September 2020

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Police must crack down on praedial larceny

Sep 09, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Police must crack down on praedial larceny

DEAR EDITOR, Praedial larceny, or theft of produce, is a serious crime affecting agricultural development and it could lead to physical violence or ‘taking the law in your own hands’. Praedial...

COVID-19: Prevention versus Cure

Sep 09, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on COVID-19: Prevention versus Cure

DEAR EDITOR, The Minister of Health has been working assiduously to resolve the issues with the COVID-19 Hospital, securing increased testing capacity and turnaround, access to vaccine and improved...

The media can help to liberate all of Guyana

Sep 09, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on The media can help to liberate all of Guyana

DEAR EDITOR, The full tragedy, if not travesty of our situation in Guyana came to me starkly. My wife has re-migrated after spending over a decade overseas. To assist her re-settlement, we visited...

Laws and policies alone cannot work

Sep 09, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Laws and policies alone cannot work

DEAR EDITOR, All of us at Help & Shelter extend our deepest sympathy and condolences to the families of Joel Henry and Isaiah Henry and condemn in the strongest possible terms the horrific,...

A time for reconciliation

Sep 09, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on A time for reconciliation

DEAR EDITOR, CRG extends its condolences to the family of the Henry young men. It is unfortunate that some political actors are taking advantage of this very unfortunate and sad situation to increase...

Cotton Tree – what can I say; what is there to be said?

Sep 09, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Cotton Tree – what can I say; what is there to be said?

DEAR EDITOR, I shake. I cry. For two young men struck down in their prime. Struck down by the hand of neighbours and strangers upraised with the wrath of Cain. I cry for them, too, in this land of so...

Using social media for the wrong purposes

Sep 09, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Using social media for the wrong purposes

DEAR EDITOR, Not everyone mourns the same way. Some choose to shout and wring their hands whilst others cry as if their very souls are gone, yet there are some who show total control with an inner...

Govt., Exxon not seeing eye to eye on several issues in Payara permit

Sep 08, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Govt., Exxon not seeing eye to eye on several issues in Payara permit

…Jagdeo prefers not to telegraph Govt’s positions Vice President (VP), Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, yesterday informed the press that several issues remain in the Field Development Plan (FDP) for...

Farmer, son, handyman and two others in custody

Sep 08, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Farmer, son, handyman and two others in custody

Gruesome murder of Berbice teens… Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum has confirmed that two more persons have been arrested in connection with the killing of West Coast Berbice teens Isaiah and Joel...

Protest continues over gruesome murder of Berbice teens

Sep 08, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Protest continues over gruesome murder of Berbice teens

Villagers from No.3, No.4, No.5, No.28 Village, Belladrum and Hopetown, West Coast Berbice yesterday continued to protest for justice for Isaiah Henry, 16, and Joel Henry, 19, whose butchered bodies...

$330B Nat’l budget to be presented tomorrow

Sep 08, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on $330B Nat’l budget to be presented tomorrow

Making good on its vow to prepare an emergency budget within 21 days, the Irfaan Ali-led People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) administration announced that the 2020 Emergency Budget, estimated...

Ponzi schemers slapped with yet another 14 fraud charges

Sep 08, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Ponzi schemers slapped with yet another 14 fraud charges

Fourteen more fraud charges were yesterday read to alleged Ponzi schemers, Yuri Garcia-Dominguez and his wife Ateeka Ishmael, bringing the total number of charges against the couple to 66....

President Ali announces string of tax relief measures

Sep 08, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on President Ali announces string of tax relief measures

– no vat on electricity and water Just one month after being sworn into government, the People’s Progressive Party/ Civic (PPP/C) regime has already announced over 42 sweeping measures that will...

Asymptomatic COVID-19 cases no longer infectious after 13 days – DCMO

Sep 08, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Asymptomatic COVID-19 cases no longer infectious after 13 days – DCMO

In keeping with the guidelines of the World Health Organisation (WHO), the Ministry of Health is declaring asymptomatic persons, who previously tested positive for the COVID-19 disease, no longer...

Dr. Adams’ expertise will be used in the rightful place – President Ali

Sep 08, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Dr. Adams’ expertise will be used in the rightful place – President Ali

President, Dr. Irfaan Ali, yesterday told reporters that Dr. Vincent Adams’ expertise will be utilized by the government in the “rightful place” alluding to his wealth of experience as an...

World Bank calls on Govts., development institutions to endorse Zero Routine Flaring by 2030

Sep 08, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on World Bank calls on Govts., development institutions to endorse Zero Routine Flaring by 2030

One of Guyana’s most significant development partners for the oil sector, the World Bank, has issued a call for Guyana, other governments across the world, oil companies, and development...

Miner’s bound body found wrapped in hammock

Sep 08, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Miner’s bound body found wrapped in hammock

The bound body of a miner was on Sunday last found wrapped in a multi- coloured hammock and stuck besides a tree in the Puruni River, Region Seven. The now dead miner has been identified as Tyrone...

A new Tongue Clerk in Town

Sep 08, 2020 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on A new Tongue Clerk in Town

Dem Boys Seh… Dem boys hear how the city get a new Town Clerk, or rather Tongue Clerk. De man perform de other night. De performance was so good, dat it became the Talk of de Town. Or rather...

Without regard to the crime

Sep 08, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Without regard to the crime

A few months ago, CCTV cameras recorded footage of a young school girl being robbed by a bandit. It must have been a terrifying experience for the child. The incident deeply distressed the public....

$25, 000 per household as COVID-19 relief – President Ali

Sep 08, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on $25, 000 per household as COVID-19 relief – President Ali

– $150M allocated for frontline workers The COVID-19 pandemic has imposed testing challenges to thousands of families across Guyana. With the aim of bringing relief to those financially-struck...

Passengers, drivers robbed and beaten at Hopetown

Sep 08, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Passengers, drivers robbed and beaten at Hopetown

– vehicles damaged – shots fired by police to disperse crowd A taxi driver from Bath Settlement was last evening attacked by persons protesting along the Hopetown Public Road. The young...

$5B budgetary support for GuySuCo – Pres. Ali

Sep 08, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on $5B budgetary support for GuySuCo – Pres. Ali

President Irfaan Ali yesterday announced that the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) is set to receive $5billion from the $330 billion Emergency Budget expected to be announced in Parliament on...

US$31M Sheriff-Mandela road expansion project to resume

Sep 08, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on US$31M Sheriff-Mandela road expansion project to resume

Citing unprecedented delays that have left the Sheriff-Mandela Road Expansion Project at a standstill, Minister within the Ministry of Public Works, Deodat Indar, has confirmed the works are expected...

Demerara Bridge to allow fuel ship in as supplies run low

Sep 08, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Demerara Bridge to allow fuel ship in as supplies run low

– speeding truck drivers to be banned As part of the Ministry’s plan to ensure that the Demerara Harbour Bridge keeps afloat, even as engineers battle to repair the structure’s retractor...

LGC condemns the murders of teenagers

Sep 08, 2020 KNews Letters, Sports Comments Off on LGC condemns the murders of teenagers

Letter to the Sports Editor Dear Sports Editor, We shall be grateful if the following is released in the press from the Lusignan Golf Club. We the Executive Committee, Members, Staff and friends of...

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Fesupo 2026, Chile… Tremel King sets new 105kg M1 DL and Total...

Sep 28, 2026

…Williams also dominates (Kaieteur News) – Guyana ended their 2026 South American Powerlifting Championships campaign with a bang on Saturday evening in Santiago, Chile when the nation’s 105kg...

Be grateful for what you have

Sep 28, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – You can go to the doctor and get tablets for high blood pressure. You can get medication for diabetes. You can even get something to help you sleep after spending the entire night worrying about whether somebody else has more money than you. But if your neighbour buys a new...

Crime thrives on weak justice, illegal guns and dirty money

Sep 20, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Crime in Latin America and the Caribbean is no longer only a matter for the police. It is weakening societies, draining economies and obstructing development. It is also testing public confidence in courts, governments and democratic institutions. The...

Karma for a non Kshatriya

Sep 28, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Karma has its place, actually works. There is karma for even a non-Kshatriya. Not the kind touted by Mr. Carmichael Street. My own kind. It is a combination of the unfathomable will of God, the arc of justice and, believe it or not, the black cat crossing the path. I...

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