March 2015

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Untouchable Boss hosts big Birthday Domino Tournament

Mar 12, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Untouchable Boss hosts big Birthday Domino Tournament

Untouchable Boss ‘Lyall Gittens’ will be celebrating his birthday with a big two-day Domino Tournament and take-away lunch scheduled to be staged from March 20-21 at the Banks DIH Sports Club,...

Tang Soo Do martial arts arrives in Guyana

Mar 12, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Tang Soo Do martial arts arrives in Guyana

A new form of martial arts has made its way to Guyana, thanks to International acclaimed specialist Master Jose Torres. Tang Soo Do is described as a Korean martial art which incorporates fighting...

GABF International Series continues tonight

Mar 12, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on GABF International Series continues tonight

International Basketball will continue tonight at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall when Bermuda take on Guyana in the second of three games scheduled in the 2015 Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation...

DDL backs KMTC post Phagwah horse race meet

Mar 12, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on DDL backs KMTC post Phagwah horse race meet

The Kennard Memorial Turf Club (KMTC) has received the backing of Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) for the staging of its post Phagwah meet which is set for Sunday at Bush Lot Farm, Corentyne. Under...

AAG shortlists nine for CARIFTA Games

Mar 12, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on AAG shortlists nine for CARIFTA Games

The Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) has shortlisted nine athletes for the annual Junior CARIFTA Games scheduled for April 4-6 in St. Kitts & Nevis. The AAG shortlist follows the CARIFTA...

Grove Hi Tech Striker Joins Pro League with Goals

Mar 12, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Grove Hi Tech Striker Joins Pro League with Goals

Grove High Tech Striker Domini Garnett is the latest player to join the professional ranks in Trinidad and Tobago. The prolific striker has signed a two-year deal with Caledonia AIA of the TT Pro...

Non member clubs voting at BCB AGM among reasons for court action – WBCA

Mar 12, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Non member clubs voting at BCB AGM among reasons for court action – WBCA

Two clubs affiliated to the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) recently obtained an injunction restraining the Executives of that Board to function. The claims of the Port Mourant Cricket Club and West...

CIIP erects, repairs 12 more bridges

Mar 12, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on CIIP erects, repairs 12 more bridges

The parents of children attending Samatta Point Nursery School, East Bank Demerara can now breathe a sigh of relief, since the construction of a footpath bridge which now provides safe access to the...

Gov’t optimistic Guyana, Venezuela issue can be resolved diplomatically

Mar 12, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Gov’t optimistic Guyana, Venezuela issue can be resolved diplomatically

The relationship between Guyana and Venezuela has remained healthy, notwithstanding the ups and downs related to the issue of the 1999 Arbitral Award. Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr. Roger...

Scotia Bank contributes $1.5M in donations to social services

Mar 12, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Scotia Bank contributes $1.5M in donations to social services

The Bank of Nova Scotia Guyana, Robb Street branch yesterday donated an estimated $1.5M to a number of charitable social services as part of their “give-back” initiative. The handing over...

GNYC’s ‘Vote Like A Boss’ to officially launch soon

Mar 12, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on GNYC’s ‘Vote Like A Boss’ to officially launch soon

The Guyana National Youth Council (GNYC) is signaling to officially launch its “Vote Like A Boss” campaign come March 21. The campaign is to bring out more young voters to the ballot box come...

UG unions unhappy with negotiations with administration

Mar 12, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on UG unions unhappy with negotiations with administration

– to determine way forward at planned meeting “Alarming” was the adjective used by Dr Mellissa Ifill yesterday when asked to comment on the input of those representing the University of...

Traditional cures are often better than expensive medication

Mar 12, 2015 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Traditional cures are often better than expensive medication

On a recent visit to Kathmandu, Nepal, people were very pleased and relieved to see that the excellent buffet breakfast at the Shaligram Hotel where they stayed included yoghurt, good old home-made...

NBTS in dire need of blood – Giftland Staff makes donation

Mar 12, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on NBTS in dire need of blood – Giftland Staff makes donation

Just weeks after Demerara Shipping Company Ltd got the ball rolling with the donation of blood to the National Blood Bank (NBB), Giftland Office Max yesterday carried out its first blood drive for...

MARAD to establish Charity office

Mar 12, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on MARAD to establish Charity office

The Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) will be establishing an office at Charity, Pomeroon by the end of the first quarter of this year. The office will facilitate boat owners and operators...

The two tragic mistakes of Courtney Crum-Ewing

Mar 12, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The two tragic mistakes of Courtney Crum-Ewing

Political thugs openly broke up Courtney’s minibus. These centrally directed violent men were so barefaced that they ignored bystanders who were watching. Now they have murdered this one-man...

Rowley backs Sanders

Mar 12, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Rowley backs Sanders

OPPOSITION Leader, Dr Keith Rowley, urged Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar to withdraw Trinidad and Tobago’s nomination of Planning Minister, Dr Bhoe Tewarie, for head of the 53-member...

Anti-government protestor’s assassination…Opposition appeals for calm

Mar 12, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Anti-government protestor’s assassination…Opposition appeals for calm

– Dr. Hinds urges “No tit for tat” There is a general appeal for calm following the gunning down of anti-government protestor Courtney Crum-Ewing on Tuesday night, while he was exercising...

April 7 is Nomination Day

Mar 12, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on April 7 is Nomination Day

…calls for respectful political speeches, rhetoric during run-up to May 11 polls By Sunita Samaroo With General and Regional Elections inching closer, the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM)...

Herstelling woman hospitalized following severe beating by lover

Mar 12, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Herstelling woman hospitalized following severe beating by lover

What started out as a “simple argument” over a cell phone number, ended with Shawn Richards being apprehended at the Providence Police Station, and his 39-year-old reputed wife, Aruna Sookram...

IT’S TRADITIONAL!

Mar 12, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on IT’S TRADITIONAL!

Many years ago, a grieving mother who had just lost her son related to reporters what a good boy he was. According to the mom, the lad worked for $5,500 per week. Each week he would only keep $500...

Objectifying women among concerns highlighted by GAWL

Mar 12, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Objectifying women among concerns highlighted by GAWL

– as struggle for equality is amplified Even as the struggle for equality continues, much work is yet to be done to eliminate the stereotypes, prejudices and practices which continue to pose a...

Woman loses leg, two others hospitalised after accident

Mar 12, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Woman loses leg, two others hospitalised after accident

A horrific motorcycle accident at Corriverton, East Berbice has left one woman with three broken ribs and other injuries, another without one of her legs, and a third under the threat of losing her...

Disabled woman duped by telephone fraudster

Mar 12, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Disabled woman duped by telephone fraudster

What was thought to be a surprise visit from an overseas-based relative turned into a harrowing experience for a disabled Mon Repos woman. The woman said that she was duped out of more than $100,000...

Healthy eating increases productivity – consumer affairs official

Mar 12, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Healthy eating increases productivity – consumer affairs official

Given that poor diets account for more than 11 million deaths annually, Consumer International, the regulatory organisation in charge of consumer affairs globally, has selected to highlight the...

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Hope 162* beats Rahul 129* as West Indies pull off record chase

Oct 04, 2026

(Cricinfo) – Shai Hope spent the entirety of this seemingly never-ending match on the field, hobbling for the last third of his innings after having kept for 50 overs, and sealed West...

The price of prosperity

Oct 04, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – In Guyana, there is a peculiar arithmetic to prosperity. The country announces itself as one of the fastest-growing economies in the hemisphere, a petroleum state that has been transformed almost overnight into a place of billion-dollar projects, expanding infrastructure and...

The People’s Wars, Caribbean Bills

Oct 04, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – The Caribbean did not start, or participate in, the war involving the United States, Israel and Iran, nor the other continuing conflicts in the Middle East. Yet millions of Caribbean people are paying a price for them every day. They pay it at petrol...

What if

Oct 04, 2026

Hard truths… (Kaieteur News) – Brace for what’s coming, my fellow Guyanese. A bit off the beaten track. Here goes. What if the U.S. as a matter of immigration policy would experiment with visa-free travel for Guyanese? A kind of seasonal work permit, along the lines that used to be...

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