August 2016

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Cricket has finally come to the USA in a big way

Aug 29, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Cricket has finally come to the USA in a big way

Dear Editor; The Lauderhill cricket ground is ideal for international cricket and senior Indian cricketers praised the facilities. Captain M.S Dhoni said the facilities were very impressive and it is...

Dissatisfied with the approach of the IDB bureaucrats

Aug 29, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Dissatisfied with the approach of the IDB bureaucrats

Dear Editor; The audience at the Arthur Chung Convention Centre went into a state of shock and disbelief after the chair of the National Toshao Council (NTC) made a public call for the president HE...

Cooperatives need urgent resuscitation

Aug 29, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Cooperatives need urgent resuscitation

Dear Editor; Cooperatives have been established as a means of economic development of people. Cooperatives also represent the third largest economic sector of a tri-sector economy, i.e. public,...

Flagrant disregard for aircraft safety at Ogle

Aug 29, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Flagrant disregard for aircraft safety at Ogle

Dear Editor; A reliable source disclosed that an Ogle based company had an aircraft that rammed off the airstrip at Eterbang on August 24. The aircraft was loaded with 5 and 1/2 drums of fuel. The...

Lamentations on Guyana’s sad state of affairs

Aug 29, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Lamentations on Guyana’s sad state of affairs

Dear Editor; We are still in our Jubilee year, so how belated could I be in adding my two-bits. I didn’t indulge in anything whatsoever for our 50th Jubilee celebrations except for what was...

Pres. David Granger had to know Larry Singh was invited

Aug 29, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Pres. David Granger had to know Larry Singh was invited

Dear Editor; Just when you think an APNU+AFC self-inflicted scandal is over, another one piles on, threatening to out-do the previous one. Until now, I deliberately avoided commenting on the Bondgate...

Coalition Government turns its back on the poor

Aug 29, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Coalition Government turns its back on the poor

Dear Editor; It has always bothered me how governments tend to become most stingy when it comes to paying workers a living wage. Here in Guyana, from Burnham and Jagan to Jagdeo-Ramotar and now...

Here is Minister Ramjattan’s logic of defence

Aug 29, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Here is Minister Ramjattan’s logic of defence

Dear Editor; Thanks to Livestream many of us in the diaspora get the opportunity to watch Parliamentary proceedings live. There were a significant number of us watching as Minister Norton attempted...

Much ado about nothing?…We have become embarrassed by the forensic audits – Ramjattan

Aug 28, 2016 KNews News 1

– Tens of millions spent, but public still uninformed – No witness protection plan despite evidence of “rotten things” – Absence of crucial documentation negates serious reviews...

Tug-of-war over water well at Sanata…GWI paying almost $3M monthly for facility QAII claims it owns

Aug 28, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Tug-of-war over water well at Sanata…GWI paying almost $3M monthly for facility QAII claims it owns

– Chairman denies any conflict of interest over New GPC sponsorship The Guyana Water Inc. (GWI) is insisting that it is the owner of a well currently housed in the Ruimveldt compound of Queens...

Waini River mishap…Bodies of girl, 7 and boy, 6, recovered

Aug 28, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Waini River mishap…Bodies of girl, 7 and boy, 6, recovered

– two boat operators in custody A search party scouring the Waini River has recovered the bodies of seven-year-old Lisa Da Silva and her six-year-old brother, Davenand Da Silva, who perished...

Apology not enough for grave offence Norton committed – Dr. Anthony

Aug 28, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Apology not enough for grave offence Norton committed – Dr. Anthony

Apology not accepted. That is basically the position being taken by the opposition People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C). This is with regards to the recent request for forgiveness offered by...

Bond contract contradicts itself, makes no requirement for FDA standards

Aug 28, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Bond contract contradicts itself, makes no requirement for FDA standards

It has become clear why the Cabinet sub-committee appointed by President David Granger recommended that the drug bond rental contract be reviewed. The contract puts much burden on government; it is...

Records tumble on Day One of Boyce/Jefford Classic VII

Aug 28, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Records tumble on Day One of Boyce/Jefford Classic VII

– Police leads Soldiers with 28 Finals left for today Guyana Defence Force’s (GDF) Patrick King leaped into the record books of the Boyce & Jefford Track and Field Classic yesterday with...

De favourite under pressure

Aug 28, 2016 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on De favourite under pressure

GPL always causing confusion. People does deh watching TV when all of a sudden GPL does tek way de lights. De other day dem had a big confusion over some contract fuh meters. Guyana always want...

Multifaceted Margaret Cornette is a ‘Special Person’

Aug 28, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Multifaceted Margaret Cornette is a ‘Special Person’

“You are never too old to study, it keeps the brain active and gives you a joy which no one can steal from you, because when you are sad and bored, you have so many things you can assign yourself...

Board to discuss Goring issue this week – GWI Chairman

Aug 28, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Board to discuss Goring issue this week – GWI Chairman

The Board of Directors of Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) is set to meet this week to discuss the hiring of two senior officials. Updating Kaieteur News yesterday, Chairman Nigel Hinds said that a...

GCB’s Jaguars 3-day League …Foo’s 152 and Permaul 10-80 hands L/C’tyne two-day win

Aug 28, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCB’s Jaguars 3-day League …Foo’s 152 and Permaul 10-80 hands L/C’tyne two-day win

Despite Ricardo Adams’ belligerent half-century By Sean Devers Jonathon Foo extended his overnight 106 to 152 and Veerasammy Permaul grabbed a match haul of 10-80 on one of the better pitches at a...

GCB Jaguars three-day league…East Bank Demerara lead by 74 with 5 wkts intact against Georgetown

Aug 28, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCB Jaguars three-day league…East Bank Demerara lead by 74 with 5 wkts intact against Georgetown

By Zaheer Mohamed East Bank Demerara closed the second and penultimate day on 68-5, leading by 74 runs batting a second time against Georgetown when the Guyana Cricket Board Jaguars three-day League...

Grand Central Bar pool competition on today

Aug 28, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Grand Central Bar pool competition on today

Fans and players, both amateur and pros of Pools are expected to flock to the Grand Central Bar (Jerries) of Grove where a pools competition will commence from 15:00hrs. Entrance fee is $2,000 with...

DCC coaching camp concludes

Aug 28, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on DCC coaching camp concludes

The Demerara Cricket Club coaching camp concluded Friday with a simple ceremony at their Queenstown based location. In addressing the participants, President of the club Alfred Mentore urged the...

All set for Real Presidents Cup Horserace meet

Aug 28, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on All set for Real Presidents Cup Horserace meet

Trophy Stall presents trophies By Samuel Whyte Thousands including a number of top government and regional officials are expected to be in attendance today for the second annual ‘Real...

Keen battles expected in Mayor’s Cup quarterfinals today at GFC

Aug 28, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Keen battles expected in Mayor’s Cup quarterfinals today at GFC

The Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground will be the venue what is anticipated to be keenly contested battles when the quarterfinals of the Mayor’s Cup football championship are contested today as...

Overseas based Guyanese, Flying Ace Cycle club event in Berbice today

Aug 28, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Overseas based Guyanese, Flying Ace Cycle club event in Berbice today

Cyclists in Berbice will today hit the road when the Flying Ace Cycling Club (FACC) in Berbice in collaboration with overseas based Guyanese Franco Crawford stage a 35 miles event along the Corentyne...

Under 16 Boxers in action today in Pepsi Mike Parris tournament

Aug 28, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Under 16 Boxers in action today in Pepsi Mike Parris tournament

Under-16 boxers will be involved in keen competition today when the Guyana Boxing Association stages the Pepsi sponsored Mike Parris tournament at the National Gymnasium starting at 1:00pm. This is...

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Bread, circuses and the price of silence

Sep 03, 2026

(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

Aug 30, 2026

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

Sep 04, 2026

(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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