May 2018

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Dozens of birth certificates distributed in Region One

May 07, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Dozens of birth certificates distributed in Region One

– residents of Sebai, Eclipse Falls and Citrus Grove now documented Several residents of Sebai, Eclipse Falls and Citrus Grove in Region One uplifted their birth certificates over the weekend,...

A concern over some public spending

May 07, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on A concern over some public spending

Dear Editor, In the face of critical observations that the Guyana economy was underperforming and was being mismanaged, Finance Minister Winston Jordan in May 2016 went on the defensive and told the...

Security guard dies in early morning accident

May 07, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Security guard dies in early morning accident

A security guard died following an accident yesterday morning at Land of Canaan, East Bank Demerara. The dead man was identified as Garfield Mc Pherson, 47, a security guard attached to...

Training is critical to the police

May 07, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Training is critical to the police

Dear Editor, Training is the main root of development in the Guyana Police Force. Other sectors even though very important, are just the branches of the tree. Cut the main root and the tree dies....

The fishermen and their families abandoned by their own government

May 07, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on The fishermen and their families abandoned by their own government

Dear Editor, It is unforgiveable the total lack of empathy that our government has shown towards the families of fishermen who were victims of yet another piracy on the high seas. The government’s...

Karl Marx; 200 years later

May 07, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Karl Marx; 200 years later

The past weekend (Saturday to be precise) marked 200 years since the birth of the German philosopher, Karl Marx. If I were asked to choose a quote that is on the top of my list, it will be from Marx....

An offensive comment

May 07, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on An offensive comment

Dear Editor, There is a very visible, and I might even add, popular individual who is aligned to a certain political party, who I have heard on more than one occasion, on the party’s weekly TV...

Bishop Joseph Fisher would not have lied

May 07, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Bishop Joseph Fisher would not have lied

Dear Editor, Generally, I merely glimpse at any news and reports wherein the Honourable Bishop Edghill is mentioned as I have no admiration of him, not because of his PPP affiliation but because he...

Hinds and Lewis make a team

May 07, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Hinds and Lewis make a team

Dear Editor, I read with joy in my heart the columns of Mr David Hinds and Mr Lincoln Lewis in today’s edition. There is a greater force at work here when these two gentlemen and true professionals...

GCB President’s remarks most unfortunate

May 07, 2018 KNews Letters, Sports Comments Off on GCB President’s remarks most unfortunate

Dear Editor, I was privileged to be a cricket administrator for once a youthful and disciplined organization called the Packer Cricket Club, housed at the Guyana Teacher’s Union, Woolford Avenue,...

In defence of family

May 07, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on In defence of family

Dear Editor, The Buddha said, “If you propose to speak ask yourself is it true, is it necessary, is it kind” My attention was drawn to a letter published in the Kaieteur News dated May 4, 2018...

No action against corruption

May 07, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on No action against corruption

Dear Editor, Why hasn’t President Granger taken any action against the corruption involving Joe Harmon and other corrupt individuals in his Government? All over the world top government officials...

Redundant records versus knowledge to students in Schools

May 07, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Redundant records versus knowledge to students in Schools

Dear Editor, There could be no denial that the Public education system is not delivering to expectation. The rush by parents in the lower income bracket to enroll their children in private schools is...

The AG’s notice smacks of crudity

May 07, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on The AG’s notice smacks of crudity

Dear Editor, It is with grave concern and great level of disappointment to read a notice on page 12 of the Saturday 5thMay edition of the Kaieteur News, with caption URGENT PUBLIC NOTICE that...

Nandlall sets record straight

May 07, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Nandlall sets record straight

Dear Editor, The Kaieteur News, on Sunday, May 6, 2018, carried an article under the caption ‘Three years, billions of dollars later, Attorney General tries to get a handle on outsourced state...

Violence against women and the stage

May 07, 2018 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Violence against women and the stage

When English National Opera announced its new season last week, it brought news of its latest new commission: a work by composer Iain Bell and librettist Emma Jenkins about the victims of Jack the...

Three years, billions of dollars later, Attorney General tries to get a handle on outsourced state cases

May 06, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Three years, billions of dollars later, Attorney General tries to get a handle on outsourced state cases

By Abena Rockcliffe The Office of the Attorney General (AG) is looking to do house cleaning. Three years after assuming Office, Attorney General Basil Williams has now made the critical...

Introduce renegotiation, periodic review clauses in all Oil contracts – Chatham House advises Guyana

May 06, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Introduce renegotiation, periodic review clauses in all Oil contracts – Chatham House advises Guyana

By Kiana Wilburg In an effort to ensure transparency and accountability, Chatham House has advised Guyana and other emerging economies in the oil sector to input renegotiation and periodic review...

Deadly high seas attack…Ramjattan leads high-level security team to Suriname

May 06, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Deadly high seas attack…Ramjattan leads high-level security team to Suriname

Minister of Public Security, Vice President Khemraj Ramjattan, has led a team to Suriname, for a three-day visit, amid last week’s horrifying attack which saw 20 fishermen thrown overboard during a...

“Indians have transformed Guyana”

May 06, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on “Indians have transformed Guyana”

– Pres. Granger tells Arrival Day celebrations Every year, the Berbice Indian Arrival Day Committee hosts its Indian Arrival Day celebrations at Highbury, where the first indentured labourers...

GRA starts stamping cigarettes in smuggling clampdown

May 06, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on GRA starts stamping cigarettes in smuggling clampdown

Following the introduction of stamps to ensure liquor entering Guyana have been taxed, authorities have now turned their attention to cigarettes. According to the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), it...

Loose barge crashes into Demerara Harbour Bridge

May 06, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Loose barge crashes into Demerara Harbour Bridge

-Trucks restricted from crossing All trucks were restricted from crossing the 40-year-old Demerara Harbour Bridge last evening after a barge crashed into two pontoons causing severe damage. According...

De Dougla did want dem Arrival Day

May 06, 2018 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on De Dougla did want dem Arrival Day

Guyanese like to hear de word holiday. Since you miss, dem want holiday. And is not dat dem does want it to stay home and rest. Dem does want to do more than dem does do in a working day. Yesterday...

High sea piracy attack…Several more arrested in Suriname

May 06, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on High sea piracy attack…Several more arrested in Suriname

Suriname authorities, speaking with Kaieteur News via telephone, have confirmed that more than five more suspects were arrested yesterday morning for questioning. The police over there stated that as...

GBA’s Andrew Lewis Nat Novices Boxing C/Ships… Soldiers dominate ‘Nuff Cuff’ opening night

May 06, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on GBA’s Andrew Lewis Nat Novices Boxing C/Ships… Soldiers dominate ‘Nuff Cuff’ opening night

Story and Photos by Sean Devers The action on the opening night of the three-night Guyana Boxing Association’s (GBA) Andrew ‘Six head’ Lewis National Novices Boxing Championships at the...

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Slingerz rain on Camptown’s homecoming parade

Sep 08, 2026

…GDF, Police and Monedderlust march to three points By Rawle Toney (Kaieteur News) – Defending champions Slingerz Football Club and former champions Guyana Defence Force (GDF) FC maintained...

When wealth becomes a god

Sep 08, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – After my first encounter with the Guru, I had to return for some life lessons. So, on my return to his temple, I went looking for him. I found him sitting in exactly the same state in which I had left him: peaceful, unhurried and completely unimpressed by the frantic movement...

The World Has Broken the 1.5°C Promise. Small States Should Not Have...

Sep 06, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – The world has broken the 1.5°C promise it made to its most vulnerable countries. The breach has not yet been recorded on a sustained basis, but the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) says it is widely assessed as unavoidable and likely within the...

Mohamed must rethink, refine himself

Sep 08, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Here I am again. The Hon Leader of the Opposition, Mr. Azruddin Mohamed, has to have an epiphany. A radical renovation of his thinking and carriage is now compulsory. He must stop seeing himself as the Leader of the Opposition (OL); a man going places. He must see himself...

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