April 2016

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SAME OLD SAD SONG

Apr 25, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Tony Deyal column Comments Off on SAME OLD SAD SONG

In the midst of raging dengue epidemics, the cry goes out throughout the lands of the Caribbean, “Let us spray!” And there goes forth the word from Ministries of Health that the whole world...

Teachers complete foundation cricket coaching course

Apr 25, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Teachers complete foundation cricket coaching course

Male and female teachers on Thursday last completed a three-day foundation cricket coaching course, compliments of the Ministry of Education’s Department of Culture, Youth and Sport in partnership...

Police issued bulletin for fraud quartet

Apr 25, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Police issued bulletin for fraud quartet

The Guyana Police Force has issued bulletins for a quartet who they say is wanted for questioning into a series of fraud matters committed on a number of persons. The suspects are Floyd Primo called...

Ban on smoking in public places…The benefits outweigh the negatives

Apr 25, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Ban on smoking in public places…The benefits outweigh the negatives

As the debate continues back and forth between the tobacco industry and the public health sector on a legislation to ban tobacco smoking in public places, many citizens are raising their voices in...

Critical look at the Durban Park project

Apr 25, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Critical look at the Durban Park project

Dear Editor, It was with a deep sense of relief when it was reported that President Granger had appointed Minister of Infrastructure Mr. David Patterson to overtake the management, and completion, of...

Viewpoint on the £53.2 million UK grant assigned for Guyana

Apr 25, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Viewpoint on the £53.2 million UK grant assigned for Guyana

Dear Editor, I am very happy and delighted to read in the Guyana Chronicle of April 23, 2016 edition under the captioned “Guyana to receive £53.2 million from UK”. The article caught my...

PPP Parliamentarian complains about RDC councilor

Apr 25, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on PPP Parliamentarian complains about RDC councilor

Dear Editor, My first encounter with Carol Joseph was when she joined a taxi I was in on my way to Georgetown. It was sometime before the 2015 General Election, and the political landscape was the...

Moneyed people can entice elected office-holders

Apr 25, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Moneyed people can entice elected office-holders

Dear Editor, I am hereby taking this opportunity to comment on what is to my mind the fiasco of the apparently secretive appointment of Brian Tiwari as a ministerial advisor on business by Minister...

Reasons for Guyana’s prevailing poverty

Apr 25, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Reasons for Guyana’s prevailing poverty

Dear Editor, A country endowed with minerals and other natural resources continue to be extremely poor even though the said country does not suffer from over population and miseducation. The...

GAWU complains about GuySuCo’s inaccuracy

Apr 25, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on GAWU complains about GuySuCo’s inaccuracy

Dear Editor; Reference is made to the news story on page seven (7) of the Guyana Chronicle edition of April 19, 2016 entitled “105 workers opted for severance not fired – GuySuCo raps GAWU”...

Tribute to Ras Michael Jeune

Apr 25, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Tribute to Ras Michael Jeune

Dear Editor, Ras Michael Jeune was my friend, my mentor, my brother. In a little wooden house at Buxton-Friendship Line Top he taught me and others how to write and read poetry and how to write...

BEING LIKE ALICE IN WONDERLAND!

Apr 25, 2016 KNews Editorial Comments Off on BEING LIKE ALICE IN WONDERLAND!

Why is Guyana not achieving significant economic growth like its counterparts in the Caribbean? Comparatively, with the exception of Trinidad and Tobago which has oil and gas aplenty, Guyana has more...

The radio licences fiasco….Pres. Granger says you cannot correct the wrongs by multiplying the cases

Apr 24, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on The radio licences fiasco….Pres. Granger says you cannot correct the wrongs by multiplying the cases

You cannot correct the wrongs by multiplying the cases –President Granger By Kiana Wilburg Much has been said in the media about the need for the coalition administration to right a number of the...

PPP Govt. allowed Mahdia Gold free-for-all with lucrative Omai property

Apr 24, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on PPP Govt. allowed Mahdia Gold free-for-all with lucrative Omai property

– GGMC demands outstanding US$10M In early 2011, Canada-owned exploration company, Mahdia Gold Corp. acquired what was once Guyana’s biggest gold mine- the Omai gold mines property in Region...

GT&T shares…Datang and Hong Kong Telecom are related companies- Nandlall clarifies

Apr 24, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on GT&T shares…Datang and Hong Kong Telecom are related companies- Nandlall clarifies

– Says new Govt. hiding and trying to confuse the nation By Abena Rockcliffe-Campbell Former Attorney General, Anil Nandlall has sought to bring some kind of clarity to the recent mix-up...

BaiShanLin’s new owner has a history of unsustainable logging –China’s Forests Experts

Apr 24, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on BaiShanLin’s new owner has a history of unsustainable logging –China’s Forests Experts

A Chinese logging company in Guyana, BaiShanLin Forest Development Inc and another in China, Long Jiang Forest Industries Group, share one special quality. They both have a notable history of...

President Granger cancels leases granted by Ramotar for Berbice lands

Apr 24, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on President Granger cancels leases granted by Ramotar for Berbice lands

By Abena Rockcliffe-Campbell President David Granger ‘righted the wrong’ when he cancelled leases for several acres of land on West Coast Berbice (WCB). Those leases were granted by former...

Maid of Honour murder…Taxi driver admits to transporting killer and victim

Apr 24, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Maid of Honour murder…Taxi driver admits to transporting killer and victim

A Mahdia taxi driver has admitted to transporting the suspect in the murder of Simone Hackett, as well as the victim, to the area at Cummings Lodge, East Coast Demerara, where her decomposing corpse...

Guyana—Another BaiShanLin on its way

Apr 24, 2016 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Guyana—Another BaiShanLin on its way

It is sad when people in this country beginning to feel that Guyana is becoming a place where ‘truth’ sounds like hate to those who hate ‘truth’. De Waterfalls paper tell this nation so much...

Rugby Americas North (RAN) 15s’ Championship…Guyana subjugates Barbados to another defeat

Apr 24, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Rugby Americas North (RAN) 15s’ Championship…Guyana subjugates Barbados to another defeat

Just as they had done last year, Guyana’s ‘Green Machine’ produced another dominant performenace to subjugate Barbados to another defeat in the Rugby Americas North (RAN) 15s’ Championship...

Boyce/Jefford Relay Festival and Family Fun Day on today at Eve Leary

Apr 24, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Boyce/Jefford Relay Festival and Family Fun Day on today at Eve Leary

The Boyce and Jefford Organisation will host its inaugural Relay Festival and Family Fun Day at the Police Sports Club Ground, Eve Leary today from 10am with 10 premier relay events and the softball...

Letter to the Sports Editor …Is Mr. Clifford Reis satisfied with the state of affairs in WI and Guyana Cricket?

Apr 24, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Letter to the Sports Editor …Is Mr. Clifford Reis satisfied with the state of affairs in WI and Guyana Cricket?

Dear Editor, In recent years both the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) and Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) have been placed under the microscope in relation to good governance, accountability and order in...

Over 45 entries received for Bush Lot, Jumbo Jet Horserace meet next Sunday

Apr 24, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Over 45 entries received for Bush Lot, Jumbo Jet Horserace meet next Sunday

Preparations are continuing as race day draws nearer for the much anticipated one day horserace meet organised by the Jumbo Jet Auto Sales and Racing stables in collaboration with the Bush Lot United...

STAG ELITE LEAGUE – FINALE …Slingerz edge GFC; Conquerors bang GDF

Apr 24, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on STAG ELITE LEAGUE – FINALE …Slingerz edge GFC; Conquerors bang GDF

Slingerz FC continued their rise towards winning the GENESIS and FINALE of the inaugural STAG ELITE LEAGUE FINALE with a 2-1 win over the Georgetown Football Club on Friday night last at the Tucville...

Jamaican boxers set to arrive Thursday International junior tourney

Apr 24, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Jamaican boxers set to arrive Thursday International junior tourney

The Jamaican boxing team competing in the International Schoolboys and Juniors boxing tournament starting Friday, are due to arrive in Guyana on Thursday. President of the Guyana Boxing Association...

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Who owns the MSC?

Oct 08, 2026

…MSC General Secretary Joe Chapman questions ownership, calls for transparency By Rawle Toney (Kaieteur News) – With the remodeled Mackenzie Sports Club (MSC) preparing to reopen its doors for...

Leave, but please explain why

Oct 08, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Apparently, in Guyana, the moment a person is accused of a serious offence, a mysterious administrative switch is supposed to be flipped. CLICK. The accused goes on leave. No investigation into whether the person’s continued presence could interfere with the investigation. No...

The People’s Wars, Caribbean Bills

Oct 04, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – The Caribbean did not start, or participate in, the war involving the United States, Israel and Iran, nor the other continuing conflicts in the Middle East. Yet millions of Caribbean people are paying a price for them every day. They pay it at petrol...

Congrats to Drs. Ali, Jagdeo

Oct 08, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – It must be done; avoiding out of the question. Congratulations to Excellencies Ali and Jagdeo, the former a sitting president, the latter still a president in all but title. Drs. Ali and Jagdeo must have pig iron stomachs. Whoever is halal or haram, holy or a heathen...

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