August 2014

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Regional U-19 50-over tourney…Windwards scrape pass Trinidad and Tobago by 2 wkts

Aug 11, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Regional U-19 50-over tourney…Windwards scrape pass Trinidad and Tobago by 2 wkts

By Zaheer Mohamed An unbroken ninth wicket stand of 40 between Sherman Lewis and Deron Hypolite guided Windward Islands to a hard fought two- wicket victory over Trinidad and Tobago in the fifth...

‘For the Good of the Game’

Aug 11, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on ‘For the Good of the Game’

By Rawle Welch It has been over 24 hours since the FIFA/CONCACAF mandated Extra Ordinary Congress of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) has been aborted despite the threat by the two governing...

This Diamond Scheme resident seems to be above the law

Aug 11, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on This Diamond Scheme resident seems to be above the law

Dear Editor, One of my neighbours in Tenth Avenue, Diamond Housing Scheme, seems to have no regard for the Grove/Diamond NDC’s parapet area, nor pride for the front of their premises. They have...

Bandits as Police?

Aug 11, 2014 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Bandits as Police?

The recent robbery of two citizens while on their way to the airport should open the eyes of the authorities if previous incidents had not already done so. The burning question should be the one...

National Youth Conference for August 12

Aug 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on National Youth Conference for August 12

The first-ever National Youth Conference to commemorate International Youth Day locally will be held tomorrow at the Theatre Guild. Guyanese youths are being encouraged to attend the event which is...

Teshina Marcus is MHA Emancipation Queen Dominoes winner

Aug 11, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Teshina Marcus is MHA Emancipation Queen Dominoes winner

Teshina Marcus was crowned Queen of Dominoes when the Ministry of Home Affairs brought off their annual Emancipation competition which was contested on Friday last at the entity’s Brickdam, Head...

Bai Shan Lin mimics the behaviour of a parasite

Aug 10, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Bai Shan Lin mimics the behaviour of a parasite

“It is now evident why the company avoided Parliamentary scrutiny” – Harmon “Bai Shan Lin mimics the behaviour of a bacterium called spirogyra. This bacterium gobbles what it wants and...

Bai Shan Lin came to Guyana specifically for large-scale logging

Aug 10, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Bai Shan Lin came to Guyana specifically for large-scale logging

– brought in over 200 trucks, 60 bulldozers, 40 loaders, luxury vehicles all duty-free As questions continue to swirl over the arrangements between the Government of Guyana and a Chinese...

Bai Shan Lin has no permission to harvest or log – EPA Official

Aug 10, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Bai Shan Lin has no permission to harvest or log – EPA Official

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has denied ever giving Chinese company, Bai Shan Lin International Forest Development Inc. any permission to do logging. A senior official at the EPA said...

IFMAS developers debunk Govt’s defence for non-installed modules

Aug 10, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on IFMAS developers debunk Govt’s defence for non-installed modules

… Not aware of any country that is not using all modules -“The whole purpose of the IFMAS program is to replace manual systems with automation for the purpose of accountability and...

A charismatic woman of worth…Dr. Faith Harding, is a ‘Special Person’

Aug 10, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on A charismatic woman of worth…Dr. Faith Harding, is a ‘Special Person’

“I have watched the pain people go through and I know it’s not necessary, so I try to put myself in a position where I’d be able to help. I am satisfied with my life, but there is still so much...

Natural Resources Minister should be sacked

Aug 10, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Natural Resources Minister should be sacked

– Norway agreement brushed aside for China’s quick dollar- Harmon By Nicholas Peters The Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) agreement that Guyana signed on to with the Kingdom of Norway...

Forestry sector projected to grow five times initial projection

Aug 10, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Forestry sector projected to grow five times initial projection

…overall export earnings plummet as economy slows down With news of Bai Shan Lin’s massive exportation of logs from Guyana without a permit, the Finance Minister, yesterday announced...

Guyana Watch team wraps up medical outreach

Aug 10, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana Watch team wraps up medical outreach

– Over 2,500 persons treated The Guyana Watch Medical team concluded their countrywide clinics with a bang yesterday at Parika, East Bank Essequibo. Over 2,500 persons would have visited...

Dem boys seh…Rob de Earth tek de Chinee thing and now he can’t talk

Aug 10, 2014 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Rob de Earth tek de Chinee thing and now he can’t talk

Nutten does happen by accident and people don’t give nutten fuh free. When de Chinee Ham Bassadah call de Waterfalls boss man and invite he to dinner, de boss man smile. Dem boys didn’t know that...

Popular promoter injured in early morning accident

Aug 10, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Popular promoter injured in early morning accident

Promoter Colin Mack was rushed to a city hospital early yesterday morning after crashing his Nissan Bluebird along Homestretch Avenue. A relative of the promoter told Kaieteur News that the accident...

City businessman ambushed by masked gunmen

Aug 10, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on City businessman ambushed by masked gunmen

A 59-year city businessman narrowly escaped an ambush staged by two armed bandits in the wee hours of yesterday morning at his Christiani Street, North Ruimveldt residence. The incident occurred...

Ghana looking to import timber from Guyana

Aug 10, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Ghana looking to import timber from Guyana

Ghana – The Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Barbara Serwaa Asamoah has indicated that government will soon commence the importation of timber. Addressing the 5th edition of...

Speeding car kills young mom

Aug 10, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Speeding car kills young mom

A 25-year old woman was added to the growing list of road accident fatalities when she was struck down around mid morning yesterday by an out of control car while waiting for transportation on the...

Football development thrown into jeopardy following aborted reconciliation meeting

Aug 10, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Football development thrown into jeopardy following aborted reconciliation meeting

By Michael Benjamin Football development was severely compromised yesterday morning after the executives of the respective arms failed to reach a compromise on the authenticity of delegates to...

Slain Plaisance woman may have been tortured to open safe

Aug 10, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Slain Plaisance woman may have been tortured to open safe

– suspect seen scaling back fence Slain Plaisance resident Ann Mendonca was apparently bound, gagged and tortured to open a safe in her home, and police are looking for an individual who...

Special sitting to vote on Confidence Motion dependent on Nagamootoo

Aug 10, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Special sitting to vote on Confidence Motion dependent on Nagamootoo

– Trotman The mover of the No Confidence Motion against the Government of Guyana will have to indicate to the Speaker of the National Assembly whether he wants an extraordinary sitting...

Grenada confirms three for Boyce/Jefford Classic V

Aug 10, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Grenada confirms three for Boyce/Jefford Classic V

The Grenadian Athletic Association have confirmed the participation of three athletes to compete at the 2014 Boyce/Jefford Track and Field Classic, which will be held in Linden, August 16-17 at...

Weeder duped out of his machine

Aug 10, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Weeder duped out of his machine

A West Coast Demerara man is now left ruing his judgment after he was fleeced out of his weeding machine yesterday. Abdul Wahab, 62, of Wallers Delight, explained that his troubles all started...

From the Diaspora…Huffing, puffing and bluffing… there isn’t going to be any election soon

Aug 10, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on From the Diaspora…Huffing, puffing and bluffing… there isn’t going to be any election soon

By Ralph Seeram Don’t hold your breath and cross your fingers folks, there will be no General Election in the near future, despite all the blustering you are hearing from the Government and...

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Chase’s and Santa Rosa eye top spot as Republic Bank Schools...

Nov 08, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Santa Rosa Secondary and defending champions Chase’s Academic Foundation sit primed on seven points as action continues today in the Republic Bank Secondary School Football...

A capital city beyond redemption?

Nov 08, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Georgetown has become so dysfunctional, so hopelessly disorganised and so resistant to correction that one must ask whether the effort to save it is worth the trouble. The greatest mistake successive governments have made is not recognising that Georgetown should have long been...

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...

The epitaph on Mr. Gavin Douglas’ tombstone should read: Murdered...

Nov 08, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Another Guyanese dead, and in degraded fashion, at the hands of State agents. A State that now stands as a monument to how much the PPP Govt. has criminalized it. When not one alleged rogue cop, with blood in his eye, but four of them, can deliver blows on a man that’s...

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