August 2013

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Guyana-born D.C. man charged for beating four year old to death

Aug 15, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana-born D.C. man charged for beating four year old to death

Washington, US (Washington Post) – A man upset when the four-year-old boy he was babysitting rode his scooter on the wrong side of the street, was charged Wednesday with beating the...

Cocaine in Ochroes…Campbellville man sentenced to 5 years, fined $40M

Aug 15, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Cocaine in Ochroes…Campbellville man sentenced to 5 years, fined $40M

Handrick Cummings, 25, of Lot 23 John Street, Campbellville, was yesterday sentenced to five years imprisonment along with a fine of $40.5M after he admitted to attempting to ship cocaine through the...

GPHC gets new board

Aug 15, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on GPHC gets new board

Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) officially installed its new Board of Directors on Tuesday afternoon at its Multipurpose Hall. According to the hospital, the Board comprises six...

Nigel Hughes ought to seek other avenues to fulfill his commitment to empower the people

Aug 15, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Nigel Hughes ought to seek other avenues to fulfill his commitment to empower the people

Dear Editor, As persons continue examination of the relationship between Sithe Global and Nigel Hughes within the context of conflict of interest as the company’s secretary and a leader in...

Ramjattan failed to save Guyanese $100 billion on Amaila

Aug 15, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Ramjattan failed to save Guyanese $100 billion on Amaila

DEAR EDITOR, AFC Leader Khemraj Ramjattan had an opportunity to save the hard working Guyanese a sum of 100 billion Guyana dollars and he just blew the opportunity. This money represents...

The AFC’s positions seem perfectly reasonable to me

Aug 15, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on The AFC’s positions seem perfectly reasonable to me

DEAR EDITOR, As a member of the Alliance For Change’s National Executive Committee, I wish to make a few comments regarding our party’s recent actions in the National Assembly. Firstly, it...

The Nigel Hughes incident is much ado about nothing

Aug 15, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Nigel Hughes incident is much ado about nothing

DEAR EDITOR, Permit me a few lines to put into perspective the revelation that Mr. Nigel Hughes was the Company Secretary for a business entity that was a principal in a national project that...

Let us make sure we recognize and applaud our students fairly

Aug 15, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Let us make sure we recognize and applaud our students fairly

Dear Editor, I join with all in offering heartiest congratulations to all the successful candidates in the CSEC and CAPE examinations offered in May/June 2013. Their stellar performances speak...

Extracting US$80M from Norway for Amaila Falls needs a formal project proposal

Aug 15, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Extracting US$80M from Norway for Amaila Falls needs a formal project proposal

DEAR EDITOR, SN readers may recall former President Jagdeo’s preference for referring to the Norwegian aid funds as ‘my money’. Ramotar/Jagdeo also seem to think that the scanty...

THE HEIST OF GUYANA

Aug 14, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on THE HEIST OF GUYANA

Hey you! Yes, you, our valued readers! Please do not miss our forthcoming series about how Guyana has been parceled out and handed out to friends and cronies of former President Jagdeo. Most...

Jury foreman in Lusignan massacre trial barred for life

Aug 14, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Jury foreman in Lusignan massacre trial barred for life

– did not inform court Nigel Hughes was once his lawyer Justice Navindra Singh yesterday sent a strong warning to future jurors, after he barred for life the jury foreman who sat...

President’s College girl tops CAPE

Aug 14, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on President’s College girl tops CAPE

Shalita Appadu is this year’s Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) top student making President’s College proud. Appadu, who is not new to academic success, obtained six Grade...

Anna Regina Multilateral tops CSEC

Aug 14, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Anna Regina Multilateral tops CSEC

By Rehana Ahamad and Javone Vickerie Two girls from the Cinderella County of Essequibo have continued their friendly academic rivalry and emerged to become the country’s top performers at this...

APNU questions Brassington’s competence

Aug 14, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on APNU questions Brassington’s competence

– wants special authority to oversee any new Amaila arrangements “I don’t even know what background he (Winston Brassington) has to qualify him to sit there, let alone to handle the...

Dem boys seh…Amaila was like dem beat man

Aug 14, 2013 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Amaila was like dem beat man

Donald still thinking ‘bout Amaila, but dem got people who believe that de project dead. And is now de nation hearing that de money from Norway was going into de project. But that done. Now...

$GT&T Pre-Cadet C’bean Table Tennis C\ships…Guyana’s Clarkston, Jackman, Martin rule Girls U-11 singles division; Raush, Bissu, Saunders in U-11 Boys quarters$

GT&T Pre-Cadet C’bean Table Tennis C\ships…Guyana’s Clarkston, Jackman, Martin rule Girls U-11 singles division; Raush, Bissu, Saunders in U-11 Boys quarters

Aug 14, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on GT&T Pre-Cadet C’bean Table Tennis C\ships…Guyana’s Clarkston, Jackman, Martin rule Girls U-11 singles division; Raush, Bissu, Saunders in U-11 Boys quarters

By Zaheer Mohamed Guyanese Neveah Clarkston, Selinas Jackman and Abigail Martin proved too strong for their regional opponents in the Girls Under-11 singles category when the Caribbean Pre-Cadet...

Vickery captures USTA Girls’ 18s National title, earns US Open wild card

Aug 14, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Vickery captures USTA Girls’ 18s National title, earns US Open wild card

USTA.com – SAN DIEGO – Top-seeded Sachia Vickery of Miramar, Fla., capped a strong performance at the Barnes Tennis Center, defeating second-seeded Alexandra Kiick of Plantation, Fla.,...

Meet the GASA 20-member Team to the 19th Goodwill Swimming C/Ships

Aug 14, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Meet the GASA 20-member Team to the 19th Goodwill Swimming C/Ships

Top thoroughbreds on show in Georgetown Turf Club Horse Race and Gymkhana showdown

Aug 14, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Top thoroughbreds on show in Georgetown Turf Club Horse Race and Gymkhana showdown

Horse race lovers are being put on notice for the biggest event in City when the Georgetown Turf Club (GTC) hosts a grand Horse Race and Gymkhana event dubbed ‘Grande Summer One Day Horse...

Trinity Grid Pacesetters Basketball Club stages Inter-Ward basketball extravaganza

Aug 14, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Trinity Grid Pacesetters Basketball Club stages Inter-Ward basketball extravaganza

Basketball fans are in for a treat when the Trinity Grid Pacesetters Basketball Club stages an Inter-Ward tournament at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH) starting early next month. Activities get...

Edward ‘Screw’ Richmond foundation goes beyond sports….

Aug 14, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Edward ‘Screw’ Richmond foundation goes beyond sports….

– top Region #10 Grade Six performers Zoe Sills & Tamicka Rutherford rewarded Showing that they are not only interested in the achievements of athletes on the field but also in the...

ACDA to host Emancipation Dominoes today

Aug 14, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on ACDA to host Emancipation Dominoes today

Shem’s Hide Out, Vryheid’s Lust Housing Scheme is the venue for today’s African Cultural & Development Association (ACDA) Six-Team Emancipation Dominoes competition. Double-six time is...

Slingerz/NAWF ‘Goal for Gold’ Extravaganza…Western Tigers, Seawall, Alpha & Grove Hi Tec face off

Aug 14, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Slingerz/NAWF ‘Goal for Gold’ Extravaganza…Western Tigers, Seawall, Alpha & Grove Hi Tec face off

Football fans are in for a real treat when the Slingertz Football Club/National Association of Women’s Football ‘Goal for Gold’ extravaganza continues at the Georgetown Football Club...

Letter to the Sports Editor…Major stakeholders of Guyana cricket support parliamentary process

Aug 14, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Letter to the Sports Editor…Major stakeholders of Guyana cricket support parliamentary process

Dear Editor, I read Intikhab Sankar’s letter (SN of 10th Aug, 2013) which is essentially a pathetic attempt to discredit the work of the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) on the enactment...

Guyana Watch Team at it again …St. Cuthbert’s Mission enjoys ‘special’ attention

Aug 14, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana Watch Team at it again …St. Cuthbert’s Mission enjoys ‘special’ attention

By Romila Boodram Some 315 patients, including 84 children, walked happily out of St. Cuthbert’s Mission Primary School yesterday after being examined by doctors from the visiting Guyana Watch...

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Golden Jaguars rout Dominica 8-1, close in on Gold Cup and League A

Oct 05, 2026

By Rawle Toney (Kaieteur News) – Guyana’s Golden Jaguars moved to within touching distance of the 2027 Concacaf Gold Cup and promotion to League A on Sunday, producing a commanding 8-1...

Pinktober is here!

Oct 05, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The month of October is known as Cancer Awareness Month. And it is time that our nation takes a sober look at this disease and its effects. The statistics themselves tell us why the conversation matters. According to recent reports in the media, at least 704 Guyanese were...

The People’s Wars, Caribbean Bills

Oct 04, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – The Caribbean did not start, or participate in, the war involving the United States, Israel and Iran, nor the other continuing conflicts in the Middle East. Yet millions of Caribbean people are paying a price for them every day. They pay it at petrol...

A national government as a national criminal enterprise

Oct 05, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Want to see the PPP Govt’s true colours? Expose it as the premier national criminal enterprise in Guyana and watch it go crazy. Want to watch the national leadership degrade in the worst way? Give it the public label of the region’s leading national criminal...

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