January 2014

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Singh has proven grassroots worth to basketball

Jan 11, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Singh has proven grassroots worth to basketball

– Hinds is also an asset to sport’s development By Edison Jefford We have heard the proposals, of both candidates for the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) Presidency,...

Systems in place for Benjamin Sports Store open cycle event in Berbice tomorrow

Jan 11, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Systems in place for Benjamin Sports Store open cycle event in Berbice tomorrow

Systems are in place for the third Annual Benjamin Sports Store open cycle road race set for tomorrow in Berbice. The race, which will be the first event for the 2014 cycling season in Guyana,...

Nationals beat Rest X1 by 26 runs as bad light stop play at Everest

Jan 11, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Nationals beat Rest X1 by 26 runs as bad light stop play at Everest

By Sean Devers Newly appointed National Captain Christopher Barnwell led from the front to lead the National side to a 26-run win over the Rest Team in their truncated 50-over practice match which...

Farfan & Mendes renew RHTY&SC U-15 partnership, 17years and counting

Jan 11, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Farfan & Mendes renew RHTY&SC U-15 partnership, 17years and counting

Sports sponsorship in Guyana is sometimes very difficult to obtain and even when it is, most sponsorship tends to be one off deals. The Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club (RHTY&SC) however...

Letter to the Sports Editor…Nigel Hinds is sheer class above his rival for the GABF Presidency

Jan 11, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Letter to the Sports Editor…Nigel Hinds is sheer class above his rival for the GABF Presidency

Dear Sports Editor, Kindly allow me, Mr. Editor to show the Guyanese people reasons for giving Mr. Nigel Hinds a very big edge over Mr. Singh. Firstly, Mr. Singh has never had a standing ovation with...

Will there be Parliamentary consensus in 2014?

Jan 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Will there be Parliamentary consensus in 2014?

By Dwijendra Rooplall With the start of the New Year, and Parliament just around the corner, many persons who would have witnessed the seemingly interminable deadlock and uncompromising...

GCCI President decries incessant political rivalry

Jan 11, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCCI President decries incessant political rivalry

Political rivalry, high electricity and lack of a clear strategic policy on diversification are the three most worrisome challenges for 2014 as it relates to the barriers facing Guyana’s...

Mechanisms in place to bring delinquent taxpayers in line – GRA

Jan 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Mechanisms in place to bring delinquent taxpayers in line – GRA

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has put mechanisms in place to identify delinquent self employed tax payers and to bring them in line with the Income Tax Act. Commissioner General, Mr. Khurshid...

Eureka Medical Lab ready to utilise GPHC’s Hydroclave

Jan 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Eureka Medical Lab ready to utilise GPHC’s Hydroclave

Eureka Medical Laboratory will soon join the list of medical institutions that utilise the service of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC)’s Hydroclave system. In fact the...

Transportation, maintenance costs affect quarry production

Jan 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Transportation, maintenance costs affect quarry production

Amidst thriving production in the quarry industry, transportation and costs for maintenance of equipment continue to plague the rate at which materials are made available on the market. This...

Rohee seems divorced from reality

Jan 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Rohee seems divorced from reality

“Most victims of serious crimes have been poor people” – Granger Home Affairs Minister, Clement Rohee seems divorced from the reality of serious crimes affecting society. This assertion was...

Health Ministry advancing legislation to curb smoking

Jan 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Health Ministry advancing legislation to curb smoking

With the view of safeguarding the population from the effects of tobacco smoke, the Ministry of Health is directing much technical support towards the crafting of a draft Tobacco Control Legislation....

Camal Home COI report postponed

Jan 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Camal Home COI report postponed

– To be released February 28 The release of the report from the Commission of Inquiry (COI) on abuse allegations at the Camal International Home for Abused Women and Children, Albion,...

Finding the best person for the job

Jan 11, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Finding the best person for the job

Agreement is required between the Leader of the Opposition and the President for the appointment of the Commissioner of Police, the Chief Justice and the Chancellor of the Judiciary. The Constitution...

Mortgage Interest Relief Scheme…Banks’ level of cooperation unsatisfactory – GRA

Jan 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Mortgage Interest Relief Scheme…Banks’ level of cooperation unsatisfactory – GRA

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) is dissatisfied with the level of cooperation shown by the various banking institutions with the processing of information necessary for facilitating the Mortgage...

After two months…World renowned kayaker leaves Guyana to continue journey

Jan 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on After two months…World renowned kayaker leaves Guyana to continue journey

After spending two months and 10 days in Guyana, world recognized Kayaker, Freya Hoffmeister departed Guyana’s shores early yesterday morning to continue her circumnavigation of South America....

Incessant delay of contracts, poor quality works of concern – Dr. Luncheon

Jan 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Incessant delay of contracts, poor quality works of concern – Dr. Luncheon

“Cabinet is concerned about contractors, the quality of work that is being done and of course the incessant delays in getting the work done.” This is according to Dr. Roger Luncheon,...

Suicide rate in Berbice still rising

Jan 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Suicide rate in Berbice still rising

The suicide rate in Berbice continues to rise and the authorities seem incapable of doing anything to stop the rot. Although a comprehensive report for the entire county was not available, New...

Human Services Ministry supports Long Creek residents

Jan 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Human Services Ministry supports Long Creek residents

The Human Services Ministry yesterday made a donation to support efforts by residents of Long Creek to develop their community. The residents had formed a Parent Support Group under the School...

A wake-up call for the air industry

Jan 11, 2014 KNews Editorial Comments Off on A wake-up call for the air industry

The increasing frequency of local aircraft near mishaps should serve as a wake-up call to the relevant bodies if it has not as yet done so. Within past months the news media have featured...

Puma attack victim among two receiving donations

Jan 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Puma attack victim among two receiving donations

Two children from the Paediatric Ward at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) received donations of $50,000 each from the Radio Needy Children’s Fund (RNCF) yesterday....

Pensioner gets two years for assaulting mother

Jan 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Pensioner gets two years for assaulting mother

Balram Ramkellowan, a 62-year-old man of Belvedere Village, Corentyne, Berbice, was yesterday sentenced to two years in jail by Magistrate Rabindranath Singh when he pleaded guilty to the...

Sophia fire leaves four homeless

Jan 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Sophia fire leaves four homeless

– Father of two hospitalised with burns A 37-year-old man is hospitalised at the Georgetown Public Hospital with burns about his body. This was after his one-bedroom house located...

Flooded farmlands in Pomeroon neglected – APNU

Jan 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Flooded farmlands in Pomeroon neglected – APNU

Farmlands in Lower and Upper Pomeroon, Region Two are inundated since Christmas Day and authorities have not yet reached out to the over 400 families living there. This was the assertion of A...

Wallowing in an anarchist and environmental cesspool

Jan 11, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Wallowing in an anarchist and environmental cesspool

DEAR EDITOR, Georgetown is bombarded with an uninhibited disregard for health, etiquette and progress. We are wallowing in an anarchist and environmental cesspool. I am referring to ubiquitous heaps...

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13 races set for President’s Cup on November 29

Nov 05, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – A total purse of G$21,750,000 and 13 high-profile races is on the cards at Rising Sun Turf Club on Sunday November 29. The top horses will be out for glory, and all eyes will be...

Guyana’s foreign exchange crisis

Nov 05, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Businessmen are complaining bitterly about the difficulty of obtaining foreign exchange to pay their overseas suppliers. They are equally distressed that, despite billions of US dollars in oil revenues, they must now pay between G$235 and G$240 to acquire US$1. This represents...

A Divided World: A Commonwealth Opportunity

Nov 01, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – When Commonwealth leaders gather in Antigua and Barbuda from 1st to 4th November, they should address a question that reaches beyond their association: how can countries of different size, wealth and outlook sustain cooperation in a world increasingly...

The American system

Nov 05, 2026

Kaieteur News – A year ago, a man of depth shared a sentence about the U.S., political system. Amid the turmoil of Trump mania, and anxieties over the direction and future of America, an elderly American woman said to him: ‘we believe in the system, we trust in the system, and the system...

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