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May 11 is Election Day

Jan 21, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on May 11 is Election Day

– President makes announcement; says advised of GECOM’s readiness – date clashes with CSEC, CAPE exams It is official now. Guyanese will be heading to the polls on Monday, May 11th to...

May 11 Elections…Opposition tells Ramotar bring it on

Jan 21, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on May 11 Elections…Opposition tells Ramotar bring it on

– Opposition President Donald Ramotar has finally set a date for General Election and the political opposition—A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and the Alliance For Change (AFC) —is...

AFC pickets against CARICOM’s pro-prorogation stance

Jan 21, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on AFC pickets against CARICOM’s pro-prorogation stance

“The body’s position can potentially lead to a destabilisation of the community” – AFC MP Nagamootoo Members of the Alliance For Change (AFC) yesterday protested outside the Caribbean...

Two CAL pilots off flying duties after near miss at JFK

Jan 21, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Two CAL pilots off flying duties after near miss at JFK

The two pilots that controlled the Caribbean Airlines flight that almost collided with the JetBlue aircraft at the John F. Kennedy Airport (JFK) last Saturday night; were taken off flying duties in...

Sri Lanka finds arms cache following ex-leader’s downfall

Jan 21, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Sri Lanka finds arms cache following ex-leader’s downfall

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan police yesterday seized weapons from a conference centre visited by the pope during his visit to the island after receiving a tip-off that the former president’s family allowed...

Miners urged to declare as gold climbs to US$1,396

Jan 21, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Miners urged to declare as gold climbs to US$1,396

As the price of gold starts to climb, authorities have called on miners to use the opportunity to start selling. The Guyana Gold Board (GGB), which regulates the purchase of the metal, on Monday said...

PPP/C “ready and steady” for elections

Jan 21, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on PPP/C “ready and steady” for elections

The ruling People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) says it is all “ready and steady” for the upcoming elections as announced yesterday by President Donald Ramotar. A statement from ruling...

Three hospitalised after bus tyre blowout

Jan 21, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Three hospitalised after bus tyre blowout

A tyre burst on a minibus travelling along the West Coast Berbice (WCB) Public Road yesterday and the driver lost control of his vehicle, BMM 562, resulting in three persons suffering injuries. The...

Gregory Rambarran returned as BVA president

Jan 21, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Gregory Rambarran returned as BVA president

Incumbent Gregory Rambarran was returned unopposed to lead the Berbice Volleyball Association (BVA) for another year when that entity held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Sunday last at the...

Father of three succumbs days after accident

Jan 21, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Father of three succumbs days after accident

A father of two, accused last year of robbing a businessman and hijacking his car, died at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) on Monday. He died four days after he was struck down by a...

Granger briefs outgoing British envoy on political standoff

Jan 21, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Granger briefs outgoing British envoy on political standoff

Outgoing British High Commissioner, Andrew Ayre, was yesterday briefed by Leader of the Opposition, Brigadier (Ret’d) David Granger, on the current political standoff. The diplomat was at the time...

PM to attend inaugural C’bean energy security summit

Jan 21, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on PM to attend inaugural C’bean energy security summit

The first ever Caribbean Energy Security Summit, which is to be hosted by Vice President of the United States of America Joseph Biden, Jr., in Washington, DC, will be held next Monday January 26,...

Citizens Bank increases revenue in 2014

Jan 21, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Citizens Bank increases revenue in 2014

Citizens Bank (Guyana) Inc. has recorded an increase in its revenue for 2014, earnings per share is now $16.63 and net interest income increased from $2.15 billion in 2013 to $2.37 billion in 2014....

An apology

Jan 21, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on An apology

In yesterday’s issue of the Kaieteur News, there was the publication of a man identified as a commercial sex worker. The person who was assaulted by the hotel guest was actually the cousin...

Diesel, gas prices slashed by 30 percent – govt.

Jan 20, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Diesel, gas prices slashed by 30 percent – govt.

– excise tax further increased With a constant drop in world market fuel prices over the last few months, Government has decided to reduce the cost of gasoline and diesel at the pump by...

Search called off for missing ASL plane – RCC

Jan 20, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Search called off for missing ASL plane – RCC

Despite an intensive 21 days period of aerial and ground searches in mountainous and densely forested terrain in Region Eight for the Air Services Limited (ASL) Britten Norman Islander that went...

Special Constables fingered in drug trafficking conspiracy

Jan 20, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Special Constables fingered in drug trafficking conspiracy

Two Special Constables stationed at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) accused of conspiring with an alleged drug trafficker to transport cocaine to the United States of America, have been...

Police Inspector’s promotion rescinded by PSC

Jan 20, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Police Inspector’s promotion rescinded by PSC

The recent police promotions continue to generate much controversy, the latest being the rescinding of the appointment of a newly promoted Inspector. Alwyn Hoyte, who has been serving the Guyana...

Cocaine in SSS tonic… Miner freed of drug trafficking charge

Jan 20, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Cocaine in SSS tonic… Miner freed of drug trafficking charge

Thirty four-year-old Deon Layne walked out of the city court a free man after his drug trafficking case was dismissed by city Magistrate Judy Latchman. Last year, Layne was brought before the courts...

Donald preparing fuh announce de date

Jan 20, 2015 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Donald preparing fuh announce de date

Shame is a hell of a thing. And if anybody seh that de government ain’t got shame, then that person got to really know de government better than de people in this country. Since last year de price...

Banks DIH reports $2.2 billion after tax profit in 2014

Jan 20, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Banks DIH reports $2.2 billion after tax profit in 2014

Brewery Giant Banks DIH is reporting that in 2014 the Company’s after tax profit was $2.2 billion as compared to profit before tax of $3.8 billion and profit after tax of $2.5 billion achieved...

Providence resident remanded for beating bedridden father to death

Jan 20, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Providence resident remanded for beating bedridden father to death

A 38-year-old man who reportedly used a piece of wood and beat his 83-year-old bedridden father to death was remanded to prison by Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry yesterday. Ali Mohamed, who...

Injured prison officer finally moves into new home

Jan 20, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Injured prison officer finally moves into new home

Injured prison officer, Roxanne Winfield, finally moved into her spanking new house at Nabaclis, East Coast Demerara. Winfield entered the house last Sunday and is already feeling at home. The house...

Alleged gang rape… Mother wants police protection for son

Jan 20, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Alleged gang rape… Mother wants police protection for son

The mother of the teenager, who was allegedly drugged and raped by 10 men in a house at Vreed-en-Hoop, West Coast Demerara (WCD), is pleading with the Guyana Police Force (GPF) to provide protection...

Voir dire underway in West Coast hairdresser’s murder trial

Jan 20, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Voir dire underway in West Coast hairdresser’s murder trial

A voir dire is being conducted before Justice Navindra Singh to determine the admissibility of the Caution Statement (CS) obtained from murder accused, Troy Green. Green, a labourer from Holmes...

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Need for Speed Series Championship Round One… All roads lead to...

Jun 19, 2026

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, – The two-day racing extravaganza that kicks off an action-packed month of motorsport starts today at the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club (GMR&SC) Thomaslands venue...

Punctuality is now a problem in Georgetown Schools

Jun 19, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Every school day in the city, in almost every ward, you can see scores of school children – dressed in their uniforms – ambling to school after 9:00am. The casualness of these children suggests that punctuality is no longer important to them or to their parents. But it does...

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...

UGGI Survey: Pt. IV

Jun 19, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – This is the last commentary on the University of Guyana Green Institute (UGGI) Independence 60 Survey titled: Guyana at 60: Trust, Oil, and the Society being Built. Today’s focus goes beyond the two bottom performing areas of “national government” and “foreign oil...

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