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Jan 03, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Veteran softball cricketer Troy Kippins to lead Berbice Masters in Cricket Festival
With the highly anticipated softball and hardball Cricket Festival scheduled for the Guyana National Stadium on Saturday January 30, 2016 fast approaching, Berbice has appointed veteran inter county...Jan 03, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Bartician man remanded for allegedly severing man’s hand
On Wednesday, a resident from Bartica was remanded to prison when he appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court for severing another man’s arm during a...Jan 03, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on Interesting Creatures… The Yellow-tailed woolly monkey (Oreonax flavicauda)
The yellow-tailed woolly monkey (Oreonax flavicauda) is a New World monkey endemic to Peru. The species was first described by Alexander von Humboldt in 1812 under the name Simia flavicauda,...Jan 03, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on 6,000 hinterland households benefitted from solar power
The Hinterland Electrification Programme that is under the purview of the Ministry of Public Infrastructure has achieved much success in supplying electricity across the hinterland. The...Jan 03, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on New Year: New resolution or same old illusion?
By Sir Ronald Sanders The prospects of economic growth and social development for the English-speaking Caribbean region in 2016 are not bright. While there may be improvements in a few countries,...Jan 03, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS TO SMILE ABOUT
By Dr. NerominiFagu Did you know that the tradition of making New Year’s resolutions started with the Babylonians 4000 years ago? Since the Babylonian New Year coincided with the planting of new...Jan 03, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Local Govt. Elections…Tuesday is deadline for party symbols
– Nomination Day set for Jan. 26 The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has stated that Tuesday, is the deadline for the submission of applications for approval of symbols for contestants of...Jan 03, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Tenelec Inc Under-15 Cricket Competition in Berbice… Javed Karim (83) Seon Glasgow Jnr (8-wicket haul) see Blairmont through to semis
Blairmont Community Centre defeated the highly favoured Young Warriors outright to earn their spot in the semi-finals of the Tenelec Inc Under-15 Cricket Competition in Berbice. In the quarter final...Jan 03, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on ORGIES OF PLEASURE OF THE PPP GENERATION
Sometimes it is good to go out on the town and feel the pulse of the nation. The Peeper did just that on New Year’s Eve. The lessons of that experience, rather than the experience itself, are...Jan 03, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on ALBION NAME SUB COMMITTEES FOR 2016
THE newly-elected executives of the Albion Community Centre Cricket Club, under the presidency of Imtiaz Baccus met recently and have named the Club’s various Sub-Committees, captains and...Jan 03, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on TIP Ministerial Taskforce revamps programme
The Ministry of Public Security in its ongoing efforts to improve the efficacy of the Security Sector in Guyana, and to avoid duplication of strategies among stakeholder Agencies, will reconvene...Jan 03, 2016 KNews Countryman, Features / Columnists Comments Off on ‘Don’t call me Madge!’ (A 1966 pre-independence tale)
By Dennis Nichols His name was Majic Maloney. Yes, Magic with a ‘J’. He used to tell people, especially his drinking pals, that he was the only Guyanese with that peculiar Christian name, and...Jan 03, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Blackwater FC holds meeting today at East Ruimveldt School
The Blackwater Football Club will be holding a general meeting this morning from 10:30 hrs at the East Ruimveldt Secondary school and all members are encouraged to attend. Meanwhile, the new...Jan 03, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on First imported case of the H1N1 virus detected in Guyana
….patient seeking medical attention overseas The first imported case of the H1N1 virus (Swine Flu) has been detected in Guyana after a Guyanese travelling from China returned home, Chief...Jan 03, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Tackling mental health – an ongoing Ministry of Public Health initiative (Part 2)
By Sharmain Grainger There is no denying that we have entered the New Year with many problems that require all hands on deck to be fixed. Suicide is one of those problems and, as I promised last...Jan 03, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on “HAPPY NEW YEAR 2016! Expect real sporting fireworks this year!”
Colin E. H. Croft “Happy New Year 2016”, the “Year of the Red Fire Monkey” in the Chinese Zodiac! Per author and religious minister, late Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, whose words should have...Jan 03, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on All Roads lead to Rising Sun Turf Club for Mohammed “Nankoo” Shariff Memorial Meet
The day has arrived and with this being the last event for the 2015/ 2016 horseracing season all the horses eligible and the major stables are ready for an action packed day of racing. Despite the...Jan 03, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on My 2016 Wish: Support for us to deliver better Emergency Medical Care for all
By Dr. Zulfikar Bux Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine Its 3:45 in the morning and I can’t sleep. My staff in the overcrowded emergency room are overworked and tired and have just informed...Jan 03, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Food For Thought Comments Off on Don’t Be Afraid
Here we are, afraid of losing what we have all the time, holding on to it so tight that not a soul can touch it. We think by hiding it from the world, it’s hidden and it’s ours. Nothing...Jan 03, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Forbes Burnham will always loom large
Dear Editor, In the interest of balance, one picture is missing in the anniversary of the PPP; there is attempt to “whitewash” history. In the PPP’s Anniversary campaign no mention is made of...Jan 03, 2016 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Local Government: Why You Should Be Involved
WHAT IS LOCAL GOVERNMENT? Local government is the system for managing and developing your community under the leadership of persons you choose from within your community. The leaders chosen by you to...Jan 03, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on GPL has become a disgrace to the Guyanese people
Dear Editor, “God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son,” etc. (John 3:16). It does not say, “God so loved those who are in receipt of free electricity from GPL …” The...Jan 03, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo Speaks
The more things change the more they remain the same, is a popular saying that means just that. The people of Guyana changed the year but many things still persist. The murders have reached alarming...Jan 03, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Does Guyana need its remigrants?
Dear Editor, As a returning Guyanese my heart misses a beat. This is caused by sheer nostalgic euphoria and nationalistic expectations whenever I hear prominent politicians speak of extending an...

Aug 31, 2026
CPL – The Jamaica Kingsmen recorded their fourth win of the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) with a 7-run win via DLS over the Trinbago Knight Riders, as the rain halted play just...Aug 31, 2026
(Kaieteur News) – There is an old temptation among small countries, particularly those situated beside larger and more troublesome neighbours. They often mistake the friendship of a great power for an insurance policy. The illusion is comforting. It permits governments to spend less time...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...Aug 31, 2026
(Kaieteur News) – I wish to thank publicly President Ali and the PPP Govt for keeping Guyanese in mind, caring for them. This should have been done before, but circumstances kept getting in the way. The president helped to get priorities in order, so here I am with gratitude in my heart,...Freedom of speech is our core value at Kaieteur News. If the letter/e-mail you sent was not published, and you believe that its contents were not libellous, let us know, please contact us by phone or email.
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