October 2016

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Urgent need for an all-weather road to the interior

Oct 12, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Urgent need for an all-weather road to the interior

Dear Editor; I’m well aware of the multitude of problems this government is required to sort through, having inherited the cesspool created by the last government. However, one of the...

POOR COMMUNICATION

Oct 12, 2016 KNews Editorial Comments Off on POOR COMMUNICATION

The views of many in Guyana are that something is definitely wrong with the government in terms of communicating its ideas and policies to the public. People believe that the government has become...

Union writes Parliament for changes to the union recognition law

Oct 12, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Union writes Parliament for changes to the union recognition law

Dear Editor; The People United and General Workers Union (PUGWU) on September 30, 2016 via email made submissions to the Two (2) Parliamentary Political Parties (APNU+AFC and PPP/C) and His...

The forestry sector has done well

Oct 12, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on The forestry sector has done well

Dear Editor; I am a concerned forestry sector stakeholder and I am really sad at what a GFC board member Dr. Bulkan is doing to the forest industry. I know that she came from a background of logging...

Poor people are punishing!

Oct 12, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Poor people are punishing!

I do not know what is going to happen to poor people in Guyana. Things are becoming more difficult for them in Guyana, even though things should have been improving. It was shocking to discover the...

The Ramson Affair; only in Guyana

Oct 12, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The Ramson Affair; only in Guyana

Bharrat Jagdeo came to power in August 1999. By the time he won his second national election in 2006, Mr. Jagdeo had graphically proven the right an old perception of human nature – it is better to...

Questions for the Mayor in Region 9

Oct 12, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Questions for the Mayor in Region 9

Dear Editor; Please let me try to express the magnitude of my disappointment and frustration. For the second time in a short while, the Mayor’s office is responsible for the circulation of a...

Govt. to end pact with Wartsila

Oct 11, 2016 KNews News 1

…special state-owned company to take over maintenance, staffing After more than two decades managing some of the country’s biggest power plants, it appears that Wartsila’s contract will not be...

After one decade of talking…Night Court finally commences

Oct 11, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on After one decade of talking…Night Court finally commences

…five magistrates attack backlog The first sitting of the Night Court commenced last evening at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court, with at least five Magistrates presiding over summary...

Probe into GECOM’s spending have been widened- Auditor General

Oct 11, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Probe into GECOM’s spending have been widened- Auditor General

A state audit into a $100M purchase of several communication radio sets by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) for the May 11, 2015 polls has been expanded to include other transactions....

‘Unnatural’ fire strikes Gafoors

Oct 11, 2016 KNews News 1

…second disaster in six months For the second time in about six months, business tycoon, Abdool Sattaur Gafoor, stood on the sideline and watched his assets go up in flames. Fortunately, last...

Burnt car driver dodged bullets

Oct 11, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Burnt car driver dodged bullets

A 34-year-old taxi driver is counting his lucky star that he is still alive after he was brutally beaten, shot at and had his car burnt by three suspected bandits at Yarrowkabra, Soesdyke- Linden...

Getaway driver in Land Court Judge robbery stabbed to death in the US

Oct 11, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Getaway driver in Land Court Judge robbery stabbed to death in the US

In a surprising turn of events, Collis Edwards, who was stabbed to death by his wife at his Boston, United States of America (USA) home on Friday, has been identified as one of the drivers of the...

Skeldon sugar worker dead after bee attack

Oct 11, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Skeldon sugar worker dead after bee attack

A tractor operator is dead after he and his co-worker came under attack in Skeldon backdam yesterday. According to the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo), the “unfortunate incident” occurred at...

Dem boys seh…Moses go to India wid steel drops

Oct 11, 2016 KNews Dem Boys Seh, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Moses go to India wid steel drops

All over Guyana you can hear people cussing. Some fighting because of de economy. Dem seh de economy stagnant and that mek people can’t prosper. Some of dem seh de whole country suffering but de...

Scotiabank CFU Men’s Caribbean Cup 2016…

Oct 11, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Scotiabank CFU Men’s Caribbean Cup 2016…

Golden Jaguars, Reggae Boyz clash at Leonora tonight Jaguars desperate for positive result By Franklin Wilson Desperate for a positive result in order to remain in the reckoning in the Scotiabank CFU...

Kwakwani, Mackenzie High ensure Region 10 NSBF sweep

Oct 11, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Kwakwani, Mackenzie High ensure Region 10 NSBF sweep

-evenly split four titles in 2016 competition Kwakwani Secondary School continued its phenomenal dominance of Youth Basketball Guyana (YBG) National Schools’ Basketball Festival (NSBF) on...

Another huge turnout anticipated for November 13 CMRC

Oct 11, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Another huge turnout anticipated for November 13 CMRC

Now that three legs of the Caribbean Motor Racing Championship have been completed, the focus now shifts to the final stanza of the annual event to be held on Sunday, November 13, at the South Dakota...

Lawrence wins De Sinco Limited Kings dominoes crown

Oct 11, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Lawrence wins De Sinco Limited Kings dominoes crown

Earl Lawrence chalked up nine points to win the De Sinco Limited King dominoes competition which was contested on Sunday night at Turning Point. Teon Ambrose placed second with eight and Gilbert...

GFF/NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour Power Nat. U-17 League – EBFA…

Oct 11, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFF/NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour Power Nat. U-17 League – EBFA…

Grove Hi Tech, Circuit Ville Jaguars, Herstelling Raiders & KK Warriors flawless Grove cantered to their third win in as many matches while there were also wins for Circuit Ville Jaguars...

Golden Blue Echo takes feature event at Nand Persaud, Sky Plus Incorporated Mega Sprint Classic Horserace meet

Oct 11, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Golden Blue Echo takes feature event at Nand Persaud, Sky Plus Incorporated Mega Sprint Classic Horserace meet

By Samuel Whyte It was a good day for any outdoor sport and the inaugural Nand Persaud Karibee Rice Mega Sprint Classic Horserace meet came off with a bang on Sunday at the Company’s newly...

Berbice Masters overcome Floodlights in T20 fixture

Oct 11, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Berbice Masters overcome Floodlights in T20 fixture

Berbice Masters defeated host Floodlights by 31 runs in a T20 fixture played on Saturday night at the Demerara Cricket Club. Led by a fine half century by Randolph Latcha Berbice Masters...

Atwell pays tribute to fallen hero Maurice ‘Busy’ Boyce

Oct 11, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Atwell pays tribute to fallen hero Maurice ‘Busy’ Boyce

Guyanese world rated Boxer Clive Atwell, who is recovering from a Brain Surgery and has unofficially retired from the Ring yesterday paid tribute to the late Guyanese Boxing Coach Maurice ‘Bizzy’...

Sans Souci beat Noitgedacht SC

Oct 11, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Sans Souci beat Noitgedacht SC

Sans Souci defeated Noitgedacht SC by 25 runs when the Badri Prasad Memorial T20 tournament continued on Sunday at the Wakenaam Community Centre ground. Sans Souci batted first scored 174-9 in 20...

Sheriff St. fatal accident… Relatives of 4-year-old victim raise concerns over police probe

Oct 11, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Sheriff St. fatal accident… Relatives of 4-year-old victim raise concerns over police probe

The relatives of four-year-old Ambeka Providence, who was killed last month in a horrific Sheriff Street accident involving two motor vehicles, are peeved that they were not given any updates on...

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Nov 06, 2026

…Saints, Antonio’s Hikers, GCC Outlaws among winners in Kellogg’s sponsored Senior Indoor Hockey C/ship (Kaieteur News) – The Kellogg’s National Senior Indoor Hockey Championships got...

From economic genocide to physical extinction

Nov 06, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – “To bring about hunger, desperation and overthrow of government.” Those were the chilling words of Lester Mallory, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs, in a memorandum dated 6th April, 1960, addressed to his superior in the U.S. State Department....

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...

Torture: Mohamed must clear the air

Nov 06, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The sister of Leader of the Opposition, Mr. Azruddin Mohamed, said he was tortured. The Guyana Prison Service (GPS) said he was not. Mr. Azruddin Mohamed should be out on bail. He is the best body of evidence (literally) as to whether he was or wasn’t tortured. He has...

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