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Piari Creek Drowning…Relatives believe miner was murdered

Mar 17, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Piari Creek Drowning…Relatives believe miner was murdered

Relatives of a miner whose body was recently fished out of Piari Creek, Region Seven are calling on the Commissioner of Police and the Minister of Home Affairs to force the intensification of...

Interesting development in Tain murder trial…Key witness falls ill, another cannot be contacted

Mar 17, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Interesting development in Tain murder trial…Key witness falls ill, another cannot be contacted

The two prosecution star witnesses in the ongoing trial of the two Corentyne men who are accused of murder, failed to show up on Friday when the matter was scheduled to recommence in the Berbice High...

Local Govt. Elections: The August deadline

Mar 17, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Local Govt. Elections: The August deadline

Local Government Elections cannot be held by August. Indeed, they should not be held at all this year. Under the existing laws of Guyana, it is the Minister of Local Government who has to advise the...

AFC responds to Dr. Yesu Persaud on the AML/CFT AMENDMENT BILL

Mar 17, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on AFC responds to Dr. Yesu Persaud on the AML/CFT AMENDMENT BILL

Dear Editor, Thank you for your letter dated March 14th 2014 on the subject addressed to the President, the Leader of the Opposition and to me in my capacity as Leader of the Alliance for Change. I...

Another example of this Ministry spending scarce public resources on a dubious project

Mar 17, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Another example of this Ministry spending scarce public resources on a dubious project

Dear Editor, As reported in KN of March 14, the Ministry of Public Works (MPW) has started to install the first of six geo-textile tubes to function as groynes along the Kitty to Kingston...

Was the PPP playing political games with the Lusignan massacre trial?

Mar 17, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Was the PPP playing political games with the Lusignan massacre trial?

Dear Editor, Nigel Hughes’ statement on his involvement in the Lusignan murder trial demands we, the people of Guyana, must now openly question and attempt to decipher the motives and agendas of...

Two incidents I want to bring to the public’s attention

Mar 17, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Two incidents I want to bring to the public’s attention

Dear Editor, On February 11, two Brazilian citizens (not naturalized in Guyana but Brazilian nationals) Messrs. Dos Santos and De Andrade, were each granted bail in the sum of $600, 000 G for alleged...

Road use and corruption

Mar 17, 2014 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Road use and corruption

If one were to conduct a survey of the people who drive on the roads, one would find a series of things. One of them is that the people who operate what passes for public transport are semi-literate,...

Leguan residents call on Gov’t to address worries

Mar 17, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Leguan residents call on Gov’t to address worries

All does not appear well on the small Essequibo island of Leguan, as according to the islanders, not much is being done by the Regional Administration to put them out of their miseries....

PPP 2011 manifesto promised Local Govt. Elections in 2012

Mar 17, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on PPP 2011 manifesto promised Local Govt. Elections in 2012

The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) has failed to live up to its 2011 elections campaign manifesto in terms of the holding of Local Government Elections. The party had promised in its...

Corruption festered by low Public Servants morale – Granger

Mar 17, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Corruption festered by low Public Servants morale – Granger

Leader of A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) David Granger has expressed that corruption within government agencies is being festered by the low morale that Public Servants face in...

Optimism buoyant on decriminalizing marijuana for medicinal purposes

Mar 17, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Optimism buoyant on decriminalizing marijuana for medicinal purposes

There is no doubt that marijuana use is prevalent in Guyana, and many are optimistic about a positive outcome on the discussions on decriminalizing the herb for medicinal purposes. The Caribbean...

Court frees Cornedlia Ida man of murder charge

Mar 17, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Court frees Cornedlia Ida man of murder charge

A Cornedlia Ida man who was accused of killing his reputed wife five years ago, has been freed of the charge owing to a no case submission, which was upheld by a Supreme Court Judge, last...

Police accused of terrorizing 14-year-old girl with gun

Mar 17, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Police accused of terrorizing 14-year-old girl with gun

A Craig, East Bank Demerara family is seeking justice, after allegedly enduring constant harassment and victimization by ranks attached to the Grove Police Station. Wendy Barbosa, a mother of...

Essequibo Paddy Farmers Association wants meeting with Ramotar

Mar 17, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Essequibo Paddy Farmers Association wants meeting with Ramotar

Paddy farmers from Essequibo are calling for an emergency meeting with Head of State, President Donald Ramotar or Agriculture Minister Dr. Leslie Ramsammy to address pressing matters affecting...

Moussy ‘Colour Your Life’ promotion launched

Mar 17, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Moussy ‘Colour Your Life’ promotion launched

Having experienced the taste of a new genre of Malta countrywide, consumers of Moussy can now benefit from the recently launched ‘Colour your life’ promotion. According to Irzad Zamal,...

SADDLEHEAD AND THE TAP

Mar 17, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Tony Deyal column Comments Off on SADDLEHEAD AND THE TAP

I felt the blow and immediately my ears started ringing, my head started hurting and my vision blurred all at the same time. I had been “tapped”-, not electronically the way the...

Arson/murder at Port Kaituma…Residents saw trapped child screaming at window

Mar 16, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Arson/murder at Port Kaituma…Residents saw trapped child screaming at window

– alleged killer tells cops he was depressed over debts Port Kaituma residents yesterday recalled seeing a child screaming at a barred up window as flames engulfed the building that businessman...

Bandits tell victims ‘have a nice day’ after robbery

Mar 16, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Bandits tell victims ‘have a nice day’ after robbery

Brazen bandits, early Thursday morning, raided an East Bank Demerara sawmill, and tied up the two security guards, before escaping with hundreds of thousands of dollars in truck parts. During the two...

Leonora synthetic track incomplete…Company paid $16M more than contract price and work incomplete

Mar 16, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Leonora synthetic track incomplete…Company paid $16M more than contract price and work incomplete

The German company contracted to lay the synthetic athletic track at Leonora, West Coast Demerara, has been paid in full and is back in Germany but the project has not yet been completed. By the end...

Ramotar modifies position on FIU

Mar 16, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Ramotar modifies position on FIU

Head of State, Donald Ramotar, has agreed to insulate the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) from any form of politicisation. Ramotar noted, yesterday, that as regards the amendments proposed by A...

‘Woman of Courage’, Zenita Nicholson is a ‘Special Person’

Mar 16, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Woman of Courage’, Zenita Nicholson is a ‘Special Person’

“I am being honoured for my courage but the truth is, I have no courage; not compared to those who inspired me to advocate for equality, human rights and dignity.” The Oxford English Dictionary...

Dem boys seh…Donald get juk hard

Mar 16, 2014 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Donald get juk hard

Everybody like sleep but some does sleep more than some. Jagdeo and Bobby does sleep wid one eye open. Donald like sleep, too but he does sleep home. Some does get ketch sleepin out. Every minute...

Milo/Petra Organisation Schools Football Competition…Ten-man St. George’s hold on for a draw

Mar 16, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Milo/Petra Organisation Schools Football Competition…Ten-man St. George’s hold on for a draw

Defending champions St.George’s confirmed their dogged characteristics when they scrapped to a 0-0 stalemate against a technically efficient Queenstown Secondary when play in the Milo/Petra...

Lewis Hamilton on Australia pole, with Sebastian Vettel down in 13th

Mar 16, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Lewis Hamilton on Australia pole, with Sebastian Vettel down in 13th

BBC Sport – Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton grabbed a last-ditch pole position in a thrilling wet qualifying session at the Australian Grand Prix. Hamilton edged out Red Bull’s Daniel...

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GBF secures certified Hardwood Court in major boost for basketball...

Jun 17, 2026

Kaieteur Sports – As Guyana prepares to host the FIBA AmeriCup 2029 Caribbean Pre-Qualifiers from July 8-12 at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, the Guyana Basketball Federation (GBF) has made a...

No right to a firearm permit exists

Jun 17, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Years ago, there was a man who contended, “I need a firearm licence because I have a lot of money.” The then relevant officer replied, “Then you can afford security—next application, please.” The man had been so confident he would get a firearm licence...

Why the Commonwealth Matters Again

Jun 14, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Small and medium-sized states, from the most vulnerable island nations to more diversified middle‑income economies, have always faced a difficult reality. They have to navigate a world in which power is unevenly distributed and in which the decisions of...

Carolyn Rodrigues – Birkett for UN Sec Gen. – I endorse

Jun 17, 2026

Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – Way to go, Excellency Ali. Excellency Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett is Guyana’s nominee for the prestigious and demanding role of United Nations Secretary General. Why not? Since everybody globally have their eyes on a wedge of Guyana’s riches,...

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