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Record breakers Guptill, Munro lead NZ sweep

Jan 11, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Record breakers Guptill, Munro lead NZ sweep

(Reuters) Colin Munro blasted New Zealand’s fastest Twenty20 half century to surpass a mark set by Martin Guptill earlier in the innings as the hosts swept their two-match series against Sri Lanka...

Roraima Airways commissions four outstanding Command Pilots

Jan 11, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Roraima Airways commissions four outstanding Command Pilots

As preparations for Guyana’s 50th Independence Anniversary Celebrations get underway, the Roraima Airways sought to conduct its first Wing Commission ceremony for the year in a bid to strengthen...

West Indies climb to No. 1 in T20 rankings

Jan 11, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on West Indies climb to No. 1 in T20 rankings

ESPNcricinfo – West Indies have claimed the No. 1 spot in the ICC T20 rankings after Sri Lanka, who had largely occupied the top rung since they won the World T20 in 2014, were caned by New...

Body of missing woman found in Trench near her home, no marks of violence – police

Jan 11, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Body of missing woman found in Trench near her home, no marks of violence – police

Police on the East Coast of Demerara were called out to investigate the discovery of two bodies two miles apart in the Mahaica area yesterday morning. One body that of 28 year old Hafeeza Rohaman,...

CRICKETERS MUST BE COMMITTED

Jan 11, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on CRICKETERS MUST BE COMMITTED

Dear Editor, I read in various sections of the media that explosive batsman Jonathan Foo should have been included in the Guyana Jaguars NAGICO Super50 squad. I follow my cricket closely and must...

Caricom bobbing and weaving on WI cricket

Jan 11, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Caricom bobbing and weaving on WI cricket

First published in the Trinidad Express (Sunday Express) Much is being written about the gradual decline of West Indies cricket by commentators who refuse to do their homework. The latest public...

Subsidies not the answer to Agri. development- stakeholder

Jan 11, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Subsidies not the answer to Agri. development- stakeholder

– must have a structural solution An agriculture stakeholder has made it clear that unless a structural solution is adopted for the Agriculture Sector and in particular the rice industry, any...

Social Protection Ministry works to scale down NOC admissions

Jan 11, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Social Protection Ministry works to scale down NOC admissions

“The institutionalisation of children oftentimes is not the better thing; it should be our last resort,” said Chief Probation and Social Services Officer within the Ministry of Social Protection,...

FOR WHOM THE BELT TOLLS

Jan 11, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Tony Deyal column Comments Off on FOR WHOM THE BELT TOLLS

Apart from some mundane meanderings in meaning, like screwing around with the identity of Twirly and Twisty, the possibility of a pig dancing a jig for a fig, the vertical wanderings of Goosey Goosey...

President plans to tackle inequality in 2016

Jan 11, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on President plans to tackle inequality in 2016

Even as he noted that the much anticipated celebration of Guyana’s 50th Independence anniversary is deemed to be the single most unifying event for 2016, President David Granger has indicated that...

Sex workers on bail for robbery

Jan 11, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Sex workers on bail for robbery

On Friday two ‘night butterflies’ appeared in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court and were placed on bail for robbing an American citizen. Appearing before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan, were...

Accident victim seeks compensation

Jan 11, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Accident victim seeks compensation

A Middle Road, La Penitence man is now seeking compensation after he was struck down by a speeding motorcar, two Sundays ago on the West Bank Demerara Public Road. Keith Junior, 22, has been...

ALL IT TAKES IS A PHONE CALL

Jan 11, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on ALL IT TAKES IS A PHONE CALL

If the government was serious about having the PPP participate in planning of the events to mark the 50th anniversary of Guyana’s Independence, greater efforts would have been made to get the PPP...

This country is cruel to animals; it must stop

Jan 11, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on This country is cruel to animals; it must stop

Dear Editor, On Jan 07/16 just after 5 pm, a friend and I were walking on the seawall. We were enjoying the beauty of the moment, unaware of the sadness that awaited us. On our way back to the car...

The season of empty pockets

Jan 11, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on The season of empty pockets

Dear Editor, For a salaried worker, January is a hard, never-ending month. You get paid in the middle of the December, so that you can have that little extra to splurge for Christmas and to usher...

Holding state security officials accountable

Jan 11, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Holding state security officials accountable

Dear Editor, I have been following closely news reports surrounding the deaths of three persons in a vehicular accident, two of whom were in one vehicle giving chase to the neighbor of “on leave”...

The verbal war about Hope Estate continues

Jan 11, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on The verbal war about Hope Estate continues

Dear Editor, I am convinced, from Aseef Balmacoon’s ranting and raving, that he is becoming quite deranged over the issue of him not getting to shylock his pound of flesh, observing that he...

A building where time stands still

Jan 11, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on A building where time stands still

Dear Editor, Why is it that the Georgetown City Council cannot simply repair and maintain the famous Stabroek Market clock? All over the world there are prominent clock towers such as the ‘Big...

Magistrate Moore in controversy again

Jan 11, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Magistrate Moore in controversy again

Dear Editor, Kindly permit me from a humble, civic standpoint to request elucidation, even in its most germane form. In reference to the Kaieteur News, January 8, 2016 item under the title: Man tells...

Harassed because of my letter in KN

Jan 11, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Harassed because of my letter in KN

Dear Editor, In my letter published in your newspaper on the 22nd. December 2015, I voiced my concern about the fact that the police were working closely with the PPP candidates in Leguan to...

Grumpy old men, grumpy old women

Jan 11, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Grumpy old men, grumpy old women

Dear Editor, I welcome the submission by the Mayor of Georgetown that his successor should be a young and able citizen even if this advice comes from an octogenarian who held on to the position for...

A GREAT CHALLENGE

Jan 11, 2016 KNews Editorial Comments Off on A GREAT CHALLENGE

The greatest challenge of the government is to convince itself; convince the nation that it really understands the severity of the problems facing the people, especially the poor. That it really...

Grocer, 81, wife, 49, butchered by drug-crazed youths

Jan 10, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Grocer, 81, wife, 49, butchered by drug-crazed youths

-teen confesses to brutal killing, caught trying to wash off blood by Michael Jordan and Samuel Whyte In one of the most shocking confessions in recent times, an 18-year-old boy yesterday related to...

Murder of British teen…Killers dug grave two days before victim entered country

Jan 10, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Murder of British teen…Killers dug grave two days before victim entered country

Two days before 18-year-old British national, Dominic Bernard, landed in Guyana, the men who plotted his death rented a car and dug his grave. And when Bernard finally arrived, people lured him to...

NICIL arbitrarily “transfers” Kissoon’s factory

Jan 10, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on NICIL arbitrarily “transfers” Kissoon’s factory

– forces company to pay $100M for leased land Guyana is getting ready to celebrate its 50th anniversary of independence this year. The administration, which took office in May last year,...

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Pakistan crowned Over-40 World Cup champions after one-wicket...

Nov 01, 2026

By Clifton Ross (Kaieteur News) – Pakistan Masters were crowned champions of the 2026 IMC Over-40s World Cup after producing a remarkable late fightback to defeat Australia by one wicket in a...

A King’s visit, a garden party and a guest list

Nov 01, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – When a King comes visiting, one would have thought that the occasion would call for something a little more distinguished than a garden party. Not that there is anything wrong with garden parties. They are pleasant affairs, especially when the weather cooperates, the drinks are...

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...

Excellency Ramotar: Return of slavery

Nov 01, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – I shared space with former President Donald Ramotar twice, when he was the main man. Wasn’t a heavy-duty admirer. But this I confess: he has now shown Guyanese that he is a real man. A man of struggle. A man of history. A man of the people and for the people. ...

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