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Miner on $100,000 bail for narco possession charges

Sep 24, 2024 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Miner on $100,000 bail for narco possession charges

Kaieteur News – A 46-year-old Bachelor’s Adventure resident Mark Ramdass was on Monday slapped with two charges of possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking after he was found on...

Three charged, fined for drunk driving in Bartica

Sep 24, 2024 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Three charged, fined for drunk driving in Bartica

Kaieteur News – Three men residing in Bartica, Region Seven were on Monday fined, when they appeared before Magistrate Tariq Mohamed, to answer to separate Driving Under the Influence (DUI)...

Third suspect charged with Canal No. 2 wedding house murder

Sep 24, 2024 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Third suspect charged with Canal No. 2 wedding house murder

Kaieteur News – The third suspect in the murder of Natram Persaud called ‘Vishal’ who was killed on December 31, 2023, during a robbery at a wedding was on Monday charged with murder. The...

Minister Edghill Calls for GPF to Restrict Truck Use on East Coast Railway Embankment

Sep 24, 2024 KNews News Comments Off on Minister Edghill Calls for GPF to Restrict Truck Use on East Coast Railway Embankment

Kaieteur News – Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill is urging the Guyana Police Force (GPF) to enforce restrictions on heavy-duty trucks traveling along the East Coast Railway Embankment. On...

‘The weed is my medication’ – driver tells Police

Sep 24, 2024 KNews News Comments Off on ‘The weed is my medication’ – driver tells Police

Kaieteur News – Police on Sunday arrested a driver after he was nabbed with 4.2 grams of cannabis, during a mobile patrol along the Pakera road in Matthews Ridge, North West District, Region...

MMG launches ‘Become a millionaire’ promotion

Sep 24, 2024 KNews News Comments Off on MMG launches ‘Become a millionaire’ promotion

Kaieteur News – MMG has announced its new promotion aimed at encouraging developers to integrate merchants using its newly introduced API for local e-commerce. This initiative is designed to...

President Ali says global leaders must take decisive action to create equitable, sustainable world

Sep 24, 2024 KNews News Comments Off on President Ali says global leaders must take decisive action to create equitable, sustainable world

Kaieteur News – President, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali has once again called for urgent global action to address pressing issues such as poverty, climate change, food insecurity, and inequality. The...

Trio charged with attempted murder, assault and unlawful wounding

Sep 24, 2024 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Trio charged with attempted murder, assault and unlawful wounding

Kaieteur News – Two sisters and the boyfriend of one of the sisters appeared in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court on Monday to face charges related to attempted murder, assault, and unlawful...

Man who stabbed 9-year-old seven times in the neck remanded

Sep 24, 2024 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Man who stabbed 9-year-old seven times in the neck remanded

Kaieteur News – A 23-year-old man was on Monday remanded to prison after being charged with unlawfully wounding a nine-year-old boy by stabbing him several times. The accused Joshua Austin is...

Pooran takes Knight Riders home

Sep 24, 2024 KNews Sports Comments Off on Pooran takes Knight Riders home

CPL – A high scoring affair in the second match of the day in the 2024 Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) saw Trinbago Knight Riders end the season for the St Kitts & Nevis...

Charlestown man remanded for obtaining money by false pretence

Sep 24, 2024 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Charlestown man remanded for obtaining money by false pretence

Kaieteur News – A 56-year-old man from Charlestown, Georgetown, was remanded to prison on Monday after appearing at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court to face charges of obtaining money under...

Gov’t cancels over $203.7M in student loans – Mid-year report

Sep 24, 2024 KNews News Comments Off on Gov’t cancels over $203.7M in student loans – Mid-year report

Kaieteur News – As part of its efforts to gradually make tertiary education free, the government, through the Ministry of Finance, has written off approximately $203.7 million in student debt...

We gat an invisible party!

Sep 24, 2024 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on We gat an invisible party!

Kaieteur News – Dem Boys Seh the Vee Pee running scared. Man so frightened, he looking over he shoulder every time he walk down the street, thinking this invisible political party gon jump out...

Briton John dominates again to win the Humphrey-Fowler Memorial Cycle Road Race

Sep 24, 2024 KNews Sports Comments Off on Briton John dominates again to win the Humphrey-Fowler Memorial Cycle Road Race

Kaieteur Sports – Cycling sensation Briton John left his competitors in the dust on Sunday, as streams of heat covered the nation’s roadways. John has proved his case as the top cyclist in...

GCC Under-17 hockey boys victorious in Trinidad

Sep 24, 2024 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCC Under-17 hockey boys victorious in Trinidad

Kaieteur Sports – The Georgetown Cricket Club’s (GCC) Under-17 Boys hockey team, the GCC Outlaws, delivered a standout performance at the Paragon Indoor Hockey Tournament in Trinidad last...

Coach Kandar to host two-month Youth programme

Sep 24, 2024 KNews Sports Comments Off on Coach Kandar to host two-month Youth programme

Kaieteur Sports – Visionary basketball coach Anthony Kandar is set to launch a much-needed two-month Youth Basketball Programme for youth(s) between the ages of 6 to 13, as part of his...

GFF responds to Kaieteur Sports column addressing concerns over partnerships and governance

Sep 24, 2024 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFF responds to Kaieteur Sports column addressing concerns over partnerships and governance

Kaieteur Sports – We acknowledge the September 15th editorial by Mr. Rawle Toney, published in the Kaieteur News Sunday Edition, which emphasises the importance of transparency and integrity in...

Shaun Massiah appointed Director of Cricket West Indies

Sep 24, 2024 KNews Sports Comments Off on Shaun Massiah appointed Director of Cricket West Indies

To represent Guyana at CWI Directors meeting Kaieteur Sports – Executive Member of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB), Shaun Massiah, has been appointed a Director of Cricket West Indies (CWI) and...

Pit latrines, somebody should take up residence in them

Sep 24, 2024 KNews Features / Columnists, The GHK Lall Column Comments Off on Pit latrines, somebody should take up residence in them

Kaieteur News – Warm congratulations are extended to the Ministry of Education specifically, and the Guyana Government in general, for keeping what must be one of the best kept secrets in...

Weaponising state advertisements

Sep 24, 2024 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Weaponising state advertisements

Kaieteur News – As Guyanese observe the latest antics by the government, threatening to withdraw state advertisements from this newspaper we must also pay attention to the wider implications...

Power corrupts and compromises also

Sep 24, 2024 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Power corrupts and compromises also

Kaieteur News – The old adage that “power corrupts” finds no greater affirmation than in the existence of political sycophants—those spineless creatures who prop up their masters,...

This is not about what Norton or Hughes want

Sep 24, 2024 KNews Letters Comments Off on This is not about what Norton or Hughes want

Dear Editor, As the nation prepares for the 2025 General and Regional Elections the Opposition not only need to ponder but be guided by the historical development and activities of...

Santokhi Impresses Surinamese & Guyanese Audience with hard facts that Guyana once had to face

Sep 24, 2024 KNews Letters Comments Off on Santokhi Impresses Surinamese & Guyanese Audience with hard facts that Guyana once had to face

Dear Editor, At two separate diaspora and business engagement events Saturday and Sunday evenings at different locations held for visiting Suriname’s President Chandrikapersad (Chan) Santokhi, the...

Guyana is on the right track; we’re not going back!

Sep 24, 2024 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyana is on the right track; we’re not going back!

Dear Editor, As another election year approaches, there is increased activity from all the political entities to convince the electorate that they are the best choice. The choice in my humble opinion...

Foresight is indeed an essential characteristic

Sep 24, 2024 KNews Letters Comments Off on Foresight is indeed an essential characteristic

Dear Editor, “The one characteristic more essential than any other is foresight. It should be the growing nation with a future which takes the long look ahead.” Those words, attributed to the...

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Mental illness is real and a serious public health concern

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- Mental illness is a reality we often acknowledge in passing but seldom confront with the... more