September 2016

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Better Hope pensioner was killed during a random robbery- suspects confess

Sep 24, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Better Hope pensioner was killed during a random robbery- suspects confess

Two men in their early 20s have confessed to the murder of 76-year-old David Ramkissoon, who was found in his Betterhope, East Coast Demerara (ECD) home with his throat slit on August 21, last. The...

Chanderpaul unbeaten 94 gives West Demerara upper hand at Lusignan

Sep 24, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Chanderpaul unbeaten 94 gives West Demerara upper hand at Lusignan

Left-handed opener Tagenarine Chanderpaul struck an unbeaten 94 to put West Demerara in the driver’s seat against Georgetown when the fifth-round Guyana Cricket Board Jaguars three-day league...

Banks DIH on board with Courts 10km road race

Sep 24, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Banks DIH on board with Courts 10km road race

Banks DIH Limited will once again be partnering with Courts for its Annual 10 and 3K athletics road races set for tomorrow. Banks DIH will be sponsoring the races under its Rainforest Waters and...

Letter to the Sports Editor…The Sacking of Phil Simmons!

Sep 24, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Letter to the Sports Editor…The Sacking of Phil Simmons!

A wake up call for Caricom/Regional Governments to act urgently and decisively Dear Sports Editor, The sacking of Coach Phil Simmons clearly illustrates the uncaring attitude of an incompetent and...

Lower Corentyne looking to press home advantage

Sep 24, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Lower Corentyne looking to press home advantage

At the end of day one Lower Corentyne were responding strongly to the 277 made by East Coast Demerara and have raced to 70 for 1 in just 13 overs. The two teams are engaged in the match being played...

Sophia residents to have running water by October – GWI

Sep 24, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Sophia residents to have running water by October – GWI

Residents of Sophia can expect access to running water through their taps by the second half of October. According to the Guyana Water Inc. (GWI), this new development will signal the completion of...

Regal Sport T20 continues tomorrow

Sep 24, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Regal Sport T20 continues tomorrow

The inaugural Regal Sports T20 softball tournament is set to continue tomorrow at the Everest Cricket Club with several matches in the Open and Masters categories. On pitch one, Regal will play...

70 year old Ashraf Ali Swims 7 miles back and forth across Demerara River

Sep 24, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on 70 year old Ashraf Ali Swims 7 miles back and forth across Demerara River

By Samuel Whyte Persons across the world have undertaken many unbelievable feats, but for 70 year old overseas based Guyanese Ashraf Ali to travel over 90 miles and then swim back and forth over the...

Successful conclusion to Jhagroo family-sponsored Darts

Sep 24, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Successful conclusion to Jhagroo family-sponsored Darts

In the recently concluded Jhagroo Family darts competition the results were as follows: In the mixed doubles the winners were Sudesh Fitzgerald and Joseph Allen, second place went to Luiz...

Ryan Crawford Memorial Turf Club horserace meet pushed back to October 30th

Sep 24, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Ryan Crawford Memorial Turf Club horserace meet pushed back to October 30th

The horserace meet organised by the Ryan Crawford Memorial Turf Club and Sports Facilities (RCMTC&SF) which was slated for this Sunday (25th September) at the club’s track Alness, Corentyne,...

Manufacturing output continues to dwindle –Central Bank

Sep 24, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Manufacturing output continues to dwindle –Central Bank

By Kiana Wilburg The manufacturing sector has once again, displayed a dismal performance in the first half of the year. According to Central Bank, the sector’s output fell by 14.1 percent compared...

WDFA/STAG Senior League…

Sep 24, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on WDFA/STAG Senior League…

Double header on tomorrow; Den Amstel, Stewartville and Wales are latest winners Two more matches in the ongoing West Demerara Football Association / Stag sponsored Senior League will be played...

NBS second division 40-over bowls on this weekend

Sep 24, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on NBS second division 40-over bowls on this weekend

The Georgetown Cricket Association New Building Society 40-over second division tournament is set to continue this weekend. Today, Police will host Demerara CC (Shannon Crawford and Yougeshwar...

Gear for increased economic growth – AFC

Sep 24, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Gear for increased economic growth – AFC

Since the Government of Guyana announced some time ago that the National Economy is projected to grow by four percent at the end of this year, there has been much debate. While many feel that this...

Cops capture mechanic’s killer after three months

Sep 24, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Cops capture mechanic’s killer after three months

While it takes years sometimes for the relatives of murdered victims to find justice, it only took three months for family members of 28-year-old Orrett West to find closure. Friday night, police...

Nagamootoo: Late Ombudsman was an outstanding public servant

Sep 24, 2016 KNews News 1

Guyana yesterday bade farewell to Ombudsman, Justice (Ret’d) Winston Moore who was described as outstanding public servant. Speaking at the funeral service, held at the St Andrew’s Kirk...

GNBA Member forcing us to use one mode of providing cable services – Broadcaster

Sep 24, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on GNBA Member forcing us to use one mode of providing cable services – Broadcaster

-Meanwhile others are using two platforms “It is either you provide your cable services via wireless connections or physically run cables. You cannot have the best of both worlds.” This was the...

GGDMA wants urgent meeting with Granger to address burning issues

Sep 24, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on GGDMA wants urgent meeting with Granger to address burning issues

At a meeting, yesterday, at the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) headquarters, North Road, Bourda, Georgetown, the association announced that it is currently requesting a meeting...

Lamaha Gardens business robbed after staffers tailed from bank

Sep 24, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Lamaha Gardens business robbed after staffers tailed from bank

Gunmen attacked a business located in Durabana Square, Lamaha Gardens, on Thursday after two employees were tailed from a city bank. Sources in the community told Kaieteur News, that a hire car sped...

Industry robbery…Victim dissatisfied with police handing of case

Sep 24, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Industry robbery…Victim dissatisfied with police handing of case

A 54-year- old pensioner, of Lot 84 Fourth Street Industry, was robbed last Saturday some time around 3:00 hours. The woman is contending that she is not satisfied with the Guyana Police Force...

President Granger engages Guyanese diaspora in New York

Sep 24, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on President Granger engages Guyanese diaspora in New York

President David Granger met with members of the Guyanese diaspora at the Guyana Mission in New York, yesterday. There he engaged them on the government’s push for a ‘green’ economy. The...

Former Regional Minister dies on city streets

Sep 24, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Former Regional Minister dies on city streets

The first Regional Minister of Region One died on Thursday, while walking in the vicinity of the Teleperfomance call centre at Camp and Robb streets. Fitz Alexander Carmichael, 81, of 205/206 Aubrey...

Apology/ Correction

Sep 24, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Apology/ Correction

Kaieteur News apologizes to Mrs. Jean Rodrigues, whose photograph was inadvertently published in our Wednesday and Thursday edition as the mother of 10 who was shot near the Stabroek market on...

Housing Minister mulls lowering age of house lot applicants

Sep 24, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Housing Minister mulls lowering age of house lot applicants

Minister within the Ministry of Communities, with responsibility for housing, Valerie Adams-Patterson, has said that the Central Housing and Planning Authority will be hosting consultations with...

Jamaican on bail for overstaying in Guyana

Sep 24, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Jamaican on bail for overstaying in Guyana

Marlon Brown, a Jamaican National was yesterday placed on $60,000 bail, for allegedly over staying his time in Guyana, when he appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan in the Georgetown...

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Sep 02, 2026

Kaieteur Sports – Round Three of the Pegasus Weekly Chess League, organized by Drayton’s Chess Club in partnership with the Pegasus Chess Club and Guyana Chess Federation, continued on Monday...

The Ministry diagnoses the wrong disease

Sep 02, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The Ministry of Health’s response to Peeping Tom’s column, “Second-Class Patients,” is a case whereby a medical response is so clinically misplaced that one is tempted to prescribe a second opinion. The Ministry has produced an impressive medical case for something...

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...

Motions, distance, indifference

Sep 02, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – There’s a human tragedy. Cotton Tree and two cousins. Across Mandarin Bridge and an 11-year-old-child. Police killings in Linden. And, more lately, a boat that went down and took down over 100 Guyanese lives. Poor ones. The rich ones and big ones don’t sail,...

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