August 2014

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East Canje man found dead in house

Aug 16, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on East Canje man found dead in house

The body of a 47-year-old man, with suspected marks of violence, was found at around 15: 45 hrs yesterday in a house in New Street, Cumberland, East Canje Berbice. Allan Gobin, the victim, was found...

Extensive spraying of paddy bugs begins in Region Two

Aug 16, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Extensive spraying of paddy bugs begins in Region Two

Spraying of rice fields in an attempt to contain the infestation of paddy bugs have commenced in Region Two. This activity follows the recommendations of rice farmers. The Guyana Rice Development...

Poor sanitation and stunting in Guyana

Aug 16, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Poor sanitation and stunting in Guyana

DEAR EDITOR, Research shows that poor sanitation accounts for 54% of international variation in child height or stunting. Much of the research material in this area focused on open defecation, but...

Life is about managing expectations

Aug 16, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Life is about managing expectations

DEAR EDITOR, The human mind works in mysterious and unpredictable ways. At one time you are happy and on top of the world and then in an instant you experience a change of mood and you become tired...

GWI sludge dumping in Irving Street canal

Aug 16, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on GWI sludge dumping in Irving Street canal

DEAR EDITOR, Since its inception, Guyana Water Inc. (GWI) water treatment plant at Shelter Belt has been dumping the back wash from its filters (sludge) into the Irving and Church Streets canals,...

The wide disparity in academic performances in the country can be bridged, but…

Aug 16, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on The wide disparity in academic performances in the country can be bridged, but…

DEAR EDITOR, The recent grim news of unacceptably high failure rate at the GCSE and CXC examinations come as no surprise, this kind of unwelcoming news haunts parents and students, particularly from...

Is there a Chief Fire Officer?

Aug 16, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Is there a Chief Fire Officer?

DEAR EDITOR, Just happened to catch a fairly lively TV discussion concerning the hazards of public fires ignited deliberately by various miscreants in different locations. The panel consisted of the...

Bai Shan Lin logging scandal deepens…Company halts massive E’bo operations

Aug 15, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Bai Shan Lin logging scandal deepens…Company halts massive E’bo operations

… but busy cutting new roads to Waini River Chinese company, Bai Shan Lin’s operations in Kwakwani, Upper Berbice River, may have evoked widespread public anger and disbelief over the magnitude,...

C’tyne man brutally murdered

Aug 15, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on C’tyne man brutally murdered

– Stepson in custody Quick action by ranks in Berbice, led to the capture of a 20-year-old murder suspect – who it is believed brutally killed his stepfather – whilst he was still...

ECHO protests outside Ministry over Bai Shan Lin operations

Aug 15, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on ECHO protests outside Ministry over Bai Shan Lin operations

The Environmental Community Health Organization (ECHO) yesterday commenced the first in a series of events to raise public awareness about good governance in relation to the country’s natural...

Tracking website shows significant exotic wood exports by Bai Shan Lin

Aug 15, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Tracking website shows significant exotic wood exports by Bai Shan Lin

– without proper declaration More information continues to surface about the operations of Chinese company, Bai Shan Lin, in Guyana. Several questions which have now arisen include...

Carpenter shot dead during attempted robbery

Aug 15, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Carpenter shot dead during attempted robbery

By Romila Boodram Police are investigating the death of a 24-year-old carpenter who was allegedly shot during an attempted robbery in Second Field, Kaneville, East Bank of Demerara (EBD)...

Manufacturers want full disclosure on Bai Shan Lin

Aug 15, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Manufacturers want full disclosure on Bai Shan Lin

The Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) is expected to soon request that Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment Robert Persaud disclose all information regarding the local...

Dem boys seh…Everybody jailing dem corrupt leaders

Aug 15, 2014 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Everybody jailing dem corrupt leaders

Countries all over de world does lock up dem leaders who corrupt. Turks and Caicos had a corrupt prime minister and when he get a wink that de people gun jail he, de man run to Brazil. That didn’t...

GRFU 10s’ resume tomorrow with another double header

Aug 15, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on GRFU 10s’ resume tomorrow with another double header

Another double header is planned tomorrow as play in the Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) 10s’ Tournament resumes at the national Park, commencing from 16:00hrs. In the opening game, the Guyana...

GABBFF mourns death of Delon Harlequin

Aug 15, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on GABBFF mourns death of Delon Harlequin

The bodybuilding fraternity has been left in a state of shock with the passing of competitor Delon Harlequin yesterday. The 32 year-old Harlequin of Lot B Grant Scheme, Craig, EBD was involved in an...

Caribbean Regional Badminton C/ships – Jamaica …Ramdhani siblings, Cadogan and Mangra advance to semis

Aug 15, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Caribbean Regional Badminton C/ships – Jamaica …Ramdhani siblings, Cadogan and Mangra advance to semis

Guyana’s medal fortunes were looking great by the end of the third day of the Caribbean Regional Badminton Championships (CAREBACO) taking place in the land of Reggae, Jamaica at the Alfred...

Brothers Dominoes tourney set for Sunday

Aug 15, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Brothers Dominoes tourney set for Sunday

TNT take Campton title Brothers Dominoes team 20/20 two-in, one-out tournament will be contested on Sunday at Whitie Bar, Best Road, Vreed-en-Hoop, West Coast Demerara. Entrance fee is $10,000 and...

Guyana presented with three-day trophy

Aug 15, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana presented with three-day trophy

Chanderpaul named MVP Guyana are the most successful team in the history of Regional Under-19 three-day cricket claiming their 13th title and first since 2007, when they captured the 2014 tournament...

EBCB’s Goodwood Racing Service cricket resumes tomorrow

Aug 15, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on EBCB’s Goodwood Racing Service cricket resumes tomorrow

The East Bank Cricket Board’s (EBCB) Goodwood Racing Service 40-over second division cricket continues this weekend at Laluni with two matches. Tomorrow, Ruimveldt face Providence while on Sunday,...

WICB admits to error in misleading playing conditions

Aug 15, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on WICB admits to error in misleading playing conditions

Guyana not yet ‘double’ Champions Former Barbados and West Indies batsman Roland Holder, the Manager of Cricket Operations at the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has informed the Guyana Cricket...

Simmons, Guptill show propel Warriors into CPL final

Aug 15, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Simmons, Guptill show propel Warriors into CPL final

– hammer Tallawahs by 10 wickets Openers Lendl Simmons and Martin Guptill led the Guyana Amazon Warriors to a comprehensive 10-wicket demolition of the Jamaica Tallawahs in the second playoff...

CULT U-17 League motors on this weekend

Aug 15, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on CULT U-17 League motors on this weekend

Two potentially pulsating fixtures are set for tomorrow at the Grove Playfield when action in the CULT/East Bank Football Association Under-17 league continues. Grove Hi Tech will face off with...

East Bank footballers to benefit as MCYS hosts Football Academy

Aug 15, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on East Bank footballers to benefit as MCYS hosts Football Academy

Footballers along the East Bank corridor will get an opportunity to hone their skills in the intricacies of the football development when officials of the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport stage...

Courts plugs support for Boyce/Jefford Classic V

Aug 15, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Courts plugs support for Boyce/Jefford Classic V

Courts Guyana Inc. yesterday publicly displayed its support for this weekend’s Boyce & Jefford Track and Field Classic V with an in-store presentation of a $300,000 cheque at the Store’s Main...

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(Kaieteur News) – The undefeated Guyana Amazon Warriors extended their flawless win streak this season while keeping their 2-0 record at home safe, after crushing the St. Kitts & Nevis...

The Kara Kara conundrum

Sep 07, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The Linden Town Council does not possess an untouchable constitutional right to administer its affairs. The Constitution does not confer upon the Linden Town Council an unfettered right to govern Linden in whatever manner it chooses. It establishes local government within the...

The World Has Broken the 1.5°C Promise. Small States Should Not Have...

Sep 06, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – The world has broken the 1.5°C promise it made to its most vulnerable countries. The breach has not yet been recorded on a sustained basis, but the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) says it is widely assessed as unavoidable and likely within the...

Exxon upping the amps – profits

Sep 07, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – It is fascinating to watch Exxon on the move. Its people taking the floor, speaking with power and supreme confidence. What’s good news for Exxon’s investors is bad news for Guyanese. Follow Exxon’s sequence. It moved quickly. Burst the halo and bubble surrounding...

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