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DISBARMENT

Feb 19, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on DISBARMENT

It is disappointing that a member of the Bar should suggest that the Executive President of Guyana should launch a Commission of Inquiry into the appointment of a Court of Appeal judge who was a...

Municipal PRO calls for execution of city development plan

Feb 19, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Municipal PRO calls for execution of city development plan

– in light of increasing traffic congestion The city of Georgetown is in dire need of radical changes in order to address the traffic congestion that obtains on a daily basis. However, this...

Disbarred Judge denies securing appointment through Govt. connection

Feb 19, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Disbarred Judge denies securing appointment through Govt. connection

“I was, and remain fully eligible for the post” With numerous questions circling over his appointment as an Appeal Court Judge, Rabi Sukul, has come out in defence of himself and further...

Election official to be resummoned by PAC

Feb 19, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Election official to be resummoned by PAC

– “to clarify a number of inconsistencies” A “disrespectful” letter to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) will see Calvin Benn, Deputy Commissioner/Deputy Chief Election Officer, being...

Sexually abused 5-year-old unable to identify perpetrator

Feb 19, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Sexually abused 5-year-old unable to identify perpetrator

“…it is understandable that she got confused”- Tuschen Policing Group member The sexually abused five-year-old, who was rescued from a schoolyard earlier this month, is unable to identify the...

PAHO/WHO new Country Rep accredited

Feb 19, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on PAHO/WHO new Country Rep accredited

Dr. William Adu-Krow, the designated representative of the Pan American Health Organisation/World Health Organisation (PAHO/WHO), on Monday presented his Letters of Credence to Minister of Foreign...

Two more witnesses testify in Mahaica farmer murder trial

Feb 19, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Two more witnesses testify in Mahaica farmer murder trial

Seeta Bishundial concluded her portion of evidence in the trial, in which Shawn Thom and Orin David called ‘Plait Hair’ or ‘Malik’ are facing Justice Franklyn Holder and a mixed 12-member...

A Guyana Tragedy: Magistrates Nurse and Lovell and Commissioner Brumell

Feb 19, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on A Guyana Tragedy: Magistrates Nurse and Lovell and Commissioner Brumell

In a column last week on Magistrate Clive Nurse, I did say that I would write the Chancellor on this magistrate’s ruling to jail two police ranks for two years for allowing a prisoner to escape. My...

Searching for an answer

Feb 19, 2014 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Searching for an answer

For the last six decades economists have been searching for an answer to a simple question: how to bring poor countries out of backwardness? The initial answer was as simple as the question itself....

‘Literacy Street Fair’ slated for Friday

Feb 19, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Literacy Street Fair’ slated for Friday

Popular poet and writer Petamber Persaud once said that, “A nation that celebrates its literature is a nation on its way to realizing its full potential.” Recognizing the significance of such a...

Old Year’s Night murder…Accused for High Court trial

Feb 19, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Old Year’s Night murder…Accused for High Court trial

Jermaine Maynard, who is accused of murdering his ex-girlfriend less than two months ago outside the Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) outlet on Water and Croal Streets, Georgetown, has been...

GuySuCo senior staff wants Ramotar to intervene

Feb 19, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on GuySuCo senior staff wants Ramotar to intervene

Dear Editor, The GuySuCo senior staff once again would like to express their concern through your media. An audience with the President of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana was sought...

Glaring incompetence hascrippled GuySuCo

Feb 19, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Glaring incompetence hascrippled GuySuCo

Dear Editor, In a commentary aired in January 2004 I said this, “During the years [1966 to 1976] the average rainfall per annum was 132.45 inches; the past 10 years [1993-2003] produced an average...

There is no relief from the noise nuisance

Feb 19, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on There is no relief from the noise nuisance

Dear Editor, On the night of Sunday February 16, 2014 a group of about 10 persons pulled into the restaurant located at the front of the yard where I reside and started playing loud music. I went out...

The provisions are clear

Feb 19, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on The provisions are clear

Dear Editor, I wish to just to say that although I agree with the views expressed by Mr. Christopher Ram it is important to point out that the Constitution of Guyana does not empower the President to...

People have lost their sense of right and wrong

Feb 19, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on People have lost their sense of right and wrong

Dear Editor, The new year has arrived and with it comes the hopes and dreams of the poor and the working class for a better life but they have been abandoned by the regime a long time ago. In Guyana,...

Kayman Sankar – Humantarian and supporter of sports

Feb 19, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Kayman Sankar – Humantarian and supporter of sports

Dear Editor, Shri Kayman Sankar was known as a rice man and a wealthy person. But he was also a very humble simple and unassuming person. He was, above all, a humanitarian and cricket promoter....

New GPC drugs…PAC grills Health Ministry over undelivered supply despite payment

Feb 18, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on New GPC drugs…PAC grills Health Ministry over undelivered supply despite payment

Amidst ongoing questions over Government’s procurement of drugs for its hospitals, a Parliament oversight committee yesterday mandated the Ministry of Health to prepare a report on millions of...

CCJ’s holds first itinerant sitting in Guyana

Feb 18, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on CCJ’s holds first itinerant sitting in Guyana

The Caribbean Court of Justice yesterday commenced its first ever itinerant sitting in Georgetown, Guyana, at the National Conference Centre, Liliendaal, East Coast Demerara. The sitting panel of...

West Berbice man murdered, male partner in custody

Feb 18, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on West Berbice man murdered, male partner in custody

Police have arrested a prime suspect in the murder of Dinesh Harrylall, 20, of Lot 38 B Woodley Park or No. 11 Village, West Coast Berbice. Harrylall was found dead sometime between 12:30 hours and...

Protest erupts over 19-year-old babysitter’s conviction

Feb 18, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Protest erupts over 19-year-old babysitter’s conviction

– Activists call for Judicial Service Commission to control Magistrates Activists from three human rights groups yesterday lobbied the members of the Caribbean Court of Justice who were...

Drag racer killed in gruesome CBR accident

Feb 18, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Drag racer killed in gruesome CBR accident

Vincent Indial, 28, was killed on the Corentyne Highway when he lost control of his motorcycle CJ1042 and crashed into a utility pole. Indial, a former US Army Officer and two other bikers were...

Ogle Plane Crash…Passengers confirm that pilot was texting during take off

Feb 18, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Ogle Plane Crash…Passengers confirm that pilot was texting during take off

By Zena Henry Passengers on board the Fenix-owned Cessna 206 that crashed at the Ogle International Airport in early January have confirmed allegations that the pilot might have been distracted...

Dem boys seh…Guyana mek de CCJ people do things in de dark

Feb 18, 2014 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Guyana mek de CCJ people do things in de dark

Dem judges who manning de Caribbean Court of Justice now find out that Guyana love to mek people feel like company. Everybody know that this is a country that does keep plenty things in de dark. Of...

‘Got to go’ takes feature as Jumbo Jet stable dominates proceedings

Feb 18, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on ‘Got to go’ takes feature as Jumbo Jet stable dominates proceedings

Bacchus stables also outstanding ‘Got to Go’ of the Jumbo Jet Stable took the feature event to lead a string of dominant performances by horses of that entity when the Port Mourant Turf Club in...

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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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