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Pregnant Soesdyke woman admits to strangling husband on Mother’s Day

May 26, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Pregnant Soesdyke woman admits to strangling husband on Mother’s Day

By Zaheer Abbass Almost two weeks after she reportedly lied to the police about her husband’s death, 28-year-old Melissa Silos told detectives that she strangled him on Mother’s...

NATA details struggles meted out by Ogle Airport management

May 26, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on NATA details struggles meted out by Ogle Airport management

The National Air Transport Association (NATA) has elected Captain Gerry Gouveia to serve as president. This happened on Thursday as the association hosted its Annual General Meeting (AGM). Gouveia...

Taxi driver confesses to mining company manager’s murder

May 26, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Taxi driver confesses to mining company manager’s murder

– leads Police to stolen items, murder weapon The second suspect, who was arrested in relation to the murder of Neil Whyte, has since reportedly confessed to killing the Supply Chain Manager of...

Former SWAT Head should have still been working – Ramjattan

May 26, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Former SWAT Head should have still been working – Ramjattan

As questions continue to linger over the decision to send the former head of the SWAT unit, Motie Dookie, on special leave with pay, Public Security Minister, Khemraj Ramjattan, has downplayed...

STEM Guyana Founder, President’s photographer among female 2018 National Awardees

May 26, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on STEM Guyana Founder, President’s photographer among female 2018 National Awardees

Forty-nine womenfrom various fields are among those who will be conferred with National Awards by President David Granger as part of the celebrations of Guyana’s 52nd Independence Anniversary....

Second woman killed by partner in 4 days – Man dies after ingesting poison

May 26, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Second woman killed by partner in 4 days – Man dies after ingesting poison

A second woman was yesterday the victim of a merciless male partner. Twenty-year-old Deoranie ‘Priya’ Inderpaul of 123 Hope Low Land, East Coast Demerara, was brutally stabbed to death. Inderpaul...

D’urban Park hosts colourful Independence celebration

May 26, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on D’urban Park hosts colourful Independence celebration

With the theme: Celebrating our People and our Patrimony, the Ministry of the Presidency, Department of Social Cohesion “showed up and showed out” at the country’s 52nd Independence Flag...

CONCACAF Caribbean women’s qualifiers Group E… Lady Jags punish Suriname 6-1 to top group heading into final match tomorrow – Bermuda edge Barbados 3-2

May 26, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on CONCACAF Caribbean women’s qualifiers Group E… Lady Jags punish Suriname 6-1 to top group heading into final match tomorrow – Bermuda edge Barbados 3-2

By Calvin Chapman Locally based player, Tiandi Smith made her first international start while first choice goalkeeper, Natalie Nedd who had a shaky opening game against Bermuda, was replaced by...

WIFBSC 2018 Long Range Match – Barbados… Guyana comfortably outshoots opposition to retain title in difficult conditions

May 26, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on WIFBSC 2018 Long Range Match – Barbados… Guyana comfortably outshoots opposition to retain title in difficult conditions

By Franklin Wilson in Barbados in association with Industrial Safety Supplies Inc. and Fitness Express y a margin of 36 points, led by Sherwin Felicien who recorded the highest score of 95 out of a...

Pensioner, 68, dies after struck off cycle by minibus

May 26, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Pensioner, 68, dies after struck off cycle by minibus

A 68-year-old pedal cyclist is now dead, following an accident involving a minibus which occurred on the Washington Public Road, West Coast Berbice, at approximately 17:30 hrs on Thursday Dead is...

R&F Wholesale Depot on board ‘Champion of Champions’ Domino

May 26, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on R&F Wholesale Depot on board ‘Champion of Champions’ Domino

Senior Organising Secretary of the Georgetown Domino Association (GDA) Mark ‘Jumbie’ Wiltshire will be hosting a massive ‘Champion of Champions’ Competition scheduled to commence on Sunday,...

Only lawyers benefit from custodial sentences for small amounts of ganja – AFC MP Carrington

May 26, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Only lawyers benefit from custodial sentences for small amounts of ganja – AFC MP Carrington

The Alliance For Change (AFC) yesterday continued to forge ahead with their position for non-custodial sentence for persons convicted of small amounts of marijuana. AFC Member of Parliament, Michael...

Happy 52nd Independence Anniversary to all!

May 26, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Happy 52nd Independence Anniversary to all!

Today, we at Kaieteur News join the rest of the nation in observing our 52nd year of Independence. It was on May 26, 1966, that Guyana gained its independence from British rule, an achievement that...

Canadian School of Arts and Science Martial Arts Academy holds first Karate exam

May 26, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Canadian School of Arts and Science Martial Arts Academy holds first Karate exam

The Canadian School of Arts and Science Martial Arts Academy concluded their first karate exam on Thursday last. According to a release, the students did really well, showing great skills. The...

Archery Guyana to start Para-Archery Programme

May 26, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Archery Guyana to start Para-Archery Programme

Archery is open to athletes with a physical impairment, who may shoot with assistive devices allowed under classification rules, if required. Para archery competition, which includes specific...

GCB/DMLAS/NSC/NSSCL…. Aurora’s bowlers blur Cotton Field to win by 40 runs

May 26, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCB/DMLAS/NSC/NSSCL…. Aurora’s bowlers blur Cotton Field to win by 40 runs

The 2017/2018 Guyana Cricket Board/ Demerara Mutual Life Assurance Society Limited/ National Sport Commission/National Secondary School Cricket League (GCB/DMLAS/NSC/NSSCL) continued with competitive...

Man found guilty of strangling, robbing pregnant Guyanese teacher in Bahamas

May 26, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Man found guilty of strangling, robbing pregnant Guyanese teacher in Bahamas

Bahamas (Tribune242) – A Supreme Court jury on Thursday found Allister Williams unanimously guilty of the September 2016 murder of pregnant school teacher Marisha Bowen. The 12-member jury, 11...

Rapid acceleration of responses needed to increase HIV treatment coverage

May 26, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Rapid acceleration of responses needed to increase HIV treatment coverage

– World Health Report Only 53 percent of people living with HIV at the end of 2016 were receiving anti-retroviral treatment [ART]. With this state of affairs in play, it has been outlined that a...

Govt. takes control of troubled Public Service credit union

May 26, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. takes control of troubled Public Service credit union

The Chief Co-operative Development Officer (CCDO) has assumed control of the Guyana Public Service Co-operative Credit Union (GPSCCU) Ltd. According to the Ministry of Social Protection, its CCDO is...

Chief Justice to rule on legality of charges against Singh, Brassington

May 26, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Chief Justice to rule on legality of charges against Singh, Brassington

Acting Chief Justice Roxane George on July 30 is likely to rule on a Fixed Date Application—filed by former Minister of Finance Dr. Ashni Singh and former head of the National Industrial and...

The AFC is out of order

May 26, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The AFC is out of order

The issue of persons being given custodial sentences for small amounts of marijuana is going to present a serious challenge to the stability of the coalition government. For the Alliance for Change...

52 years as a sovereign nation; what is our record?

May 26, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on 52 years as a sovereign nation; what is our record?

One day I was going up to the airport and one of my US-based friends in the car was ridiculing the East Bank highway for its narrowness. He blurted out; “this road should have been an eight-lane...

Aurora Gold Mines Supports Local Aviation

May 26, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Aurora Gold Mines Supports Local Aviation

Dear Editor, Citing the diatribe directed at Aurora Gold Mines in the May 23, 2018 Kaieteur News Papers titled, “Aurora Gold Mine aborts locals; hires Canadian airline to fly domestic trips” we...

The AFC Chairman misleads

May 26, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on The AFC Chairman misleads

Dear Editor, GAWU’s attention was drawn to a section of a statement issued by the Alliance for Change (AFC) following its recently held National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting. In that...

Presenting gloom and doom when none exists

May 26, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Presenting gloom and doom when none exists

Dear Editor, I visited Moray House on Wednesday evening with the hope of leaving the presentations on oil and gas, more informed and better armed with the facts related to this new industry in...