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The fallacy of the government’s boast

Jan 17, 2015 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on The fallacy of the government’s boast

When the government talks about being a caring government and of hiking wages by astronomical proportions, the average man in the street is tempted to believe. The argument is presented as if...

Immigrants laud latest New York City ID programme

Jan 17, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Immigrants laud latest New York City ID programme

New York (Wall Street Journal) – In the five years since he arrived in New York City, Walter Phillips’ Guyanese passport has been his constant companion. He is an undocumented immigrant, and...

GPSU frustrated over GGMC’s “selective” handling of agreements

Jan 17, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on GPSU frustrated over GGMC’s “selective” handling of agreements

– Commission details employee benefits President of the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU), Patrick Yarde, yesterday expressed frustration over the selective handling of agreements...

Shooting Federation raps with Director of Sports on planned initiatives

Jan 17, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Shooting Federation raps with Director of Sports on planned initiatives

Representatives of the Guyana Sport Shooting Federation paid a courtesy visit to the National Sports Commission at their Headquarters on Homestretch Avenue where they interacted with Director of...

Cycling action to pedal off in Berbice on Sunday 25th January

Jan 17, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Cycling action to pedal off in Berbice on Sunday 25th January

Former national cyclist and overseas based Guyanese Wilbert Benjamin in collaboration with the Flying Ace Cycle club and Coach Randolph Roberts have organised the third annual ‘Benjamin Sports...

La dolce vita under threat: The PPP at 65

Jan 17, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on La dolce vita under threat: The PPP at 65

As the PPP celebrates the attainment of 65 years, a looming loss of power threatens the luxurious life the PPP leadership enjoyed from plundering this poor, impoverished land. The trouble in paradise...

Barbados Pride unhappy with washout

Jan 17, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Barbados Pride unhappy with washout

Trinidad Express – Couva, Trinidad – The opening match of the 2015 Nagico Super50 featuring defending champions Barbados and the Combined Campuses and Colleges was abandoned without a...

The war on terror

Jan 17, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on The war on terror

DEAR EDITOR, It was former US President George W Bush who coined the term “war on terror” following the destruction of the World Trade Centre in September 2001. That was some fourteen years ago,...

The continued abuse and destruction of a major roadway

Jan 17, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on The continued abuse and destruction of a major roadway

DEAR EDITOR, The continued abuse and destruction of Chapel Street, New Amsterdam, is most disgusting. Drivers, motorists and even pedestrians face the daily horror of traversing this street. Many...

The time has come for our own law school

Jan 17, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on The time has come for our own law school

DEAR EDITOR, Leadership must lead. I have been following with incredibility the reports of Attorney General Anil Nandlall bearing his position on the UG ‘Top 25’ arrangement with Hugh Wooding Law...

Incompetent and corrupt leadership has stifled Guyana’s development

Jan 17, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Incompetent and corrupt leadership has stifled Guyana’s development

DEAR EDITOR, In 1992, when the PPP led by Cheddi Jagan defeated the PNC and formed the government, the hopes and aspirations of most Guyanese were that Guyana, with its abundance of natural resources...

How is Guyana being perceived?

Jan 17, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on How is Guyana being perceived?

DEAR EDITOR, As one observes the current situation in Guyana, one has to become increasingly concerned for the business community, especially those in the Tourism industry. Between 2006 to present,...

Alpha’s coach Wayne Dover relishes experience gained at Philadelphia football convention

Jan 17, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Alpha’s coach Wayne Dover relishes experience gained at Philadelphia football convention

By Michael Benjamin Knowledge is never too much and many have attested to the benefits derived, sometimes at the most inopportune time after its acquisition. And so it was that despite his vast...

A. Ally and Sons sponsor schools Under-17 cricket for Berbice teams

Jan 17, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on A. Ally and Sons sponsor schools Under-17 cricket for Berbice teams

As promised, the newly elected executive of the Berbice Cricket Board has secured sponsorship for the Secondary Schools Under-17 Cricket Competition in Berbice. The long awaited competition will be...

MPs earn more than KN previously stated

Jan 16, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on MPs earn more than KN previously stated

– We apologize for the understatement By: Kiana Wilburg Members of the Alliance For Change (AFC) seemed offended when Kaieteur News in an article published yesterday suggested that Members of...

Bitter sugar politics…AFC demands forensic audit of GuySuCo billions, Skeldon factory

Jan 16, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Bitter sugar politics…AFC demands forensic audit of GuySuCo billions, Skeldon factory

The reality that the approval of millions of taxpayers’ dollars for the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) to rescue the ailing industry was a waste of time, compounded by the poor performance of...

Oil plunges to US$48 per barrel, but little benefits for Guyana

Jan 16, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Oil plunges to US$48 per barrel, but little benefits for Guyana

World fuel prices have plunged almost 50 percent over the past year, but it is unlikely that Guyanese will feel any significant difference in their pockets anytime soon. That is because airline...

Following threat of int’l sanctions… Govt. says UK envoy’s departure “eagerly awaited”

Jan 16, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Following threat of int’l sanctions… Govt. says UK envoy’s departure “eagerly awaited”

United Kingdom High Commissioner Andrew Ayre has correctly anticipated the unflattering sentiments of the Guyana government. Following his comments to the effect that the UK is not in support of the...

Paris attacks: Pope Francis says freedom of speech has limits

Jan 16, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Paris attacks: Pope Francis says freedom of speech has limits

(BBC) Pope Francis has defended freedom of expression following last week’s attack on French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo – but also stressed its limits. The pontiff said religions...

Pope seh tell me bout me mudda and ah gun punch yuh

Jan 16, 2015 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Pope seh tell me bout me mudda and ah gun punch yuh

Provocation does lead to plenty thing, including murder. De French magazine provoke dem Muslims because de editors feel that dem got a right to seh wha dem want, when dem want and how dem want. Well...

12 ft. whale succumbs at WCB after trapped in net

Jan 16, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on 12 ft. whale succumbs at WCB after trapped in net

West Berbicians were greeted with an unusual sight yesterday as a 12-foot whale became trapped in the nets of fisherman, Sannel D’Aguiar, of Plantation Ross, West Coast Berbice (WCB). Sadly, the...

Officer jailed for smuggling cigarettes into prison

Jan 16, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Officer jailed for smuggling cigarettes into prison

A Prison Officer who admitted to smuggling packets of cigarettes into the Georgetown Prisons for inmates; has himself been imprisoned for six months after he was caught ‘red-handed’ with the...

Guyana, Suriname to meet on minibus stalemate

Jan 16, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana, Suriname to meet on minibus stalemate

A new measure of Suriname that requires local bus drivers to apply for a licence to operate in that country contradicts agreements in place, Government said yesterday. A meeting is now being arranged...

Firefighters control blaze at Durban Street boutique

Jan 16, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Firefighters control blaze at Durban Street boutique

A fire at the Fabulous Plus Size Boutique at Lot A of H Durban Street, Georgetown, was brought under control last evening by firefighters who arrived on the scene promptly after being summoned by...

South Africa v West Indies, 1st ODI, Durban Sides seek World Cup momentum

Jan 16, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on South Africa v West Indies, 1st ODI, Durban Sides seek World Cup momentum

Play time is over and it’s down to business as both teams begin their final journey on the road to the World Cup. For South Africa, it is the culmination of something which began six months ago...

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2026 Republic Bank Limited CPL: Nabi, Shepherd & Joseph...

Sep 07, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The undefeated Guyana Amazon Warriors extended their flawless win streak this season while keeping their 2-0 record at home safe, after crushing the St. Kitts & Nevis...

The Kara Kara conundrum

Sep 07, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The Linden Town Council does not possess an untouchable constitutional right to administer its affairs. The Constitution does not confer upon the Linden Town Council an unfettered right to govern Linden in whatever manner it chooses. It establishes local government within the...

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...

Exxon upping the amps – profits

Sep 07, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – It is fascinating to watch Exxon on the move. Its people taking the floor, speaking with power and supreme confidence. What’s good news for Exxon’s investors is bad news for Guyanese. Follow Exxon’s sequence. It moved quickly. Burst the halo and bubble surrounding...

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