September 2018

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2018 GCB/CGI Jaguars One-Day League… Round one and two cancelled due to rain

Sep 14, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on 2018 GCB/CGI Jaguars One-Day League… Round one and two cancelled due to rain

The 2018 GCB/CGI Jaguars One-Day League which was scheduled to commence today will now start with round three play on Monday, rounds one and two has been canceled due to the inclement weather....

Azerbaijan Ambassador pays Courtesy Call

Sep 14, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Azerbaijan Ambassador pays Courtesy Call

– Strengthens bilateral relations… Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carl B. Greenidge, received a visit yesterday, from Elkhan Polukh Olgu Polukhov, Non-Resident Ambassador of the Republic of...

FACC 40-mile Road Race on this Sunday in Berbice

Sep 14, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on FACC 40-mile Road Race on this Sunday in Berbice

In an effort to keep its members fit and ready and prepared for major events, the Flying Ace Cycling Club (FACC) of New Amsterdam, Berbice has organised another event for this weekend. The club which...

Guyana drawn in Group G of 2018 Concacaf U-20 Championship

Sep 14, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana drawn in Group G of 2018 Concacaf U-20 Championship

Miami – The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf) conducted the official draw for the 2018 Concacaf Under-20 Championship, at the Concacaf...

GBBC/Young Guns Boxing Card… Diamond Optical support Charles’ preparations

Sep 14, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on GBBC/Young Guns Boxing Card… Diamond Optical support Charles’ preparations

Diamond Optical has taken the lead in showing support for Delon Charles who is preparing for his first professional fight on September 22 at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall where the Guyana Boxing...

No formal request from T&T for Petrotrin investment – Greenidge

Sep 14, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on No formal request from T&T for Petrotrin investment – Greenidge

Despite suggestions from Trinidad and Tobago, there has been no formal approach for Guyana to help the cash-strapped Petroleum Company of Trinidad and Tobago Limited (Petrotrin). Guyana and Trinidad...

15 new homes for Amelia’s Ward

Sep 14, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on 15 new homes for Amelia’s Ward

Thirty-four Lindeners are now closer to owning their own homes as the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CHP&A) commences construction of 15 homes in Phase Three Amelia’s Ward. Ministry of...

Bulk of public health budget goes towards NCDs – CMO

Sep 14, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Bulk of public health budget goes towards NCDs – CMO

Sixty-eight percent of the Ministry of Public Health’s budget goes towards addressing chronic non-communicable diseases [NCDs]. This is according to Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Shamdeo Persaud, who...

Traffic congestion on East Demerara roadway causes headaches for commuters/residences

Sep 14, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Traffic congestion on East Demerara roadway causes headaches for commuters/residences

Commuters and villagers along the East Coast Demerara public road continue to face various woes in wake of the US$45 million upgrade works going on. Residents, businesses and traffic between Better...

Heavy rains leaves E’bo communities under flood waters

Sep 14, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Heavy rains leaves E’bo communities under flood waters

A number of homes were submerged in large volumes of water yesterday, as several communities on the Essequibo Coast were flooded following heavy rainfall. Based on reports, communities located...

From Trash to Treasure -Linden youths in recycling project

Sep 14, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on From Trash to Treasure -Linden youths in recycling project

The Totally Moulding Training Centre in Block 22 Linden has for the first time integrated green strategies into its youth training programme.Some 100 youths were trained in various life skills, and...

Eyewitnesses claim pedestrian ran into fire truck path- police

Sep 14, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Eyewitnesses claim pedestrian ran into fire truck path- police

The driver of the fire tender that fatally struck down 34-year-old Mahendra Harricharran along the Number 72 Public Road in Berbice, was released on his own recognizance shortly after he was arrested...

Sister testifies in PI of sister who ‘jumped from car

Sep 14, 2018 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Sister testifies in PI of sister who ‘jumped from car

The sister of the dead teen who was reported to have jumped from a moving vehicle yesterday testified in the matter when then Preliminary Inquiry (PI) continued yesterday. Rick Sewcharran, 21, is...

Assault of Trinidadian Soca artiste trial continues

Sep 14, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Assault of Trinidadian Soca artiste trial continues

The trial involving Maverick De Abreu, 25, who is charged for wounding popular soca artiste, Rodney ‘Benjai’ Le Blanc is winding down. De Abreu of Lot 66 Broad and Alexander Streets, Charlestown,...

Sarah Johanna residents want their village back on the map.

Sep 14, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Sarah Johanna residents want their village back on the map.

Sarah Johanna, a small community on East Bank Demerara is unpopular and often unnoticed, not even available on Google maps. Its residents are calling for the government’s attention in order for...

Guyanese man held in $3.5 million embezzlement

Sep 14, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese man held in $3.5 million embezzlement

By Timothy Denton New York – Valley Stream resident Kwesi Bovell was arrested on September 6, and charged with multiple counts of wire fraud after allegedly embezzling $3.5 million during his...

Linden facing challenges with theft of earth wires

Sep 14, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Linden facing challenges with theft of earth wires

By Enid Joaquin Vandalism of earth wires attached to power poles belonging to the Linden Utility Services Cooperative Society Limited is a cause for concern, according to operations Manager Olton...

Council shuts down Stabroek Market Wharf …forces vendors out with nowhere to go

Sep 14, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Council shuts down Stabroek Market Wharf …forces vendors out with nowhere to go

The Mayor and City Council of Georgetown yesterday barricaded sections of the Stabroek Market Wharf, in a move to force vendors from the premises. Stallholders who ply their trade on the Stabroek...

David Granger’s politics is becoming amorphous

Sep 14, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on David Granger’s politics is becoming amorphous

Even in the American and Brazilian constitutional system, where senators and chairpersons of parliamentary committees have power, it is the president on whom the society focuses when he/she opens...

Serena and Naomi

Sep 14, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Serena and Naomi

The US Open Women’s Final was turned into a spectacle by the emotional outburst of Serena Williams against the chair umpire. The greatest-ever tennis player was given a code violation for coaching...

US$32,000 suicide prevention programme to come on stream next year

Sep 14, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on US$32,000 suicide prevention programme to come on stream next year

Areas that are known to have the highest suicide rates will be among the key targets for a strategic programme slated to be implemented next year. The lay counsellor programme which will ensure...

Music icon Eddy Grant visits New Amsterdam

Sep 14, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Music icon Eddy Grant visits New Amsterdam

Vocalist and music icon, Edmond Montague Grant, better known as ‘Eddy Grant’ yesterday brought life to the township of New Amsterdam with his effervescent presence. A visit organised by he and...

Courts celebrates 25 years with $$$million giveaways

Sep 14, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Courts celebrates 25 years with $$$million giveaways

Courts Guyana is celebrating 25 years of service in Guyana with millions of dollars in giveaways. The company has awarded four scholarships, launched an annual 10K road race, and is set to host its...

Granger’s shameless claims about sugar workers haemorrhaging treasury

Sep 14, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Granger’s shameless claims about sugar workers haemorrhaging treasury

Dear Editor, My blood boils with wrath and rage right now. Sugar workers whose jobs were mercilessly ripped from them by APNU+AFC are legally entitled to their severance payments, having earned it by...

Mangal’s public attack on the government and our energy sector is veering further off course

Sep 14, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Mangal’s public attack on the government and our energy sector is veering further off course

Dear Editor, Jan Mangal’s public attack on the government and our energy sector is veering further and further off course. While he might be upset about losing his role as energy advisor, airing...

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Guyana shatters CARIFTA Games mixed relay record; Springer, Austin...

Apr 05, 2026

…Shepherd’s silver, Roberts bronze adds to five-medal haul on opening day By Rawle Toney Kaieteur Sports – Guyana announced its arrival at the 53rd CARIFTA Games in St George’s,...

Has the world lost its conscience?

Apr 03, 2026

(Kaieteur News) –The world today stands on the edge of an energy crisis. But this crisis did not appear out of nowhere. It has been building, quietly and steadily, alongside a deep and growing indifference to human suffering. As the conflict between Iran, Israel and the United States intensifies,...

The Caribbean Is Being Forced to Reconsider Trade Dependence on the...

Apr 05, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – The Caribbean has not set out to loosen its trade dependence on the United States. It is being driven to do so. For generations, Caribbean importers and consumers have looked first to the American market. They have done so for reasons of preference and...

U.S. Ambassador Theriot’s selective seeing

Apr 05, 2026

Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – People see what they prefer to see, then double down by selling that as universal, gospel. Different ways are used to describe such standards. Selective seeing, accentuating the positive, putting in a good word for a sidekick. US Ambassador Nicole...

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