September 2016

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De Arend’s only loss was to the Eagles in 1984

Sep 07, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on De Arend’s only loss was to the Eagles in 1984

Suriname’s top basketball club De Arend only loss on their 1984 tour of Guyana was to the Mike Brusche coached Eagles Basketball Club. De Arend defeated Georgetown, Linden and Berbice under-25...

GMR&SC International Drag Race Meet…‘Dragz War 2’ set for October 2 at South Dakota Circuit

Sep 07, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on GMR&SC International Drag Race Meet…‘Dragz War 2’ set for October 2 at South Dakota Circuit

Following their convincing display in neighbouring Suriname recently, local dragsters will now turn their attention to the Guyana Motor Racing & Sports Club (GMR&SC) October 2 International...

Ashraf ‘River Conqueror’ Ali swims the Essequibo

Sep 07, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Ashraf ‘River Conqueror’ Ali swims the Essequibo

By Samuel Whyte Overseas based Guyanese, Ashraf the ‘River Conqueror’ Ali, the 70 year old former school teacher of Canefield East Canje, Berbice, Guyana, on Monday defied the odds an undertook...

Ammunition found dumped in bushes

Sep 07, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Ammunition found dumped in bushes

Ranks from the Criminal Investigations Department are currently conducting investigations after the discovery of a quantity of ammunition in New Amsterdam area. According to information reaching...

Establish Procurement Commission, Integrity Body swiftly

Sep 07, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Establish Procurement Commission, Integrity Body swiftly

– essential to mitigating perceptions of corruption – Private Sector The Private Sector Commission (PSC) is calling on the coalition administration for the swift establishment of various...

$60M bridge to link Lethem, Tabatinga

Sep 07, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on $60M bridge to link Lethem, Tabatinga

A new bridge will be built to connect the town of Lethem and the community of Tabatinga, Region Nine, to allow for easier access of goods and services, and movement of people. Mayor of Lethem,...

Water well in Sanata Complex compound…Former Auditor General questions true ownership

Sep 07, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Water well in Sanata Complex compound…Former Auditor General questions true ownership

The former Auditor General of Guyana, Anand Goolsarran said that it “baffles” him how a Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) well could be sold or given to Dr Bobby Ramroop. This is in light of...

Guyana: Beyond the incredibility of absurdity

Sep 07, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Guyana: Beyond the incredibility of absurdity

Recently, there has emerged a trend in the letter sections of the newspapers where citizens are showing increasing pessimism about the preservation of the moral and ontological fulcrums of Guyana....

THE VOICE OF THE LIBERAL DEMOCRATS…How much worse can it get?

Sep 07, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on THE VOICE OF THE LIBERAL DEMOCRATS…How much worse can it get?

By Sase Singh INTRODUCTION An economy is about people, it is not some abstract concept in the sky. In the impartial court of conscience, politicians are elected by the people as temporary custodians...

GPSU wants Govt. to honour ruling of Armstrong Tribunal

Sep 07, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on GPSU wants Govt. to honour ruling of Armstrong Tribunal

…says PPP/C reneged on its commitment for over 18 years As the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) continues its bid to secure a liveable wage for the public servants of Guyana, the workers’ union...

City Hall and Bourda vendors at loggerheads once again

Sep 07, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on City Hall and Bourda vendors at loggerheads once again

Dozens of vendors in the Bourda Market area were up in arms yesterday after they were barred from vending on Robb Street, between Alexander and Bourda Streets. When Kaieteur News arrived on scene,...

Guyana secures quota at Hugh Wooding Law School

Sep 07, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana secures quota at Hugh Wooding Law School

Guyana once again recorded a victory on the issue of 25 Guyanese Law students being guaranteed a place at the Hugh Wooding Law School for the next three academic years. The Guyana Bar Association...

Bartica faces scheduled blackouts after engines go down

Sep 07, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Bartica faces scheduled blackouts after engines go down

Residents of Bartica are facing days of blackouts after two of the community’s power engines went down. According to the Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL), the situation has led to the generating...

A dramatic downfall

Sep 07, 2016 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on A dramatic downfall

It wasn’t supposed to happen in the world’s fifth largest country, but it did. Yes, Brazil, our neighbour to the South impeached Dilma Rousseff, its first female President on September 1, 2016....

Duo charged with attempted murder of E’bo barber

Sep 07, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Duo charged with attempted murder of E’bo barber

Mark Rafino, 23, a labourer, of Queenstown and also of Wakenaam, and a 16-year-old of Adventure on the Essequibo Coast were jointly charged yesterday with attempted murder. The duo are implicated in...

PSC worried about media’s access to customers’ banking information

Sep 07, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on PSC worried about media’s access to customers’ banking information

The media’s access to citizens’ bank account information has become a cause for concern among members of the Private Sector Commission (PSC). In a recent missive to the media, the body supported...

Court commences hearing appeal to strike out Election Petition

Sep 07, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Court commences hearing appeal to strike out Election Petition

– Lawyer granted 21 days to lay over written submissions Attorney-at-law, Roysdale Forde has been granted 21 days to lay over written submissions in the appeal to strike out the Elections...

Probe launched into accident that killed key witness in Freddie Kissoon assault trial

Sep 07, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Probe launched into accident that killed key witness in Freddie Kissoon assault trial

….as hire car driver granted $1M bail on causing death charge Jamar Norville, the hire car driver, who was allegedly intoxicated when he fatally struck down the key witness in the Freddie Kissoon...

Berbice triple-murder case moves to Mibicuri

Sep 07, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Berbice triple-murder case moves to Mibicuri

The case of the three men charged in connection with the Berbice triple- murder was transferred by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan to the Mibicuri Magistrate’s Court, Berbice, for September 20, after...

Water treatment facilities attract $B bids

Sep 07, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Water treatment facilities attract $B bids

Companies from three other countries submit; BK joins with T&T establishment Four foreign companies have submitted bids for the design, supply and installation of Water Treatment facilities and...

New drug shipments arrive, distribution to start shortly

Sep 07, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on New drug shipments arrive, distribution to start shortly

A number of health facilities across the country, especially those that had run short on insulin, will soon have an updated supply of these and other drugs after they are cleared from a local...

Man, 71, charged with raping girl, 11

Sep 07, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Man, 71, charged with raping girl, 11

A 71-year-old Supenaam resident was yesterday charged with the rape of an 11-year-old girl and appeared at the Anna Regina Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Sunil Scarce to answer to...

Go Pokémon Go!

Sep 07, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Go Pokémon Go!

Every afternoon there is a gaggle of young men and women who can be seen outside the Umana Yana. They are not liming. They are engaged in a major sport – Pokémon Go. A reporter in a recent...

Men attempt to steal ornaments, cooler from house

Sep 07, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Men attempt to steal ornaments, cooler from house

– Court hears Two men were yesterday released on $50,000 bail each, after they denied a charge of attempting to commit a felony, when they made an appearance before Magistrate Zamilla...

Vic Puran’s daughter says he was murdered

Sep 07, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Vic Puran’s daughter says he was murdered

Dear Editor, I refer to a letter by the 17 year old son of Vic Puran, Mikel Puran in yesterday’s KN (September 6) accusing me of vilifying the name of his dead father. As someone much older than...

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2026 Republic Bank CPL: Historic rivals to meet as Guyana/T&T...

Aug 30, 2026

By Clifton Ross Kaieteur Sports – The ultimate rivalry in cricket resumes tonight as the Guyana Amazon Warriors lock horns with arch-rivals Trinbago Knight Riders come tonight at the historic...

Give the Commission a chance to do its preparatory work

Aug 30, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – There is a legitimate public concern about the pace at which the Commission of Inquiry into the MV Barima tragedy is getting underway. Survivors, relatives of those who died and the wider Guyanese public understandably want answers. After such a devastating national tragedy,...

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 Jagdeo to Ali; from bad to worse

Aug 30, 2026

Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – Never thought I would ever reach this place. Bring back Bharrat Jagdeo. Never say never! It was inconceivable that there could be a worse leader than former president Jagdeo. I warned him seven years ago. A monster created. Would come back to...

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