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Cambridge University removes bell over slavery links in Guyana

May 09, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Cambridge University removes bell over slavery links in Guyana

United Kingdom (www.voice-online.co.uk)- Cambridge University has removed a bell from St Catharine’s College over its suspected links to the slave trade. The Demerara Bell was donated to the...

BCB/GNNL/RHTYSC 100 Balls TournamentNo. 72 All Stars defeat Dukestown Warriors to lift TitleRamdass and Gobin outstanding

May 09, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on BCB/GNNL/RHTYSC 100 Balls TournamentNo. 72 All Stars defeat Dukestown Warriors to lift TitleRamdass and Gobin outstanding

No. 72 All Stars are fast establishing themselves as the top team in the Upper Corentyne Sub-Association when on Sunday last, won their second successive Berbice Cricket Board Second Division Title....

Woman caught trying to smuggle ganja to incarcerated fiancé

May 09, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Woman caught trying to smuggle ganja to incarcerated fiancé

A 20-year-old woman is likely to be charged soon after she was allegedly nabbed at around 15.30 hrs Tuesday afternoon attempting to smuggle marijuana to her incarcerated fiancé. The marijuana...

Nationwide softball cricket tournament bowls off on May 18

May 09, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Nationwide softball cricket tournament bowls off on May 18

The inaugural 592 Beer, I-Cool Water 10/10 Softball Cup was launched at Ansa McAl Corporate Head Office, Beterverwagting East Coast Demerara and is expected to begin on May 18. The tournament, which...

Nurses urged to up holdand restore respect in profession

May 09, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Nurses urged to up holdand restore respect in profession

International Nurses Day will be observed on May 12, 2019. Leading up to the day’s celebration, which is also Florence Nightingale’s birth anniversary, a week-long calendar of activities is in...

Lands and Survey toregularize Matthew’s Ridge residents

May 09, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Lands and Survey toregularize Matthew’s Ridge residents

The Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission (GL&SC) has begun working with a number of communities in the Barima-Waini region to regularize land usage. Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer...

Keen battles expected tomorrow in Linden Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ competition

May 09, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Keen battles expected tomorrow in Linden Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ competition

Several slots are still up for grabs in the elimination round of the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Linden Championship when action resumes tomorrow with the final round of group play at the...

Sexual Offences Court commissioned in New Amsterdam at Berbice High Court Sexual Offences Court commissioned in New Amsterdam at Berbice High Court

May 09, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Sexual Offences Court commissioned in New Amsterdam at Berbice High Court Sexual Offences Court commissioned in New Amsterdam at Berbice High Court

Guyana’s Second Sexual Offences Court was on Tuesday commissioned in New Amsterdam. The Supreme Court of Judicature officially launched the Court at the Berbice High Court Building, Esplanade Road,...

Hand-in-Hand 3-day U-19 Inter-County cricketOpening day washed out without a ball bowled

May 09, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Hand-in-Hand 3-day U-19 Inter-County cricketOpening day washed out without a ball bowled

The opening day of the third and final round of the Hand-in-Hand three-day U-19 Inter-County cricket match between defen ding Champions Berbice and Demerara set for Lusignan yesterday, was washed out...

Killer knew Guyana-born Bajan businessman had money hidden in pants

May 09, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Killer knew Guyana-born Bajan businessman had money hidden in pants

Barbados (Barbados Today)- A peculiar request by the killer of 47-year-old Guyanese Eton Lyken has raised suspicion in the brother of the deceased. Speaking to Barbados TODAY from Guyana on...

Dr. Tulsi Dyal Singh funds BCB Water Pitcher Programme- Pumps over $500,000 into county wide project

May 09, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Dr. Tulsi Dyal Singh funds BCB Water Pitcher Programme- Pumps over $500,000 into county wide project

The Berbice Cricket Board is continuing its widespread effort to assist all of the cricket teams in the Ancient County to fulfill their mandates to their membership. The Board has obtained the...

I demand $50 million or I will sue

May 09, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on I demand $50 million or I will sue

I have instructed my lawyer to sue Ralph Ramkarran for $50 million if he does not apologize on the front page of this newspaper for calling me a liar. I feel my reputation has been damaged as a media...

Corona futsal tourneyFinal 12 for group stage decided

May 09, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Corona futsal tourneyFinal 12 for group stage decided

The Corona futsal tournament, which is being contested at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue, has seen the initial 24 teams being reduced to 12 following two nights of elimination matches. The...

BCB to launch Water Pitchers Project for Clubs Linden Fraser donates $100,000 to bowl off project

May 09, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on BCB to launch Water Pitchers Project for Clubs Linden Fraser donates $100,000 to bowl off project

“As a Cricket Board, we have fulfilled our mandate of organising cricket on the field for clubs at all levels. Over forty tournaments have been organised at the Under-13, Under-15, Under-17,...

Foreign efficiency expectations and local content

May 09, 2019 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Foreign efficiency expectations and local content

Oil! One of the bigger local expectations is that there will be a deluge of jobs. The harsh reality is that, in all probability, there will be only a smattering of jobs. A few dozen here, some more...

ACF Celebrates five years of Cricket Coaching Education in USA

May 09, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on ACF Celebrates five years of Cricket Coaching Education in USA

The American Cricket Federation (ACF) coach certification programme, managed and executed by the well-respected coach Jatin Patel, celebrates its 5th anniversary this week. The Cricket Coach...

In my opinion, Mr. Lye knows nothing about the paddy bug plague

May 09, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on In my opinion, Mr. Lye knows nothing about the paddy bug plague

DEAR EDITOR, I would like to refer to letter by Clairmont Lye on paddy bug infestation, “A solution to the paddy bug control”, KN May 8th, in which he mentioned myself and a Ganga Persaud...

I am appealing to the Traffic Chief to look into this injustice

May 09, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on I am appealing to the Traffic Chief to look into this injustice

DEAR EDITOR, On behalf of the thousands of commuters that use the Demerara Harbour Bridge in the morning, I am appealing to the Traffic Chief to look into the injustice that is taking place at the...

Guyanese will not be fooled by these constant attempts to dodge inevitable justice

May 09, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyanese will not be fooled by these constant attempts to dodge inevitable justice

DEAR EDITOR, The application to the court aimed at removing the State Assets Recovery Agency Director and Deputy Director reveals the lengths members of the previous administration are willing to go...

The President has acted constitutionally

May 09, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on The President has acted constitutionally

DEAR EDITOR, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana of Guyana Ret’d Brigadier David Arthur Granger is within his right to choose persons to fill Ministerial and Ambassadorial positions...

Why is the payment system at GT&T so painfully long?

May 09, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Why is the payment system at GT&T so painfully long?

DEAR EDITOR, I could never understand why the payment system at GT&T is so painfully long. This is so at almost all of the GTT outlets in the City where I have cause to do payment transactions....

Come on, Guyana Police Force

May 09, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Come on, Guyana Police Force

DEAR EDITOR, The crime situation in Guyana is once again on the rise, mostly by the bicycle and motorbike bandits, but remember, crime is a business by certain elements in society all over the world....

Dictatorship anti-defection/voting against the list clause must be removed

May 09, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Dictatorship anti-defection/voting against the list clause must be removed

DEAR EDITOR, I note with keen interest the ongoing debates on whether some of the constitutional provisions/clauses, especially those which address defection/voting against the list,...

The response by the Granger-led administration to the “chase them out” call was an embarrassing overreaction

May 09, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on The response by the Granger-led administration to the “chase them out” call was an embarrassing overreaction

DEAR EDITOR, A video clip on Facebook, showing a visit by police ranks to the Office of the Leader of Opposition, was probably an occurrence that generations of the late 1980’s and 1990’s...

We are committed to moving GNPL to its once respected and productive state

May 09, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on We are committed to moving GNPL to its once respected and productive state

DEAR EDITOR, With reference to Kaieteur News (KN) articles dated May 1, May 3, May 5 and May 8, 2019, we – the Board of Directors, Management and Staff of Guyana National Printers Limited...

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No immigrant should feel safe in America today

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- There was a time when an illegal immigrant in America could live in the shadows with some... more