January 2019

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Golden Jaguars commence quest for Gold Cup Qualification with physical evaluation

Jan 27, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Golden Jaguars commence quest for Gold Cup Qualification with physical evaluation

By Franklin Wilson Guyana’s quest to qualify for its first ever Concacaf Gold Cup is closer to reality following the start of preparation by the local based players yesterday at the Guyana Football...

Berbice contractor complains… Liverpool road project awarded to highest bidder

Jan 27, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Berbice contractor complains… Liverpool road project awarded to highest bidder

Peter Lewis, of Associated Construction Services in Berbice, is calling for a probe to be launched into the awarding of a particular contract in Berbice by the central tender board. According...

GCA’s NBS 2nd division 40-over cricket Boodie & Savory hit fifties as Police arrest Ace Warriors at MYO

Jan 27, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCA’s NBS 2nd division 40-over cricket Boodie & Savory hit fifties as Police arrest Ace Warriors at MYO

By Sean Devers In scorching heat on the tiny Muslim Youth Organisation (MYO) ground, Police arrested Ace Warriors by eight wickets in the only Georgetown Cricket Association’s (GCA) New...

Spooner, Latif wreck GYO, DCC, QC triumph

Jan 27, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Spooner, Latif wreck GYO, DCC, QC triumph

By Zaheer Mohamed Off-spinner Joel Spooner and Riyad Latif shared eight wickets between them as Transport Sports Club thumped Gandhi Youth Organisation (GYO) by 10 wickets when the Georgetown...

GDF ranks accused of rape to stand trial in High Court

Jan 27, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on GDF ranks accused of rape to stand trial in High Court

Two GDF ranks who were charged with rape committed on a 26-year-old woman on the Essequibo Coast, have been committed to stand trial in the high court. The decision was made on last Monday...

Jumbo Jet to stage event on March 24 despite clash with KMTC Phagwah meet Preparations begin for Triple Crown opener February 24

Jan 27, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Jumbo Jet to stage event on March 24 despite clash with KMTC Phagwah meet Preparations begin for Triple Crown opener February 24

The Jumbo Jet Thoroughbred Racing Committee has disclosed that they will maintain the racing dates for 2019 that it has released with the Triple Crown horseracing championship being the major...

Guinness Greatest of the Streets Showstoppers, ESPN and Bagotstown reach quarterfinals

Jan 27, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guinness Greatest of the Streets Showstoppers, ESPN and Bagotstown reach quarterfinals

Defending champions Showstoppers, along with former winners ESPN and the relatively young Bagotstown Warriors side, all won their second consecutive group round-robin matches last Friday to...

Regional Council protests NDIA takeover of East Berbice drainage works

Jan 27, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Regional Council protests NDIA takeover of East Berbice drainage works

The National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) in Guyana is set to take control of all drainage and irrigation projects in Region Six, according to the Regional Chairman David Armogan....

Trophy Stall confirms Magnum Mash Cup support -kick off set for Feb. 2

Jan 27, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Trophy Stall confirms Magnum Mash Cup support -kick off set for Feb. 2

Trophy Stall of Bourda Market followed closely in the footsteps of the National Sports Commission after confirming its support for the upcoming second edition of the Magnum Mash Cup which is...

GT versus B’dos on Feb 16 at Xcitenet Night Club As Pro Boxing return to Linden for first time in 6 years

Jan 27, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on GT versus B’dos on Feb 16 at Xcitenet Night Club As Pro Boxing return to Linden for first time in 6 years

By Sean Devers Coach of the Pocket Rocket Boxing Gym, Orland Rogers told Kaieteur Sports that Professional Boxing will return to the Mining Town of Linden for the first time since 2013 when an...

Singh elected to lead GABF FIBA Americas qualifiers priority

Jan 27, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Singh elected to lead GABF FIBA Americas qualifiers priority

As expected, Michael Singh, who had indicated before that he wasn’t interested in taking the helm, was elected as President of the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) when the body...

New Amsterdam Town Council undertaking major upgrade of streets

Jan 27, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on New Amsterdam Town Council undertaking major upgrade of streets

The New Amsterdam Mayor and Town Council has undertaken major Infrastructural works in streets within the township, at a cost of millions of dollars. Media Supervisor Charles Johnson disclosed...

Region Two launches Mash with confidence walk

Jan 27, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Region Two launches Mash with confidence walk

The Region Two Democratic Council hosted for the first time yesterday, a confidence walk, which signaled the commencement of Mashramani activities within the region. The walk commenced around 06:15...

Ricks & Sari Agro Industries 26th 1-Race National Park Cycling Meet Balram Narine takes feature race

Jan 27, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Ricks & Sari Agro Industries 26th 1-Race National Park Cycling Meet Balram Narine takes feature race

Balram Narine clocked a time of One Hour 14 Minutes 02 Seconds to win the feature School Boys and Invitation 35-lap event when the 26th edition of the annual Rick’s & Sari Agro...

GNBS TO ENHANCE MONITORING OF PRODUCTS UNDER ITS PURVIEW

Jan 27, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Standards in Focus Comments Off on GNBS TO ENHANCE MONITORING OF PRODUCTS UNDER ITS PURVIEW

The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) under the Standards Act of 1984 and amendment of 1997 intends to do more under its Product Compliance Programme in the monitoring of some fifteen...

CEMEX opens new concrete plant

Jan 27, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on CEMEX opens new concrete plant

Guyana’s economy continues to attract large international companies who make big investments indicating their confidence in the economy. CEMEX’s TCL Guyana Incorporated (TGI) was the...

COULD GEORGETOWN REGAIN ITS PAST GLORY?

Jan 27, 2019 KNews Consumer Concerns, Features / Columnists Comments Off on COULD GEORGETOWN REGAIN ITS PAST GLORY?

By PAT DIAL The City of Georgetown in the 19th century and in the first five decades of the 20th century had the enviable reputation on being the “garden city” of the West Indies. It was...

Businessman charged with attempted murder

Jan 27, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Businessman charged with attempted murder

A businessman who is accused of stabbing another man several times about his body was yesterday charged and released on $400,000 bail on an attempted murder charge. Thirty-one-year-old Brenton...

CARPHA urges good personal hygiene to reduce transmission of flu, other viruses

Jan 27, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on CARPHA urges good personal hygiene to reduce transmission of flu, other viruses

The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) is urging persons to practice good personal hygiene in order to reduce the risk of transmission of influenza and other respiratory viruses....

Agri., Minister appoints sacked PS, George Jervis, in organizational shakeup

Jan 27, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Agri., Minister appoints sacked PS, George Jervis, in organizational shakeup

The Ministry of Agriculture has a new organizational structure with former Permanent Secretary, George Jervis, who was sacked, now in a more powerful position. The situation has the...

Govt. to engage small miners about implications of Mineral Sector Policy Framework

Jan 27, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. to engage small miners about implications of Mineral Sector Policy Framework

The National Mineral Sector Policy Framework and Actions has been designed to manage the development of Guyana’s mineral sector in a holistic, integrated, responsive and responsible manner....

Regions collaborate to help address migrant-related challenges in Region One

Jan 27, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Regions collaborate to help address migrant-related challenges in Region One

The Regional Democratic Council [RDC] of Region Four has joined forces with its Region One counterparts to address the increasing challenges of Venezuelan migrants. This collaboration was...

A crisis at our schools and at GPHC?

Jan 27, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, The Story within the Story Comments Off on A crisis at our schools and at GPHC?

By Leonard Gildarie It is irrefutable. We are living in an age where very few things can shock us to the core for too long. We move on. We say next. It is how the world turns. Continuously, we see...

For a change, the PPP is being outmaneuvered by the Coalition

Jan 27, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Hinds' Sight with Dr. David Hinds Comments Off on For a change, the PPP is being outmaneuvered by the Coalition

Finally, one gets the sense that the PPP is being outmaneuvered by the Coalition. Since the passage of the no-confidence motion, there has been a war of attrition between the two political giants....

If the issue of inclusionary democracy is not settled now, say goodbye to it forever

Jan 27, 2019 KNews Eye on Guyana with Lincoln Lewis, Features / Columnists Comments Off on If the issue of inclusionary democracy is not settled now, say goodbye to it forever

Election is inevitable, be it now or later. Of grave concern is whether the ordinary people, the working class will ever be able, through self-action or their representatives, to participate...

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(Kaieteur News) – The field will be a packed one on Sunday November 29, at Rising Sun Turf Club when the President’s Cup horse race meet shoots off. More than 100 horses have thrown their names...

Who says the government does not listen?

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(Kaieteur News) – Who says the government does not listen? That is an unfair accusation. The government does listen. In fact, it listens very attentively. The only problem is that it appears to have a rather selective hearing. It can hear a whisper from certain quarters of the private sector...

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...

Sinking ship, bailing out-US midterms – Pt. II

Nov 07, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – U.S. Vice President, J.D. Vance is among the first bailing from a sinking ship. The Iran War led to the ashes of defeat in the midterms. President Trump suddenly sheds his crazy man persona. Now talks of working with Democrats. From America I wing to Guyana, and Vice...

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