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Category Archive: Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News

Nurse on malicious damage to property charge

Oct 13, 2023 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Nurse on malicious damage to property charge

Kaieteur News – A 21-year-old student nurse was charged on Wednesday for malicious damage to property committed on Michelle Laurie on October 6, 2023. According to Police, Alliah Gilliard, of...

Speaker loses bid to appeal $7.5M libel judgment

Oct 13, 2023 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Speaker loses bid to appeal $7.5M libel judgment

Kaieteur News – Appeal Court Justice Rishi Persaud has refused the application for a stay of execution of the $7.5 million judgment granted to former diplomat Kirk Hollingsworth in a libel suit...

H@rd Truths by GHK Lall – BHARRAT JAGDEO: THE MAN WITH THE KEYS TO THE OIL KINGDOM

Oct 13, 2023 KNews Features / Columnists, News, The GHK Lall Column Comments Off on H@rd Truths by GHK Lall – BHARRAT JAGDEO: THE MAN WITH THE KEYS TO THE OIL KINGDOM

Kaieteur News – Guyana’s oil champion, Bharrat Jagdeo is the man with the keys to Guyana’s oil kingdom. He does right and Guyanese will be alright, everyone. He hasn’t; not to any...

Red Road seeing red!

Oct 13, 2023 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Red Road seeing red!

Kaieteur News – Yesterday, it appeared as if Red Road suffered the effects of an earthquake. Large cracks appeared on de surface of de road just north of the so-called parking lot of the...

The PPPC has never endorsed a national development strategy

Oct 13, 2023 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The PPPC has never endorsed a national development strategy

Kaieteur News – The People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPPC) government of Guyana has never had a cohesive national development strategy, and its attempts at developing such a strategy...

Homeless man gets ‘home’ in prison for robbing woman

Oct 12, 2023 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Homeless man gets ‘home’ in prison for robbing woman

Kaieteur News – A 28-year-old-man who claims that he is homeless was on Wednesday remanded to prison for robbing Angel Dwerning of valuables totaling $86,500 on Brickdam, Georgetown last week....

Trio remanded for illegal possession of firearms

Oct 12, 2023 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Trio remanded for illegal possession of firearms

Kaieteur News – Three men were on Wednesday charged separately and remanded to prison for illegal possession of firearms. Neil Dutchin called Tony and Osafo Peters appeared at the Georgetown...

Ex-cop charged for allegedly defrauding woman over $2M

Oct 12, 2023 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Ex-cop charged for allegedly defrauding woman over $2M

Kaieteur News – A 48-year-old former police constable was on Wednesday granted bail in the sum $150,000 by Magistrate Rondell Weever after being charged for felony with intent to defraud Kuntie...

CCJ hears appeal of dismissed former NBS CEO in relation to pension, benefits

Oct 12, 2023 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on CCJ hears appeal of dismissed former NBS CEO in relation to pension, benefits

Kaieteur News – The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has heard the appeal filed by dismissed CEO of the New Building Society (NBS), Maurice Arjoon over his pension. The court has said that it...

H@rd Truths by GHK Lall – PNC in DC: a recipe for impotency

Oct 12, 2023 KNews Features / Columnists, News, The GHK Lall Column Comments Off on H@rd Truths by GHK Lall – PNC in DC: a recipe for impotency

Kaieteur News – The atmospherics are gradually easing on the recent PNC visit to Washington, DC to meet with some members of the US House of Representatives. As thrusts and counters quiet down,...

Blame it on de rain

Oct 12, 2023 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Blame it on de rain

Kaieteur News – When it comes to being on time, some people simply cannot make the cut. No matter what the occasion, they are bound to be late. Some churches have even had to impose penalties...

Punctuality is now a problem in Georgetown Schools

Oct 12, 2023 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Punctuality is now a problem in Georgetown Schools

Kaieteur News – Every school day in the city, in almost every ward, you can see scores of schoolchildren – dressed in their uniforms – ambling to school after 9:00am. The casualness...

VP Jagdeo dodges Court Marshals to avoid being served libel suit

Oct 11, 2023 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on VP Jagdeo dodges Court Marshals to avoid being served libel suit

Kaieteur News – Court Marshals have been finding it difficult to serve a libel suit filed by former Auditor General (AG), Anand Goolsarran against Vice President, Bharrat Jagdeo. The Marshals...

Truck driver granted $1M bail for causing death of security guard

Oct 11, 2023 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Truck driver granted $1M bail for causing death of security guard

Kaieteur News – A 26-year-old lorry driver of Supply, East Bank Demerara was on Tuesday granted bail in the sum of $1M for causing the death of security guard, Patricia Hutson who was ran over...

H@rd Truths by GHK Lall – EXXON: THIS IS THE REVULSION THAT BHARRAT JAGDEO DEFENDS

Oct 11, 2023 KNews Features / Columnists, News, The GHK Lall Column Comments Off on H@rd Truths by GHK Lall – EXXON: THIS IS THE REVULSION THAT BHARRAT JAGDEO DEFENDS

Kaieteur News – Nothing stays a secret forever. Though, it can take a long time for the veils of secrecy to be pierced in the case of Exxon. Look at how it partners with Guyana; I will take...

Security guard on causing death charge

Oct 10, 2023 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Security guard on causing death charge

Kaieteur News – A 30-year-old security guard of 96 James Street, Albouystown, Georgetown, was on Monday remanded to prison when he appeared in court on a causing death by dangerous driving...

H@rd Truths by GHK Lall – Business by the book and business by the hook

Oct 10, 2023 KNews Features / Columnists, News, The GHK Lall Column Comments Off on H@rd Truths by GHK Lall – Business by the book and business by the hook

Kaieteur News – I have studied business, and felt that I knew something about it, enough to appreciate the reality of how it works. Nothing could be farther from the experiences encountered. ...

Respect yuh elders!

Oct 09, 2023 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Respect yuh elders!

Dem Boys Seh… Kaieteur News – Dem boys seh, we gat some youngins tink dey ‘forced-ripe and dey done reach de mountaintop of wisdom. Dem feel like dey could throw shade at dem...

President Ali has picked his corner

Oct 09, 2023 KNews Peeping Tom Comments Off on President Ali has picked his corner

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News – While he did not name anyone, President Ali left little doubt that the person he was referring to during his address of the Canada-Guyana Chamber of Commerce,...

Everybody is a specialist now

Oct 09, 2023 KNews Features / Columnists, The GHK Lall Column Comments Off on Everybody is a specialist now

Hard truths… Kaieteur News – A social media clip came to me overnight, compliments of a citizen. It was His Excellency, President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali. After the first line,...

Ruling on unlimited flaring defies science – Former EPA Head

Oct 08, 2023 KNews Court Stories, ExxonMobil, Features / Columnists, News, Oil & Gas Comments Off on Ruling on unlimited flaring defies science – Former EPA Head

…says Exxon given green light to ruthlessly exploit oil at the expense of our environment Kaieteur News – Former Head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Dr. Vincent Adams views...

H@rd Truths by GHK Lall – US$214M audit – talk about the best of all scapegoats

Oct 08, 2023 KNews Features / Columnists, News, The GHK Lall Column Comments Off on H@rd Truths by GHK Lall – US$214M audit – talk about the best of all scapegoats

Kaieteur News – Poor Bobby. So, Mr. Gopinath Gossai (Bobby G) of the Ministry of Natural Resources is the chosen one to carry the burden of falling down on the job in this unending US$214...

Being thrown under de bus is a national pastime

Oct 08, 2023 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Being thrown under de bus is a national pastime

Kaieteur News – Anybody who has ever worked in an office will know about someone being thrown “under the bus” or having to take the fall for someone else’s mistake. It is a part of the...

Devoted language teacher Mrs. Tamika Wilson-Jerrick is a, ‘Special Person’

Oct 08, 2023 KNews Features / Columnists, News, Special Person, Waterfalls Magazine Comments Off on Devoted language teacher Mrs. Tamika Wilson-Jerrick is a, ‘Special Person’

Shaping the lives of students for a world beyond the classroom… “As a teacher, my ultimate goal is to create a space for my students to see the learning process as fun but meaningful. I want them...

High School dropout turns new leaf, obtains prestigious oil and gas scholarship

Oct 08, 2023 KNews Features / Columnists, News, Oil & Gas, Waterfalls Magazine Comments Off on High School dropout turns new leaf, obtains prestigious oil and gas scholarship

Waterfalls Magazine – About seven years ago, Dianna Persaud was given the opportunity to turn a new leaf after dropping out of high school at age 15. She did not waste the opportunity and...