March 2017

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Everest Masters overcome Munroe Road, PYO Masters on T&T tour

Mar 17, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Everest Masters overcome Munroe Road, PYO Masters on T&T tour

Everest Cricket Club Masters team registered victories over Munroe Road Masters and PYO Masters of Trinidad and Tobago on their one week tour to the Twin Island Republic which ended on Monday last....

Simmons believes Russell will be back stronger from “harsh” ban

Mar 17, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Simmons believes Russell will be back stronger from “harsh” ban

Kingston, Jamaica, CMC – Batsman Lendl Simmons has backed his West Indies teammate Andre Russell to bounce back strongly following his one-year anti-doping whereabouts ban. Jamaican Russell,...

More stringent measures to monitor in and outflow of finances – Montagliani

Mar 17, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on More stringent measures to monitor in and outflow of finances – Montagliani

On a mission to break down walls and break bread with people By Franklin Wilson During his interface with the media following a hectic visit to Guyana, President of CONCACAF Victor Montagliani...

Fruta Conquerors FC engage in 35th anniversary clean up exercise

Mar 17, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Fruta Conquerors FC engage in 35th anniversary clean up exercise

The executive committee and members of the Fruta Conquerors Football Club (FCFC) has engaged in several community-oriented activities to commemorate the club’s 35th Anniversary. The club’s...

President Granger to deliver feature address at RHTY&SC 27th Awards Ceremony

Mar 17, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on President Granger to deliver feature address at RHTY&SC 27th Awards Ceremony

Patron of the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTY&SC) His Excellency President David Granger will deliver the feature address as Guest Speaker when Guyana’s leading youth and sports...

Leaders Guyana Jaguars aim to stay on top; face T&T today in POS

Mar 17, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Leaders Guyana Jaguars aim to stay on top; face T&T today in POS

By Sean Devers in Trinidad in association with Vnet Communications, Stag Beer and Cascadia Hotel When leaders Guyana Jaguars with 80.8 points face host T&T today at the Queens Park Oval in...

Carib Beer T20 and NBS tourney on this weekend

Mar 17, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Carib Beer T20 and NBS tourney on this weekend

The Georgetown Cricket Association Carib Beer T20 and New Building Society Second Division tournaments are set for this weekend at several venues. Tomorrow, Everest will host Transport SC in the NBS...

EDFA Senior League set to resume on Sunday

Mar 17, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on EDFA Senior League set to resume on Sunday

Following a prolonged break due to a number of challenges including the weather, the East Demerara Football Association (EDFA) is set to resume its Senior League on Sunday at the Golden Grove ground...

Officers top Sergeants, Inspectors at Police ‘A’ Division Games Day

Mar 17, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Officers top Sergeants, Inspectors at Police ‘A’ Division Games Day

Officers defeated Sergeants and Inspectors in a Domino Competition on Wednesday at the Guyana Police Force ‘A’ Division Games Day at the Brickdam Police Station. The Officers amassed 88 games to...

Combined Team triumph

Mar 17, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Combined Team triumph

A Combined Team defeated a Rest Team 3-1 when the final of the South Turkeyen Sports Committee four-a-side small goal football and penalty shootout competition was contested on Sunday last at the...

Keep taxes in order to access concessions – GGDMA tells miners

Mar 17, 2017 KNews Peeping Tom Comments Off on Keep taxes in order to access concessions – GGDMA tells miners

The Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) is reminding its members that in order to access concessions afforded to the industry, they should ensure that they are compliant. According to...

Draft SWF policy languishes at Ministry of Finance

Mar 17, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Draft SWF policy languishes at Ministry of Finance

The hold-up in the delivery of the policy to govern the establishment of a Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF) is not with the Ministry of Natural Resources. Kaieteur News understands that the Bill is in the...

FAMINE RAVAGING AFRICA AGAIN

Mar 17, 2017 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on FAMINE RAVAGING AFRICA AGAIN

Throughout history, Africa has been ravaged by drought and famine, both of which have essentially become integral parts of everyday living on the continent. Harvests have been ruined and people and...

CH&PA engages police ranks on housing solutions

Mar 17, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on CH&PA engages police ranks on housing solutions

Seven hundred and sixty-eight families are expected to be housed in the first phase of the implementation of government’s’ new housing programme. Members of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) are...

Third ‘Mock’ Exam to be administered ahead of 2017 NGSA sitting – Education CEO

Mar 17, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Third ‘Mock’ Exam to be administered ahead of 2017 NGSA sitting – Education CEO

This year’s sitting of the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) is slated to for April 12 and 13. However, Chief Education Officer (ag), Mr. Marcel Hutson, has disclosed that even before...

The lessons of the anti-parking meter protest

Mar 17, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The lessons of the anti-parking meter protest

The Government has announced its recommendation to City Council that the parking meter contract be suspended for three months. Why three months is a mystery. Even if you are a fanatical supporter of...

Cops unable to locate ex-soldier facing rape charge

Mar 17, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Cops unable to locate ex-soldier facing rape charge

-attorney promises to produce him in court today A former Guyana Defence Force corporal is to be charged for the alleged rape last January of a female at Camp Stephenson, located at Timehri, East...

Renovated ‘Customs House’ almost ready for Bureau of Statistics

Mar 17, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Renovated ‘Customs House’ almost ready for Bureau of Statistics

Finishing touches to what was formerly known as Customs House are almost completed, with the Bureau of Statistics expected to soon move in. This is after major renovations of over $123M that started...

Righting the economy and wronging the people

Mar 17, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Righting the economy and wronging the people

The economy is in a tailspin. An economic free fall is likely to follow. This is inevitable and unavoidable. The government does not seem worried. To its credit it is not in panic mode. It has...

GCCI maintains commitment to ensuring a thriving economy

Mar 17, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on GCCI maintains commitment to ensuring a thriving economy

By Murtland Haley The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry yesterday reiterated its commitment to ensuring that Guyana has a thriving economy. Expressing the entity’s support in this regard...

Transparency group calls for greater oversight with govt. contracts

Mar 17, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Transparency group calls for greater oversight with govt. contracts

Transparency Institute Guyana Incorporated (TIGI) is calling for more stringent measures to address issues of collusion in the awarding of government contracts. At a roundtable discussion in the...

Private Sector calls out SARU CEO on accuracy of statement

Mar 17, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Private Sector calls out SARU CEO on accuracy of statement

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the State Asset Recovery Unit (SARU), Aubrey Heath-Retemyer, has said on numerous occasions that the concerns of the Private Sector Commission (PSC) regarding the...

Ministry launches US$8M Maternal and Child Health project

Mar 17, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Ministry launches US$8M Maternal and Child Health project

– intended to arrest infant and maternal mortality Aimed at arresting the scourge of infant and maternal mortality, the Ministry of Public Health yesterday launched a strategic US$8 million...

Man charged for accident that claimed friend’s life

Mar 17, 2017 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Man charged for accident that claimed friend’s life

– placed on $400,000 bail A 22-year-old man was on Wednesday placed on $400,000 bail after he appeared before Magistrate Alex Moore at the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court on charges of...

Canal No. 1 beating…Police say vigilantism reports were “exceedingly erroneous”

Mar 17, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Canal No. 1 beating…Police say vigilantism reports were “exceedingly erroneous”

Over the past couple of days, a number of media entities in the country have been reporting that the Phagwah night beating of two men in Canal No. 1, West Bank Demerara, was a racially motivated...

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ESPN – Success can mean very different things to teams, and West Indies head coach Daren Sammy understands that perfectly. His side heads into the third and final ODI in New Chandigarh 2-0 down...

How do we deal with disappointment?

Oct 03, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – There was once a young man who had spent years preparing for what he believed would be the most important moment of his life. He studied late into the night. He sacrificed weekends. He turned down invitations from friends because he had a goal. When the opportunity finally...

Crime thrives on weak justice, illegal guns and dirty money

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By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Crime in Latin America and the Caribbean is no longer only a matter for the police. It is weakening societies, draining economies and obstructing development. It is also testing public confidence in courts, governments and democratic institutions. The...

Visa revocations – corruption and drug trafficking ties

Oct 03, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Bolivians carried a goodly fraction of those exposed and tarnished by U.S. visa revocations. Columbians, Ecuadorians, Peruvians all suffered the same fate. Judges. Prosecutors. A Police official. An attorney general. The allegations: corruption and involvement in...

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