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Dec 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Hundreds pay last respects… Ex-beau of slain Guyana-born prison officer found hiding in closet
New York (New York Post) -The gangbanger ex-boyfriend of the city corrections officer fatally shot in Brooklyn was found — cowering in a closet — by authorities Wednesday, law-enforcement...Dec 15, 2016 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Soulja Bai helping gunmen live long
Is strange how gunmen always tackling de people who draw plenty money from a bank. These gunmen does deh pun a motorcycle and dem does end up following de person who mek de withdrawal. That happen up...Dec 15, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Competition Sparta’s matchless superiority continues -will meet Tucville in tomorrow’s final
By Rawle Welch It was billed as the ‘El Classico’ of street football in Georgetown, the clash between current title holder Sparta Boss and former champion Back Circle was anticipated to be a...Dec 15, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Lack of publicity, standard of players blamed for low attendance at 4-day games – Coaches
By Sean Devers Both Coaches; the Guyana Jaguars Rayon Griffith and Trinidad & Tobago Red Force’s Gus Logie blamed the lack of promotion, the standard of the players and the location of the WICB...Dec 15, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Third annual Guyana Cup rematch set for January 1st
Preparations are at an advanced stage for the third edition of the Guyana Cup rematch Horserace meet set for Sunday 1st January at the Rising Sun Turf Club, Arima Park West Coast Berbice. The event...Dec 15, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Letter to the Sports Editor E. Jefford is finally seeing things clearly
Dear Editor, I was just perusing some newsprints and stumbled on an article which reads ‘Athletes identified for National Elite Camp’ dated Wed. Dec. 7, 2016 and the first question that...Dec 15, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Persaud returned as WCC chairman
Keval Persaud was unanimously elected Chairman of the Wakenaam Cricket Committee when the body held its Annual General Meeting on Tuesday at the Wakenaam Community Centre. Navishaul Pooran will serve...Dec 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Granger pushes for cooperation to combat adverse effects of Climate Change
…as Bangladesh envoy presents credentials President David Granger yesterday called for the cordial relations between Guyana and the People’s Republic of Bangladesh to be significantly enhanced,...Dec 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on GPSU irked by Govt.’s failure to finalise wages negotiation
– mulls measure of retaliation The Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) is not impressed with what it has described as “diversionary tactics” by Government to pay a “Christmas freck”...Dec 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on US$12.4M for ‘neglected’ communities to boost agriculture, tackle unemployment
The Government of Guyana and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Development Fund (CDF) yesterday inked Loan and Grant Agreements for a project which is expected to see significant improvements to the...Dec 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on PI into KNews grenade attack… Defence hands over written submissions; prosecution set to reply
Attorneys for Leroy Williams and Alfie Garraway have handed over written submissions to Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan and the prosecution, in relation to the Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into the...Dec 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Review of public schools teachers’ promotion list…GTU offended by TSC’s decision to conduct review on “humanitarian grounds”
The Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) is not only prepared to react against what it perceives is a deliberate move to continue to stall senior teachers’ promotion, but it has shared its disappointment...Dec 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Internal Local Govt Elections…Chase-Green battles Duncan today for top city post
– Wynter returned as New Amsterdam Mayor; Mabaruma ends in tie Internal elections at municipalities and Neighbourhood Democratic Councils (NDCs) are continuing, with Mayor for New Amsterdam,...Dec 15, 2016 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on A monster in the making
The age ranges and features of many persons appearing in our courts in recent times for various violations, some of them most gruesome, tell a sobering story. The images (online and on television) of...Dec 15, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on A little lecture for young Ashma John
A few years back, my eyes glanced upon a column by Ashma John, the daughter of the owner of the famous Splashmin’s. On seeing her offerings in the newspaper, I said, “I know this girl; she was my...Dec 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on 17 more post offices to be ICT ready next year
– Minister Hughes In an effort to recalibrate the mandate of the post offices in Guyana to efficiently accommodate the needs of the people for the 21st Century, Minister of Public...Dec 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Public procurement finally has strong anti-corruption systems – NPTAB Head
More improvements in the pipeline By: Kiana Wilburg Perceptions of corruption and favouritism have for years, sullied the image of Guyana’s public procurement system. However, the APNU+AFC...Dec 15, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on VAT and the numbers game
Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL), the local electricity company, has reportedly confirmed that 80% of its clients use $10,000 or less in electricity per month. This is a staggering statistic and one...Dec 15, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Miner found guilty of manslaughter in Brazilian killing
After several weeks of trial and more than two hours of deliberations, Mark Thompson was found not guilty of murder by a mixed 12-member jury at the Georgetown High Court, on Tuesday. He was however,...Dec 15, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on A plea for our past sports heroes to be recognized
Dear Editor, I am feeling so sad at the treatment of members of our sport disciplines in our dear land of Guyana. Immediately my mind wanders to great boxers that this country produced the likes of...Dec 15, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Mental illness needs to be detected and treated early
Dear Editor, The unfortunate fact is that many people whom we have dismissed as being crazy may actually be suffering from some form of mental illness. An even more disturbing fact is that these...Dec 15, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Bartica Town Clerk answers his critics
Dear Editor, There are only a few qualifications required for destructive elements to attempt to tarnish the good work of the Bartica Town Council. I have found that a self appointed PRO seems to...Dec 15, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Good news for a section of the Georgetown Hospital
Dear Editor, Permit me as a health professional and one who hitherto has remained deeply perturbed at the increasing maternal morbidity rate, to be among many to utter laudatory remarks on the...Dec 15, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on There is no drought in Tapakuma village
Dear Editor, We the residents of the Lake community of Tapakuma Village hereby respond to an article in another newspaper dated Monday, December 5, 2016. The writer of the article intentionally or...

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2026 Republic Bank CPL… GAW vs. JKM at Providence – Hetmyer, Hope, Dindyal lead batting charge (Kaieteur News) – Guyana Amazon Warriors announced their arrival home with a brutal 8-wicket...Sep 05, 2026
(Kaieteur News) – Deep in the Himalayas, I once visited a Hindu guru and asked him, “Guru, how should I schedule my day?” He looked at me for a moment, smiled, and asked, “What is it that you want to schedule?” “My day,” I replied. “I want to organise my time better. There is so...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...Sep 05, 2026
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