May 2019

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US Chapter of Guyana Ex-Athletic and Friends group calls on First Lady

May 24, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on US Chapter of Guyana Ex-Athletic and Friends group calls on First Lady

First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, yesterday morning received a courtesy call from members of the Guyana Ex-Athletic and Friends Incorporation (GEFI), United States Chapter. The group was accompanied...

Body in trench… Female taxi was strangled, suffered blunt trauma to head

May 24, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Body in trench… Female taxi was strangled, suffered blunt trauma to head

Police are still to apprehend the killers of taxi driver Jennifer Bipat, even as a post mortem conducted yesterday provided clues to her demise. Crime Chief Lyndon Alves told Kaieteur News that the...

Third Annual Independence 5K Road Race – Kenyan Mbihia arrives

May 24, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Third Annual Independence 5K Road Race – Kenyan Mbihia arrives

The Guyana Committee of Service (GCOS) in collaboration with the Rising Stars Athletics Club (RSAC) will be hosting the Third Annual Independence 5K road race on Monday next, beginning and finishing...

Ryan Crawford One Day Horse Race Meet to be contested on Sunday

May 24, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Ryan Crawford One Day Horse Race Meet to be contested on Sunday

Some of the top thoroughbreds in the country will collide this Sunday when the Ryan Crawford Turf Club host a one-day Horse Race Meet at Allness Village, Corentyne, Berbice. Six races are carded for...

Govt., GPSU to establish High-Level Committee to improve public service

May 24, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Govt., GPSU to establish High-Level Committee to improve public service

President David Granger yesterday morning, convened a meeting with executive members of the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) to discuss the establishment of a High-Level Committee on the Public...

Minister Norton meets US-Sports group ahead of Independence Games

May 24, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Minister Norton meets US-Sports group ahead of Independence Games

Minister of Social Cohesion, Dr. George Norton yesterday met with members of the Guyana Ex-Athletes and Friends Association to discuss the execution of three massive track events during the...

Ivanoff Vodka Nationwide Dominoes Up setters claim Bartica leg; Big Lall, Chiney triumph in West Demerara

May 24, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Ivanoff Vodka Nationwide Dominoes Up setters claim Bartica leg; Big Lall, Chiney triumph in West Demerara

Upsetters won the Bartica leg of the Ivanoff Vodka Nationwide Dominoes competition which was played recently at Reno’s Sports Bar . Upsetters chalked up 85 games to win the final ahead of Lotto...

GFF/KFC U20 Independence KO Cup Georgetown FA kicks off tomorrow, East Demarara continues

May 24, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFF/KFC U20 Independence KO Cup Georgetown FA kicks off tomorrow, East Demarara continues

The Georgetown Football Association leg of the GFF/KFC Under-20 Independence knockout tournament is set to kick off tomorrow at the GFF National Training Center, Providence, East Bank Demerara with a...

Resuscitated ECD Executive PTA to help bolster Region Four performance

May 24, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Resuscitated ECD Executive PTA to help bolster Region Four performance

A number of challenges faced by East Coast Demerara schools are likely to be reduced with the recent resuscitation of an Executive Parent Teacher Association [PTA]. Expressing optimism in this regard...

YBG/NSBF Georgetown/ECD Regionals Eight matches on this weekend

May 24, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on YBG/NSBF Georgetown/ECD Regionals Eight matches on this weekend

Youth Basketball Guyana’s National Schools’ Basketball Festival, currently being played in the Georgetown/East Coast Demerara Regional Zone continues today and tomorrow with four matches daily...

Ruel Johnson has glossed over Granger’s disturbing, inherent flaws

May 24, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Ruel Johnson has glossed over Granger’s disturbing, inherent flaws

Any academic or political observer who attempts to compare the honesty of David Granger with Presidents Hoyte, Cheddi Jagan, Janet Jagan, and Prime Minister Sam Hinds, will run into formidable...

Achievers crush # 5 by innings and 88 runs

May 24, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Achievers crush # 5 by innings and 88 runs

Achievers defeated host Number Five by an innings and 88 runs when play in the West Berbice Cricket Association/Anil Lalsa Construction two-day tournament continued on Saturday last. No Five, in...

Education is the pathway to a better life

May 24, 2019 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Education is the pathway to a better life

Tupac is not a rapper. He is neither known nor famous. He is now, though, through some spectacular efforts and achievements. He stands as an inspiration to the struggling, the down and out, and the...

Public officials must comply with the law or resign their positions

May 24, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Public officials must comply with the law or resign their positions

DEAR EDITOR, I am heartened that my letters recently published in the media on the matter of the failure of very senior public persons to report their assets to the Integrity Commission, have...

A single institution should not be held responsible for the eradication of GBV

May 24, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on A single institution should not be held responsible for the eradication of GBV

DEAR EDITOR, The Ministry of Social Protection is committed to enhancing individual, family and community resilience, through the promotion and development of responsive policies and programmes that...

GECOM: A legal enigma

May 24, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on GECOM: A legal enigma

DEAR EDITOR, It must now be excruciatingly clear that the Government-nominated members of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) and the Chairman, harbour no qualms about exposing their political...

The ‘curse of race’ remains relevant today

May 24, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on The ‘curse of race’ remains relevant today

DEAR EDITOR, May 26 marks 53 years since the attainment of political independence after some 150 years of British colonial rule. This is a good time to reflect on how far we have progressed as a...

Many people, I am sure, are impressed by minister Bulkan’s explanation

May 24, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Many people, I am sure, are impressed by minister Bulkan’s explanation

DEAR EDITOR, As citizens, we ought to be very concerned that a few of our Ministers, Members of Parliament and many Senior Government Officials did not at any given time disclosed in writing their...

Freddie Kissoon has an agenda and it is not for the improvement of the university or worker/management relationship

May 24, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Freddie Kissoon has an agenda and it is not for the improvement of the university or worker/management relationship

DEAR EDITOR, He who asserts must be called on to prove his case. This is a basic principle in the day-to-day practice of trade unionism. Reference is being made to the article in the Freddie...

Is there a surprise awaiting Guyanese on Independence Day 2019?

May 24, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Is there a surprise awaiting Guyanese on Independence Day 2019?

DEAR EDITOR, We are preparing once again to proudly celebrate Independence anniversary 2019 with the inclusion of over 5,000 students participating, and perhaps an equal number of adult-attendees...

Magistrate jails police Inspector, Chief Justice orders his immediate release

May 23, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Magistrate jails police Inspector, Chief Justice orders his immediate release

By Feona Morrison In an order granted late yesterday afternoon, Chief Justice Roxane George-Wiltshire ordered that Police Inspector Prem Narine be immed iately released from detention. He was...

President still to declare assets to integrity commission

May 23, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on President still to declare assets to integrity commission

President David Granger has not yet declared his assets to the Integrity Commission. He told reporters this at the Ministry of the Presidency’s ShivChanderpaul Drive office. “I have not submitted...

MV Kimbia returns to a carnival welcome

May 23, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on MV Kimbia returns to a carnival welcome

The MV Kimbia completed its maiden run to Kumaka yesterday, where it received a carnival welcome from the community. The boat hadn’t made a successful run in four years. But now, after a $488M...

Beware of Exxon’s skillful non-compliance with regulations, penalties-Industry Experts

May 23, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Beware of Exxon’s skillful non-compliance with regulations, penalties-Industry Experts

By Kiana Wilburg ExxonMobil is one of the world’s most affluent oil companies with all manner of skills at its disposal. Therefore, if a country’s regulators and politicians are not vigilant and...

Wismar man dies after vigilante justice -don’t take the law into your own hands- police commander warns

May 23, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Wismar man dies after vigilante justice -don’t take the law into your own hands- police commander warns

Commander of E Division, Linden Lord, has issued a strong warning to Lindeners to desist from taking the law into their “own hands” and meting out vigilante justice. Lord issued the...

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Kaieteur Sports – As Guyana prepares to host the FIBA AmeriCup 2029 Caribbean Pre-Qualifiers from July 8-12 at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, the Guyana Basketball Federation (GBF) has made a...

No right to a firearm permit exists

Jun 17, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Years ago, there was a man who contended, “I need a firearm licence because I have a lot of money.” The then relevant officer replied, “Then you can afford security—next application, please.” The man had been so confident he would get a firearm licence...

Why the Commonwealth Matters Again

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By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Small and medium-sized states, from the most vulnerable island nations to more diversified middle‑income economies, have always faced a difficult reality. They have to navigate a world in which power is unevenly distributed and in which the decisions of...

Carolyn Rodrigues – Birkett for UN Sec Gen. – I endorse

Jun 17, 2026

Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – Way to go, Excellency Ali. Excellency Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett is Guyana’s nominee for the prestigious and demanding role of United Nations Secretary General. Why not? Since everybody globally have their eyes on a wedge of Guyana’s riches,...

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