April 2017

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GAPF Intermediates/Masters set for May 7 at Banks DIH Sports Club

Apr 04, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on GAPF Intermediates/Masters set for May 7 at Banks DIH Sports Club

Athletes in the powerlifting arena are getting ready to showcase their strength yet again, this time it would be for the Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPF) Intermediates/Masters...

Mohamed ton hands Regal Masters comfortable win

Apr 04, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Mohamed ton hands Regal Masters comfortable win

By Zaheer Mohamed Fazleem Mohamed struck a fine century as Regal Masters defeated Success Masters by 83 runs when the Regal Sport Softball tournament continued on Sunday in Georgetown. Mohamed...

Jude Bike Shop hands over sponsorship for cycle race

Apr 04, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Jude Bike Shop hands over sponsorship for cycle race

Jude Bike Shop handed over its sponsorship yesterday to the Boyce and Jefford Organisation for its upcoming Relay Festival and Family Fun Day on April 30 at Police Sports Club Ground, Eve Leary where...

Union files court action to stop GTT from making 120 positions redundant

Apr 04, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Union files court action to stop GTT from making 120 positions redundant

The Guyana Postal and Telecommunications Workers’ Union (GPTWU) has filed a court action seeking to restrain the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) from moving ahead with a restructuring...

Aksharananda gets a taste of his own medicine

Apr 04, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Aksharananda gets a taste of his own medicine

I remember when the 2015 election campaign was in full swing, a Hindu priest by the name of Aksharananda began a fierce debate on the need for Indians to assert their identity. Aksharananda was...

The VAT on private tuition fees is myopic

Apr 04, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The VAT on private tuition fees is myopic

The decision to implement the value added tax on private tuition fees is myopic. It strictly based on raising tax revenues while undermining a much more important source of revenue through...

Dataram’s wife accused of smuggling cigarettes to imprisoned husband

Apr 04, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Dataram’s wife accused of smuggling cigarettes to imprisoned husband

After being freed from all the charges that were laid against her, it seems like the reputed wife of drug convict Barry Dataram, still likes making appearances at the Magistrates’ Courts. Anjanie...

Strong diplomacy main defence against threats to our territorial integrity, sovereignty – Granger tells Heads of Mission

Apr 04, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Strong diplomacy main defence against threats to our territorial integrity, sovereignty – Granger tells Heads of Mission

President David Granger has called for the strengthening of diplomatic strategies; a vital element in defending Guyana against threats to its territorial integrity and sovereignty. The Head of State...

Drainage systems in Region Five to be revamped – Agri. Minister

Apr 04, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Drainage systems in Region Five to be revamped – Agri. Minister

The drainage system of the flood-prone Mahaica/Demerara region is in for a massive revamping, Minister of Agriculture, Noel Holder said yesterday. The region extends East of the Mahaica River to the...

GPHC’s cardiac resuscitation mirrors international standard

Apr 04, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on GPHC’s cardiac resuscitation mirrors international standard

“Do it well or don’t do it at all,” said Dr. Debra Isaac of the cardiac services being delivered at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC). Dr. Isaacs, of the University of Calgary...

Opposition Leader warns of int’l agency’s role in constitutional reform process

Apr 04, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Opposition Leader warns of int’l agency’s role in constitutional reform process

Following the hosting of a symposium organised by The Carter Center Guyana on Friday, Leader of the Opposition, Bharrat Jagdeo has warned about the involvement of the Center, being an international...

Man attempts to set fire to peacemaker’s Liverpool home

Apr 04, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Man attempts to set fire to peacemaker’s Liverpool home

A Liverpool family of four is counting their lucky stars after managing to avert a fire at their humble home, allegedly set by a known character in the village. According the man’s wife, Rosetta...

THE FUTURE LOOKS BLEAK

Apr 04, 2017 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on THE FUTURE LOOKS BLEAK

The people, especially businessmen, are very concerned with the way the country’s economy is being managed. They are worried about the administration’s failure to make decisions that will...

Schoolgirl died from blunt trauma- PM

Apr 04, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Schoolgirl died from blunt trauma- PM

A Post Mortem (PM) Examination done on the remains of 10-year-old Rosanna Harris, who succumbed weeks after being kicked in the stomach by a classmate, revealed that she died from blood poisoning...

Investment must be aligned to local employment

Apr 04, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Investment must be aligned to local employment

– President Granger tells Chinese investors President David Granger says that Guyana welcomes Chinese investment, but he is calling for such investments to be more closely aligned to local...

Bandits shoot Cuban national

Apr 04, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Bandits shoot Cuban national

A 60-year-old Cuban national is nursing a gunshot wound to the abdomen, after he was attacked by robbers on Sunday. A hospital source identified the victim as Arregelto Jorge. He is said to be...

140 cases to be heard during Demerara April Assizes

Apr 04, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on 140 cases to be heard during Demerara April Assizes

-Eight murder trials, five for rape of child among 19 presented in January One hundred and forty cases are scheduled to be heard during the Demerara April Assizes, which are scheduled to begin today....

CLICO boss should settle debts with interest – Jagdeo

Apr 04, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on CLICO boss should settle debts with interest – Jagdeo

General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C), Bharrat Jagdeo, is of the opinion that if the Colonial Life Insurance Company (CLICO) is granted a return pass to Guyana, it...

Kiskadee Kids host Childcare Enhancement Workshop for Caregivers

Apr 04, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Kiskadee Kids host Childcare Enhancement Workshop for Caregivers

Kiskadee Kids Daycare & Playgroup held a Childcare Enhancement Workshop in an effort to increase the knowledge of caregivers employed by the institution. The one-day session which was facilitated...

Import restrictions begin…Car importers could be fined for tyres not meeting standards

Apr 04, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Import restrictions begin…Car importers could be fined for tyres not meeting standards

More than one year after Government signalled intentions, the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has started implementation of the used tyre restriction effective April 1, with importers, dealers,...

West Demerara hospital malpractice… Orthopedic technician arrested and bailed

Apr 04, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on West Demerara hospital malpractice… Orthopedic technician arrested and bailed

By Brushell Blackman An Orthopedic technician attached to the West Demerara Hospital, who has been accused of requesting monies from patients for services provided at that institution, was arrested...

PAC upbraids REO for exceeding authority

Apr 04, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on PAC upbraids REO for exceeding authority

By Brushell Blackman Regional Executive Officer (REO) of Region Two, Pomeroon -Supenaam, Rupert Hopkinson was yesterday upbraided by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) for discretionary allocation...

Preliminary arguments commence in NBS parking meter case

Apr 04, 2017 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Preliminary arguments commence in NBS parking meter case

Preliminary arguments have commenced in the New Building Society (NBS) versus the Mayor and City Council of Georgetown court case. The matter was called up yesterday before Justice Nareshwar Harnanan...

Prison officer charged over smuggling ganja into Camp St. jail

Apr 04, 2017 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Prison officer charged over smuggling ganja into Camp St. jail

As conditions attached to his bail, 23-year-old Prison Officer Stephan Sobers was ordered to lodge his passport and report to the Alberttown Police Station. Sobers, of Vergenoegen, East Bank...

Miners remanded for chopping, beating buddy

Apr 04, 2017 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Miners remanded for chopping, beating buddy

Three miners were yesterday remanded to prison after they were arraigned before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts. The men, Luncheon Felix, 32, of Mazaruni,...

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Georgetown has reached its limits

Apr 26, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Georgetown, the capital city of Guyana, I have concluded after extensive observation (and several near-death experiences attempting to cross Regent Street), has not merely reached its tipping point. It has tipped, landed awkwardly, and is now apologizing to itself while asking...

Resolving CARICOM’s Leadership Impasse

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By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) –As with all my commentaries, this one is strictly in my personal capacity, drawing on more than fifty years of engagement with Caribbean affairs and a lifelong commitment to the cause of regional integration. I do not speak on behalf of any government or...

AG Nandlall – reflect, set standard, exemplify

Apr 26, 2026

Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – Mr. Anil Nandlall, honorable Attorney General, has a dilemma. His foot is in a trap, and the more he opens his mouth to help himself, the more he makes matters worse. What was heard from the Caribbean Court of Justice was the subtle chiding of...

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