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May 16, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana must decide what percentage of oil money to spend, save … absence of direction, rules can lead to chaos – Chatham House
Billions of dollars in oil money will soon be flowing Guyana’s way. But if the local authorities do not decide soon, what percentage of it should be saved and what should be invested, then chaos...May 16, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Army warns of unauthorised use of its emblems, decorations
The Guyana Defence Force is warning the public of the unauthorised use of decorations. According to the army, the use of any GDF military decoration, badge, emblem, wound stripe, or any such...May 16, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on In Defence of Private Property
A country has to be governed by laws, not by policy, because policy can be subject to arbitrariness and caprice. No country should subject its citizens to the whims of public officials, because to do...May 16, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on CARICOM trade ministers meet today on CSME, UK’s exit of EU
Future trade relations with the United Kingdom after that country leaves the European Union (EU) will be among matters discussed when Caribbean Community (CARICOM) trade and economic development...May 16, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Log trucks banned after 6pm following deadly accidents
In wake of a number of deadly accidents over time, authorities are clamping down on log trucks. According to a notice from the Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC), vehicles transporting forest produce...May 16, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Moves apace to revolutionise institutional care
Aimed at establishing a well-rounded minimal health and social care standards for the elderly, a strategic consultation was yesterday held at the Hadfield Street, Georgetown Regency Suites...May 16, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on World Bank to help Guyana correct weaknesses in education system
Weaknesses in the education system will be identified and corrected when a Systemic Country Diagnostic is conducted. This crucial undertaking is one that will be spearheaded by the World Bank....May 16, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Cop fined $270,000 for series of traffic offences
Police Constable Rawle Welcome, a rank attached to the Tactical Services Unit (TSU), was yesterday fined a total of $270,000 after pleading guilty to a series of traffic offences. The law enforcement...May 16, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Activists picket Public Security Ministry on Cyber Crime Bill
Two persons picketed the Ministry of Public Security yesterday to send a clear message to Minister Khemraj Ramjattan of their displeasure with a particular aspect of the proposed Cyber Crime Bill....May 16, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on No Gifting of Tug & Barge : Attempting to Undo a Gross Distortion
Dear Editor, I refer to the article in the Kaieteur News of Saturday, May 12, entitled, “PPP/C ‘gifted’ $$M tug and barge to Kwakwani supporter”. – “We recovered the barge and leased it...May 16, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on 32 companies bid for construction of Police Station in Parfait Harmonie
As is customary on Tuesdays, the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board opened several bids. The Ministry of Public Security yesterday received 32 bids for the construction of a Police...May 16, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on How can Nandlall be given a free pass?
Dear Editor, I have observed the haste in which your newspaper has presumably taken on the role of a political cosmetologist, as some of your reporters appear to be on a desperate mission to apply a...May 16, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Concrete follow up action needed to build on marches and rallies
Editor, Marches and rallies are great activities to build awareness about abuse. However, The Caribbean Voice (TCV) and many others have continuously pointed out that one cannot build awareness...May 16, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Taking objection to partisan religious beliefs
Dear Editor, I support Pt. R. Balbadar’s letter published in your pages on May 15, 2018 under the caption “An insult to Hindus and Muslims”. Pt. Balbadar’s position on Mr. Francis Carryl’s...May 16, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on There were some shady deals in the past
Dear Editor, Since the 1800s, the British Guiana Government felt the need to provide demarcation for Guyana’s borders. A Commission was then set up to undertake such an action thus indicating that...May 16, 2018 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Man gets 7 years for rubbing 9-yr-old’s vagina
A 55-year old man was yesterday sentenced to a term of seven years imprisonment after he was convicted by a jury for engaging in sexual activity with a nine-year-old girl. Two weeks ago, Maurice...May 16, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on There is export VAT being charged despite what Govt. says
Dear Editor, Despite valiant attempts by the Commissioner General of GRA and the Minister of Finance to deny that there is no VAT on exports it is conclusive that Guyana will no longer be able to be...May 16, 2018 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Farmer charged for murder of Haslington man
Deonarine Sasenarine called “Chow” was yesterday charged for the murder of Seon Waldron aka “Catty”. Sasenarine, a 49-year-old farmer of Wash Clothes, Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara (ECD),...May 16, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on A sledgehammer blow to free speech
Dear Editor, The Cybercrime Bill with its obnoxious and evil “sedition clause” will unleash a sledgehammer blow to free speech and deny citizens their God-given right to criticize the government...May 16, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on MOPI CORE making a difference in communities
Dear Editor, Over the weekend I was sent a video by a good friend of mine on Facebook. The video is a part of a newscast on a television station in Guyana that spreads lies and tries to deceive the...May 16, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on APNU+AFC at 3: La Dolce Vita intensified
The ethnically driven party loyalist in Guyana has a troubled psychology. He/she lives with a lacerated conscience, and that does make for a rational existence. He/she ignores reality every day....May 15, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on ExxonMobil’s claims US$2.1B in administrative costs in 2016 alone
…fails to provide any breakdown- Ram notes By Abena Rockcliffe-Campbell Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL), a subsidiary of ExxonMobil, has recorded administrative costs of just...Nov 09, 2026
Cricinfo – With an 82 in the fourth innings, Towhid Hridoy ensured Bangladesh completed a hard-fought draw against West Indies in the Sylhet Test. The visitors clinched the series 1-0 on...Nov 09, 2026
(Kaieteur News) – There are moments in the political life of every nation when the character of its people is tested by whether they have the courage to condemn wrongdoing when it is committed against those with whom they disagree. It is easy to champion justice when the victim belongs to your...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...Nov 09, 2026
(Kaieteur News) – The light that shines over Guyana must be at its dazzling purest. Not a speck of darkness on the horizon. Not a stray dark spot in the cupboard or under the carpet. When light is at its brightest, what chance for darkness to show its face, to linger? On the occasion of...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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