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Dec 02, 2018 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on We have kept, and continue to keep our promises
From the fall of the Peoples Progressive Party-PPP- in May 2015, Guyanese have been fed a daily dose of cynicism, criticism, doom and gloom, via its ‘one-man-band’ Bharrat Jagdeo. Daily, the...Dec 02, 2018 KNews Book Review…, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Book Review…From Ruins to Wholeness
Book: This Is For You Author: Angel Castillo Critic: Dr. Glenville Ashby In her first published work, Angel Castillo proves her salt as a writer of enviable range. At the outset, Castillo paints a...Dec 02, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on Interesting Creatures… Black-throated mango (Anthracothorax nigricollis)
The black-throated mango (Anthracothorax nigricollis) is a mainly South American hummingbird species. It is 10.2 cm long and weighs 7.2g. The longish black bill is slightly de-curved. The tail in...Dec 02, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on CARICOM MUST BE ACTIVE ON HAITI
By Sir Ronald Sanders Haiti continues to be an unsettled country politically. Demonstrations against successive governments have become almost normal, and so too, tragically, are the deaths...Dec 02, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Grove/Diamond Neighbourhood Democratic Council.
Dear Editor, The Grove/Diamond Neighbourhood Democratic Council’s new members were recently installed, with the Chairperson being a female educator. As a resident and tax payer I would like to...Dec 02, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Georgetown has a new Mayor in the person of Pandit Ubraj Narine.
Dear Editor, I cannot recall an Indo-Guyanese Mayor presiding over the affairs of the City Council and, even though refreshing, one hopes that it is not an optical move on the part of the PNC...Dec 02, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Is ‘the Peeper’ lobbing for his pocket or on a PR mission for the tobacco company?
Dear Editor, I take umbrage to a missive by Peeping Tom, “Pesticides, tobacco and social cohesion” in KN, Nov 30th. The Peeper sought to criticize the Govt’s approach on relinquishing the VAT...Dec 02, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Concerned Citizens of Ann’s Grove / Two Friends Exposed
Dear Editor, Kindly allow me to respond to a letter from “Concerned Citizens of Ann’s Grove / Two Friends”, entitled “Using Land for purposes other than intended” that appeared in this...Dec 02, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Security officials with big guns
Dear Editor, The police have issued a press statement of a visit to a number of private security services in the city on Friday. The police said that the visit was to ensure “strict adherence” to...Dec 02, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Mr. Leroy Smith missed the boat, unfortunately
Dear Editor, I will close my thoughts on this issue regarding Mr. Leroy Smith with this correspondence on the attacks of the ‘A’ Division and the Commander, Marlon Chapman. The thrust of my...Dec 02, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Mr. G.K. Lall is telling us to be happily enslaved by this contract
Dear Editor, What’s the difference between a traitor and an educated writer, with the writer using his pen to weaken and impoverish his people, under the guise of security and national interest, to...Dec 02, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Twenty years from now, would we be reflecting on a Guyana that should have been?
Dear Editor, Please permit me the space in your column to highlight a disease that has agonized the Guyanese political cognition for far too long. This disease is that of political bias which has...Dec 01, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Report on Fly Jamaica’s emergency landing presented to Cabinet – Min. Harmon says theft by fire officers “reprehensible”, tarnished country’s image
Minister of Public Infrastructure, David Patterson has presented to the Cabinet, a report on the Fly Jamaica Flight OJ256 emergency landing on November 9, 2018, at the Cheddi Jagan International...Dec 01, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Terminate, begin immediate criminal proceedings against Town Clerk, other city officials – CoI Report …recommends SARA trace and recover assets
A probe has found grounds to terminate embattled Town Clerk, Royston King, and institute criminal proceedings against him. The explosive findings are contained in the final report from the Commission...Dec 01, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on National Oil Spill plan still stuck in draft stage …Harmon says document being reviewed by Energy Dept.
By Kiana Wilburg It appears that the Government would not be able to meet its 2018 deadline for the completion of the National Oil Spill Contingency Plan. This was revealed yesterday by...Dec 01, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on President Granger’s replacement not being considered – President to leave Tuesday for another round of treatment in Cuba
The administration is banking on President David Granger making a full recovery from his cancer treatment. As of now, there are no considerations for a possible presidential replacement, as the...Dec 01, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Pandit Ubraj Narine is new Mayor of Georgetown – Alfred Mentore is Deputy
The newly sworn-in councillors of Georgetown yesterday elected Pandit Ubraj Narine to be the new Mayor of Georgetown by an overwhelming majority. Narine, who won the local government election for...Dec 01, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Winston Roberts is new mayor of Corriverton
Former Councillor of Corriverton, Berbice, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne), Winston Roberts, is now the town’s Mayor. When the council met Thursday to elect a Mayor and Deputy Mayor, it...Dec 01, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Four months later… Army’s new planes not yet in service
Two Britten-Norman Islanders planes that were commissioned in August will be airborne shortly. The delays in the start of operations are because some detailed checks are being carried out. According...Dec 01, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Badal gets 100% ownership of Guyana Stockfeeds Inc.
The Government of Guyana has sold its 6.7 percent shares in Guyana Stockfeeds Inc., to Pegasus Hotel owner, Robert Badal. This gives the businessman 100 percent control of the company. Badal...Dec 01, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Diamond, Kingston drug bonds to be upgraded
Following a commitment to stop the rental of private facilities to store drugs, Government said it plans to upgrade two existing storage facilities. Minister of Finance Winston Jordan said that in...Dec 01, 2018 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem municipality tun to religion
Things got to be improving in Guyana. At least things looking up in G/T, Corriverton and Anna Regina. One got a pandit fuh a mayor, one got a pastor and de third got a Moulvi. Before those...Your children are starving, and you giving away their food to an already fat pussycat.
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– as Welcome, David headline with hattricks in 2026 Massy U18 Schools Football C/ship Kaieteur Sports – The Queen’s College ground turned into a true football battleground on Saturday as...Apr 19, 2026
(Kaieteur News) – There was a time when Guyana was spoken of, not entirely jokingly, as Bookers Guyana. Bookers was not a man. It was the giant foreign-owned sugar concern whose influence stretched so wide that if you sneezed in Georgetown, someone in a London boardroom probably approved the...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...Apr 19, 2026
Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – What do you think, Guyanese? “The world is being ravaged by a handful of tyrants.” Pope Leo XIV said so in Cameroon. I salute this fine American, this vicar of Christ growing in his role. What about others (leaders)? Those who “manipulate...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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