November 2017

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Education Ministry to improve safety in schools against disasters

Nov 07, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Education Ministry to improve safety in schools against disasters

Schools in Guyana, both public and private, can expect in the coming days to be much more prepared and safe in the event of a disaster, whether natural or man-made. This was the notion shared by...

Matter dismissed against businessman accused of $10M land fraud

Nov 07, 2017 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Matter dismissed against businessman accused of $10M land fraud

Senior Magistrate Leron Daly yesterday dismissed a matter against a businessman who was accused of swindling $10M from a man, by pretending he knew a woman who had a plot of land for sale. Rajesh...

COI finds Drop In Centre’s operation wanting

Nov 07, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on COI finds Drop In Centre’s operation wanting

…in wake of probe in children’s fiery death Not only was the Hadfield Street, Georgetown Drop In Centre deemed overcrowded, but there were not adequate staff on duty and limited fire...

A case of destructive and divisive politics

Nov 07, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on A case of destructive and divisive politics

Dear Editor, Former President, Donald Ramotar is saying “Guyanese of all political views must join the fight to promote integrity in public life” (SN, 2nd November, 2017), yet he is unprepared to...

A retraction

Nov 07, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on A retraction

In the Monday November 6, 2017 Edition, under the caption “The Circle of Corruption in Region 10”, there was an attack on the character of the Regional Chairman, Councillors, residents and the...

GTT’s incompetence shines once again

Nov 07, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on GTT’s incompetence shines once again

Dear Editor, Please allow me the opportunity to publicly express my pent up frustration with Guyana’s very own GTT. With due regards to their efforts to ensure quality service in Prospect, East...

President Granger needs to respect our Constitution

Nov 07, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on President Granger needs to respect our Constitution

Dear Editor, Much have been said about our protest in the National Assembly during the address of the President on Thursday, November 2. It was our intention to make a bold statement to demonstrate...

Pensioners deserve a livable pension

Nov 07, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Pensioners deserve a livable pension

Dear Editor, Recently, there have been discussions between the respective Unions and the Government on increased wages and salaries for public servants and for teachers. Although there is to be a...

Some Facts about disputed Friendship, EBD lands

Nov 07, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Some Facts about disputed Friendship, EBD lands

Dear Editor, I have read a few accounts of some submissions to the Commission of Inquiry on Land; on the problems of Section D, Friendship East Bank Demerara. Some seventeen years ago, I was asked by...

Fighting back

Nov 07, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Fighting back

Dear Editor, There is a campaign by Jagdeo’s PPP to try to denigrate, frustrate, marginalise and demoralise those who have to deal with these sore losers. What Jagdeo and his few followers have to...

Deviation from the Accepted Norm

Nov 07, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Deviation from the Accepted Norm

Dear Editor, Experts now claim that from the age of 2 a child can know he/ she is transgendered. At birth, a child’s mind is a blank slate. He/she must be taught to think and reason properly...

Questioning the valuation planned for GuySuCo

Nov 07, 2017 KNews Letters 1

Dear Editor, Head of the Sugar Special Purpose Unit (SPU), hiding through a press statement, advised that the body was seeking to engage a reputable firm to value the sugar industry’s assets. That...

Expect nothing better

Nov 07, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Expect nothing better

Dear Editor, Anyone that expected anything better than the behaviour displayed in the National Assembly last Thursday doesn’t know those folks, that is really who they are, this low down cockroach...

Disruptive behavior during President’s address…I would have asked them to leave, or called the police to get them out if they refused- Former Speaker Sase Narain

Nov 06, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Disruptive behavior during President’s address…I would have asked them to leave, or called the police to get them out if they refused- Former Speaker Sase Narain

Former Speaker of the National Assembly, Sase Narain, said he would have sanctioned the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) Members of Parliament (MPs) for their behavior inside...

AG flags inaction by new Govt. on crucial recommendations

Nov 06, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on AG flags inaction by new Govt. on crucial recommendations

Auditor General, Deodat Sharma, has found just cause to flag the new administration and its respective ministries for inaction on crucial recommendations he made in 2015 to improve...

Teacher found unconscious on roadway

Nov 06, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Teacher found unconscious on roadway

-on life support with head injuries, broken limbs The family of 22-year old Kescia Branche, a teacher at the Richard Ishmael Secondary School, is pleading with the public for any information which...

Hope is Rising…Anti -suicide concert unites crowd from across social and ethnic differences

Nov 06, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Hope is Rising…Anti -suicide concert unites crowd from across social and ethnic differences

By Rehanna Ramsay It was an uplifting sight, last Friday as thousands of Guyanese converged at the National Stadium Tarmac, Providence, to participate in a gospel show. The concert branded...

COI finds…Guyana Defence Force faces web of problems

Nov 06, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on COI finds…Guyana Defence Force faces web of problems

The Guyana Defence Force plays a vital role in the Government’s peacekeeping operations, military exercises and humanitarian relief missions. But beneath this patriotic ideal, lies a web of...

Parliament full of whores and fare-pickers

Nov 06, 2017 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Parliament full of whores and fare-pickers

Parliament is fast becoming a whore house. Is not dem boys seh suh. All about dem go dem hearing people seh suh. Since dem boys li’l dem parents tell dem, “If dem respect yuh, respect dem. If dem...

Inquiry into mining pit collapse…GGMC officials allowed breach of laws and regulations at illegal mining site

Nov 06, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Inquiry into mining pit collapse…GGMC officials allowed breach of laws and regulations at illegal mining site

– COI report The Commission of Inquiry, (COI) into the collapse of a mining pit which led to the death of Keon Wilson has revealed that officers from the Guyana Geology and Mines...

Guyana benefited from PM $20M overseas trips

Nov 06, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana benefited from PM $20M overseas trips

…unlike the wanton waste under the previous administration, says Nagamootoo Guyana benefited from the overseas trips made by Prime Minister and First Vice-President, Moses Nagamootoo during the...

Skeleton suspected to be remains of ex-con found at Enmore

Nov 06, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Skeleton suspected to be remains of ex-con found at Enmore

Police are questioning a number of people following the discovery yesterday of skeletal remains in a sack at Enmore, East Coast Demerara. Reports indicate that the victim may be an ex-convict...

Businesswoman robbed thrice in eight weeks

Nov 06, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Businesswoman robbed thrice in eight weeks

Robbed twice before in two months, Albouystown businesswoman Yasmin Deonauth is now thrice unlucky, after four masked, gun-toting bandits invaded her premises early yesterday morning....

Civil society body mulls strategy to engage Govt. on child protection

Nov 06, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Civil society body mulls strategy to engage Govt. on child protection

In light of the brutal rape/murder of Berbice teen Leonard Archibald, the National Coordinating Coalition (NCC), a leading civil society body, recently met to strategize on how to...

Umami Inc. rebrands products at ‘Uncapped’ event

Nov 06, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Umami Inc. rebrands products at ‘Uncapped’ event

Umami Inc. officially rebranded its line of products at the Guyanese Flavour ‘Uncapped’ event which was recently hosted at the National Exhibition Centre, Sophia, Georgetown from October...

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Guyana Cup rematch on the cards in President’s Cup feature

Nov 07, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The field will be a packed one on Sunday November 29, at Rising Sun Turf Club when the President’s Cup horse race meet shoots off. More than 100 horses have thrown their names...

Who says the government does not listen?

Nov 07, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Who says the government does not listen? That is an unfair accusation. The government does listen. In fact, it listens very attentively. The only problem is that it appears to have a rather selective hearing. It can hear a whisper from certain quarters of the private sector...

A Divided World: A Commonwealth Opportunity

Nov 01, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – When Commonwealth leaders gather in Antigua and Barbuda from 1st to 4th November, they should address a question that reaches beyond their association: how can countries of different size, wealth and outlook sustain cooperation in a world increasingly...

Sinking ship, bailing out-US midterms – Pt. II

Nov 07, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – U.S. Vice President, J.D. Vance is among the first bailing from a sinking ship. The Iran War led to the ashes of defeat in the midterms. President Trump suddenly sheds his crazy man persona. Now talks of working with Democrats. From America I wing to Guyana, and Vice...

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