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Businessmen remanded for illegal possession of firearm

Feb 10, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Businessmen remanded for illegal possession of firearm

Chief Magistrate, Priya Sewnarine-Beharry, yesterday remanded two businessmen, Dion Coates of 890 Fifth Avenue Diamond, East Bank Demerara, and Beterverwagting business owner Ronald Singh, to prison....

Trade unionist, Leslie Melville, dies

Feb 10, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Trade unionist, Leslie Melville, dies

The Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) is mourning the death of one of its great trade unionists. According to union yesterday, Leslie Melville died yesterday morning around 03:20hrs in Maryland,...

Black History is not so much about the past as it is about the future

Feb 10, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Black History is not so much about the past as it is about the future

DEAR EDITOR, What is Black History? If we do not know what it is, we may not get all the benefits out of our history. In a brief and checkered scanning of 1,680,000 entries in one internet search...

May 11 is an opportune time for the electorate to show displeasure with continued corruption

Feb 10, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on May 11 is an opportune time for the electorate to show displeasure with continued corruption

DEAR EDITOR, The empty promises that are being made by the PPP in this election are no different from the fake ones made in 2011 and in 2006. Guyanese are understandably pained and fed-up by these...

A proposed alliance cabinet

Feb 10, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on A proposed alliance cabinet

DEAR EDITOR, What astounds and infuriates me is that the two parties that are collectively representative of over 50 percent of the electorate cannot yet put forward a sound strategy for a united...

Ad hominem attack from the diaspora

Feb 10, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Ad hominem attack from the diaspora

DEAR EDITOR, In what has been referred to as ‘the crazy season’ of Elections in Guyana, I find Mr Ralph Seeram’s article in last Sunday’s KN not only ‘crazy’ but very unfortunate in its...

Finance Minister escapes Parliamentary sanctions

Feb 09, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Finance Minister escapes Parliamentary sanctions

– complaints raised against him in 10th Parliament cannot be heard in the 11th – Speaker Speaker of the National Assembly, Raphael Trotman has stated that it would be difficult to blame...

Fully loaded fishing boat vanishes from wharf

Feb 09, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Fully loaded fishing boat vanishes from wharf

A D’Edward West Coast Berbice fisherman, Latchman Ramnarine, 63, is pleading for assistance to find his fishing boat and equipment, which were stolen from the Rosignol Fisherman Coop wharf two...

Buxton Pride steals the show at Republic Bank Pan-o-rama

Feb 09, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Buxton Pride steals the show at Republic Bank Pan-o-rama

The Cliff Anderson Sports Hall was the place of rhythm, harmonies and cheers, yesterday, as the Mashramani Pan-o-rama Steel Band competition completed its final day of activities. The event was...

Jagdeo destroyed Guyana so much that he refuses to work here – Harmon

Feb 09, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Jagdeo destroyed Guyana so much that he refuses to work here – Harmon

– he is comfortable being the backseat driver with no responsibilities By Abena Rockcliffe Former President Bharrat Jagdeo used his presidency to enrich himself so much that he does not have...

Elderly Corentyne driver dies in truck smash-up

Feb 09, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Elderly Corentyne driver dies in truck smash-up

A 65-year-old man, Mohid Wahab, a resident of No. 72 Village, Corentyne is the latest road fatality in Berbice. Wahab was killed around 08:10 hrs Saturday when the truck he was driving slammed into...

Stop sending rogue cops to interior locations – GWMO

Feb 09, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Stop sending rogue cops to interior locations – GWMO

By Abena Rockcliffe President of the Guyana Women Miners Organization (GWMO), Simona Broomes is firmly of the opinion that there will be no reduction in the level of human trafficking in Guyana...

Adult Calypso Semi Final Competition…Mighty Believer to give De Professor a run for his money

Feb 09, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Adult Calypso Semi Final Competition…Mighty Believer to give De Professor a run for his money

With performances that had an audience of almost 1000 rocking, local Calypsonians threw down the gauntlet to reigning monarch ‘De Professor’ who many would agree will be hard pressed to retain...

Link Show returns February 20

Feb 09, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Link Show returns February 20

Marking 31 years of entertaining Guyana’s audiences, Link Show 31 will commence on February 20 at the National Cultural Centre. The Link Show made its debut showcase to the Guyanese people in...

$35M Petting Zoo launched

Feb 09, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on $35M Petting Zoo launched

By Tiffany A. Hytmiah The Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment, together with The Protected Areas Commission, yesterday launched Guyana’s very own Petting Zoo as part of the...

Commuters give public transportation low grade – Survey

Feb 09, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Commuters give public transportation low grade – Survey

A Public Bus Commuter Satisfaction survey conducted last year revealed that only 41 percent of the public is satisfied with the service provided. The survey, conducted by the Ministry of Public...

Region Nine has great agriculture potential – President

Feb 09, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Region Nine has great agriculture potential – President

Head of State, Donald Ramotar, after recently visiting several communities in Region Nine, said that it is clear that this, the largest administrative region has great prospects in agriculture. “It...

Suspected botched abortion…Doctor awaiting PM examination to clear his name

Feb 09, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Suspected botched abortion…Doctor awaiting PM examination to clear his name

The doctor, who is accused of performing a botched abortion on 23-year-old Athina Kennedy, five months before she died, is eagerly waiting on a Post Mortem Examination to be done on the woman’s...

Father of missing man lashes out at police

Feb 09, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Father of missing man lashes out at police

As the saga continues to swirl surrounding the mysterious disappearance of a 28-year-old construction worker, his relatives are not satisfied with how the police are dealing with the matter. It’s...

Government of Guyana provided financial support to Iwokrama over past three years

Feb 09, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Government of Guyana provided financial support to Iwokrama over past three years

Contrary to misrepresentation, the Government of Guyana has approved a third loan to the Iwokrama International Centre for Rainforest Conservation and Development as part of continued financial...

High Court quashes worker’s dismissal for not using finger print clock-in system

Feb 09, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on High Court quashes worker’s dismissal for not using finger print clock-in system

The High Court recently quashed the dismissal of a public servant who had refused to use a biometric time-keeping machine. Chief Justice Ian Chang late last month, ruled in favour of Gregory Mentore,...

GPHC to launch Retinopathy Programme for diabetics

Feb 09, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on GPHC to launch Retinopathy Programme for diabetics

The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) will launch its Retinopathy Programme on February 19. The programme will see GPHC introducing retinopathy screening and laser treatment for diabetic...

Murder accused in fireman shooting death to know fate today

Feb 09, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Murder accused in fireman shooting death to know fate today

The two men who are on trial for the shooting death of a fireman in 2011, are expected to now their fate today after Justice Brassington Reynolds sums up the evidence in the case to the mixed jury....

West Berbice man dies days after being stabbed in eye

Feb 09, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on West Berbice man dies days after being stabbed in eye

A West Berbice man who was stabbed in his left eye by a man who is said to be of unsound mind, died a few days later at the Georgetown Hospital. According to information Dexter Sandford, called...

Vet forced to euthanize battered sea turtle

Feb 09, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Vet forced to euthanize battered sea turtle

An adult female Olive Ridley sea turtle was on Saturday morning rescued by a team of vigilant environment lovers just off the coast of Georgetown after it was sighted in distress by workers of the...

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GBF secures certified Hardwood Court in major boost for basketball...

Jun 17, 2026

Kaieteur Sports – As Guyana prepares to host the FIBA AmeriCup 2029 Caribbean Pre-Qualifiers from July 8-12 at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, the Guyana Basketball Federation (GBF) has made a...

No right to a firearm permit exists

Jun 17, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Years ago, there was a man who contended, “I need a firearm licence because I have a lot of money.” The then relevant officer replied, “Then you can afford security—next application, please.” The man had been so confident he would get a firearm licence...

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...

Carolyn Rodrigues – Birkett for UN Sec Gen. – I endorse

Jun 17, 2026

Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – Way to go, Excellency Ali. Excellency Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett is Guyana’s nominee for the prestigious and demanding role of United Nations Secretary General. Why not? Since everybody globally have their eyes on a wedge of Guyana’s riches,...

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