April 2016

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First Lady joins Step by Step Foundation, Republic Bank for ‘Light it up Blue’ Autism Walk

Apr 04, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on First Lady joins Step by Step Foundation, Republic Bank for ‘Light it up Blue’ Autism Walk

– calls for more support for affected children and families First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, yesterday encouraged donors and other enthusiasts participating in the Step by Step...

Cops seek ‘Scrawly’ for murder of ‘Chicken’

Apr 04, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Cops seek ‘Scrawly’ for murder of ‘Chicken’

Police are trying to track down a Patentia, West Coast Demerara man in connection with the murder of 25-year-old Dellon Bradford, who was stabbed to death two Wednesdays ago, during a dispute with...

Lethem‘s teenager begins political career as Deputy Mayor

Apr 04, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Lethem‘s teenager begins political career as Deputy Mayor

By Rehanna Ramsay A genuine desire to serve her community is essentially what catapulted 19 year -old Maxine Welch, into the Local Government Elections and later to the Deputy Mayorship of Lethem,...

37 Indigenous Communities to Benefit from Donation of Clothing

Apr 04, 2016 KNews News, Peeping Tom Comments Off on 37 Indigenous Communities to Benefit from Donation of Clothing

The Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs and the Guyana Foundation inked an agreement which will see thirty seven communities in Regions One, Two, Seven, Eight and Nine benefiting from more than...

West Indies Women gun down 149 for maiden WT20 title

Apr 04, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on West Indies Women gun down 149 for maiden WT20 title

West Indies converted their maiden appearance in a World Twenty20 final into a historic victory in Kolkata, beating three-time defending champions Australia for the first time in a T20 international...

Brathwaite sixes take WI to thrilling title win

Apr 04, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Brathwaite sixes take WI to thrilling title win

Write off West Indies cricket at your peril. Less than four months in, 2016 is already a year of great celebration and renewal for cricket in the Caribbean. West Indies won the Under-19 World Cup....

CDCs in Regions Five and Six get approval for financing for developmental projects

Apr 04, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on CDCs in Regions Five and Six get approval for financing for developmental projects

Nineteen Community Development Councils (CDCs) in Mahaica-Berbice and East Berbice-Corentyne, yesterday, received letters of approval for small grants under the Government of Guyana’s community...

President congratulates West Indies Male and Female Cricket Teams

Apr 04, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on President congratulates West Indies Male and Female Cricket Teams

On behalf of the people of Guyana, the President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, Brigadier David Granger extends congratulations to the West Indies male and female teams on their emphatic...

Defending champs Demerara beat Berbice by 6 runs to take GCB U-17 title

Apr 04, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Defending champs Demerara beat Berbice by 6 runs to take GCB U-17 title

By Sean Devers It’s not often that someone bowls 10 overs for 16 runs then makes an entertaining 95 to take the Man-of-the-Match and their team does not win. But that is exactly what happened...

Essequibo thump Select U-15 by 107 runs

Apr 04, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Essequibo thump Select U-15 by 107 runs

Essequibo defeated the Guyana Cricket Board Select XI by 107 runs in their final round match of the Igloo Ice Cream / Guyana Cricket Board Inter-County Under-17 50-over tournament which concluded...

Did Raymond “Rambo” Gaskin advise Tiwari on this one?

Apr 04, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Did Raymond “Rambo” Gaskin advise Tiwari on this one?

When the Brian Tiwari imbroglio became public, my mind flew immediately to Raymond Gaskin. One has to be careful what one writes about Gaskin. He will sue you for libel each day of the year. He is...

EBFA / Ralph Green U-11 League…Agricola and Craig School to clash in final on Saturday

Apr 04, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on EBFA / Ralph Green U-11 League…Agricola and Craig School to clash in final on Saturday

Agricola Red Triangle downed Grove Hi Tech via the penalty kicks route after battling to a 0-0 scoreline in regulation and extra time while Craig School halted the surge of Friendship All Stars 5-0...

New Amsterdam Mayor plans to get down to work as early as possible

Apr 04, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on New Amsterdam Mayor plans to get down to work as early as possible

Newly elected Mayor of New Amsterdam Kirt Wynter plans to get down to the arduous task of fixing the town as early as possible. Wynter, a businessman and a newspaper agent was elected Mayor of...

La Jalousie man killed in road accident

Apr 04, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on La Jalousie man killed in road accident

A 52 year old man West Coast Demerara man was added to the country’s growing road fatality list after he was struck down on the La Jalousie Public Road on Saturday night. Police reports stated that...

Coconut farms recovering from Red Palm Mite infestation

Apr 04, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Coconut farms recovering from Red Palm Mite infestation

Gradually the leaves of coconut palms are returning to bright green and blossoms are beginning to protrude. These are promising signs that the Red Palm Mite pest that wreaked havoc over the coconut...

F and H, Specialist among victors

Apr 04, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on F and H, Specialist among victors

F and H and Specialist are leading the Guyanese challenge as teams continue to battle for supremacy in the second annual Faye Joseph international dominoes competition which is being run under the...

Time for Granger to act against Harmon

Apr 04, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Time for Granger to act against Harmon

Dear Editor, The citizenry of Guyana voted for meaningful change from the corrupt and autocratic PPP regime. I know that I for one had bought into the promises of transparency and accountability....

REEVES, RAY AND THE JUKEBOX

Apr 04, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Tony Deyal column Comments Off on REEVES, RAY AND THE JUKEBOX

We would go into Maharaj Snackette or Bar in Siparia, the town in the deep south of Trinidad in which I grew up, and invariably on a Friday night when the oilfield workers got paid there would be at...

Serious accusations against this guard service

Apr 04, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Serious accusations against this guard service

Dear Editor, I am a concerned security guard who is also representing others guards as well. It is very unfair to be employed at a security service and not get uniforms upon arrival and then having...

UG Pharmacy graduate speaks of a worrying injustice

Apr 04, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on UG Pharmacy graduate speaks of a worrying injustice

Dear Editor, Please allow me some column space to speak on an issue of grave concern to myself and colleagues. I am a recently graduated university student – batch 2015. My colleagues and I...

I would like my lovely Bush Lot to be given township status

Apr 04, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on I would like my lovely Bush Lot to be given township status

Dear Editor, Bush Lot my beautiful, idyllic, captivating, and ancestral community and is situated in Region # 5 (Mahaica/Berbice) in Guyana. We are advocating with a sizable following that our native...

Hopes and expectations of the new municipality of Bartica

Apr 04, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Hopes and expectations of the new municipality of Bartica

Dear Editor, The Bartica United Youth Development Group (BUYDG) will like to congratulate Mr. Gifford Marshall, who was the only nominee that was elected Mayor and Ms. Kamal Persaud, who was also the...

I plea for justice for the dismissed NBS managers

Apr 04, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on I plea for justice for the dismissed NBS managers

Dear Editor, Concerning your April 1st report on the dismissed NBS Managers, I am shocked that this evil injustice continues despite the Ombudsman’s findings since 2014. In addition to the findings...

The Entitlement Trap

Apr 04, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Entitlement Trap

Dear Editor, The economic tragedies that are currently unfolding in our two largest neighbours, Brazil and Venezuela are all too reminiscent of the 70’s and 80’s era in Guyana. Socialist...

I cannot believe this man, Oscar Clark

Apr 04, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on I cannot believe this man, Oscar Clark

Dear Editor, It was with utter disillusionment I watched an interview being given by Oscar Clarke to the Press after the new or not so new Georgetown City Council was sworn in. My first...

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Bread, circuses and the price of silence

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(Kaieteur News) – Juvenal, the Roman satirist, looked upon his fellow citizens nearly two thousand years ago and wondered what had become of a people who once cared passionately about the affairs of the Republic. “We have sold our votes,” he wrote, before observing that the Roman citizenry...

Haiti after Kenscoff: Pledges and Promises Do Not Stop the Killing

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By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – For generations, Kenscoff was where people from Port-au-Prince went to breathe. Its cool hills offered relief, and its farmers supplied the capital’s markets. Gang attacks reached the commune in January 2025, but it remained an important barrier between...

From gunboat and Ping-Pong diplomacy to gangster diplomacy

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(Kaieteur News) – There was U.S. President James Munroe and his stellar vision: Manifest Destiny. Then came Presidents Andrew Jackson and Zachary Taylor, among others. Men of military acclaim; generals who laid claim to personal heraldry. Native American Indian tribes chased from their...

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