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Number of feature clashes expected at Guyana Cup Fever horserace event April 16

Apr 06, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Number of feature clashes expected at Guyana Cup Fever horserace event April 16

A number of clashes are expected when the annual Guyana “Cup Cup Fever” horserace meet races off on Sunday 16th April at the Port Mourant Turf Club, Corentyne Berbice. The event is organised by...

100 days away from the Aliann Pompey (AP) Invitational

Apr 06, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on 100 days away from the Aliann Pompey (AP) Invitational

By Edison Jefford Today marks 100 days until the Aliann Pompey (AP) Invitational, and according to the United States-based Guyanese former national athlete, the key elements that made the inaugural...

Romello Crawford Journeys to Trinidad

Apr 06, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Romello Crawford Journeys to Trinidad

Up and coming national cyclist, Romello Crawford of Berbice, who has been in terrific form so far this year, will be leaving the country today to continue his training in the Twin Island Republic of...

JIALING on board with the Second Prize for GCB 75th Anniversary Raffle

Apr 06, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on JIALING on board with the Second Prize for GCB 75th Anniversary Raffle

The JIALING Motorcycle company has come on board with the Guyana Cricket Board for its grand fund raising 75th Anniversary Raffle, which is in aid of youth and female cricket development. Raffle...

Blairmont Cricket Club hosts Annual Easter Camp

Apr 06, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Blairmont Cricket Club hosts Annual Easter Camp

Blairmont Cricket Club will be hosting its Annual Easter Camp from 13th to 21st April 2017 at the Blairmont Estate Ground. The Easter Camp has been part of the membership drive at the club over the...

EMS responded to over 1000 calls since launching

Apr 06, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on EMS responded to over 1000 calls since launching

-play key role in helping to combat maternal and neonatal mortality Since being officially launched in November of last year, the National Emergency Medical Services (EMS) programme has been playing...

Court hears Nat’l Assembly approved $10M for GMC building rehabilitation

Apr 06, 2017 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Court hears Nat’l Assembly approved $10M for GMC building rehabilitation

Ten million dollars was approved by the National Assembly in 2010 to carry out rehabilitation works on the Guyana Marketing Corporation (GMC) office building situated at Robb and Alexander Streets,...

NICIL and GNIC continue battle over Lombard St. property

Apr 06, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on NICIL and GNIC continue battle over Lombard St. property

Affidavits in reply have been filed and served in the ongoing court battle between the National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL) and the Guyana National Industrial Company...

APNU+AFC Ministers are using the songbook of the PPP

Apr 06, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on APNU+AFC Ministers are using the songbook of the PPP

After the government got into power, I began to receive hundreds of complaints from people about the backward, insensitive, elitist attitude of Ministers. This ranged from the working class citizen,...

Murder is not manslaughter

Apr 06, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Murder is not manslaughter

It took eight years for three persons accused of certain acts of ‘terror’ in the city in 2009 to be brought to trial. It was reported in the media that the three men pleaded guilty to the lesser...

Digicel gets cleared to ship in equipment for 911 system

Apr 06, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Digicel gets cleared to ship in equipment for 911 system

Several weeks ago, telephone service provider Digicel was awarded a $27M contract for the installation of the 911 business solution emergency service. That process is one step closer to being fixed,...

The time will come when…

Apr 06, 2017 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on The time will come when…

Some four decades ago when there was talk about moving the capital to the North West, people laughed. The North West District was ‘country’ and any thought of shifting the capital was a recipe...

Administration moves to make scholarship awards more transparent

Apr 06, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Administration moves to make scholarship awards more transparent

– application service to be offered online by next year Even as Government of Guyana continues to work towards an efficient and professional public service through, in part, the digitisation of...

No bail for teen on armed robbery charge

Apr 06, 2017 KNews Court Stories, News Comments Off on No bail for teen on armed robbery charge

An 18-year-old plumber was yesterday remanded to prison by City Magistrate Fabayo Azore in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts. Kevon Ridley of 113 King Edward Street, Albouystown, is accused of...

West R/veldt woman remanded for illegal ammo possession

Apr 06, 2017 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on West R/veldt woman remanded for illegal ammo possession

Loraine Springer, 56, of 425 West Ruimveldt Housing Scheme was yesterday remanded to prison by City Magistrate Fabayo Azore for having in her possession three .38 rounds of ammunition without being...

The indispensability and joy of radio

Apr 06, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on The indispensability and joy of radio

Dear Editor, Radio is a wonderful medium indeed. It can have soothing and therapeutic effects depending on the nature and quality of the programme. I grew up listening to radio and still do. I...

The Carter Centre must be commended for this event

Apr 06, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Carter Centre must be commended for this event

Dear Editor, The Carter Centre must be commended for the convening of a Symposium on constitutional reform at the Turkeyen campus even though from media reports it was poorly attended. The turnout of...

The sugar union wants to create instability at GuySuCo

Apr 06, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on The sugar union wants to create instability at GuySuCo

Dear Editor, The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) Inc. wishes to furnish a further response to Mr. Seepaul Narine’s letter that talks about injustices to sugar workers are continuing. In his...

Comprehensive Sexuality Education needed in public schools

Apr 06, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Comprehensive Sexuality Education needed in public schools

Dear Editor, I am writing this in response to a letter titled “Pseudo theories in the promotion of sex education” in the Kaieteur News’ March 29th edition. In the letter written by a seemingly...

The parking meter project is a putrid deal

Apr 06, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on The parking meter project is a putrid deal

Dear Editor, The most recent confirmation of an impropriety if not an illegality committed by Smart City Solutions with the fiat and support of the Mayor and Councillors of the City of Georgetown...

NIS says pensioners were paid their budget increases

Apr 06, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on NIS says pensioners were paid their budget increases

Dear Editor, Wednesday, March 29, 2017 edition of the Kaieteur Newspaper carried a letter captioned, “NIS pensioners have not received the last budget increase”. Editor, please be advised that...

Questionable conduct of PPP’s Essequibo branch

Apr 06, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Questionable conduct of PPP’s Essequibo branch

Dear Editor, I hereby make a complaint with regards to the questionable practices of the P.P.P on the Essequibo Coast, Region 2. As a staunch member of the said party, I would not collude with...

The Basil Williams affair was an invention by certain people

Apr 06, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Basil Williams affair was an invention by certain people

Dear Editor, I have read and listened to reports concerning the recent incident surrounding the Attorney General in the High Court. I think the whole affair was stage managed for purposes of...

Government has thrown away the text book

Apr 06, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Letters Comments Off on Government has thrown away the text book

Dear Editor, The International Monetary Fund (IMF) in a statement issued following the conclusion of a recent visit to Guyana advised our Government in addressing the sugar industry to be...

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Mice and Jermaine $1.7M Linden Futsal tournament starts tonight with three matches at Retrieve Hard Court

The PPP has started the intimidation

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- In politics, as in life, what goes around comes around. The People’s Progressive Party/Civic... more