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Prosecution closes case in school teacher murder

Oct 09, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Prosecution closes case in school teacher murder

After calling over 30 witnesses to testify in the Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into the murder of school teacher, Kescia Branche, Police Prosecutor Shallon Daniels, last Thursday closed the case for the...

The detection and interdiction of fraud are ultimately the responsibility of government

Oct 09, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The detection and interdiction of fraud are ultimately the responsibility of government

The Minister of Finance should exercise greater restraint over his public utterances, lest he is subject to embarrassment due to misguided statements such as his most recent diatribe. As reported in...

One month later…Probe of GNNL financial mismanagement, leaked documents yet to start

Oct 09, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on One month later…Probe of GNNL financial mismanagement, leaked documents yet to start

The promised probe into the spending and leaking of financial information at the Guyana National Newspaper Limited (GNNL) is yet to commence, sources familiar with the matters have disclosed. A month...

Four-man mob terrorizes Sophia residents

Oct 09, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Four-man mob terrorizes Sophia residents

Residents of Sophia are calling for an end to the gang violence that plagues the area. Adermie Williams, a 30-year-old contractor who recently fell prey to a notorious four-man mob, is frustrated at...

The AFC: Masturbatory fantasies

Oct 09, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The AFC: Masturbatory fantasies

At the same time, the AFC officially launched its local government election (LGE) campaign at its head office on Railway Road, the first afternoon session of Circo Suarez at D’Urban Park was on its...

The AFC: Masturbatory fantasies

Oct 09, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The AFC: Masturbatory fantasies

Trade unionist misinformed on Govt., Rusal relations

Oct 09, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Trade unionist misinformed on Govt., Rusal relations

Dear Editor, My attention has been drawn to the letter written by Mr. Lincoln Lewis titled “Workers’ rights cannot be put into abeyance”. The letter was shared liberally with the media and I...

The Tullow give away

Oct 09, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Tullow give away

Dear Editor, A KN article Oct 2nd, “Guyana’s contract with Tullow even worse than the lopsided contract with ExxonMobil.” The article speaks of presidential hopeful, Charles Ramson telling a...

Repeat conman fined $100,000

Oct 09, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Repeat conman fined $100,000

Known conman Prem Chan, got the shock of his life when another of his covetous schemes failed. He targeted the wrong businessman and is facing up to six months in jail if he fails to pay a $100,000...

A response to the Wash Bay controversy in Region Three

Oct 09, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on A response to the Wash Bay controversy in Region Three

Dear Editor, I refer to an article published in the Kaieteur News dated October 02, 2018 with the caption, “Wash bay on Government reserves creates havoc,”. As the Regional Information Officer...

Bias from the Local Government Commission

Oct 09, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Bias from the Local Government Commission

Dear Editor, I am following the Commission of Inquiry into the operation of the Mayor and City Council. Every day the media publicize different things about the council from lack of payments to the...

We gained Independence then lost it to China

Oct 09, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on We gained Independence then lost it to China

Mr Editor, I do not know if you wish to treat this as a letter but I do hope that you would find the space to publish it somehow. I have just returned from a four day trip to Sudbury and Sault Ste....

Region 5 is moving up but…

Oct 09, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Region 5 is moving up but…

Dear Editor, · Reference is made to the editorial entitled “Problems continue in Region 5” published in Kaieteur News’ October 1, 2018 edition which referenced an “imbroglio” between the...

“Fix It” gets 13 years for attempting to kill man who refused to give him $100

Oct 09, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on “Fix It” gets 13 years for attempting to kill man who refused to give him $100

By Feona Morrison A 33-year-old cocaine addict was yesterday sent to prison for 13 years after pleading guilty to an attempted murder charge, about three weeks ago. The man, Quincy Henry, who was...

Taxpayers cannot compete with the alcohol industry

Oct 09, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Taxpayers cannot compete with the alcohol industry

Dear Editor, There is quiet news that the Ministry of Public Health will be doing a campaign against alcohol abuse. There is a video from the Chronic Disease unit which asks people to Stop. Think....

REMEMBERING THE 1976 CUBANA AIR DISASTER

Oct 09, 2018 KNews Editorial Comments Off on REMEMBERING THE 1976 CUBANA AIR DISASTER

Forty-two years ago, eleven young Guyanese men and women, mostly students on scholarships from the Cuban government perished in one of the worst Cuban air disasters in history. Guyanese will always...

Mystery surrounds death of Kwakwani midwife

Oct 08, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Mystery surrounds death of Kwakwani midwife

Relatives of the 37-year-old midwife say they suspect foul play, after the woman was found dead yesterday in her Kwakwani Park, Region Ten home. Paulette Wade, who worked at the Kwakwani Hospital,...

Administrator inflates GPL bills, pockets millions

Oct 07, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Administrator inflates GPL bills, pockets millions

The Audit Office of Guyana had cause to carry out a forensic investigation into the affairs of the Upper Corentyne Industrial Training Centre (UCITC). Several allegations of fraud and corruption were...

Govt. appoints environmentalist to Energy Dept. and energy expert to head EPA, they are clearly confused- Ramson

Oct 07, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. appoints environmentalist to Energy Dept. and energy expert to head EPA, they are clearly confused- Ramson

By Abena Rockcliffe-Campbell ““Dr. Adams served the United States Department of Energy for decades. His expertise in oil and gas is second to none in Guyana. He comes with world class knowledge...

Belt & Road MoU with China should be made public – Finance Minister

Oct 07, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Belt & Road MoU with China should be made public – Finance Minister

There is nothing to hide in the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between Guyana and China to execute loan-financed projects under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) – a scheme used globally...

Draft mining policy to address critical developmental challenges

Oct 07, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Draft mining policy to address critical developmental challenges

Guyana’s mineral sector is pivotal as a major source of revenue and employment. It is also crucial to the country’s green development agenda. It is on this background that the Government of...

Town Clerk purchases $30M property at Happy Acres

Oct 07, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Town Clerk purchases $30M property at Happy Acres

Amidst the inquiry into City Hall, questions are being raised over the acquisition of a $30M property by Town Clerk of the Georgetown Mayor and City Council, Royston King. King was instructed to...

Make insurance policy mandatory for oil sector–Mexican Energy Advisor

Oct 07, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Make insurance policy mandatory for oil sector–Mexican Energy Advisor

By Kiana Wilburg Oil producing nations often ensure that operators provide an internationally recognized insurance policy before granting a petroleum permit. This policy ensures compensation for any...

Venezuelan pirates leave small vessel for fishermen they told to jump overboard

Oct 07, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Venezuelan pirates leave small vessel for fishermen they told to jump overboard

Seven Guyanese fishermen are fortunate to be alive after a grave piracy attack last Thursday, which occurred within close proximity of the Guyana/Venezuela border. According to reports reaching this...

Anybody can thief from government

Oct 07, 2018 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Anybody can thief from government

Old people got a saying that moon does run till day ketch am. And de government slack. Jagdeo employ a man to head a programme in Berbice. It was a case of putting a training school in de heart of he...

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Camptown FC clinch historic Elite League berth with victory over...

Jun 23, 2026

Kaieteur Sports – Timehri United’s impressive run in the 2026 Elite League Qualifiers came to a somber end on Sunday after they suffered a 2-0 defeat to Camptown Football Club in the...

The politics of appointment

Jun 23, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The elections commission did not fall from heaven. It came from the messy compromises of men. The so-called Carter-Price formula, that tired but enduring offspring of the 1990s political crisis, was not meant to enshrine aloof neutrality; it was meant to broker peace between...

If the OAS did not exist, it could not be created today

Jun 21, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – I have spent a decade in the councils of the Organization of American States. I have watched governments come and go, seen some crises handled well and others handled badly, sat through more commemorative meetings than sessions discussing pressing issues,...

Guyana Development Bank: Promise, Potential and Peril

Jun 23, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The PPP Govt-initiated $40B Guyana Development Bank (Bank) can be great. Ordinary Guyanese-poor, harbouring inspired ideas, but lacking capital-have opportunity beckoning. Opportunity to rise from where they are to what they envision could be, should be. Again,...

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