August 2015

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Herath takes seven to spin Lanka to comeback win at Galle

Aug 16, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Herath takes seven to spin Lanka to comeback win at Galle

GALLE, Sri Lanka (Reuters) – Rangana Herath picked up seven wickets in a sublime display of left-arm spin bowling to power Sri Lanka to a spectacular comeback win by 63 runs against India on...

SVN principal concerned about students who did not matriculate

Aug 16, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on SVN principal concerned about students who did not matriculate

Although a mere 11 out of 64 students of the Saraswati Vidya Niketan (SVN) Secondary School who wrote the 2015 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) did not matriculate, Principal of the...

GT Beer / Petra Organisation Futsal Competition… Agricola out to prove that recent performance is no fluke

Aug 16, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on GT Beer / Petra Organisation Futsal Competition… Agricola out to prove that recent performance is no fluke

– Sparta will have to establish that they are the real kings Fresh off their dream win in the Second Ground Entertainment ‘Ballers in the Summer’ Knockout Competition on the West Side,...

High rent, unemployment push rise in innovative street-side salons

Aug 16, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on High rent, unemployment push rise in innovative street-side salons

By Sunita Samaroo A casual walk downtown on any given day will reveal women at numerous hair shops along the roadside of busy streets in the heart of the city, sitting comfortably getting their hair...

Stingray

Aug 16, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on Stingray

Fishing a stingray out of the sea just off the Crane foreshore is a rather rare undertaking but was however one that occurred this past week. Fishermen from the Crane, West Coast Demerara village had...

Golden Jaguar Beresford targets success in Europe!

Aug 16, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Golden Jaguar Beresford targets success in Europe!

By Santokie Nagulendran Despite being disappointingly eliminated in June’s World Cup qualifier against Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, many players in the Golden Jaguars side used the matches to...

“Team spirit, dynamics and cohesion – Not the same!”

Aug 16, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on “Team spirit, dynamics and cohesion – Not the same!”

Colin E. H. Croft Despite contrary suggestions, team spirit and team cohesion are not the same thing. All teams have strengths and weaknesses, but misunderstanding team dynamics could and have caused...

The Story within the Story…We might as well treat our artistes as being nonexistent

Aug 16, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on The Story within the Story…We might as well treat our artistes as being nonexistent

By Leonard Gildarie I have said it before and will say it again. I lose patience when I see it. We NEED to lift the level of our services if we intend to move into the sphere of first world...

Enmore Masters win Trevor Wharton birthday competition

Aug 16, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Enmore Masters win Trevor Wharton birthday competition

Despite fine all-round display from Deonarine Trevor Wharton celebrated his 51st birthday with a 15-overs three-team softball cricket competition in his honor on Friday night under lights at the DCC...

A Nostalgic Joyride

Aug 16, 2015 KNews Book Review…, Features / Columnists Comments Off on A Nostalgic Joyride

Book: Memba When: The Jamaican cookbook that takes you on a trip down memory lane Author: Renaee Smith Reviewer: Dr. Glenville Ashby Renaee Smith may have come up with a unique formula to produce...

STANDARDS IN FOCUS…GNBS MONITORS TWENTY COMMODITIES FOR COMPLIANCE

Aug 16, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on STANDARDS IN FOCUS…GNBS MONITORS TWENTY COMMODITIES FOR COMPLIANCE

The monitoring of the quality of products and services in any country is essential towards ensuring that all consumers get the quality, satisfaction which they so deserve and expect. This can only be...

National Intermediate named after local boxing legend Lennox Blackmoore

Aug 16, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on National Intermediate named after local boxing legend Lennox Blackmoore

The Guyana Amateur Boxing Association is continuing its rebranding exercise and has named next month’s National Intermediate competition after former lightweight and junior welterweight boxer...

Link between youth unemployment and crime rate highlighted in National Assembly

Aug 16, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Link between youth unemployment and crime rate highlighted in National Assembly

…Govt. recommits to youth development While there has been much talk about the new administration’s apparent lack of care for the youth, based on the fact that President David Granger selected a...

Stats Bureau has been performing “under pressure, adverse conditions”

Aug 16, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Stats Bureau has been performing “under pressure, adverse conditions”

The country’s chief data agency, the Bureau of Statistics, has been performing under pressure and poor conditions. This was communicated to members of the National Assembly on Monday during the...

Trinidad extradites Guyanese to US to face murder charges

Aug 16, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Trinidad extradites Guyanese to US to face murder charges

Guyanese national, Balkumar Singh, was on Friday extradited to the United States of America to face charges for murder in the second degree, assault in the first degree, reckless endangerment and...

East Canje man charged following shootout with police

Aug 16, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on East Canje man charged following shootout with police

A man who was allegedly among a gang of eight that attacked and robbed a No.48 village family and subsequently engaged a police patrol in a shootout has been charged for the crime and remanded to...

IS IT WORTH SAVING THE SUGAR INDUSTRY?

Aug 16, 2015 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on IS IT WORTH SAVING THE SUGAR INDUSTRY?

Since taking office, it has not been easy for the Granger/Nagamootoo-led government to deal with the mess it inherited from the last government, but it has made good strides in stabilizing the...

ImmigrationINFO Immigration News For Our Community…Change of Address with Immigration

Aug 16, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on ImmigrationINFO Immigration News For Our Community…Change of Address with Immigration

During many consultations, clients complain to me that they have not received any letters or updates from U.S. Immigration regarding an already filed petition. When I ask, “Have you moved since...

Juvenile in police lockups…Rose Hall teen released into mother’s custody

Aug 16, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Juvenile in police lockups…Rose Hall teen released into mother’s custody

The days of sharing a cell with adult prisoners has come to an end for the 15-year-old girl who was being held at the Whim Police Station lockups on the Corentyne. On Thursday, the teen was let go...

Hadaiw’s ton leads Everest Masters to Trophy Stall trophy

Aug 16, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Hadaiw’s ton leads Everest Masters to Trophy Stall trophy

As CID kept in shackles By Sean Devers Sahadeo Hadaiw used heavy artillery against the Police officers from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) at Camp Road in one-sided shootout that lasted...

Of China’s devalued currency, blood and windfalls

Aug 16, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on Of China’s devalued currency, blood and windfalls

By Sir Ronald Sanders Republican US Presidential hopeful, Donald Trump, sees ‘blood’ everywhere. Unhappy and irritated by a question put to him by a female Fox News TV journalist during a debate...

A Tale of two Presidents – ‘Pepe’ and ‘Soldier Boy’

Aug 16, 2015 KNews Countryman, Features / Columnists Comments Off on A Tale of two Presidents – ‘Pepe’ and ‘Soldier Boy’

By Dennis Nichols The late iconic American football coach, Vince Lombardi, famously said, ‘Leaders aren’t born; they are made; and they are made just like anything else, through hard work.’ Of...

Confident Guyanese Team attends ITF Circuit

Aug 16, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Confident Guyanese Team attends ITF Circuit

A Guyanese team embarked this weekend to make their mark at an International Tennis Federation (ITF) competition in the twin islands of Trinidad & Tobago. The team left last Friday and will be...

The National Library needs to be revamped

Aug 16, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The National Library needs to be revamped

Public libraries are places of enlightenment. Not so in Guyana. Public libraries have been neglected. More attention has been paid to the physical buildings and to the construction of lecture rooms...

BUDGET ADDRESSES A FAILURE OF THE PPP, GIVES MORE DISPOSABLE INCOME TO WORKERS

Aug 16, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, From the Diaspora Comments Off on BUDGET ADDRESSES A FAILURE OF THE PPP, GIVES MORE DISPOSABLE INCOME TO WORKERS

By Ralph Seeram Some of my criticisms of past PPP government were its failure to address issues affecting the working class, especially in the area of delivery of services to the public. The PPP was...

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WI seamers rattle Bangladesh, put visitors ahead in Sylhet

Nov 07, 2026

(Cricinfo) – Bangladesh found themselves on the back foot at the end of the second day’s play of the Sylhet Test, losing three wickets for 88 runs in response to West Indies’ 356....

From economic genocide to physical extinction

Nov 06, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – “To bring about hunger, desperation and overthrow of government.” Those were the chilling words of Lester Mallory, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs, in a memorandum dated 6th April, 1960, addressed to his superior in the U.S. State Department....

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...

Torture: Mohamed must clear the air

Nov 06, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The sister of Leader of the Opposition, Mr. Azruddin Mohamed, said he was tortured. The Guyana Prison Service (GPS) said he was not. Mr. Azruddin Mohamed should be out on bail. He is the best body of evidence (literally) as to whether he was or wasn’t tortured. He has...

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