May 2014

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The pursuit of truth and the Walter Rodney Commission of Inquiry

May 11, 2014 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on The pursuit of truth and the Walter Rodney Commission of Inquiry

The Commission of Inquiry now in session is set to miss the chance to pursue the truth about Dr. Walter Rodney’s death. There has always been widespread support for the establishment of a...

Many of us would be pretending today

May 11, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on Many of us would be pretending today

Today is the day when those of us who still have our mothers with us are going to join with the rest of the world to show our mothers that we love them. Some with money are going to pull out the...

The genes of an aging dinosaur

May 11, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The genes of an aging dinosaur

Ethnic solidarity is perhaps the worst instinct in Homo sapiens. Ethnic solidarity is dangerous in the sense that though a person feels that he/she should support the race that he/she belongs to,...

Three days in May, woven into our national psyche

May 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Three days in May, woven into our national psyche

COUNTRYMAN – Stories about life in and out of Guyana, from a Guyanese perspective By Dennis Nichols A little less than two weeks ago, I put on my imagination cap, and took a meandering...

What a hazard…that Environmental Tax

May 11, 2014 KNews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on What a hazard…that Environmental Tax

(An edited, modified version of Khemraj Ramjattan’s address in Parliament on the Customs (Amendment) Bill 2013 – Bill No. 2/20130) Thank you very much Madam Deputy Speaker. The repercussions of...

The ethics of journalism

May 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on The ethics of journalism

It is a known fact that reporting or journalism is, among other things, geared towards being a watchdog entity over the state as well as keeping account of the historical timeline of occurrences....

A man loved by the masses will become India’s Prime Minister

May 11, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on A man loved by the masses will become India’s Prime Minister

Dear Editor, This is in response to “Finally someone from the masses will rule India” (KN May 10 by Sase Singh). I was in India for the ongoing general elections (nine phases with the final...

Who will guard the bodyguard?

May 11, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery Comments Off on Who will guard the bodyguard?

– Gary Sinclair was watching his boss’ back…but no one was watching his… By Michael Jordan Even after 18 years, Gary Sinclair’s relatives are still apprehensive about talking about that...

Housing and You…The Deeds Registry and selling your transported property

May 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Housing and You…The Deeds Registry and selling your transported property

By Leonard Gildarie I recently had to sell a vehicle that ended up costing me big time. It was a classic example of how simple things like failing to file your tax returns can end up biting you where...

Where were the initiators of this project when the trampling on our people was going on?

May 11, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Where were the initiators of this project when the trampling on our people was going on?

Dear Editor, I believe that, if we remember the history of our country’s struggles towards independence and thereafter, we would be better able to judge whether our government’s resistance to any...

GTTA/NSC Annual Independence tourney set for May 16

May 10, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on GTTA/NSC Annual Independence tourney set for May 16

The Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA)/National Sports Commission Annual Table Tennis tournament is set for May 16 and will run until May 26 at the National Gymnasium. The tournament is open to...

Teenage gunman killed during robbery

May 10, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Teenage gunman killed during robbery

By Abena Rockcliffe and Romila Boodram Loud cries, expressions of anger and calls for vengeance characterized the scene at the Lot 87 Hill Street, Lodge, residence of Lloyd Hazel Junior who...

Police target Toyota Spacio hire cars

May 10, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Police target Toyota Spacio hire cars

– ‘GRA erred somewhere in registering these vehicles as seven seaters’—‘D’ Commander By Romila Boodram Beginning yesterday, the police are targeting Toyota Spacio hire cars...

Govt. sues for $186M after contractors failed to deliver

May 10, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. sues for $186M after contractors failed to deliver

Attorney General Anil Nandlall is seeking the intervention of the courts to get a whopping $186M from three companies which government is seeking to enforce Performance Bond Guarantees and Advanced...

Prisoner charged with causing fire at NA Prison

May 10, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Prisoner charged with causing fire at NA Prison

Remand prisoner, Marlon Fordyce, 25, of D’Andrade Street, Newtown, and of Number 79 Village, Corentyne, Berbice, who set fire to the mattress in his cell after he was confined to solitary...

Gold production restarts at Omai

May 10, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Gold production restarts at Omai

…but Canadian investor worried about financing A Canadian company that has taken over the Omai facility in Region Eight has started production with 59 ounces of gold mined in March. But, a storm on...

Chang shut down Jagdeo plan

May 10, 2014 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Chang shut down Jagdeo plan

When Jagdeo give out dem radio licence, he fix it in such a way that only he friends who mekking money from de state coulda pay. Nuff of dem others woulda either had to sell out or shut down. Of...

GCB Inter County U-19 3-Day tourney Chanderpaul’s century puts Demerara in comfortable position

May 10, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCB Inter County U-19 3-Day tourney Chanderpaul’s century puts Demerara in comfortable position

By Zaheer Mohamed A chanceless unbeaten century by first class opener Tagenarine Chanderpaul put Demerara in a strong position on the opening day of the third and final round of the Guyana Cricket...

Durant team captures Stabroek Market Dominoes Competition

May 10, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Durant team captures Stabroek Market Dominoes Competition

O’Neil Durant’s team with 72 games stormed to victory in the Stabroek Market 10th Annual Dominoes Competition which was held on Arrival Day, at the Stabroek Market. They were followed home by...

Total team effort was key to Guyana’s success – Mahendra Persaud

May 10, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Total team effort was key to Guyana’s success – Mahendra Persaud

By Franklin Wilson in Jamaica Compliments of Queensway, Fazia’s Collection, Crown Mining Supply and Fitness Express National Fullbore Captain Mahendra Persaud has praised the performance of his...

Sizzling hot Linden Beach Volleyball Open 2014 set for tomorrow

May 10, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Sizzling hot Linden Beach Volleyball Open 2014 set for tomorrow

A sizzling hot inaugural Linden Beach Volleyball Open will be held tomorrow at the Linden Beach Football facility under the auspices of the Guyana Volleyball Federation {GVF}. Action will commence...

King’s Jewellery softball to commence on Tuesday

May 10, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on King’s Jewellery softball to commence on Tuesday

King’s Jewellery softball tournament is set to commence next Tuesday at Thirst Park with action in Zone A starting at 18:00 hrs. The competition will see teams from the private and public sectors...

Rising Sun Turf Club goes racing on Sunday 25th May

May 10, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Rising Sun Turf Club goes racing on Sunday 25th May

The Rising Sun Turf Club in collaboration with the People’s Progressive Party will be staging a grand horserace meet slated for Sunday 25th May at the Rising Sun Turf Club, Arima Park, West Coast...

Keen rivalry anticipated as Scotiabank/Pepsi football competition continues today

May 10, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Keen rivalry anticipated as Scotiabank/Pepsi football competition continues today

As the action in Scotiabank/Pepsi football competition continues, several matches are slated for this weekend with games being contested in Georgetown and Linden. The action gets underway this...

Letter to the Sports Editor State of football in Guyana

May 10, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Letter to the Sports Editor State of football in Guyana

Dear Sports Editor, Congratulations to you and your staff for allowing us the public some space in your newspaper at this critical juncture of our football. The state of football in Guyana makes us...

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Kaieteur Sports – A captain’s knock backed by some decent bowling pushed Ireland to a narrow 1-run win by virtue of the Duckworth/Lewis/Stern (DLS) method following yesterday’s...

What happen to the rights of men?

Jun 02, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – A recent incident near Stabroek Market, where a woman was openly seen raining blows on a man in full public view, should force us to confront an uncomfortable question. The man appeared reluctant to defend himself. He seemed more concerned about avoiding trouble than protecting...

Not Charity, but Repair: a Response to Pope Leo’s Slavery Apology

May 31, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Signed on 15th May, 2026 and released on 25th May, 2026, Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, marks a significant moment in the long reckoning with slavery. It contains the clearest papal acknowledgment to date of the Holy See’s role...

A challenge: praise or pity the President

Jun 02, 2026

Hard truths… (Kaieteur News) – The widespread floods are a challenge of crisis proportions for many Guyanese. There’s another test: either to praise or pity Pres Ali. Waters rising, surging, in alarming crests. There’s that breathtaking, jarring, mind-bending photo: Excellency Ali with...

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