May 2018

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DEVCON, SKI Constructions joins lists of sponsors for REO Inter Secondary Cricket

May 09, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on DEVCON, SKI Constructions joins lists of sponsors for REO Inter Secondary Cricket

As excitement heats up for the inaugural staging of the RDC Lloyd W.P. Britton REO Inter Secondary School Cricket Competition a number of sponsors are continuing to come forward to lend valuable...

RHTY&SC, MS expresses gratitude to 28th Annual Awards Ceremony Sponsors

May 09, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on RHTY&SC, MS expresses gratitude to 28th Annual Awards Ceremony Sponsors

The Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club, MS on Sunday 29th April, 2018, held its 28th Annual Award Ceremony at the St. Francis Conference Hall in Rose Hall Town. The Awards Ceremony was the...

$$$ million recovered in seized goods for year

May 09, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on $$$ million recovered in seized goods for year

– chicken, mosquito coil confiscated in latest GRA operations The Law Enforcement and Investigation Division (LEID) of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) says it is continuing its fight against...

Lindo Creek COI hears…Captured teen told police ‘Fine Man’ Gang killed miners

May 09, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Lindo Creek COI hears…Captured teen told police ‘Fine Man’ Gang killed miners

Dwayne Williams was just about fifteen years old when was he arrested by members of the Joint Services troops at Ituni, Upper Berbice River in June 2008. The youth was part of the notorious Rondell...

Pigeon Island resident worried about water quality

May 09, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Pigeon Island resident worried about water quality

– says water used to be red in colour but now is green Green water being paraded as treated water will definitely seem a prank to many. But it is just such a situation that Mr. Arjoon...

Region Two RDC meeting adjourns again…REO fails to apologize to Councillor

May 09, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Region Two RDC meeting adjourns again…REO fails to apologize to Councillor

The Statutory Meeting of the Region Two Democratic Council [RDC] was adjourned for the second time in two months, yesterday. The meeting was adjourned because Regional Executive Officer,...

Cheddi and power sharing after 1992

May 09, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Cheddi and power sharing after 1992

On his deathbed, Cheddi Jagan had an epiphany. He signed a note saying that he would like his wife to take over from him. It was so unlike Cheddi. He, after all, had once said at a political...

Campbellville man jailed for beating wife with rolling pin

May 09, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Campbellville man jailed for beating wife with rolling pin

With the current prevalence of domestic violence in Guyana, a 43-year -old man of Austin Street, Campbellville was on Monday sentenced to 18 months in prison for beating his wife with a rolling pin....

MURDER ON THE HIGH SEAS

May 09, 2018 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on MURDER ON THE HIGH SEAS

Families have been weeping and mourning; the nation continues to grieve over the brutal murder of more than a dozen Guyanese fishermen by pirates in the Atlantic Ocean. It was the most beastly attack...

We keep killing our women and have the audacity to ask what’s wrong with Guyana

May 09, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on We keep killing our women and have the audacity to ask what’s wrong with Guyana

DEAR EDITOR, How is it remotely possible a man with several kilos of ganja gets a 4-year sentence, but a man who blatantly admitted to beating his wife with a rolling pin, severely damaging her body,...

Company bids US$3.6M for the supply and delivery of medical equipment for the Ministry of Health

May 09, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Company bids US$3.6M for the supply and delivery of medical equipment for the Ministry of Health

The following are bids presented at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board yesterday. Ten companies bid for the Supply and delivery of medical equipment for the Ministry of Health....

Piracy flourished under the PPP regime

May 09, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Piracy flourished under the PPP regime

DEAR EDITOR, It is quite apparent that former ministers and senior officials of the then despotic PPP/C regime have absolutely no shame in their public utterances, as they chime in like pompous...

I have no knowledge of missing diamonds

May 09, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on I have no knowledge of missing diamonds

DEAR EDITOR, I write to express my utter dismay and disappointment with an article published in the Sunday, 6th May edition of the Guyana Chronicle; this has caused grave embarrassment not only to...

A salute to our nurses

May 09, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on A salute to our nurses

DEAR EDITOR, This week is designated International Week for Nurses. It is a fitting time to reflect on the contribution of nurses to health care delivery in Guyana. Our nurses are deserving of much...

The Attorney-General/Ramjeet incident is the story of my journalistic life

May 09, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The Attorney-General/Ramjeet incident is the story of my journalistic life

This is one of the world’s most dangerous countries in terms of physical, legal, and political harm. In Guyana, there isn’t a safe place that you can escape a robbery attempt. Our political...

Updating of NPTAB website

May 09, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Updating of NPTAB website

DEAR EDITOR, I am writing this letter addressing it to the National Procurement & Tender Administration Board (NPTAB). It’s short and straight to the point. My question is why the NPTAB website...

AG pussyfoots with operational Judicial Review Act

May 09, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on AG pussyfoots with operational Judicial Review Act

— creates barrier to certain reliefs of Court Judicial Review is that area of the law which guards against an abuse of power by any public officer, including ministers of government, any public...

Two jailed, one remanded on separate narcotics trafficking charges

May 09, 2018 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, Sports Comments Off on Two jailed, one remanded on separate narcotics trafficking charges

Two men were on Monday jailed, while one was remanded at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court on separate drug trafficking charges. Gordon Nedd, a 45-year old father of six, stood unrepresented before...

CORE: Political Patronage in Action

May 09, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on CORE: Political Patronage in Action

DEAR EDITOR, Political patronage is now adorned with a new disguise. It now travels under the name of CORE, where millions of taxpayers’ dollars are squandered to reward the ‘foot soldiers’ of...

GuySuCo, the SPU and Good Governance

May 09, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on GuySuCo, the SPU and Good Governance

DEAR EDITOR, One of the most learned individuals, still alive and kicking today, is none other than Mr. Earl Brandis John. An elderly statesman, Mr. E. B. John is an avid reader and prolific writer....

Accused wife killer to know fate soon

May 09, 2018 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Accused wife killer to know fate soon

Vindra Siriram, 31, who is on trial for allegedly killing his reputed wife, is likely to know his fate tomorrow when trial Judge James Bovell-Drake surmises the evidence and direct the jurors who...

Grove resident denies killing Edun Poultry Farms employee

May 09, 2018 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Grove resident denies killing Edun Poultry Farms employee

Grove, East Bank Demerara resident Mahendra Bishundial who was charged in 2012 with the murder of Edun Poultry Farms employee, Aga Khan, has denied the killing. On Monday, Bishundial, called Tyrone...

More focus needed on children ages 0-10 to improve the quality of our citizenry

May 09, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on More focus needed on children ages 0-10 to improve the quality of our citizenry

DEAR EDITOR, As I continue to examine the Guyanese society in an effort to identify the gaps and hindrances to our growth and development, I would like point out that one of the major gaps, which is...

What’s sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander

May 09, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on What’s sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander

Dear Editor, It would be difficult to find a citizen of Georgetown who was not nauseated and repelled by the photograph in the newspapers recently of the Town Clerk of Georgetown and his subordinates...

Lions Club donates hygienic supplies to David Rose School

May 08, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Lions Club donates hygienic supplies to David Rose School

As part of its efforts to give back to the community, the Lions Club of Stabroek yesterday donated gift bags filled with hygienic supplies among other things to the students of David Rose Special...

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Tahir (5-17), Mehidy (3-13) magic show leaves Kings in disarray as...

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2026 Republic Bank CPL…GAW vs. SKL (Kaieteur News) – Two mind-boggling spells from spin wizard Imran Tahir, who put on a magic show for his 5-fer, backed by Mehidy Hasan Miraz’s 3 wickets on...

When someone we love is taken from us

Sep 10, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – After my first encounter with the Guru, I had to probe for some more life lessons. I pressed Guru a much heavier question. “Guru,” I said, “how does one recover from losing someone one loves?” He did not answer immediately. Perhaps there are some questions that deserve...

The World Has Broken the 1.5°C Promise. Small States Should Not Have...

Sep 06, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – The world has broken the 1.5°C promise it made to its most vulnerable countries. The breach has not yet been recorded on a sustained basis, but the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) says it is widely assessed as unavoidable and likely within the...

A double centurion-not Roman, but Guyanese

Sep 10, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – I have honoured before and lived to regret the lapse. In the instance of Chartered Accountant, attorney-at-law, and social activist, there is firm belief that I’m on good grounds to publish this tribute. For the milestone of his 200th oil and gas column. A milestone...

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