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The No-confidence vote… I rejected Ramjattan’s offer of police protection – Charandass Persaud

Dec 25, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on The No-confidence vote… I rejected Ramjattan’s offer of police protection – Charandass Persaud

Charrandass Persaud trusted no one in the immediate aftermath of his bold vote in favour of the no-confidence motion on Friday. Kaieteur News has been speaking to Persaud since his decision,...

CJIA’s US$150M and counting… Not yet commissioned, Arrivals terminal inadequate

Dec 25, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on CJIA’s US$150M and counting… Not yet commissioned, Arrivals terminal inadequate

A modified terminal building at the Timehri airport is already facing constraints, and it is not even commissioned as yet. Passengers disclosed that the brand new Arrivals terminal, located at...

Jagdeo rules out Ramson – “I would not vote any newbie to be presidential candidate”

Dec 25, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Jagdeo rules out Ramson – “I would not vote any newbie to be presidential candidate”

By Abena Rockcliffe-Campbell Leader of the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C), Bharrat Jagdeo is not in favour of Charles Ramson being the party’s presidential candidate in the upcoming...

SOCU raids ‘Big Head’ properties

Dec 25, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on SOCU raids ‘Big Head’ properties

Investigators probing money laundering allegations against extradited businessman, Shervington ‘Big Head’ Lovell, have started raiding his properties. In the last few days, two hotels,...

Cabinet sub-committee exploring legal options following No-Confidence Vote

Dec 25, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Cabinet sub-committee exploring legal options following No-Confidence Vote

Not so fast. After accepting Friday’s historic no-confidence vote in Parliament, the Government said it is exploring the legal and constitutional aspects of the decision. In response to the...

EPA’s $624M Budget does not cater for oil preparations – Agency needs 165 more professionals to be effective

Dec 25, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on EPA’s $624M Budget does not cater for oil preparations – Agency needs 165 more professionals to be effective

By Kiana Wilburg The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will be one of the key regulatory agencies in Guyana’s petroleum sector. However, the agency’s 2019 budget does not cater for oil...

Opposition Leader warns govt. to perform only routine functions

Dec 25, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Opposition Leader warns govt. to perform only routine functions

The government is not in a position where it should be signing any new deals for projects. Instead, it should only execute routine functions related to the running of the country. This statement was...

Govt practising jumbie mathematics

Dec 25, 2018 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Govt practising jumbie mathematics

A bird dat sitting on a tree never frighten de branch break because is not dat it trust de branch but it trust its own wings. De lesson is, ‘Always believe in youself’. Dem didn’t strengthen...

New High Court rules require tweaking

Dec 25, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on New High Court rules require tweaking

While the new Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) or High Court rules have been yielding positive changes in the area of judicial case management, there are some aspects of the mechanism which require...

Rape convicts appeal “excessive” sentences

Dec 25, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Rape convicts appeal “excessive” sentences

An appeal has been filed on behalf of 43-year-old Sean Trotman, the father of three who was convicted and sentence to 45 years’ imprisonment for raping an underage girl. In September 2015,...

Guyana to play in T&T and Canadian indoor competitions early 2019

Dec 25, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana to play in T&T and Canadian indoor competitions early 2019

Guyana’s male and female hockey teams are scheduled to visit Canada in March 2019, a move which will ensure the continuity of the sport’s development in Guyana. This disclosure was made by...

Chanderpaul, Mohamed guide Everest Masters to seven-wicket win over Media XI

Dec 25, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Chanderpaul, Mohamed guide Everest Masters to seven-wicket win over Media XI

Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Saheed Mohamed struck half centuries to guide host Everest Masters to a seven-wicket win over the Media XI when the teams collided on Saturday last in a 25-over affair....

GBA President donates Boxing Gear to Sophia Boxing Gym

Dec 25, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on GBA President donates Boxing Gear to Sophia Boxing Gym

President of the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) Steve Ninvalle on Sunday donated Boxing Gear which included Gloves, Head Gear, Groin Protectors, mouth guards and Jerseys to the Sophia...

Fisherman Masters reward players and fans

Dec 25, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Fisherman Masters reward players and fans

Fisherman Masters have grown from strength to strength in the softball arena for the past year and on Sunday night last at an appreciation ceremony held at M and M Investment Inc, Peter’s...

UDFA GT Beer Football at Linden tomorrow Botafago open defence against Topp XX……Eagles to meet either Hi Stars or Capital FC

Dec 25, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on UDFA GT Beer Football at Linden tomorrow Botafago open defence against Topp XX……Eagles to meet either Hi Stars or Capital FC

Uncertainly lies for one of the double header matches set for tomorrow night, Boxing Night, when the Upper Demerara Football Association GT Beer football championship continues at the...

Bakewell supports GFF-Exxonmobil International Futsal Festival

Dec 25, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Bakewell supports GFF-Exxonmobil International Futsal Festival

Bakewell, one of the Guyana’s largest bakery establishments, is the latest member of corporate Guyana to throw their support behind the GFF-ExxonMobil International Futsal Festival scheduled...

GFF-STAG “Super 16” Yearend Tournament GGDMA makes monetary donation Revised fixtures with venue change

Dec 25, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFF-STAG “Super 16” Yearend Tournament GGDMA makes monetary donation Revised fixtures with venue change

With the grand finals set for January 1 at the GFC Ground, Bourda, the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) has donated an undisclosed monetary sum to the GFF-Stag “Super 16”...

GFF/Stag Super 16 – Quarter Finals Block buster double set for Golden Grove today; Leonora hosts tomorrow’s action

Dec 25, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFF/Stag Super 16 – Quarter Finals Block buster double set for Golden Grove today; Leonora hosts tomorrow’s action

The quest to make it to the semifinals of the GFF/Stag Super 16 2018/2019 edition will commence this evening at the Golden Grove Ground where the first two quarter finals matches will be...

Atkinson Brothers Football – Moruka Reval Harris helment-trick leads Atkinson Brothers U-15 to comfortable win

Dec 25, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Atkinson Brothers Football – Moruka Reval Harris helment-trick leads Atkinson Brothers U-15 to comfortable win

A number of teams recorded victories in the latest round of play in the 8th Annual Atkinson Brothers Floodlights Football being played at the Kumaka Recreation Ground in Moruca; following are the...

Section of Diamond Secondary gutted by early morning blaze

Dec 25, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Section of Diamond Secondary gutted by early morning blaze

Diamond Secondary School has suffered a second misfortune in two months. A building in the middle section of the school’s compound was yesterday gutted by an early morning fire of unknown origin....

AAG starts season with Cross Country event

Dec 25, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on AAG starts season with Cross Country event

The Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) began its calendar of activities on Sunday last with a Cross Country event along the inner track of the National Park. The event saw a total six clubs...

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ONE AND ALL

Dec 25, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ONE AND ALL

Today is Christmas Day, the day that the Christian community celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ. We at Kaieteur News join our Christian brothers and sisters to observe this special day as we...

The AFC can still have the last laugh

Dec 25, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on The AFC can still have the last laugh

The government still has not learnt its lesson. It has failed to grasp how its treatment of the Alliance For Change may have triggered one of the AFC’s parliamentarians to support the no-confidence...

Christmas after 30 years as a columnist

Dec 25, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Christmas after 30 years as a columnist

This year marked thirty years that I have been a newspaper columnist. Each year, I have done an article related to Christmas or had some bearing or relevance to this day. Obviously, the question must...

An Unorthodox Christmas Tale

Dec 25, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on An Unorthodox Christmas Tale

By Sharmain Grainger T’was a few minutes before Christmas morning dawned; a bell jingled followed by an illustrious “Ho! Ho! Ho!” Indeed someone, something or both had just landed on the...

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The PPP/C’s greatest liability

Peeping Tom Kaieteur News- One might have expected that a ruling party basking in the largesse of oil wealth would chart... more