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Apr 21, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Puruni Miner who murdered friend sentenced to 12 years imprisonment
A miner who murdered his friend in the Puruni Backdam in 2016, pleaded guilty to manslaughter on Thursday, and was sentenced to twelve years’ imprisonment, after he appeared before Judge Sandil...Apr 21, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on 80 percent of Guyana’s roads are unpaved –IDB
By Kiana Wilburg In its latest report on infrastructural challenges facing the region, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) noted that Guyana possesses one of the sparsest road networks in South...Apr 21, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Free UG Movement wants oil money to pay for tuition
Article 27 of the Constitution dictates that “Every citizen has the right to free education from nursery to university as well as at non-formal places where opportunities are provided for education...Apr 21, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Teen loses life in new home during antenna fixing; dad survives
Moving into a new home and making a fresh start, can at times bring a true sense of accomplishment, something that warrants a measure of enthusiasm. For 45-year-old Junior Pryce and...Apr 21, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on GPHC helps abandoned woman celebrate her 50th birthday
By Sharmain Grainger Reaching the age of 50, for many people, is usually a milestone worth celebrating in fine style. However, a cake and the company of her sister, Kim, would have been all that was...Apr 21, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on This season forces reflections
Today is a special day in the Christian calendar. On Friday they commemorated the crucifixion of the Christ, the man after whom the religion was founded more than two thousand years ago. In fact,...Apr 21, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Regional Under-15 Super50 Cup – 5th roundGuyana win on D/L by 7 wkts
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Results of the final round of the Regional Under-15 Super50 Cup here yesterday show wins for Guyana, Barbados and Jamaica. Scores: At Coolidge Cricket Ground:...Apr 21, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Mentally ill manslaughter convict starts fire in cell
Alerted by screams of alarm from inmates, warders at the New Amsterdam Prison managed to thwart attempts by a mentally ill manslaughter convict to start a fire in his cell. The incident...Apr 21, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Charrandass and the Mueller Report: Is Guyana a shithole country?
A year before the no-confidence vote (NCV) on December 21, 2018, Charran and I were guests at the birthday party of a mutual friend on David Street, Kitty. Charran told me he would like to see...Apr 21, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Hinds' Sight with Dr. David Hinds Comments Off on The Police should leave Mr. Jagdeo alone
In 2010, a group of Buxtonions invited the then President, Bharrat Jagdeo, to Buxton and afforded him a lavish welcome. This was after President Jagdeo had described Buxtonions in very unflattering...Apr 21, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Int’l airlines body protests CJIA fees increases
Months before the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) increased a number of fees, to cater for the US$150M renovations, airlines had complained to their association. In late January, the...Apr 21, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on GNBA warns radio, TV stations on call-in programmes
The Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA) has issued letters to operators reminding them of the need to exercise responsibilities, especially during call-in programmes. “The GNBA is...Apr 21, 2019 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Working to achieve the good life for all
President David Granger has repeatedly underscored his vision for national development. The President has made it clear that the coalition administration views development as the improvement...Apr 21, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Another oil find but…Guyana needs to know what’s in it for them – GTUC
The Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) is taking aim at the current debate over the oil and gas sector. With production to start within months on the offshore Liza 1 area, the union body made it...Apr 21, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Final Police Commissioner B/Day Inter-Division T20 cricketSampson brilliance spurs F Division to maiden Title
F Division led by a magnificent unbeaten 65 from Quintin Sampson and Micheal Jobe’s pugnacious 11-ball 32 marched to their first title in six-year history of the Commissioner of Police Birth...Apr 21, 2019 KNews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on The APNU+AFC Govt. has restored Guyana’s credibility and people’s pride
The things that this coalition government has done in the last 3 years amount to a lot more than the PPP did in 20 years of debauchery and theft. Every indicator, every foreign organization’s...Apr 21, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on New plans released for May 26 Independence Celebrations-5000 students to showcase at event
At a brief ceremony hosted Thursday in the Ministry of Youth Sports & Culture Boardroom, the Independence Planning Committee unveiled the new plans for the commemoration of the nation’s 53rd...Apr 21, 2019 KNews Murder and Mystery Comments Off on The mysterious ‘Butcher of Bartica’
By Michael Jordan If, by some good fortune, you were to pass through Bartica, you would be left with pleasant memories of strikingly beautiful women, boats moored on a still, mist-shrouded...Apr 21, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Standards in Focus Comments Off on GOOD TYRE CARE DELAYS REPLACEMENT AND PREVENTS ACCIDENTS
The care and use of tyres should be of paramount concern to drivers and vehicle owners so as to prolonged usage and ensure safety. Generally, the cost of tyres care is negligible when compared to...Apr 21, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Champayne Village – a peaceful little settlement where laughter abounds despite life’s challenges
By Alex Wayne The fresh crisp country breeze rushing in through the bus window soon had me dozing. I mused dreamily about the way the greenery on both sides of the road rushed by. But try as I might...Apr 21, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Body scanners to help tackle smuggling in prisons
Full body and baggage scanners will be introduced to the New Amsterdam Prisons as part of efforts to tackle smuggling of contraband into the state reform facilities. The machines are set to cost...Apr 21, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on ExxonMobil contracts fourth drillship
As ExxonMobil continues exploration drilling activities offshore Guyana and installation operations in preparation for first oil in less than a year, it has contracted the drillship, Noble Don...Apr 21, 2019 KNews Consumer Concerns, Features / Columnists Comments Off on SCOTIA BANK SALE TO RFHL REVISITED
BY PAT DIAL On April 2, last, the CARICOM Competition Commission (CCC) based in Paramaribo, Suriname issued a release on the sale of the Scotia Bank branches in the various Caribbean territories to...Apr 21, 2019 KNews Special Person Comments Off on Pull Quote: “I don’t care who I am working with; I don’t care which administration I am working with, I give my best, because I see myself as a public servant, and I am expected to give my best.”
No-Nonsense Regional Executive Officer, Pauline Lucas, is a ‘Special Person’ By Sharmain Grainger From as far back as biblical days, it was quite a phenomenon to behold when a woman attempted to,...Nov 10, 2026
– GCC Elite overturn Saints to claim Women’s Open crown as Bounty GCC, Antonio’s Hickers also win titles (Kaieteur News) – GCC Elite came from behind to win the Kellogg’s...Nov 10, 2026
(Kaieteur News) – Among those who joined the conspiracy to assassinate Julius Caesar in 44 BC was Marcus Junius Brutus, a man Caesar had previously pardoned after the civil war. Caesar had spared his life, restored him to favour and trusted him. Brutus repaid this generosity by helping to put a...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 10, 2026
Kaieteur News – Donald Trump made himself into a winner. He also made himself a loser. No close midterm results to contest. No tight seat margins that call for bruising, delaying, upending battles. The American people spoke, their will prevailed. What’s the lesson for Guyanese? Is there...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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