February 2015

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Reis concerned Elections unrest may hamper Banks DIH expansion plans

Feb 16, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Reis concerned Elections unrest may hamper Banks DIH expansion plans

– as company prepares for massive upgrade this year Chairman of Banks DIH Limited Mr. Clifford Reis has outlined several key plans that will see the snack/beverage giant undergoing massive upgrades...

Four boxers for Barbados tourney

Feb 16, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Four boxers for Barbados tourney

A four-man team of boxers would be representing Guyana at this year’s Horace Phillips Memorial boxing tournament scheduled for March 14 in Barbados. Guyana Boxing Association president Steve...

Benons hosts successful session with EBFA Coaches

Feb 16, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Benons hosts successful session with EBFA Coaches

Technical Advisor to the East Bank Football Association (EBFA), Winston Benons yesterday hosted a successful getting to know you and interactive session with Coaches attached to clubs in the...

GCB inter county U-15 tourney…Demerara overcome President’s XI by seven wickets

Feb 16, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCB inter county U-15 tourney…Demerara overcome President’s XI by seven wickets

Demerara defeated the President’s XI by seven wickets when the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) inter county U-15 50-over tournament commenced yesterday. Batting first, the President’s XI were sent...

Fisherman praises media after stolen boat recovered

Feb 16, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Fisherman praises media after stolen boat recovered

D’Edward West Coast Berbice fisherman, Latchman Ramnarine is a happy man today after recovering his fishing boat and some of his equipment, which were stolen from the Rosignol Fisherman Coop wharf...

Former National champion Wilbert Benjamin honoured by Flying Ace Cycle club

Feb 16, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Former National champion Wilbert Benjamin honoured by Flying Ace Cycle club

Former national champion and overseas based cyclist Wilbert Benjamin has been honoured by the Flying Ace Cycle club, who started his career as a school boy back in the 80’s as a member of the FACC,...

Elderly Corentyne driver died from heart attack

Feb 16, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Elderly Corentyne driver died from heart attack

– cops call on persons with serious ailments to desist from driving When 65-year-old Mohid Wahab died last Saturday after his truck crashed into the back of another vehicle, many thought that...

Simeon ‘Candyman’ Hardy suffers first defeat in 2015 Boxcinco tournament

Feb 16, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Simeon ‘Candyman’ Hardy suffers first defeat in 2015 Boxcinco tournament

After chalking up an impeccable record of 13 fights and no loss, Simeon ‘Candyman’ Hardy career encountered its first hump when he dropped a unanimous decision to Vito Gasparyan when the two...

GSCL Inc Republic Cup…Floodlights, Regal Masters register victories

Feb 16, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on GSCL Inc Republic Cup…Floodlights, Regal Masters register victories

Floodlights and Regal Masters recorded victories when the Georgetown Softball Cricket League Inc (GSCL Inc) Republic Cup continued Saturday with the final preliminary round matches in the over-40...

Activists protest outside Digicel HQ over company’s data service

Feb 16, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Activists protest outside Digicel HQ over company’s data service

Just as Digicel celebrated eight years of providing cell phone service in Guyana, social activists Leonard Craig and Freddie Kissoon protested outside the company’s main office on Barrack Street,...

A GLEESOME THREESOME

Feb 16, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Tony Deyal column Comments Off on A GLEESOME THREESOME

When people ask me about my favourite jokes I go into rapid response mode and say quickly, “Patrick Manning and Basdeo Panday.” Regardless of the political affiliation of my audience I...

I have formed a political party

Feb 16, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on I have formed a political party

I have founded a political party. I got it legally registered. In two editions last week, the Stabroek News cited the formation of a party by Mark Benschop and quoted Anand Golsarran’s intention...

A (MIS)MATCH MADE ON VALENTINE’S DAY

Feb 16, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on A (MIS)MATCH MADE ON VALENTINE’S DAY

The marriage between A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and the Alliance for Change has not yet been consummated. What has taken place is a mere proposal to tie the knot, an agreement on...

A time for genuine dialogue

Feb 16, 2015 KNews Editorial Comments Off on A time for genuine dialogue

Dialogue is both a kind of conversation and a way of relating. It is a communication process in which participants may say or hear something they never said or heard before, and from which they may...

From swinging in trees to climbing poles…LUSCSL’s lone lineswoman is on a high

Feb 16, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on From swinging in trees to climbing poles…LUSCSL’s lone lineswoman is on a high

By Enid Joaquin Fern flirts everyday; not your ordinary run of the mill type of flirting most women engage in, but the dangerous kind, the kind that could take your life if you don’t exercise...

Some priorities I would like to see established

Feb 16, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Some priorities I would like to see established

Dear Editor, I extend to the APNU and the AFC congratulations on the historic agreement to contest the upcoming elections as a joint entity. Whilst I am disappointed that the negotiations appear to...

An incredibly foolish analysis

Feb 16, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on An incredibly foolish analysis

Dear Editor, Since I was small I have heard people say; “You have the right to your opinion but not the right opinion.” I saw the potency in this statement when I read last Sunday (Feb 15)...

This alliance has to work

Feb 16, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on This alliance has to work

Dear Editor, I was one of the fiercest supporters of an AFC-led Broad Based Alliance (BBA) as explained by AFC Leader, Khemraj Ramjattan. In this regards, the terms of the recent Cummingsburg Accord...

In defence of Clive Lloyd

Feb 16, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on In defence of Clive Lloyd

Dear Editor, I am simply amazed by the recent written attacks by Sean Devers against the legendary Clive Lloyd. In one of his articles, Sean Devers accused Lloyd of being senile. In my simple...

Professional begging now seems to be a career

Feb 16, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Professional begging now seems to be a career

Dear Editor, Under the caption “Man seeks the public’s assistance for his ailing wife” in Kaieteur News February 10, 2015 edition, I was surprised that a professional beggar had the gall to...

Women’s political participation is key to building democracy

Feb 16, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Women’s political participation is key to building democracy

Dear Editor, Women are agents of change: We must advance the role of women in the area of politics in Guyana. I chose to discuss the challenges lying ahead for women in the upcoming presidential...

US$9M HIV funding hinges on Guyana’s drug procurement practices

Feb 15, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on US$9M HIV funding hinges on Guyana’s drug procurement practices

“Guyana pays much more for drugs than other countries, and why it happens is because certain rules are not followed,” says UNAIDS Country Director By Neil Marks Funding for programmes to combat...

APNU, AFC tie the knot for May 11 polls

Feb 15, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on APNU, AFC tie the knot for May 11 polls

– Granger for President, Nagamootoo for Prime Minister By Abena Rockcliffe The leadership of both APNU and AFC pledge to lead our beloved country into a new dawn of national development,...

Cop ends up on ‘Cloud Nine’ after smoking a joint

Feb 15, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Cop ends up on ‘Cloud Nine’ after smoking a joint

A cop ended up on cloud nine yesterday afternoon when he and a colleague entered a popular city drug yard and smoked a joint. The policeman, who has been identified as Forde, collapsed instantly and...

Cash jet pilot opts out of trial, settles for plea deal

Feb 15, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Cash jet pilot opts out of trial, settles for plea deal

Embattled Guyanese pilot, Khamraj Lall, who was spectacularly busted with over US$600,000 in undeclared cash on board his jet by Puerto Rico authorities in November, is buckling under pressure and...

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Slingerz rain on Camptown’s homecoming parade

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…GDF, Police and Monedderlust march to three points By Rawle Toney (Kaieteur News) – Defending champions Slingerz Football Club and former champions Guyana Defence Force (GDF) FC maintained...

When wealth becomes a god

Sep 08, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – After my first encounter with the Guru, I had to return for some life lessons. So, on my return to his temple, I went looking for him. I found him sitting in exactly the same state in which I had left him: peaceful, unhurried and completely unimpressed by the frantic movement...

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...

Mohamed must rethink, refine himself

Sep 08, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Here I am again. The Hon Leader of the Opposition, Mr. Azruddin Mohamed, has to have an epiphany. A radical renovation of his thinking and carriage is now compulsory. He must stop seeing himself as the Leader of the Opposition (OL); a man going places. He must see himself...

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