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Nov 09, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese urged to remain watchful, step-up efforts to combat malaria
Guyana has recorded a steady decrease in the incidence of malaria in the hinterland regions during the period 2014-2016. This is according to the Minister of Public Health, Volda Lawrence. Lawrence...Nov 09, 2017 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Freddie Kissoon’s statement ruled admissible in assault trial
Principal Magistrate Judy Latchman yesterday ruled newspaper columnist and social activist Frederick Kissoon, competent, and admitted his testimony as evidence in the trial of three men accused of...Nov 09, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on “I’ve been a member of the PNC for 52 years; I’m no stranger to struggle.”
Those were the very words of David Granger when he spoke to the North American chapter of the PNC last week in the US. I have been in the struggle since I was sixteen, and my praxis since then was...Nov 09, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on GAWU insists Govt. reconsider closure of Rose Hall Estate
– fears “crime, destitution and social ills would rise incredibly” The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers’ Union (GAWU) yesterday voiced several concerns of the workers they...Nov 09, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on A Colonel may end up heading the Guyana Police Force
It has been a bad week for the Guyana Police Force, despite the fact that Santa Claus, all the way from China, came with a bag of motor cycles, ATV’s, pick-ups, buses and other goodies. It is...Nov 09, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Medical official highlights worrying teenage pregnancy rate in hinterland
– says equity of health services not yet achieved In a United Nations Population Fund [UNFPA] Report, Guyana was identified as the country with the second highest rate of teenage pregnancy when...Nov 09, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Victoria Village celebrates 178th Anniversary
In November 1839, 83 ex-slaves came together to purchase Plantation Northbrook. They paid 30,000 Guilders. After acquiring their own land, the ex-slaves renamed the area Victoria. On Monday last...Nov 09, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on GCCI continues efforts to enhance capacity of small businesses
The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) is continuing efforts to build and strengthen capacity of small businesses across Guyana through the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)-funded...Nov 09, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Peeping Tom is woefully out of touch on the territorial issue
Dear Editor, The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is appalled that the author of “Guyana has been outfoxed by Venezuela”, (Kaieteur News, November 7, 2017), a subject of critical national interest,...Nov 09, 2017 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on No bail for construction worker found with illegal gun and ammo
Senior Magistrate Fabayo Azore yesterday remanded a construction worker to prison on a charge of illegal gun and ammunition possession. Thirty-year-old Marlon Smartt denied the allegation that on...Nov 09, 2017 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Prosecution closes case in Ramlall murder PI
The state, represented by Attorney-at-Law Nigel Hughes, has closed it case in the Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into the murder of Ganesh Ramlall, called ‘Boyo’, who was shot and killed by bandits at...Nov 09, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Fake religious leaders abound in Guyana
Dear Editor, I have witnessed an unprecedented ‘con game’ being played on our gullible citizens of this country, especially in Regions Three, Five and Six. The Constitution gives us freedom of...Nov 09, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Jagdeo is playing the race card
Dear Editor, Power has been an intoxicant for many politicians; particularly those who have been leaders. I have always posited that power in itself is not a bad thing, but that those who have its...Nov 09, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on PPP’S Cheddi Jagan introduced elections rigging
Dear Editor, Ever since President, David Granger at his 7th meeting with Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo to discuss the naming of a Chairman of GECOM, announced that he had so chosen Justice...Nov 09, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Muhammed Mustapha has a fertile imagination
Dear Editor, A few persons contact me assuming the Muhammed Mustapha who signed a letter appearing in the October 24, 2017, Kaieteur News was me. To clear up any misunderstanding I felt it necessary...Rising Debt, Rising US Dollar Rate in Oil-rich Guyana!

Aug 07, 2026
By Rawle Toney (Kaieteur News) – Guyana eyes breakthrough on Day 3 in Oregon. Guyana’s pursuit of its first medal at the World Athletics U20 Championships in 14 years continues today, with...Aug 07, 2026
Peeping Tom… (Kaieteur News) – There is a peculiar tendency among many local commentators to look at a disaster and see a conspiracy before the investigators have found the wreckage. These commentators possess the rare strategic gift of knowing not merely what happened, but why it...Aug 02, 2026
By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Daniel Ortega has now said openly what his regime has demonstrated for years: the people of Nicaragua are not to be permitted to remove their rulers through elections. During celebrations marking the 47th anniversary of the Sandinista Revolution, Ortega...Aug 07, 2026
Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – Pres. Ali reminds of a wrestler who steps into the ring for a fight. He’s under pressure but has an ace. The president walks into the square circle with his own bell. One of those newfangled contraptions that come with an on-and-off switch. No...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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