October 2016

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De Sinco Limited dominoes commences today

Oct 08, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on De Sinco Limited dominoes commences today

De Sinco Limited King and Queen Dominoes competition will commence today at Turning Point Sports Bar. Entrance fee is $1000, while the winners will receive $60,000, runner up $30,000 and third place...

Surujnarine and Hetmyer put lower Corentyne in driver’s seat against lowly placed West Berbice

Oct 08, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Surujnarine and Hetmyer put lower Corentyne in driver’s seat against lowly placed West Berbice

Lower Corentyne was large and in charge and well on their way to cementing their win of the inaugural Jaguar Franchise Cricket competition as they ended day one in a handsome position at 285-3...

Trio on bail for stealing doors off woman’s house

Oct 08, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Trio on bail for stealing doors off woman’s house

Three individuals yesterday appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court to answer to the charge of simple larceny. On October 3, at Providence, East Bank...

Floodlights to host Berbice Masters tonight at DCC

Oct 08, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Floodlights to host Berbice Masters tonight at DCC

Floodlights will play Berbice Masters tonight in a T20 fixture at the DCC starting at 18:00hrs. Keen competition is anticipated. Teams- Berbice Masters Squad; Huburn Evans (Capt.), Moonsammy...

HQ, A Division victorious

Oct 08, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on HQ, A Division victorious

Headquarters and A Division recorded victories when the Guyana Police Force inter -division dominoes tournament continued recently at Eve Leary. Playing in the male category, Headquarters marked 76...

Correction

Oct 08, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Correction

In our Friday, October 7 edition, Kaieteur Sport inadvertently named the governing body of rugby as the IRB whereas it should have been World Rugby or Rugby League International Federation. We are...

CANU files appeal to overturn decision to free Dataram’s co-accused

Oct 08, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on CANU files appeal to overturn decision to free Dataram’s co-accused

The notice of appeal has been filed to overturn the Magistrate‘s decision to release three persons who were co-charged with self confessed drug lord, Barry Dataram. The notice of appeal was filed...

Silvies 2ndGolf Tournament set for today at LGC

Oct 08, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Silvies 2ndGolf Tournament set for today at LGC

Silvies General Store, of 31 High & Hadfield Streets, Georgetown, – opposite Parliament Buildings, – (with another branch at 44 High Street) is the sponsor a second Golf Tournament at...

Capping the road surface

Oct 08, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Capping the road surface

It is pleasing to see the road works that are being undertaken in the city. It is a sign that the government is not going to allow the City Council to fail. The government is bailing out City Hall...

NIS Chairman encourages pensioners to uplift benefits at commercial banks

Oct 08, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on NIS Chairman encourages pensioners to uplift benefits at commercial banks

At the recently held Anniversary ceremony marking 47 years since the establishment of the National Insurance Scheme, Chairman of the NIS board, Dr. Surendra Persaud, urged employees to ensure that...

Elderly man dies hours after accident

Oct 08, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Elderly man dies hours after accident

A 77-year-old man died at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) yesterday, hours after he was involved in an accident on Sheriff Street, Georgetown. The accident occurred shortly after...

City Hall commences major bridge works

Oct 08, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on City Hall commences major bridge works

The Mayor and City Council (M&CC) has commenced a programme to repair and restore bridges in the City. A number of bridges in the city are in a serious state of disrepair and this has prompted...

Explosion at Eugene Correia Inter’l Airport…Labour Department finds no ambulance was available to transport victim following accident

Oct 08, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Explosion at Eugene Correia Inter’l Airport…Labour Department finds no ambulance was available to transport victim following accident

On July 20, last, an incident which occurred at the Eugene F. Correia International Airport, Ogle, East Coast Demerara left engineer, Anil Rampersaud, nursing serious injuries to his hands and ankle....

AFC to host national conference before year end

Oct 08, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on AFC to host national conference before year end

General Secretary of the Alliance For Change (AFC), David Patterson, announced yesterday that the party is expected to host its national conference before the year ends. Patterson reminded members of...

Four arrested after firearm find

Oct 08, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Four arrested after firearm find

Four men and a woman were arrested early yesterday morning following the discovery of two firearms, several rounds of ammunition and a small quantity of cannabis, at a night spot in West Ruimveldt....

Youth organisation launches programme to combat suicide

Oct 08, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Youth organisation launches programme to combat suicide

Youths need to be provided with meaningful interventions and long term programmes to combat suicide and crime. This is according to the Executive Officer of the President’s Youth Award Republic of...

Haiti to receive over US$20M insurance for Hurricane Matthew damage

Oct 08, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Haiti to receive over US$20M insurance for Hurricane Matthew damage

CCRIF SPC (formerly the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility) is preparing to make a payout to the Government of Haiti as a result of the passage of Hurricane Matthew which triggered a...

DEA advances in information sharing with local law enforcement officers

Oct 08, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on DEA advances in information sharing with local law enforcement officers

The information sharing between United States, Drug Enforcement Agency, (DEA) and Guyana has increased significantly since the agency was launched here in February. This is according to United States...

Former GWI board member attacks Stabroek News for character assassination

Oct 08, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Former GWI board member attacks Stabroek News for character assassination

Former board member of the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) Charles Ceres, at a special press conference held yesterday in the GWI boardroom repeated that the reason for his resignation was not...

Demerara Harbour Bridge to reintroduce night retractions by month-end

Oct 08, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Demerara Harbour Bridge to reintroduce night retractions by month-end

The Demerara Harbour Bridge Corporation (DHBC) has announced plans to restart night retractions. General Manager, Rawlston Adams, told the Government Information Agency (GINA), that this is an effort...

No meeting of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Constitutional Reform since May 2015

Oct 08, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on No meeting of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Constitutional Reform since May 2015

The A Partnership for National Unity and Alliance for Change coalition had campaigned heavily for constitutional reform prior to and during the 2015 elections campaign. However, after the change of...

Monitoring airspace a challenge for government – Harmon

Oct 08, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Monitoring airspace a challenge for government – Harmon

Earlier this week, Guyana lodged a complaint with United Nations (UN) Secretary General, Ban Ki Moon, over illegal over-flights by neighbouring Venezuela. Guyana has also asked for international...

East Coast Berbice man on trial for 2010 murder

Oct 08, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on East Coast Berbice man on trial for 2010 murder

The man who is accused of murdering a taxi driver back in 2010 before dumping his body, is on trial in the Berbice High Court before Justice William Ramlal and a mixed Jury. The accused, Stephen...

GNBA inquiry begins, ‘acrimonious’ relationship to be investigated

Oct 08, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on GNBA inquiry begins, ‘acrimonious’ relationship to be investigated

Major General Retd, Joseph Singh, has begun his work investigating the allegations made by Broadcaster, Kenwin Charles against members of the Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA). Kaieteur...

Former lecturer has issues with UG leadership changes

Oct 08, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Former lecturer has issues with UG leadership changes

“The University needs a Vice Chancellor, a Deputy Vice Chancellor and lots of money.” This was the view of former lecturer of the University of Guyana (UG), Mr. Frederick Kissoon. Kissoon, a...

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Mars outlasts Callender as perfect scores set up round four showdown

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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