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After seven days… Still no sign of elderly Wismar woman

Oct 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on After seven days… Still no sign of elderly Wismar woman

Relatives spent another long and fruitless day searching for 68-year-old Desiree Monica Fraser, who disappeared one week ago from her Lot 66 ‘A’ Victory Valley, Wismar home. The woman’s...

Issues are not the overriding thing here

Oct 24, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Issues are not the overriding thing here

Dear Editor, I was mildly intrigued by a couple of items that appeared in the other daily. On 20/10/14 by GHK Lall, “Deal in making to stave off no confidence vote,” and Mr. S Samaroo, of...

Now that a PPP leader has called them out, I hope the Guyana Times editors cool it

Oct 24, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Now that a PPP leader has called them out, I hope the Guyana Times editors cool it

Dear Editor, A headline in the October 23 edition of Kaieteur News caught my attention (Minister Slams “dishonest” Guyana Times report on Glenn Lall). The report is about the Minister of Foreign...

Prison may not be the best punishment for some offenders

Oct 24, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Prison may not be the best punishment for some offenders

Dear Editor, I wish to reference Freddie’s article in your newspaper dated 10-22-14 about the preposterous actions of some magistrates on certain rulings. I don’t often agree with his opinions,...

Abuse of two young dogs in the Wortmanville area

Oct 24, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Abuse of two young dogs in the Wortmanville area

DEAR EDITOR, Because of one person’s deep concern for action against the abuser to the cries of two dogs from the 20 minutes of non-stop beatings by their owner, and this person’s immediate...

Diwali Motorcade lit up Liberty Avenue in Queens

Oct 24, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Diwali Motorcade lit up Liberty Avenue in Queens

Dear Editor, I was very impressed with the Diwali motorcades in Guyana – quite spectacular; plaudits go out to the organizers. In New York, the Guyanese Hindu diaspora also organized a...

Days before sentencing… EZjet boss makes last-ditch effort to withdraw guilty plea

Oct 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Days before sentencing… EZjet boss makes last-ditch effort to withdraw guilty plea

Days before his sentencing after pleading guilty to money laundering, embezzlement and illegal wire transfers, among other financial crimes in the United States of America (USA), EZJet boss, Sonny...

Date for sitting of Nat’l Assembly… Speaker will soon propose solution if no consensus

Oct 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Date for sitting of Nat’l Assembly… Speaker will soon propose solution if no consensus

While Government’s chief whip, Gail Teixeira, is yet to contact the Opposition’s whip, Amna Ally, on a date for the sitting of the National Assembly, House Speaker, Raphael Trotman has disclosed...

IT ALL HAPPENS HERE

Oct 24, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on IT ALL HAPPENS HERE

If you live long enough in Guyana, you are bound to see it all, hear it all and read it all. Nothing that happens in this country should surprise anyone. Not anymore Take for example that amazing...

Marriott says oil-dumping incident was unauthorised

Oct 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Marriott says oil-dumping incident was unauthorised

Atlantic Hotel Inc. (AHI), the Government-controlled company that manages the Marriott-branded hotel project, says that Monday’s oil dumping incident was done by labourers acting without the...

Rotary Demerara encourages public to join fight to end polio

Oct 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Rotary Demerara encourages public to join fight to end polio

In honour of World Polio Day, celebrated annually on today’s date, the Rotary Club of Demerara has launched a fundraiser as part of Rotary International’s twenty-year mission to eradicate the...

Education Minister hints at increased Cash Grant next year

Oct 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Education Minister hints at increased Cash Grant next year

The possibility of an increased Cash Grant next year was hinted at by Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand, who on Wednesday told a sizeable gathering of stakeholders in Rosignol, Berbice, Region...

Media plays an important role in voter education – Canadian High Commissioner

Oct 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Media plays an important role in voter education – Canadian High Commissioner

By Latoya Giles According to Canadian High Commissioner to Guyana, Dr. Nicole Giles, the media plays a major role in educating voters about the fundamentals of free and fair elections, the right to...

The world’s most mysterious country

Oct 24, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The world’s most mysterious country

Any analysis on the breakdown of public service by the PPP Government has to be done in the context of demography. The per capita methodology is a scientific guide to understanding how countries...

New “rules of the game”

Oct 24, 2014 KNews Editorial Comments Off on New “rules of the game”

Corruption, most would concede, is not a new problem in our body politic. Some would say that the very act of creating offices and bestowing power on their holders unleashes corruption. The 19th...

Wrongful detention in Guyana cut my income off – Akbar Muhammad

Oct 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Wrongful detention in Guyana cut my income off – Akbar Muhammad

– Professor says compensation and apology overdue By Zena Henry Akbar Muhammad, an Associate Professor of History and African Studies, but better known for his association with the Nation of...

$80.704M road upgrades completed in Region Three under CRIP

Oct 19, 2014 KNews News 1

The Ministry of Housing and Water, through its Community Roads Improvement Programme (CRIP), has paved the way for over 2000 residents to directly benefit from improved roads in Anna Catherina,...

Efforts underway to boost mental health services in Guyana- Health Minister

Oct 19, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Efforts underway to boost mental health services in Guyana- Health Minister

Despite significant challenges which prevent Guyanese from accessing quality mental health services in a timely manner, Minister of Health Dr. Bheri Ramsaran has noted that plans are actively...

Stag Beer East Demerara Senior League… Second Round kicks off on Sunday at Victoria

Sep 11, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Stag Beer East Demerara Senior League… Second Round kicks off on Sunday at Victoria

First round leaders Victoria Kings will enjoy home advantage when the second-round of the Stag Beer sponsored East Demerara Football Association (EDFA) senior league kicks off at the Victoria ground,...

Nedd’s birth anniversary cricket set for SEPT. 28

Sep 11, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Nedd’s birth anniversary cricket set for SEPT. 28

Former National off spinner, coach, Garvin Nedd will be hosting a number of cricket matches on September 28 at the Demerara Cricket Club in observance of his birth anniversary. The action will get...

N&S Mattai inaugural Golf Tournament… Deosarran, Sukhram and Bhagwandin emerge champs

Sep 11, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on N&S Mattai inaugural Golf Tournament… Deosarran, Sukhram and Bhagwandin emerge champs

Managing Director Harry Mattai of N&S Mattai and his family were over an hour early for the inaugural N&S Mattai sponsored tournament at the Lusignan golf Club last Sunday. At the end of the...

Benn and Brathwaite achieve best rankings

Sep 11, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Benn and Brathwaite achieve best rankings

ICC Media – Dubai, United Arab Emirates – Kemar Roach has broken into the top 10 of the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for Test Bowlers for the first time in his career after steering the...

Alness Turf Club meet set for Sunday 21st at Alness

Sep 11, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Alness Turf Club meet set for Sunday 21st at Alness

The Alness Turf Club situated at Alness Village Corentyne Berbice is once again gearing to run off another horserace meet. The facility which was once classified as among the best in the country is...

Johnson in second Test squad

Sep 11, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Johnson in second Test squad

Ramdin wants ‘greener’ pitch for final Test By Sean Devers in St Lucia In Association with Mike’s Pharmacy, Raj Singh Insurance, Universal Sports Store & Carib Beer At 27, left-handed...

Courts Furniture Company supports Contender Boxing Card on Saturday

Sep 11, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Courts Furniture Company supports Contender Boxing Card on Saturday

By Michael Benjamin After weeks of outlandish boasts, the time has finally arrived and several of Guyana’s top boxers will have to put up or shut up when the Guyana Boxing Board of Control (GBBC)...

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Senior Nationals (Raw and Equipped) Powerlifting Championship set for...

Nov 11, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPLF) has announced that their marquee Senior National Championship is set to unfold on Sunday December 6 next at the Cliff Anderson...

No good deed goes unpunished

Nov 10, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Among those who joined the conspiracy to assassinate Julius Caesar in 44 BC was Marcus Junius Brutus, a man Caesar had previously pardoned after the civil war. Caesar had spared his life, restored him to favour and trusted him. Brutus repaid this generosity by helping to put a...

A Divided World: A Commonwealth Opportunity

Nov 01, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – When Commonwealth leaders gather in Antigua and Barbuda from 1st to 4th November, they should address a question that reaches beyond their association: how can countries of different size, wealth and outlook sustain cooperation in a world increasingly...

U.S. midterms – the Guyanese challenge – Pt. III

Nov 10, 2026

Kaieteur News – Donald Trump made himself into a winner. He also made himself a loser. No close midterm results to contest. No tight seat margins that call for bruising, delaying, upending battles. The American people spoke, their will prevailed. What’s the lesson for Guyanese? Is there...

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