October 2018

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Govt’s ‘lack of funds’ claim forced GTU to negotiate for three years – GTU President

Oct 17, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Govt’s ‘lack of funds’ claim forced GTU to negotiate for three years – GTU President

A revised decision to negotiate salary increases for public school teachers for three years instead of five years was solely the decision of the Guyana Teachers Union [GTU] and not an imposition by...

Natural Resources Ministry still has active role in Energy Sector

Oct 17, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Natural Resources Ministry still has active role in Energy Sector

The Ministry of Natural Resources is unable to completely divorce itself from oil and gas related matters at this time. This is simply because the Ministry is still in control of finances for the...

Concacaf U20 Men’s Championship…..CANU conducts drug awareness session with National U20 team

Oct 17, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Concacaf U20 Men’s Championship…..CANU conducts drug awareness session with National U20 team

Georgetown: The Guyana Football Federation facilitated a drug awareness session with the National U20 squad as the team prepares to travel to Florida, USA for the Concacaf U20 Men’s Championship...

Berbice October 2018 Criminal session opens

Oct 17, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Berbice October 2018 Criminal session opens

The 2018 October Criminal session of The Berbice High Court opened yesterday outside the Berbice High Court building on Esplanade Road New Amsterdam. The Parade and March past was commanded by...

BCB Skyy Vodka 20/20 Tournament… Rose Hall Town Gizmos & Gadgets crowned champion as BCB completes 11th Tournament

Oct 17, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on BCB Skyy Vodka 20/20 Tournament… Rose Hall Town Gizmos & Gadgets crowned champion as BCB completes 11th Tournament

Rose Hall Town Gizmos & Gadgets on Sunday last added another championship title to their trophy cupboard when they easily defeated Upper Corentyne by 64 runs at the No. 69 Ground to be crowned...

Fly Jamaica on board for GSCL Inc Prime Minister’s Cup 2

Oct 17, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Fly Jamaica on board for GSCL Inc Prime Minister’s Cup 2

Fly Jamaica has thrown their support behind the Georgetown Softball Cricket League (GSCL) Inc for the staging of the Prime Minister’s Cup 2 which is set to commence on October 19 in Georgetown. At...

BCB/Pepsi 50-Overs First Division Tournament 2nd round… RHT Gizmos, Port Mourant, West Berbice, Young Warriors, Blairmont record victories

Oct 17, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on BCB/Pepsi 50-Overs First Division Tournament 2nd round… RHT Gizmos, Port Mourant, West Berbice, Young Warriors, Blairmont record victories

The hectic cricket season of the Berbice Cricket Board for 2018 continued on Saturday last with five 2nd Round Matches at venues across the Ancient County. Rose Hall Town Gizmos & Gadgets, Port...

GFF investigates indiscipline involving players during Revival Cup

Oct 17, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFF investigates indiscipline involving players during Revival Cup

The Guyana Football Federation has commenced an investigation into a physical altercation, which occurred at the GFA-IMC Revival Cup, on Sunday, October 16 at Fruta Conquerors FC Ground, Tucville....

Mike’s Wellman, SVC All stars, Farm triumph

Oct 17, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Mike’s Wellman, SVC All stars, Farm triumph

Mike’s Wellman, SVC All stars and Farm recorded victories when the Trophy Stall, Back to Eden, Permaul’s Trading and Khan’s Trading softball tournament continued on Sunday last at Malteenoes...

RHTY&SC, MS congratulates Clinton Pestano on historic hat-trick for Guyana

Oct 17, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on RHTY&SC, MS congratulates Clinton Pestano on historic hat-trick for Guyana

The Patron, President, Executives and Members of the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club, MS would like to congratulate our fellow club member Clinton Pestano on his remarkable achievement of...

Gobinraj Hemraj Century highlights ECCCC/Banks Beer 100 Ball tournament

Oct 17, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Gobinraj Hemraj Century highlights ECCCC/Banks Beer 100 Ball tournament

The Enmore CCCC 100 ball cricket tournament got off to a rousing start on Sunday with ten games across five venues on the East Coast of Demerara. This competition is organized by the ECCCC in...

37 murder cases for this Berbice session

Oct 17, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on 37 murder cases for this Berbice session

Of 42 persons in the New Amsterdam prison awaiting trial a whopping 37 persons are awaiting trial for murder. This information was related in a jail delivery presented by the New Amsterdam Prison...

Lethem packed as second annual town week begins

Oct 17, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Lethem packed as second annual town week begins

The border town of Lethem is illuminated this week as its second annual Town Week celebrations get underway. The week of activities started with an interfaith church service on Sunday and...

Local government elections will make little difference

Oct 17, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Local government elections will make little difference

Are we fooling ourselves into believing that local government elections will change things in Guyana? What will it change? Local government in Guyana faces three main challenges. Having local...

Work to begin on new Demerara Bridge next year

Oct 17, 2018 KNews Court Stories, News Comments Off on Work to begin on new Demerara Bridge next year

The Ministry of Public Infrastructure (MOPI) will be moving ahead with the New Demerara Harbour Bridge this year with the intention to begin actual work on the much need crossing in 2019. In a recent...

$75,000 bail for possession of ‘Ecstasy’

Oct 17, 2018 KNews Court Stories, News Comments Off on $75,000 bail for possession of ‘Ecstasy’

Thirty-two-year-old Steve Fiedtkou of Mandela Avenue was once again put before the court, this time, in relation to possession of Ecstasy. The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charge which alleged...

Armed perpetrators pounce on Bush Lot Chinese Restaurant. -escape with undisclosed amount of cash

Oct 17, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Armed perpetrators pounce on Bush Lot Chinese Restaurant. -escape with undisclosed amount of cash

The Su Mamoo Chinese Restaurant located at Bush Lot Village, Corentyne, Berbice is the latest armed robbery victim. According to the officer in charge of crime, Chabinauth Singh, three men gained...

Regulations proposed to debar errant contractors

Oct 17, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Regulations proposed to debar errant contractors

The Public Procurement Commission (PPC) has launched consultations to familiarise public authorities on proposed regulatio ns which would make it easier to debar contractors who do substandard work....

Whimpering thoroughbreds are whimsically running in Whim

Oct 17, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Whimpering thoroughbreds are whimsically running in Whim

Writing in his Chronicle column (the newspaper which some observers claim has destroyed the legacy of Moses Nagamootoo), the PM wrote; “In my home area, Whim-Bloomfield, detractors had peddled that...

Zero Hunger: our actions today are our future tomorrow

Oct 17, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Zero Hunger: our actions today are our future tomorrow

By José Graziano da Silva Director-General, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Just three years ago, in September 2015, all United Nations Member States approved the 2030 Agenda...

There are absolutely no possible conflict of interest issues in this instance

Oct 17, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on There are absolutely no possible conflict of interest issues in this instance

DEAR EDITOR, I bought a copy of the Stabroek News on Monday and read with astonishment an article on possible conflict of interest issues pertaining to Minister Cathy Hughes’ membership in Cabinet...

What have Mr Holland and the APNU leadership done for young people in Linden and Region 10 in general?

Oct 17, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on What have Mr Holland and the APNU leadership done for young people in Linden and Region 10 in general?

DEAR EDITOR, Carwyn Holland’s missive which found its way into the Guyana’s Chronicle of October 15th under the caption: “Is Guyana your property Jagdeo?” reveals the panic and desperation...

GECOM sends away Seventh-day Adventists from elections training

Oct 17, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on GECOM sends away Seventh-day Adventists from elections training

DEAR EDITOR, Has the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) gained the authority to overrule the Constitution of Guyana? How many Election Officials/Officers/Trainers have the power to discriminate...

A matter of integrity

Oct 17, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on A matter of integrity

DEAR EDITOR, Kaieteur News reports on Tuesday, October 16, 2018, that “the Integrity Commission does not intend to pursue declaration of assets and liabilities from public officials which should...

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: A SOCIAL DILEMMA

Oct 17, 2018 KNews Editorial Comments Off on DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: A SOCIAL DILEMMA

Signs are not simply to be read but to be believed and followed. If they are directional they will guide us to our desired destination. If they are warning or danger signs, they will protect us from...

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(Kaieteur News) – Guyana’s economic gurus would do well to put aside, if only for a moment, their celebratory charts, their impressive growth statistics, the glossy Article IV IMF reports and their seemingly inexhaustible supply of reasons why everything is proceeding according to plan, and...

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By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – On 19 October, accepting the award of Ukraine’s Order of Merit, I said that my commitment to Ukraine rests on a principle essential to small nations everywhere: sovereignty is the freedom to govern ourselves, preserve our identity and decide our future....

India’s cockroaches, Guyana’s parasites

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(Kaieteur News) – Police out in force. Tens of thousands in India. Is there a war? Indeed, there is. The Modi government apparently has scant tolerance for students, young unemployed and, of course, Muslims. Hence, that ready army of cops with sticks, and demonstrators ready to go to...

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