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Dec 02, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana-born ex-basketball star gets two years for drugs in US
Maryland, US (Washington Post) – Jason Miskiri, a local basketball star who briefly made it to the pros before opening a successful Silver Spring restaurant and nightclub, has been sentenced to...Dec 02, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Increased challenges likely as commodity prices soften – Finance Minister
There are subtle global events that have the potential to negatively impact the economies of the Caribbean Region. And Finance Minister Winston Jordan asserts that in the challenging international...Dec 02, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Health Minister meets, interacts with patients and Baby Heart reps.
A total of 18 children were recently identified for open heart surgery at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC). The operations, which commenced on November 21 and are slated to conclude...Dec 02, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Misinformation published on Miss World website corrected
Following major social media uproar about Miss Guyana World Lisa Punch, the Miss World Guyana Organisation is informing that efforts to correct the misinformation published in the Miss World-Guyana,...Dec 02, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Education Ministry to establish Central counseling body
Minister of Education, Dr. Rupert Roopnaraine, recently stated his intent to establish a central counseling body which will see the implementation of trained counselors in schools across the country....Dec 02, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on “Theatre Guild Still Owed From Carifesta X”: UPDATE
Kaieteur News has now been able to speak with Dr. Paloma Mohamed who has provided evidence of the following: 1. Her role as Artistic Director was not as Chief Executive Officer who had...Dec 02, 2015 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Teen charged with Hamson’s Store owner’s murder
A second suspect was yesterday remanded to prison for the murder of businessman, Farouk Ghanie Persaud, a/k ‘Brother’, proprietor of Hamson’s General Store. Seventeen-year-old Kemo Tyron Evans,...Dec 02, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese man convicted for 112 kilos of coke in Canada
Canada – Two men have been found guilty in connection with a cocaine-smuggling operation that saw close to $4M worth of the drug make its way by sea from Guyana to St. John, New Brunswick, and...Dec 02, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Puruni Landing murder suspect captured
Despite the vastness of Guyana’s interior, police there were able to nab the suspect in the murder of a gold miner that occurred two weeks ago. Assistant Commissioner of Police David Ramnarine, who...Dec 02, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Police must respond more to women’s issues
At a recent press conference held by the Guyana Women and Gender Equality Commission, members expressed their concern over the way in which the victims of violence are being treated by the police...Dec 02, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Lady Northcote commences operations today
After undergoing massive rehabilitation, MV Lady Northcote will commence its public operations today. This was according to the Ministry of Public Infrastructure (MPI) yesterday. The vessel which...Dec 02, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on World Aids Day concludes with 23rd annual ‘Flame & the Ribbon’
By Mondale Smith An estimated 1.5% of the general population in Guyana is infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), according to statistics, and as the local fight against its spread...Dec 02, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Catherine Pollard appointed to top UN post
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon yesterday announced the appointment of Guyanese Catherine Pollard as Under-Secretary-General for General Assembly and Conference Management. She will...Dec 02, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana’s leaders need to repeal discriminatory laws – SASOD
As Guyana observed World AIDS Day yesterday, the Society against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD) has expressed the view that “An AIDS-free generation is within our reach here in...Dec 02, 2015 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Teens freed of armed robbery charges
Two teens who were accused of two counts of armed robberies were freed yesterday. Presiding City Magistrate Judy Latchman dismissed the matter on the grounds that the identification parade of the...Dec 02, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Pomeroon river bank to receive critical defence structures
Bids were opened yesterday at the National Procurement and Tender Administration (NPTA), under the Ministry of Public Infrastructure. The bids were for the provision of consultancy services for the...Dec 02, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on 11 months after accident…Victim still hospitalised, relatives lament state of affairs
Bryan Aubrey Devine, 65, has been bed-ridden in hospital since January 1, following an accident. He is lucky to be alive. His friend, 61-year-old George Baker, was not so lucky. He died on the spot....Dec 02, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Former PNC executive lists five risks of the March 2016 local elections
Dear Editor, The Coalition Government has commendably spared no efforts in outlining its vision for local government in Guyana. From its public statements, one can discern that this vision straddles...Dec 02, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Pastor advocates brotherhood of ex-convicts
Dear Editor, While studying in the USA I wrote a Lecture Series that the Indiana Department of Corrections now use in their prisons and correctional facilities. In one of the lessons I noted that...Dec 02, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Fatal flaws or Machiavellian politicians?
Dear Editor, With the coming of the APNU-AFC Alliance in government, Guyanese are getting a lesson in realpolitik. As is evident by recurring disclosures to date, the Government is backtracking on...Dec 02, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on With more employers while Nis contributions going down
Dear Editor, It would appear to have been momentous news when the NIS announced recently its accessibility online, by its contributors. For those who are its clients, as well as interested observers,...Dec 02, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyana’s football community betrayed a great player
Dear Editor, Apart from Kaieteur News columnist “Fearless” Freddie Kisoon, in his daily columns of 24.11.15 captioned “Wonder who Vibert Butts voted for?” Kissoon’s whose meaningful insight...Dec 02, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Good Governance is essential for the success of export-led growth.
I would be grateful if you published the following letter in your Letter columns. Thank you. I wish to thank Ganga Ramdas for his interest in my recommendation of export-led growth as a solution for...Dec 02, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Commissioner Selall’s performance is not admirable
Dear Editor, I just read a letter in your newspaper titled “ Commissioner Seelall Update The Diaspora” which took place as stated in Miami. I have been reading in this newspaper almost on a daily...
Dec 14, 2024
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By Sir Ronald Sanders Kaieteur News- The election of a new Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS),... more
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