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Tender Board Chief Executive dies of cardiac arrest

Jan 15, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Tender Board Chief Executive dies of cardiac arrest

Chief Executive Officer, Lloyd Forde, of National Procurement Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) died yesterday at the St. Joseph’s Mercy Hospital. The 69-year-old who was also a former...

Guyana and Kazakhstan establish diplomatic relations

Jan 15, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana and Kazakhstan establish diplomatic relations

The Governments of Guyana and the Republic of Kazakhstan have formally established Diplomatic Relations as of January 11, 2013. A Communiqué establishing diplomatic relations was signed at...

Woman claims family vilified in story about Albouystown man’s death

Jan 15, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Woman claims family vilified in story about Albouystown man’s death

An Albouystown woman is alleging that her family was vilified in a recent Kaieteur News story which described her household as “notorious”, and which implied that one of her sons was...

Ignoring some resources

Jan 15, 2013 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Ignoring some resources

When people talked about resource-rich Guyana, they were talking about a country that seems to have been blessed with everything necessary for its survival and the continued existence of its people...

Guyana’s oldest laid to rest

Jan 15, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana’s oldest laid to rest

Guyanese from all walks of life paid a fitting tribute to the woman who laid claim to being Guyana’s oldest. A home going service was held on Sunday at the Springlands Seventh Day...

Pooran Bros gets E’bo garbage disposal contract

Jan 15, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Pooran Bros gets E’bo garbage disposal contract

Among bidders last year for the collection of solid waste, especially on the Essequibo Coast, Pooran Disposal incorporated was awarded a contract by the Local Government Ministry in conjunction...

Voir dire ongoing in Cotton Tree murder trial

Jan 15, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Voir dire ongoing in Cotton Tree murder trial

A voir dire is expected to continue in the Berbice High Court before Justice Brassington Reynolds in the absence of the jury when the murder trial of Nazrudeen Jahoot, called “Buddy”, of Cotton...

One freed, other committed for Chateau Margot businessman’s murder

Jan 15, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on One freed, other committed for Chateau Margot businessman’s murder

The Preliminary Inquiry into the murder of Chateau Margot businessman, Dennis Ramah, ended in some controversy yesterday with one of the accused being set free by Magistrate Alex Moore at the...

Accused chain snatcher remanded to prison

Jan 15, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Accused chain snatcher remanded to prison

A resident of East La Penitence Housing Scheme has been placed before the court for snatching a $170,000 gold chain in the vicinity of the Bourda Market. The defendant, Kennard Persaud, 25,...

Man, 42, dies in fatal accident

Jan 15, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Man, 42, dies in fatal accident

Police are probing the country’s latest fatal accident which claimed the life of 42-year-old, Rudolph Anthony Ward, around 02:15hrs yesterday. The accident occurred at Houston, East...

Teen jailed for one year after confessing to crime.

Jan 15, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Teen jailed for one year after confessing to crime.

Patrick Smith, 18, will spend the next year in jail after he admitted to robbing Constance Wiggins of two gold chains valued at $220,000. Smith is also accused of stealing a gold chain valued...

It was nostalgia…

Jan 15, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on It was nostalgia…

DEAR EDITOR, I thank Messrs Andrew Tyndall and Russell Lancaster and team of the first ever National Song Festival (for Choral Groups) for a delightful afternoon of glorious music last Sunday (13th...

This school’s teachers have behaved very unprofessionally

Jan 15, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on This school’s teachers have behaved very unprofessionally

DEAR EDITOR, I honestly hope that my letter will capture the attention of the Minister of Education. There was a recent incident that occurred at a secondary school in Berbice with a female...

We still have trustworthy and honourable citizens

Jan 15, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on We still have trustworthy and honourable citizens

Dear Editor, I wish to publicly show my appreciation to the management of the Pegasus Hotel, particularly the Security personnel, who demonstrated honesty and integrity in the execution of...

The ball will be in the Speaker’s court at the next session

Jan 15, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on The ball will be in the Speaker’s court at the next session

Dear Editor, I write in relation to the ruling of the Acting Chief Justice, His Honour Mr. Ian Chang, in the matter of the gag order imposed in the National Assembly on Home Affairs Minister, Mr....

Ralph Ramkarran is spot-on but he omits the fears of the other side

Jan 15, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Ralph Ramkarran is spot-on but he omits the fears of the other side

Dear Editor, Former Speaker Mr. Ralph Ramkarran’s recent column in the Stabroek News —The PPP’s Enduring Fears (Monday January 14—) is a brilliant reflection, from the inside, on the...

Impressed with Dr. Flaherty and Ms. Dennison’s pieces

Jan 15, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Impressed with Dr. Flaherty and Ms. Dennison’s pieces

Dear Editor, Dr. Peter Flaherty penned a fantastic piece on his observations of life in Guyana. (KN Jan 7). Like Ms. Geralda Dennison (KN Jan 8), I am also impressed with Flaherty’s piece. But I...

Is there going to be a snap poll this year?

Jan 15, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Is there going to be a snap poll this year?

Will there be snap polls this year? No! Here are my reasons. A word on the local government thing before. If the PPP agrees to local government reform legislation, then there will not be a...

Horror at West Dem. Hospital…Family says “wrong injection” caused death of 15-year-old

Jan 14, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Horror at West Dem. Hospital…Family says “wrong injection” caused death of 15-year-old

By Romila Boodram Relatives of 15-year-old Shemar Miggins of Lot 7 Goed Fortune, West Bank Demerara (WBD) remain convinced that he died as a result of receiving the wrong injection,...

Electrical wire mishap… Victim loses arm

Jan 14, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Electrical wire mishap… Victim loses arm

– GPL still to contact family The family of Asgar Mohamed is upset that no Guyana Power and Light Corporation (GPL) official has contacted them regarding the horrific injury he suffered...

Controversy surrounds court ruling…Rohee still cannot table bills as Minister of Home Affairs

Jan 14, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Controversy surrounds court ruling…Rohee still cannot table bills as Minister of Home Affairs

– Basil Williams A Partnership for National Unity (APNU)’s shadow Minister of Legal Affairs Basil Williams, citing a section of the Chief Justice ruling, yesterday told...

GNBS seized over 600 scales in 2012

Jan 14, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on GNBS seized over 600 scales in 2012

– electrical appliances, cell phones among items verified for compliance Over 634 scales, 752 masses, six measures and 88 rules were seized and removed by the Guyana National...

Taxi driver jumps from moving car during holdup

Jan 14, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Taxi driver jumps from moving car during holdup

A taxi driver was forced to jump from his moving car when two men held him at knife point on Saturday night in Non Pareil, East Coast Demerara during a robbery. The taxi driver Rajpaul...

Suriname deports over 200 Guyanese

Jan 14, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Suriname deports over 200 Guyanese

PARAMARIBO – In 2012, Suriname deported 234 Guyanese, or nearly one-third of the 750 Guyanese citizens sent back by foreign countries to Georgetown. The Guyana Police Force (GPF),...

Linden Commission of Inquiry to resume month end

Jan 14, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Linden Commission of Inquiry to resume month end

The Linden Commission of Inquiry is expected to resume on the last Monday in this month. This was disclosed by Commissioner Justice Cecil Kennard, who told this publication that the...

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Need for Speed Series Championship Round One… All roads lead to...

Jun 19, 2026

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, – The two-day racing extravaganza that kicks off an action-packed month of motorsport starts today at the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club (GMR&SC) Thomaslands venue...

Punctuality is now a problem in Georgetown Schools

Jun 19, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Every school day in the city, in almost every ward, you can see scores of school children – dressed in their uniforms – ambling to school after 9:00am. The casualness of these children suggests that punctuality is no longer important to them or to their parents. But it does...

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...

UGGI Survey: Pt. IV

Jun 19, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – This is the last commentary on the University of Guyana Green Institute (UGGI) Independence 60 Survey titled: Guyana at 60: Trust, Oil, and the Society being Built. Today’s focus goes beyond the two bottom performing areas of “national government” and “foreign oil...

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