September 2018

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Why are we petitioning ExxonMobil when we are supposed to be demanding?

Sep 18, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Why are we petitioning ExxonMobil when we are supposed to be demanding?

Dear Mr. Editor, I was appalled and left in a state of concern after reading a story in the Stabroek News with the headline, “Harmon petitions ExxonMobil for help in city restoration efforts.” A...

The amount was $845 G

Sep 18, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The amount was $845 G

I told my daughter when I die, I want every scrap of paper that relates to me; ones that I wrote, ones that people wrote on me, ones that have some bearing on me to be given to the University of...

Putting context to integrity, relative to Granger’s leadership

Sep 18, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Putting context to integrity, relative to Granger’s leadership

Dear Editor, I find a recent missive in “hindsight” captioned, “Granger’s candidacy in 2020. A mixed bag, a more provocative than altruistic in reality. Dr Hinds gives my head a pendulum...

These donations by ExxonMobil

Sep 18, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on These donations by ExxonMobil

Dear Editor, I read in a recent print media, an article from the Department of Public Information that Dr. Mark Bynoe, Head of the Department of Energy, has said that his first task is to find an...

Disgusted with these articles

Sep 18, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Disgusted with these articles

Dear Editor, I am writing this letter and trusting that it will be published in your newspaper for I am utterly disgusted with articles written on stories coming out of the agency and this week-end...

78 Carib villagers have hanged themselves

Sep 18, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on 78 Carib villagers have hanged themselves

Dear Editor, Residents of Baramita Village (Barima- Waini) are calling on His Excellency, President David Granger, to urgently appoint a task force into the mysterious hanging- suicides currently...

President Granger should visit sugar communities hard hit by layoffs

Sep 18, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on President Granger should visit sugar communities hard hit by layoffs

Dear Editor, From reports appearing in several sections of the media, our union, and more so thousands of jobless sugar workers, learnt that President David Granger reportedly said, according to one...

HUMAN TRAFFICKING ON THE RISE

Sep 18, 2018 KNews Editorial Comments Off on HUMAN TRAFFICKING ON THE RISE

In Guyana, trafficking-in-persons seems to be on the rise, despite the United States State Department upgrading Guyana’s status from last year’s Tier 2 ranking to a Tier 1 ranking, which is the...

SCHOOLBOY BRAGGED IN VILLAGE ABOUT MURDERING PENSIONER

Sep 17, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on SCHOOLBOY BRAGGED IN VILLAGE ABOUT MURDERING PENSIONER

-lads, aged 15, already had criminal records By Michael Jordan Who? Why? Who, detectives wondered, had battered 72-year-old Krishnachand Dabee to death in his property? Why was the act...

Int’l tax agency to sharpen GRA’s skills in detecting any scams used by oil operators

Sep 17, 2018 KNews ExxonMobil, News Comments Off on Int’l tax agency to sharpen GRA’s skills in detecting any scams used by oil operators

By Kiana Wilburg The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) is gearing for a round of meticulous training from the Inter-American Centre of Tax Administration, an international agency that is versed...

Presidential probe needed into operations at DPI – Staffers

Sep 17, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Presidential probe needed into operations at DPI – Staffers

…questions surface over appointments of AFC affiliates, spending Senior officials of the Department of Public Information (DPI) were yesterday scrabbling to respond to a letter published in...

Guyana, TT to sign Energy MoU this week

Sep 17, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana, TT to sign Energy MoU this week

– Foreign Affairs Ministry After some weeks of planning, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Dr. Keith Rowley, is scheduled to be in Guyana for two days, Wednesday and Thursday, to...

Attorney apologises over expletive-laced rant during traffic stop

Sep 17, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Attorney apologises over expletive-laced rant during traffic stop

– but not sorry for questioning ‘arbitrary authority’ “I am not trying to justify my behaviour. My language was not proper as an officer of the courts nor as a member of the Bar of...

Husband dodges cops trying to serve restraining order

Sep 17, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Husband dodges cops trying to serve restraining order

– sneaks into victim’s home at nightfall A cat-and mouse situation is playing out at Kuru-Kururu, on the Soesdyke/Linden highway, where an alleged drug addicted and abusive husband is...

In over four decades, Guyana borrowed US$291M from CDB

Sep 17, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on In over four decades, Guyana borrowed US$291M from CDB

– still to repay US147M, IMF notes The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) remains one of Guyana’s most important development partners, stated the International Development Fund (IMF) in...

PPP paying lip service to decentralized system of governance – Bulkan

Sep 17, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on PPP paying lip service to decentralized system of governance – Bulkan

Minister of Communities, Ronald Bulkan has highlighted that there is still resistance to the continued efforts to decentralize governance through the Local Government system. Bulkan told Kaieteur...

At 75, Pauline Moffatt is East La Penitence Market’s oldest vendor

Sep 17, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on At 75, Pauline Moffatt is East La Penitence Market’s oldest vendor

– still rears pigs and poultry and tends to her Buxton farm By Kemol King Every Sunday on the La Penitence Market, there is a flurry of traffic, grocery stands, hardworking vendors and...

Munroe’s unbeaten half century spurs TKR to back to back titles

Sep 17, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Munroe’s unbeaten half century spurs TKR to back to back titles

Colin Munroe struck an unbeaten half century to lead the Trinbago Knight Riders to an eight-wicket victory over the Guyana Amazon Warriors when the teams collided in the Hero Caribbean Premier League...

$5M spent to rehabilitate Moleson Creek Road

Sep 17, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on $5M spent to rehabilitate Moleson Creek Road

– Black Bush road also for repairs The Moleson Creek Road, Upper Corentyne, Berbice, stretching just a short distance away from the Moleson Creek Ferry Stelling is currently undergoing...

BVA teams performing well on Barbados tour

Sep 17, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on BVA teams performing well on Barbados tour

The Berbice Volleyball Association (BVA) male and female teams currently on a Goodwill tour of Barbados have been turning in excellent performances in the Land of the Flying Fish. In their first...

GABA/Banks DIH League…Guardians steamroll Vikings; Belgrave leads Eagles to win over Nets

Sep 17, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on GABA/Banks DIH League…Guardians steamroll Vikings; Belgrave leads Eagles to win over Nets

National Guard Travis Belgrave continued his impressive form after leading Eagles with 21 points to a 75-63 win that ended the undefeated streak of Republic Banks Nets Basketball Club in the First...

GCB 50-over Franchise…Warriors’ players to miss opening round today

Sep 17, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCB 50-over Franchise…Warriors’ players to miss opening round today

The three-day and 50-overs GCB Franchise Leagues is one of the best initiatives for local cricket development by a Board often criticised for implementing plans which seem not to be in the best...

BCB/Brian Ramphal 1st Div. Double Wicket Competition…Blairmont, Albion ‘A’ & ‘B’, RHT ‘A’ and Upper Corentyne into Rd. 2

Sep 17, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on BCB/Brian Ramphal 1st Div. Double Wicket Competition…Blairmont, Albion ‘A’ & ‘B’, RHT ‘A’ and Upper Corentyne into Rd. 2

For the first time in its 79th year history of the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB), the entity is hosting a Double Wicket competition for first-division teams. Twelve pairs drawn from ten clubs started...

Silica Sandport Inc. Golf…Pandit Haresh wins ‘C’ Flight to create history

Sep 17, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Silica Sandport Inc. Golf…Pandit Haresh wins ‘C’ Flight to create history

Playing with a 19 handicap in the 19-28 ‘C’ Flight of his own Silica Sandport sponsored tournament for the second successive year at the Lusignan Golf Club on Saturday last, Pandit Haresh Tewari...

Self harm surveillance project helping to reach those prone to suicide

Sep 17, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Self harm surveillance project helping to reach those prone to suicide

A continuing self- harm surveillance project is part of the Ministry of Public Health, (MoPH)’s strategy to tackle suicide related issues. Self-harming cases are also known as non-suicidal...

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Age-Defying Tahir sets sights on CPL glory for Guyana Amazon Warriors

Sep 16, 2026

2026 Republic Bank CPL… – says not crossing finish line now, a waste of hard work By Clifton Ross (Kaieteur News) – The Guyana Amazon Warriors have done it again, securing yet...

If you want to stop corruption, start at the top

Sep 16, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – There is nothing wrong with warning public officials that procurement breaches will have consequences. In fact, it is long overdue that every person entrusted with public money understands that the public purse is not a personal purse. But there is a fundamental question which...

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...

Music lovers treated with kid gloves, coddled

Sep 16, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Guyanese love their music. I do, too. The problem is that Guyanese love their music much too much. It’s a big problem, a national one. Citizens clash with members of the Guyana Police Force trying to do their job, establish sanity around the Kitty area. Citizens in...

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