April 2016

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St. Stanislaus overcome MSC to secure final berth

Apr 06, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on St. Stanislaus overcome MSC to secure final berth

St. Stanislaus defeated host Malteenoes Sports Club by 27 runs to win the semi final of the Georgetown Cricket Association/Guyana Diabetics Association/PAHO/WHO/Smalta U17 T20 tournament yesterday....

Pouderoyen FC pocket $200,000 for taking Den Amstel Mash Cup

Apr 06, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Pouderoyen FC pocket $200,000 for taking Den Amstel Mash Cup

Pouderoyen FC were yesterday rewarded for winning the Den Amstel Mash Cup which was held from February 27 to March 12 on the West Coast of Demerara. Pourderoyen defeated Uitvlugt FC 7-6 on penalties...

Digicel congratulates Windies teams on phenomenal wins at World T20

Apr 06, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Digicel congratulates Windies teams on phenomenal wins at World T20

(Jamaica Observer) Digicel, sponsor of West Indies cricket, has congratulated the men’s and women’s West Indies T20 cricket teams on becoming ICC Twenty20 World Cup champions after defeating...

Massive bids made to supply equipment for East Dem. Conservancy project

Apr 06, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Massive bids made to supply equipment for East Dem. Conservancy project

During the opening of bids at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB), Ministry of Finance, there was a contract for the supply, delivery and testing of earth-moving...

Woman reportedly ‘runs away’ from husband’s home

Apr 06, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Woman reportedly ‘runs away’ from husband’s home

– family worried about husband’s murderous threats A woman is worried about the whereabouts of her 20-year-old daughter two weeks after she tied the knot. A visibly distraught Narainee Narine...

Ministry targets strategic workers for mental health training

Apr 06, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Ministry targets strategic workers for mental health training

—aims to de-escalate potentially dangerous situations non-violently Advancing mental health care is not an undertaking that the Ministry of Public Health can undertake in isolation. This notion was...

Mixed emotions

Apr 06, 2016 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Mixed emotions

There are indications that the government is continuing very hard to clean up the mess it inherited. Several audit reports have revealed that there was massive corruption, thievery and waste of the...

State appeals another murder acquittal

Apr 06, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on State appeals another murder acquittal

The State, through the Chambers of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), has once again moved to the Court of Appeal to overturn a verdict in which a murder accused was set free following a High...

Education Ministry seeking public support to conduct COI

Apr 06, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Education Ministry seeking public support to conduct COI

The support of the public is being solicited by the Ministry of Education in its quest to review, revise, upgrade and extend the Education Sector Strategic Plan. This is according to information from...

National Geographic involved in local project to save Black Caiman

Apr 06, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on National Geographic involved in local project to save Black Caiman

A research involving National Geographic is underway in the Rupununi, Region Nine, to come up with ways to save the endangered Black Caiman. According to Farfan and Mendes Group and STIHL, it has...

When will we ever have energy security in Guyana?

Apr 06, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on When will we ever have energy security in Guyana?

THE VOICE OF THE LIBERAL DEMOCRATS…. By Sase Singh INTRODUCTION Guyana has plentiful, yet partially unrealized renewable energy potential. The closest we came to developing our vast...

Local Govt. Elections…Ties in six Local Authority Areas; some electors likely to return to polls – PPP

Apr 06, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Local Govt. Elections…Ties in six Local Authority Areas; some electors likely to return to polls – PPP

The People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C)’s Commissioners on the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) yesterday revealed that voters from several Local Authority Areas (LAA) are likely to...

Prisoner admits to having active Facebook page, purchasing cell phones from wardens

Apr 06, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Prisoner admits to having active Facebook page, purchasing cell phones from wardens

Camp Street Prison inmate, Carl Brown yesterday revealed to the Commission of Inquiry (COI) into the March 3 unrest that the seizure of prisoners’ belongings, including cellular phones, marijuana,...

Ministerial team finds environmental mining damage in Potaro

Apr 06, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Ministerial team finds environmental mining damage in Potaro

-receives complaints of miners threatened by constables The Ministry of Natural Resources is calling on miners, particularly those operating large concessions, to work in an environmentally-friendly...

Misuse of alcohol is the problem

Apr 06, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Misuse of alcohol is the problem

There are no laws against the drinking of rum in Guyana. In fact, so long as the alcohol consumed is not ‘bush rum’, then there are no laws against its imbibing. There are laws, of course,...

Audit report recommends review of CJIA tender evaluation process

Apr 06, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Audit report recommends review of CJIA tender evaluation process

– in wake of more contract splitting The forensic audit report into the Cheddi Jagan International Airport Corporation (CJIAC) has recommended that management review a number of things,...

‘Nasty Man’ to face High Court for murder of footballer

Apr 06, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on ‘Nasty Man’ to face High Court for murder of footballer

Having been charged before for murder when he was just a teenager, 25-year-old Dellon Henry, also known as ‘Nasty Man’ was yesterday committed to stand trial in the High Court for the murder of...

April session of Demerara Criminal Assizes opens

Apr 06, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on April session of Demerara Criminal Assizes opens

– 163 cases listed for trial The April session of the Demerara Criminal Assizes commenced at the Georgetown Supreme Court yesterday with 163 criminal matters listed for trial. The session...

A sincere apology to Raphael Trotman

Apr 06, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on A sincere apology to Raphael Trotman

Last Saturday, my column, captioned, “What the Raphael Trotman tape revealed,” looked at one of the speeches Mr. Trotman delivered at a public meeting in Bartica during the local government...

Aurora produces over 41,000 ounces gold for first quarter

Apr 06, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Aurora produces over 41,000 ounces gold for first quarter

Canadian-owned Guyana Goldfield Inc. which started large scale operations last year is well on track for its annual target this year. Reporting on its first quarter production for 2016, the company...

Labourer charged with murder of Cuban National

Apr 06, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Labourer charged with murder of Cuban National

A 37 year-old labourer was yesterday remanded to prison for the murder of Cuban National, Joel Perez Laffita, whose body was found on the roadway at Providence, East Bank Demerara, last month....

Wife-beating 70-yr-old heads back to jail to serve shortened term

Apr 06, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Wife-beating 70-yr-old heads back to jail to serve shortened term

A 70-year-old man who was convicted in the magistrate’s court for beating his wife, and sentenced to four months in jail, had his sentence cut in half by the full court on appeal. He will now have...

Trio freed on gun, ammo charges

Apr 06, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Trio freed on gun, ammo charges

Three men were yesterday freed on charges of illegal firearms and ammunition possession by Magistrate Judy Latchman, after making another appearance in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts. Mark...

Porkknocker fined for two grams of ganja

Apr 06, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Porkknocker fined for two grams of ganja

A Porkknocker who told the court he uses marijuana for his malaria was yesterday fined $15,000 and ordered to complete 100 hours community service when he appeared before Magistrate Dylan Bess. At...

Slapping cousin leads to community service

Apr 06, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Slapping cousin leads to community service

A 48-year-old man accused of slapping his cousin during an argument was yesterday ordered to complete 200 hours community service when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates Courts. Gordon...

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Tahir (5-17), Mehidy (3-13) magic show leaves Kings in disarray as...

Sep 10, 2026

2026 Republic Bank CPL…GAW vs. SKL (Kaieteur News) – Two mind-boggling spells from spin wizard Imran Tahir, who put on a magic show for his 5-fer, backed by Mehidy Hasan Miraz’s 3 wickets on...

When someone we love is taken from us

Sep 10, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – After my first encounter with the Guru, I had to probe for some more life lessons. I pressed Guru a much heavier question. “Guru,” I said, “how does one recover from losing someone one loves?” He did not answer immediately. Perhaps there are some questions that deserve...

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...

A double centurion-not Roman, but Guyanese

Sep 10, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – I have honoured before and lived to regret the lapse. In the instance of Chartered Accountant, attorney-at-law, and social activist, there is firm belief that I’m on good grounds to publish this tribute. For the milestone of his 200th oil and gas column. A milestone...

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