC may not be satisfied with that rate of growth, which is lower than it anticipated, but it should be pleased by the...

Accused freed of 2009 Soesdyke murder/hijacking

Aug 08, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Accused freed of 2009 Soesdyke murder/hijacking

Murder accused Basil Morgan was yesterday acquitted of the charge related to the November 2009 hijacking and unlawful killing of Woddete Roberts. Roberts, called “Woddete” or “Buck Man,” was...

Administration and customer service at commercial banks are terrible

Aug 08, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Administration and customer service at commercial banks are terrible

Dear Editor, Last Friday I visited the Republic Bank at Water Street at 1 PM. The line I was greeted with was like over 200 customers. The line was not moving; it was very hot and the sweat emanating...

Guyana has earned a bad name because of its crime rate

Aug 08, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyana has earned a bad name because of its crime rate

Dear Editor, Guyana in recent years have attained to notoriety by earning the name of a “crime riddled state” or one that is “infested with criminals.” When you look at the statistics you see...

People only die from what’s meant to kill them

Aug 08, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on People only die from what’s meant to kill them

Dear Editor, ‘Something must kill a man!’ As heartwarming and pleasant as that phrase sounds, it’s a nagging reminder that neither of us will be lucky to get out of Earth alive! Well, of...

Time has come to reintroduce overseas voting

Aug 08, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Time has come to reintroduce overseas voting

Dear Editor, I presented a paper at the recent University of Guyana (UG) Diaspora Conference where I sought to both critique our current approach to diaspora engagement and suggest some ways in which...

There are questions about how this prisoner met his death

Aug 08, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on There are questions about how this prisoner met his death

Dear Editor, The reported death of 26 years old remanded murder accused, Winston Hinds, who was being held at the Timehri Prison and the circumstances surrounding his shooting, have raised many...

GTT’s “blaze” failed to blaze for continuous days

Aug 08, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on GTT’s “blaze” failed to blaze for continuous days

Dear Editor, It is with disappointment and dissatisfaction that I write this letter and ask that it be published in your newspaper. Once again, the customer service & satisfaction sector in this...

I support the amendments to the broadcast law

Aug 08, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on I support the amendments to the broadcast law

Dear Editor, I have paid keen attention to the debates in the National Assembly concerning the amendments to the broadcast law and found it extremely difficult to comprehend the position of the...

The Broadcast Bill is an ill-thought out piece of legislation

Aug 08, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Broadcast Bill is an ill-thought out piece of legislation

Dear Editor, When Cathy Hughes rose to make her presentation in the Parliament on August 4th, 2017, she made it clear that the bill defines the powers and function of the original Broadcasting Laws....

Three approaches to solving crime in Guyana

Aug 08, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Three approaches to solving crime in Guyana

Dear Editor, In response to your editorial dated August 3, 2017 caption, “THE TWO SIDE OF CRIME” where you highlighted the situational crime prevention and tertiary crime prevention as one aspect...

Gruesome killing rocks Better Hope…Man hacks off uncle’s head over land dispute

Aug 07, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Gruesome killing rocks Better Hope…Man hacks off uncle’s head over land dispute

Allegedly upset with the court cases involving his aunt over a plot of land at Lot 125 South Better Hope, East Coast Demerara, a 27-year-old man beheaded his uncle before surrendering to police...

No conflict of interest in relations between GOG, ExxonMobil and Mangal brothers

Aug 07, 2017 KNews ExxonMobil, News Comments Off on No conflict of interest in relations between GOG, ExxonMobil and Mangal brothers

– Harmon Minister of State Joseph Harmon is adamant that no conflict of interest exists in the relationship between itself, the Mangal brothers and ExxonMobil. Dr. Jan Mangal is as an...

Thanks to new measures…Tax revenue represents over 80 percent of total revenue collection

Aug 07, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Thanks to new measures…Tax revenue represents over 80 percent of total revenue collection

– Finance Ministry Several tax measures which were introduced in the 2017 budget last year have proven to be worthwhile efforts on the part of the Government. These measures have...

Speaker disallows questions on rental for Ministers’ housing

Aug 07, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Speaker disallows questions on rental for Ministers’ housing

Speaker of the National Assembly, Dr. Barton Scotland on Friday disallowed an attempt by Member of Parliament, Anil Nandlall to question government about the rental of houses for Ministers....

Some welcome Tobacco Bill, vendors fear impact on livelihood

Aug 07, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Some welcome Tobacco Bill, vendors fear impact on livelihood

“Them people stupid. People got to smoke cigarette to ease their mind when they got stress…People still got to dead by something.” – Cigarette vendor Guyanese appear to be divided...

More than half of NGSA students lack foundation to excel at Secondary level – Mid-Year Report

Aug 07, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on More than half of NGSA students lack foundation to excel at Secondary level – Mid-Year Report

Notwithstanding the recent improvement in the performance of students at the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA), “half of all students lack the basic foundation needed to excel at the secondary...

With oil money, corruption will flow

Aug 07, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on With oil money, corruption will flow

Dear Editor, Since it was discovered in July 2015 that the then GPL DCEO and a Director had allegedly signed for the transfer of sums from the Petro Caribe fund to their personal accounts – there...

In first half of 2017…Only 27 percent spent from Public Sector Investment Programme’s $56.8B budget

Aug 07, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on In first half of 2017…Only 27 percent spent from Public Sector Investment Programme’s $56.8B budget

The Public Sector Investment Programme (PSIP) which is described as the main mechanism for government’s capital spending, only disbursed 27.9 per cent of the PSIP’s budgeted allocation of...

GuySuCo’s employment costs exceed revenue at alarming rate

Aug 07, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on GuySuCo’s employment costs exceed revenue at alarming rate

– Finance Ministry The Finance Ministry recently expressed alarm that the employment costs at the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) significantly exceed its revenue. This was noted in...

Prison Break 2017- The plot, the escape, the recapture

Aug 07, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Prison Break 2017- The plot, the escape, the recapture

The plot It wasn’t an amateur getaway plan. In fact, it was one that had been in the pipeline for months, or, as some suspect, even a year.Their plan: To break out of the nation’s...

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2026 Republic Bank CPL: Historic rivals to meet as Guyana/T&T...

Aug 30, 2026

By Clifton Ross Kaieteur Sports – The ultimate rivalry in cricket resumes tonight as the Guyana Amazon Warriors lock horns with arch-rivals Trinbago Knight Riders come tonight at the historic...

Give the Commission a chance to do its preparatory work

Aug 30, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – There is a legitimate public concern about the pace at which the Commission of Inquiry into the MV Barima tragedy is getting underway. Survivors, relatives of those who died and the wider Guyanese public understandably want answers. After such a devastating national tragedy,...

Haiti after Kenscoff: Pledges and Promises Do Not Stop the Killing

Aug 30, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – For generations, Kenscoff was where people from Port-au-Prince went to breathe. Its cool hills offered relief, and its farmers supplied the capital’s markets. Gang attacks reached the commune in January 2025, but it remained an important barrier between...

From Jagdeo to Ali; from bad to worse

Aug 30, 2026

Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – Never thought I would ever reach this place. Bring back Bharrat Jagdeo. Never say never! It was inconceivable that there could be a worse leader than former president Jagdeo. I warned him seven years ago. A monster created. Would come back to...

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