January 2018

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A year that’ll be focused on Youth and Ladies Development – GCF President Burrowes

Jan 17, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on A year that’ll be focused on Youth and Ladies Development – GCF President Burrowes

Not satisfied with efficiency of executive but pushing on By Franklin Wilson President of the Guyana Cycling Federation (GCF) USA based Horace Burrowes has declared that the New Year will see his...

Athletics 2017 review Part 1…Promising show by Guyanese on Regional and international Athletics scene

Jan 17, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Athletics 2017 review Part 1…Promising show by Guyanese on Regional and international Athletics scene

The Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) saw the emergence of top and promising talents; the likes of Daniel Williams, Chantoba Bright, Compton Caesar and Deshanna Skeete who all turned in historic...

Nations Schools awarded $11 million USAID development grant

Jan 17, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Nations Schools awarded $11 million USAID development grant

– Youths in Sophia and East La Penitence being targeted A contract valued at US$57,000 [approx. G$11.4 million) has been awarded to School of the Nations to conduct a project intended to...

Mix Up, All Season Racing Service among victors

Jan 17, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Mix Up, All Season Racing Service among victors

Mix Up and All Season Racing Service chalked up victories when the Mark Wiltshire Birth Anniversary Dominoes tournament continued recently at Turning Point. Mix Up marked 80 games to beat Angels 76...

Ministry conducts national ‘Mock’ NGSA exams

Jan 17, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Ministry conducts national ‘Mock’ NGSA exams

As the Ministry of Education (MOE) prepares for the sitting of National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) on March 28 and March 29, 2018, efforts are intensifying to ensure that pupils across the...

Pocket Rocket’s Coach appointed Hinterland Boxing Coach on Sports Minister’s initiative

Jan 17, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Pocket Rocket’s Coach appointed Hinterland Boxing Coach on Sports Minister’s initiative

Coach of the Pocket Rocket Boxing Gym, 43-year-old Orland Rogers, has been appointed as the Hinterland Boxing Coach after a meeting on Monday with Sports Minister Dr. George Norton, Director of...

UCCA’s Cricket to bowl off January 26 with Primary school tournament

Jan 17, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on UCCA’s Cricket to bowl off January 26 with Primary school tournament

The Upper Corentyne Cricket Association held a General Members Meeting on Thursday 28th December, 2017, at the Riverton Suite at which the Cricket Programme for 2018 was discussed and approved. The...

Charity residents concerned over deteriorated streets

Jan 17, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Charity residents concerned over deteriorated streets

Recent concerns have surfaced, with regards to the rapid deterioration of internal streets in the Charity Housing schemes. Residents have brought to the attention of this Publication, their...

“Move away from dependency syndrome” – Min. Allicock to NTC

Jan 17, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on “Move away from dependency syndrome” – Min. Allicock to NTC

By Synieka Thorne Minister of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs, Sydney Allicock has urged the National Toshaos Council (NTC) to move away from what he has termed “the dependency syndrome.” While...

Launch of 2018 Soca Monarch…AnSa McAl returns as major sponsor of Soca Monarchy

Jan 17, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Launch of 2018 Soca Monarch…AnSa McAl returns as major sponsor of Soca Monarchy

The Soca Monarch Competition returns to the Mash Calendar after a two-year hiatus. The competition, which was previously administered by Ansa McAl group, is now going to come under the purview of the...

Remembering Martin Luther King Jr.

Jan 17, 2018 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Remembering Martin Luther King Jr.

Last Monday, Americans and many citizens around the world celebrated Dr. Martin Luther King’s (Junior) birth anniversary. It was signed into law as a holiday by President Ronald Reagan in 1983 and...

Sentencing looms for man who killed brother

Jan 17, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Sentencing looms for man who killed brother

Justice Navindra Singh will on February 5, sentence Neville France, who on Monday pleaded guilty to unlawfully killing his brother. France who was initially indicted for murder pleaded guilty...

The PM seriously needs to fact-check his columns

Jan 17, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on The PM seriously needs to fact-check his columns

DEAR EDITOR, The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) finds it necessary to bring clarity to several assertions made by Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo in his column titled “Sugar...

Refusal of a Student Visa: Is this a case of stigmatising?

Jan 17, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Refusal of a Student Visa: Is this a case of stigmatising?

DEAR EDITOR, Akil Johnson is a 20-year-old young man who attended Queen’s College for the first five years of his secondary education and then completed the last two years at The Bishops’ High...

Could the President box himself in?

Jan 17, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Could the President box himself in?

President Granger is certainly not incapable of understanding how dialectically connected is the exercise of power to all the veins of a society. State power has a presence in every sector of public...

Discovering oil in a corrupt State

Jan 17, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Discovering oil in a corrupt State

DEAR EDITOR, Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to share my thoughts on Guyana’s emerging oil and gas sector. I, like so many other Guyanese, believe in the freedom of speech – a right...

A critical look at changing the political culture in Guyana

Jan 17, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on A critical look at changing the political culture in Guyana

DEAR EDITOR, By now, most of us can agree that the political culture in Guyana is stagnated, toxic and based on a tradition that traces its roots back to the divide and conquer era of the British....

A question for the fire department

Jan 17, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on A question for the fire department

DEAR EDITOR, We see another apartment engulfed by fire. There will be more fires because of the development of commercial buildings and apartments that are more than three storeys. The fire...

Careerless

Jan 17, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Careerless

DEAR EDITOR, News Flash! No Exxon company presence in Guyana. Wow! The direction of the Oil & Gas Trade which is being pursued by the Guyana Leadership is destined to produce a failure beyond...

Guyana’s fortunes cannot be placed in the hands of a selected few

Jan 17, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyana’s fortunes cannot be placed in the hands of a selected few

DEAR EDITOR, The huge oil and gas find has the potential to leapfrog the country from low income to high income status if properly managed. Already concerns have been raised by the International...

Misbehaviour in Parliament

Jan 17, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Misbehaviour in Parliament

DEAR EDITOR, I am forced to write because I am deeply saddened by what I saw and heard take place in parliament. I saw a video. I am embarrassed for my country, if that video has gone worldwide. I...

I urge the Coalition to meet its fiduciary obligations to sugar workers

Jan 17, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on I urge the Coalition to meet its fiduciary obligations to sugar workers

DEAR EDITOR, Having been instrumental in the formation and success of the Coalition administration at the 2015 national elections, I cannot escape my responsibility for the precarious situation in...

In either circumstance, clarity is required

Jan 17, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on In either circumstance, clarity is required

DEAR EDITOR, As a former Registrar and a former Member of Council, University of Guyana, I paid keen attention to the University’s unions’ letter to the Press: “The government has not yet...

2018 Local Govt. Elections… AFC ponders going it alone

Jan 16, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on 2018 Local Govt. Elections… AFC ponders going it alone

The Alliance For Change (AFC) is contemplating whether to enter the upcoming Local Government Elections (LGE) as an independent party or with A Partnership for National Unity (APNU). The press was...

Shields’ initiatives to weed out corruption fuelled “smear campaign” – GGDMA

Jan 16, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Shields’ initiatives to weed out corruption fuelled “smear campaign” – GGDMA

The Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) is convinced that efforts made by its representative on the Board of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC), Hilbert Shields, to weed...

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Hridoy’s historic 242* powers Bangladesh’s epic...

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Cricinfo – Towhid Hridoy staged a turnaround for the ages as his record-breaking unbeaten 242 handed Bangladesh a 30-run first-innings lead on day three of the second Test against West Indies....

Who says the government does not listen?

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(Kaieteur News) – Who says the government does not listen? That is an unfair accusation. The government does listen. In fact, it listens very attentively. The only problem is that it appears to have a rather selective hearing. It can hear a whisper from certain quarters of the private sector...

A Divided World: A Commonwealth Opportunity

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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...

Sinking ship, bailing out-US midterms – Pt. II

Nov 07, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – U.S. Vice President, J.D. Vance is among the first bailing from a sinking ship. The Iran War led to the ashes of defeat in the midterms. President Trump suddenly sheds his crazy man persona. Now talks of working with Democrats. From America I wing to Guyana, and Vice...

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