July 17, 2019

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Judge upholds legality of fraud charges against Irfaan Ali

Jul 17, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Judge upholds legality of fraud charges against Irfaan Ali

Apart from ruling that the High Court has jurisdiction to hear People’s Progressive Party (PPP) Presidential candidate Irfaan Ali’s challenge to the legality of 19 fraud charges against him,...

19th Annual Regatta set for August 11 at Lake Mainstay

Jul 17, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on 19th Annual Regatta set for August 11 at Lake Mainstay

Lake Mainstay Resort in collaboration with Ministry of Business Department of Tourism will be hosting its 19th annual Regatta on August 11 at magnificent fresh water lake, Mainstay/Whyaka village on...

Romalho wins back to back GuyanaNRA Record Shoots Goodluck and Felicien record possibles at 300 and 500 Ranges

Jul 17, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Romalho wins back to back GuyanaNRA Record Shoots Goodluck and Felicien record possibles at 300 and 500 Ranges

Following his win one week ago with an aggregate score of 118 points and 6Vbulls, Leo Romalho repeated as champion of the latest Guyana National Rifle Association Record Shoot held on Sunday last at...

Guyanese man falls to death on US military vessel

Jul 17, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese man falls to death on US military vessel

South Carolina (US) – A civilian member of the U.S. Navy was killed while working on a military vessel at a South Carolina shipyard, the Charleston County coroner said. While performing...

Medas-King runs PB at Junior Olympic games in New York Three Guyanese qualifies for National Junior Olympic games

Jul 17, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Medas-King runs PB at Junior Olympic games in New York Three Guyanese qualifies for National Junior Olympic games

Kunusasha Medas-King continues to make waves in the United States Junior Track and Field arena after securing three podium finishes last weekend at the Junior Olympic games in Port Jefferson, New...

Guyana acquires modern asphalt plant

Jul 17, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana acquires modern asphalt plant

“The most modern asphalt plant to ever operate within the region” has arrived in Guyana. This is according to the Ministry of Public Infrastructure. The German-made plant was inspected on Monday...

Hand-in-Hand supports Mahadeo, Adonis for 2019 Reebok Crossfit games

Jul 17, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Hand-in-Hand supports Mahadeo, Adonis for 2019 Reebok Crossfit games

The Hand-in-Hand Mutual Fire Insurance Company Ltd has supported Dillon Mahadeo and Delice Adonis as they set out to participate in the 2019 Reebok CrossFit Games in Madison, Wisconsin which will...

Regional teaching standards to be reviewed

Jul 17, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Regional teaching standards to be reviewed

Experts from the Caribbean and Latin America will examine Standards for the Teaching Profession at a consultation this week. The sessions will involve approximately 100 participants comprising...

Dominoes action set for Sunday in Tuschen

Jul 17, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Dominoes action set for Sunday in Tuschen

Lyall Gittens in collaboration with Next Level and West Vybz Sports bar will be hosting a dominoes competition on Sunday at the above named sports bar located at Tuschen Public Road, East Bank...

Opposition requests GECOM immediately prepare for elections

Jul 17, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Opposition requests GECOM immediately prepare for elections

The Opposition has written the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) requesting that it starts immediate preparations for elections in September. Yesterday, the Opposition, through attorney-at-law Anil...

Barbados are the West Indies Rising Stars Under-17 Champions

Jul 17, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Barbados are the West Indies Rising Stars Under-17 Champions

COUVA, Trinidad – Barbados made it back to back titles, when they won the West Indies Rising Stars Under-17 Championship by a mere 2.8 points ahead of Jamaica. Round five was hampered by rain...

GECOM cannot keep the presidency in power

Jul 17, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on GECOM cannot keep the presidency in power

Sanjeev Datadin told the media that his team which argued for the legitimacy of the no confidence motion (NCM) won the battle but lost the war. This was his reasoning, because the CCJ did not...

‘Go back!’

Jul 17, 2019 KNews Editorial Comments Off on ‘Go back!’

No matter how couched, no matter how diluted or hedged or explained away, those two piercing words: ‘Go back’ are the gall and guts and gore of the immigrant experience. Let there be no...

6thrd Sir Garfield Sobers International Schools tournament QC suffer first loss, Business School register first win

Jul 17, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on 6thrd Sir Garfield Sobers International Schools tournament QC suffer first loss, Business School register first win

The Guyanese schools participating in the 33rd annual Sir Garfield Sobers International Schools Cricket tournament in Barbados on Monday suffered contrasting results with Queen’s College suffering...

Separations of powers

Jul 17, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Separations of powers

DEAR EDITOR, According to the authorities, and I quote the Canadian one, “Caretaker governments may be put in place when a government in a parliamentary system is defeated in a motion of no...

Building and maintaining social cohesion require strategies at fundamental levels

Jul 17, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Building and maintaining social cohesion require strategies at fundamental levels

DEAR EDITOR, Our schools are likely the greatest social cohesion-building force in Guyana. They are likely more potent than other significant forces such as residential proximity (how close together...

Has President Granger paved the way for Jagdeo’s third term?

Jul 17, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Has President Granger paved the way for Jagdeo’s third term?

DEAR EDITOR, I believe it would be fair to say that the nation’s interest and involvement in the debates and discussions over the last few months have reached an unprecedented height, something not...

At least one leader is obedient to the constitution and respects the judiciary

Jul 17, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on At least one leader is obedient to the constitution and respects the judiciary

DEAR EDITOR, It should not be surprising that most Guyanese are confused by the clear statements of Article 106(6) that “the Cabinet including the President shall resign … on a vote of...

Will the ‘interim’ government’s control have reasonable prospect of permanency?

Jul 17, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Will the ‘interim’ government’s control have reasonable prospect of permanency?

DEAR EDITOR, The defenders and apologists of government are conveniently overlooking the crux of the matter viz: “The cabinet including the President, shall resign if the government is defeated by...

An open letter to CARICOM

Jul 17, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on An open letter to CARICOM

DEAR MR. SECRETARY GENERAL, Greetings, If there were any doubt the Government of Guyana fell on December 21, 2018, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) ruling on June 18th, layered with consequential...

Nelson Mandela’s Day is tomorrow

Jul 17, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Nelson Mandela’s Day is tomorrow

DEAR EDITOR, Scores of organisations throughout the world have issued statements in honour of Nelson Mandela Day, which is observed on Thursday July 18. Nelson Mandela International Day is an annual...

Exploitation of the judicial system should not go unsanctioned

Jul 17, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Exploitation of the judicial system should not go unsanctioned

DEAR EDITOR, By now, it should have drawn on the judicial system that the meritless challenge of the No-Confidence Motion (NCM) by APNU-AFC’s attorneys who are also Members of Parliament was an...

Damage done on one day of hasty action can take generations to repair

Jul 17, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Damage done on one day of hasty action can take generations to repair

DEAR EDITOR, Over the coming weeks, the international community will be subjected to numerous Guyanese voices pleading for swift and decisive actions to ensure Guyana remains a democratic state. It...

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Motie (5-51), Permaul (82* & 4-20) subdue Volcanoes, as Eagles...

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My wish

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(Kaieteur News) – To live to a hundred: that is the wish. But beyond that, the body gives way—the joints harden into little more than stone, the eyes dim past the help of any knife, and the memory, that fragile vessel, empties itself without ceremony. That would be the proper time to go, to...

Resolving CARICOM’s Leadership Impasse

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By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) –As with all my commentaries, this one is strictly in my personal capacity, drawing on more than fifty years of engagement with Caribbean affairs and a lifelong commitment to the cause of regional integration. I do not speak on behalf of any government or...

Two U.S. ambassadors on Exxon contract: times change

Apr 22, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – During her Guyana tour, US Ambassador Sarah Ann Lynch pronounced on the Exxon-Guyana oil contract. Current US Ambassador to Guyana, Excellency Nicole D. Theriot recently relayed Washington’s position on that same Exxon contract. The learned US diplomats are a study in...

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