December 2016

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Lincoln Lewis used me to get personal with the Finance Minister

Dec 19, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Lincoln Lewis used me to get personal with the Finance Minister

Dear Editor, I was taken quite by surprise when I read in your letter columns a letter purportedly written by trade unionist Lincoln Lewis, in which he launched a vicious unwarranted attack on the...

Dispute between Minister Ramjattan and the TUC

Dec 19, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Dispute between Minister Ramjattan and the TUC

Dear Editor; If politicians lose sight of the universal, acceptable principle, that good governance and the harmonious relationship among the people of a country are reliant on respect for...

PPP Governments in the 50s and after 1992 developed Guyana

Dec 19, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on PPP Governments in the 50s and after 1992 developed Guyana

Dear Editor; No other budget over the last few decades has created a greater public reaction than the 2017 National Budget. Almost every major interest group has criticized it in some form or...

GUYANA THEN AND NOW

Dec 19, 2016 KNews Editorial Comments Off on GUYANA THEN AND NOW

When the Golden Arrowhead replaced the Union Jack, most of the country’s institutions and infrastructures were in immaculate condition. Georgetown was clean, drainage unclogged, and the few street...

Burnt to death W.C.D. elderly business couple…Killers captured

Dec 18, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Burnt to death W.C.D. elderly business couple…Killers captured

By Michael Jordan Hiding in a nearby church, three young men heard old Mohamed and Bibi Munir screaming for help as they were roasted alive in their Good Hope, East Bank Essequibo home. The youths,...

Funds allocated for special prosecutors to recover state assets

Dec 18, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Funds allocated for special prosecutors to recover state assets

During the consideration of the 2017 estimates of revenue and expenditure for the Ministry of Legal Affairs this week, it was announced that special prosecutors will be employed by the government to...

US$18M GPL contract award…Chinese company was lowest responsive bidder – Patterson

Dec 18, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on US$18M GPL contract award…Chinese company was lowest responsive bidder – Patterson

The award of a US$18M contract by Guyana Power and Light to China National Machinery Import and Export (CMC)/China Sinogy Electric Engineering Company limited under the Guyana Power Utility Upgrade...

NIS yet to receive one cent from investment in Berbice Bridge

Dec 18, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on NIS yet to receive one cent from investment in Berbice Bridge

…dividends from preferred shares outstanding for 2014 and 2015 Rita Scotland, Finance Controller at the National Insurance Scheme (NIS), revealed that the entity is yet to receive any money in...

Canadian firm eyes precast walls, roofs to speed-up home construction

Dec 18, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Canadian firm eyes precast walls, roofs to speed-up home construction

Over the last decade, Guyana’s housing sector, thanks to the opening up of new lands and a huge demand for homes, saw an unprecedented growth. It paralleled gold when it came to affecting a gamut...

Passionate medical practitioner, Carl ‘Max’ Hanoman is a ‘Special Person’

Dec 18, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Passionate medical practitioner, Carl ‘Max’ Hanoman is a ‘Special Person’

“We have to take away our narrow- mindedness and look at things from a broader perspective. If we do this we can be a force to be reckoned with in the Caribbean. We should be foremost in health, we...

Soulja Bai deh pun ‘S’

Dec 18, 2016 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Soulja Bai deh pun ‘S’

Whenever people do something stupid Guyanese got a saying that he deh pun stupidness. Some does use another word begin wid ‘S’ but today is Sunday. That is why dem boys seh that Soulja Bai den...

CJ grants leave for AG to respond to wrongful arrest lawsuit

Dec 18, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on CJ grants leave for AG to respond to wrongful arrest lawsuit

Chief Justice, (ag) Yonette Cummings-Edwards on Friday granted 21 days leave for attorneys attached to the Chambers of the Attorney General to file an affidavit in answer to a constitutional motion...

$385M budgeted for Hinterland airstrips

Dec 18, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on $385M budgeted for Hinterland airstrips

In 2017, a number of Hinterland airstrips have been identified to undergo rehabilitation and completion. The total sum to be expended is $385M. This year, the Ministry of Public Infrastructure...

Ethnic cleansing rampant, no new investments by administration…Jagdeo unveils aggressive plan to woo coalition strongholds

Dec 18, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Ethnic cleansing rampant, no new investments by administration…Jagdeo unveils aggressive plan to woo coalition strongholds

-claims Gov’t has signed deal to sell out GuySuCo Facing one of its sternest tests yet, the country’s Opposition- the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) yesterday vowed to regroup and reclaim...

NIS expenditure outstrips revenue for 2016

Dec 18, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on NIS expenditure outstrips revenue for 2016

By Abena Rockcliffe-Campbell The National Insurance Scheme (NIS) has found itself in a tight position spending more than it is actually receiving. The Scheme’s General Manager, Holly Greaves,...

$1.4 B to be spent on the East Coast Demerara Highway Improvement Project in 2017

Dec 18, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on $1.4 B to be spent on the East Coast Demerara Highway Improvement Project in 2017

The government has budgeted the sum of $1.4 Billion to be spent on the East Coast Demerara Highway Improvement Project for 2017. This was stated in the 2017 Estimates of the Public Sector – Central...

Cabinet gives green light for implemention of BOI recommendations

Dec 18, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Cabinet gives green light for implemention of BOI recommendations

Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo has been given the green light by Cabinet to act upon findings of the Board of Inquiry (BOI) into the allegations made against two members of the Guyana National...

Letter to the Sports Editor…Well done Guyana Boxing Association

Dec 18, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Letter to the Sports Editor…Well done Guyana Boxing Association

Dear Sir, Kudos to the president and executives of the Guyana Boxing Association for a job well done. Winning the Caribbean Boxing championship has indeed made Guyana proud and underlines that...

UDFA GT Beer Cup Football …First wins come as Panthers upset Winners connection 1-0, Milerock edge eagles 3-2

Dec 18, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on UDFA GT Beer Cup Football …First wins come as Panthers upset Winners connection 1-0, Milerock edge eagles 3-2

Two more matches on tonight A lone strike by Marlon Simon handed the Amelia’s Ward Panthers their first full points as they shocked Federal Winners Connection with a 1-0 loss; while Milerock...

STAG Nations CUP KO Football…Tucville ground to host double header today; Den Amstel and Northern Rangers advance

Dec 18, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on STAG Nations CUP KO Football…Tucville ground to host double header today; Den Amstel and Northern Rangers advance

Day four rivalry in the STAG Nations Cup knock-out football championship is set for the Tucville ground in the City this evening where three city sides and one from the East Bank will be showcasing...

Digicel Regional 4-day cricket…Chanderpaul’s unbeaten 141 has Jaguars scenting blood

Dec 18, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Digicel Regional 4-day cricket…Chanderpaul’s unbeaten 141 has Jaguars scenting blood

Hosts enjoy 195-run lead with 4 wkts standing By Sean Devers Shiv Chanderpaul’s 73rd First-Class century and second in consecutive matches, put the Guyana Jaguars in a commanding position to press...

‘Guinness Greatest of the Streets’ Futsal Competition…Sparta extends reign as G/town Zone champs

Dec 18, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on ‘Guinness Greatest of the Streets’ Futsal Competition…Sparta extends reign as G/town Zone champs

-Back Circle claims third place Even a torrential downpour could not stop street football juggernauts Sparta Boss from retaining their Georgetown Zone ‘Guinness Greatest of the Streets’ Futsal...

Accusations of indiscipline cast damper on boxing team’s gold medal haul

Dec 18, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Accusations of indiscipline cast damper on boxing team’s gold medal haul

The sterling performances of local amateur boxers at the just concluded Caribbean Development Boxing Tournament in Bridgetown Barbados has been dubbed as more than commendable and those ambassadors...

Puppets to invade Guyana on Christmas Day

Dec 18, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Puppets to invade Guyana on Christmas Day

Christmas Day is usually spent with loved ones remembering the year behind us and happily looking forward to the New Year. Besides this, everyone will be looking for some form of entertainment and...

SSignal Productions set to launch 12th movie today

Dec 18, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on SSignal Productions set to launch 12th movie today

Whether they are about love, envy, political affairs, religious conviction or even mythical creatures and theories, movies will forever hold us captive with their hypnotizing power and enthrallment....

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2026 Republic Bank CPL… Untouched Warriors face marauding Patriots...

Sep 06, 2026

By Clifton Ross (Kaieteur News) – Riding high on their unbeaten streak this season, the Guyana Amazon Warriors will now look to preserve this mini-run at Providence following a comprehensive win...

Recalling the disaster of Jagdeo’s personal summitry

Sep 06, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Ray Chickrie’s latest letter, published in the Kaieteur News of September 1, 2026, is an interesting exercise that should trigger a recollection of the failure of Bharrat Jagdeo’s ‘personal summitry’. His letter dealt with Guyana’s surging Middle Eastern relations. In...

The World Has Broken the 1.5°C Promise. Small States Should Not Have...

Sep 06, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – The world has broken the 1.5°C promise it made to its most vulnerable countries. The breach has not yet been recorded on a sustained basis, but the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) says it is widely assessed as unavoidable and likely within the...

When the political shelters in the biblical

Sep 06, 2026

Hard truths… (Kaieteur News) – In recent times, Guyanese have been eyewitnesses to the extraordinary. The political reaches for a connection to the biblical. Many are likely to see that as offensive, corrosive, and more of the abusive. Desperation is preferred. Swinging in the wind...

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