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Fuel storage tank bases for Lusignan, EDWC

Mar 06, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Fuel storage tank bases for Lusignan, EDWC

Thirteen (13) bids were opened yesterday at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) for the construction of fuel storage tank bases at Lusignan, East Coast Demerara, and the...

Health Sciences Dean emphasises need for nurses to upgrade

Mar 06, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Health Sciences Dean emphasises need for nurses to upgrade

The need for nurses to specialise in various fields was emphasised by Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences, Dr. Emanuel Cummings, when he spoke at an awards ceremony on Saturday, for nurses...

Kwayana is disturbed

Mar 06, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Kwayana is disturbed

Dear Editor, When Mr. Eusi Kwayana fires, his aim is not to disarm but to ensure specific objectives are achieved. Speaker Raphael Trotman of the opposition AFC has justifiably ruled that the Home...

Beating of civilians at Marudi…Probe to focus on failure of GGMC officer to intervene

Mar 06, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Beating of civilians at Marudi…Probe to focus on failure of GGMC officer to intervene

An investigation into the beating of civilians at Marudi is to focus on the actions of a Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) officer who was present when the assault occurred. The...

A nebulous editorial

Mar 06, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on A nebulous editorial

Dear Editor, I found your editorial of 3/4/13 to be nebulous with regard to the definition and use of the word legacy, and rather cavalier in the attribution of credit for the genesis of Guyana’s...

THE OPPOSITION IS NOT GOING TO HOLD THE POLICE ACCOUNTABLE FOR WHAT HAPPENED IN LINDEN

Mar 06, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THE OPPOSITION IS NOT GOING TO HOLD THE POLICE ACCOUNTABLE FOR WHAT HAPPENED IN LINDEN

Imagine that you lose something from your yard. You do not know who took it, but you were told that a certain character was seen leaving the yard and he was the only one that left the yard....

Legislation adequate for causing death and drunk driving offences

Mar 06, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Legislation adequate for causing death and drunk driving offences

– Traffic Chief Traffic Chief Hugh Denhert believes that the existing legislation is adequate to deal with persons who cause death by dangerous driving and the incidence of drunken...

Guyana’s airport upgrade and no International carriers

Mar 06, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyana’s airport upgrade and no International carriers

Dear Editor, Guyana, a developing country with a vast interior doesn’t have a national carrier and is spending about US$200 million to modernize and extend the runway of its international airport....

Govt. looking for contractor for Kato Hydropower Plant

Mar 06, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. looking for contractor for Kato Hydropower Plant

– Start of construction delayed The Guyana government has advertised for contractors to build a Micro Hydropower Plant and Irrigation Infrastructure in Kato, Region Nine. The...

Experience with China

Mar 06, 2013 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Experience with China

There have been criticisms of China’s involvement in Guyana’s recent development drive and also some responses, both official and unofficial, to those comments. China’s involvement in Africa...

On a Point of Order

Mar 06, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on On a Point of Order

Dear Editor, An article in the Guyana Times newspaper of Tuesday March 5 headlined ‘Aircraft body roasts KN over article on Gouveia’ is so petty, it is disgusting. However, a clearing of the...

Taking over the Legion

Mar 06, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Taking over the Legion

Dear Editor, What should been an election for a new executive of the Guyana Legion on the February 24, 2013 became nothing short of a national disgrace. Members of the Ex -GDF Association who applied...

Baby born with H.I.V. deemed cured

Mar 06, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Baby born with H.I.V. deemed cured

– Guyana-born doctor led research team Washington, US (indiawest.com) – A baby born with the AIDS virus appears to have been cured, a research team headed by...

Rendered dumb by calypso ban

Mar 06, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Rendered dumb by calypso ban

Dear Editor, The reported banning of the year’s calypsos, or some of them from the government’s radio station or radio and TV stations is a denial of freedom of expression in art. I had the...

GPL embracing new technology to combat persistent electricity theft

Mar 06, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on GPL embracing new technology to combat persistent electricity theft

The Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) is looking to take a highly technological approach to address the persistent challenge of electricity theft, according to Chief Executive Officer, Bharrat...

Govt. clamps down on co-ops

Mar 06, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. clamps down on co-ops

– Illegal sale of state lands, mismanagement targeted The illegal sale of state properties by co-operatives across the country is being targeted by government in a systematic...

Two convicted on separate charges

Mar 06, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Two convicted on separate charges

Two men were sentenced to serve a total of 14 months in prison on separate charges by Magistrate Sueanna Lovell last Monday. Neil Ramsaran, 42, of 50 G Sheriff Street, Georgetown, was...

Man charged for breaking into Judge’s private property

Mar 06, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Man charged for breaking into Judge’s private property

A father of seven has been accused of breaking into the home of a Judge, and appeared in court yesterday to answer the related charge. Otis Peters, 45, of ‘A’ Field, Sophia, pleaded...

CARICOM officially launches Int’l Year of Statistics

Mar 06, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on CARICOM officially launches Int’l Year of Statistics

Under the theme “Statistics in Everyday Life; Let us Educate and Appreciate,” the International Year of Statistics (Statistics 2013) will officially be launched today at the CARICOM...

Chavez, populism and inevitable confrontationist

Mar 06, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Chavez, populism and inevitable confrontationist

Hugo Chavez is dead. What is his legacy? Chavez’s approach to power and economics is nothing new. In political theory, he came within the tradition that is known as populism. The list of...

Wounding accused refused bail

Mar 05, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Wounding accused refused bail

Zaman Deen, 47, of 242 Garnett Street, Newtown, has been remanded to prison on an unlawful wounding charge. Deen, a mason by profession, allegedly dealt Mahendra Ramsingh several chops about his body...

GPL strike off

Mar 05, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on GPL strike off

… matter to go to arbitration Guyana Power and Light Company (GPL) employees who were on strike for six days will return to work today. The National Association of Agricultural Commercial...

$200M reportedly doled out for Marriott’s supervision

Mar 05, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on $200M reportedly doled out for Marriott’s supervision

– but no evidence of tenders Government is reportedly paying more than US$1M ($200M) for the supervision of the Marriott-branded hotel that it is building at Kingston, but there is no immediate...

Police beat illegal miners … Geology and Mines Commission joins probe

Mar 05, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Police beat illegal miners … Geology and Mines Commission joins probe

The Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) has commenced an investigation into the beating of civilians by police ranks during an operation to curb illegal mining within Marudi, Region Nine. A...

All three defending champions retain titles

Mar 05, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on All three defending champions retain titles

The final day of the Hikers Hockey Club Junior Indoor tournament saw all three defending champions in the Global Technology Schools Category and the Woodpecker Products Male and Female Under-21...

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Kaieteur Sports – The spirit of discipline, excellence, and competition was on full display as ISKF Guyana successfully hosted its Annual Independence Karate Tournament on Saturday, June 6, 2026,...

Dictators snatch your freedom

Jun 10, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – In 1978, a movie was released by United Artistes. The Wild Geese was not a spectacular box office hit but given that it was in part an action movie, it did reasonably well to turn a small profit and to have a sequel. The plot was quite simple. It was about a group […]

Language is Infrastructure – Why Antigua and Barbuda’s...

Jun 07, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Antigua and Barbuda is one of the smaller countries of the Caribbean. Yet small states have often advanced ideas that have significance beyond their size. The decision by the Government of Antigua and Barbuda, led by Prime Minister Gaston Browne, to make...

UG Green Institute Prelim. Report Pt. 1

Jun 10, 2026

Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – The University of Guyana Green Institute (UGGI) did its 60th Independence Survey. Titled: Guyana at 60: Trust, Oil, and the Society Being Built. The Preliminary Report is out. It’s a start. Guyanese get to hear from academics with their models and...

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