April 2018

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Berbice Cricket Board holds Stakeholders Conference

Apr 26, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Berbice Cricket Board holds Stakeholders Conference

The Executives of the Berbice Cricket Board as part of its Meet the Club Programme on Sunday 22nd April, 2018, hosted its first every Berbice Cricket Stakeholders Conference at the Albion Sports...

Male volleyball squad shortlisted for tournament in Bolivia

Apr 26, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Male volleyball squad shortlisted for tournament in Bolivia

After a number of weeks of intense training and a final day of trials which was held on Sunday 22 April at the National Gymnasium, the Guyana Volleyball Federation Selection committee led by head...

RTBCA’s Goodwood Tapeball cricket set for Saturday

Apr 26, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on RTBCA’s Goodwood Tapeball cricket set for Saturday

The 2018 Schoolboys Tapeball knock-out Cricket competition organised by the Royal Tape Ball Cricket Academy (RTBCA) for the Goodwood Racing Service Trophy, bowls off on Saturday at the Jubilee Park...

Guyana would not need ExxonMobil if it eliminates fuel smuggling

Apr 26, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Guyana would not need ExxonMobil if it eliminates fuel smuggling

It is believed that if fuel smuggling was to be eliminated overnight, there will be two major implications for Guyana. The first is that there would be long lines for petrol throughout the country....

Essequibo Rice Miller secures $99 M judgment against GRDB

Apr 26, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Essequibo Rice Miller secures $99 M judgment against GRDB

An Essequibo rice miller, Arnold Sankar, has secured a judgment against the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) to the tune of over $99 million. Sankar of Arnold Sankar and Sons Rice Mills had filed...

Major flooding averted at Hubu

Apr 26, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Major flooding averted at Hubu

Quick thinking by the Region Three administration averted a major flood at Hubu on the East Bank Essequibo. Regional Executive Officer Denis Jaikaran told the Department of Public Information (DPI)...

After 85 years …Guyana still to have modern Abattoir

Apr 26, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on After 85 years …Guyana still to have modern Abattoir

After 85 years in operation, the Municipal Abattoir which processes approximately 75 percent of the meat sold on the local markets is yet to be modernised. Since 1933, The Abattoir which operates...

‘‘Make yourselves relevant in this technology age’’

Apr 26, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on ‘‘Make yourselves relevant in this technology age’’

-Minister Harmon charge administrative professionals Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon, yesterday challenged administrative professionals to advance their training and education and to make...

America St. money-changer murder… Three more witnesses testify in PI

Apr 26, 2018 KNews Court Stories, News Comments Off on America St. money-changer murder… Three more witnesses testify in PI

A police witness and two relatives of the men who are accused of murdering an American Street money-changer, yesterday testified in the Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into the murder. The matter is being...

CRMA processes over 700 job requests in first quarter of 2018

Apr 26, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on CRMA processes over 700 job requests in first quarter of 2018

Job seekers have been able to secure employment in the hundreds via the Central Recruitment and Manpower Agency (CMRA). According to Chief Recruitment and Manpower Officer, Valarie Moore, for the...

New Golden Grove Secondary will have elevator for disabled students

Apr 26, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on New Golden Grove Secondary will have elevator for disabled students

Some 900 East Coast Demerara students will have a brand new school to pursue their secondary education come May. The construction of the Golden Grove Secondary School is expected to be completed in...

Neal and Massy employee accused of stealing $434,000

Apr 26, 2018 KNews Court Stories, News Comments Off on Neal and Massy employee accused of stealing $434,000

Shaquan Williams, a 20 year old, who resides at Moca, East Bank Demerara, was yesterday charged for stealing money from Massy Incorporated, a company with which he was employed. Magistrate Fabayo...

Murdered fisherman’s boat, other belongings tendered in trial

Apr 26, 2018 KNews Court Stories, News Comments Off on Murdered fisherman’s boat, other belongings tendered in trial

A grey and red ballahoo (a small wooden boat), a Yamaha engine, a fishing line and a pair of long boots were among the belongings of murdered fisherman Envil Pollard, which were inspected by Justice...

As PANCAP programme gets underway… Calls made for collective action for domestic financing of HIV response

Apr 26, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on As PANCAP programme gets underway… Calls made for collective action for domestic financing of HIV response

During the last six years, the annual number of new HIV infections among adults across the Caribbean has remained static. Based on available data, the reported HIV cases was an estimated 17,000 in...

Security sector reform hinges on oil revenue – Presidential Adviser

Apr 26, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Security sector reform hinges on oil revenue – Presidential Adviser

Significant work has resulted in a security sector reform plan in the hands of President David Granger, but his Adviser, British security expert, Lt. Col (Ret’d) Russell Combe said implementing the...

Op-Ed: Protecting Intellectual Property –Incentivizing Economic Growth, Creativity, and Progress

Apr 26, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Op-Ed: Protecting Intellectual Property –Incentivizing Economic Growth, Creativity, and Progress

By United States Ambassador Perry L. Holloway Every year on April 26, we celebrate World Intellectual Property Day to learn about the role that patents, trademarks, and copyright play in promoting...

Union urges health, safety audit at all state institutions

Apr 26, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Union urges health, safety audit at all state institutions

…in wake of Gold Board mercury issues The Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) is urging Government to conduct a comprehensive safety and health audit at workplaces occupied by state-employed...

Here is more proof that Guyana is a wasteland

Apr 26, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Here is more proof that Guyana is a wasteland

This is what I wrote in my column of Friday, April 13, “On Wednesday afternoon, my Thursday column was already in at Kaieteur News when I got a call from Mr. Lall. He said the governor (Bank of...

Absence of Exxon’s partners was troubling

Apr 26, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Absence of Exxon’s partners was troubling

Dear Editor, I attended the Private Sector Commission’s Seminar on March 6, 2018: Oil and Gas in Guyana: Perspectives for the Local Private Sector. At the forum Ministerial Remarks were made by...

Rejecting the Govt. invitation to visit CJIA

Apr 26, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Rejecting the Govt. invitation to visit CJIA

Dear Editor, The Parliamentary Opposition notes with great amusement the invitation, under the signature of the Clerk of the National Assembly, being directed by Speaker at the behest of the Minister...

GuySuCo and progress in Guyana

Apr 26, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on GuySuCo and progress in Guyana

Dear Editor, The changing world requires a thinking that is visionary and in keeping with the dictates of progress. There are many success stories of people who started with nothing but a dream and...

The internet service that GTT cannot fix

Apr 26, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on The internet service that GTT cannot fix

Dear Editor, I resort to the use of this medium to ventilate my inconvenience and frustration caused by GT&T, hoping that those in the relevant authority in the said company could render...

Jockeying for position

Apr 26, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Jockeying for position

Dear Editor, Sell Basil Williams, buy Joe Harmon. And invest in popcorn too because the 2020 presidential slot for the PNC led coalition which is set to open at the PNC Congress, looks wide open....

Political witch-hunting and frivolous charges

Apr 26, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Political witch-hunting and frivolous charges

Dear Editor, It appears that Mr. Bharrat Jagdeo is in a world all by himself. I came to this conclusion while watching local television news this week. I heard Mr. Jagdeo alleging political...

SARA will be branded corrupt

Apr 26, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on SARA will be branded corrupt

Dear Editor, I was somewhat amused to read in KN that SARA is on the verge of launching an anticorruption campaign under the theme “corruption is everybody’s business.” The reason given for the...

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The danger of renting another country’s power

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(Kaieteur News) – There is an old temptation among small countries, particularly those situated beside larger and more troublesome neighbours. They often mistake the friendship of a great power for an insurance policy. The illusion is comforting. It permits governments to spend less time...

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

Aug 30, 2026

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...

Praising President Ali, PPP for thinking of Guyanese

Aug 31, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – I wish to thank publicly President Ali and the PPP Govt for keeping Guyanese in mind, caring for them. This should have been done before, but circumstances kept getting in the way. The president helped to get priorities in order, so here I am with gratitude in my heart,...

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