May 2016

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CARICOM youth reparations relay and rally set for Friday

May 15, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on CARICOM youth reparations relay and rally set for Friday

The Guyana Reparations Committee will hold the main event of its month-long activities, the CARICOM International and Regional Youth Reparations Relay and Rally at the Parade Ground (Independence...

Pre-independence Heroes …British Guiana win 1961 Hockey championship

May 15, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Pre-independence Heroes …British Guiana win 1961 Hockey championship

Statistician Charwayne Walker in his series of Pre and Post Independence triumphs for Guyana (British Guiana) as we look to the upcoming 50-years of Independence celebrations on May 26th looks at the...

Professor Seecharan’s cricket history book launched

May 15, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Professor Seecharan’s cricket history book launched

‘History should be protected’ says Minister Roopnarine By Sean Devers The Woodbine room at Cara Lodge was filled with nostalgia last Friday evening as English based Professor Clem Seecharan...

Cozier to be buried on Friday

May 15, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Cozier to be buried on Friday

Iconic Barbadian cricket commentator and Journalist Tony Cozier will be buried on Friday at 15:00hrs according to his only son Craig. The veteran cricket journalist was admitted to a hospital in...

Region Six Jubilee Committee CAVALCADE OF SPORTS on today at Albion CC

May 15, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Region Six Jubilee Committee CAVALCADE OF SPORTS on today at Albion CC

The Region Six Jubilee Committee continues to keep itself busy by organizing a number of activities to celebrate Guyana’s 50th Independence Anniversary celebrations. A cavalcade of sports is...

Mayor’s Cup football tourney set for Wednesday start at Victoria

May 15, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Mayor’s Cup football tourney set for Wednesday start at Victoria

Following several postponements due to the inclement weather which left the venue in not the best playable state, Football fans on the East Coast of Demerara are now set for a Wednesday evening start...

Princess Fun City hosts Fun Day for orphans

May 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Princess Fun City hosts Fun Day for orphans

Delighted and cheerful faces filled the Princess Fun City and Entertainment Centre, Providence, East Bank Demerara when the entity held a fun day for the children of Shaheed Boys and Girls Orphanage,...

Cops locate Babita Sarjou file

May 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Cops locate Babita Sarjou file

After informing the relatives of Babita Sarjou that the original file, with statements taken after the woman went missing in 2010 cannot be located, the police on Friday said that they have managed...

Georgetown Public Hospital records successful maternal delivery

May 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Georgetown Public Hospital records successful maternal delivery

The life of a 21-year-old woman was saved on Thursday after she was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital after she started to experience complications in her pregnancy. It was the fourth...

GEA rescues 47 miles village with energy supply

May 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on GEA rescues 47 miles village with energy supply

The Guyana Energy Agency (GEA) is boasting that it has been able to assist a small village with energy. This has gone a long way toward improving facilities for those dwelling in the area. Propelled...

Roadside barbers, cosmetologist temporarily relocated to Merriman Mall

May 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Roadside barbers, cosmetologist temporarily relocated to Merriman Mall

A significant number of roadside city barbers and cosmetologists have been temporarily relocated to a new space at the Merriman Mall. A section of the Mall situated at Bourda, Georgetown, has been...

APNU/AFC Govt. repeats abuse of Contingencies Fund –Financial Analysts

May 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on APNU/AFC Govt. repeats abuse of Contingencies Fund –Financial Analysts

Several Financial Analysts are of the opinion that the one-year-old APNU/AFC administration has already made the grievous mistake of taking moneys from the Contingencies Fund which do not meet the...

Haslington killer shows remorse after sobering up

May 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Haslington killer shows remorse after sobering up

Now that he has sobered up, 60-year-old Les Hamilton is quietly reflecting on a moment of madness that caused him to stab his brother-in-law Terrence Adams to death at Haslington, East Coast Demerara...

A NATION PETRIFIED

May 15, 2016 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on A NATION PETRIFIED

There have been many editorials written on crime, violence and murders in the country. But one cannot help but continue to write on these issues because almost every day there are headlines in the...

Granger reaffirms commitment to environmentally-sustainable exploitation of natural resources

May 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Granger reaffirms commitment to environmentally-sustainable exploitation of natural resources

By Abena Rockcliffe-Campbell When he addressed the National Assembly, President David Granger said that his government—one year in—continues to work on the building of a green economy. The...

Nurses: Professionals who vow to practice faithfully

May 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Nurses: Professionals who vow to practice faithfully

By Sharmain Grainger “Nursie” is an all too familiar name that we hear in many of our communities. When said, it often exudes affection and respect towards the individual it is directed. These...

CHI commissions $2.1 B Cath Lab

May 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on CHI commissions $2.1 B Cath Lab

-has capacity to do advance procedures “What we have here is the real McCoy…it is state of the art,” said Minister of Public Health Dr. George Norton of a $2.1 billion Catherisation Laboratory...

Security officer at St. Margaret’s Primary remanded for injuring parent

May 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Security officer at St. Margaret’s Primary remanded for injuring parent

A security officer of St. Margaret’s Primary School was on Friday indicted on an unlawful wounding charge after he admitted that he struck a woman with a padlock while he was on duty. Appearing at...

NICIL being revamped –Finance Minister

May 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on NICIL being revamped –Finance Minister

By Kiana A. Wilburg Even though a detailed forensic audit report has recommended that the National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL) be shut down, Finance Minister, Winston...

‘From Colony to Nation’ opens at Castellani House

May 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on ‘From Colony to Nation’ opens at Castellani House

– Showcases fascinating art from pre-independence era and beyond A special art exhibition titled ‘From Colony to Nation,’ is currently on at the Castellani House, Vlissengen Road and...

‘My workers are my greatest assets’ – Sattaur Gafoor

May 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on ‘My workers are my greatest assets’ – Sattaur Gafoor

With the recent fire which consumed 40 percent of the Gafoor’s Houston Complex last Tuesday, the company, Gafsons Industries, is on the fast lane to reinstate its name as one of the leading...

Street vendor loses his cart to City Constabulary

May 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Street vendor loses his cart to City Constabulary

A push cart fruit vendor was stopped by City Police on Friday after he tried to sell a watermelon in downtown Georgetown yesterday. The owner of the cart who asked that his name remain anonymous said...

Rose Hall Town man charged with severing wife’s neck

May 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Rose Hall Town man charged with severing wife’s neck

A Rose Hall Town resident who severed his wife’s head during a dispute following a drinking spree has been charged with the murder. The man, Desmond August Gordon, called ‘Tall Man’, 50, of Lot...

The Mephisto waltz is playing all over Guyana

May 15, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The Mephisto waltz is playing all over Guyana

In the early seventies, celebrity magazines were hailing British actress Jacqueline Bisset as the prettiest woman in the world. This aura made the movies of Bisset very popular including, The...

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May 15, 2016 KNews Cartoons, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Sunday Cartoon

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Guyanese lads wrap up weather-affected series with win over Bajans

Apr 08, 2026

2026/27 CWI Rising Stars Men’s U-16 50-Overs Bilateral Series… Kaieteur Sports – After a back and forth battle against Mother Nature, the Guyana lads wrapped up a somewhat dampened...

The return of the kakabelly

Apr 08, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – There are men and women who return to Guyana not with hope, not with curiosity about how things have changed since they escaped from these shores. They return with contempt so carefully polished that it passes for intellect. These persons are rare but unforgettable, because...

The Caribbean Is Being Forced to Reconsider Trade Dependence on the...

Apr 05, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – The Caribbean has not set out to loosen its trade dependence on the United States. It is being driven to do so. For generations, Caribbean importers and consumers have looked first to the American market. They have done so for reasons of preference and...

Five words that fit many Guyanese politicians

Apr 08, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – “Pathological liar, incompetent, deeply corrupt.” It was the damning verdict of a former CIA Director on a US president. Rough descriptions have been made of Richard Nixon, but not all three of those at one time. He may have earned one or the other at some time, but...

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