March 2017

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Why the deafening silence from the Ministry of Business?

Mar 06, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Why the deafening silence from the Ministry of Business?

Dear Editor, I thank your newspaper for its indulgence of this follow-up to my letter on the parking meter situation of March 3. For one thing, the Town Clerk blundered seriously when he failed to...

The AFC has not reached out to help the youths of Guyana

Mar 06, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on The AFC has not reached out to help the youths of Guyana

Dear Editor, Please permit me space in your letter column to express my dissatisfaction with the APNU+AFC coalition government more so one of its main partners the Alliance For Change (AFC). One of...

An open letter to President Granger

Mar 06, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on An open letter to President Granger

Dear Editor, I write this letter so it can reach the President’s eyes. I see it as a letter openly addressed to President Granger so I will address him directly. Firstly I hope for and wish you...

The analysis of the Attorney-General is manifestly mediocre

Mar 06, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on The analysis of the Attorney-General is manifestly mediocre

Dear Editor, I submit the conclusion re; my letter of Saturday, March 04, 2017 captioned, “The mental gymnastics of the Attorney-General.” I take the opportunity to reiterate that the ejusdem...

Congratulations to the Chief Justice (ag) and Chancellor (ag)

Mar 06, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Congratulations to the Chief Justice (ag) and Chancellor (ag)

Dear Editor, All of Guyana ought to be proud of the milestone realised by our judiciary on account of the simultaneous recent elevation of two of our outstanding female legal luminaries the Honorable...

Much more can be saved by not using envelopes at all

Mar 06, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Much more can be saved by not using envelopes at all

Dear Editor, It is good that Government is identifying ways and means to become more efficient and cost-effective in the use of its material and human resources. In reflecting on its intention to...

Those who are guilty will hate the SARA legislation

Mar 06, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Those who are guilty will hate the SARA legislation

Dear Editor, Before I discuss the subject of SARA, let us examine a few trends and observations that should help in rearranging the ignorance of some minds. I, like many others who silently...

President Granger continues to show interest in the youths

Mar 06, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on President Granger continues to show interest in the youths

Dear Editor, Kindly allow me to respond to a letter that was published in your newspaper on the 2nd March, 2017 captioned ‘President Granger is bypassing young people’; in this letter the case...

Gross negligence and inefficiency in Mr. Jordan’s own ministry

Mar 06, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Gross negligence and inefficiency in Mr. Jordan’s own ministry

Dear Editor, I have been taken aback by the Government’s attempts to justify and rationalize its decision to levy a 14% VAT on the purchasers of private education services. The claims attributed to...

ExxonMobil no longer obligated to disclose oil payments to Guyana

Mar 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on ExxonMobil no longer obligated to disclose oil payments to Guyana

… after Trump repeals key disclosure law By Kiana Wilburg In the eyes of many, the coalition Government is making moves to shield the extractive industries from the ills of corruption. One of the...

ExxonMobil oil agreement…Guyana to get 50% of oil or profits

Mar 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on ExxonMobil oil agreement…Guyana to get 50% of oil or profits

Under the agreement signed between the government and ExxonMobil and its partners, Guyana will be entitled to 50 per cent of the proceeds from whatever oil and gas resources are extracted by the...

No GECOM chairperson should experience such venom – former Chairman, Dr. Surujbally

Mar 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on No GECOM chairperson should experience such venom – former Chairman, Dr. Surujbally

After more than a decade and a half as the Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), lending a fiery brand to one of the toughest public positions, Dr. Steve Surujbally, on Tuesday spent...

Questions surround who paid for third term case

Mar 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Questions surround who paid for third term case

The question of who paid for the third term case that was challenged in the High Court recently still remains a mystery. The case which was brought by Cedrick Richardson, against the...

US$42M West Demerara Expansion Project moving apace

Mar 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on US$42M West Demerara Expansion Project moving apace

– 60 % complete Coordinator of the Works Services Group, Ministry of Public Infrastructure, Geoffrey Vaughn, said Friday that works on the US$42M West Demerara Road Expansion Project are moving...

Trump setting up people to thief

Mar 05, 2017 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Trump setting up people to thief

Guyana was a place nobody didn’t know. When dem boys travel and people ask dem wheh dem come from, dem use to tell de people, “Guyana.” Right away de people use to ask, “Wheh that deh?” But...

Tourism ‘Ambassador’, Wazeed Manjoor, is a ‘Special Person’

Mar 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Tourism ‘Ambassador’, Wazeed Manjoor, is a ‘Special Person’

“When a tourist comes to Guyana – a lot come, people don’t usually see it, because most (tourists) go to the interior – the first Guyanese they come in contact with is a taxi-driver, and this...

Tournoi Paul Chillan International Tourney …Flour Power National U17s overpower Haiti

Mar 05, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Tournoi Paul Chillan International Tourney …Flour Power National U17s overpower Haiti

The “Flour Power” National Under-17 Boys’ Team beat Caribbean powerhouse Haiti 3-1 at the International Tournoi Paul Chillan in Martinique yesterday after an encouraging start to the...

Brigadier Patrick West is new GuyanaNRA President; other Exco members reelected

Mar 05, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Brigadier Patrick West is new GuyanaNRA President; other Exco members reelected

Brigadier Patrick West has taken over the reigns as Guyana National Rifle Association (GuyanaNRA) President following their Annual General Meeting last Friday at the Police Officer’s Mess. The AGM...

Milo Round Robin Schools Football Competition…Sir Leon Lessons continues path of destruction; Four more matches on today

Mar 05, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Milo Round Robin Schools Football Competition…Sir Leon Lessons continues path of destruction; Four more matches on today

Sir Leon Lessons continued to dispatch opponents with consumate ease, Brickdam Secondary becoming the latest victim of their onslaught after suffering a lop-sided 13-0 drubbing in latest action of...

Bel Air Lions Club / Supligen Domino Competition launched

Mar 05, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Bel Air Lions Club / Supligen Domino Competition launched

-over $500,000 in prize monies up for grabs Supligen Brand Manager Michael Gomes speaking at the official Launch of the Bel Air Lions Club / Supligen Dominoes Tournament said the Company’s...

CONCACAF President to visit Guyana, commend work of GFF

Mar 05, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on CONCACAF President to visit Guyana, commend work of GFF

FIFA Vice-President and Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football President Victor Montagliani will visit Guyana between the 13th and 15th March, and has praised the...

NSC Mashramani Badminton Tourney…Mangra and Ramdhani cops Men’s and Open Ladies Singles Titles

Mar 05, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on NSC Mashramani Badminton Tourney…Mangra and Ramdhani cops Men’s and Open Ladies Singles Titles

Jonathan Mangra and Priyanna Ramdhani emerged as the Men’s and Open Ladies champions when the first half of the National Sports Commission (NSC) Mashramani Badminton Tournament concluded on Friday...

Paul replaces Barnwell; Griffith says Guyana team not short of practice

Mar 05, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Paul replaces Barnwell; Griffith says Guyana team not short of practice

By Sean Devers Manager of the Guyana Jaguars cricket team Rayon Griffith says despite the adverse weather, the National side is not short of practice heading into the second half of the Digicel...

Points to consider on location of synthetic facility consultation in Linden

Mar 05, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Points to consider on location of synthetic facility consultation in Linden

Dear Editor, Please permit us space to pontificate on some important points to consider on the issue of the synthetic track to be laid in Linden. After all, we were at the forefront of lobbying...

Anamayah Memorial Basketball …NA Warriors claw back to beat Hopetown Steelers

Mar 05, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Anamayah Memorial Basketball …NA Warriors claw back to beat Hopetown Steelers

A timid New Amsterdam Warriors took some time to settle down before asserting themselves against Hopetown Steelers whilst clawing their way from behind to claim victory when play continued in the 3rd...

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West Ruimveldt Primary reign supreme in Demerara Zone of Future...

Jun 01, 2026

Kaieteur Sports – West Ruimveldt Primary, a consistent face in the Future Warriors Tapeball for Primary Schools tournament, powered by ExxonMobil Guyana, overcame their final-round jitters from...

Absenteeism at School

Jun 01, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – There are a great many children each day who are not attending school. When some are asked why they are not at school, they lie by claiming that their parents do not have money to send them to school. The blame is rightly placed on the parents, but for the wrong reasons. It...

Not Charity, but Repair: a Response to Pope Leo’s Slavery Apology

May 31, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Signed on 15th May, 2026 and released on 25th May, 2026, Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, marks a significant moment in the long reckoning with slavery. It contains the clearest papal acknowledgment to date of the Holy See’s role...

Get something right, please

Jun 01, 2026

Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – First, it was a sacred emblem, the National Flag during the Diamond Jubilee Independence celebrations, which showed its opposition to being pushed around and treated like a yoyo. From there things went from a national embarrassment to a national...

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