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Apr 21, 2019 KNews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on The APNU+AFC Govt. has restored Guyana’s credibility and people’s pride
The things that this coalition government has done in the last 3 years amount to a lot more than the PPP did in 20 years of debauchery and theft. Every indicator, every foreign organization’s...Apr 21, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on New plans released for May 26 Independence Celebrations-5000 students to showcase at event
At a brief ceremony hosted Thursday in the Ministry of Youth Sports & Culture Boardroom, the Independence Planning Committee unveiled the new plans for the commemoration of the nation’s 53rd...Apr 21, 2019 KNews Murder and Mystery Comments Off on The mysterious ‘Butcher of Bartica’
By Michael Jordan If, by some good fortune, you were to pass through Bartica, you would be left with pleasant memories of strikingly beautiful women, boats moored on a still, mist-shrouded...Apr 21, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Standards in Focus Comments Off on GOOD TYRE CARE DELAYS REPLACEMENT AND PREVENTS ACCIDENTS
The care and use of tyres should be of paramount concern to drivers and vehicle owners so as to prolonged usage and ensure safety. Generally, the cost of tyres care is negligible when compared to...Apr 21, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Champayne Village – a peaceful little settlement where laughter abounds despite life’s challenges
By Alex Wayne The fresh crisp country breeze rushing in through the bus window soon had me dozing. I mused dreamily about the way the greenery on both sides of the road rushed by. But try as I might...Apr 21, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Body scanners to help tackle smuggling in prisons
Full body and baggage scanners will be introduced to the New Amsterdam Prisons as part of efforts to tackle smuggling of contraband into the state reform facilities. The machines are set to cost...Apr 21, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on ExxonMobil contracts fourth drillship
As ExxonMobil continues exploration drilling activities offshore Guyana and installation operations in preparation for first oil in less than a year, it has contracted the drillship, Noble Don...Apr 21, 2019 KNews Consumer Concerns, Features / Columnists Comments Off on SCOTIA BANK SALE TO RFHL REVISITED
BY PAT DIAL On April 2, last, the CARICOM Competition Commission (CCC) based in Paramaribo, Suriname issued a release on the sale of the Scotia Bank branches in the various Caribbean territories to...Apr 21, 2019 KNews Special Person Comments Off on Pull Quote: “I don’t care who I am working with; I don’t care which administration I am working with, I give my best, because I see myself as a public servant, and I am expected to give my best.”
No-Nonsense Regional Executive Officer, Pauline Lucas, is a ‘Special Person’ By Sharmain Grainger From as far back as biblical days, it was quite a phenomenon to behold when a woman attempted to,...Apr 21, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on President is back from Cuba, doctors’ caution against heavy workload
After a successful cycle of radiotherapy, President David Granger got back to Guyana late yesterday. Kaieteur News understands that his treatment was executed without complication or hiccup. The team...Apr 21, 2019 KNews Dr Zulfikar Bux, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Heel Pains: Is it a spur or something else?
By Dr Zulfikar Bux Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine We are often told that the cause of our heel pain is a spur. It turns out that spurs do not cause heel pain as much as we think....Apr 21, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Heel Pains: Is it a spur or something else?
By Dr Zulfikar Bux Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine We are often told that the cause of our heel pain is a spur. It turns out that spurs do not cause heel pain as much as we think. One of...Apr 21, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on East Coast Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Competition Who will soar like a kite tomorrow night?-new champion to be crowned
With the defending champions Uprising out of contention in this year’s East Coast Zone Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Competition, the buzz over who will be the new champions is...Apr 21, 2019 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Trial continues in ‘Frying Pan’ shooting death
The murder trial of Suresh Sakawat, called ‘Vishal’ 31; a labourer of Clifton, Port Mourant, Corentyne, Berbice, is ongoing in the Berbice High Court before Justice Jo Ann Barlow and a mixed...Apr 21, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Some government big boys talking the KN bossman name
Dem boy had a fly on a wall. Is so ‘dem’ hear about a ‘soo-soo’ between some of the big boys in government. The topic was about the ‘bossman’ from the Waterfalls newspaper. The government...Apr 21, 2019 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Working to achieve the good life for all
President David Granger has repeatedly underscored his vision for national development. The President has made it clear that the coalition administration views development as the improvement of the...Apr 21, 2019 KNews My Column Comments Off on SUNDAY GUYANA SADDLED WITH $$$MILLIONS IN PRE-CONTRACT COSTS FOR NEW LICENCE GRANTED DAYS BEFORE ELECTIONS
Thirteen days before the 2015 General and Regional Elections were held, the Donald Ramotar administration granted a Petroleum Licence to ExxonMobil and other oil majors to operate on the Kaieteur...Apr 21, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Champayne Village- a peaceful little settlement where laughter abounds despite life’s challenges
By Alex Wayne The fresh crisp country breeze rushing in through the bus window soon had me dozing. I mused dreamily about the way the greenery on both sides of the road rushed by. But try as I...Apr 21, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on This season forces reflections
Today is a special day in the Christian calendar. On Friday they commemorated the crucifixion of the Christ, the man after whom the religion was founded more than two thousand years ago. In fact,...Apr 21, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Tapeball and softball action set for Farm today
Exciting action is anticipated today at Farm Cricket ground on the East Bank of Demerara as home team Farm CC and Mahabir Cambio stage Tapeball and softball competitions. The day’s...Apr 21, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Jumbo Jet Triple Crown final leg Inaugural event concludes today
All roads lead to the Port Mourant Turf Club in Corentyne, Berbice, today, for the final leg of the Jumbo Jet Thoroughbred Racing Committee (JJTRC) Triple Crown, which at its conclusion will see over...Apr 21, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Special Person Comments Off on “As we forgive…”
Part VII: The Umuvumu Tree Project (and Gacaca Courts) The Umuvumu tree has many meanings for Rwandans, all of them special. It functions as shade and shelter; stands as an object of toil and reward;...Apr 21, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Fight over cabbage leads to teen’s death
A teenager is now dead after intervening in a fight between his father and some Amerindian men. The killing occurred at the Timehri docks on Friday. The father was apparently unloading cabbage when...Rising Debt, Rising US Dollar Rate in Oil-rich Guyana!

Aug 16, 2026
Kaieteur Sports – Several aspiring and established boxing officials are set to strengthen their knowledge of the sport as the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) launched its 2026 Referee/Judges...Aug 16, 2026
(Kaieteur News) – It is deeply misleading to present Forbes Burnham primarily as a tragic nation-builder whose ambitions were constrained by Guyana’s ethnic divisions. That interpretation reverses the relationship between cause and consequence. Guyana’s ethnic divisions were indeed real,...Aug 16, 2026
By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Haiti’s plight must not be forgotten because it is no longer a regular feature of international headlines. The suffering has not diminished. Between January and early June 2026, at least 2,310 people were killed, 1,106 were injured and 99 were kidnapped,...Aug 16, 2026
Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – It pains to listen, read, absorb the descendants of slaves and indentured servants make public representation that prioritises chasing after those condemned. Leakers. After all the great sacrifices made by foreparents, in the jaws of fearsome...Freedom of speech is our core value at Kaieteur News. If the letter/e-mail you sent was not published, and you believe that its contents were not libellous, let us know, please contact us by phone or email.
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