November 2018

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Health Ministry statistics show decline in under-five mortality rates

Nov 08, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Health Ministry statistics show decline in under-five mortality rates

The mortality rate of children under five is on the decline. At least this is based on preliminary statistics from the Statistical Unit of the Ministry of Public Health which show the number of...

Suspected Trafficking Victim resurfaces in Venezuela

Nov 08, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Suspected Trafficking Victim resurfaces in Venezuela

Josephine Alexandra Marcano Gil, who was thought to be a victim of trafficking from Venezuela to Guyana has resurfaced in Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela. Speaking to Venezuelan Press and The...

PPP Member of Parliament alleges assault in the presence of police. -attack caught on video

Nov 08, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on PPP Member of Parliament alleges assault in the presence of police. -attack caught on video

With local government elections just a few days away, tensions are flaring. One People’s Progressive Party/Civic Region Five candidate and Member of Parliament, Harry Gill, is claiming that he was...

Policewoman in custody after allegedly dousing man with acid

Nov 08, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Policewoman in custody after allegedly dousing man with acid

A policewoman is in custody after allegedly dousing a male acquaintance with a corrosive substance. Sources identified the victim as Anthony Paul of Buxton, East Coast Demerara. He is reportedly...

Local democracy is under attack and is being eroded by the Coalition

Nov 08, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Local democracy is under attack and is being eroded by the Coalition

DEAR EDITOR, We are once again approaching yet another Local Government Elections which should democratically elect local representatives to run the affairs of their Local Authority Areas (LAAs)....

GPHC has no guideline for sterility checks of NICU

Nov 08, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on GPHC has no guideline for sterility checks of NICU

There is currently no guideline at the country’s premier health institution – the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation [GPHC] – which stipulates that environmental sterility checks must be...

This monument was never given national recognition

Nov 08, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on This monument was never given national recognition

DEAR EDITOR, A commemorative symbol has been installed in front of Castellani House facing the Ministry of the Presidency to celebrate the 23rd Anniversary of the National Unity Monument on November...

It will not be business as usual for the Trump presidency

Nov 08, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on It will not be business as usual for the Trump presidency

DEAR EDITOR, The Democratic Party has wrested control of the House of Representatives in the recent mid-term elections. This is a big blow to President Donald Trump, despite the fact that the...

Real leadership is putting people’s interest before our own

Nov 08, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Real leadership is putting people’s interest before our own

DEAR EDITOR, I recently watched the debate in Parliament with Hon. Minister of Public Health Volda Lawrence debating about members of the PPP’s exorbitant medical bills that’s taxpayers’...

Dem Boys Seh makes interesting reading at times

Nov 08, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Dem Boys Seh makes interesting reading at times

DEAR EDITOR, I read an article by Kaieteur News “Dem Boys Seh…Berbice Bridge and Marriott is Jagdeo and ee friends cash cow….” (KN, 6th November 2018)”. It is an interesting...

How is Guyana doing globally?

Nov 08, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on How is Guyana doing globally?

DEAR EDITOR, In 2017, the Global Human Capital index, a report that ranks countries according to their effectiveness and level of human capital development, demoted Guyana below its 2015 global...

Security guard charged with attempted murder

Nov 08, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Security guard charged with attempted murder

Rondell Mitchell, a 30-year-old security guard of Friendship, East Bank Demerara, was yesterday made to answer to an attempted murder charge. He was not required to plead to the indictable charge...

The Mid-term elections

Nov 08, 2018 KNews Editorial Comments Off on The Mid-term elections

The Democrats’ advances were essential and will check Donald Trump’s power, but disappointments show how far there is to go. Meanwhile, the Russia investigation must be protected. The...

Berbice Bridge Co. asks Minister to justify public safety concerns – signals intent to take legal action

Nov 07, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Berbice Bridge Co. asks Minister to justify public safety concerns – signals intent to take legal action

The Berbice Bridge Company Inc. (BBCI) has signaled its intention to not give up control of the Berbice River Bridge without a fight. Yesterday, the company announced that it sees the government’s...

Auditor General finds… “Alarming” irregularities in $300M G/T cleanup spending

Nov 07, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Auditor General finds… “Alarming” irregularities in $300M G/T cleanup spending

When it comes to the sum of $300M that was allotted in 2015 under the Ministry of Communities for the Georgetown Restoration Programme, Auditor General Deodat Sharma has found over 15 alarming...

Over 100 State-owned quarters being occupied in City without “official authorization”- Audit

Nov 07, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Over 100 State-owned quarters being occupied in City without “official authorization”- Audit

The State has 300 buildings in Georgetown that are controlled by the Region Four Administration. The Auditor General has found several anomalies in relation to the way in which these buildings are...

Ruling on GECOM Chairman appointment… CCJ grants applicant leave to challenge decision

Nov 07, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Ruling on GECOM Chairman appointment… CCJ grants applicant leave to challenge decision

PPP Executive Secretary Zulfikar Mustapha has been granted leave by the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) to challenge the decision of the Guyana Court of Appeal to uphold the appointment of retired...

Police thwart illegal pesticide smuggling ring

Nov 07, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Police thwart illegal pesticide smuggling ring

Inspection and Enforcement Officers of the Pesticides and Toxic Chemicals Control Board (PTCCB) and the Guyana Police Force collaborated to thwart an illegal pesticide smuggling operation in...

Guyana committed to eliminating malaria – Minister Lawrence

Nov 07, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana committed to eliminating malaria – Minister Lawrence

Of the 21 malaria-endemic countries in the Americas, Guyana is among the 18 which have expressed commitment to eliminate malaria. Moreover, Guyana, like these other countries, is being guided...

Rampant scampishness tek over bidding process

Nov 07, 2018 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Rampant scampishness tek over bidding process

All over de place is scampishness. People does look like dem doing one thing and de next thing you know is dem cutting deals and getting legal people to do illegal things. Dat is something dat was...

Concacaf U-20 Championship USA 2018 – Group F… Golden Jaguars fall to Cayman Islands in close battle; still in search of elusive win

Nov 07, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Concacaf U-20 Championship USA 2018 – Group F… Golden Jaguars fall to Cayman Islands in close battle; still in search of elusive win

Story and photos by Franklin Wilson in Florida, USA Compliments of Industrial Safety Supplies, Secure Innovation & Concepts and Fitness Express It was a golden performance from a group of players...

2nd Turbo Football tourney… Rangers and Riddim Squad into quarterfinals

Nov 07, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on 2nd Turbo Football tourney… Rangers and Riddim Squad into quarterfinals

The opening night of the second annual Turbo football tournament kicked off on Monday with two identical 3-1 wins for Northern Rangers and Riddim Squad as these two teams became the first to book...

CARICOM Insurance chips in for GMR&SC Ignite -Foreign competitors to begin arriving tomorrow

Nov 07, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on CARICOM Insurance chips in for GMR&SC Ignite -Foreign competitors to begin arriving tomorrow

A heaping helping of sponsorship came the way of the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports club (GMR&SC) for its Ignite event set for this weekend. The club last week collected sponsorship from Caricom...

Herstelling and Ruimveldt victorious

Nov 07, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Herstelling and Ruimveldt victorious

Herstelling and Ruimveldt registered victories when the latest round of matches in the East Bank Demerara Cricket Association (EBDCA)/ Neville Sarjoo Memorial 50-over tournament concluded on Sunday...

UDFA GTT 2017/18 Senior Football… Botofago win for first time, Eagles on top of standing after 3-1 win over Hi Stars

Nov 07, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on UDFA GTT 2017/18 Senior Football… Botofago win for first time, Eagles on top of standing after 3-1 win over Hi Stars

Eagles United climbed back to the points standing with a 3-1 stopping of Hi Stars, but Botofago rebounded after losing three of their four games and having a draw to gain their first win by a 4-2...

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Kaieteur Sports – President of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF), Wayne Forde, has announced that Guyana’s Junior Jaguars will participate in the inaugural FIFA Global U-15 Boys...

Income tax thresholds

Jun 18, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The government has done it again. It has indicated that workers can look forward to an increased income tax threshold of $200,000 by the end of the decade. One Facebook comment hit the nail on the head. It urged the government to file for intellectual bankruptcy. Increasing the...

Why the Commonwealth Matters Again

Jun 14, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Small and medium-sized states, from the most vulnerable island nations to more diversified middle‑income economies, have always faced a difficult reality. They have to navigate a world in which power is unevenly distributed and in which the decisions of...

Churches as moral compass

Jun 18, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – President Ali got that one right. Institutions such as churches have a duty to function as “society’s moral compass.” I couldn’t agree more with the president. Commend him. More commendations for Excellency Ali: “together let us find the soul of this...

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