June 2017

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Guyana could end up worse off with oil

Jun 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana could end up worse off with oil

– Jagdeo The Government is giving Guyanese the wrong impression that the coming of oil is an automatic saving grace. There is a real possibility that Guyanese can wake up worse off in 2020 than...

Gecom Chairmanship impasse…Finding another six names almost impossible

Jun 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Gecom Chairmanship impasse…Finding another six names almost impossible

– Nandlall Former Attorney General (AG) and Peoples Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) Member of Parliament Anil Nandlall believes that finding another six persons for the third list for...

Young bandits killing victims for gold jewellery a worrying trend

Jun 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Young bandits killing victims for gold jewellery a worrying trend

– senior police official Police say they have observed what appears to be an emerging trend in which criminals are killing their victims for their gold jewellery. “The perpetrators are...

$90M in cocaine allegedly from Guyana, Suriname seized in Jamaica

Jun 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on $90M in cocaine allegedly from Guyana, Suriname seized in Jamaica

Police in Jamaica have seized some $90M in cocaine that was allegedly shipped from Guyana and Suriname. The drugs were reportedly found on Wednesday in containers at the Gordon Quay at the...

Death penalty for C’tyne man who murdered mother-in-law

Jun 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Death penalty for C’tyne man who murdered mother-in-law

By Malisa Playter Harry Corentyne resident Ian Saraswatie, who murdered his mother-in-law in December, 2014, was sentenced to death last week after a mixed jury at the Berbice High Court found...

Guyana is on the brink of self-sufficiency but much more needs to be done

Jun 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana is on the brink of self-sufficiency but much more needs to be done

– President Granger President David Granger stated on Friday that, in a world where one in every nine persons does not have enough to eat and where approximately 795,000,000 people are...

IMF Directors commend Guyana’s “sound” economic policies – Finance Minister

Jun 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on IMF Directors commend Guyana’s “sound” economic policies – Finance Minister

The political opposition has been extremely critical of the Government’s management of the economy. In spite of these ramblings, the Government recently announced that it has received favourable...

Sittings to recommence at Springlands Magistrate’s Court from today

Jun 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Sittings to recommence at Springlands Magistrate’s Court from today

Almost one year after reports of bat infestation caused its closure, sittings of the Magistrate’s Court at Springlands Corentyne, are scheduled to recommence at the Court House in Berbice....

Court disposes of 23 cases in April sessions of Demerara Assizes

Jun 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Court disposes of 23 cases in April sessions of Demerara Assizes

Twenty-three matters were disposed of during the Demerara April 2017 Criminal Assizes. Of these 23 matters, 17 were presented at the Assizes. A Gaol delivery was done by Justice Navindra Singh...

Mocha Sixth Bridge on verge of collapsing

Jun 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Mocha Sixth Bridge on verge of collapsing

“Sixth Bridge,” which is used to gained access into Mocha, East Bank Demerara has been in a deplorable state for the longest while. Residents are calling on the relevant authorities to repair the...

Kitty Market repairs 75% complete

Jun 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Kitty Market repairs 75% complete

– City Engineer Rehabilitation works to the Kitty Market is 75 % complete. This is according to information outlined by the City Engineers Department of the Georgetown Mayor and City...

Road Safety Council wants drivers retested when renewing licences

Jun 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Road Safety Council wants drivers retested when renewing licences

Little Ambeka Providence could have been alive today, had it not been for a horrific accident last year. On September 10, 2016, a 21-year-old driver slammed into the vehicle in which the child...

$400M upgrade for urban roads in three regions

Jun 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on $400M upgrade for urban roads in three regions

As Government works to improve the quality of roads across the country, 13 urban roads in Regions Four, Six and Seven will benefit from much needed rehabilitation and construction. At the...

Guyana finish second overall at South American Junior Championships

Jun 05, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana finish second overall at South American Junior Championships

By Edison Jefford Guyana put in a gutsy performance on the final day of the South American Junior Championships at the National Track and Field Centre, Leonora yesterday to finish a historic second...

Dale Andrews: Journalism’s last stand

Jun 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Dale Andrews: Journalism’s last stand

– Freddie Kissoon reflects on the death of a journalist/colleague Last Saturday marked one year since Dale Andrews died. I chose the caption above and I think it needs explaining. What do I...

Either Guyana is sick or the world is insane

Jun 05, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Either Guyana is sick or the world is insane

The world is not going in psychotic directions. It is Guyana that is. If Macron had lost the French presidential election to his far-right racist, candidate I would have said yes, the world is mad....

Xtreme Clean & Maintenance /GT Beer ‘Gold Rush’ Futsal Tournament…Packed house anticipated as top teams battle for quarter-final spots

Jun 05, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Xtreme Clean & Maintenance /GT Beer ‘Gold Rush’ Futsal Tournament…Packed house anticipated as top teams battle for quarter-final spots

A packed house is anticipated to be in attendance when the second night of round robin action in the inaugural Xtreme Clean & Maintenance /GT Beer ‘Gold Rush’ Futsal Tournament resumes...

Career guidance crucial in school system – Caesar

Jun 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Career guidance crucial in school system – Caesar

– Welfare Officers must take up slack Proper advice for students, particularly as it relates to their subject options, should not be optional. In fact, it is imperative that the public...

GAPF Fund Raising Deadlift Competition…Lisa Oudit and Carlos Petterson emerge male and female winners

Jun 05, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on GAPF Fund Raising Deadlift Competition…Lisa Oudit and Carlos Petterson emerge male and female winners

By Franklin Wilson Witnessed by the United States of America Ambassador to Guyana, Perry Holloway, the Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPF) yesterday hosted a successful fundraising...

Hand-in-Hand U-19 Inter-County 3-Day Cricket …Perez’s masterful 95 lights up Eve Leary

Jun 05, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Hand-in-Hand U-19 Inter-County 3-Day Cricket …Perez’s masterful 95 lights up Eve Leary

Nedd, Tyndall take 4-wkt hauls at Everest By Sean Devers A masterful 95 from Raymond Perez gave Demerara a 129-run lead against Essequibo at Eve Leary, while four-wicket hauls from National U-17...

After years of alleged harassment by neighbor…Frustrated policewoman seeks Force’s help to end dispute

Jun 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on After years of alleged harassment by neighbor…Frustrated policewoman seeks Force’s help to end dispute

You would think that being a cop comes with some advantages—like having the support of your colleagues when you need it the most. But that’s reportedly not the case for one very frustrated...

8th GBTI Open Tennis Championships…Lopes, Kalekyezi, Goodlick, Coggins register wins

Jun 05, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on 8th GBTI Open Tennis Championships…Lopes, Kalekyezi, Goodlick, Coggins register wins

US-based Daniel Lopes, Joshua Kalekyezi, Jamal Goodluck and Oswin Coggins were among the winners on opening day of the 8th Edition of the GBTI Open Tennis Championships which served off last Friday,...

Local company gets international award

Jun 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Local company gets international award

Essential Supplies Inc, headed by Mr. Lloyd Singh, received the International Quality Summit Award in the Diamond Category. The award was made by Business Initiative Directions (BID) and BID...

Man struck and killed by speeding car

Jun 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Man struck and killed by speeding car

– suspect in custody A forty two year old farm labourer was yesterday morning struck down by a speeding car along the Number 19 Road at around 01:30 hrs. Dead is Michael Andre Totaram aka...

Professionalism within the public service is about political neutrality

Jun 05, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Professionalism within the public service is about political neutrality

The creation of a professional public service has been the stated objective of every government of Guyana. But they hardly pursued this goal with any alacrity. In fact, if anything, the public...

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13 races set for President’s Cup on November 29

Nov 05, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – A total purse of G$21,750,000 and 13 high-profile races is on the cards at Rising Sun Turf Club on Sunday November 29. The top horses will be out for glory, and all eyes will be...

Guyana’s foreign exchange crisis

Nov 05, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Businessmen are complaining bitterly about the difficulty of obtaining foreign exchange to pay their overseas suppliers. They are equally distressed that, despite billions of US dollars in oil revenues, they must now pay between G$235 and G$240 to acquire US$1. This represents...

A Divided World: A Commonwealth Opportunity

Nov 01, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – When Commonwealth leaders gather in Antigua and Barbuda from 1st to 4th November, they should address a question that reaches beyond their association: how can countries of different size, wealth and outlook sustain cooperation in a world increasingly...

The American system

Nov 05, 2026

Kaieteur News – A year ago, a man of depth shared a sentence about the U.S., political system. Amid the turmoil of Trump mania, and anxieties over the direction and future of America, an elderly American woman said to him: ‘we believe in the system, we trust in the system, and the system...

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