September 2016

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President of Calypso Association, calls for support from the public to maintain Calypsonian culture

Sep 26, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on President of Calypso Association, calls for support from the public to maintain Calypsonian culture

Veteran Singer Aaron “DE Liberator” Blackman is calling for support in maintaining the Calypsonian Culture. Calypso music is characterized by high rhythm and harmonic vocals. The President...

C’tyne “wasteman” on trial for 2012 attempted murder of “Deportee”

Sep 26, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on C’tyne “wasteman” on trial for 2012 attempted murder of “Deportee”

Vedanand Chander, 37, of No71 village, Corentyne Berbice who is on trial in the Berbice High Court on a charge of attempted murder before Justice Jo Ann Barlow and a mixed jury, has denied committing...

GUYANA TO PARTICIPATE IN FIFA-CONCACAF’S TRAINING PROGRAMMES

Sep 26, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on GUYANA TO PARTICIPATE IN FIFA-CONCACAF’S TRAINING PROGRAMMES

Guyana will participate in two FIFA/CONCACAF facilitated training programmes beginning on the 27th September, 2016 to 4th October, 2016 at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa, Montego Bay, St. James,...

GUN WITH THE WIND

Sep 26, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Tony Deyal column Comments Off on GUN WITH THE WIND

Today is Republic Day in Trinidad and Tobago. When I think of the past, “Police and Thief” was the game of my boyhood. Life and concepts were simple then. The police were supposed to catch...

POLITICS IN GUYANA IS ALL ABOUT POWER

Sep 26, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Letters Comments Off on POLITICS IN GUYANA IS ALL ABOUT POWER

Dear Editor; I have been a keen observer of Guyana’s politics for many years and I think it has become pretty obvious that Guyana’s politics is all about power. After Cheddi Jagan died in...

West Demerara beat Georgetown by eight wickets despite Barnwell century

Sep 26, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on West Demerara beat Georgetown by eight wickets despite Barnwell century

Despite a courageous unbeaten century from skipper Christopher Barnwell, West Demerara defeated Georgetown by eight wickets when the fifth-round Guyana Cricket Board Jaguars three-day league...

Lethem road and bridges are in a dangerous state

Sep 26, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Letters Comments Off on Lethem road and bridges are in a dangerous state

Dear Editor; For years we are hearing how many money is allocated for repairs and maintenance of the Linden – Lethem road on an annual basis. By now one would have expected that there would be...

The story of cricket and law in a tangled web

Sep 26, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Letters Comments Off on The story of cricket and law in a tangled web

Dear Editor; Here is a mind boggling, uncomforting and frustrating scenario with respect to sports – cricket to be precise. It is a story very difficult to fathom as told to me by two friends who...

Minister Henry says billions are spent on sports development

Sep 26, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Letters Comments Off on Minister Henry says billions are spent on sports development

Dear Editor; Kindly publish the following response to an article captioned “More money needed for sports development” that was published in the Thursday September 8, 2016 edition of Kaieteur News...

The GECOM Secretariat conducted itself very poorly

Sep 26, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Letters Comments Off on The GECOM Secretariat conducted itself very poorly

Dear Editor; It has been a long time that I have read so much bollocks. I am specifically referring to the utterance of the CEO of GECOM in the Kaieteur News vis-a-vis the latest financial scandal in...

A question about this proposed public/private oil entity

Sep 26, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Letters Comments Off on A question about this proposed public/private oil entity

Dear Editor; In one of the dailies I read that the recent world class offshore oil discovery by Exxon Mobil Co. ( The world ‘s largest publicly traded international oil and gas company) has...

GCB Jaguars 3-day League… Narayan grabs 5-30 as E/Bank, W/ B’ce game ends in draw

Sep 26, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCB Jaguars 3-day League… Narayan grabs 5-30 as E/Bank, W/ B’ce game ends in draw

By Sean Devers The fifth round match in the GCB Jaguars three-day Franchise between East Bank and West Berbice ended in a draw at the Enterprise ground yesterday despite Leg-spinner Danny Narayan’s...

Upper Corentyne beat Essequibo by 23 runs to score first win despite Paul’s hundred

Sep 26, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Upper Corentyne beat Essequibo by 23 runs to score first win despite Paul’s hundred

By Samuel Whyte Upper Corentyne held their nerve to squeeze out a 23 run victory over Essequibo despite a brilliant century by West Indies U19 all-rounder Kemo Paul, in their fifth round Jaguar...

LOCAL CONTENT AND LEGAL CONTEXT

Sep 26, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on LOCAL CONTENT AND LEGAL CONTEXT

The government is stumbling from one scandal to the next. Hot on the heels of the revelations about GECOM is another scandal, one involving the award of the contract for the supply of juices for the...

A SECOND MANDATE

Sep 26, 2016 KNews Editorial Comments Off on A SECOND MANDATE

Only a tiny few would resist the opportunity of becoming the President of Guyana; most Guyanese, whether they are qualified, would not refuse such a revered position. The lure of being President...

Historical explanation why sugar failed

Sep 26, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Letters Comments Off on Historical explanation why sugar failed

Dear Editor; Sugar has always been the mainstay of the economy of this country except for a few years in the 1970s when the contribution of bauxite to the GDP exceeded that of sugar, and in later...

TOPCO Juice Company should have been awarded the contract

Sep 26, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Letters Comments Off on TOPCO Juice Company should have been awarded the contract

Dear Editor; Editor’ note: This is the conclusion of Mr. Nandlal’s letter carried in our Sunday edition. Only two weeks ago, Barama laid-off a hundred and eighty (180) employees. One of...

WOMEN’S DEVELOPMENT FOOTBALL LEAGUE… Fruta Conquerors demolish Bartica FC as tournament picks up pace

Sep 26, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on WOMEN’S DEVELOPMENT FOOTBALL LEAGUE… Fruta Conquerors demolish Bartica FC as tournament picks up pace

Fruta Conquerors FC inflicted a 6-1 drubbing on Bartica FC when the action continued in the Women’s Development League football competition at the Tucville Ground last Saturday afternoon. Collette...

GECOM spends $23M on Duracell batteries….Paid $1,185 apiece for a $300 battery

Sep 25, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on GECOM spends $23M on Duracell batteries….Paid $1,185 apiece for a $300 battery

-strange order made after May 11 elections High frequency radios; Toners for printers and photocopiers; Pliers and nippers. They all had one thing in common last year – Hundreds of millions of...

GNBA minutes expose directors’ skullduggery

Sep 25, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on GNBA minutes expose directors’ skullduggery

By Abena Rockcliffe Ever since the names of the two embattled Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA) Board directors were made known, Anthony Vieira has maintained that Secretary to the Board,...

Guyana/Venezuela controversy…Decision in November—UN chief

Sep 25, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana/Venezuela controversy…Decision in November—UN chief

Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, yesterday declared “I have to make an assessment by November” on the way forward with regard to the Venezuela border controversy with Guyana....

K/News staffer accuses cops of extortion…Video footage contradicts cops’ denial

Sep 25, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on K/News staffer accuses cops of extortion…Video footage contradicts cops’ denial

Days after denying stopping and fleecing a Kaieteur News staffer of $5000 over a traffic offence, video footage has come to light, contradicting the denial by the cops. The footage showed the...

Central Bank Boss….CLICO fiasco reinforces need for enhanced insurance regulation- Central Bank

Sep 25, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Central Bank Boss….CLICO fiasco reinforces need for enhanced insurance regulation- Central Bank

-Insists that focus must be placed on performance gaps and overall profitability of the sector Based on its analysis, the Central Bank of Guyana is of the view that there is a general confidence...

Nuff effing going on in Guyana

Sep 25, 2016 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Nuff effing going on in Guyana

People does always remember Christopher Columbus. He sail round de world to prove that de earth ain’t flat. He mek history. Papa Cheddi mek history too. He tell de nation that de PNC under Burnham...

US-based charity steps up to help three-year-old burn victim

Sep 25, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on US-based charity steps up to help three-year-old burn victim

Saving Hands Emergency Aid, (SHEA) a US-based charitable organisation has stepped up to the challenge of helping to facilitate the medical treatment for three-year-old burn victim, Renia Rogers....

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Kingsmen claim back-to-back wins

Aug 31, 2026

CPL – The Jamaica Kingsmen recorded their fourth win of the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) with a 7-run win via DLS over the Trinbago Knight Riders, as the rain halted play just...

The danger of renting another country’s power

Aug 31, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – There is an old temptation among small countries, particularly those situated beside larger and more troublesome neighbours. They often mistake the friendship of a great power for an insurance policy. The illusion is comforting. It permits governments to spend less time...

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...

Praising President Ali, PPP for thinking of Guyanese

Aug 31, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – I wish to thank publicly President Ali and the PPP Govt for keeping Guyanese in mind, caring for them. This should have been done before, but circumstances kept getting in the way. The president helped to get priorities in order, so here I am with gratitude in my heart,...

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