March 2019

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Milo Schools’ football tourney St. Cuthbert’s and Cummings Lodge qualify for round-of-16

Mar 17, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Milo Schools’ football tourney St. Cuthbert’s and Cummings Lodge qualify for round-of-16

The penultimate day of the Milo Schools’ football tournament saw St. Cuthbert’s Mission and Cummings Lodge Secondary, both of group D, qualifying for the knockout stages of this year’s...

MovieTowne Guyana officially opens to public on March 19

Mar 17, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on MovieTowne Guyana officially opens to public on March 19

The MovieTowne Guyana project which has been 10 years in the making will be officially open to the public on March 19. A VIP tour and ribbon cutting ceremony of the US$40M luxurious movie theatre and...

Broad Street fire victims receive house lots

Mar 17, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Broad Street fire victims receive house lots

Two weeks after a fire left more than a dozen homeless, the distressed residents were given a relief as the Central Housing and Planning Association distributed 20 house lots to some of the...

STARR Computer set to offer Lenovo technology to oil and gas sector

Mar 17, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on STARR Computer set to offer Lenovo technology to oil and gas sector

Having racked up a 14-year partnership with Lenovo, a company which was last year ranked the world’s largest producer of computers, local technology giant, Starr Computer, has moved to...

Inner Wheel Club reviews fundraising programmes as it celebrates 34 years

Mar 17, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Inner Wheel Club reviews fundraising programmes as it celebrates 34 years

With one of its primary aims being to promote true friendship, the Inner Wheel Club of Georgetown had its genesis back in October 1984. Its founder President, Mrs. Mayleen Davis, has been credited...

Teen’s body found at Blairmont foreshore after outing

Mar 17, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Teen’s body found at Blairmont foreshore after outing

The lifeless body of Brandon Munsie, 14, of Bennet Dam, Rosignol Village, was discovered around 1:30pm yesterday along the Blairmont foreshore. This was confirmed by a relative of the teen....

Customer base does not support rent hike imposed at Kitty Market– stallholders

Mar 17, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Customer base does not support rent hike imposed at Kitty Market– stallholders

The rent for occupying a space in the Kitty Market has increased noticeably. As a result, stallholders have been complaining bitterly that the move is not consistent with the flow of consumer...

CONSUMER CONCERNS HEAVY MEDICAL COSTS CAN BE AVOIDED

Mar 17, 2019 KNews Consumer Concerns, Features / Columnists Comments Off on CONSUMER CONCERNS HEAVY MEDICAL COSTS CAN BE AVOIDED

By PAT DIAL Today in Guyana, the greater part of the population trusts in and would use only Western Medicine which is practised and offered at all the hospitals and health centres. This contrasts...

Massy in advanced technology joint venture

Mar 17, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Massy in advanced technology joint venture

Massy Technologies (Guyana) Limited has announced that is partnering with Schneider Electric., to offer local businesses a new suite of products and services aimed at improving reliability and...

Guyana above regional statistics for treatment of HIV/AIDS

Mar 17, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana above regional statistics for treatment of HIV/AIDS

Recent statistics provided by the Ministry of Education indicate that Guyana has a higher percentage of its HIV+ population on treatment than the total percentage of the Caribbean region. Of...

Bible-studying ‘pastor’ jailed for sex with pre-teens

Mar 17, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Bible-studying ‘pastor’ jailed for sex with pre-teens

A man who proclaimed himself to be a pastor and sexually assaulted two pre-teens whilst pretending that he was doing ‘Bible Study’ with them has been jailed for four years. The man John Caddle,...

Guyana/Malaysia to commence reverse linkage project to boost rice industry;trials to commence within the next two months

Mar 17, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana/Malaysia to commence reverse linkage project to boost rice industry;trials to commence within the next two months

A team from the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and MAX Agri Commerce of Malaysia representing the Malaysian Agriculture Research and Development Institute (MARDI) recently met with officials...

Wakapau islands linked by newly constructed timber bridge.

Mar 17, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Wakapau islands linked by newly constructed timber bridge.

Two islands within the remote Arawak Community of Wakapau are now conveniently bridged, following the commissioning of a newly constructed timber bridge. The bridge which measures some 1,284 ft. in...

Teens to face judge and jury for watchman murder

Mar 17, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Teens to face judge and jury for watchman murder

The two teens that were charged for the murder of a security guard in 2018 have been committed to stand trial in the next sitting of the criminal session of the Berbice High Court. The men are...

Child Care gets tough on parents abusing children

Mar 17, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Child Care gets tough on parents abusing children

In its continued fight to eradicate child abuse, the Childcare and Protection Agency (CPA), met with various stakeholders to find solutions. The March 15 meeting saw participation from Members of the...

CELL PHONE DEALERS ARE TO CONFORM TO NATIONAL STANDARD

Mar 17, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Standards in Focus Comments Off on CELL PHONE DEALERS ARE TO CONFORM TO NATIONAL STANDARD

As Consumer Protection bodies culminated a week of activities to commemorate World Consumer Rights Day 2019 last Friday, March 15, under the theme “Trusted Smart Products”, the time is...

Family friend, 42 jailed for sexually assaulting 6 years old girl

Mar 17, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Family friend, 42 jailed for sexually assaulting 6 years old girl

A man who described himself as a family friend, Catcha Latchman, 42, a labourer of Belvedere, Corentyne, Berbice is accused of sexually assaulting a six-year-old child after visiting her home. The...

Govt. flat serves as rescue home for Pouderoyen fire victims ―Reg. 3 admin gives food hampers

Mar 17, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. flat serves as rescue home for Pouderoyen fire victims ―Reg. 3 admin gives food hampers

A family of 12 was brought relief and granted temporary stay, at a government owned flat, by the regional administration of Region 3, Essequibo Islands-West Demerara following a fire which devastated...

EU blacklist: Cooperation or Coercion?

Mar 17, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on EU blacklist: Cooperation or Coercion?

By Sir Ronald Sanders On 12 March, the Council of the 28-nations European Union (EU) placed 15 small territories on a list of what it calls ‘non-cooperative jurisdictions”. What the EC considers...

Teachers’ salary increase gaining attention of high level committee

Mar 17, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Teachers’ salary increase gaining attention of high level committee

On Wednesday, the Guyana Teachers Union [GTU] was for the first time this year engaged by the government-appointed high-level committee tasked with addressing a proposal for a pay increase package...

The ethnic dilemma at election time

Mar 17, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on The ethnic dilemma at election time

Politics sometimes force people into some corners and make them do things they would not normally do. I have seen this over the years and I am seeing this again. Friends are less cordial and...

A reclusive lifestyle…a strange demise

Mar 17, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery Comments Off on A reclusive lifestyle…a strange demise

________________________________________By Michael Jordan He apparently had no close friends. No women in his life…few photographs of himself. He seldom confided in anyone….not his family, not...

“As we forgive…”Rwanda: Part II: Saveri and Rosaria: two tortured souls; one transcendent word: forgiving

Mar 17, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on “As we forgive…”Rwanda: Part II: Saveri and Rosaria: two tortured souls; one transcendent word: forgiving

Saveri is all Hutu. There is the enormity of the ugly messages and unrelenting visions that infested and controlled his mind; that powered every beat of his hostile heart; and that coursed...

‘Jump high, jump low’, Gov’t and Opposition must return to Parliament

Mar 17, 2019 KNews Eye on Guyana with Lincoln Lewis, Features / Columnists Comments Off on ‘Jump high, jump low’, Gov’t and Opposition must return to Parliament

Jump high, jump low, the Government and Opposition will have to return to Parliament. Irresponsible utterances by those only interested that come 21st March the government is deemed “illegal”...

The Tropical or Amazon thornytail iguana – Uracentron flaviceps

Mar 17, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on The Tropical or Amazon thornytail iguana – Uracentron flaviceps

Uracentron flaviceps, the tropical thornytail iguana or Amazon thornytail iguana is an elusive species of medium sized arboreal lizard found in the tropical lowlands of the Amazon Rainforest. The...

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Canache lines up for Need for Speed Kart Clash Round 2

Nov 09, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Georgetown, Guyana – November 8, 2026 – The second round of the 2026 Need for Speed Karting Championship, organised by the Jumbo Jet Events team, is attracting...

What is right is right, and what is wrong is wrong

Nov 09, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – There are moments in the political life of every nation when the character of its people is tested by whether they have the courage to condemn wrongdoing when it is committed against those with whom they disagree. It is easy to champion justice when the victim belongs to your...

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...

Light and darkness, lips to life

Nov 09, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The light that shines over Guyana must be at its dazzling purest. Not a speck of darkness on the horizon. Not a stray dark spot in the cupboard or under the carpet. When light is at its brightest, what chance for darkness to show its face, to linger? On the occasion of...

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