October 2015

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PAHF Pan Am Challenge…Guyana finish fourth after 2-3 penalty shootout loss

Oct 12, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on PAHF Pan Am Challenge…Guyana finish fourth after 2-3 penalty shootout loss

After a brave display throughout the tournament Guyana had to settle for fourth place as the curtains came down on the Pan American Hockey Federation (PAHF) Pan Am Challenge yesterday in Chicklayo,...

Baby among four survivors in Kitty smash-up

Oct 12, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Baby among four survivors in Kitty smash-up

A baby is among four persons that escaped death yesterday following a two vehicle collision at the corners of David and Alexander Streets in Kitty, East Bank Demerara. The accident occurred shortly...

U.S urges swift implementation of SWF as oil exploration moves forward “rapidly”

Oct 12, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on U.S urges swift implementation of SWF as oil exploration moves forward “rapidly”

United States of America Embassy’s Chargé D’Affaires, Bryan Hunt sees it as important that Guyana moves as swiftly as possible to chose and implement a model for the Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF)....

Date set for reports on legal challenge over sale of Pradoville Two lands

Oct 12, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Date set for reports on legal challenge over sale of Pradoville Two lands

A date has been set for reports into the legal challenge over the sale of Pradoville 2 lands. The case was filed on behalf of former Member of Parliament (MP) Desmond Trotman. Last Wednesday,...

Stag Elite League…Monedderlust edge GFC; Slingerz trounce Buxton

Oct 12, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Stag Elite League…Monedderlust edge GFC; Slingerz trounce Buxton

Home team Monedderlust FC maintained their unbeaten record at home in this inaugural Stag Elite League (SEL) when they again absorbed the opening goal before coming back to disappoint their visitors...

“Time to step up on gender-based violence,” says local NGO

Oct 12, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on “Time to step up on gender-based violence,” says local NGO

– calls on Govt for swift action As Guyana joins the rest of the world in celebrating Domestic Violence Awareness Month, calls are being made for a more comprehensive approach to the...

Public servants to be trained in ICT services – Harmon

Oct 12, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Public servants to be trained in ICT services – Harmon

The public sector is expected to benefit significantly when the Guyana Government embarks upon Information and Communication Technology (ICT). And while the ultimate beneficiaries will be the...

Pregnant woman stable after electric shock… Off duty rank fired the shot

Oct 12, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Pregnant woman stable after electric shock… Off duty rank fired the shot

A police rank at the center of the incident involving the electrical wire which burnt two women outside a Pouderoyen bar is in custody. This is even as five months pregnant victim Lukeisha Clarke of...

Fourth Kadir Memorial 80-mile Cycle Road Race…Jeffrey rides away with ounce of gold prize

Oct 12, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Fourth Kadir Memorial 80-mile Cycle Road Race…Jeffrey rides away with ounce of gold prize

It was back to back wins for Raynauth ‘Obeah Man’ Jeffrey when he stormed to victory in the fourth annual Kadir Memorial 80-mile Cycle Road Race to add to the 11th Hand in Hand feature race which...

Charlestown Secondary honours first headmaster, Edgar Wilson

Oct 12, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Charlestown Secondary honours first headmaster, Edgar Wilson

…as school celebrates 50th anniversary By Desilon Daniels Sitting at the corner of Howes and Charles Street, Charlestown is the Charlestown Secondary School. Opened on October 4, 1965, the...

EBDCA T20…Sand Pipers, North Soesdyke in winners’ lane

Oct 12, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on EBDCA T20…Sand Pipers, North Soesdyke in winners’ lane

By Zaheer Mohamed Sand Pipers and North Soesdyke recorded victories when the East Bank Demerara Cricket Association (EBDCA) T20 tournament continued yesterday at Everest Cricket Club. Sand Pipers...

Guyanese Akeem Dodson eyeing Regional Super50

Oct 12, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyanese Akeem Dodson eyeing Regional Super50

By Sean Devers Twenty-eight year-old ICC Americas batsman Akeem Dodson has already played in a WICB’s Regional 50-over cricket tournament when he played three matches for the United States of...

Guyana ministerial team meets with Canadian investors

Oct 12, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana ministerial team meets with Canadian investors

A high level team of Government Ministers including Public Security Vice President Khemraj Ramjattan, Infrastructure Minister David Patterson and Business Minister Dominic Gaskin on Friday last met...

Relatives post $2M reward for arrest of citrus farmer’s killers

Oct 12, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Relatives post $2M reward for arrest of citrus farmer’s killers

It’s been three years since Bhim Narine Ramanand’s bound and mutilated body was found on his Garden of Eden, East Bank Demerara farm, citrus farm, but police have made no progress in tracking...

Noble House Seafood 2nd division Q/Finals…UG, TSC advance to Semis

Oct 12, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Noble House Seafood 2nd division Q/Finals…UG, TSC advance to Semis

By Sean Devers Both GNIC and TSC could have won their quarter-final of the GCA’s Noble House Seafoods second division two-day competition off the last ball at the GDF ground yesterday, but although...

GBA President, Steve Ninvalle, attends IABA Extra Ordinary Congress

Oct 12, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on GBA President, Steve Ninvalle, attends IABA Extra Ordinary Congress

Endeavours to garner support for Caribbean tournament By Michael Benjamin President of the Guyana Boxing Association, Steve Ninvalle, left Guyana yesterday morning to attend the International Amateur...

Shot former murder accused claims innocence

Oct 12, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Shot former murder accused claims innocence

“I’m not a robber man but once your name call in a previous incident you are being targeted,” is the contention of a shot and handcuffed Shawn Thom from his hospital bed. The 37 year old father...

Mercedes take title as Hamilton wins in Russia

Oct 12, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Mercedes take title as Hamilton wins in Russia

SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) Mercedes clinched their second successive Formula One constructors’ championship on Sunday and Lewis Hamilton took a huge stride towards his third drivers’ title with...

Guyana Foundation launches series of suicide prevention training workshops

Oct 12, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana Foundation launches series of suicide prevention training workshops

The Guyana Foundation is set to launch of a series of suicide prevention training workshops to address the high rate of deaths by suicide in Guyana. These workshops will provide a core group of...

Auditing the Audits

Oct 12, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Auditing the Audits

A great many audits are taking place. The government is wasting a lot of time and a lot of money on these audits instead of creating a more transparent and accountable system. These audits are...

Why did Black people wait until 23 years?

Oct 12, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Why did Black people wait until 23 years?

Ethnic instincts are very strong. In ethnically riveted polities, racial incitement is easily whipped up. People have a part of their mind that they assign to irrational sentiments so they are...

Responsible governments think responsibly and not selfishly, by making sacrifices at the top first

Oct 12, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Responsible governments think responsibly and not selfishly, by making sacrifices at the top first

Dear Editor, Like so many Guyanese at home and abroad, I have been paying close attention to and blogging on the outrageous decision to hike the pay for coalition government officials and MPs. My...

PREVENTING CHILD ABUSE

Oct 12, 2015 KNews Editorial Comments Off on PREVENTING CHILD ABUSE

The United States Department of Labour has reported that many children in Guyana are involved in child labour and commercial sexual exploitation which is the worse form of child abuse. It is...

Developed USA uses elderly experienced workers, backward Guyana discards them

Oct 12, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Developed USA uses elderly experienced workers, backward Guyana discards them

Dear Editor, During the early 1980s I worked as an Industrial Welfare officer with Guysuco stationed at estate located at LBI. At that time I remember the estate having a number of elderly men...

STALKING BULL

Oct 12, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Tony Deyal column Comments Off on STALKING BULL

When I was small I was fascinated by cranes, trains, dump trucks and tractors. The first time I heard the term “bulldozer” I had no idea what it meant and since these were the days long before...

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(Kaieteur News) – Guyana’s athletics team underlined its dominance at the 2026 Inter Guiana Games (IGG), producing a series of commanding performances at the Andre Kamperveen Stadium in...

Questions for the Global Biodiversity Alliance

Oct 26, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – There is an uncomfortable question that ought to be asked of the Global Biodiversity Alliance (GBA). When a country has already received payment for conserving its forests through carbon credits, on what basis can seek additional compensation for keeping the biodiversity within...

Are We All Ukrainians?

Oct 25, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – On 19 October, accepting the award of Ukraine’s Order of Merit, I said that my commitment to Ukraine rests on a principle essential to small nations everywhere: sovereignty is the freedom to govern ourselves, preserve our identity and decide our future....

The Jagdeo Doctrine

Oct 26, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The Jagdeo Proposition is on the table. It’s the Sabbath. Sometimes they extend to Monday. time of introspection, then connection to upstairs. What better time to give Dr. Jagdeo’s offer some careful consideration? Politics or purity of purpose… Timely,...

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