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Road contractor lauded for $8M repairs to Port Kaituma Centre

Dec 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Road contractor lauded for $8M repairs to Port Kaituma Centre

On Sunday, Minister of Public Infrastructure, David Patterson conducted a fact-finding visit to Region One to assess ongoing projects. He visited Port Kaituma and Mabaruma to also identify areas...

Kitty man charged for raiding butchery

Dec 05, 2017 KNews Court Stories, News Comments Off on Kitty man charged for raiding butchery

A thirty-five-year-old man who allegedly stole a quantity of meat from his friend was yesterday ordered by a City Magistrate to post $80,000 bail. Kevin Andrews of 11 Sandy Babb Street, Kitty,...

Poverty augments children’s vulnerability to abuse – CCPA Director

Dec 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Poverty augments children’s vulnerability to abuse – CCPA Director

A fundamental problem that often augments children’s vulnerability to abuse is poverty. This notion was recently amplified by Director of the Ministry of Social Protection’s Childcare and...

Williamsburg murder/suicide… Labourer threatened to kill wife days before

Dec 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Williamsburg murder/suicide… Labourer threatened to kill wife days before

The gruesome murder/suicide of domestic worker Indrawattie Totaram and her common law husband Krishna Latchman of Williamsburg Village, Corentyne, Berbice has left residents disturbed and still...

Job creation takes premier position in Budget 2018 – Minister Scott

Dec 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Job creation takes premier position in Budget 2018 – Minister Scott

Minister within the Ministry of Social Protection, Keith Scott has boasted about the provisions that the APNU+AFC government has been making in pursuit of securing the good life for all. He said that...

Soldier accused of cyclist’s death in accident leads defence

Dec 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Soldier accused of cyclist’s death in accident leads defence

Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Lance Corporal, Zamani Archibald, who is accused of causing the death of a pedal cyclist in an accident, gave an unsworn testimony when his trial continued yesterday before...

Albouystown youth remanded for unlicensed firearm

Dec 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Albouystown youth remanded for unlicensed firearm

A porter who was allegedly found with a .32 Taurus revolver by police on patrol duty in the Albouystown community was yesterday charged and remanded to prison. Twenty-four-year-old David Austin of 27...

Guyana to strengthen capacity to fight human trafficking

Dec 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana to strengthen capacity to fight human trafficking

Guyana continues to make moves to strengthen its capacity to eradicate human trafficking. To this extent, Cabinet has approved the country’s involvement in the second participatory meeting on...

Granger’s green, Burnham’s purple

Dec 05, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Granger’s green, Burnham’s purple

Once you lived through the epoch of Forbes Burnham’s tenure of power, there must be snippets of his style that you will always remember. I can recall one incident. I was having lunch with some of...

Vendors are providing unfair competition

Dec 05, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Vendors are providing unfair competition

A young vendor selling beverages at a busy junction has increased the price of a small bottle of water. The bottle used to sell for $100 but following the Budget, the price increased to $120. When he...

Impounded vehicles, motorcycles stripped at police stations

Dec 03, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Impounded vehicles, motorcycles stripped at police stations

It seems as if traffic officers throughout the country are having serious issues when it comes to preventing theft of parts from motorcycles, cars, buses and even bicycles that were impounded in...

Ardent Disability Advocate, Ganesh Singh, is a ‘Special Person’

Dec 03, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, News, Special Person Comments Off on Ardent Disability Advocate, Ganesh Singh, is a ‘Special Person’

“The culture that exists is that because you have a disability, you are supposed to be an object of charity and be dependent, and little is expected of you. But I saw the need for us to live a life...

“Volunteering allows me the creative freedom to effect change my way” says Youth Awardee

Dec 03, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on “Volunteering allows me the creative freedom to effect change my way” says Youth Awardee

By Feona Morrison For 27-year-old Nakasi Fortune, volunteer work has played a major role in her life, and if not for that, she would not have realized her passion. Fortune, who left Guyana a few...

Region Two still plagued with major drug shortages

Dec 03, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Region Two still plagued with major drug shortages

The gross decline in the availability of essential drugs at the Suddie Public Hospital, continues to be an issue of pressing concern to all stakeholders in Region Two [Pomeroon Supenaam]. Chairman of...

Sandra Jones laid to rest

Dec 03, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Sandra Jones laid to rest

Renowned and former Human Resources Management Consultant and Commissioner on the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Sandra Jones, was laid to rest on Friday following a stirring funeral service at...

Complaints, complaints and more complaints

Dec 03, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on Complaints, complaints and more complaints

Local girl, ‘Princess Vanessa’, cops prestigious gospel award

Dec 03, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Local girl, ‘Princess Vanessa’, cops prestigious gospel award

She has been growing as a name in the local gospel circuit. However, a recent award from Antigua and Barbuda has propelled ‘Princess Vanessa’ firmly onto the music map, with a number of artistes...

The Story within the Story… Soil testing – An excellent initiative by Nand Persaud

Dec 03, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on The Story within the Story… Soil testing – An excellent initiative by Nand Persaud

By Leonard Gildarie The smog is so intense throughout India, it’s like smoking more than 44 cigarettes a day. So reports CNN. Bloomberg is also reporting that for the third straight year, thick...

Interesting Creatures… Water opossum [Chironectes minimus]

Dec 03, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on Interesting Creatures… Water opossum [Chironectes minimus]

The water opossum (Chironectes minimus), also locally known as the yapok, is a marsupial of the family Didelphidae. It is the only living member of its genus, Chironectes....

Music, Lyrics, Innuendo and Hypocrisy

Dec 03, 2017 KNews Countryman, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Music, Lyrics, Innuendo and Hypocrisy

By Dennis Nichols In almost any place on Earth, people like to talk about the good old days. We in Guyana are no different; in fact here it has a distinct and plaintive ring to it – a nostalgic...

Book Review… A Union with the Divine

Dec 03, 2017 KNews Book Review…, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Book Review… A Union with the Divine

Book: Beautiful Ebony Author: Yaundeen Wright Critic: Dr Glenville Ashby Yaundeen Wright is an emotive writer. With soaring conviction she seals her commitment to Jesus – her God. He is her...

Be your true self

Dec 03, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Food For Thought Comments Off on Be your true self

My dad is Caucasian and my mom is African American which makes me half-black and half-white. “What are you?” is a question I get asked almost everyday of my life… I grew up in a neighbourhood...

Cops question ‘Don Dick’s wife

Dec 03, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Cops question ‘Don Dick’s wife

Working on a possible motive for his execution, detectives were yesterday grilling the wife of Roger Bumbury, called ‘Don Dick’, as they try to track down the individuals who carried out the hit....

Public outcry over $500 old age pension increase

Dec 03, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Public outcry over $500 old age pension increase

State officials are defending the $500 increase in old age pension, amidst public debates. Finance Minister, Winston Jordan announced on Monday that old age pension has been increased from $19,000 in...

ExxonMobil and Cost Recovery claims…Guyana’s limited resources will hinder verification of accuracy, reasonableness – Goolsarran warns

Dec 03, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on ExxonMobil and Cost Recovery claims…Guyana’s limited resources will hinder verification of accuracy, reasonableness – Goolsarran warns

By Kiana Wilburg Guyana’s limited resources will certainly put it at a disadvantage when it comes to verifying the accuracy and reasonableness of cost recovery claims which will be made by...

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Gurbaz half-century powers Guyana to 8-wicket win

Sep 05, 2026

2026 Republic Bank CPL… GAW vs. JKM at Providence – Hetmyer, Hope, Dindyal lead batting charge (Kaieteur News) – Guyana Amazon Warriors announced their arrival home with a brutal 8-wicket...

How should I schedule my day?

Sep 05, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Deep in the Himalayas, I once visited a Hindu guru and asked him, “Guru, how should I schedule my day?” He looked at me for a moment, smiled, and asked, “What is it that you want to schedule?” “My day,” I replied. “I want to organise my time better. There is so...

Haiti after Kenscoff: Pledges and Promises Do Not Stop the Killing

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...

The Donny and Delcy show

Sep 05, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – What to make of this America-Venezuela oil deal, this best in history? First, it’s best to put the 65 billion barrels of heavy crude in its proper place. It’s the Donny and Delcy Gong Show. A quarter of Venezuela’s premier national treasure, a concealed deal, a very...

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