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Apology/correction

Jan 15, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Apology/correction

The statements attributed to the Deputy French Consul David Bertilli in yesterday’s issue of Kaieteur News and titled ‘French envoy echoes call to defend press freedom’ were in fact made by...

Cameron backs Holder to excel in top spot

Jan 15, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Cameron backs Holder to excel in top spot

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada (CMC) – West Indies Cricket Board president Dave Cameron has given his full backing to new one-day skipper Jason Holder. The 23-year-old pacer was surprisingly named...

Cuba’s renewed diplomatic relations to spur commerce, growth for Guyana

Jan 15, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Cuba’s renewed diplomatic relations to spur commerce, growth for Guyana

– GCSM President Banking on improved diplomatic and economic relations with the United States to pull it out of years of stagnation, Cuba is attracting investors that are more eager to get...

GPHC successfully delivers 6,085 babies in 2014

Jan 15, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on GPHC successfully delivers 6,085 babies in 2014

… records 11 maternal deaths The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) has reported the successful delivery of 6,085 babies in the year 2014. There was the total delivery of...

Region Two to launch truancy campaign

Jan 15, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Region Two to launch truancy campaign

Head of the Region Two Department of Education, Baramdai Seepersaud, has assured that senior Education officers within Pomeroon/Supenaam will be conducting a truancy campaign in Region Two in an...

Bassarath – TTCB must respect selectors

Jan 15, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Bassarath – TTCB must respect selectors

Trinidad & Tobago Newsday – Port of Spain, Trinidad – Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board (TTCB) president Azim Bassarath Tuesday washed his hands of the controversial dropping of...

Aishalton teacher’s transfer struck down by local Village Council

Jan 15, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Aishalton teacher’s transfer struck down by local Village Council

After claiming to be under intense scrutiny and facing possible transfer to another teaching district, John Adams, the Aishalton educator who was allegedly slapped by a member of the Presidential...

School security of paramount importance says Lyte

Jan 15, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on School security of paramount importance says Lyte

Security at schools across the country is not one that can be taken lightly, said President of the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU), Mark Lyte, as he indulged this publication in an interview recently....

All Star win Ramnarine Dominoes title – Wakenaam

Jan 15, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on All Star win Ramnarine Dominoes title – Wakenaam

All Star chalked up 80 games to win the Amit Ramnarine dominoes competition on Sunday last at Ramnarine residence in Good Success, Wakenaam. BBM placed second with 78 games, while Sledge Hammer...

Rape accused remains in custody as DPP advice sought

Jan 15, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Rape accused remains in custody as DPP advice sought

As investigation continues into last Sunday’s rape of a 45-year-old woman by her 23-year-old nephew at the woman’s No. 67 Village, Corentyne residence, the man remains in custody....

We need to be more solution-oriented for our sustainability

Jan 15, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on We need to be more solution-oriented for our sustainability

DEAR EDITOR, Perhaps the most frequently asked question in Guyana these days is, ‘when you think is Elections?’ This however, speaks to the awareness and interest of the population currently in...

Suggesting names before policies is very dangerous

Jan 15, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Suggesting names before policies is very dangerous

DEAR EDITOR, I notice a letter from one of Guyana’s political matchmakers, who claims that, “pro-democracy leaders will agree that positive change in Guyana must begin with the PPP’s removal...

Letter to the Sport Editor: Negative Attributes Still Affecting Local Football

Jan 15, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Letter to the Sport Editor: Negative Attributes Still Affecting Local Football

Dear Sir, “A Happy and a Prosperous New Year” to all and sundry, moreover, those who are seriously committed towards the continued development of football. Meanwhile, with the FIFA appointed...

P&P Insurance recognized for contribution to Lawn Tennis

Jan 15, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on P&P Insurance recognized for contribution to Lawn Tennis

P&P Insurance Brokers was recently recognized by the Guyana Lawn Tennis Association for its long and consistent support to tennis. In a brief statement, President of the Guyana Lawn Tennis...

CARICOM: The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement

Jan 15, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on CARICOM: The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement

The year 2015 has dawned, as usual, with the fanfare of greater things to come.Caribbean projects are in the pipeline, as are activities to enhance competitiveness and many gallant efforts by well-...

The hot air about traffic accidents

Jan 15, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on The hot air about traffic accidents

DEAR EDITOR, The writer got a driver’s licence in 1958 after rigid testing by the team at Brickdam Police Station. The procedure was de rigueur in those days. Driving lessons was given by a friend,...

NA Warriors demolish Smythfield Rockers to take Banks DIH Basketball Tourney

Jan 15, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on NA Warriors demolish Smythfield Rockers to take Banks DIH Basketball Tourney

Defending champions New Amsterdam Warriors made sure that their win in the inaugural Banks DIH Classic Basketball Competition was no fluke when the defeated old foe Smythfield Rockers in the final to...

Bottle of whisky leads to discovery of multi-million-dollar theft

Jan 15, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Bottle of whisky leads to discovery of multi-million-dollar theft

A staff member found with a bottle of whisky in the New Amsterdam-based J’s Supermarket when that staff member should have been at work led to a store wide audit that uncovered the theft of...

Relatives blame “negligent nurses” for N/A Hospital maternal death

Jan 15, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Relatives blame “negligent nurses” for N/A Hospital maternal death

New Amsterdam Hospital has recorded an infant death for 2015, and the relatives of 21-year-old Daiwantee Roopchand, of Gangaram Settlement, East Canje, are angry at the outcome of a situation which...

Freddie Kissoon was right, but not accurate

Jan 15, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Freddie Kissoon was right, but not accurate

DEAR EDITOR, Please permit me to respond to Freddie Kissoon’s letter of January 11, 2014 captioned “The names of those who judged my intellectual ability at UG,” in which he states, “Prior to...

PPP dubs meeting with GECOM fruitful

Jan 15, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on PPP dubs meeting with GECOM fruitful

Top ranking members of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) met with Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) on Monday to discuss matters of concern to the PPP as preparations remain in full swing...

Parliament must be reopened and its work must continue

Jan 15, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Parliament must be reopened and its work must continue

DEAR EDITOR, Clement Rohee must be told that the wellbeing of this nation is for the people to determine. And in the instance where the people, through their elected representatives and government,...

THE DEARTH OF SOCIAL CAPITAL IN GUYANA

Jan 15, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THE DEARTH OF SOCIAL CAPITAL IN GUYANA

Earlier yesterday, I toured Fun City located at the Princess Hotel. It is an impressive game arcade that matches any that I have seen in the developed world. Those visitors to Guyana, who always...

Alleged gang-rape… Victim referred to psychiatry clinic

Jan 15, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Alleged gang-rape… Victim referred to psychiatry clinic

The teenager who was allegedly drugged and raped by 10 men in a house at Vreed-en-Hoop, West Coast Demerara (WCD) on Old Year’s Night, has been referred to the Georgetown Public Hospital...

Surinamese trade delegation heading to Guyana

Jan 15, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Surinamese trade delegation heading to Guyana

The Government of Guyana, the Private Sector Commission and the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce will be hosting a Surinamese Trade Mission/Delegation from today to Saturday. It is expected that the...

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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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