June 2016

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Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ East Coast Zone…Exciting action highlight opening night

Jun 18, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ East Coast Zone…Exciting action highlight opening night

Defending champion Beterverwagting ( BV)-A was given a bye to the knockout round, while BV-B, Melanie-A, Paradise and Plaisance-A, all earned wins on opening night in the Guinness ‘Greatest of the...

First Igloo Hockey Festival commences at GCC this weekend

Jun 18, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on First Igloo Hockey Festival commences at GCC this weekend

GCC Hockey Team, in its effort to promote youth development in Field Hockey in Guyana, is hosting the ‘Igloo Hockey Festival’ this weekend, today and tomorrow, June 18th and 19th at the...

NAMILCO/GFF Thunderbolt Flour Power Nat. U-17 League

Jun 18, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on NAMILCO/GFF Thunderbolt Flour Power Nat. U-17 League

WEEKEND FIXTURES East Bank Football Association – Saturday June 18 @ Grove Playfield Team Team ...

El Dorado Rum renews sponsorship of Guyana Amazon Warriors

Jun 18, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on El Dorado Rum renews sponsorship of Guyana Amazon Warriors

DDLs’ most popular brand is once again the official spirit of the Guyana Amazon Warriors Demerara Distillers Limited has once again thrown their support behind the Guyana Amazon Warriors, with El...

WICB Professional Cricket League unveils Player Acquisition Draft

Jun 18, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on WICB Professional Cricket League unveils Player Acquisition Draft

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The third Player Draft of the West Indies Cricket Board Professional Cricket League was staged yesterday morning in the Media Lounge on the 1st Floor of the...

GSCL Inc sadden at the passing of HS Masters all-rounder Pandey

Jun 18, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on GSCL Inc sadden at the passing of HS Masters all-rounder Pandey

The Georgetown Softball Cricket League Inc has expressed condolences to the relatives of HS Masters all-rounder Vishnu Pandey who died suddenly at Woodlands Hospital after suffering from a brief...

WEST INDIES AND ENGLAND FOR THREE-MATCH ODI SERIES IN EARLY 2017

Jun 18, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on WEST INDIES AND ENGLAND FOR THREE-MATCH ODI SERIES IN EARLY 2017

St John’s, ANTIGUA – The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) and the England Cricket Board (ECB) announced that West Indies will host England in a three-match one-day international series from...

Fraser defeats Persaud to capture Girls Open Singles crown

Jun 18, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Fraser defeats Persaud to capture Girls Open Singles crown

Intra-club rivalry once again rose in the GBTI Independence Jubilee Open Tennis tournament as Kalyca Fraser and Shivani Persaud went head to head to seize the coveted Girls Open Singles title....

Guyana and its sharp divisions

Jun 18, 2016 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Guyana and its sharp divisions

Deputy Chief of Mission, Bryan Hunt, has come to the end of his tour to Guyana. His three years are up so in keeping with diplomatic norms, he must move on. But he presided over many things, not...

Guyanese in New Jersey celebrate Guyana’s 50th Independence Anniversary

Jun 18, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese in New Jersey celebrate Guyana’s 50th Independence Anniversary

Mayor of the City of East Orange, Lester E. Taylor III on June 10, last, congratulated Guyanese on their 50th Independence Anniversary on the steps of City Hall. Taylor said that it was a joy to...

UG Medical School seeks reaccreditation

Jun 18, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on UG Medical School seeks reaccreditation

– UG Vice Chancellor to spearhead effort The 10th Vice Chancellor of the University of Guyana, Dr. Ivelaw Griffith, has as his top priority the re-accreditation of the University’s Medical...

The entertainment crowd in Guyana is limited

Jun 18, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The entertainment crowd in Guyana is limited

Guyanese like to boast about the night life in Guyana. They brag about the many restaurants, clubs, waterholes and night spots as an indication of the pervasiveness and intensity of the partying in...

Indigenous peoples, women, children among most vulnerable in the prison

Jun 18, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Indigenous peoples, women, children among most vulnerable in the prison

Indigenous people, women and children are among the most vulnerable in the prison population. According to the Commission of Inquiry report into the March 3 disturbances at the Camp Street Prison....

Escalating cases of chronic kidney disease linked to painkillers

Jun 18, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Escalating cases of chronic kidney disease linked to painkillers

An escalation of chronic kidney disease has been linked to the use of painkillers. This is according to Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Shamdeo Persaud, who disclosed that an increase in such conditions...

Changing the name of CARIFESTA AVENUE

Jun 18, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon 4

I cannot say that I am one of those academics, political activists and citizens that hold the founding fathers of local political activism in great esteem. Unless one is a fundamental fool, only then...

Blood Donors honoured at NBTS ceremony

Jun 18, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Blood Donors honoured at NBTS ceremony

The National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS) held a blood drive in honour of World Blood Donors day on June 14 under the theme “Blood Connects Us All”, continuing in this vein, the National...

RDC Region Five Continues to be deadlocked

Jun 18, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on RDC Region Five Continues to be deadlocked

The statutory meeting of Region Five Democratic Council was scheduled to be convened on the third Thursday of the month, at the Boardroom, Fort Wellington, West Berbice. Regional Chairman, Vickchand...

Pregnant mother, security guard on drug charge

Jun 18, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Pregnant mother, security guard on drug charge

A pregnant mother of eight and a security guard were yesterday arraigned before City Magistrate Judy Latchman to answer to a drug trafficking charge, when they appeared in the Georgetown...

Guyanese doctor receives leadership achievement award

Jun 18, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese doctor receives leadership achievement award

Overseas -based Guyanese, Dr. Asha Singh, is the recipient of a “Leadership Achievement Award” in Sustainable Development by the World Women Leadership Congress. The award honors the outstanding...

Army welcomes 189 new soldiers

Jun 18, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Army welcomes 189 new soldiers

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) has officially welcomed 189 new soldiers to its ranks, following the completion of the Basic Recruit Course 2016-01. The course commenced on March 12, 2016 with 202...

Juvenile kills man, 50

Jun 18, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Juvenile kills man, 50

Teddy De Younge, 50, the labourer who was discovered in an unconscious state by one of his relatives with his face buried in the sand, Sunday night at CAPOEY Mission, died Thursday night at the...

Relatives want justice for dead security guard

Jun 18, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Relatives want justice for dead security guard

Twenty-five year old Boris Blair, of Number Twenty-nine Village West Coast Berbice, was laid to rest on Wednesday, after he reportedly died by drowning when the boat in which he was travelling...

Guyana recommits to stronger UK relations at Queen’s 90th Birthday

Jun 18, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana recommits to stronger UK relations at Queen’s 90th Birthday

President David Granger on Thursday evening, extended best wishes to Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II on her 90th Birthday, even as he recommitted to deepening the fertile relations shared by Guyana...

US helps Civil Defence Commission develop plan to tackle oil spill

Jun 18, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on US helps Civil Defence Commission develop plan to tackle oil spill

The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) will be meeting with US authorities to develop Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to address oil spills as part of its preparedness and response effort in the...

Genuine plea to help Guyana’s disabled

Jun 18, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Genuine plea to help Guyana’s disabled

Dear Editor, Disability is a physical or mental condition that limits a person’s movement sense, or activities. Some persons are born disable while some becomes disable due to accidents or medical...

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Sep 07, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The undefeated Guyana Amazon Warriors extended their flawless win streak this season while keeping their 2-0 record at home safe, after crushing the St. Kitts & Nevis...

The Kara Kara conundrum

Sep 07, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The Linden Town Council does not possess an untouchable constitutional right to administer its affairs. The Constitution does not confer upon the Linden Town Council an unfettered right to govern Linden in whatever manner it chooses. It establishes local government within the...

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...

Exxon upping the amps – profits

Sep 07, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – It is fascinating to watch Exxon on the move. Its people taking the floor, speaking with power and supreme confidence. What’s good news for Exxon’s investors is bad news for Guyanese. Follow Exxon’s sequence. It moved quickly. Burst the halo and bubble surrounding...

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