August 3, 2014

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How an inglorious plot backfired

Aug 03, 2014 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on How an inglorious plot backfired

An inglorious plot to seize control of the People’s National Congress Reform backfired. The Party’s 18th Biennial Delegates Congress held on 25th – 27th July at Sophia succeeded in...

Usain Bolt leads Jamaica to Glasgow 4x100m relay gold

Aug 03, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Usain Bolt leads Jamaica to Glasgow 4x100m relay gold

BBC Sport – Usain Bolt brought the Commonwealth Games athletics to a fitting finale in Glasgow as he anchored Jamaica to 4x100m relay gold and then partied with the thrilled Hampden crowd. Bolt...

Violence and the state of African Guyanese

Aug 03, 2014 KNews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Violence and the state of African Guyanese

An address given by Nigel Hughes Every year on August first, millions across the world pause to reflect on the most horrific crime to have plagued humanity – that is slavery. Quite rightly, after...

IGG Swimming Day 2… GUYANA END 3RD; SURINAME ARE OVERALL CHAMPS

Aug 03, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on IGG Swimming Day 2… GUYANA END 3RD; SURINAME ARE OVERALL CHAMPS

Guyana’s bid to break the jinx of not winning the Inter Guiana Games swimming title will continue for another year with their old nemesis, Suriname once again taking the championships title...

These things provide a welcome distraction

Aug 03, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on These things provide a welcome distraction

By Adam Harris The things that make headlines are those things that are not your everyday cup of tea. That is what news is about. So it was that when a man killed two members of the gay community...

Digicel School’s football final… ‘Extension or Redemption’ – what will it be?

Aug 03, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Digicel School’s football final… ‘Extension or Redemption’ – what will it be?

By Rawle Welch Christianburg/Wismar and Waramadong have met three times before, twice in the finals and once in a semi-final with the former prevailing on all three occasions, but most pundits you...

We risk being doomed to the same endless conflict

Aug 03, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on We risk being doomed to the same endless conflict

Dear Editor, The world is now more and more being engulfed in violence at all levels, and we can envisage no end to this in the foreseeable future. On the international scene, we are now witnessing...

New Roc Builders: Offering exceptional quality within budget

Aug 03, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on New Roc Builders: Offering exceptional quality within budget

– promises luxury/dream homes at affordable prices By Rabindra Rooplall Boasting a wide variety of craftsmanship and superior satisfaction for each housing project, New Roc Builders is...

The first big quarrel my wife and I had

Aug 03, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The first big quarrel my wife and I had

My wife is the opposite of me (they say opposites attract). I am crazy. She is perfectly sane. I am boisterous. She is too quiet; you can hardly hear her when she speaks. I am eager to argue. She...

Control Your Tongue!!!

Aug 03, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Food For Thought Comments Off on Control Your Tongue!!!

A very wise man once said “It’s not what enters a person’s mouth that degrades him…. It’s what comes out of it.” Life and death is in the power of our tongues and each day we...

Sir Shridath’s Global Life will be launched in November

Aug 03, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Sir Shridath’s Global Life will be launched in November

Dear Editor, ‘The world will soon get a glimpse of the life of Sir Shridath ‘Sonny’ Ramphal, the former Guyana’s Attorney General and Foreign Minister who served as Commonwealth Secretary...

From the Diaspora… OLD HABITS HARD TO DIE

Aug 03, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on From the Diaspora… OLD HABITS HARD TO DIE

By Ralph Seeram It was like an excursion; busloads of PNC supporters travelling from poll station to poll station in Berbice to vote. There was much merriment; everybody was so happy committing...

Linden to Lethem road in terrible need of repairs

Aug 03, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Linden to Lethem road in terrible need of repairs

As Brazil and Guyana continue discussions on the asphalted paving of the Linden to Lethem Road, the lives of those who presently traverse the laterite structure are in some amount of danger. This is...

Private hospital looking to sustain corneal transplant programme

Aug 03, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Private hospital looking to sustain corneal transplant programme

By Sharmain Grainger A requisite feature to sustain the provision of corneal transplants is the establishment of an Eye Bank. Moreover, astute consideration is being directed towards such a...

Lisa Punch for ABC’s Rising Star duel competition tonight

Aug 03, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Lisa Punch for ABC’s Rising Star duel competition tonight

Lisa punch, the Guyana-born singer selected to compete on ABC’s Rising Star, is scheduled to perform again tonight. Punch is among thirteen listed to participate in duels. This will be her third...

“I was not going to die without a fight”

Aug 03, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on “I was not going to die without a fight”

– shot handyman recounts attack by gunman Anderson Garrett, 30, is set to undergo surgery at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), to remove a bullet lodged in his neck. He...

2,000 mining concessions up for grabs

Aug 03, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on 2,000 mining concessions up for grabs

The Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) would be making 2,000 medium scale parcels available to miners in the six mining districts through auction and lottery on August 11, and August...

Church View Int’l Hotel celebrates 40 years

Aug 03, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Church View Int’l Hotel celebrates 40 years

By Leon Suseran One of Berbice and Guyana’s oldest and more prominent hotels, the Church View International Hotel and Bar is currently celebrating 40 years of existence. The family business,...

Balwant Singh Hospital conducts corneal transplants

Aug 03, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Balwant Singh Hospital conducts corneal transplants

Almost four years after Guyana conducted its first set of surgical corneal transplants, six more patients successfully underwent the delicate eye procedures. But it would be the first time for...

Jagdeo creates more expense

Aug 03, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Jagdeo creates more expense

In addition to costing the taxpayers millions of dollars each month for Presidential support, former President Bharrat Jagdeo is adding more expense to the national coffers. Yesterday, one of his...

NOC investigation almost complete – Crime Chief

Aug 03, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on NOC investigation almost complete – Crime Chief

The Guyana Police Force has signaled that they are in the process of wrapping up investigations into allegations of abuse against four teenagers at the New Opportunity Corps. The teenagers,...

Guysuco may owe more that than the US$170M

Aug 03, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Guysuco may owe more that than the US$170M

…owes Canefield/Enterprise NDC more than $27M – Councillor The figures are already high, but it could still be higher. This is the tale of the beleaguered Guyana Sugar Corporation...

Essequibo’s oldest feted on 106th birthday

Aug 03, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Essequibo’s oldest feted on 106th birthday

A simple thanksgiving service followed by many kind sentiments directed to Lillian Elliot, as she reached another milestone on Thursday. She is regarded as Essequibo’s oldest. Elliot is...

GDF impacts Cashew Island through education

Aug 03, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on GDF impacts Cashew Island through education

Continuing its mission of service to the nation, the Guyana Defence Force, has over the years, been impacting the lives of members of a small Amerindian Community in Region Six, in a way that...

Liberty Livestock Farm offers pure bred American bulls

Aug 03, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Liberty Livestock Farm offers pure bred American bulls

Liberty Livestock Farm is now offering pure bred American bulls. The Farm is located on Liberty Island, which is just opposite Hog Island in Essequibo. The owner of the Farm, Hakeem Mohamed,...

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ESPNcricinfo – Big picture: One eye on the ODI rankings Where once ODI bilaterals could have been fairly mocked for their lack of relevance, they are played less and less, and this series has a...

A President must be more careful than this

Jun 03, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Foreign policy is not a photo opportunity. It is not public relations. It is not a stage on which leaders can collect flattering invitations and impressive photographs. It is the management of a nation’s interests in a world where every gesture, every handshake, every...

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...

Hess rolling in the money, Guyana rolling in more foolishness

Jun 03, 2026

Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – Yet again, a word of thanks is due to Chartered Accountant Chris Ram for his heavy lifting on behalf of Guyanese. The man should get a medal. And some U.S. millions. And some senior ministers wuk. About 10 of them, seeing he is doing more work...

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