January 2018

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Guyana has capacity to compete for big developmental projects

Jan 19, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana has capacity to compete for big developmental projects

Guyana could be a major beneficiary of finances to aid many developmental projects but may be lacking some of the crucial requirements to take advantage of such offers. This is according to...

Efforts afoot to prevent siphoning off of oil – Trotman

Jan 19, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Efforts afoot to prevent siphoning off of oil – Trotman

Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman, has sought to assure the nation that the government will make efforts to protect its oil and ensure that the resource is not siphoned off by any of the...

Custodians at CJIA reminded of mandate to maintain standard

Jan 19, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Custodians at CJIA reminded of mandate to maintain standard

In light of the recent downfalls that an International Airport recently experienced, including being flooded, the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), and the Guyana Tourism Authority...

Venezuelans fined for entering Guyana illegally

Jan 19, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Venezuelans fined for entering Guyana illegally

Two Venezuelans who were nabbed at a road block was yesterday charged and fined for crossing a land frontier and failing to present themselves to an immigration officer. Julianne Perez and...

Venezuelan vessel intercepted with over 100 barrels of gasoline

Jan 19, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Venezuelan vessel intercepted with over 100 barrels of gasoline

A vessel carrying a significant amount of illegal fuel, was intercepted by authorities on Tuesday at the mouth of the Pomeroon River. It is alleged that the intercepted vessel is Venezuelan....

Regional 4-day Reifer’s 5-40 and Hemraj’ 72 put Guyana Jaguars in command at Providence

Jan 19, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Regional 4-day Reifer’s 5-40 and Hemraj’ 72 put Guyana Jaguars in command at Providence

Story and photos by Sean Devers Raymond Reifer and Kemo Paul shared eight wickets between them and a century partnership between Chanderpaul Hemraj and Tagenarine Chanderpaul put Guyana Jaguars in...

Former GFF VP Winston Callender to be buried today

Jan 19, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Former GFF VP Winston Callender to be buried today

The remains of former Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Vice President Winston Alwyn Callender will be laid to rest today following a Service at the St. James The Less Church, David Street, Kitty....

ECB Head Bacchus wants to see more competitive cricket in E’bo Pleas for corporate backing

Jan 19, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on ECB Head Bacchus wants to see more competitive cricket in E’bo Pleas for corporate backing

By Zaheer Mohamed President of the Essequibo Cricket Board Fizul Bacchus said he wants for see more competitive cricket being played in Essequibo for the 2018 season. Speaking with Kaieteur Sport...

Mix Up through to semis as Wiltshire Dominoes continues

Jan 19, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Mix Up through to semis as Wiltshire Dominoes continues

Mix Up secured their place in the semi finals of the Mark Wiltshire Birth Anniversary Dominoes competition which continued recently at Turning Point. Led by 16 games from Ewie Gordon and 15 from...

Falling tree branch kills Bethany logger

Jan 19, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Falling tree branch kills Bethany logger

A logger was killed on Tuesday after the branch of a tree reportedly fell on him. The man has since been identified as 51-year-old Brinsley Jeffrey of Bethany, Supenaam, Essequibo Coast. The...

Civil Defence Commission boosts Disaster Risk Management capacity in Potaro-Siparuni

Jan 19, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Civil Defence Commission boosts Disaster Risk Management capacity in Potaro-Siparuni

Stakeholders in Potaro-Siparuni, Region Eight, are now better equipped to prepare for and respond to emergencies within the Region as the Civil Defence Commission, last week, concluded the...

Berbice police arrest female teen, attract criticisms

Jan 19, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Berbice police arrest female teen, attract criticisms

Over the weekend a 16-year-old was arrested and placed in the lock-ups over accusations by a relative that she stole jewellery worth $500,000. The mother of the teen, yesterday, detailed that...

NAC exposes unregistered Medical School

Jan 19, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on NAC exposes unregistered Medical School

An institution purporting to be a well recognised medical school has been exposed by the National Accreditation Council [NAC]. In a statement issued yesterday, the NAC sought to advise the...

Can the AFC pull it back?

Jan 19, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Can the AFC pull it back?

There comes a time in one’s professional life when a simple answer eludes you. I am in my mid- sixties. At age 16, I entered political activism; I was a polling agent for the PPP in the 1968...

ANCAP to train youths for high-level HIV/AIDS advocacy

Jan 19, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on ANCAP to train youths for high-level HIV/AIDS advocacy

The Pan Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP), the mechanism that provides a structured and unified approach to the Caribbean’s response to the HIV epidemic, will host the PANCAP...

The jury is still out regarding Bitcoin currency

Jan 19, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on The jury is still out regarding Bitcoin currency

DEAR EDITOR, After learning about mining, one may probably be wondering what the overall advantages and disadvantages of Bitcoin are. There are quite a few advantages that make Bitcoin, a one of a...

Troubled governance at the University of Guyana

Jan 19, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Troubled governance at the University of Guyana

DEAR EDITOR, I write with particular concern about the governance of the University of Guyana (UG), with the deliberate non-appointment of the University of Guyana Council, contrary to the University...

“Coalition politics not just a political expedient” – President Granger

Jan 19, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on “Coalition politics not just a political expedient” – President Granger

President David Granger has indicated that the Coalition Government will contest the Local Government as well as Regional Elections. The Head of State was responding to a report in the media...

Local Governance can be advanced by engaging communities and establishing strategic alliances with businesses

Jan 19, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Local Governance can be advanced by engaging communities and establishing strategic alliances with businesses

DEAR EDITOR, The present state of Guyana’s economy is a cause for concern of most Guyanese. As the economy bleeds, NDCs and Municipalities must work to fill as much as possible the huge void in...

AFC’s concern about the plight of the sugar workers is insincere

Jan 19, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on AFC’s concern about the plight of the sugar workers is insincere

DEAR EDITOR, Our Union has noted reports appearing in several sections of the media concerning the press conference by the Alliance for Change (AFC) held on January 15, 2018 and more so the comments...

Imran Khan asked a question that is vital to our strategic national interest

Jan 19, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Imran Khan asked a question that is vital to our strategic national interest

DEAR EDITOR, Director of Public Information, Mr. Imran Khan, last week used his personal Facebook page to question why the Government of India invited 20 opposition PPP Indo-Guyanese Members of...

Guyanese miner reportedly beheaded in Venezuela

Jan 18, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese miner reportedly beheaded in Venezuela

graphic video shows killers cutting off victim’s ears before chopping off head A young Guyanese miner has reportedly been beheaded in Venezuela by members of the ruthless ‘Sindicato’ that...

Woman shot in back as son’s rival sprays home with bullets

Jan 18, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Woman shot in back as son’s rival sprays home with bullets

A 55-year-old woman was shot twice in the back around 11:30 hrs yesterday, when a man with whom her son had a dispute, and several of the man’s gang members, sprayed the woman’s home with...

Dual-labelled Fernleaf milk powder sparks major concern

Jan 18, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Dual-labelled Fernleaf milk powder sparks major concern

…Permission granted yesterday for relabelled import of product The Government Analyst Food and Drug Department (GAF&DD) was yesterday flooded with phone calls from dozens of consumers following...

M&CC greenlights modified parking meter agreement

Jan 18, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on M&CC greenlights modified parking meter agreement

-$150 per hour suggested A majority decision by the full Council of the Georgetown Mayor and City Council, (M&CC) is expected to pave the way for modifications of the parking meter agreement...

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Heavy winds and rain cause roof damage at New Anna Regina stadium

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…no injuries reported Kaieteur Sports – Residents in parts of Guyana experienced heavy winds and persistent rainfall on Wednesday, resulting in minor structural damage at the newly constructed...

Who is really to blame?

Jun 25, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – A motorist approached a busy junction one afternoon and, after glancing left and right, eased his vehicle across a major roadway. Before he could clear the intersection, there was a loud crash. A speeding vehicle slammed into the side of his car, scattering glass and twisting...

If the OAS did not exist, it could not be created today

Jun 21, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – I have spent a decade in the councils of the Organization of American States. I have watched governments come and go, seen some crises handled well and others handled badly, sat through more commemorative meetings than sessions discussing pressing issues,...

A new watcher, reporter

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Hard Truths… (Kaieteur News) – Kiskadee Watch is here. Daily. Online only. For now. Much more in the pipeline. Took some time, talent, and treasure from a few to get to here. From nowhere beside a vision to reach where it is today. More is needed. From Guyanese who yearn...

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