July 2015

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Calls made for Guyana, other Caribbean countries to benefit from Europe visa waiver

Jul 20, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Calls made for Guyana, other Caribbean countries to benefit from Europe visa waiver

The Caribbean Forum (CARIFORUM) has issued a call to the European Union (EU) for all Caribbean citizens to be exempted from visa requirements for short-term stays in most of the European countries....

GWENDOLYN O’NEIL: LADDER OF SUCCESS

Jul 20, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on GWENDOLYN O’NEIL: LADDER OF SUCCESS

At 5:00AM every day the alarm clock sounds and the Five-time Boxing World Champion Gwendolyn O’Neil daily devotion begins. Any boxer knows the importance of roadwork but few can rise before the sun...

Canadian project to boost local plantain industry

Jul 20, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Canadian project to boost local plantain industry

An already popular industry in Guyana is expected to get a US$77M boost in six years thanks to a Canadian Government initiative. The Canadian Government, through the Canadian Hunger Foundation (CHF),...

Bagotville Group prepares to kick off Emancipation celebrations

Jul 20, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Bagotville Group prepares to kick off Emancipation celebrations

The Bagotville Cultural Circle will continue to make its contributions to Emancipation celebrations when it hosts its annual Emancipation cultural activities. The activities, which are slated to last...

Junior CASA tournament in B’dos…Guyanese suffer mixed fortunes in 2nd day action

Jul 20, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Junior CASA tournament in B’dos…Guyanese suffer mixed fortunes in 2nd day action

Guyana’s junior Squash players suffered mixed fortunes on day two of the Caribbean Area Squash Association (CASA) yesterday in Barbados as Guyana’s top junior player Nyron Joseph beat Bermudian...

Fisherman XI overcome Park Rangers

Jul 20, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Fisherman XI overcome Park Rangers

Fisherman XI of East Coast Demerara continued with their preparation for Guyana Softball Cup 2015 with an emphatic 65-run victory over Park Rangers in a 20-over game played yesterday at Everest...

BASS members should be prosecuted for 2001 shooting

Jul 20, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on BASS members should be prosecuted for 2001 shooting

– victims’ relatives Relatives of persons who were shot and killed in 2001 by members of the Berbice Anti Smuggling Squad (BASS) are calling for them to be prosecuted. Although relatives are...

“We must unite to maintain our territorial integrity”- M&CC

Jul 20, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on “We must unite to maintain our territorial integrity”- M&CC

The Mayor and Councillors of Georgetown recently held a statutory meeting on Thursday last in which Councillor Gregory Fraser moved a motion addressing Venezuela’s claim to Guyana territory. His...

Grenville Felix Memorial 60-mile cycle road race brought forward by one day

Jul 20, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Grenville Felix Memorial 60-mile cycle road race brought forward by one day

Cyclists now have less time to prepare for the second annual Grenville Felix Memorial Cycle road Race which has been brought forward by one day. The event which has been organized by the Flying Ace...

Bandit on bail for several robberies remanded to jail on ganja charge

Jul 20, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Bandit on bail for several robberies remanded to jail on ganja charge

A man who was described as a notorious bandit and is on bail for numerous offences has been remanded to jail on a marijuana charge. Rawle Victor called ‘Ralo’,30, of Sheet Anchor Village, East...

Red Steel Edge Tallawahs in Nail-biter!

Jul 20, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Red Steel Edge Tallawahs in Nail-biter!

CPL – A number of excellent individual performances combined to take the Trinidad & Tobago Red Steel to a thrilling 7-run victory over the Jamaica Tallawahs, who although defeated, scored...

Ruthless Australia secure crushing win as England wilt

Jul 20, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Ruthless Australia secure crushing win as England wilt

LONDON (Reuters) A rampant Australian pace attack ripped out a feeble England England for 103 to seal a crushing 405-run win in the second Ashes test at Lord’s on Sunday and level the series at...

Many taxi drivers have a predatory nature, and would stop at nothing to make extra money

Jul 20, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Many taxi drivers have a predatory nature, and would stop at nothing to make extra money

Dear Editor, Several years past, I worked on an edition of the Guyana Review Magazine, which, in an exquisite exposé, presented the gory details of the local taxi industry. I would have preferred to...

Can the dancing queen save the PPP?

Jul 20, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Can the dancing queen save the PPP?

An interesting piece of theatre emerged during the selection of the parliamentarians to represent the PPP in the 11th Parliament. Clinton Urling was omitted. His constituency and ethnicity would have...

Police must also target the habitat that spawns criminals

Jul 20, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Police must also target the habitat that spawns criminals

Dear Editor, In the fight to reduce crime and the fear of crime the police should focus more on the habitat rather than the hunt particularly at hot spots locations. A hot spot can be a single...

Drinking with the stars

Jul 20, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Tony Deyal column Comments Off on Drinking with the stars

There are approximately 93 “rum” phrases in the English Language, about 64 whiskey phrases and quotes, almost 500 on drinking but only four types of drunks – and if that isn’t rum indeed then...

Race and politics must not divide us on any claim to our territorial integrity

Jul 20, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Race and politics must not divide us on any claim to our territorial integrity

Dear Editor, The coming together of the people Linden in 2012, should inspire the coming together of the people of Guyana at this defining moment. Yesterday, 18th of July, we honour the memory of...

The sex workers are back at this Bartica hotel

Jul 20, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on The sex workers are back at this Bartica hotel

Dear Editor, “You can’t take Guyana seriously; Guyana is just a big joke,” said my friend. He was referring to a newspaper report that indicated that the country was ready to defend itself...

NIS must make these payments to Mr. Clarke’s widow

Jul 20, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on NIS must make these payments to Mr. Clarke’s widow

Dear Editor, Reference to your news item of July 18th 2015 “NIS delays contributor’s benefits, man dies.” 1. It is most pleasing to see that your paper does take up the cases of persons pushed...

I made no allegations of corruption against Sam Hinds

Jul 20, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on I made no allegations of corruption against Sam Hinds

Dear Editor, Former Prime Minister Sam Hinds takes offence ( response KN Jul 18) to aspects of my missive promoting the development of solar energy wherein the preceding regime was critiqued for not...

Was approval granted for these vehicles to have tinted windows?

Jul 20, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Was approval granted for these vehicles to have tinted windows?

Dear Editor, It would appear that the laws governing the tint on vehicles are being applied selectively. A few months ago, a retired Assistant Commissioner of police wrote extensively on this issue....

THE MISSING ASSETS

Jul 20, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THE MISSING ASSETS

What are the assets that have been stolen from the State of Guyana under the PPPC? If perhaps the new ruling administration can adumbrate these assets, it would help the people understand the need...

Putting country first

Jul 20, 2015 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Putting country first

Despite all the financial and economic problems facing the country especially with the sugar and rice industry, Guyana has an abundance of natural resources, arable land, mineral deposits, natural...

Terror gang taxi driver was planning major attack on family wedding

Jul 19, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Terror gang taxi driver was planning major attack on family wedding

Had they not been captured, the gang that has been linked to the killing of businessman Ganesh Ramlall and the attack of Land Court Judge Nicola Pierre, would have certainly created more terror. Word...

‘Lucky break’ leads cops to Crum Ewing’s killers

Jul 19, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Lucky break’ leads cops to Crum Ewing’s killers

– Ramjattan “absolutely confident” case will be solved A ‘lucky break’ led police to the individuals behind the assassination of political activist Courtney Crum Ewing, and Minister of...

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Age-Defying Tahir sets sights on CPL glory for Guyana Amazon Warriors

Sep 16, 2026

2026 Republic Bank CPL… – says not crossing finish line now, a waste of hard work By Clifton Ross (Kaieteur News) – The Guyana Amazon Warriors have done it again, securing yet...

If you want to stop corruption, start at the top

Sep 16, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – There is nothing wrong with warning public officials that procurement breaches will have consequences. In fact, it is long overdue that every person entrusted with public money understands that the public purse is not a personal purse. But there is a fundamental question which...

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...

Music lovers treated with kid gloves, coddled

Sep 16, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Guyanese love their music. I do, too. The problem is that Guyanese love their music much too much. It’s a big problem, a national one. Citizens clash with members of the Guyana Police Force trying to do their job, establish sanity around the Kitty area. Citizens in...

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