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Kitty resident peeved about parking lot three feet away from her home

Dec 18, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Kitty resident peeved about parking lot three feet away from her home

A resident of Sandy Babb Street, Kitty, Georgetown, is complaining bitterly about a parking lot which is being erected just three feet away from her fence. According to the resident, Roxanne...

Bartica forges ahead with ‘green’ town development projects

Dec 18, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Bartica forges ahead with ‘green’ town development projects

-President commends vision, successes thus far President David Granger met with the Mayor of Bartica, Gifford Marshall, and members of the Town Council at State House, on Friday, to be updated on the...

Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Competition…Sparta Boss finally dethroned by ‘Gold is Money’

Dec 18, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Competition…Sparta Boss finally dethroned by ‘Gold is Money’

– Leopold Street finishes third A capacity crowd saw West Ruimveldt ‘Gold is Money’ dethrone Sparta Boss to become the new champions of the Georgetown Zone of the Guinness ‘Greatest of...

NA Blood Bank surpasses its target for 2107

Dec 18, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on NA Blood Bank surpasses its target for 2107

The New Amsterdam Blood Bank has accumulated 1,325 units of blood thus far for the year 2017. With numerous outreaches and blood drives throughout the region, the Blood Bank was able to...

2017 C’bean Boxing Championships…Guyana’s ‘Fearsome Foursome’ captures 3-Gold and 1 Silver in St Lucia

Dec 18, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on 2017 C’bean Boxing Championships…Guyana’s ‘Fearsome Foursome’ captures 3-Gold and 1 Silver in St Lucia

By Sean Devers Forgotten Youth Foundation’s 18-year-old Keevin Allicock followed up his Gold Medal in last year’s Championships in Barbados by winning another Gold medal when he defeated Ajayi...

Graham double hands Den Amstel 2-1 victory; GDF overcome Pourderoyen

Dec 18, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Graham double hands Den Amstel 2-1 victory; GDF overcome Pourderoyen

By Zaheer Mohamed Gavin Graham netted twice in the first half to give Den Amstel a 2-1 victory over Indigenous All Stars, while the Guyana Defence Force defeated Pourderoyen 1-0 when the Guyana...

Presidential Commission on NCDs launched to combat ‘state of emergency’

Dec 18, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Presidential Commission on NCDs launched to combat ‘state of emergency’

Guyana is in a state of emergency when it comes to non-communicable diseases [NCDs]. This was the observation of President David Granger yesterday when he launched a National Presidential...

Farfan & Mendes Junior Skill Level Squash Tournament…Daniel Islam beat Fernandes in last match of exciting tournament

Dec 18, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Farfan & Mendes Junior Skill Level Squash Tournament…Daniel Islam beat Fernandes in last match of exciting tournament

By Sean Devers Yesterday at the Georgetown Club, the curtains came down in thrilling fashion in the six-day Farfan and Mendes Junior skill level tournament with 15-year-old Daniel Islam pushing...

Beacon Foundation opens hostel for the terminally ill

Dec 18, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Beacon Foundation opens hostel for the terminally ill

In addition to a long list of charitable ventures, the Beacon Foundation on Thursday opened the doors of its Thomas and New Market Streets hospice to the public. According to co-founder of the...

Daley Jr. leaves his mark at Georgetown Grand Prix Final Showdown

Dec 18, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Daley Jr. leaves his mark at Georgetown Grand Prix Final Showdown

Regarded as the number one karter in the Caribbean, Collin Daley Jr. lived up to that billing on Saturday night, turning in an impressive performance to not just amaze fans but stun his opponents...

Watooka Day Nursery hosts Christmas social

Dec 18, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Watooka Day Nursery hosts Christmas social

The Watooka Day Nursery School on Friday ushered in the festive season in style with a Christmas social held under the theme “A Prince and Princess Ball.” The event provided a grand culmination...

The Mental Hospital Sports Club and play field being redone

Dec 18, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on The Mental Hospital Sports Club and play field being redone

The once famous Mental Hospital Sports Club and playfield which is also known as the National Psychiatric or Fort Canje Hospital is being rehabilitated. Situated in the hospital compound at...

Youths to play role in 2018 Film Festival

Dec 18, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Youths to play role in 2018 Film Festival

Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport Dr. George Norton said during his budgetary presentation that, “The Guyana Film Festival would have a different focus in 2018”. Norton said that in...

Banks DIH AQUA & Powerade Christmas Badminton Singles Saturday results

Dec 18, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Banks DIH AQUA & Powerade Christmas Badminton Singles Saturday results

The Guyana Badminton Association Banks DIH Aqua Mist & Powerade Junior Boys and Girls Under-11, 15 & 17 Singles Tournament continued on Saturday last at the National Gymnasium with several...

Overseas based Guyanese Flying Ace Cycle Club members assist another young cyclist

Dec 18, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Overseas based Guyanese Flying Ace Cycle Club members assist another young cyclist

The Flying Ace Cycle club continues to assist its young cyclists as they continue their quest to elevate themselves. The Club, which is based in New Amsterdam, was founded by Randolph Roberts and is...

Young offenders to acquire skills for positive reintegration

Dec 18, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Young offenders to acquire skills for positive reintegration

– through two-year-programme The juvenile offenders at the New Opportunity Corps (NOC), will soon participate in a two-year programme that is geared to provide them with the knowledge...

Lions Club distributes gifts, goodies to Leopold Street children

Dec 18, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Lions Club distributes gifts, goodies to Leopold Street children

Hundreds of children from Leopold Street, Werk -en- Rust were treated at the end of year event hosted by the Georgetown/Stabroek Lions Club. According to President of the Georgetown/Stabroek...

Christmas fast approaching but business slow, say Lindeners

Dec 18, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Christmas fast approaching but business slow, say Lindeners

With Christmas just eight days away, stall holders at both the Mackenzie and Wismar Markets are complaining that business is still slow despite the fast approaching big day. There has however...

Rastafari, technology, liberation and ExxonMobil in Guyana

Dec 18, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Rastafari, technology, liberation and ExxonMobil in Guyana

Dear Editor, Since May 21, 2015 when President David Granger with Comrades Joe Harmon and Raphael Trotman took a helicopter ride to the ExxonMobil oil rig in the Atlantic Ocean (Stabroek Block) to be...

A foreign Chancellor could have implications

Dec 18, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on A foreign Chancellor could have implications

Dear Editor, I write in relation to a story in today’s edition of the Kaieteur News captioned “Overseas-based nominee for Chancellor Post identified”. This story raises several deeply troubling...

Assault on a policeman: Speaker should resign if…

Dec 18, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon 1

Around the world your chances of getting off lightly if you are accused of assaulting a policeman are very slim. The judiciary in perhaps all countries thinks of a world of chaos and disorder if...

This statement is erroneous

Dec 18, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on This statement is erroneous

Dear Mr Editor, Please refer to a letter which appeared in your daily’s issued Saturday, December 16, 2017 “When will the slackness at City Hall stop?” by Shanta Singh pg6. The Mayor and City...

Remembering Martin Carter on his death anniversary

Dec 18, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Remembering Martin Carter on his death anniversary

Dear Editor, As we commemorate the twentieth death anniversary of our late National Poet Martin Carter, I believe his poetry should be taught in our schools and private education institutions in our...

A worrying case at Friendship

Dec 18, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on A worrying case at Friendship

Dear Editor, For the past three years I have been struggling to have a nearby sawmill that is located on the Public Road at Friendship, on the Eastern Bank of the Demerara River to lower the level of...

A tangled web woven by the signature bonus

Dec 18, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on A tangled web woven by the signature bonus

Dear Editor, The sweetheart deal of some US$18 million that the APNU/AFC Government signed and collected from the oil giant, ExxonMobil last year is mind boggling and causes one to raise an eyebrow....

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Teen arrested over uncle’s murder after sharing burial plan with relative

Kaieteur News- A teenager of Tabatinga, Lethem, Central Rupununi, Region Nine was arrested for murder on Friday after he... more