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BCB 2019 Mike’s Pharmacy Under-15 Tournament Rose Hall Town Farfan & Mendes, Tucber Park CC and Rose Hall Canje record victories

BCB 2019 Mike’s Pharmacy Under-15 Tournament Rose Hall Town Farfan & Mendes, Tucber Park CC and Rose Hall Canje record victories

Nov 25, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on BCB 2019 Mike’s Pharmacy Under-15 Tournament Rose Hall Town Farfan & Mendes, Tucber Park CC and Rose Hall Canje record victories

The Berbice Cricket Board as part of its early preparation for the 2019 Under-15 Inter-county Tournament, on Sunday last started its 2019 Mike’s Pharmacy Under-15 Championship. A total of fifteen...

BCB/RHTYSC/GBTI Inter-Secondary School Under-19 Cricket Tournament Chanderpaul Govindan spearheads JC Chandisingh Secondary School to Title

BCB/RHTYSC/GBTI Inter-Secondary School Under-19 Cricket Tournament Chanderpaul Govindan spearheads JC Chandisingh Secondary School to Title

Nov 25, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on BCB/RHTYSC/GBTI Inter-Secondary School Under-19 Cricket Tournament Chanderpaul Govindan spearheads JC Chandisingh Secondary School to Title

A brilliant innings of 46 from Berbice Under-17 player Chanderpaul Govindan spearheaded J.C. Chandisingh Secondary School to Championship honours in the Final of the Berbice Cricket Board organised...

Caribbean Boxing Championships ‘Bajans’ coming for Guyana gold

Caribbean Boxing Championships ‘Bajans’ coming for Guyana gold

Nov 25, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Caribbean Boxing Championships ‘Bajans’ coming for Guyana gold

The Barbados Boxing Association (BBA) will be sending a 13-man contingent comprising of 10-fighters to contest the 2018 Caribbean Boxing Championships (CBC) which will be held here in Guyana at the...

Guyana, Aruba to have direct flights soon

Guyana, Aruba to have direct flights soon

Nov 25, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana, Aruba to have direct flights soon

Representatives of Guyana and Aruba have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to initiate the process for the facilitation of direct flights between the two countries. The signing took place at...

Police probe alleged assault of Market Supervisor

Police probe alleged assault of Market Supervisor

Nov 25, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Police probe alleged assault of Market Supervisor

The Port Mourant Overseer, Boodwattie Ramnarine, has once again found herself in the news after she reportedly physically assaulted the Market Supervisor for the Port Mourant Market. The assault...

‘G’ Division committed to eradicating criminal activities during holiday season.

‘G’ Division committed to eradicating criminal activities during holiday season.

Nov 25, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on ‘G’ Division committed to eradicating criminal activities during holiday season.

As the holiday season approaches, it is likely that there will be a nationwide influx of visitors, accompanied by an increase in commercial activities and road traffic, hence the opportunities for...

ADOPTING THE INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM OF UNITS (SI) FOR TRADE IN GUYANA

ADOPTING THE INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM OF UNITS (SI) FOR TRADE IN GUYANA

Nov 25, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Standards in Focus Comments Off on ADOPTING THE INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM OF UNITS (SI) FOR TRADE IN GUYANA

The International System of Units is the modern form of the metric system, and is the most widely used system of measurement in the world. It comprises a coherent system of units of...

Commonwealth wants developing countries to access billions in foreign aid

Commonwealth wants developing countries to access billions in foreign aid

Nov 25, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Commonwealth wants developing countries to access billions in foreign aid

LONDON – CMC – The Commonwealth Secretary General, Dame Patricia Scotland says a new study has shown that small member states could be losing out on US$4.5 billion of overseas development...

NA Technical Institute records major science improvement, certifies 123

NA Technical Institute records major science improvement, certifies 123

Nov 25, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on NA Technical Institute records major science improvement, certifies 123

A total of 123 students graduated from the New Amsterdam Technical Institute (NATI) on Wednesday during its 46th convocation and Prize Giving Ceremony. The graduates are now skilled in various areas...

EU, Guyana conclude Voluntary Partnership Agreement on Forest Law

EU, Guyana conclude Voluntary Partnership Agreement on Forest Law

Nov 25, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on EU, Guyana conclude Voluntary Partnership Agreement on Forest Law

The EU and Guyana have concluded negotiations on a Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) on Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT). The new agreement will give EU-based timber buyers...

An advocate for the rights of her people, Laura George is a ‘Special Person’

An advocate for the rights of her people, Laura George is a ‘Special Person’

Nov 25, 2018 KNews Special Person Comments Off on An advocate for the rights of her people, Laura George is a ‘Special Person’

Pull Quote: “There were leaders before me – community leaders, community members – who stood up against political pressure and continued articulating, lobbying and advocating for the rights of...

Kaieteur News Cartoon

Kaieteur News Cartoon

Nov 25, 2018 KNews Cartoons, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Kaieteur News Cartoon

Guyana elected Vice-President in key mercury forum|

Guyana elected Vice-President in key mercury forum|

Nov 25, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana elected Vice-President in key mercury forum|

In recognition of the strides that Guyana has made in implementing the Minimata Convention, Guyana has been nominated to serve on the Bureau of the Conference of Partiesto the Minamata Conference on...

Coping with the OECD reality

Coping with the OECD reality

Nov 25, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on Coping with the OECD reality

By Sir Ronald Sanders Demands of the rich man’s club, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), have once again created disarray in the Caribbean. It is a disarray to which...

The AFC is not ‘dead meat’… at least not as yet

The AFC is not ‘dead meat’… at least not as yet

Nov 25, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The AFC is not ‘dead meat’… at least not as yet

The results of the local government elections (LGE) of 12th November have finally been declared. Finally and much relief! The reason for the long delay in declaring the results may have had to do the...

Evidently, government doesn’t care or refuses to learn from its recent defeat

Evidently, government doesn’t care or refuses to learn from its recent defeat

Nov 25, 2018 KNews Eye on Guyana with Lincoln Lewis, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Evidently, government doesn’t care or refuses to learn from its recent defeat

While the Coalition Government is lauded for early preparations of the National Budget, which allows stakeholders insight into the administration’s forecast and programmes for the coming fiscal...

The grim tale of child murderers

The grim tale of child murderers

Nov 25, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on The grim tale of child murderers

Yesterday, I had cause to ask a colleague whether there would be no end to the senseless killings. My comments were sparked by the news late Friday night that there was the killing of another...

Where is Roger Brandt? …the man who police believe murdered an old fruit-seller

Where is Roger Brandt? …the man who police believe murdered an old fruit-seller

Nov 25, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery Comments Off on Where is Roger Brandt? …the man who police believe murdered an old fruit-seller

By Michael Jordan The man who came to kill 74-year-old Khirul Najidam seemed to know her routine well. He sneaked into her Lot 1215 Gaulding Place, South Ruimveldt home after midday, when the...

The Story Within The Story… Losing respect for the House

The Story Within The Story… Losing respect for the House

Nov 25, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on The Story Within The Story… Losing respect for the House

Leonard Gildarie In the past few weeks, quite a few things have dominated the news. For me the two that stood out (and one which was heavily debated), were the Report of the Auditor General of...

Ministry of Public Infrastructure and the dead country

Ministry of Public Infrastructure and the dead country

Nov 25, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Ministry of Public Infrastructure and the dead country

Any person even without a high school education that drives often in Georgetown has to know that the totality of road networks in the capital has become a jungle of countless vehicles of all shapes....

What’s next for the Coalition?

What’s next for the Coalition?

Nov 25, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Hinds' Sight with Dr. David Hinds Comments Off on What’s next for the Coalition?

The responses to the results of the Local Government Elections (LGE) from both sides of the political divide have been most revealing. The PPP, not unexpectedly, claimed victory and proceeded to file...

The culture of the ‘killer’ gun

The culture of the ‘killer’ gun

Nov 25, 2018 KNews Countryman, Features / Columnists Comments Off on The culture of the ‘killer’ gun

By Dennis Nichols You’ve probably heard it a thousand times, “Guns don’t kill people; people do!” So true, but spoken so glibly that it rolls off the tongue like a well-rehearsed mantra. Yet...

Ice and heat treatments: When and how they should be used

Ice and heat treatments: When and how they should be used

Nov 25, 2018 KNews Dr Zulfikar Bux Comments Off on Ice and heat treatments: When and how they should be used

By Dr. Zulfikar Bux Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine Heat and ice have been used for many years to treat pain and to reduce swelling, and many people have found them effective. More...

The Baccoo speaks

The Baccoo speaks

Nov 25, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo speaks

The Christmas season is always a busy time for shoppers. At the same time there are the opportunists. Two of them would be caught trying to rob a shopper. Public-spirited citizens would make the...

ImmigrationINFO Immigration News For Our Community Understanding Visa Availability and Priority Dates

ImmigrationINFO Immigration News For Our Community Understanding Visa Availability and Priority Dates

Nov 25, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on ImmigrationINFO Immigration News For Our Community Understanding Visa Availability and Priority Dates

By Attorney Gail S. Seeram Many of my clients often ask why the wait is so long for the issuance of visas. The Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) sets the number of immigrant visas that may be...

Minister Ramson hails Harpy Eagles Championship team following return home

Minister Ramson hails Harpy Eagles Championship team following return...

Apr 14, 2025

Kaieteur Sports- Reigning champions Guyana Harpy Eagles returned to home soil yesterday, to fanfare and a warm reception following their untouched dominance following the end of this season’s...

GFF hosted first Referee Introductory Course for 2025

GFF hosted first Referee Introductory Course for...

Apr 14, 2025

Ninvalle congratulates Harpy Eagles on West Indies Four-Day three-peat

Ninvalle congratulates Harpy Eagles on West...

Apr 14, 2025

Wharton’s weighty five inspires Chase quarterfinal win

Wharton’s weighty five inspires Chase...

Apr 14, 2025

Vryman’s Erven Secondary wins inaugural tournament

Vryman’s Erven Secondary wins inaugural...

Apr 14, 2025

Pele FC Alumni Corp. 2025 Youth Development Seminar set for April 22 & 23

Pele FC Alumni Corp. 2025 Youth Development...

Apr 14, 2025

The theatre of protest and the death of reason

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- The recent deaths of two young men in Linden demand investigation and truth. But they also... more

Collaborative Government–Private Sector Action Imperative for a Resilient Trade Future

By Sir Ronald Sanders Kaieteur News- On April 9, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump announced a 90-day suspension of the higher... more

Resign or be removed

Hard Truths… By GHK Lall Kaieteur News- In four words, attorney-at-law, Ms. Melinda Janki, cut to the quick in the... more