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Nov 27, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Clamp comes down on luxury vehicles, remigrant scheme
Finance Minister Winston Jordan has announced an overhaul of the much-criticized remigrant system for vehicles. In his Budget Speech yesterday in the House, the Minister said that the current...Nov 27, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on The political system needs a review
Dear Editor, I am heartened to see that His Excellency, President David Granger has returned from successful medical treatment overseas and is doing well. While we are informed that his personal...Nov 27, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Income Tax Threshold increased to $65,000 monthly
Finance Minister Winston Jordan during his budget presentation yesterday announced an increase to the income tax threshold of $780,000, representing a 30 percent increase, since the Coalition...Nov 27, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on National School Cycling Championships 2018 Corentyne unofficially top cycling district
The second day of the 58th National Schools’ Cycling, Swimming and Track and Field Championships saw Corentyne (District 6) pip UpperDemerara/Kwakwani (District 10) by eight points to unofficially...Nov 27, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on EBFA/Ralph Green U-11 League Top four maintain positions; Mocha register first win Aaliyah Boston is first female to score
Grove Hi Tech, Agricola Red Triangle, Timehri Panthers and Swan FC have all maintained their positions at the top of the table following the latest round of action in the East Bank Football...Nov 27, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Hamilton Green 9-a-side Inter-Ward/ Village KO Cup Sizzling action anticipated as teams’ battle for final spots Den Amstel venue for looming confrontations
The fight to see who will be left standing for a chance to grab a slice of the $700,000-plus prize monies on offer begins in earnest tomorrow night when play in this year’s Hamilton Green...Nov 27, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Laying of artificial turf commences at the Guyana National Training Centre
The laying of the artificial turf at the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) National Training Centre at Providence has commenced signaling the start of a delicate process that will eventually see...Nov 27, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Healthy Ministry on mission to improve epidemiology reporting -targets internal public relations personnel, hopes to reach journalists
Without proper grounding, reporting on issues of an epidemiology nature could prove to be disastrous. This observation was made recently by Head of the Public Relations and Health Promotion Unit, Mr....Nov 27, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on GECOM to get $5.4B, but fraud allegations remain unresolved
Some $5.4B has been earmarked for the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) with $3B for 2020 general elections. The disclosures would come at a time when three years later, allegations of impropriety...Nov 27, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Skeldon Hospital equipment still non-functional three weeks after
The Guyana Power and Light’s Regional Engineer for Berbice has assured the Regional Chairman David Armogan that within a week’s time the Skeldon Hospital should be connected to the GPL grid....Nov 27, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Public accountability, oversight committee to be established to govern oil revenues
The government will establish a public accountability and oversight committee to report on the Natural Resource Fund (NRF). Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan, said the committee will consist of a...Nov 27, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on MARAD to commence investigations on sunken cargo boat
The Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) in response to the sinking of a North West cargo boat is expected to send out a team to Region One this week, to ascertain the cause of the incident....Nov 27, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Man, 21, pleads not guilty to killing relative on April Fool’s day
Nicholas Hercules, 21, appeared at the High Court in Georgetown yesterday morning, where he pleaded not guilty to murdering his relative, Carlos Solomon. According to information, Hercules and...Nov 27, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on High Court trial for accused in rape/murder of Sisters Village teen
The main suspect in the brutal abduction, rape and murder of a 13-year-old boy in 2017 will have to face a judge and jury. Hillary Edwards 29 of Kortberaadt, East Bank Berbice was charged with the...Nov 27, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Canadian lawsuit filed in Fly Jamaica crash-landing
On Friday, November 23, 2018, Howie, Sacks & Henry LLP and Camp Fiorante Matthews Mogerman LLP, in Canada, filed a class action lawsuit with the Superior Court of Ontario against Fly Jamaica for...Nov 27, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Baramita health post being upgraded to cottage hospital
Residents of Baramita and surrounding communities will soon benefit from an upgrade of the Baramita health post, which is located next door to the Baramita Primary School alongside the village’s...Nov 27, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Confessed wife killer, Haydock Baxter, to serve full jail term …as Appeal Court upholds 20-year sentence
By Feona Morrison Fifty-seven year-old Haydock Baxter, who admitted to fatally stabbing his wife in 2006, will have to serve the 20-year jail sentence imposed on him for the crime by former High...Nov 27, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Barbadian Justice Burgess to fill the position of CCJ judge in 2019
Justice Andrew Burgess, who is currently a Judge in the Barbados Court of Appeal, is expected to fill the position of a judge in the Caribbean Court of Justice, Port of Spain, Trinidad, in 2019. This...Nov 27, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Eureka! Eureka! Stabroek News discovers the death of Guyana
On Friday, I got stuck in really horrible traffic that was created by the unadulterated asininity of the Ministry of Public Infrastructure (see my Sunday last column). I normally read the print...Nov 27, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Bertram Collins cadets urged to perform duties with integrity
Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo during a guest lecture yesterday morning at the Bertram Collins College of the Public Service (BCCPS) at Ogle, East Coast Demerara, asserted that public servants must...Nov 27, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Prosecution to reply to no-case submission in ‘fake kidnapping’ trial
Senior Counsel Bernard DeSantos who is representing Sawak Maraj, the Trinidadian national who allegedly faked his own kidnapping, yesterday made a no-case submission when the matter continued....Nov 27, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on An attack on Anil Nandlall’s chance at being Presidential candidate
Dear Editor, There is a clearly orchestrated strategy being pursued to degut the PPP of its most popular leaders for the 2020 elections. It must be clear to all that apart from Bharrat Jagdeo, Anil...Nov 27, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Using land for purposes other than intended
Editor, Would You Believe It! The villagers of Ann’s Grove /Two Friends are perplexed and bereaved. They are in a huge struggle to bury their loved ones. This is because of greed, wickedness,...Nov 27, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on What really happened at Mabaruma
Dear Editor, I have a contribution to clear up a few deliberately grey areas in Ms. Shaddick’s letter in the Stabroek News of November 24. This concerns the Mabaruma LGE results. Ms Shaddick...Your children are starving, and you giving away their food to an already fat pussycat.
Jun 08, 2026
Kaieteur Sports – Despite challenging weather conditions, reigning Region Four champions President’s College once again showcased their quality, successfully defending their title in the East...Jun 08, 2026
(Kaieteur News) – When it comes to parliamentary procedure, the issue of urgency has nothing to do with consequences. Parliamentary rules and precedents guide Speakers in making a determination as to whether a matter is of definite, urgent and public importance. It is therefore advisable that...Jun 07, 2026
By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Antigua and Barbuda is one of the smaller countries of the Caribbean. Yet small states have often advanced ideas that have significance beyond their size. The decision by the Government of Antigua and Barbuda, led by Prime Minister Gaston Browne, to make...Jun 08, 2026
Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – The men from Istanbul are giving Guyanese a free tutorial on how the real world operates. They may no longer count as a world power, but in Guyana they are the equivalent of one. Pay up, or else (for more electricity)? What will it be, gents? The...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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