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Prosecution to reply to no-case submission in school teacher murder

Oct 12, 2018 KNews Court Stories, News Comments Off on Prosecution to reply to no-case submission in school teacher murder

Attorney-at-law Jed Vasconcellos who is representing Matthew Munroe made no case submissions before Principal Magistrate Judy Latchman, yesterday. Munroe is accused of murdering school teacher,...

Shooting death at Subryanville hotel…Spouse, cousin of victim testify in PI

Oct 12, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Shooting death at Subryanville hotel…Spouse, cousin of victim testify in PI

The Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into the murder of Jason De Florimonte who was fatally shot by his neighbour commenced yesterday. It is alleged that Erwin Bacchus murdered Jason De Florimonte on August...

Make GECOM Chairman contract public – Opposition MP

Oct 12, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Make GECOM Chairman contract public – Opposition MP

An Opposition Member of Parliament (MP) has called for the release of the contract signed by Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission; (GECOM) retired Judge James Patterson. Amidst controversy,...

The story of Jagdeo/Ramotar combination is a Guyanese tragedy

Oct 12, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The story of Jagdeo/Ramotar combination is a Guyanese tragedy

The PPP is contesting about 99 percent of the local government seats, whether at the NDC or municipal level. Each time I read what the PPP contestants have to say about what they will do for my...

Fifty percent of jobs to be automated by 2025- First Lady

Oct 12, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Fifty percent of jobs to be automated by 2025- First Lady

Fifty percent of jobs are expected to be automated by 2025, according to First Lady Sandra Granger. The First Lady said on Wednesday that based on a study that assessed the effect of the advancement...

Cobra’ faces retrial Monday for 2010 murder

Oct 12, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Cobra’ faces retrial Monday for 2010 murder

Come Monday, murder accused Tyrone Rowe, also known as ‘Cobra’, will face a second trial over the August, 2010 murder of Tyrone Collymore, who was shot by gunmen. Rowe, who is about 25 years of...

Mr. Lincoln Lewis is seriously misleading representations

Oct 12, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Mr. Lincoln Lewis is seriously misleading representations

Dear Editor, I beg your indulgence to publish my response to the “Eyes on Guyana” column of Mr. Lincoln Lewis, appearing in the Kaieteur News of Sunday, October 07, 2018 entitled, “Serious...

Not all teachers are deserving of our praise

Oct 12, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Not all teachers are deserving of our praise

Dear Editor, Editor, while I empathise with those who belong to this noble profession, it is with mixed feelings, however, that that I welcome the impending agreement that will allow for a payout/...

Time for the DPP to call it a day

Oct 12, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Time for the DPP to call it a day

Dear Editor, Public opinion is growing that the DPP, Ms. Shalimar Hack, is not a wise choice to be appointed a Judge of the High Court or the Court of Appeals, nor even continue to be DPP or...

Minister Patterson failed to recount the AFC’s dismal failures

Oct 12, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Minister Patterson failed to recount the AFC’s dismal failures

Dear Editor, I was utterly bemused at the statements made by David Patterson at the AFC’s Candidates Expo at their headquarters at the Kitty Railway Embankment. He clearly extolled the...

These protests forced Government to settle its indebtedness to the sugar workers

Oct 12, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on These protests forced Government to settle its indebtedness to the sugar workers

Dear Editor, It did not escape the attention of the GAWU that Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan, in the October 06 Kaieteur News, said “…come the 18th of October when Parliament reconvenes, a...

Robberies up, murders, fatal accidents down-Police stats

Oct 12, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Robberies up, murders, fatal accidents down-Police stats

The Guyana Police Force through its Public Relations Department released statements yesterday showing an increase in robberies with and without violence while there has been a decrease in everything...

This nation is treading in dangerous waters in handling of the teachers’ grievances

Oct 12, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on This nation is treading in dangerous waters in handling of the teachers’ grievances

Dear Editor, There is a disturbing comment attributed to President David Granger in the article entitled, “Union’s concerns for joint review- Granger ‘astonished’ at new matter raised” (SN,...

COPING WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES

Oct 12, 2018 KNews Editorial Comments Off on COPING WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES

On Wednesday October 10, last, many countries around the world, including Guyana, celebrated World Mental Health Day under the theme, “Young people and Mental Health in a Changing World.” First...

The saga of doing business in Guyana… City Council leases land, Lands and Survey sells it, CH&PA halts construction

Oct 11, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on The saga of doing business in Guyana… City Council leases land, Lands and Survey sells it, CH&PA halts construction

A project to construct a gas station and fast food outlet on a piece of land on Mandela Avenue is now in limbo. The land was first leased by the Mayor of City Councillors of Georgetown. That same...

Natural Resource Fund, Institutional Oversight and Transparency

Oct 11, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Natural Resource Fund, Institutional Oversight and Transparency

Dear Editor, I was pleased to have been invited by Dr. Raphael Hazel to respond to a Green Paper on the Natural Resource Fund (NRF) being proposed by the Guyana Government in light of the recent Oil...

City accountants highlight difficulties tracking M&CC spending

Oct 11, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on City accountants highlight difficulties tracking M&CC spending

Accounting officials attached to the Georgetown Mayor and City Council, (M&CC) have highlighted a number issues associated with keeping track of spending at City Hall. The officials testified...

SOCU begins probe into Panama rice fiasco

Oct 11, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on SOCU begins probe into Panama rice fiasco

The police probe into how thousands of bags of the wrong rice ended up in Panama has begun. Yesterday, two officials of the Guyana Rice Producers Association Action Committee met with investigators...

EPA Head begins review of National Oil Spill Contingency Plan

Oct 11, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on EPA Head begins review of National Oil Spill Contingency Plan

…To advocate for clearly defined roles for response partners By Kiana Wilburg Head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Dr. Vincent Adams, has commenced a review of the draft...

Businessman beaten, son shot in the mouth during Berbice home invasion – three held

Oct 11, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Businessman beaten, son shot in the mouth during Berbice home invasion – three held

Bandits shot a businessman’s son in the mouth and beat his 52-year-old father during a brazen robbery at the family’s Cromarty Farm, Berbice residence at around 18.00 hrs yesterday. Balram Kumar,...

Works commence on US$100M Pegasus business suites

Oct 11, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Works commence on US$100M Pegasus business suites

Works on the Pegasus Suites and Corporate Centre have commenced on owner Robert Badal’s Kingston property, next to the current Pegasus Hotel. The upcoming hotel represents one of the largest...

Salary increase for public school teachers… GTU, Education optimistic after two-hour meeting

Oct 11, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Salary increase for public school teachers… GTU, Education optimistic after two-hour meeting

Ministry to present matrix of figures for discussion tomorrow “They can sleep easy tonight knowing that something good is expected to come on Friday.” These were the words of General Secretary of...

Dismissal of fraud charges against former GRDB official… SOCU lays blame on Special Prosecutors

Oct 11, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Dismissal of fraud charges against former GRDB official… SOCU lays blame on Special Prosecutors

Head of the Special Organized Crime Unit, (SOCU), Sydney James believes that that a breakdown in communication on the part of the attorneys appointed to specially prosecute the fraud charges brought...

Female pedal cyclist killed 17 years after losing daughter in road accident

Oct 11, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Female pedal cyclist killed 17 years after losing daughter in road accident

Seventeen years after losing her little daughter in a road accident, a 49-year-old mother was killed at around 07.45 hrs yesterday in a collision with a motorcyclist. The accident occurred on the...

De town Clown and de Clown Clerk want mek Guyana a circus

Oct 11, 2018 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on De town Clown and de Clown Clerk want mek Guyana a circus

When Jagdeo was President he do some things that people only use to read about in dem story bout Africa. In Africa dem got leaders who just like Jagdeo. Dem get rich because dem tek wha didn’t...

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Canache lines up for Need for Speed Kart Clash Round 2

Nov 09, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Georgetown, Guyana – November 8, 2026 – The second round of the 2026 Need for Speed Karting Championship, organised by the Jumbo Jet Events team, is attracting...

What is right is right, and what is wrong is wrong

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...

A Divided World: A Commonwealth Opportunity

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...

Light and darkness, lips to life

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...

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