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National youth opener Alex Algoo gets sponsorship from friends in New York

Jul 24, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on National youth opener Alex Algoo gets sponsorship from friends in New York

The progress of National Under 17 and Under 19 hard hitting opener Alex Algoo caught the eyes of Guyanese living in New York. As a result, he was gifted a bag of cricket gears to assist with his...

A proud community – Albouystown youths shine at NGSA

Jul 24, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on A proud community – Albouystown youths shine at NGSA

People are not always defined by where they were born or the circumstances of their birth. In Albouystown, a community which is often stigmatized, several students are being celebrated for their...

3rd Annual Table Tennis camp begins today at Mackenzie High School auditorium

Jul 24, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on 3rd Annual Table Tennis camp begins today at Mackenzie High School auditorium

The third Annual Table Tennis camp in Linden organised by the Linden Table Tennis Committee (LTTC) is set to start today and end on August 4 at the Mackenzie High School’s auditorium in Linden....

Ninvalle for AIBA Moscow meeting

Jul 24, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Ninvalle for AIBA Moscow meeting

President of the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) Steve Ninvalle was expected in Russian last evening to attend a meeting of the Executive Committee of AIBA. The decision making body of...

Journalism experts stress importance of ‘fact checking’ during three-day media workshop

Jul 24, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Journalism experts stress importance of ‘fact checking’ during three-day media workshop

With the advent of online journalism, the dissemination of news has become a fierce competition. This has translated, at times to some media entities opting to share the first bit of...

Fernandes says Wilshire has excellent Squash IQ

Jul 24, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Fernandes says Wilshire has excellent Squash IQ

By Sean Devers Just after she defeated 13-year-old Caribbean U-15 Squash Champion Shomari Wilshire in the Men’s Open of the Digicel 2017 National Senior Squash Championships at the Georgetown Club...

LABA meets tonight to plan for its Open League

Jul 24, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on LABA meets tonight to plan for its Open League

With the aim of staging its Open league soon and other age category competitions, the Linden Amateur basketball Association (LABA) has planned a meeting for this evening from 18.30hrs at the...

The Ralph Ramkarran saga the events in my life

Jul 24, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The Ralph Ramkarran saga the events in my life

There is something about the law firm of Cameron and Shepherd that I have never seen in my life in this country and those that I lived in. Each time, this firm sends out a letter there is no...

VYBZ Entertainment gives back to Linden community

Jul 24, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on VYBZ Entertainment gives back to Linden community

– donation to Centre for Special Needs Children, – construction of bus shed A spanking new bus shed costing approximately $500,000, inclusive of labor, was recently officially...

OPINION…Why did Buxton reject the 2017 prison escapees?

Jul 24, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on OPINION…Why did Buxton reject the 2017 prison escapees?

One of the questions I have been asked is why Buxton did not accommodate the current batch of prison escapees as they did in 2002. The escapees were in Buxton for a few days but we will come...

Extension of Mangrove Restoration Project in Region Two

Jul 24, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Extension of Mangrove Restoration Project in Region Two

Two additional structures have been included to the mangrove restoration project in Region Two, which will be located at the Land of Plenty/ Three Friends and Reliance. The contracts for the...

Group on a mission to help youths stay away from crime

Jul 24, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Group on a mission to help youths stay away from crime

Councillor of Constituency Albouystown and Charlestown Malcolm Ferreira is on a mission to empower the youths in those areas and other surrounding communities to join the Ambitious Future Leaders...

GPHC honours overseas-based Pre-Med students

Jul 24, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on GPHC honours overseas-based Pre-Med students

Two young overseas-based Guyanese scholars were honoured on Friday by officials of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation, (GPHC) for successfully completing attachments at the institution....

Mining lawlessness in an Amerindian village

Jul 24, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Mining lawlessness in an Amerindian village

Dear Editor, I recently visited the Karrau Amerindian village, very close to the Green town of Bartica where I was confronted with numerous complaints of mining lawlessness by persons who own mining...

Unconscionable behaviour by a hotel’s management

Jul 24, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Unconscionable behaviour by a hotel’s management

Dear Editor, I write this short letter to express my regret and disappointment as it relates to a recommendation I made to a really close friend of mine (she’s like a sister to me). My friend was...

Guyana – oil, gas and corruption

Jul 24, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyana – oil, gas and corruption

Dear Editor, There are two things I will comment on observations on the above matter made by Ms. Vicky McPherson a shareholder in the Global Energy and Infrastructure group as reported in Kaieteur...

For decades the PPP Govt. was bankrolling a dead industry

Jul 24, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on For decades the PPP Govt. was bankrolling a dead industry

Dear Editor, GuySuCo is not indispensable. There has been much clamour about “sugar is what brought us here” and from the PPP/C’s perspective that sugar is too big to fail. What really brought...

America: denial on trial

Jul 24, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on America: denial on trial

Dear Editor, The recent shooting in Alexandria, Virginia of Republican members of Congress and others while playing baseball, should be viewed as only a part of the problem that currently ails the...

Treat inmates humanely; they are humans too

Jul 24, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Treat inmates humanely; they are humans too

Dear Editor, Reading continually about the recent unfortunate happenings at the prison in Georgetown, convinced me that idleness in the prison population has a lot to answer for. In the 1950s, while...

Jagdeo was wrongly advised on the construction of Skeldon factory

Jul 24, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Jagdeo was wrongly advised on the construction of Skeldon factory

Dear Editor, Since 2005, the Skeldon Sugar Factory has been the source of main concern to many because their future relies heavily on that factory or it could somehow affect them directly or...

Attorney-General replies to the Bar Association

Jul 24, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Attorney-General replies to the Bar Association

Dear Editor, The Ministry of Legal Affairs said it believes that the Guyana Bar Association’s expectation that the President will conform with the recent ruling by Chief Justice (ag.) Roxanne...

LEST WE FORGET!

Jul 24, 2017 KNews Editorial Comments Off on LEST WE FORGET!

The English poet and playwright of the Victorian age, Robert Browning once said, “A man’s reach should exceed his grasp.” This statement means you should seek to improve your situation by...

Govt not rushing to amend Petroleum Act

Jul 23, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Govt not rushing to amend Petroleum Act

…Natural Resources Minister says Commonwealth Secretariat providing help By Kiana Wilburg The current Petroleum Exploration and Production Act does not support the disclosure of contracts....

Judiciary embarks on capacity building for Oil and Gas sector

Jul 23, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Judiciary embarks on capacity building for Oil and Gas sector

By Rehanna Ramsay In anticipation of new matters which will arise from the emerging Oil and Gas sector, members of the local judiciary have embarked on a capacity building workshop that focused on...

Scanners to be installed at prisons – Director

Jul 23, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Scanners to be installed at prisons – Director

Following the recent fire and jailbreak at the Georgetown Prisons, there have been a variety of issues and questions raised. One such being how did combustible items get into the hands of prisoners?...

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…Peeping Tom Kaieteur News- The People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPPC) has mastered the art of political rhetoric.... more