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Jun 28, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Increased electricity tariffs for Linden imminent -Luncheon
Tariffs increase in Linden will be implemented but later than planned and with greater publicity of detail and merit. This is according to Head of Presidential Secretariat, Dr Roger Luncheon,...Jun 28, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Downed chopper is Bell 412, not lately purchased Bell 206 – Luncheon
Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr Roger Luncheon, says that he has been advised that it was the Bell 412 helicopter that was down and not the recently purchased Bell 206. He said that there...Jun 28, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Suspected fraudster taken off the streets
…sold one property to two different buyers Diamond Housing Scheme resident, Lytllelan Caesar, was yesterday refused bail when he appeared in court charged with two counts of obtaining by false...Jun 28, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Local health sector joins global effort to combat congenital syphilis
The vigilance of the local health sector over the years has caused it to champion the fight against congenital syphilis, a feature which Health Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy said will remain constant....Jun 28, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Theatre Guild handing over today
The Theatre Guild will today be officially turned over from the Board of Trustees that was responsible for the resuscitation process, to the Management Committee. Yesterday President Bharrat Jagdeo...Jun 28, 2008 knews News Comments Off on DDL leads corporate sponsorship for CARIFESTA X
Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) has signed a corporate sponsorship contract with the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport to the tune of over $10M for CARIFESTA activities, thus making the...Jun 28, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on What’s good for the goose is good for the gander
DEAR EDITOR, Stabroek News’ cartoonist Paul Harris says that Barack Obama will be the first “black man” to be president of the United States. On what criterion is Mr. Harris judging Mr. Obama...Jun 28, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Everything going as planned for Carifesta X
Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, Frank Anthony, explained in detail, yesterday, that everything is going as planned for Carifesta X. The Carifesta Secretariat is now working at full pace, the...Jun 28, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on The Khan fiasco is one messy issue
DEAR EDITOR, Once again, the gravity of the issue concerning the ongoing fallout from the Roger Khan spy equipment fiasco is the only reason why I would entertain a person who prefers to use a...Jun 28, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Eyewitness says Robeson Benn Jr was disrespectful to police ranks
An eyewitness has come forward in the wake of the recent statement by Minister Robeson Benn that his son, Robeson Benn Junior, was assaulted by ranks of the Guyana Police Force. The Minister’s...Jun 28, 2008 knews News Comments Off on British top diplomat urges speedy security reform
– taps global food market opportunities British High Commissioner to Guyana, Fraser Wheeler, is urging the country to take advantage of the global food shortage and speed up its reform of...Jun 28, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on BREAKING SAD NEWS
One of the most difficult tasks that you can ever face is breaking sad news to others. There is no prescribed approach, for example, as to how you should inform someone that a loved one had died....Jun 28, 2008 knews News Comments Off on National Conference on violence… Manickchand urges more focus on victims
Human Services Minister Priya Manickchand has said the emergence of more reprehensible patterns of violence towards women and children has underscored the need to focus on the victims. Manickchand...Jun 28, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Archer’s Home gets medical donations
The Archer’s Senior Citizens Home received a donation of medical supplies and things to make life easier and more comfortable for the residents at the home from All God’s Little Children...Jun 27, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Skinny had planned Camp Street breakout
…escape was due to slackness – Top Cop The Guyana Police Force is moving to interdict some of its ranks following the escape of notorious prisoner Jermaine ‘Skinny’ Charles from the...Jun 27, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Police analysis suggests ‘Fine Man’ killed miners
The security forces say that evidence gathered so far indicates that wanted man Rondell Rawlins called ‘Fine Man’ and his gang might have been responsible for the deaths of eight miners...Jun 27, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Fire razes house at Haslington
A fire of unknown origin razed a house in Haslington, East Coast Demerara, shortly after noon yesterday, leaving two families homeless. Eleven persons had lived in the building but at the time of...Jun 27, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Sexual misconduct in schools… Education Minister expresses concern over GTU position
Minister of Education, Shaik Baksh, has expressed surprise at the recent announcement by President of the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU), Colwyn King, to seek audience with President Bharrat Jagdeo with...Jun 27, 2008 knews News Comments Off on More severe penalties for hijacking, piracy, armed robbery
Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee, yesterday tabled, successfully, the Hijacking and Piracy Bill aimed at increasing the penalties for the offences given that provisions of the Criminal Laws...Jun 27, 2008 knews News Comments Off on DPP staff shortage affects prosecution
The Chambers of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) is facing several challenges including a severe staff shortage which is affecting its prosecution capability. This was revealed by DPP,...Jun 27, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Health Ministry launches Drug Rehab Centre at GPHC
With the intended purpose of providing a facility to cater to the needs of substance abusers free of cost the Ministry of Health yesterday officially launched the Drug Treatment and Rehabilitation...Jun 27, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Food prices motion toothless – PNCR
…not enough was and is being done Members of Parliament were yesterday greeted with a picketing exercise by supporters of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) as the House was about to...

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…Championship set for March 3 – 5 By Rawle Toney Kaieteur Sports – The National Schools Athletics Championships will return to Linden for the first time in nearly two decades, with the 2027...Aug 27, 2026
(Kaieteur News) – There is a particular species of political nostalgia that thrives in countries with short memories. It takes yesterday’s failures, dusts them with the language of national purpose, places them beneath a portrait of the departed leader and calls the result a vision. This is...Aug 23, 2026
By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – I have been an advocate of the Caribbean Court of Justice from its conception. In 2015, on the Court’s tenth anniversary, I described its creation as arguably the most significant institutional achievement of the English-speaking Caribbean since the...Aug 27, 2026
Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – Pres. Ali means well. I wonder, though, whether he is serious. Or, if he takes himself seriously. I put it gently. He should listen to himself. The parts of his speeches that are not AI influenced. (Follow-up planned). Change eating...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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