October 2014

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3rd Kadir Mohamed Mem. /FSCC Ounce of Gold Cycle Road Race…Michael Anthony rides unbeaten again

Oct 13, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on 3rd Kadir Mohamed Mem. /FSCC Ounce of Gold Cycle Road Race…Michael Anthony rides unbeaten again

By Franklin Wilson Linden based junior cyclist Michael Anthony pedaled to another convincing road race win when he carted off the top prize for the 3rd annual Kadir Mohamed Memorial cycle road race...

GCA’s Hadi’s two-day first division cricket..Three teams secure outright wins

Oct 13, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCA’s Hadi’s two-day first division cricket..Three teams secure outright wins

By Sean Devers The Everest/GNIC encounter was the only match which ended in a draw, while Demerara Cricket Club (DCC), Malteenoes Sports Club (MSC) and Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) all registered...

Princess She is Not crowned Queen at Kennard Turf Club as Score’s Even beaten again

Oct 13, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Princess She is Not crowned Queen at Kennard Turf Club as Score’s Even beaten again

It was a perfect day of racing and upsets were the order of the day with the biggest coming in the feature A and Lower Event. Newly imported animal Princess She is Not of the Shariff Racing Stable...

Inter Guiana Games tennis returns to Guyana after 30 years hiatus

Oct 13, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Inter Guiana Games tennis returns to Guyana after 30 years hiatus

After a prolonged 30 years hiatus, international lawn tennis returns to Guyana when the Guyana Tennis Association (GTA) hosts the 2014 Inter Guiana Games (IGG), October 24 and 25 next. President of...

GCA/Noble House Seafoods second division tourney… Police, GDF are latest winners

Oct 13, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCA/Noble House Seafoods second division tourney… Police, GDF are latest winners

Police and Guyana Defence Force (GDF) recorded victories when the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA)/Noble House Seafoods Second division two-day tournament continued last weekend. At Eve Leary,...

GT Beer/Berbice Cup 2014…Victoria Kings and Ann’s Grove stroll into semis

Oct 13, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on GT Beer/Berbice Cup 2014…Victoria Kings and Ann’s Grove stroll into semis

One-time Kashif and Shanghai Champion, Victoria Kings easily disposed of New Amsterdam United 3-1, while Ann’s Grove made light work of Golden Grove Stars with a 5-1 drubbing when the GT...

Lewis Hamilton wins Russian GP ahead of Nico Rosberg

Oct 13, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Lewis Hamilton wins Russian GP ahead of Nico Rosberg

BBC Sport – Britain’s Lewis Hamilton dominated the Russian Grand Prix to take his ninth win of the year, his fourth in a row, and extend his championship lead. Hamilton’s team-mate Nico...

Con games

Oct 13, 2014 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Con games

Reading the contribution of a Sunday Kaieteur columnist brought to mind the experiences that some people undergo just to get a piece of the paradise that they believe exists in foreign lands. From...

Is David Granger the enemy, or the PPP government ?

Oct 13, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Is David Granger the enemy, or the PPP government ?

Dear Editor, ‘Three score and ten, within the volume of which time I have seen, Hours dreadful and things strange, But this sore night hath trifled former knowings’. (Shakespeare) This is my...

Mr. Granger’s lack of humility will negatively impact the opposition

Oct 13, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Mr. Granger’s lack of humility will negatively impact the opposition

Dear Editor, Our society has many problems, two of which are politicians’ disrespect for the masses and their lack of humility. Having read Kaieteur News’ account of what happened in Linden on...

A concerted effort needed to end this history of bad governance

Oct 13, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on A concerted effort needed to end this history of bad governance

Dear Editor, Once upon a time there were countries with names as Nyasaland, Gold Coast, Rhodesia, Tanganyika, and others with familiar names of Nigeria and Kenya. Embroiled in the struggles for...

The PPP is hiding the truth about local govt. elections

Oct 13, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on The PPP is hiding the truth about local govt. elections

Dear Editor, Reading the INEWS piece on October 9th, 2014 captioned “No evidence Ramotar has abandoned LGE” by Dr. Lunceheon shows how confused, desperate and silly the PPP has become under the...

Eusi Kwayana should repudiate his past for reconciliation

Oct 13, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Eusi Kwayana should repudiate his past for reconciliation

Dear Editor, Historians are well aware that “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it”” as George Santayana so wisely wrote. When Mr Eusi Kwayana can completely clear...

Look how petty these people are

Oct 13, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Look how petty these people are

Dear Editor, Please allow me to give my two cents on what is obviously a clear case of pettiness and vindictiveness by the leaders of our dear land of Guyana. At first I did not want to get involved...

DEMOCRACY IS UNDER SIEGE

Oct 13, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on DEMOCRACY IS UNDER SIEGE

In 2002, the European Union instituted a travel ban on officials of the Zimbabwean government amidst a crackdown on opponents by the Mugabe administration. That ban was lifted this year but remained...

Porter allegedly chopped by person he tried to rescue

Oct 13, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Porter allegedly chopped by person he tried to rescue

A porter is currently nursing severe chop wounds to his left arm at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), after he allegedly tried to rescue his assailant the previous night. According...

Aunt seeking help for child with tumour in right eye

Oct 13, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Aunt seeking help for child with tumour in right eye

The aunt of a one-year-old boy in Betsy Ground Village, East Canje, Berbice, is seeking assistance to raise GY$490,000 for the removal of his tumour-stricken right eye. Kowsilla Kenneth of...

Rupununi farmer dies 11 days after bearing

Oct 13, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Rupununi farmer dies 11 days after bearing

Police are conducting investigations into the circumstances surrounding the death of 52-year-old farmer Clifton Clement, of Hiawa Village, Central Rupununi, which occurred at about 01:30 hours...

Government blamed for destruction of property

Oct 13, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Government blamed for destruction of property

Ivelaw Flue, a farmer who lives on the Linden/Soesdyke Highway, near the Timerhi junction, was displaced from his home on Saturday, October 11 when workers believed to be from the Ministry of...

Teen stuck down my Ministry official succumbs

Oct 13, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Teen stuck down my Ministry official succumbs

Jameel Mounter, the teen who was struck down by an Education Ministry official’s car three Sundays ago succumbed to his injuries in the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC)’s...

Gunmen beat, rob elderly couple

Oct 13, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Gunmen beat, rob elderly couple

An elderly couple was beaten and robbed of over $1M in cash and jewelry by three gunmen early yesterday at their Lot 83 Plantation Adelphi, East Canje Berbice home. Dhallim Chand, 56, his...

Police still investigating Welshman’s sex allegations – Crime Chief

Oct 13, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Police still investigating Welshman’s sex allegations – Crime Chief

The police are still investigating claims which were made by Johnny Welshman Jnr, that he was sexually abused by Speaker of the National Assembly Raphael Trotman and two other persons. Apart...

Eight India consultants hired to rescue GuySuCo…Economic Services Committee to probe progress of this move

Oct 13, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Eight India consultants hired to rescue GuySuCo…Economic Services Committee to probe progress of this move

– Greenidge In December 2013, officials of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) had disclosed that it hired eight consultants from India to “perform a quick miracle” on the ailing sugar...

Welder killed in highway crash

Oct 13, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Welder killed in highway crash

Minutes after telling his wife he was coming home, a 27-year-old welder died in a horrific crash involving his car and a pickup near Madewini on the Soesdyke/Linden Highway. Benedict Bacchus,...

ACDA reaffirms position on need for African Lands Commission

Oct 13, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on ACDA reaffirms position on need for African Lands Commission

As the African Cultural and Development Association (ACDA), along with other local African groups observe African Holocaust Day 2014, the body has reaffirmed its position that a local African...

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Golden Jaguars hunt back-to-back wins in Puerto Rico

Oct 01, 2026

…Guyana’s could seal Gold Cup berth against Dominica By Rawle Toney (Kaieteur News) – The Golden Jaguars will look to take another significant step towards a return to the Concacaf Gold Cup...

The things we fear the most

Oct 01, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – I told the Guru about a Tik Tok video I had seen of a very wealthy man who had done something that, at first, seemed rather strange. He had spent much of his life building wealth. He had a comfortable home, good food, security and all the things that money can provide. Yet...

Crime thrives on weak justice, illegal guns and dirty money

Sep 20, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Crime in Latin America and the Caribbean is no longer only a matter for the police. It is weakening societies, draining economies and obstructing development. It is also testing public confidence in courts, governments and democratic institutions. The...

U.S. Ambassador digs a hole for herself

Oct 01, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Ye Gods! The Justice Gino Persaud “visa review” public kangaroo trial is leading to some unlikely places. In his trial by fire, even the mighty U.S. Ambassador to Guyana, Excellency Nicole D. Theriot, ended up with her own hair on fire. “We are not aware.” What...

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