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Gold Board must review method of purchasing in order to survive – Trotman

Dec 12, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Gold Board must review method of purchasing in order to survive – Trotman

By Abena Rockcliffe-Campbell With losses of over $9.9B, the Guyana Gold Board just cannot continue operating in the manner it has been for the last 35 years. So said Minister of Natural Resources,...

Caribbean Development Boxing Tournament…Guyanese boxers dominate tournament as ‘prospecting’ team returns laden with gold

Dec 12, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Caribbean Development Boxing Tournament…Guyanese boxers dominate tournament as ‘prospecting’ team returns laden with gold

A brutal display of power punching, mixed with skill and aggression, netted Guyanese boxers several knockout victories and eventually the lion’s share of gold medals when the curtains were drawn on...

Rupununi Essence project makes $1M profit since June start

Dec 12, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Rupununi Essence project makes $1M profit since June start

…plans afoot to add more items to product line At a simple ceremony held yesterday at the Cara Lodge, the Institute of Applied Science and Technology handed over $1,031,208 to the Makushi...

Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Futsal Competition…Battle of champions headline semi-finals

Dec 12, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Futsal Competition…Battle of champions headline semi-finals

It will be a battle of current and former champions when title holders Sparta Boss square off against inaugural winners Back Circle for a place in the final of the Georgetown Zone of the Guinness...

Alexander Cheeks to compete at US Junior Open Squash C/ships in Connecticut

Dec 12, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Alexander Cheeks to compete at US Junior Open Squash C/ships in Connecticut

By Franklin Wilson Multi talented national Squash player Alexander Aaron Cheeks is set to make his debut at one of the most prestigious junior tournaments in the world, the United States Junior Open...

UG holds glitzy ceremony to honour outstanding athletes

Dec 12, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on UG holds glitzy ceremony to honour outstanding athletes

Last Friday, the University of Guyana held its Sports Awards Ceremony to recognize students who performed outstandingly both as individuals and members of teams throughout the year. The glitzy event...

Slain housewife’s relatives call on cops to renew hunt for killer

Dec 12, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Slain housewife’s relatives call on cops to renew hunt for killer

Now that the Guyana Police Force has been making significant progress in solving cold cases, the relatives of Candy Rawlins are calling on ranks to capture her killer. Her relatives are claiming that...

3rd Annual Smalta Girls Pee Wee Football Competition…Finalists to be decided today

Dec 12, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on 3rd Annual Smalta Girls Pee Wee Football Competition…Finalists to be decided today

Who will be the last two teams standing will be known today when the semi-finals of the 3rd Annual Smalta Girls Pee Wee Football Competition kicks off today, at the Ministry of Education ground,...

TSC beat Police to secure final berth

Dec 12, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on TSC beat Police to secure final berth

Transport Sports Club registered an eight-wicket victory over Police to secure their place in the final when the semi finals of the Georgetown Cricket Association Noble House Sea Foods second...

Death by any means is still death

Dec 12, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Death by any means is still death

On Saturday morning, I was south on East Street when I parked a few yards away from Church Street to buy fruits at Merriman’s Mall. My eyes caught this huge billboard right in front of my car...

St. John’s Secondary wins at Draughts

Dec 12, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on St. John’s Secondary wins at Draughts

St. Johns Secondary School with 27 points emerged winner over Christchurch Secondary with 21points in the Pre-Christmas Annual Inter School Draughts competition played last Saturday in the...

Young players perform in Woodpecker Products annual Badminton Christmas singles

Dec 12, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Young players perform in Woodpecker Products annual Badminton Christmas singles

The Wookpecker Products Annual Badminton Christmas Singles tournament started on Saturday last at the National Gymnasium. This is the 7th year that this tournament is running and the GBA is extremely...

KING CRICKET AND OTHER MONARCHS

Dec 12, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Tony Deyal column Comments Off on KING CRICKET AND OTHER MONARCHS

I love cricket jokes but seeing these days that a lot of them are getting selected to play for the West Indies, I decided to go back to my first love – Calypso – and indulge in one particularly...

WDCA trials set for today

Dec 12, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on WDCA trials set for today

The West Demerara Cricket Association will commence its preparation for the upcoming Guyana Cricket Board 50-over franchise league with a trial game today at Joe Vieira Park. Those called to trials...

The appointment of judges

Dec 12, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The appointment of judges

The President cannot be compelled to act in relation to recommendations on judicial appointments. But once he does act, it has to be in accordance with advice rendered by the Judicial Service...

Dr. Bulkan questions the action of Minister Trotman

Dec 12, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Dr. Bulkan questions the action of Minister Trotman

Dear Editor; Could the Cabinet pay some attention to approved national forest policy before making an ad hoc decision which is contrary to policy? (‘Govt to redistribute fraction of lands...

The Mayor waxes lyrical on Georgetown’s future

Dec 12, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Mayor waxes lyrical on Georgetown’s future

Dear Editor; In today’s changing world, the small cities of the developing world are rapidly becoming commercial districts. No doubt, it is these changing times and the transfer of knowledge and...

Road driver madness in Guyana

Dec 12, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Road driver madness in Guyana

Dear Editor; This is an open letter to the Minister of Public Security and the Guyana Police Force. I am kindly asking you to reproduce it in your newspaper. On December 11th this year, it will be...

Is this company buying Skeldon estate?

Dec 12, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Is this company buying Skeldon estate?

Dear Editor; The Management of Skeldon Estate told workers on December 05 that it would stop operations of the Estate for three (3) days from December 06 to examine the factory’s boilers, an...

IN TROUBLED WATERS

Dec 12, 2016 KNews Editorial Comments Off on IN TROUBLED WATERS

In Guyana, local politics began with the formation of the country’s first political party, the People Progressive Party (PPP)in the 1950s with Cheddi Jagan and Forbes Burnham at the helm. Their aim...

State owes taxpayers $7.6B in VAT refunds

Dec 11, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on State owes taxpayers $7.6B in VAT refunds

The National Assembly was informed on Friday that the state owes $7.6 billion in Value Added Tax to taxpayers. This was told to the House by the Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo during his...

Govt, GTT begin negotiations to end landline, int’l calls monopoly

Dec 11, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Govt, GTT begin negotiations to end landline, int’l calls monopoly

Government has begun talks with Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company Limited (GTT) and its US parent company, ATN International (ATNI) to end the current monopoly on landline and international...

MPs forced to shadow box during scrutiny of estimates –Teixeira

Dec 11, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on MPs forced to shadow box during scrutiny of estimates –Teixeira

-Says transparency and accountability will be sacrificed on the altar of expediency to pass 2017 budget By Kiana Wilburg The presentations on 2017 budget debate are finally over. From Tuesday, the...

The otter lady: Rupununi’s Diane McTurk passes away

Dec 11, 2016 KNews News 1

She has been described as the Jane Goodall to the Giant river otters. Others call her the real-life Dr. Dolittle. Still, she was simply known as ‘The Otter Lady’. Diane McTurk, 84, has passed...

Four armed men rob Eccles fishery

Dec 11, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Four armed men rob Eccles fishery

A number of employees of International Fisheries Limited located in Eccles Industrial Site, East Bank Demerara, were left traumatized after four armed men robbed them around 14:00hrs yesterday at the...

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Slingerz rain on Camptown’s homecoming parade

Sep 08, 2026

…GDF, Police and Monedderlust march to three points By Rawle Toney (Kaieteur News) – Defending champions Slingerz Football Club and former champions Guyana Defence Force (GDF) FC maintained...

When wealth becomes a god

Sep 08, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – After my first encounter with the Guru, I had to return for some life lessons. So, on my return to his temple, I went looking for him. I found him sitting in exactly the same state in which I had left him: peaceful, unhurried and completely unimpressed by the frantic movement...

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...

Mohamed must rethink, refine himself

Sep 08, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Here I am again. The Hon Leader of the Opposition, Mr. Azruddin Mohamed, has to have an epiphany. A radical renovation of his thinking and carriage is now compulsory. He must stop seeing himself as the Leader of the Opposition (OL); a man going places. He must see himself...

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