October 2018

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National Development Strategy (2001-2010) – Chapter 21 – title: URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Oct 19, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on National Development Strategy (2001-2010) – Chapter 21 – title: URBAN DEVELOPMENT

DEAR EDITOR, Against the background of the current Commission of Inquiry into the Mayor & City Councillors of Georgetown, it is perhaps not inappropriate to revisit the accompanying copy of...

Mistakes do have consequences

Oct 19, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Mistakes do have consequences

DEAR EDITOR, It is no doubt that the APNU-AFC coalition has made some mistakes during its short but commendable term of being in office as the Government of Guyana. However, such blunders have a way...

There should be a rotating Mayor

Oct 19, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on There should be a rotating Mayor

DEAR EDITOR, With time ticking on the life of the reviled Mayor and Councillors of the City of Georgetown, maybe the candidates who are now seeking to be elected to this municipality can use the...

MURDER OF A REPORTER

Oct 19, 2018 KNews Editorial Comments Off on MURDER OF A REPORTER

Perhaps the world will never know the whole truth behind the disappearance and probably murder of Washington Post reporter and Saudi Arabia native, Jamal Khashoggi. But one thing is certain, the...

Merrill Lynch makes play ahead of Sovereign Wealth Fund establishment

Oct 18, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Merrill Lynch makes play ahead of Sovereign Wealth Fund establishment

United States wealth management entity, Merrill Lynch, has started engaging Guyana ahead of the implementation of the Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF). Officials of the company met separately in recent...

Berbice Bridge Company officially informs Govt. of toll increase

Oct 18, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Berbice Bridge Company officially informs Govt. of toll increase

…insists it has powers to do so after “consulting” with Minister One day after dropping a bombshell and sparking a tsunami of protests across the country over new tolls for vehicular traffic,...

Murder of Berbice carpenter… Five accused to face High Court trial

Oct 18, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Murder of Berbice carpenter… Five accused to face High Court trial

The five men who were charged with the murder of carpenter Faiyaz Narinedatt, whose body battered body was found along the Number 72 Village public road, were yesterday committed to stand trial at...

Six held, firearms and loot recovered from Parika robbery

Oct 18, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Six held, firearms and loot recovered from Parika robbery

Prompt action by ‘D’ Division police ranks guided by the Divisional Commander, has led to the arrest of six men and the recovery of firearms and articles that were stolen during a robbery at...

Ruling on validity of GECOM Chair’s selection expected today

Oct 18, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Ruling on validity of GECOM Chair’s selection expected today

The Court of Appeal is expected to hand down its ruling in the case of Mustapha vs. the Attorney General today. The case surrounds an appeal to a ruling made in June by Chief Justice (ag) Roxanne...

Jagdeo blames Ramjattan’s incompetence for recent prison fiasco

Oct 18, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Jagdeo blames Ramjattan’s incompetence for recent prison fiasco

Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo is blaming the incompetence of Public Security Minister, Khemraj Ramjattan, for the recent unrest at the Lusignan Prison, which saw the escape of three prisoners,...

Con man gets 30 years for rape

Oct 18, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Con man gets 30 years for rape

High Court Judge Jo Ann Barlow imposed a 30-year jail sentenced on 38-year-old Troy Webster, who was yesterday convicted of rape by a 12-member mixed jury. The jury found that on November 21, 2015,...

Ramjattan getting bad name fuh Lusignan

Oct 18, 2018 KNews Dem Boys Seh, News Comments Off on Ramjattan getting bad name fuh Lusignan

When de PPP can support prison riots things really. De party run out of things to criticize de coalition. Three prisoners get away from Lusignan de same time de guards was sleeping. When people start...

Guyanese student is top regional 2018 CAPE performer

Oct 18, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese student is top regional 2018 CAPE performer

QC to receive School of the Year award Guyana has yet another year claimed the top spot at the regionally offered Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination [CAPE]. The top performer is Aadilah Ali,...

Caribbean Airlines in talks to set up local base

Oct 18, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Caribbean Airlines in talks to set up local base

By Kemol King Garvin Madera, Chief Executive Officer of Caribbean Airlines Limited (CAL) has indicated that the carrier is currently in talks with the necessary stakeholders to establish a local...

Any fool can answer a question on oil contract renegotiation – Greenidge

Oct 18, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Any fool can answer a question on oil contract renegotiation – Greenidge

…Foreign Minister takes offence to KN questions to T&T PM Foreign Affairs Minister Carl Greenidge yesterday expressed his displeasure with the media, particularly Kaieteur News, over questions...

Bakewell Junior tennis tournament concludes Massy Industries 1st on board for Cup of Guianas

Oct 18, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Bakewell Junior tennis tournament concludes Massy Industries 1st on board for Cup of Guianas

The fifth annual Bakewell Juniors Open Tennis Championship which concluded last Friday was used as the preparation tournament for the team which will be representing Guyana in Suriname next week....

Hamilton Green 9-a-side Inter-Ward/ Village KO Cup Den Amstel CC in prime shape for Sunday’s start

Oct 18, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Hamilton Green 9-a-side Inter-Ward/ Village KO Cup Den Amstel CC in prime shape for Sunday’s start

The countdown has begun for the highly anticipated commencement of the Hamilton Green 9-a-side Inter-Ward/ Village KO Cup which is being held to commemorate the 84th Birth Anniversary of the former...

Essequibo/Pomeroon FA Senior League Essequibo TI notch back to back wins; Mainstay thump Dartmouth

Oct 18, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Essequibo/Pomeroon FA Senior League Essequibo TI notch back to back wins; Mainstay thump Dartmouth

Featuring a number of talented players the Essequibo Technical Institute (ETI) has continued to send a stern warning to their rivals when they registered their second win in as many matches following...

East Bank FA Senior KO to kick off on Sunday at Diamond Ground Thirteen clubs to contest

Oct 18, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on East Bank FA Senior KO to kick off on Sunday at Diamond Ground Thirteen clubs to contest

Senior players are bracing for a return to competitive football on the East Bank from Sunday when the East Bank Football Association (EBFA) kicks off a knockout competition that will ultimately see...

CC Women’s World T20 2018, West Indies… Period for vending opens at Providence

Oct 18, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on CC Women’s World T20 2018, West Indies… Period for vending opens at Providence

New and established entrepreneurs are invited to be part of history, as vendors, for the upcoming International Cricket Council (ICC) Women’s World T20 which opens on November 9 at Providence. The...

GBTI on board with GMRSC’s Ignite

Oct 18, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on GBTI on board with GMRSC’s Ignite

The Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry has announced its partnership with the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club for the upcoming Ignite meet which is scheduled for November 10 & 11 at the South...

BCB/New Building Society 2nd Division Tournament continues in Berbice

Oct 18, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on BCB/New Building Society 2nd Division Tournament continues in Berbice

The Berbice Cricket Board organised New Building Society sponsored 40-Overs Round Robin Second Division Tournament for over 80 teams in the County of Berbice continued last weekend with several...

‘Bragging Rights’ street football tourney launched

Oct 18, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on ‘Bragging Rights’ street football tourney launched

Freedom Family Entertainment in collaboration with the Ansa Mcal Trading and the National Sports Commission (NSC) yesterday launched the ‘Bragging Rights’ Beach Football tournament which will see...

From opening batsman to fast bowling all-rounder Pestano fast becoming a pest to Regional batsmen

Oct 18, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on From opening batsman to fast bowling all-rounder Pestano fast becoming a pest to Regional batsmen

By Sean Devers in Trinidad In association with Regal, Vnet, Noble House Seafoods & Cascadia Hotel Many might not remember that when Clinton Pestano first played for Guyana in the 2005 Regional...

EPA has no department monitoring EIAs – Exec. Director confirms

Oct 18, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on EPA has no department monitoring EIAs – Exec. Director confirms

By Kiana Wilburg With the burgeoning oil and gas sector on the way, it will be incumbent on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to sharpen its evaluation skills for Environmental Impact...

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Hridoy ensures draw in Sylhet; WI beat Bangladesh 1-0 in series

Nov 09, 2026

Cricinfo – With an 82 in the fourth innings, Towhid Hridoy ensured Bangladesh completed a hard-fought draw against West Indies in the Sylhet Test. The visitors clinched the series 1-0 on...

What is right is right, and what is wrong is wrong

Nov 09, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – There are moments in the political life of every nation when the character of its people is tested by whether they have the courage to condemn wrongdoing when it is committed against those with whom they disagree. It is easy to champion justice when the victim belongs to your...

A Divided World: A Commonwealth Opportunity

Nov 01, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – When Commonwealth leaders gather in Antigua and Barbuda from 1st to 4th November, they should address a question that reaches beyond their association: how can countries of different size, wealth and outlook sustain cooperation in a world increasingly...

Light and darkness, lips to life

Nov 09, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The light that shines over Guyana must be at its dazzling purest. Not a speck of darkness on the horizon. Not a stray dark spot in the cupboard or under the carpet. When light is at its brightest, what chance for darkness to show its face, to linger? On the occasion of...

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