April 2018

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Political parties deeply divided over new house-to-house registration

Apr 23, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Political parties deeply divided over new house-to-house registration

The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) has rejected calls for house-to-house verification, which came from the governing A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC). If the Guyana...

Not a single contingency request made last year – Finance Minister

Apr 23, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Not a single contingency request made last year – Finance Minister

…says Govt. has done far more for transparency and accountability than PPP There has not been a single request by government agencies to use the nation’s emergency fund also known as the...

U.S. report knocks criminal justice system over human rights abuses

Apr 23, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on U.S. report knocks criminal justice system over human rights abuses

The United States (U.S.) Department of State has taken note of allegations that prison officials mistreated inmates as well as claims that police abused suspects and detainees. In its Human...

Hand-in-Hand 50-over U-19 cricket…B’ce dismantle Nat U-17s for 61 in 18.4 overs

Apr 23, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Hand-in-Hand 50-over U-19 cricket…B’ce dismantle Nat U-17s for 61 in 18.4 overs

Take early lead with 9-wkt win By Sean Devers Three-Day Champions Berbice easily disposed of a ragged looking National U-17 side at Tuschen yesterday in a rain affected opening round of the...

‘Screw’ Richmond U-18 Football Final…‘Multi’ see off New Silver City Secondary on Brewley’s strike to repeat as champions

Apr 23, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on ‘Screw’ Richmond U-18 Football Final…‘Multi’ see off New Silver City Secondary on Brewley’s strike to repeat as champions

– Goalkeeper Lee is the MVP A goal five minutes before half time by the dangerous striker Omar Brewley was enough to land Christianburg Wismar ‘Multi’ Secondary their second straight title...

New koker, flooded street…Contractor asked to fix damaged Linden roadway that was dug up to lay pipes

Apr 23, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on New koker, flooded street…Contractor asked to fix damaged Linden roadway that was dug up to lay pipes

By Enid Joaquin Regional Executive Officer of Region Ten, Orrin Gordon, in calling on a contractor to fix the Burnham Drive Road in the vicinity of Water Lily Road (Poker Street), which was...

FIFA and CONCACAF notified of shooting incident at Futsal Finals

Apr 23, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on FIFA and CONCACAF notified of shooting incident at Futsal Finals

GFF President raps with media on pertinent issues President of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Wayne Forde in a sit down with a few members of the media has shed light on a number of pertinent...

Ex-firefighters Association continues to give back

Apr 23, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Ex-firefighters Association continues to give back

By Shevon Nedd For 28 years, the Ex-Firefighters’ Association has been quietly doing humanitarian work in Guyana. Publicity was not a priority since firefighting in itself can be considered...

Azad Azeez leads West-Side All Stars to crushing win

Apr 23, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Azad Azeez leads West-Side All Stars to crushing win

A muscular 40-ball 119 from Azad Azeez propelled West-Side All Stars to a 59-run win over Legends XI in the Royston Ramsarran welcome home feature softball match at Thirst Park on Thursday night....

After two years…Law Reform Commission still in limbo

Apr 23, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on After two years…Law Reform Commission still in limbo

Two years after legislation was passed for the work of the Law Reform Commission (LRC) to be established, that Commission is still to get off the ground. The LRC is mandated to essentially...

Maurice Solomon wins Muneshwers Travel Agency 10th Annual Golf Tournament

Apr 23, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Maurice Solomon wins Muneshwers Travel Agency 10th Annual Golf Tournament

Back in the Champion’s seat, veteran golfer and winner of several tournaments, Maurice Solomon performed superbly to edge out the keen competition in the Muneshwers Travel Agency’s 10thgolf...

GSM contributes to Table Tennis Development in Guyana

Apr 23, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on GSM contributes to Table Tennis Development in Guyana

Sponsors National Junior Table Tennis Talent Terrence Rausch Guyana Strategic Metals (GSM) Inc. has been the latest company to contribute to the development of table tennis in Guyana. The Metal...

Authorities to close Gold Board lab

Apr 23, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Authorities to close Gold Board lab

The Ministry of Natural Resources has announced a decision to shut down the Guyana Gold Board’s lab where burning of the amalgam is done. On Friday, the Ministry convened a special meeting...

Blueprint being developed for Riverfront Boardwalk at Wismar

Apr 23, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Blueprint being developed for Riverfront Boardwalk at Wismar

– Minister Brooomes By Enid Joaquin Minister within the Ministry of National Resources Simona Broomes is seeking to develop a blueprint for the proposed boardwalk for Wismar, that...

Reward for capture of suspect who raped bedridden granny

Apr 23, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Reward for capture of suspect who raped bedridden granny

A reward of $200,000 has been offered for anyone with information about the suspect who raped a Berbice octogenarian on Sunday. The 85-year-old woman who is bedridden was left in shock after...

Eion Greaves Appreciation concert set for National Cultural Centre

Apr 23, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Eion Greaves Appreciation concert set for National Cultural Centre

For over thirty-five years, the work of Psalmist Eion Greaves, has impacted the local gospel music scene and touched the lives of listeners in Guyana, Barbados, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago,...

The human resource void in local democracy

Apr 23, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The human resource void in local democracy

Three layers of local government represent a burden on the country’s slender human resource base. The political parties are well aware that finding sufficient, competent persons to populate the...

Bharrat Jagdeo: The exposure of evil

Apr 23, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Bharrat Jagdeo: The exposure of evil

There are times when you have to put aside racial preferences, personal preferences, etc and make up your mind intellectually and philosophically about the person you will choose to lead the country...

DIASPORA DISAPPOINTED WITH GOVERNMENT

Apr 23, 2018 KNews Editorial Comments Off on DIASPORA DISAPPOINTED WITH GOVERNMENT

Following its victory in the May 11, 2015 election, Guyanese in the Diaspora were ecstatic as they congratulated the new government, especially Mr. Granger on his elevation to the Presidency. But it...

Hardships after closure of sugar estates

Apr 23, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Hardships after closure of sugar estates

Dear Editor, From what I have seen in the media and during my visits, the people in Wales community and its environs are suffering untold hardships because of the shutdown of GUYSUCO operations there...

Republic Bank’s draconian requests

Apr 23, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Republic Bank’s draconian requests

Dear Editor, I experienced some of the same anger and pain as was inflicted on Freddie Kissoon when he recently attempted to conduct a business transaction at a city bank. Here is my episode. On...

Who will pay Guyana to keep its oil in the ground?

Apr 23, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Who will pay Guyana to keep its oil in the ground?

Dear Editor, Mr Changalee’s suggestion that Guyana could be paid to keep its oil in the ground is an excellent ideal for a country that aims to achieve a green revolution. However, I have some...

GHK Lall must answer some questions about Freddie Kissoon

Apr 23, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on GHK Lall must answer some questions about Freddie Kissoon

Dear Editor, I am at a loss to understand a certain line in Mr. GHK Lall’s reply to your columnist, Frederick Kissoon. Before I go into my details, I would like to know what GHK stands for. Why Mr....

The genius of William Shakespeare

Apr 23, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on The genius of William Shakespeare

Dear Editor, As we Celebrate April as World Poetry Month and the Birth Anniversary of the Illustrious William Shakespeare on April 23. I wish to contemplate on the life and legacy of William...

Lorry driver’s causing death case continues

Apr 23, 2018 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Lorry driver’s causing death case continues

The trial of lorry driver, Chetram Moonsammy, 46, of Johanna, Black Bush Polder, who is charged with 12 counts of causing death by dangerous driving is continuing in the Berbice High Court before...

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(Cricinfo) – Shai Hope spent the entirety of this seemingly never-ending match on the field, hobbling for the last third of his innings after having kept for 50 overs, and sealed West...

The price of prosperity

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(Kaieteur News) – In Guyana, there is a peculiar arithmetic to prosperity. The country announces itself as one of the fastest-growing economies in the hemisphere, a petroleum state that has been transformed almost overnight into a place of billion-dollar projects, expanding infrastructure and...

The People’s Wars, Caribbean Bills

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By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – The Caribbean did not start, or participate in, the war involving the United States, Israel and Iran, nor the other continuing conflicts in the Middle East. Yet millions of Caribbean people are paying a price for them every day. They pay it at petrol...

What if

Oct 04, 2026

Hard truths… (Kaieteur News) – Brace for what’s coming, my fellow Guyanese. A bit off the beaten track. Here goes. What if the U.S. as a matter of immigration policy would experiment with visa-free travel for Guyanese? A kind of seasonal work permit, along the lines that used to be...

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