January 2018

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Send them packing

Jan 28, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Send them packing

Dear Editor, My reference is your report “Minister chides M&CC over Bel Air Park playfield takeover”, to which I say hooray! The Minister has very finely stepped forward. I have in the past...

We need better conditions for teachers in riverine communities

Jan 28, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on We need better conditions for teachers in riverine communities

Dear Editor, As a member of the Saxacalli Primary School P.T.A, I was shocked when I learnt that our headmaster was required to pay ten percent of his salary as rent for the teacher’s house he is...

Unfair treatment of the Rupununi Mining Association

Jan 28, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Unfair treatment of the Rupununi Mining Association

Dear Editor, Due to the ongoing dispute between the small miners of Rupununi Mining District 6 and Romanex Guyana Exploration Ltd., the small miners have merged to form the Rupununi Mining...

The morbid one is Freddie, not the PPP/C nor Jagdeo

Jan 28, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on The morbid one is Freddie, not the PPP/C nor Jagdeo

Dear Editor, Let me acknowledge publicly that I read the “Freddie Kissoon Column” whenever it is at hand (so too – “Peeping Tom”, “Ian on Sunday”, “Future Notes”, “So it Go”,...

Misplaced priorities at West Berbice Secondary

Jan 28, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Misplaced priorities at West Berbice Secondary

Dear Editor, Recently the media reported that five students of a West Berbice Secondary School were suspended since November, and not allowed to submit their School Based Assessments (SBA) for the...

Government should consider ‘privatization’ of public hospitals

Jan 28, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Government should consider ‘privatization’ of public hospitals

Dear Editor, This week I had the misfortune of being forced to use the services (so-called but quite absent!) of the Skeldon Public Hospital which resonated with other negative reports of poor,...

The current processes at GGMC do not work for the small miners

Jan 28, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on The current processes at GGMC do not work for the small miners

Dear Editor, We would like to respond to yesterday’s article in the Kaieteur News highlighting some processes at the GGMC. We know that the Minister through her over 20 years’ experience...

Magistrate to comply with directions of DPP and commit “Grey Boy” for murder

Jan 28, 2018 KNews News 1

-pending the hearing and determination Principal Magistrate Judy Latchman was on Thursday told by Justice Dawn Gregory an appeal judge that she will have to comply with the ordered of the Direction...

Nonperforming loans and the decline of lending by banks

Jan 28, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Nonperforming loans and the decline of lending by banks

One of the core functions of a bank is to provide loans so that companies can make worthwhile investments that would lead to job creation. On a much smaller scale, loans to individuals can assist...

Two injured in Bagotville crash

Jan 28, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Two injured in Bagotville crash

Police are investigating an accident which left several persons nursing injuries along the Bagotville West Bank Demerara, (WBD) Public Road last evening. Information reaching this newspaper is that a...

Social organisation proves to Special Needs Children it cares..

Jan 28, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Social organisation proves to Special Needs Children it cares..

Living up to its name, the “Caring For Others Organization” demonstrated tangibly, on Wednesday, how much they do care about the children of the Linden Special Needs School. APNU member of...

CONSUMER CONCERNS….PAT DIAL RENEWAL OF LE REPENTIR CEMETERY

Jan 28, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on CONSUMER CONCERNS….PAT DIAL RENEWAL OF LE REPENTIR CEMETERY

Last week, the Georgetown City Council discussed the fencing of Le Repentir Cemetery. The cemetery was first used in the early 19th century and was one of the large blocks of land owned by Pierre...

Essequibians claim Exxon’s answers inadequate

Jan 28, 2018 KNews ExxonMobil, News Comments Off on Essequibians claim Exxon’s answers inadequate

As ExxonMobil looms closer to extracting oil from Guyana’s territorial waters, Guyanese are now thirsting for answers–primarily as to what the oil industry can mean for them. Even with Exxon...

$80M in losses estimated in fire at Clifton’s businessman’s home

Jan 28, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on $80M in losses estimated in fire at Clifton’s businessman’s home

A man and his wife who left their home and business located at Lot 3 Clifton Village, Corentyne, Berbice for an evening out, returned to it totally engulfed in flames Thursday night. Krishna Persaud,...

The Neglect of Extra-Curricular Activities

Jan 28, 2018 KNews Education Corner, Features / Columnists Comments Off on The Neglect of Extra-Curricular Activities

by Olato Sam What it means to be an educated person has been widely debated on a highly philosophical level. This debate has deep implications for our education system in Guyana and our prevailing...

Faith and strong family ties among regimen to success

Jan 28, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Faith and strong family ties among regimen to success

Berbice Carpenter murder PI… Attorney representing the five accused withdraws from the case.

Jan 28, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Berbice Carpenter murder PI… Attorney representing the five accused withdraws from the case.

With the Preliminary Inquiry continuing into the alleged murder of Number 72 Village Carpenter, FaiyazNarinedatt, more surprising events took place on Thursday at the Number 51 Magistrate Court after...

Interesting Creatures… Tamandua

Jan 28, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on Interesting Creatures… Tamandua

Tamandua is a genus of anteaters with two species: the southern tamandua (T. tetradactyla) and the northern tamandua (T. mexicana). They live in forests and grasslands, are semiarboreal, and possess...

Citizens’ rights and the law

Jan 28, 2018 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Citizens’ rights and the law

The state of affairs in relation to the protection of the rights of consumers in Guyana needs attention. Some inroads have been made with the passing of the Consumer Protection Bill and the...

27,000 cellphones offered as GTT celebrates 27th anniversary

Jan 28, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on 27,000 cellphones offered as GTT celebrates 27th anniversary

GTT today celebrates its 27th Anniversary of service to Guyana. The company, in a statement, said it has been at the lead in the telecommunication technology since its entrance to the Guyana market...

CARICOM, UN Environment discuss closer cooperation

Jan 28, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on CARICOM, UN Environment discuss closer cooperation

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has expressed strong interest in strengthening its collaboration with the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to improve environmental sustainability in the...

STANDARDS IN FOCUS

Jan 28, 2018 KNews Standards in Focus Comments Off on STANDARDS IN FOCUS

CODEX STANDARDS ARE BENEFICIAL TO THE LOCAL FOOD AND AGRICULTURE SECTORS The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) which functions as the Codex Contact Point has been facilitating the...

Is the OAS putting its credibility in doubt?

Jan 28, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on Is the OAS putting its credibility in doubt?

By Sir Ronald Sanders Not for the first time, the Organization of American States (OAS) is in danger of reinforcing the widely-held view that it ignores its own declared values and principles. This...

Safe Motherhood

Jan 28, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Safe Motherhood

By Minister within the Ministry of Public Health, Dr. Karen Cummings Maternal and Child Health should always be at the top of the list of priorities of any health sector. In our public health system...

That army announcement and our tax dollars

Jan 28, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on That army announcement and our tax dollars

By Leonard Gildarie I have travelled and lived for awhile out of Guyana. I have watched and yearned for when our country can dare to reach the heights of a few of these states. Take Trinidad and...

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West Ruimveldt Primary reign supreme in Demerara Zone of Future...

Jun 01, 2026

Kaieteur Sports – West Ruimveldt Primary, a consistent face in the Future Warriors Tapeball for Primary Schools tournament, powered by ExxonMobil Guyana, overcame their final-round jitters from...

Absenteeism at School

Jun 01, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – There are a great many children each day who are not attending school. When some are asked why they are not at school, they lie by claiming that their parents do not have money to send them to school. The blame is rightly placed on the parents, but for the wrong reasons. It...

Not Charity, but Repair: a Response to Pope Leo’s Slavery Apology

May 31, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Signed on 15th May, 2026 and released on 25th May, 2026, Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, marks a significant moment in the long reckoning with slavery. It contains the clearest papal acknowledgment to date of the Holy See’s role...

Get something right, please

Jun 01, 2026

Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – First, it was a sacred emblem, the National Flag during the Diamond Jubilee Independence celebrations, which showed its opposition to being pushed around and treated like a yoyo. From there things went from a national embarrassment to a national...

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