July 2015

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Belvedere primary school are Kaieteur Candies Windball champions

Jul 05, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Belvedere primary school are Kaieteur Candies Windball champions

DEFENDING Champions Belvedere Primary defeated Courtland/ Gibralter Primary by eight wickets in the final of the Kaieteur Candies Inter Primary School Windball Cricket Competition, organized by the...

The Rhea

Jul 05, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on The Rhea

The rheas are large ratites (flightless birds without a keel on their sternum bone) in the order Rheiformes, native to South America, related to the ostrich and emu. There are two...

A Brilliant mind misses the mark

Jul 05, 2015 KNews Book Review…, Features / Columnists Comments Off on A Brilliant mind misses the mark

Book: David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits and the Art of Battling Giants Author: Malcolm Gladwell Review: Glenville Ashby Literary Reviewers “The powerful are not as powerful as they seem – nor...

Lukewarm attendance but plans on stream for scrabble in schools

Jul 05, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Lukewarm attendance but plans on stream for scrabble in schools

The turnout was somewhat disappointing but the small group of attendees seems set to employ every effort to have scrabble as a part of the school curriculum. They formed a part of activities...

The American Rainbow…and my prerogative!

Jul 05, 2015 KNews Countryman, Features / Columnists Comments Off on The American Rainbow…and my prerogative!

By Dennis Nichols June 26th 2015 was undeniably a truly happy day for a lot of Americans, and for some Guyanese who are just itching to catch a cold after the US Supreme Court sneezed (and by legal...

Millington six-wkt haul gives Berbice Comprehensive victory

Jul 05, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Millington six-wkt haul gives Berbice Comprehensive victory

Off-spinner Plaffiana Millington grabbed six wickets for a meager three runs off four overs to propel Berbice to a comprehensive 10-wicket win over Essequibo when the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB)...

Talented young Essequibo cricketer gets support from Police

Jul 05, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Talented young Essequibo cricketer gets support from Police

Joshua Jones, the 15-year-old Cotton Field Secondary School student and promising opening bowler, received a pair of Holden boots and batting gloves from the management of G Division police during a...

The Commonwealth’s future – Part 2

Jul 05, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on The Commonwealth’s future – Part 2

By Sir Ronald Sanders In 2009, recognising the dangers to the grouping, Commonwealth Heads of Government at their meeting in Trinidad and Tobago instructed that an Eminent Persons Group (EPG) be...

Only Party loyalists and diehard fanatics would attempt such vicious immorality

Jul 05, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Only Party loyalists and diehard fanatics would attempt such vicious immorality

Dear Editor, A letter under the name Edmund Syfox was published in the Kaieteur News on Sunday, June 28, 2015 seems to hit the proverbial nail on the head. Mr. Syfox argues quite convincingly that...

I agree with President Granger that these positions should be advertised

Jul 05, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on I agree with President Granger that these positions should be advertised

Dear Editor, I crave your indulgence to have published a response to a letter written by former Attorney General Mr. Anil Nandalall in respect of President Granger’s insistence that the positions...

Things ‘nah regula’ in the Public Service

Jul 05, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Things ‘nah regula’ in the Public Service

Dear Editor, Mr. Editor, indeed things are not regular in the Public Service. We voted for change and with the change in Government, expectations were high that serious changes would have been made,...

Anand Goolsarran and Christopher Ram should not conduct these audits

Jul 05, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Anand Goolsarran and Christopher Ram should not conduct these audits

Dear Editor, The criticisms that have surfaced about the engagement of Anand Goolsarran and Christopher Ram to perform audits of government agencies should not be ignored by those who hired them. A...

Sunday Cartoon

Jul 05, 2015 KNews Cartoons, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Sunday Cartoon

Quest for national schools’ basketball title begins tonight

Jul 05, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Quest for national schools’ basketball title begins tonight

By Edison Jefford The quest for the coveted Youth Basketball Guyana (YBG) National Schools Basketball Festival (NSBF) title begins tonight when the top teams from four conferences across Guyana clash...

FLEXIBILITY AND THE CUMMINGSBURG ACCORD

Jul 05, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on FLEXIBILITY AND THE CUMMINGSBURG ACCORD

The government is not a coalition between six parties. The government is a coalition between a coalition of parties, namely APNU and the Alliance for Change; i.e. it is a coalition between a movement...

Rupununians must raise their voices against this evil, malicious plan

Jul 05, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Rupununians must raise their voices against this evil, malicious plan

Dear Editor, I got it from inside the local Freedom House at Lethem that the 9 Councillors on the RDC for the PPP are planning to move a Motion of No Confidence on the Regional Executive Officer,...

Guns for fishermen proposal opposed by fishermen themselves – Ramjattan

Jul 05, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Guns for fishermen proposal opposed by fishermen themselves – Ramjattan

In a bid to address the spiraling rate of piracy in local waters, Khemraj Ramjattan made a daring recommendation in his maiden address to the National Assembly as Minister of Public Security. He said...

Youth policy must not just be a report but an action plan – Education Minister

Jul 05, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Youth policy must not just be a report but an action plan – Education Minister

As the Government of Guyana begins the process for the formulation of a National Youth Policy, Education Minister Rupert Roopnaraine emphasised the need for the policy to be more than a report....

“FIFA Women’s World Cup and Wimbledon 2015 – World sports at their best!”

Jul 05, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on “FIFA Women’s World Cup and Wimbledon 2015 – World sports at their best!”

Says Colin E. H. Croft Because of tremendously titillating unpredictability, undermining insecurity, tantalizing intrigue, even confusing yet concrete realities, we love sports so much that it hurts....

GPSU upbeat after meeting Pres.Granger, ministers

Jul 05, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on GPSU upbeat after meeting Pres.Granger, ministers

The Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) says it is upbeat following a meeting last week with the new administration. According to Patrick Yarde, President of the union, the largest negotiation body...

4th Baker’s Memorial Cycling Classic… Two-time defending champion John Charles will be hard pressed to repeat

Jul 05, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on 4th Baker’s Memorial Cycling Classic… Two-time defending champion John Charles will be hard pressed to repeat

Back to back defending champion of the senior race John Charles will be hard pressed to return to the top podium spot when the annual Baker’s Memorial Cycling Classic featuring the best riders in...

Man hurt in the midst of heavy wind and rainfall

Jul 05, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Man hurt in the midst of heavy wind and rainfall

Recently it was reported that high winds had caused mass destruction to lamp posts, trees and houses around the country, but a man is now nursing a broken leg due to the storm. Omar Khan, 44, of...

Culpepper and Grant take Individual Male and Female Sprint Triathlon top spots

Jul 05, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Culpepper and Grant take Individual Male and Female Sprint Triathlon top spots

Noel Culpepper won the Individual male Sprint Triathlon yesterday at the National Aquatic Centre, Liliendaal while the youngest female in the competition, 13 year-old Amy Grant took the individual...

5th Malta Supreme Nat. Park 11-Race Cycle Meet… Hinds takes feature 35-lap contest; John is best juvenile

Jul 05, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on 5th Malta Supreme Nat. Park 11-Race Cycle Meet… Hinds takes feature 35-lap contest; John is best juvenile

Orville Hinds started what will be a long and hectic weekend for local cyclists with victory in the feature race of the Banks Malta Supreme sponsored 11-race National park Cycle Meet yesterday. The...

GPHC facilitates successful corneal transplants

Jul 05, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on GPHC facilitates successful corneal transplants

Just over a dozen Guyanese are about to enjoy clearer vision thanks to a series of corneal transplant surgeries recently conducted at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC). The surgeries...

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Stage set for Pee Wee finale as Waramuri battle GIA for U11 crown

Oct 24, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The ultimate Schools Under-11 showdown takes place today at the Ministry of Education ground, when Region One’s Waramuri Primary meets Georgetown International Academy (GIA)....

UG can become a world-class university

Oct 24, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The ambition to transform the University of Guyana (UG) into a world-class institution must begin with an honest recognition of what such a transformation requires. It is not enough to construct new buildings, expand enrollment, introduce additional degree programmes or invest...

The Caribbean “Too Rich for Help”: When Will the Fiction End?

Oct 18, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – On 14 October, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva warned that higher borrowing costs, falling development assistance and other economic pressures threaten to widen the distance between advanced and developing economies. She appealed for additional...

Prem Narine – a fascinating, chilling, portrait

Oct 24, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The name Prem Narine registered slowly; then like a tsunami. A detective with a difference. Results. A profile that expanded before the eyes, grew on the consciousness. This was of a man earmarked for special graces, one going places. I lost track of Mr. Narine for a...

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