April 4, 2018

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Yussuf century hands Fisherman Masters eight-run win over Regal Masters

Apr 04, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Yussuf century hands Fisherman Masters eight-run win over Regal Masters

By Zaheer Mohamed Led by a fine unbeaten century from Unnis Yusuf, Fisherman Masters defeated Regal Masters by eight runs to win the final of the Georgetown Softball Cricket League Inc (GSCL) Pooran...

Former Solicitor General files legal action over unpaid pension, gratuity

Apr 04, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Former Solicitor General files legal action over unpaid pension, gratuity

Former Registrar and Solicitor General, Sita Ramlall has filed an application in the High Court over money she claims has been withheld from her since her retirement. In the application drafted by a...

GuySuCo’s assets still being evaluated by PwC – Minister Harmon

Apr 04, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on GuySuCo’s assets still being evaluated by PwC – Minister Harmon

Minister of State, Joseph Harmon, providing an update recently on developments in the sugar industry and the operations of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo), said that...

Global action urged to beat scourge of malaria

Apr 04, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Global action urged to beat scourge of malaria

…as World Malaria Day 2018 nears A clarion call has been made on a global scale for collective efforts to be made to undermine the decades long scourge of malaria. In the forefront of this...

Guyana’s military has a problem

Apr 04, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Guyana’s military has a problem

This past Easter weekend, the bullet-riddled body of a mother was left lifeless on a city street after an alleged incident said to involve an officer of the Guyana Defence Force. The incident has...

EU funding to help CARPHA expand Zika virus training for member states

Apr 04, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on EU funding to help CARPHA expand Zika virus training for member states

Guyana has been listed among the Caricom member states that have been faced in recent years with public health challenges, the likes of the Zika Virus. According to the World Health...

Lands and Surveys still working to update accounts to Auditor General’s satisfaction

Apr 04, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Lands and Surveys still working to update accounts to Auditor General’s satisfaction

The Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission is still working to update its accounts to the Auditor General’s professional satisfaction as specified in the laws of Guyana. There were several...

Network Administrator to help improve health information system

Apr 04, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Network Administrator to help improve health information system

The need to improve Guyana’s health information system has been gaining keen attention. In this regard, the Ministry of Public Health has been receiving support from one of its technical...

Lethem Industrial Estate construction on schedule

Apr 04, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Lethem Industrial Estate construction on schedule

Minister of Business, Dominic Gaskin, conducted a site visit to the Lethem Industrial Estate while he was in the border town over the weekend. Construction of the facility, which is located on the...

Child rape case for High Court

Apr 04, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Child rape case for High Court

The matter against Vishnu Persaud for the rape of a nine-year-old girl now goes to the High Court for trial. Persaud, who allegedly sneaked into the child’s home on September 21 last, and raped...

Waterfront enhancement

Apr 04, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Waterfront enhancement

Now a town, Bartica, a Regional Seven riverain community that is one of the gateways to the hinterland, has been make strides in improvements. This waterfront area, with its booths, ready in time for...

Ramotar needs political and moral credentials to criticise

Apr 04, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Ramotar needs political and moral credentials to criticise

Dear Editor, I read with both amusement and varying degrees of contempt a letter written by former President, Donald Ramotar, published under the caption, “Chronicle halt on Hinds’ and...

Who has the vision?

Apr 04, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Who has the vision?

Dear Editor, Our two primary political leaders, President Granger and Opposition Leader Jagdeo lack any sort of vision for the future of our country. They both hold unique and important roles when it...

Not qualified to knock the PPP

Apr 04, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Not qualified to knock the PPP

Dear Editor, I refer to the pen name “Albert Allen’s” letter, “The PPP losing power in 2015 was necessary,” in Kaieteur News dated April 1, 2018. In his convoluted letter to attack the...

Help us implement the Gatekeepers’ Programme

Apr 04, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Help us implement the Gatekeepers’ Programme

Editor, The Gatekeepers’ Programmeme was launched under former Health Minister Dr. Leslie Ramsammy to train lay counselors, individuals who would possess the skills and knowledge to be proactive...

Jagdeo convinced me to vote in 2020

Apr 04, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Jagdeo convinced me to vote in 2020

Dear Editor I did not vote in the 2015 elections but after observing what has happened in Guyana after President David Granger came to power and the fight back being carried out by former President...

Sheriff St. cocaine bust…One jailed for 4 years, fined $6M; two remanded

Apr 04, 2018 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Sheriff St. cocaine bust…One jailed for 4 years, fined $6M; two remanded

Three men appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts yesterday, and were charged for having in their possession, on March 29 last, five pounds of cocaine,...

New ultrasound and x-ray machines for Region 4 RDC

Apr 04, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on New ultrasound and x-ray machines for Region 4 RDC

As is customarily done on Tuesdays, the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board yesterday opened several bids for a variety of ventures With the aim of strengthening the health system in...

Halt the trial and error approach to GuySuCo

Apr 04, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Halt the trial and error approach to GuySuCo

Dear Editor, The trial and error approach to Guysuco continues with the Special Purpose Unit and NICIL at the helm, more SPU than NICIL. The Minister of Agriculture has now made it pellucid that...

A conclusion of President Granger

Apr 04, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on A conclusion of President Granger

Dear Editor, President David Granger over the Easter weekend visited Region Six to distribute kites in two towns, Rose Hall and Corriverton, but surprisingly he decided to forget his recently...

PPP leaders’ night of long knives

Apr 04, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on PPP leaders’ night of long knives

Life is funny you know. Life can hit you hard, only to pick you up and hurl you onto a pedestal. The youngest puisne judge appointed in recent memory is Gino Persaud. At his age (he is in his...

Too many “dead-beat” fathers

Apr 04, 2018 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Too many “dead-beat” fathers

Society can no longer ignore the fact that we have too many fathers who do not take care of their children financially. Too many of our babies are born out of wedlock, and too many young boys and...

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2026 Republic Bank CPL…GAW vs. JK at Providence By Clifton Ross (Kaieteur News) – The undefeated Guyana Amazon Warriors are finally back on home soil after weeks on the road. Still, they will...

Bread, circuses and the price of silence

Sep 03, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Juvenal, the Roman satirist, looked upon his fellow citizens nearly two thousand years ago and wondered what had become of a people who once cared passionately about the affairs of the Republic. “We have sold our votes,” he wrote, before observing that the Roman citizenry...

Haiti after Kenscoff: Pledges and Promises Do Not Stop the Killing

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By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – For generations, Kenscoff was where people from Port-au-Prince went to breathe. Its cool hills offered relief, and its farmers supplied the capital’s markets. Gang attacks reached the commune in January 2025, but it remained an important barrier between...

From gunboat and Ping-Pong diplomacy to gangster diplomacy

Sep 04, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – There was U.S. President James Munroe and his stellar vision: Manifest Destiny. Then came Presidents Andrew Jackson and Zachary Taylor, among others. Men of military acclaim; generals who laid claim to personal heraldry. Native American Indian tribes chased from their...

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