December 2014

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Mother of three is top graduate at CLC 39th Convocation

Dec 08, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Mother of three is top graduate at CLC 39th Convocation

“Never give up” was the message that valedictorian, mother of three, Sharon Scott had for the 2014 Graduating Class of Critchlow Labour College (CLC), this past Saturday. The 39th Convocation...

After 20 years, Special Miracles Ministries christens new building

Dec 08, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on After 20 years, Special Miracles Ministries christens new building

By Abena Rockcliffe King Solomon, in the biblical book of Ecclesiastes, said, “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens.” For the members of Special...

Footsteps Mega Store assists Charity Basketball Event

Dec 08, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Footsteps Mega Store assists Charity Basketball Event

The Footsteps Mega Store has thrown its support behind the Charity Basketball Event, which is set to bring together sportsmen and women, entertainers, professionals and personalities from a...

Diamond Mineral Water International Indoor Hockey Festival…Pepsi Hikers rebound to be on course for title honours

Dec 08, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Diamond Mineral Water International Indoor Hockey Festival…Pepsi Hikers rebound to be on course for title honours

The PEPSI Hikers men, GCC Tigers ladies and Hickers vets all remain unbeaten going into the final day of the Diamond Mineral Water International Indoor Hockey Festival as action continued yesterday...

New info raises suspicions over miner’s death

Dec 08, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on New info raises suspicions over miner’s death

The relatives of 21-year old Clive Johnson were convinced that they had closed the final chapter on his life when they buried him in March earlier this year. They had resigned themselves to...

Body of Cuyuni mishap victim found

Dec 08, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Body of Cuyuni mishap victim found

Police have recovered the body of 31-year-old Linden resident, Leon Cornelius, who died in a boat mishap in the Cuyuni River last Friday. Relatives identified Cornelius on Saturday after...

Mae’s Under-12 cops Best School at Interschool Tennis 10’s

Dec 08, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Mae’s Under-12 cops Best School at Interschool Tennis 10’s

The young players of Mae’s Under 12 collectively proved their worth in mini-tennis during the Guyana Tennis Association’s 2014 Christmas Interschool Tennis 10’s competition held last week at...

East La Penitence drowning…Suspicions of foul play surface after PM

Dec 08, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on East La Penitence drowning…Suspicions of foul play surface after PM

Suspicions of foul play have surfaced following a Post Mortem Examination (PM) performed on the remains of Toolsidas Mandra, the homeless man whose body was pulled from a trench near the East La...

Correction:

Dec 08, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Correction:

In Friday’s edition we reported on a visit to the Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, by several members of the Guyana Football Federation’s Normalization Committee. The article, ‘GFF...

Guyana Mixed Martial Arts Karate Association holds 1st Championships

Dec 08, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana Mixed Martial Arts Karate Association holds 1st Championships

The Guyana Mixed Martial Arts Karate Association held its 1st annual Karate Championships last Sunday at the Black Cobra Karate Club in La-Parfaite Harmony W.B.D. The association has 5 Branches which...

Leonora beating death…Wife says she can’t ID cop who beat spouse

Dec 08, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Leonora beating death…Wife says she can’t ID cop who beat spouse

– but denies not cooperating with investigators The wife of Leonora beating death victim, Asif Rahim Khartoon, is refuting claims by investigators that she is refusing to cooperate with them....

Int’l Anti-Corruption Day to be observed with march and dinner

Dec 08, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Int’l Anti-Corruption Day to be observed with march and dinner

The Transparency Institute of Guyana Incorporated (TIGI) will be holding a march tomorrow as Guyana joins the rest of the world in observing International Anti-Corruption Day. The march will...

Cricket Guy Inc, GCB congratulates Captain Vishal Singh on maiden Regional century

Dec 08, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Cricket Guy Inc, GCB congratulates Captain Vishal Singh on maiden Regional century

Cricket Guy Inc and GCB congratulate Captain Vishal Singh on his maiden Regional century. The CGI Jaguars and the GCB wishes to extend its sincerest congratulations and felicitations towards its...

West Dem. Regional Hospital’s orthopaedic services improved

Dec 08, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on West Dem. Regional Hospital’s orthopaedic services improved

– 83 surgeries done in about four months During a presentation at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), on Friday, Orthopaedic Resident, Dr. Shawn Bancroft, who has been working...

THE OPPOSITION HAVE A LOT OF EXPLAINING TO DO

Dec 08, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THE OPPOSITION HAVE A LOT OF EXPLAINING TO DO

Next year’s election will not be about the record of the PPPC government. The next general election is going to be about the effectiveness of the opposition parties. The government will have to...

Sensei Dunbar attains 7th Degree black belt grade

Dec 08, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Sensei Dunbar attains 7th Degree black belt grade

Chief Instructor of the Guyana Wado-Ryu Karate Association Shian Compton Winston Dunbar has been awarded the seventh degree black belt in Wado-Ryu Karate by the Wado-Ryu Academy of Guyana in...

Social media users vent feelings on President’s election announcement

Dec 08, 2014 KNews News 2

President Donald Ramotar on Saturday announced that the period of prorogation will not continue. He said that he is not willing to allow the National Assembly to get on with “business as...

Amazing Mae’s hammer GIA

Dec 08, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Amazing Mae’s hammer GIA

Determination and a positive attitude were in the front seat when Mae’s School came from behind to hammer Georgetown International Academy 8-3 in a friendly football match played at the Police...

The Private Sector Commission should cease attempting to do the PPP’s dirty work

Dec 08, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Private Sector Commission should cease attempting to do the PPP’s dirty work

Dear Editor, Mr. Ramesh Persaud, Chairman of the Guyana Private Sector Commission has proposed that as a condition to President Donald Ramotar revoking his order proroguing the Parliament, the...

The world has interpreted Guyana; the point is to change it

Dec 08, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The world has interpreted Guyana; the point is to change it

Last Friday evening, just after I finished my speech at the public launching of the TUC democracy rally at the Stabroek Market Square to protest the proroguing of Parliament, as I walked down...

Police B Division assists former members, elderly, sick and less fortunate

Dec 08, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Police B Division assists former members, elderly, sick and less fortunate

The Guyana Police Force is also in the spirit of giving and lending a helping hand during the festive season. As such, the B Division police, led by Commander, Assistant Commissioner Brian Joseph and...

Lincoln Lewis’ assertion is a contradiction of all that he has courageously championed for decades

Dec 08, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Lincoln Lewis’ assertion is a contradiction of all that he has courageously championed for decades

Dear Editor, I was more than a little bit surprised by the statement in Mr. Lincoln Lewis’ letter that “[Guyana] is a nation of laws”: (Kaieteur News 07-12-14, Maxwell needs to explain his...

THE AYE AYES HAVE IT

Dec 08, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Tony Deyal column Comments Off on THE AYE AYES HAVE IT

When I was in my salad days and very green in judgment, I was often accused of being too “manish”, a term reserved for those of us whose urinary outpourings had not yet been so shaken by...

The president’s speech on elections should be taken with a grain of salt

Dec 08, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on The president’s speech on elections should be taken with a grain of salt

Dear Editor, If the President’s statement is to be taken seriously then there will be Regional and General elections early next year at the latest. But no one, including the opposition, should take...

Overseas-based alumni donates to Brickdam Secondary for Christmas Season

Dec 08, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Overseas-based alumni donates to Brickdam Secondary for Christmas Season

Overseas-based alumni of the Brickdam Secondary School, on Thursday last, donated a substantial quantity of school supplies and appliances to the educational institute. The donation was done...

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Kaieteur Sports – As Guyana prepares to host the FIBA AmeriCup 2029 Caribbean Pre-Qualifiers from July 8-12 at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, the Guyana Basketball Federation (GBF) has made a...

No right to a firearm permit exists

Jun 17, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Years ago, there was a man who contended, “I need a firearm licence because I have a lot of money.” The then relevant officer replied, “Then you can afford security—next application, please.” The man had been so confident he would get a firearm licence...

Why the Commonwealth Matters Again

Jun 14, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Small and medium-sized states, from the most vulnerable island nations to more diversified middle‑income economies, have always faced a difficult reality. They have to navigate a world in which power is unevenly distributed and in which the decisions of...

Carolyn Rodrigues – Birkett for UN Sec Gen. – I endorse

Jun 17, 2026

Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – Way to go, Excellency Ali. Excellency Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett is Guyana’s nominee for the prestigious and demanding role of United Nations Secretary General. Why not? Since everybody globally have their eyes on a wedge of Guyana’s riches,...

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