February 2016

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This is a different medical doctor in Guyana

Feb 25, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on This is a different medical doctor in Guyana

Dear Editor, I wish to recount my experience on the level of professionalism and medical attention provided by a doctor at Diamond Diagnostic Centre identified to me simply as Dr. Abdool. I have been...

The transformation of Pastor Jeffrey’s wife

Feb 25, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on The transformation of Pastor Jeffrey’s wife

Dear Editor, As my Bajan (citizen of Barbados) wife and I watched some clips of video footage I recorded from the 46th Republic anniversary celebrations, we talked of the nostalgic events of the...

From maryjane to marijuana; a plea

Feb 25, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on From maryjane to marijuana; a plea

Dear Editor, Apart from the scientific evidence that shows that marijuana actually helps the condition of the people with certain medical ailments, many people use cannabis as an appetite stimulant,...

Sooner or later the PPP will have to accept reality

Feb 25, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Sooner or later the PPP will have to accept reality

Dear Editor, Some of the phrases that came out of the flag raising ceremony were; Burnham styled grandeur, the Indians did not show up, an APNU celebration, the flag is really nice to look at and...

I cried when I heard these descriptions

Feb 25, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on I cried when I heard these descriptions

Dear Editor, Permit me space to not only transmit laudatory remarks but at the selfsame time reciting silent orisons for permanency or continuation. I am referring to the present clean-up in Guyana...

For the sake of decency, Duncan should step down

Feb 25, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on For the sake of decency, Duncan should step down

Dear Editor, According to article 225 (2) “ An officer may be removed from Office only for inability to discharge the function of his Office ( Whether arising from infirmity of body or mind or any...

The debate on Wales continues

Feb 25, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on The debate on Wales continues

Dear Editor, In a news media letter of Feb. 20, Vic Oditt, a former chairman of Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) and a businessman with varied investment interests stated that gross mismanagement...

PPP’s massive rollover schemes have left country in a bind – Finance Minister

Feb 24, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on PPP’s massive rollover schemes have left country in a bind – Finance Minister

The Coalition government finds itself in a bind as it is unable to implement to a significant degree, large pet projects that it may have on its agenda. According to Finance Minister Winston Jordan,...

46th Republic Anniversary…Durban Park hosts historic flag-raising

Feb 24, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on 46th Republic Anniversary…Durban Park hosts historic flag-raising

The sight at Durban Park yesterday, aback of Square of the Revolution, was nothing short of spectacular as Guyanese in their thousands converged to show solidarity and experience the feel of new...

Assault on Benschop…Police still looking for file – Crime Chief

Feb 24, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Assault on Benschop…Police still looking for file – Crime Chief

The police are trying to locate the report on the March 2011 incident in which political activist Mark Benschop was allegedly assaulted and his vehicle vandalized by former PPP Presidential...

Asst. Commissioner Balram Persaud succumbs weeks after car crash

Feb 24, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Asst. Commissioner Balram Persaud succumbs weeks after car crash

The Guyana Police Force is mourning the loss of its Second in Command, Assistant Commissioner Balram Persaud, who succumbed to injuries he sustained in a vehicular accident a little over two weeks...

Man confesses to killing boss, stealing gold

Feb 24, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Man confesses to killing boss, stealing gold

The saying that a killer always returns to the scene of his crime held true this week, and led to the capture of a mining camp employee who has since confessed to clubbing his boss to death last...

Prisoners eating better than nuff people

Feb 24, 2016 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Prisoners eating better than nuff people

That scamp Jagdeo know that nuff of he friends and followers gun end up in jail. He see how dem was learning from him. He think he got immunity and nobody can send him to jail. He also know plenty of...

Aliann Pompey International Invitational set for June at Leonora

Feb 24, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Aliann Pompey International Invitational set for June at Leonora

The Aliann Pompey (AP) International Invitational Track and Field Meet will be held on June 18 at the National Track and Field Centre at Leonora, featuring a plethora of overseas-based Guyanese...

Raul Leal is Forbes Burnham Memorial three-stage cycle road race king

Feb 24, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Raul Leal is Forbes Burnham Memorial three-stage cycle road race king

Matheson wins female title Despite placing second in the third and final stage, Raul Leal of Team Evolution was crowned overall champion of the 6th Forbes Burnham Memorial three-stage cycle road race...

GNA AGM and Elections set for March 6

Feb 24, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on GNA AGM and Elections set for March 6

The Guyana Netball Association (GNA) will be holding its Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Elections of Office Bearers on Sunday, March 6, from 3pm at the National Resource Centre, Woolford Avenue. A...

A MILITARY PARADE INSTEAD OF MASH

Feb 24, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on A MILITARY PARADE INSTEAD OF MASH

The flag is fluttering in the wind on a flagpole that touches the skyline. It is said that if you stand on the moon and look down, you will actually see it. From the reaction of people, it must be...

Rain forces postponement of Young Warriors fundraiser – Mash Cup 2016

Feb 24, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Rain forces postponement of Young Warriors fundraiser – Mash Cup 2016

Persistent rain in the Berbice area has forced the postponement of the Young Warriors annual fundraiser, Mash Cup 2016. It was slated for yesterday, Republic Day. A new date will be announced soon as...

UDFA 1st Div. League …Milerock play Botafago; Eagles face Net Rockers today

Feb 24, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on UDFA 1st Div. League …Milerock play Botafago; Eagles face Net Rockers today

The battle for supremacy in the Upper Demerara Football Association Division One League continues with Milerock facing Botafao from 20:0hrs with opening play featuring bottom placed Eagles United and...

Tikaram’s 12-wkt haul including hat-trick helps Black Bush beat Central Corentyne

Feb 24, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Tikaram’s 12-wkt haul including hat-trick helps Black Bush beat Central Corentyne

Dalchand Rambharose Inter-Sec. School U-15 Cricket – Berbice Brilliant bowling from offspinner Ajai Tikaram spearheaded Black Bush Secondary School to an outright victory over Central Corentyne...

Zone B and C record wins

Feb 24, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Zone B and C record wins

Zone B and C registered victories when the Enterprise Busta Sports Club Inter-Zone T20 competition commenced on Sunday last. Zone C defeated Zone A by eight wickets. Batting first, Zone A made 108-8...

Points Standings after the 7th round

Feb 24, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Points Standings after the 7th round

St. John’s, Antigua – Following are the Official Points Standings after the seventh round of matches ended on Monday in the WICB Professional Cricket League Regional 4-Day Tournament....

LABA/104.3 Power FM B’ball Semis ….Bulls and Raiders Halt Jets and Royals to Advance

Feb 24, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on LABA/104.3 Power FM B’ball Semis ….Bulls and Raiders Halt Jets and Royals to Advance

They played true to form and prevailed to set the stage for one of the most anticipated final’s in recent times as the number one ranked Half Mile Bulls stopped third seed Victory Valley Royals...

Tribute to Julian Edward Moe …

Feb 24, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Tribute to Julian Edward Moe …

Former Guyana international 1983 – 1987 Kaieteur Sport has learnt that former Guyana International footballer Julian Moe has died recently in the United States. In tribute to Moe Kaieteur Sport...

House unanimously passes $230B budget

Feb 24, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on House unanimously passes $230B budget

The mammoth $230B Budget 2016 was unanimously passed by the National Assembly in the wee hours of Tuesday, after a total of ten days of debate and intense examination of estimates by the subject...

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‘Need For Speed’ meet and greet set for West Central Mall this...

Jun 04, 2026

Kaieteur Sports – Karting action returns this month with bigger and better prizes, following the announcement that Jumbo Jet Events is staging the Need for Speed event, where over GYD $17 million...

The law of numbers is catching up with us

Jun 04, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Every day you pick up the newspaper and you are greeted by another tragedy on our roads. It has become so routine that we scarcely have time to absorb one horrific accident before another takes its place. Just two days ago, three persons lost their lives in a devastating road...

Not Charity, but Repair: a Response to Pope Leo’s Slavery Apology

May 31, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Signed on 15th May, 2026 and released on 25th May, 2026, Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, marks a significant moment in the long reckoning with slavery. It contains the clearest papal acknowledgment to date of the Holy See’s role...

God’s gift to Guyanese

Jun 04, 2026

Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – No! It’s not oil. It’s bigger. It’s neither mountains nor minerals, seas and forests. Grand, indeed; but wrong again. None of those even come close to God’s greatest gift to Guyanese. All of them. Whoever is such a Gulliverian figure...

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