March 2017

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Smart City Solutions can extend contract life to recover loss from suspension

Mar 20, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Smart City Solutions can extend contract life to recover loss from suspension

– Agreement Despite moves by central government to have the current parking meter project suspended for three months, Smart City Solutions (SCS) can still extend the lifetime of the contract to...

Ramjattan mulls midnight ‘party done’ curfew

Mar 20, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Ramjattan mulls midnight ‘party done’ curfew

– based on recommendations by religious organisations Even as many entertainment entities and regular party-goers are still coming to grips with the “imposition” that is the 2.00 a.m....

Bandit killed in Blygezight shootout with car occupants

Mar 20, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Bandit killed in Blygezight shootout with car occupants

– passenger wounded An unidentified bandit was killed shortly after midnight yesterday during a shootout with the occupants of a car at Belvercourt, Blygezight Gardens. The driver identified as...

Pradoville 2 probe…Two more allottees willing to pay market value for land

Mar 20, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Pradoville 2 probe…Two more allottees willing to pay market value for land

By Brushell Blackman Two officials who bought lands at the controversial Pradoville 2 scheme have indicated that they are now amenable to paying the market value for those lands. Previously, former...

Drunk, disorderly, dead…Disputes caused all six murders recorded for year in F Division

Mar 20, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Drunk, disorderly, dead…Disputes caused all six murders recorded for year in F Division

Alcohol and short tempers are proving to be a lethal mix in the Guyana Police Force’s interior location, known as ‘F’ Division, where all six murders that have occurred in this division this...

Following misappropriation allegations…No-confidence motion moved against Bar Association President

Mar 20, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Following misappropriation allegations…No-confidence motion moved against Bar Association President

Following allegations that she had misappropriated funds acquired from the sale of land left in her care, a vote of no- confidence was moved against the President of the Guyana Bar Association, Gem...

‘Jackie Chan’ jailed for 12 years for killing ex-cop

Mar 20, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Jackie Chan’ jailed for 12 years for killing ex-cop

A Kwakawani Berbice River resident has been sentenced to a 12- year jail term by Justice James Bovell-Drakes for killing a former policeman. Clinton Hart, called ‘Jackie Chan’, 34, a chainsaw...

Transformative Projects on the rise in Indigenous Communities

Mar 20, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Transformative Projects on the rise in Indigenous Communities

– applying science and technology, while respecting a people’s culture (Part 2 of the feature on the Paramakatoi’s Sundried Tomato Agro-Processing Project) When undergoing projects in...

After three decades GPSU still has same leader

Mar 20, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on After three decades GPSU still has same leader

…Union has not been audited for 14 years By Brushell Blackman The Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) has known the same President for the last 30 years and that body has not been audited in the...

Little doctors, nurses, Teachers, policemen and a pilot…Check them out at Amelia’s Ward Primary!

Mar 20, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Little doctors, nurses, Teachers, policemen and a pilot…Check them out at Amelia’s Ward Primary!

Pupils of Grade Two of the Amelia’s Ward Primary School on Friday ditched their uniforms to dress as nurses, teachers, policemen, construction workers, doctors, postmen, bakers and chefs, and even...

Degeneration of the family structure will hinder national development

Mar 20, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Degeneration of the family structure will hinder national development

– Pres. tells congregation at SDA church President David Granger yesterday attended the rededication service of the refurbished Central Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) Church. This event was also...

Digicel Regional First-Class cricket…Maiden fifty from Shepherd and 7-wkt haul from Permaul leaves Jaguars scenting early win today

Mar 20, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Digicel Regional First-Class cricket…Maiden fifty from Shepherd and 7-wkt haul from Permaul leaves Jaguars scenting early win today

By Sean Devers in Trinidad In association with Cascadia Hotel, Stag Beer & Vnet Communications Twenty-seven year-old Left-arm spinner Veerasammy Permaul (7-48) and a maiden fifty from 22-year-old...

Dorothy Irwin chronicles Guyana’s colonial past through her parents’ eyes

Mar 20, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Dorothy Irwin chronicles Guyana’s colonial past through her parents’ eyes

“Years of High Hopes” is the first book by US-Based Guyanese Dorothy Irwin which captures the experiences of her parents, both citizens of the United States, living in Guyana during the 1950s....

GMR&SC Int’l Drag Meet…Large turnout watches Persaud upstage rivals

Mar 20, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on GMR&SC Int’l Drag Meet…Large turnout watches Persaud upstage rivals

– Suriname dominate Superbike category Watched by a large crowd, reigning champion Shawn Persaud produced another mind boggling performance to dominate the season opening Guyana Motor Racing...

STAG Elite League 2016/17…GDF bang 4 past Victoria Kings; Fruta Conquerors thump Topp XX

Mar 20, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on STAG Elite League 2016/17…GDF bang 4 past Victoria Kings; Fruta Conquerors thump Topp XX

By Franklin Wilson Fresh off winning the STAG Elite League (SEL), League Leaders tournament, the Guyana Defence Force continued their winning ways when the second half of Season Two play kicked off...

Movement Against Parking Meters welcomes suspension

Mar 20, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Movement Against Parking Meters welcomes suspension

The Movement Against Parking Meters (MAPM) says it welcomes the declaration and direction of the Minister of Communities, Mr. Ronald Bulkan by way of Order dated March 17, 2017 to suspend the...

Milo 18 and under Football Competition…School of the Nations, Carmel, Sir Leon latest schools to win

Mar 20, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Milo 18 and under Football Competition…School of the Nations, Carmel, Sir Leon latest schools to win

School of the Nations, Dolphin, Queen’s College and Tutorial High were the latest schools to record wins in this year’s Milo 18 and under Football Competition which contiuned yesterday, at the...

Consultant calls for comprehensive reform of sex education

Mar 20, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Consultant calls for comprehensive reform of sex education

Peace and Governance Practitioner, Lawrence Lachmansingh, has joined the bandwagon of persons calling for a comprehensive reform of the sex education curriculum in schools across the country. Even...

GCF 70-Mile Road Race…Jamal John makes it 2 out of 2; outsprints Hicks and Leung

Mar 20, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCF 70-Mile Road Race…Jamal John makes it 2 out of 2; outsprints Hicks and Leung

In another commanding performance, Team Coco’s Jamal John pedaled to victory, his second in as many races when the Guyana Cycling Federation (GCF) held its second points race of the season on the...

Berbice dethrone Demerara to take GCB West Indian Imports U-15 title

Mar 20, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Berbice dethrone Demerara to take GCB West Indian Imports U-15 title

By Zaheer Mohamed Led by a splendid all-round performance by skipper Marvan Prashad, Berbice defeated defending champions Demerara by five wickets to capture Guyana Cricket Board Dave West Indian...

Two unpleasant incidents with me and Dr. David Hinds

Mar 20, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Two unpleasant incidents with me and Dr. David Hinds

David Hinds and I were in the anti-parking meter picket line last Thursday when a young man began to engage David. It appeared that they knew each other. During the conversation, the young man said...

Rudolph Blackman cops first place at GAPF fundraising Bench Press Competition

Mar 20, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Rudolph Blackman cops first place at GAPF fundraising Bench Press Competition

Life Gym’s Rudolph Blackman emerged as the winner of the Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPF) Novelty Bench Press competition which formed part of the association’s first fund raising...

Region Ten still “tied” to mining

Mar 20, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Region Ten still “tied” to mining

– But Chairman Rennis Morian not giving up in push towards agriculture By Enid Joaquin Chairman of Region Ten Rennis Morian, is once again touting agriculture and by extension...

RHTY&SC congratulates Lower C’tyne Secondary School U-17 Cricket Team

Mar 20, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on RHTY&SC congratulates Lower C’tyne Secondary School U-17 Cricket Team

The Management and Members of the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club, M.S would like to offer heartfelt congratulations to the Manager and players of the Lower Corentyne Secondary School Under-17...

Consumers appalled after tooth found in Chinese fried rice

Mar 20, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Consumers appalled after tooth found in Chinese fried rice

What should have been a regular visit to their favourite take out spot came to an unexpected end for residents of East La Penitence, Georgetown on Saturday. The men, Eon Davidson and John Alexander...

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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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