February 2016

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Teams give maximum entertainment in Golyn 10/10 second weekend

Feb 17, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Teams give maximum entertainment in Golyn 10/10 second weekend

The Golyn 10/10 countrywide softball cricket tournament organized by the Guyana Softball League brought out maximum entertainment as matches see sawed and winners enjoyed the appreciation of the...

Jaguars name unchanged squad for B’dos clash

Feb 17, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Jaguars name unchanged squad for B’dos clash

Shiv unavailable due to inured finger An unchanged 13-man squad from the one which beat the Red Force at Providence on Monday has been retained by the National selectors for their seventh round clash...

GBBC ‘Hostile Territory’ boxing extravaganza …Kishawn ‘Special K’ Simon out to avenge loss to ‘Classy’ Cassius Matthews

Feb 17, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on GBBC ‘Hostile Territory’ boxing extravaganza …Kishawn ‘Special K’ Simon out to avenge loss to ‘Classy’ Cassius Matthews

By Michael Benjamin He sports the sobriquet ‘Special K’ but Kishawn Simon failed to live up to that tab when he squared off with Cassius Matthews at the Mackenzie Sports Club, Linden, on...

Guardians believe its home grown and good

Feb 17, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guardians believe its home grown and good

By Edison Jefford Plaisance Guardians believe that because it is one of the only First Division clubs that is filled with players from its original community, the chemistry and talent will be...

Tourism sector taking quantum leap to success — Minister Hughes

Feb 17, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Tourism sector taking quantum leap to success — Minister Hughes

By Kiana Wilburg With numerous transformative plans in the pipeline, Minister with responsibility for the Tourism Sector, Cathy Hughes, says that the Tourism sector is poised to take a quantum leap...

GWI chief reads riot act to city hospitals over badly disposed syringes

Feb 17, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on GWI chief reads riot act to city hospitals over badly disposed syringes

Amidst rising concerns from the city’s sanitation workers, Chief Executive of the Guyana Water Inc. (GWI), Dr. Richard Van West-Charles, has met with representatives of hospitals regarding the...

Recognising a fundamental truth

Feb 17, 2016 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Recognising a fundamental truth

Since creation, communication has been one of the most important aspects of human life especially between states, in order to prevent or reduce wars and other conflicts. Communication fosters a...

Schools’ Welfare Unit commences suicide awareness sessions

Feb 17, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Schools’ Welfare Unit commences suicide awareness sessions

With the rapid spike in suicide-related deaths in Guyana recently, several agencies including, governmental and non-governmental entities have taken a stance, as they have embarked on a mission to...

PPP wants Trotman to apologize for ‘forest giveaway’ revelations

Feb 17, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on PPP wants Trotman to apologize for ‘forest giveaway’ revelations

The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) is not only labeling the country’s Minister of Natural Resources a liar, but is insisting that he must apologize for making the statements he made as it...

Truck driver not guilty of causing Constable’s death

Feb 17, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Truck driver not guilty of causing Constable’s death

The truck driver, who had been accused of crushing Police Constable Edison Williams to death while he was placing barricade along the Providence Access Road in preparation for an entertainment event...

Kaieteur National Park, Botanical Gardens to be restored

Feb 17, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Kaieteur National Park, Botanical Gardens to be restored

– in time to welcome visitors for golden jubilee celebrations The Kaieteur National Park and the Botanical Gardens will soon undergo massive restorative works as the administration prepares...

‘The Palms’ to benefit from $20M improvement plan

Feb 17, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on ‘The Palms’ to benefit from $20M improvement plan

– Social Protection Minister …Moves being made to establish national minimum standards for Elderly Care Facilities By Kiana Wilburg While it may be the wish of the Social Protection Minister...

Eight companies bid for $$M GPHC medical supplies contract

Feb 17, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Eight companies bid for $$M GPHC medical supplies contract

During yesterday’s session at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB), eight multi-million-dollar bids were opened for the supply of medical supplies to the Georgetown...

Telecommunication liberalisation key to Guyana’s development – US Ambassador

Feb 17, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Telecommunication liberalisation key to Guyana’s development – US Ambassador

By Abena Rockcliffe United States Ambassador to Guyana, Perry Holloway, has said that the Government of Guyana will do well to move swiftly towards liberalising the telecommunications sector. Such...

Eccles resident wanted for cocaine trafficking

Feb 17, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Eccles resident wanted for cocaine trafficking

Police are seeking the assistance of members of the public to locate Kennard Stephen De Jonge, who they say is wanted for questioning in relation to possession of narcotics for the purpose of...

‘Bulldog’ charged for allegedly wounding ‘Team Benschop’ supporter

Feb 17, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on ‘Bulldog’ charged for allegedly wounding ‘Team Benschop’ supporter

Members of ‘Team Benschop’ flocked the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts yesterday to witness the arraignment of a Kitty resident, who is alleged to have brutalized one of their supporters....

WAS RAMOTAR SABOTAGED?

Feb 17, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on WAS RAMOTAR SABOTAGED?

The PPPC lost the 2015 general elections by a whisker, less than five thousand votes. No elections in Guyana have been closer. One can only speculate what would have happened had the PPP won the...

Captured fugitive remanded for murder of wanted man

Feb 17, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Captured fugitive remanded for murder of wanted man

Four days after wanted man Trevor Anthony Amsterdam was captured for the alleged murder of now dead fugitive Jermaine ‘Lapsy’ Simon, he was placed before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan and...

Opposition objects to Ministry of Presidency funding SOCU

Feb 17, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Opposition objects to Ministry of Presidency funding SOCU

– claims it goes against AML/CFT Bill 2015 During the process of examining and considering the budget estimates in the National Assembly on Monday, the opposition party voiced its concerns...

Open letter to President Granger

Feb 17, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Open letter to President Granger

Dear Mr. President, These are just a few brief notes on the role of Government’s future deportment within the framework of your desire to have social cohesion, and against the background of your...

Gov’t boasts of strengthened foreign relationships at all levels

Feb 17, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Gov’t boasts of strengthened foreign relationships at all levels

By Abena Rockcliffe Government has been able to maintain and, in some cases, even strengthen bilateral relationships at both the regional and international level. This achievement was highlighted by...

Labourer further remanded

Feb 17, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Labourer further remanded

Paul Marciano, a 40-year-old labourer was further remanded when he appeared before Magistrate Clive Nurse to answer a charge of break and enter and larceny. Marciano, of 12 Water Lily Road, Wismar,...

C’tyne fatal accident driver remanded

Feb 17, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on C’tyne fatal accident driver remanded

The driver who was allegedly behind the wheel of the mini bus that crashed last Friday resulting in the death of a school boy has been remanded to jail. Leon Pharahoo, 24, of No 69 village, Corentyne...

Police assist in establishing Parfait Harmonie Primary School library

Feb 17, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Police assist in establishing Parfait Harmonie Primary School library

Commander of the Police’s West Demerara Division is continuing to reach out the hand of friendship and cooperation to members and organizations in the communities that are served by his ranks....

Moleson Creek taxi and bus drivers form association

Feb 17, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Moleson Creek taxi and bus drivers form association

The initiative of the Ministry of Public Telecommunications and Tourism to upgrade operations at all ports of entry in Guyana has seen appreciable progress, especially at the Moleson Creek Ferry...

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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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