June 2016

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Coach teaches student lesson in latest GBTI Open Tennis action

Jun 14, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Coach teaches student lesson in latest GBTI Open Tennis action

Expectations of an intense and entertaining match were unanimous among spectators as Coach Shelly Daly and student Aretta Dey squared off for the first time in the Ladies Open Singles. Dey landed an...

Police forms another youth and sports club

Jun 14, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Police forms another youth and sports club

Police in B Division has formed another youth and sports club in their quest to do things differently and get youths gainfully occupied and away from social ills and illicit activities. Commander...

Kristian Boodoosingh sweeps NASA event at Utah Motorsports Park

Jun 14, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Kristian Boodoosingh sweeps NASA event at Utah Motorsports Park

Tooele County, Utah, USA – Kristian Boodoosingh, Audi privateer from Trinidad and Tobago contested round 4 of the ‘2016 National Auto Sport Association (NASA) – Utah Region in an Audi R8 LMS...

FIBA announces referees for CBC U-16 Championships in Guyana

Jun 14, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on FIBA announces referees for CBC U-16 Championships in Guyana

-Henry is lone Guyanese referee The referees, who will officiate in games at the 2016 Caribbean Basketball Confederation (CBC) Under-16 Championships for Men and Women, which Guyana will host at the...

“The ABSAA Sporting Goods Collection & Distribution Drive”

Jun 14, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on “The ABSAA Sporting Goods Collection & Distribution Drive”

Hall-Of-Famer and Guyana’s International Football Ambassador, Alex Bunbury, unveiled yet another philanthropic initiative to support the development of sports at the youth and grassroots levels in...

Forrester leads BFL to division one titles

Jun 14, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Forrester leads BFL to division one titles

Georgetown Cricket Club all-rounder Winston Forrester led Brasso Flanagin Los Atajos to triple success in the Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board central zone division one tournaments recently. By...

Five to battle from Friday in Juicy Juice / Albion Inter Primary School Windball

Jun 14, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Five to battle from Friday in Juicy Juice / Albion Inter Primary School Windball

The second annual Juicy Juice Inter Primary Schools Windball Cricket competition organised by Albion Cricket Club is set to bowl off on Friday at the Albion Community Center from 10:00hrs. The...

GFA Stag League continues today @ GFC

Jun 14, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFA Stag League continues today @ GFC

Rivalry in the Stag sponsored Georgetown Football Association (GFA) Premier League will continue this evening at the GFC ground with two more matches. Western Tigers will come up against Camptown in...

Mayor’s Cup football tournament …Cougars, Ann’s Grove and Federal Winners’ Connection advance to quarter finals

Jun 14, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Mayor’s Cup football tournament …Cougars, Ann’s Grove and Federal Winners’ Connection advance to quarter finals

Football fans along the East Coast corridor and its environs were treated to three action packed encounters when the Mayor’s Cup football tournament continued at Victoria ground ECD last Sunday...

Charitable Organization rebuilds Springlands Police Station

Jun 14, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Charitable Organization rebuilds Springlands Police Station

Living true to his promise to spend $200M every year in Guyana, founder and President of the “Marcus Brian Bisram Foundation” (MBBF) on Thursday made good on that promise when he handed over a...

GWI Filtration upgrades to provide better service and quality of water to citizens

Jun 14, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on GWI Filtration upgrades to provide better service and quality of water to citizens

The Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) is currently undertaking upgrades to several of its filtration systems. The upgrade is focused on the water filtration systems at Central Ruimveldt, Shelter Belt...

Unprecedented tug boat cocaine haul from Guyana worth up to £512m

Jun 14, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Unprecedented tug boat cocaine haul from Guyana worth up to £512m

Scotland: The amount of cocaine found hidden on board a Turkish tug boat was “unprecedented” and had a potential street value of £512m, a police drugs expert said. Detective constable Jurgen...

Local importer moves to High Court to secure release of 20-ft container of condensed milk

Jun 14, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Local importer moves to High Court to secure release of 20-ft container of condensed milk

The Government Analyst-Food and Drug Department, (GAFDD) has a few days to supply a satisfactory explanation to a Judge of the High Court on their reason to refuse entry of large batch of condensed...

KNOWING WHERE WE ARE!

Jun 14, 2016 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on KNOWING WHERE WE ARE!

During the tenure of the last administration, the prevailing conditions in Guyana were akin to a sailboat floating on the high seas and waiting for the wind to blow so that it could move along its...

Despite challenges, Mae’s school remains an institution of excellence – Administrator

Jun 14, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Despite challenges, Mae’s school remains an institution of excellence – Administrator

“We take our motto ‘For Excellence We Aspire, For Excellence We Strive’ very seriously. We assure our parents and students that our commitment to that goal has never wavered, nor will it ever...

The City Hall was and is corrupt

Jun 14, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon 1

It was just the other day that Mr. Wesley Kirton took objection to some of my criticisms of Guyana during the Golden Jubilee celebrations. Mr. Kirton is not the only one. People voice concern all the...

National Library benefits from paint donation

Jun 14, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on National Library benefits from paint donation

The National Library benefitted from a donation of 17 gallons of white paint from Torginol Paints, the flag ship company of the Continental Group of companies on June 10. Avalon Jagnandan, the...

Cultural industries vs. the industry of culture

Jun 14, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Cultural industries vs. the industry of culture

Before we concentrate on Guyana’s cultural industries, there is need to first address the lack of industry in culture. Guyana’s artistic production has been stagnant for a long time. Guyana spent...

Parking meter saga…Project turning out to be a disaster- Rohee

Jun 14, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Parking meter saga…Project turning out to be a disaster- Rohee

– slams City Hall for not consulting with stakeholders Outrage is growing over the parking meters to be implemented in the city by National Parking Systems (NPS)/ Smart City Solutions....

Minister Harmon tells young leaders to be ‘Doers’

Jun 14, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Minister Harmon tells young leaders to be ‘Doers’

– at Youth Leadership Training Programme graduation ceremony Minister of State, Joseph Harmon, has urged 57 graduates of the Youth Leadership Training Programme, organised by the Office of...

Over 10,000 units of blood needed annually

Jun 14, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Over 10,000 units of blood needed annually

– Ministry looking to realize 100 per cent voluntary donation by 2020 Approximately 15,000 surgeries are done each year and blood is needed for the successful completion of a significant number...

38 custodial staff to 996 inmates… Current staff to prisoner ratio recipe for continuous disturbances

Jun 14, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on 38 custodial staff to 996 inmates… Current staff to prisoner ratio recipe for continuous disturbances

– COI report With a ratio of 38 custodial staff to 996 inmates, the Guyana Prison Service, (GPS) is a recipe for institutional deficiencies that has rendered the prison administration incapable...

Victim of the “Salt Fish” gang accuses police of foot-dragging

Jun 14, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Victim of the “Salt Fish” gang accuses police of foot-dragging

After members of the “Salt Fish” gang invaded his home on Saturday night, Michael Basdeo is not satisfied with the Guyana Police Force (GPF)’s attempt to bring the gang to justice; he is...

Minister Holder: “We want GuySuCo to be a vibrant agricultural entity”

Jun 14, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Minister Holder: “We want GuySuCo to be a vibrant agricultural entity”

…as government continues to develop measures for Wales Estate In an effort to make sugar production in Guyana efficient, keep workers employed and the sugar industry afloat, the government through...

Businessman accused of bribing police to release seized narcotics

Jun 14, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Businessman accused of bribing police to release seized narcotics

– released on $200,000 bail A businessman was yesterday charged with attempting to pervert the course of justice after he allegedly offered police a bribe to secure the release of narcotics...

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Chase’s and Santa Rosa eye top spot as Republic Bank Schools...

Nov 08, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Santa Rosa Secondary and defending champions Chase’s Academic Foundation sit primed on seven points as action continues today in the Republic Bank Secondary School Football...

A capital city beyond redemption?

Nov 08, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Georgetown has become so dysfunctional, so hopelessly disorganised and so resistant to correction that one must ask whether the effort to save it is worth the trouble. The greatest mistake successive governments have made is not recognising that Georgetown should have long been...

A Divided World: A Commonwealth Opportunity

Nov 01, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – When Commonwealth leaders gather in Antigua and Barbuda from 1st to 4th November, they should address a question that reaches beyond their association: how can countries of different size, wealth and outlook sustain cooperation in a world increasingly...

The epitaph on Mr. Gavin Douglas’ tombstone should read: Murdered...

Nov 08, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Another Guyanese dead, and in degraded fashion, at the hands of State agents. A State that now stands as a monument to how much the PPP Govt. has criminalized it. When not one alleged rogue cop, with blood in his eye, but four of them, can deliver blows on a man that’s...

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