July 2015

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GO-Invest will be sole investment agency in Guyana – CEO

Jul 17, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on GO-Invest will be sole investment agency in Guyana – CEO

– in talks with Govt. on development of new investment model As the new administration works out just how it will deal with the government agency GO-Invest, it appears that the body will be the...

Guyana to receive protected areas support from German entity

Jul 17, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana to receive protected areas support from German entity

Guyana will receive financial and technical support for the development of its protected areas system from the Frankfurt Zoological Society (FZS). This was confirmed Tuesday when Minister of...

Coastal and Hinterland exchange programmes vital for building national identity – says Minister

Jul 17, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Coastal and Hinterland exchange programmes vital for building national identity – says Minister

By Nicholas Peters Exchange programmes between the coast and the hinterland are necessary to build Guyana’s national identity in education, business, culture and sport. According to the Ministry of...

Guyana most likely to rank poorly on 2015 Corruption Index – TIGI Director

Jul 17, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana most likely to rank poorly on 2015 Corruption Index – TIGI Director

“Perceptions of corruption continue to remain high; those perceptions would not go away in the near future” By Kiana Wilburg Given the fact that Guyana is still to make significant strides in the...

Ticket holders for rained out game can exchange tickets to see Friday’s same free of cost

Jul 17, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Ticket holders for rained out game can exchange tickets to see Friday’s same free of cost

The management of the Guyana Amazon Warriors Franchise has put in place a “ticket exchange programme” through which persons who purchased tickets for Wednesday’s rained out game can claim...

Time to honour Hoyte, Rodney, Grant

Jul 17, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Time to honour Hoyte, Rodney, Grant

At the University of Toronto, when I started out there, the white students were crazy about “Electric Avenue” by Eddy Grant. At that time, Guyanese Eddy Grant was an international superstar. His...

Avoiding the ephemeral

Jul 17, 2015 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Avoiding the ephemeral

In a poor country such as ours, the list of things we need might seem endless. There is, of course, the popular distinction between “wants” and “needs”; the former deemed to be somewhat much...

Automotive Art launches new products

Jul 17, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Automotive Art launches new products

Automotive Art, the Caribbean’s largest retailers of car enhancement products and services, recently launched its new state-of-the-art Automotive Paints and Ancillary System, featuring the latest...

Motorcyclist, pedestrian hospitalised after collision

Jul 17, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Motorcyclist, pedestrian hospitalised after collision

Nokhal Haralall, of lot 96 Logwood, Enmore, East Coast Demerara, is now a patient of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation, after he was hit by a motorcycle on a roadway in his community...

Several EBD communities without water as Covent Garden well goes down

Jul 17, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Several EBD communities without water as Covent Garden well goes down

Several communities on the East Bank of Demerara are experiencing water supply problems, with the Guyana Water Inc. (GWI) yesterday announcing it is working to restore normalcy. The state entity...

$8.3M music education programme launched

Jul 17, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on $8.3M music education programme launched

An $8.3M workshop aimed at developing music education in primary schools was launched on Monday and, with its conclusion, the lives of countless students in Guyana are expected to be greatly...

WHO WALKS LATE AT NIGHTS?

Jul 17, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on WHO WALKS LATE AT NIGHTS?

There used to be a time when generally there were only two types of persons who would be seen walking the road during the wee hours of the morning. The two types were those from the oldest...

Warriors battle rain and Zouks tonight at Providence

Jul 17, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Warriors battle rain and Zouks tonight at Providence

By Sean Devers The Guyana Amazon Warriors would have to win two of their last three matches to qualify for the semi-finals of the third edition of the Hero CPL T20 cricket tournament scheduled for...

NGOs push for reintroduction of National Service

Jul 17, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on NGOs push for reintroduction of National Service

A seven-woman delegation comprising members of the Guyana Responsible Parenthood Association (GRPA), Help and Shelter, Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD), Red Thread, Child...

Stabroek, Kitty Market, Le Repentir to be transformed – Town Clerk

Jul 17, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Stabroek, Kitty Market, Le Repentir to be transformed – Town Clerk

– Religious bodies, civil society and private sector to be engaged By Jarryl Bryan Newly installed Town Clerk Royston King yesterday laid out his plans for transforming the ‘Garden City’ on...

Red Steel Upset Tridents in Trinidad

Jul 17, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Red Steel Upset Tridents in Trinidad

A sensational fifty from Darren Bravo (80*) set the platform for a crucial victory for bottom-of-the-table Trinidad & Tobago Red Steel against top-of-the-table Barbados Tridents. Bravo’s...

Commemoration Commission to organise 50th Independence celebrations

Jul 17, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Commemoration Commission to organise 50th Independence celebrations

A National Commemoration Commission will be set up by the government to oversee the organisation of next year’s 50th Independence anniversary celebrations. This was revealed by Minister of...

Conditions will influence selections – Hooper

Jul 17, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Conditions will influence selections – Hooper

By Sean Devers Carl Hooper, the elegant former Guyana and West Indies batsman and now Head Coach of the Guyana Amazon Warriors told the Media yesterday ahead of tonight’s Hero CPL T20 clash with...

Kuru Kuru fatal accident…$250,000 bail for motorcyclist on causing death charge

Jul 17, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Kuru Kuru fatal accident…$250,000 bail for motorcyclist on causing death charge

Travis Simeon, was yesterday slapped with a causing death charge, four months after he was involved in an accident that claimed the life of 15 year-old Dora Secondary School student, Richard...

Ramdhani siblings performed creditably in Badmintion at Pan Am Games

Jul 17, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Ramdhani siblings performed creditably in Badmintion at Pan Am Games

Training now for Pan Am Juniors in Mexico next month Guyana’s leading Badminton players, the Ramdhani siblings, Narayan and Priyanna recently competed at the Pan Am Games in Toronto, Canada from...

Conductor charged with assault

Jul 17, 2015 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Conductor charged with assault

A couple, who just cannot seem to get along, found themselves before a Magistrate after they had a confrontation. Akeem Thom, 23, a mini bus conductor, of Lot 248 Pike Street, Kitty, was placed...

Guyana set to defend Regional U-19 50-over title in Jamaica

Jul 17, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana set to defend Regional U-19 50-over title in Jamaica

By Zaheer Mohamed The National Under-19 team is currently preparing to defend its regional 50-over title later this month in Jamaica. The players are presently encamped under Coaches Michael Hyles...

Stag Beer / Second Ground Entertainment collaboration… Sparta Boss to lead East versus West for Street football supremacy at Pouderoyen

Jul 17, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Stag Beer / Second Ground Entertainment collaboration… Sparta Boss to lead East versus West for Street football supremacy at Pouderoyen

Sparta Boss, the current national street football champions, will spearhead a star-studded Georgetown contingent that will be aiming to grab the top prizes when Second Ground Entertainment stages its...

Florence Nightingale weeps

Jul 17, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Florence Nightingale weeps

DEAR EDITOR, In the KN of July 15, 2015 I saw an article under the heading ‘Nurses’ Association weighs in on termination of GPHC’s Matron’. I agree with paragraph two of the article and I...

It would be regrettable that such a poor country would be subject to such levels of corruption

Jul 17, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on It would be regrettable that such a poor country would be subject to such levels of corruption

Dear Editor, As an international management consultant I have done some work in Guyana over the last several years, and have found Guyana to be a beautiful and hospitable country, though much needs...

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Guyana Cup rematch on the cards in President’s Cup feature

Nov 07, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The field will be a packed one on Sunday November 29, at Rising Sun Turf Club when the President’s Cup horse race meet shoots off. More than 100 horses have thrown their names...

Who says the government does not listen?

Nov 07, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Who says the government does not listen? That is an unfair accusation. The government does listen. In fact, it listens very attentively. The only problem is that it appears to have a rather selective hearing. It can hear a whisper from certain quarters of the private sector...

A Divided World: A Commonwealth Opportunity

Nov 01, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – When Commonwealth leaders gather in Antigua and Barbuda from 1st to 4th November, they should address a question that reaches beyond their association: how can countries of different size, wealth and outlook sustain cooperation in a world increasingly...

Sinking ship, bailing out-US midterms – Pt. II

Nov 07, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – U.S. Vice President, J.D. Vance is among the first bailing from a sinking ship. The Iran War led to the ashes of defeat in the midterms. President Trump suddenly sheds his crazy man persona. Now talks of working with Democrats. From America I wing to Guyana, and Vice...

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