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Petra contributing to keeping field football alive in a major way

Jan 08, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Petra contributing to keeping field football alive in a major way

By Calvin Chapman In its seventh year, the Petra Sports Coordinating company, under the stewardship of Director Troy Mendonca, continues to promote exciting football tournaments that have kept fans...

Mocha “Sixth Bridge” finally rebuilt

Jan 08, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Mocha “Sixth Bridge” finally rebuilt

-but “Fifth Bridge” begins to deteriorate The reconstruction of the Mocha/ Arcadia “Sixth Bridge” which is one access areas to and from the community is once accessible to the members...

RHTY&SC Cricket Teams launch 2018 Calendar of Activities

Jan 08, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on RHTY&SC Cricket Teams launch 2018 Calendar of Activities

– Target 700 Programmes/Activities The ten Cricket Teams and the Over-35 Group of the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club, MS on Tuesday 2nd January, 2018 launched their 2018 Calendar of...

Prem Persaud softball tourney set to resume shortly in Wakenaam

Jan 08, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Prem Persaud softball tourney set to resume shortly in Wakenaam

Following a break due to the holiday season, the Prem Persaud 15-over softball competition is set to resume shortly at Sewram’s Tarmac in Belle Plaine, Wakenaam. The competition is being played on...

14 cases completed in last session of Essequibo, Berbice Assizes

Jan 08, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on 14 cases completed in last session of Essequibo, Berbice Assizes

According to information released from the chambers of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), six and eight matters were disposed of at the October session of the Essequibo and Berbice Criminal...

Research project to engage places of worship in promoting healthcare

Jan 08, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Research project to engage places of worship in promoting healthcare

A three-year project will be engaging churches, temples and mosques in health promotion activities to reduce chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) which include diabetes, high blood pressure,...

Disappearance of six-year-old…With no corpse found, is a confession enough to charge?

Jan 08, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Disappearance of six-year-old…With no corpse found, is a confession enough to charge?

Having apparently lived with a guilty conscience for two years, a father of two finally broke his silence and led detectives to a dumpsite in Anna Regina, Essequibo where he claimed he buried...

A rape did occur last year in Parliament

Jan 08, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on A rape did occur last year in Parliament

Looking back at the year that has just gone by, it should not be hard to come up with some very disgraceful acts, one of which was the behaviour of a few female PPP parliamentarians. Last year, while...

The experts say ‘A’ and the government says ‘B’

Jan 08, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The experts say ‘A’ and the government says ‘B’

It is incomprehensible that any government would establish a Commission of Inquiry into the sugar industry and then act completely contrary to the recommendations and findings of that Commission....

REFLECTION

Jan 08, 2018 KNews Editorial Comments Off on REFLECTION

Many have welcomed the arrival of 2018 with prayers, hymn singing and the ringing of bells. For others, it was either staying home,drinking or shaking a leg on the dance floor or witnessing the many...

Racism, Sexism and Omission in Sexual Harassment

Jan 08, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Racism, Sexism and Omission in Sexual Harassment

Dear Editor, Did Anita Hill’s testimony really pave the way for a watershed moment on sexual harassment? Was America’s consciousness level regarding sexual harassment raised? There have been...

As he prepares to bow out…Linden Mayor Carwyn Holland satisfied with his accomplishments

Jan 08, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on As he prepares to bow out…Linden Mayor Carwyn Holland satisfied with his accomplishments

Linden’s Mayor Carwyn Holland will be demitting office at the end of March. Looking back upon his tenure, this Gardenia Street, Wismar resident has expressed satisfaction with quite a few...

There must be a serious effort to save Rupununi youths

Jan 08, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on There must be a serious effort to save Rupununi youths

Dear Editor, Our young adults of Lethem and other parts of the Rupununi districts, are now becoming the most vulnerable to trans-border criminal activities, with links to organized gang members of...

A human trafficker back then?

Jan 08, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on A human trafficker back then?

Dear Editor, Reading about “people trafficking” takes me back to 1950 in my first B.G. civil service job, at around age 20. Every day on the way back from lunch just before 1.00 pm, a mature man...

Over 400 families benefit from training programmes in 2017

Jan 08, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Over 400 families benefit from training programmes in 2017

– Min of Social Protection With a target of 280 parents for 2017, there were 411 parents who were able to benefit from the capacity building programme established under the Ministry of Social...

The problem with the gas from the oil exploration

Jan 08, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on The problem with the gas from the oil exploration

Dear Editor, In response to my letter on Natural Gas development in Guyana, Minister of Public Infrastructure (MPI), David Patterson claimed in a letter to KN on Jan. 3, 2018, that I had presented a...

Demolition and Rebuilding of St. Rose’s Church Street Structure

Jan 08, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Demolition and Rebuilding of St. Rose’s Church Street Structure

Dear Editor, The Board of Governors of St Rose’s High School wishes to inform the general public that the demolition of the School’s timber building facing Church Street will commence shortly,...

The coalition can teach the PPP

Jan 08, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on The coalition can teach the PPP

Dear Editor, There is no denying that Guyana is a disunited country in desperate need for uniting through reconciliation. One possible way for this to happen is for the current APNU+AFC Leaders to do...

LAW SCHOOL IN GUYANA

Jan 08, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on LAW SCHOOL IN GUYANA

Dear Editor, During the past couple of weeks the legal fraternity dominated the news with the candidature of Guyanese jurist, Kenneth Benjamin, to be appointed Chancellor of the Judiciary. There were...

The bulldozer deal stinks to high heavens

Jan 08, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on The bulldozer deal stinks to high heavens

Dear Editor, It does not bode well for Region Six when at the very first Statutory meeting at the beginning of the New Year the RDC was taken by surprise by an allegedly massive corrupt deal was...

New oil find is no reason to rejoice but to weep – Chris Ram

Jan 07, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on New oil find is no reason to rejoice but to weep – Chris Ram

USA oil giant, ExxonMobil recently announced that it has discovered more than 230 feet of high quality oil-bearing reservoir at the Ranger-1 well in the Stabroek block. This represents the sixth...

PSC wants Govt. to hire better negotiators for future oil contracts

Jan 07, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on PSC wants Govt. to hire better negotiators for future oil contracts

The Private Sector Commission (PSC) of Guyana made a recent call for the Government of Guyana to hire better negotiators for future contracts. The Commission made this call after a detailed review of...

Regional Chairman calls for full investigation into bulldozer purchase

Jan 07, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Regional Chairman calls for full investigation into bulldozer purchase

A caterpillar bulldozer that was proposed to be purchased in the 2017 Budget proposal at the Regional Democratic Council Region Six has been the centre of attention after it arrived at the RDC...

80 GRA staffers fired last year in corruption clean-up

Jan 07, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on 80 GRA staffers fired last year in corruption clean-up

The year 2017 has been a tough year for the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) when it came to staffers. While collections are up, reportedly more than $15B over the previous year, several staffers found...

Hanoman is gone; foreign managers mulled for GuySuCo

Jan 07, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Hanoman is gone; foreign managers mulled for GuySuCo

The administration is examining a number of options for the management of a ‘right-size’ Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo). According to Agriculture Minister, Noel Holder, the options may even...

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Slingerz rain on Camptown’s homecoming parade

Sep 08, 2026

…GDF, Police and Monedderlust march to three points By Rawle Toney (Kaieteur News) – Defending champions Slingerz Football Club and former champions Guyana Defence Force (GDF) FC maintained...

When wealth becomes a god

Sep 08, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – After my first encounter with the Guru, I had to return for some life lessons. So, on my return to his temple, I went looking for him. I found him sitting in exactly the same state in which I had left him: peaceful, unhurried and completely unimpressed by the frantic movement...

The World Has Broken the 1.5°C Promise. Small States Should Not Have...

Sep 06, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – The world has broken the 1.5°C promise it made to its most vulnerable countries. The breach has not yet been recorded on a sustained basis, but the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) says it is widely assessed as unavoidable and likely within the...

Mohamed must rethink, refine himself

Sep 08, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Here I am again. The Hon Leader of the Opposition, Mr. Azruddin Mohamed, has to have an epiphany. A radical renovation of his thinking and carriage is now compulsory. He must stop seeing himself as the Leader of the Opposition (OL); a man going places. He must see himself...

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