August 2014

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Guyanese chess players canter along despite fluctuating fortunes

Aug 12, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyanese chess players canter along despite fluctuating fortunes

Guyanese chess players continue to experience fluctuating fortunes but nevertheless are putting up strong challenges as action in the 41st Chess Olympiad in Tromsø, Norway, continues. Ronuel...

TREACLE RECORDS FIFTH WIN FOR THE YEAR WITH VICTORY AT RISING SUN

Aug 12, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on TREACLE RECORDS FIFTH WIN FOR THE YEAR WITH VICTORY AT RISING SUN

Treacle, the D3 class animal of the Dookie stable trained by the versatile Fazal Habibulla, continues to churn out victory after victory. It was once again in winner’s row on Sunday when the Rising...

WARTSILA continues to power Boyce/Jefford Classic

Aug 12, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on WARTSILA continues to power Boyce/Jefford Classic

Wartsila’s Guyana Operation continued its relationship with the Boyce/Jefford Track and Field Classic V yesterday when the energy company empowered the Management Committee for the meet that will...

Unity for the Nation 3-a-side small goal football fixed for Berbice this Sunday

Aug 12, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Unity for the Nation 3-a-side small goal football fixed for Berbice this Sunday

Over 20 teams entered so far With less than a week away preparations are winding down for the first ever 3-a-side Small Goal Knockout Football Competition organized by the Unity for the Nation...

US-based Surinamese sprinter here for Boyce/Jefford Classic V

Aug 12, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on US-based Surinamese sprinter here for Boyce/Jefford Classic V

United States of America-based female Surinamese sprinter, Danielle Clark is in Guyana to run at this weekend’s Boyce/Jefford Track and Field Classic V, which will be held in Linden at the...

Guyana command top spot as Trinis run riot, Barbados scrape to win

Aug 12, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana command top spot as Trinis run riot, Barbados scrape to win

Roseau, Dominica – Trinidad & Tobago smashed through Dominica to top Group A while Guyana topped Group B as group stage action in the Regional Women’s Super50 concluded Sunday across four...

LLOYD TO LOOK AT West Indies youngsters

Aug 12, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on LLOYD TO LOOK AT West Indies youngsters

Cricinfo – Georgetown, Guyana – Clive Lloyd, West Indies’ new selection committee convener, has indicated that youth development will be his primary focus in helping revive West Indies...

Squander mania parading as economic acumen

Aug 12, 2014 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Squander mania parading as economic acumen

To hear of the country not being in a position to determine the benefits to its people from the billions of dollars in concessions to foreign investors is outrageous. Upfront, the Guyanese people...

The PPP is cashing in on the preferential conditions of the PetroCaribe deal for personal reasons

Aug 12, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on The PPP is cashing in on the preferential conditions of the PetroCaribe deal for personal reasons

DEAR EDITOR, In the Kaieteur News of Tuesday 5th August 2014 there is an article captioned “Agriculture Ministry eying higher priced markets for rice as production keeps climbing”. This looks...

Where will this approach leave the PNCR and Granger?

Aug 12, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Where will this approach leave the PNCR and Granger?

DEAR EDITOR, In an article published in Stabroek News, Saturday, August 9th, 2014: under the caption “PNCR won’t support more funding for provocative Walter Rodney inquiry – Granger”. The...

A refreshing narrative for the GPF

Aug 12, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on A refreshing narrative for the GPF

DEAR EDITOR, The Guyana Police Force (GPF), and in particular the “A” division and its Commander Mr. Hicken, must be commended for the service- and leadership-oriented week-long camping...

LET THE CHINESE LOGGERS ENTER THE DOMESTIC MARKET FOR HARDWOOD

Aug 12, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on LET THE CHINESE LOGGERS ENTER THE DOMESTIC MARKET FOR HARDWOOD

A few weeks ago a visitor asked me, “With all those forests that you have in Guyana hardwood must be very cheap.” I asked him to repeat the question, and when he did, my answer was a loud...

A nation that encourages slackness in its Govt. heaps oppression and injustice on itself

Aug 12, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on A nation that encourages slackness in its Govt. heaps oppression and injustice on itself

DEAR EDITOR, The PPP should know that they are fooling only themselves. What they are not interested in is justice and proper governance in Guyana. When the PPP’s unwillingness to hold Local...

When appreciation turns to depreciation

Aug 12, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on When appreciation turns to depreciation

There are photos of Uncle Donald enjoying himself at the Guyana Festival. In one frame he is hugging an African dancer. Then there is a shot of him with an African drum between his legs beating away....

The cure for Ebola: Penitence?

Aug 12, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on The cure for Ebola: Penitence?

DEAR EDITOR, “We are in trouble here. We are in trouble,” Reverend Marcus MacKay, dressed in a green gown, said before the altar. “But you know what? There is no way this devil is going to do...

Court should give advice to National Assembly and refrain from giving orders

Aug 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Court should give advice to National Assembly and refrain from giving orders

– Speaker By: Kiana Wilburg Prior to the Tenth Parliament, there was only one legal challenge to the National Assembly. It was in 1965. The then Chief Justice, Harold Bollers, was very...

Guyana Festival concludes with a grand Cook-Out

Aug 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana Festival concludes with a grand Cook-Out

By mid Sunday afternoon, patrons were ready to treat their taste buds at the grand Cook Out which was part of the third and final day of the Guyana Festival at the Providence National Stadium....

Govt. spent US$350M locally in first half of 2014

Aug 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. spent US$350M locally in first half of 2014

The Government of Guyana has spent for the first half of the year, a total of $70B of which $19B was subsidies and transfers to various agencies. This information was released over the weekend...

Man dies days after thrashing

Aug 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Man dies days after thrashing

– Drinking “buddy” in police custody By: Romila Boodram A 53-year-old man, who was brutally beaten with a piece of wood, allegedly by his drinking “buddy” last Wednesday,...

$6M in bail, ‘child support’ money vanishes from Police Station

Aug 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on $6M in bail, ‘child support’ money vanishes from Police Station

– Police Sergeant under close arrest A Police Sergeant in charge of financial matters at the Leonora Police Station is being asked to explain the disappearance of over $6M. Police...

Hungry gunmen rob gardener of ‘Chinese food’

Aug 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Hungry gunmen rob gardener of ‘Chinese food’

A 21-year-old gardener was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) on Saturday last, after being assaulted and robbed by armed bandits in McDoom. Carton Pedro, a resident...

Dem boys seh…Sweet in mouth does cause problem in behind

Aug 11, 2014 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Sweet in mouth does cause problem in behind

When people walk de straight and narrow dem does get peace and respect. Is when dem decide fuh tek de crooked path that dem does deh in real trouble. Today, nuff of dem big ones can’t find peace....

E- Governance Project completion awaiting GPL power conversion

Aug 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on E- Governance Project completion awaiting GPL power conversion

In the first half of 2014, $450.6M was spent on the completion of works under the E-Governance project. This is according to Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh, who over the weekend gave a...

Awarding New GPC contract shows government’s ‘feeding frenzy’- Harmon

Aug 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Awarding New GPC contract shows government’s ‘feeding frenzy’- Harmon

It is almost a month since Head of the Presidential Secretariat Dr. Roger Luncheon disclosed that that Cabinet approved New Guyana Pharmaceutical Corporation (GPC) as the nation’s sole...

REO awards contract without tendering process – AFC Councillor

Aug 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on REO awards contract without tendering process – AFC Councillor

The rift between Region Eight’s Regional Democratic Council (RDC) and Government’s Regional Executive Officer continues to widen. Complaints by Councillors that demands for accountability and...

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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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