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Businessman, wife on joint charges of fraud

Jan 27, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Businessman, wife on joint charges of fraud

A Lusignan businessman Chatterpaul Deo, called ‘Chen Singh’ 45, and his wife Bibi Faniza Deo 35 of Lusignan East Coast Demerara have been charged with issuing two bounced cheques....

Diamond Bridge bypass

Jan 27, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Diamond Bridge bypass

Work on the East Bank Demerara four-lane extension, between Little Diamond and Diamond, has reached a critical phase, with traffic yesterday being shifted to a bypass of the critical “high...

US VP thanks CARICOM for Cuba “encouragement”

Jan 27, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on US VP thanks CARICOM for Cuba “encouragement”

United States Vice President Joseph Biden thanked the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) for its “encouragement” to his country to “make the change” with Cuba. CARICOM has been advocating for an...

Banks DIH 59th AGM… Company maintains policy to upgrade production capacity

Jan 27, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Banks DIH 59th AGM… Company maintains policy to upgrade production capacity

Banks DIH Limited objectives are to create value shareholders, sustain meaningful relationships with employees and customers, and to provide quality products that can compete on the international...

Potable water, cultivatable land becoming increasingly scarce – GWP

Jan 27, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Potable water, cultivatable land becoming increasingly scarce – GWP

Food price increases and market volatility add to the growing uncertainty about whether and how the world will be able to feed itself in the future. Food production principally depends on the...

APNU goes to Essequibo

Jan 27, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on APNU goes to Essequibo

Member of the main opposition party, A Partnership For National Unity, Brigadier David Granger, told a section of Essequibo on Monday, that his Government is interested in inclusiveness. Brig....

I believe David Granger is a decent, multi-racial human

Jan 27, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on I believe David Granger is a decent, multi-racial human

There is bound to be enormous questioning by African-Guyanese as to why an Indian candidate should lead a grand coalition of anti-dictatorship groups to contest the 2015 elections. One of the faults...

A few dollars can make a difference

Jan 27, 2015 KNews Editorial Comments Off on A few dollars can make a difference

The health of a nation is crucial to its continued existence. Botswana experienced an HIV epidemic to the point that it lost most of its skilled personnel. In the end with international support, the...

‘This is the height of ridiculousness’ says GTUC of change to CXC exam dates

Jan 27, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on ‘This is the height of ridiculousness’ says GTUC of change to CXC exam dates

“Shock and disgust” were the adjectives used by the Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) to describe the move by Government to reschedule the CXC administered examinations – Caribbean Secondary...

A baby in a world of giants

Jan 27, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on A baby in a world of giants

The local private sector is not up to the task of developing Guyana. It is too miniature, mired in small-mindedness, short of entrepreneurial and risk-taking drive, and ineffectual in mobilizing...

UN to review Guyana’s human rights record

Jan 27, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on UN to review Guyana’s human rights record

Guyana’s human rights record will be examined by the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group for the second time tomorrow in a meeting that will be webcast live....

LEAD project’s greatest challenge was failure to see LGE – US Embassy

Jan 27, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on LEAD project’s greatest challenge was failure to see LGE – US Embassy

… project to conclude by March end By: Zena Henry Despite accusations of interference and an almost sour split between local and foreign parties involved in the United States Agency for...

“Be thankful you didn’t get more!”

Jan 27, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on “Be thankful you didn’t get more!”

…Chief Magistrate tells confessed wife beater A man who confessed to brutally stabbing his reputed wife yet begged to have the charge against him dropped, received a rude awakening from Chief...

Guyanese crewman charged after coke find on ship

Jan 27, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese crewman charged after coke find on ship

Barbados (Nationnews) – Members of the Drug Squad have arrested and charged 28-year-old Guyanese, Ryon Marlon George, in connection with the discovery of a quantity of cocaine. According to police,...

Guyana did not adequately use Dr. Faith Harding’s expertise

Jan 27, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyana did not adequately use Dr. Faith Harding’s expertise

DEAR EDITOR, I was perhaps the last journalist to have spoken with Dr. Faith Harding before she died. My third —and unfortunately last— interview with her was on December 29, 2014. After several...

The PPP must go, but its going must be the basis for something fresh and in the interest of all

Jan 27, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on The PPP must go, but its going must be the basis for something fresh and in the interest of all

DEAR EDITOR, Since my last letter, there have been some very energetic discussions, particularly on Social Media about the composition of the much touted all-opposition pre-election coalition,...

The line in the sand has been drawn; the PPP regime has to make a choice

Jan 27, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on The line in the sand has been drawn; the PPP regime has to make a choice

DEAR EDITOR, I noticed a media article captioned “President Ramotar slams British Diplomat …” I am not here to pass judgment on whether President Ramotar or the UK diplomat is out of place or...

APNU/AFC alliance: the issue is not equal sacrifice, but effective representation of groups

Jan 27, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on APNU/AFC alliance: the issue is not equal sacrifice, but effective representation of groups

DEAR EDITOR, While I fully embrace the reality of ethnic identity and honour, as espoused in David Hinds’ letter in SN 26th January, titled “After 23 years of an Indian Guyanese presidency,...

PPP defaulters will be jailed under AFC led government – Ramjattan

Jan 26, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on PPP defaulters will be jailed under AFC led government – Ramjattan

The Leaders of the Alliance For Change (AFC) and the A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) are highly optimistic that they can emerge victorious at the May 11 General and Regional Elections. But...

With four bullet-wounds in body…Money changer drives self to hospital

Jan 26, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on With four bullet-wounds in body…Money changer drives self to hospital

With blood coursing from four bullet wounds, money changer Ryburn Fraser somehow managed to drive to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) just after midnight on Saturday, after two...

Bermudian woman excretes 392 grammes of cocaine

Jan 26, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Bermudian woman excretes 392 grammes of cocaine

Up to press time, the Bermuda National who was arrested at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport early on Saturday after admitting to swallowing a number of pellets packed with cocaine, had passed...

Worrying decline in international reserves signals govt. may be dipping into it – Nagamootoo

Jan 26, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Worrying decline in international reserves signals govt. may be dipping into it – Nagamootoo

– Finance Minister insists reserves “adequate” enough to meet obligations Vice Chairman of the Alliance For Change (AFC), Moses Nagamootoo recently expressed concern that government may be...

APNU reiterates Granger’s position as presidential candidate

Jan 26, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on APNU reiterates Granger’s position as presidential candidate

– outcome of APNU/AFC talks could decide alternative moves Putting to rest any confusion as to who will be the A Partnership for National Unity’s (APNU) presidential candidate, the political...

Historic Cuba visit by US official cements ties – GCSM

Jan 26, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Historic Cuba visit by US official cements ties – GCSM

A top visiting U.S. State Department official began talks with the Cuban government recently after a hiatus of 38 years since any top official visited Havana, according to President of Guyana Cuba...

Witch’ back in jail for three years

Jan 26, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Witch’ back in jail for three years

Court regular Clifton Ramsaran, called ‘Witch’, is back in jail—this time he’ll serve a three-year stretch on a break and enter and larceny charge. Ramsarran, along with two brothers, are...

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Steadfast Eagles soar to strong position after Savory/ Paul fifties

Apr 21, 2026

2026/27 West Indies Regional 4-Day Championships Round 2…GHE vs WWIV Day 2 – Volcanoes trail by 210 runs ahead of Day 3 By Clifton Ross Kaieteur Sports – Clinical half-century knocks...

Dynastic politics is repulsive to the electorate

Apr 21, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – In 2025, there was a seismic shift in Guyanese politics. For years the established parties assumed voters would remain in their accustomed enclosures, dutifully choosing between familiar flags, familiar slogans, and familiar disappointments. But then something happened last...

Resolving CARICOM’s Leadership Impasse

Apr 19, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) –As with all my commentaries, this one is strictly in my personal capacity, drawing on more than fifty years of engagement with Caribbean affairs and a lifelong commitment to the cause of regional integration. I do not speak on behalf of any government or...

Wales GTE: Many questions, no answers

Apr 21, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The questions came before, are coming again. Former Minister David Patterson pushed questions in and out of parliament relative to the Wales gas-to-energy project and got nowhere. The Speaker of the National Assembly, like a Roman emperor, repeatedly gave the thumbs down. ...

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