July 2014

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Republic Bank/RHTYSC Scrabble tourney deemed a success

Jul 16, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Republic Bank/RHTYSC Scrabble tourney deemed a success

The inaugural Republic Bank sponsored Scrabble competition organised by the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTY&SC) has been deemed a success. Winner of the Senior Students category was M....

Gizmos & Gadgets boosts RHTYSC Anti-Suicide Campaign

Jul 16, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Gizmos & Gadgets boosts RHTYSC Anti-Suicide Campaign

The Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTY&SC) Anti-Suicide Programme which is run by the club’s cricket teams received a shot in the arm when one of the entity’s official sponsors,...

James Herbert Business Est. rewards EBFA U-17 Nat. players

Jul 16, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on James Herbert Business Est. rewards EBFA U-17 Nat. players

East Bank based businessman, James Herbert, owner of James Herbert Business Establishment has recognized the two East Bank Football Association players who have made the National Under-17 Football...

Guyana to be represented at Chess Olympiad in Norway

Jul 16, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana to be represented at Chess Olympiad in Norway

After an absence of 36 years, Guyana will be represented at the World Chess Olympiad, the world’s fourth largest sporting event, in Tromso, Norway, next month. According to President of the Guyana...

Opposition failing the people – former APNU MP

Jul 16, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Opposition failing the people – former APNU MP

– AFC still to lodge official police complaint against Finance Minister By Abena Rockcliffe Even as the Opposition kicks up a proverbial storm about the “obvious” wrongdoing of the...

BHARRAT IS THE MAN FOR THE JOB

Jul 16, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on BHARRAT IS THE MAN FOR THE JOB

The private cane farmers were supposed to be a key link in the plan to restructure the sugar industry and restore it to profitability after the price cuts initiated in the European Union. Private...

Councillors up in arms over Town Clerk’s “continued illegal spending”

Jul 16, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Councillors up in arms over Town Clerk’s “continued illegal spending”

By Zena Henry The “illegal” purchase of an executive chair, a suite, and the possible acquisition of an $8M vehicle for the office of the Town Clerk has apparently driven the rift deeper between...

Cargo loader faces drug trafficking charge in city bust

Jul 16, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Cargo loader faces drug trafficking charge in city bust

A cargo loader was charged in a city court yesterday with trafficking cocaine aboard a local vessel destined for the interior. Junior Squires, 31, was allegedly busted two days ago by a party of...

SASOD calls for Edghill’s removal as Minister, MP

Jul 16, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on SASOD calls for Edghill’s removal as Minister, MP

When Junior Finance Minister, Bishop Juan Edghill made statements against persons of same-sex orientation on a talk show a few weeks ago, he never expected that his comments would be interpreted as...

Security forces need to go back to drawing board to tackle upsurge in crime – FITUG

Jul 16, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Security forces need to go back to drawing board to tackle upsurge in crime – FITUG

The Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Guyana (FITUG) is calling on those responsible for the nation’s security to urgently go back to the drawing board to consider other supplemental but...

Does an ambassador’s ‘public urging’ constitute an attack on Guyana’s sovereignty?

Jul 16, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Does an ambassador’s ‘public urging’ constitute an attack on Guyana’s sovereignty?

Dear Editor, Ambassador Hardt’s publicly urging the Guyana Government to hold long overdue elections has met with a lot of condemnation from official government sources; and notably also from...

The prisoner was given preferential treatment

Jul 16, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on The prisoner was given preferential treatment

Dear Sir, The legal staff of the Commission of Inquiry is manipulating the Commission and the Director of Prisons to keep their witness, Robert Gates, out of jail for as long as possible. Mr. Basil...

The rush to bypass City Hall

Jul 16, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on The rush to bypass City Hall

Dear Editor, So we have learnt from the media that the Government will be conducting another fogging exercise in Georgetown. Based on available evidence, this is another feature of the disaster to...

A call for insurrection cannot be ignored (Part One)

Jul 16, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on A call for insurrection cannot be ignored (Part One)

Dear Editor, Guyana has a long and painful history of outside interference that has drastically altered the political, social and economic landscape of our beautiful country. Guyanese are still...

Ministerial disrespect and the City Council

Jul 16, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Ministerial disrespect and the City Council

Dear Sir, The City Council ought to be speaking louder against the way the Minister of Local Government, Mr. Norman Whittaker, is going about spending the $500M that was voted by parliament to do...

“Well done, neighbour!”

Jul 16, 2014 KNews Editorial Comments Off on “Well done, neighbour!”

What a month it was! From Thursday June 12 to Sunday July 13, the eyes of people from over 200 countries – whether at a stadium, televised or otherwise – were duly fixed on what transpired in...

Robert Persaud tells Parlaimentary Committee…Bai Shan Lin’s forest claims bogus

Jul 15, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Robert Persaud tells Parlaimentary Committee…Bai Shan Lin’s forest claims bogus

Chinese company, Bai Shan Lin, does not have access to close to a million hectares of rainforest in Guyana as part of its mega investment plans, Minister of Natural Resources, Robert Persaud said...

Gang member shot dead after snatching $1.7M

Jul 15, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Gang member shot dead after snatching $1.7M

– accomplice manages to escape By Latoya Giles A 21-year-old suspected gang member was shot dead yesterday following a botched robbery at Ramchand’s Auto Spares store on 51 Sheriff and Duncan...

Govt. violated Procurement Act on ECD road project

Jul 15, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. violated Procurement Act on ECD road project

…China Railway’s ability to deliver also in question – Goolsarran Former Auditor General, Anand Goolsarran says that Government violated the Public Procurement Act, when it restricted...

Local Govt Minister made no move to facilitate elections – GECOM Chairman

Jul 15, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Local Govt Minister made no move to facilitate elections – GECOM Chairman

Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission, Dr. Steve Surujbally, says that a lot of money was wasted on voter education all because the Minister of Local Government displayed scant regard to...

$1B forensic lab commissioned

Jul 15, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on $1B forensic lab commissioned

By Abena Rockcliffe After several delays, Guyana’s first forensic laboratory was finally commissioned yesterday. This comes some three years after the contract was signed for the construction of...

Jagdeo’s benefits are mother of immoralities – says anti corruption advocate

Jul 15, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Jagdeo’s benefits are mother of immoralities – says anti corruption advocate

…but Rohee defends Jagdeo’s pension benefits General Secretary for the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) has come out in defence of the exorbitant benefits which former President Bharrat...

Fishermen missing after pirate attack

Jul 15, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Fishermen missing after pirate attack

Up to late last night the whereabouts of four Guyanese were still unknown, four days after they were victims of a vicious pirate attack in the waters of neighbouring Suriname. The men are feared dead...

Dem boys seh…Pee Pee Pee now stand fuh Plenty, Plenty Pension

Jul 15, 2014 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Pee Pee Pee now stand fuh Plenty, Plenty Pension

Jagdeo create history in Guyana and de nation gun be talking ‘bout him for a long, long time. Dem boys gun be praying fuh he until he lef this earth, however and whenever he lef it. Not he alone...

Villagers thrash men seeking church donations

Jul 15, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Villagers thrash men seeking church donations

…claims Pastor Smith sent them An ugly situation was avoided just in time on Sunday evening on the Albion Public Road, Corentyne, Berbice. The timely intervention of some public spirited citizens,...

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Kellogg’s Senior Indoor Hockey Championship… D’Andrade hits...

Nov 07, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Old Fort Hockey Club (OFHC) Gladiators defeated Hikers Cadets 3–1 in the Men’s Open division as day two of the Kellogg’s National Senior Indoor Hockey Championship...

Who says the government does not listen?

Nov 07, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Who says the government does not listen? That is an unfair accusation. The government does listen. In fact, it listens very attentively. The only problem is that it appears to have a rather selective hearing. It can hear a whisper from certain quarters of the private sector...

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...

Sinking ship, bailing out-US midterms – Pt. II

Nov 07, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – U.S. Vice President, J.D. Vance is among the first bailing from a sinking ship. The Iran War led to the ashes of defeat in the midterms. President Trump suddenly sheds his crazy man persona. Now talks of working with Democrats. From America I wing to Guyana, and Vice...

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