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It’s time not only to rail against the monster in the room but also the enemy within

Jun 17, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on It’s time not only to rail against the monster in the room but also the enemy within

Dear Editor, I intended to take a sabbatical from your letter pages for reasons which have nothing to do with the effectiveness and efficiency of your newspapers reporting (SN and Kaieteur News). I...

Peter Ramsaroop never wrote for permission to leave Guyana

Jun 17, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on Peter Ramsaroop never wrote for permission to leave Guyana

Dear Editor, It has been noted that in the Freddie Kissoon column which was published in the Kaieteur News on Saturday June 05, 2010, under the caption, “Juan Edghill, Shalimar Ali-Hack and Henry...

The decline of education in Guyana

Jun 17, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on The decline of education in Guyana

Dear Editor, The decline of education in Guyana since the 1980s until today has been a major concern for every educated Guyanese citizen living and working in Guyana. As our political and economic...

Words are cheap they must be matched with action

Jun 17, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on Words are cheap they must be matched with action

Dear Editor, I read with interest an article in the Guyana Chronicle titled, “President Jagdeo reiterates need for accountability in service sectors.” In particular, a sentence from President...

The ball is in the PPP’s court

Jun 17, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on The ball is in the PPP’s court

Dear Editor, In an effort to change the public’s perception that the regime has evolved from the “vote for your own kind” strategy cultivated by its founders; the new PPP/Civic seemingly finds...

A most unfair designation

Jun 17, 2010 knews Editorial Comments Off on A most unfair designation

The issue of human trafficking has reached a level that places this country in a most invidious position. It has the United States contending that Guyana is a haven for human traffickers given the...

US trafficking in persons report is ‘crap’ – Govt.

Jun 15, 2010 knews News Comments Off on US trafficking in persons report is ‘crap’ – Govt.

The government yesterday reacted angrily to Guyana being placed on the Tier 2 Watch List of the US government annual report on trafficking in persons. “We are friends with the US, but this kind of...

Slain Patentia Secondary School lad laid to rest

Jun 15, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Slain Patentia Secondary School lad laid to rest

…police awaiting Doctor’s report on PM Residents of Patentia, a West Bank Demerara community, were in a very solemn mood yesterday as one of its youngest members who was killed under questionable...

Police Sergeant remains in custody over armed robbery allegation

Jun 15, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Police Sergeant remains in custody over armed robbery allegation

Up to press time yesterday, Police Sergeant, Rajendra Major, remained in police custody as investigators await advice from the Director of Public Prosecution. In the meantime, sources close to the...

Govt. never purged State apparatus hence source of corruption- Ramotar

Jun 15, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Govt. never purged State apparatus hence source of corruption- Ramotar

General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party, Donald Ramotar, whilst conceding that there is some level of corruption in Guyana, has said that it is blown out of proportion. He also seated...

Chlorine gas leak at GWI’s Shelter Belt

Jun 15, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Chlorine gas leak at GWI’s Shelter Belt

– no danger to nearby residents says water company Residents of Bel Air Park, Georgetown have complained that a chlorine leak at the Guyana Water Inc. Shelter Belt occurred sometime between...

Dem boys seh …Hotel try fuh mek foreign women sex slaves

Jun 15, 2010 knews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Dem boys seh …Hotel try fuh mek foreign women sex slaves

When people go to a strange place dem like to walk about suh that when dem lef dem can seh that dem see de place. People does go pun vacation just fuh walk li’l bit and tell de world that dem been...

Questions abound over the purchase of $19m boat for Police

Jun 15, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Questions abound over the purchase of $19m boat for Police

– Home Affairs Ministry, Police tightlipped Just who is responsible for dealing with the botched $19M purchase of a river craft allocated to the Guyana Police Force Maritime Unit? This question...

Linden woman gears to release first book

Jun 15, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Linden woman gears to release first book

The love affair started when she was a little girl, oblivious to the cares of this world. She would become lost in her own, experiencing the joys, contentment and total fulfillment that only true...

Beni Sankar elected head of aquaculture association

Jun 15, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Beni Sankar elected head of aquaculture association

Businessman, Beni Sankar, is the new President of the National Aquaculture Association of Guyana (NAAG) following the body’s fourth Annual General Meeting last week. According to a statement from...

Sugar, charcoal, rum production up significantly

Jun 15, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Sugar, charcoal, rum production up significantly

– bauxite, forestry down By Leonard Gildarie The Private Sector Commission (PSC) is reporting that Guyana’s production for the first quarter of this year is showing steady signs of...

Gun robberies in Berbice decrease

Jun 15, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Gun robberies in Berbice decrease

NEW AMSTERDAM, BERBICE – Commander of Division ‘B’ of the Guyana Police Force, Assistant Commissioner Steve Merai is assuring Berbicians that crime is on the decrease. But many residents...

Wakenaam gets $35M excavator

Jun 15, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Wakenaam gets $35M excavator

Wakenaam’s drainage and irrigation infrastructure yesterday received a major boost after Government handed over a $35M long-reach excavator. A $24M drainage structure at Amersfoort was also...

Terry Bacchus’s relatives deny removing assets

Jun 15, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Terry Bacchus’s relatives deny removing assets

The battle for the multi-million dollar estate of executed businessman, Terry Bacchus, is continuing, with Bacchus’s relatives denying claims of removing assets and collecting monies which he had...

Guyana examines regional ‘fast ferry’ service

Jun 15, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Guyana examines regional ‘fast ferry’ service

Guyana is examining the possibilities of introducing a regional ‘fast ferry’ service to Guyana that would greatly reduce the dependency on air transport. Already, a consultancy firm, Footprints...

US-based cocaine trafficker jailed, fined $5.4M

Jun 15, 2010 knews News Comments Off on US-based cocaine trafficker jailed, fined $5.4M

Ranks from the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit have yet again made another interception of cocaine destined for the United States of America. According to reports, around 14:00 hours on Saturday, at the...

US places Guyana on Tier 2 Watch List for Trafficking in Persons

Jun 15, 2010 knews News Comments Off on US places Guyana on Tier 2 Watch List for Trafficking in Persons

Guyana has been ranked on the Tier 2 Watch List on the annual report on Trafficking in Persons prepared by the United States Department of State. The 2010 report, released yesterday, names Guyana as...

Victim refuses to testify, stepfather freed of carnal knowledge charge

Jun 15, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Victim refuses to testify, stepfather freed of carnal knowledge charge

Kurt Fontinlen, 44, a man accused of having carnal knowledge of his 13 year old stepdaughter, yesterday walked out of court a free man because the victim did not wish to offer any further evidence...

Man remanded on gunpoint robbery charge

Jun 15, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Man remanded on gunpoint robbery charge

One of the two men who allegedly tried to rob businessman, Oudit Seenarine, has been remanded to prison after he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson, at the Georgetown...

Guyana Appeal for Bahamian Supreme Court on Thursday

Jun 15, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Guyana Appeal for Bahamian Supreme Court on Thursday

With the growing fears that Colonial Life Insurance Company (CLICO) Guyana will stand to lose its entire investment in the Bahamas, there is a sense of renewed hope among some as the matter will be...

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GHE vs. WWIV Day 4: Harpy Eagles withstand heat to crush Volcanoes by...

Apr 30, 2026

2026/27 West Indies 4-Day Championships Round 3 By Clifton Ross Kaieteur Sports – Guyana Harpy Eagles completed their 3rd consecutive win against the Windward Volcanoes after a comprehensive...

While we scramble over the cash grant!

Apr 30, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – There is a lot of noise right now about whether the government’s invitation for investments in the fertilizer and gas bottling projects is legal. But while we are all busy looking in that direction, something far more important is happening in plain sight. The real issue is...

Resolving CARICOM’s Leadership Impasse

Apr 19, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) –As with all my commentaries, this one is strictly in my personal capacity, drawing on more than fifty years of engagement with Caribbean affairs and a lifelong commitment to the cause of regional integration. I do not speak on behalf of any government or...

Wales – Heads must roll

Apr 30, 2026

Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – Former Wales Gas-to-Energy (GTE) Taskforce Head, Mr. Winston Brassington should resign. Project Consultant, his new crown, does nothing to defend or distance him from the US$2 billion Bharrat Jagdeo contraption that now crumbles before the eyes. ...

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