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Dec 09, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on Interesting Creatures… The Boa Constrictor
The Boa constrictor, also called the red-tailed boa or the common boa, is a species of large, non-venomous, heavy-bodied snake that is frequently kept and bred in captivity. The boa...Dec 09, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Contraband continues to leak into N/A prison
Police and prison officers yesterday searched the New Amsterdam prison, between 06:30 and 09:30hrs, and found a quantity of contraband. The haul included 14 cell phones, five improvised...Dec 09, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Yesu Persaud, Forbes Burnham and me
There are times when blackouts come at Turkeyen, where I live, in the evenings when you are on the computer. You don’t feel sleepy, so there are only two options. You can turn on your...Dec 09, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Freudian Slip or Amateur Politician
Dear Editor, The recent spotlight on Volda Lawrence’s foot in the mouth speeches were either Freudian slips or a sign of an immature politician. I am of the opinion that the minister is an...Dec 09, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on What has happened to the PPP’s claims of LGE rigging?
Dear Editor, Now that the PPP has had a good showing at the last LGE, there is no more talk of rigging – by GECOM or GECOM Chairman or PNC or ABC or anybody for that matter. For all intents and...Dec 09, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on I have always suspected that this CoI was pure political mischief
Dear Editor, So, the Kennard Commission of Inquiry-CoI Report (I will show it is a Comedy of Errors – CoE) is now prime news (leaked to the press; how and why is anyone’s guess). While the...Dec 09, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on We may not be a developed country, but does that mean we can’t be clean?
Dear Editor, Kindly permit me to talk about the garbage crisis facing our country. I am baffled as to why our politicians continue to ignore this problem. I traverse the East Bank Demerara to...Dec 09, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on This document is an odious bundling of innocents with their murderers
Dear Editor, Following my letter of 25th November in which I asked for an independent investigation of the narrative of the ‘execution of 400 Black men’, I was sent the original document, in...Dec 09, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Police will be challenged to enforce the noise nuisance law among colleagues who own minibuses
Dear Editor, After a recent investment of Seven million ($7,000,000.00) Guyanese taxpayers’ dollars to purchase Law Enforcement Sound Level Meters, the Police must now aggressively monitor...Dec 09, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Govt. should wait until these corrupt officials are kicked out before bailing out City Hall
Dear Editor, Once again the central government, like ‘A gallant knight in shining armour, has ridden in very chivalrously and saved the fair maidens at City Hall’, with another huge...Dec 08, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on No doom and gloom exist in banking sector …Jordan highlights glowing performance of other banks …Says Govt. knew since April of Baroda’s intention to exit market
By Kiana Wilburg Contrary to the views of the political opposition, Finance Minister, Winston Jordan, made it pellucid during his wrap up of the 2019 budget debates that Bank of Baroda’s decision...Dec 08, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana Defence Force gets more money than Agriculture Ministry, 10 regions …Ram and McRae says army receiving allocation beyond its contribution to country
The budgetary allocations for the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) not only outstrip that of the Ministry of Agriculture, but also the 10 administrative regions. This was recently pointed out by the 2019...Dec 08, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Govt ruined Guyana’s int’l reputation with oil contract – Jagdeo … even as MPs walk out for Jagdeo’s entire speech
The government’s handling of negotiations with Exxon Mobil constitutes a situation that has ruined Guyana’s international reputation, said Leader of the Opposition, Bharrat Jagdeo, yesterday. He...Dec 08, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Brazilian remanded for trafficking Venezuelans
A Brazilian who has been living in Guyana for the past 11 years was yesterday remanded to prison after she was slapped with two trafficking in persons charges and two charges for harbouring of...Dec 08, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on SARA seeking Brazil cooperation to recover revenue from smuggled gold – Attorney General …says agency has 12 cases with possible recovery value of over $2B
Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Basil Williams, said that officials in Guyana are seeking the cooperation of law enforcement in Brazil to recover revenue from suspected gold smuggling...Dec 08, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Education Ministry employee hits Guyoil for $$M in fuel
Yesterday at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court, Mark Samuels and Lilian Akeyoung, found themselves before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan accused of being in possession of diesel fuel which was...Dec 08, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on No increase in deportations or reductions in visas- US Ambassador
The US has not reduced the number of non-immigrant visas issued to Guyanese nor has it adopted policies that have led to many being deported back here. This is according to outgoing US...Dec 08, 2018 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Only a cut can keep Jagdeo silent
De nicest thing about de future is that it always starts tomorrow. Ask de politicians, especially Jagdeo. Everything dem do today is to benefit dem tomorrow. Check Jagdeo and most of dem in de party...Dec 08, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Masquerade bands have become nuisances
The bulk of the masquerade bands which are parading the streets are a disgrace. They are doing a grave injustice to a traditional art form. The present crop of masquerade bands, unfortunately...Dec 08, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Thirsty Fox backs David Hunte Dominoes competition
Thirsty Fox of Durban Street is the latest entity to lend support to the David Hunte Dominoes competition which is set for Sunday at 6 Middle Street, Pouderoyen. The entity’s representative...Dec 08, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Pestano, Permaul bowl Guyana Jaguars to first innings points
Clinton Pestano and Veerasammy Permaul shared seven wickets between them to bowl defending champions Guyana Jaguars to first innings points over the Windward Islands Volcanoes when the first round...Dec 08, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on UDFA GT Beer Football Championship in Linden Senior Champions Eagles United face new comers Capital FC to kick off event Botafago get bye to semifinals
New comers Capital GFC will open their campaign in senior football when they face the senior champions of Upper Demerara, Eagles United out of Christianburg in the opening game of this...Dec 08, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCA’s Noble House Seafood 2nd Division 2-day final Police hoping to arrest GCC in today’s final at Bourda
The eighth annual GCA’s Noble House Seafoods two-day Second Division Cricket final between inaugural Champions GCC and 2013 winners Police, is now set for today and tomorrow at Bourda from 10:30hrs...Dec 08, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Hamilton Green 9-a-side Inter-Ward/ Village KO Cup Teams report preparations going well for tomorrow’s showdown -Den Amstel CC venue for final
Following weeks of exciting clashes, this year’s Hamilton Green 9-a-side Inter-Ward/ Village KO Cup is expected to conclude with riveting action when the final is played tomorrow, at the Den...Dec 08, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Smalta girls’ peewee semifinals kicks off today
The fifth annual 11-years and under Peewee football tournament for Primary school girls, being sponsored by the Ansa Mcal through their Smalta, Lyrix and Icool brands continues with all the...

Sep 02, 2026
Kaieteur Sports – Round Three of the Pegasus Weekly Chess League, organized by Drayton’s Chess Club in partnership with the Pegasus Chess Club and Guyana Chess Federation, continued on Monday...Sep 02, 2026
(Kaieteur News) – The Ministry of Health’s response to Peeping Tom’s column, “Second-Class Patients,” is a case whereby a medical response is so clinically misplaced that one is tempted to prescribe a second opinion. The Ministry has produced an impressive medical case for something...Aug 30, 2026
By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – For generations, Kenscoff was where people from Port-au-Prince went to breathe. Its cool hills offered relief, and its farmers supplied the capital’s markets. Gang attacks reached the commune in January 2025, but it remained an important barrier between...Sep 02, 2026
(Kaieteur News) – There’s a human tragedy. Cotton Tree and two cousins. Across Mandarin Bridge and an 11-year-old-child. Police killings in Linden. And, more lately, a boat that went down and took down over 100 Guyanese lives. Poor ones. The rich ones and big ones don’t sail,...Freedom of speech is our core value at Kaieteur News. If the letter/e-mail you sent was not published, and you believe that its contents were not libellous, let us know, please contact us by phone or email.
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