July 2019

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Health Ministry commissions $539M Kingston bond

Jul 11, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Health Ministry commissions $539M Kingston bond

The Ministry of Public Health yesterday commissioned a $539M drug storage bond at Kingston. Among those present at the occasion were Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo, Minister of Public Health Volda...

Opposition asks CCJ to order election by Sept. 18 -maintains no need for House-to-House registration

Jul 11, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Opposition asks CCJ to order election by Sept. 18 -maintains no need for House-to-House registration

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has maintained that it will be in a position to hold credible general and regional elections anytime after Christmas, December 25, when an Official List of...

The List has to come from the Leader of the Opposition

Jul 11, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The List has to come from the Leader of the Opposition

The Carter-Price formula was incorporated, via a constitutional amendment, into Guyana’s Constitution. There is a logical reason why, in so doing, the drafters of that amendment used the double...

Dominican Republic expects to award several blocks in first oil licensing round

Jul 11, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Dominican Republic expects to award several blocks in first oil licensing round

HOUSTON (Reuters) – The Dominican Republic’s first oil licensing round will be a success if it awards more than two of the 14 blocks on offer this year, a government official said at an...

Young man ‘trips out’, attacks 79-year-old church brother

Jul 11, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Young man ‘trips out’, attacks 79-year-old church brother

The suspicions of several church brethren were affirmed yesterday when a young colleague suspected of having emotional issues, ‘tripped out’ and attacked a 79-year-old church brother....

Decomposed body found in Crabwood Creek trench

Jul 11, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Decomposed body found in Crabwood Creek trench

The decomposed body of a man was found floating in a trench at Crabwood Creek yesterday around 10:30hrs by a farmer. Kaieteur News understands that the police were alerted that the body of a male was...

West Berbice man freed of rape

Jul 11, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on West Berbice man freed of rape

A 29-year-old West Berbice man who was on trial on a charge of rape has been freed. Khemraj Persaud, called “Hot Dog Boy”, of Cotton Tree Village, West Coast Berbice, was on trial before Justice...

Police treating welder’s death as murder, several co-workers detained

Jul 11, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Police treating welder’s death as murder, several co-workers detained

A previous report by this publication had stated that 34-year-old welder Yogindra Ramkarran was found decomposed at Pigeon Island; however, multiple police sources have confirmed that the man’s...

RFA-GBTI Annual U13 Finals Paiwomak Warriors FC crowned Champions

Jul 11, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on RFA-GBTI Annual U13 Finals Paiwomak Warriors FC crowned Champions

Paiwomak Warriors FC edged Tabatinga FC by a 3-2 margin following kicks from the penalty mark to be crowned champions of the Rupununi Football Association (RFA)/Guyana Bank For Trade and Industry...

Poor preparation the bugbear again for ‘Green Machine’ Team now turn to Pan American games in Peru

Jul 11, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Poor preparation the bugbear again for ‘Green Machine’ Team now turn to Pan American games in Peru

The Guyana Rugby Football Federation (GRFU) held a customary press conference yesterday at the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) to update the media on their performances at the just concluded the...

GPHC sees ‘Implanon’ implant as most effective for birth control

Jul 11, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on GPHC sees ‘Implanon’ implant as most effective for birth control

Officials at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) are asserting that the Implanon birth control implant is the most effective of its kind. This of course was decided after a recent...

Hamilton Green 9-a-side Inter Ward Cup final fixed for Sunday at Den Amstel Dennis Edwards and Sparta Family sponsors’ day’s activity

Jul 11, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Hamilton Green 9-a-side Inter Ward Cup final fixed for Sunday at Den Amstel Dennis Edwards and Sparta Family sponsors’ day’s activity

Dennis Edwards and the Sparta Family have taken a major role in sponsoring Sunday programme of the final day of competition in the Hamilton Green Inter Ward/Village 9-a-side Knockout Football...

Opposition asks CCJ to award court costs in successful appeals

Jul 11, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Opposition asks CCJ to award court costs in successful appeals

Leader of the Opposition Bharrat Jagdeo has asked the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) to consider awarding him court costs, since he has incurred significant legal expenses to defend Government’s...

CFU 2019 Girls’ Under-14 Challenge Series Guyana drawn in Group 5 to be hosted by Dom. Rep. from August 5

Jul 11, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on CFU 2019 Girls’ Under-14 Challenge Series Guyana drawn in Group 5 to be hosted by Dom. Rep. from August 5

Bridgetown, Barbados – Guyana has been drawn in Group 5 of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) 2019 Girls’ Under 14 Challenge Series which would take place from August 5-13, 2019 across five...

Ammo stash seized at Onderneeming

Jul 11, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Ammo stash seized at Onderneeming

Police in ‘G’ Division, acting on information received, on Tuesday night went to a location at Onderneeming, Essequibo Coast, and found a plastic container with ammunition. According to the...

Local neurosurgeon making headway, aims to perform ‘Awake brain surgery’

Jul 11, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Local neurosurgeon making headway, aims to perform ‘Awake brain surgery’

─to participate in World Course in Advanced Brain Tumor Surgery in London Even though he has been making progress with medical advancements locally, Head of the Neurology Department of the...

Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Georgetown Zone All set for an exhilarating contest

Jul 11, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Georgetown Zone All set for an exhilarating contest

The Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ football tournament turns 10 this year and sponsor; Banks DIH is optimistic of having record turnouts and preparations are set for tomorrow’s Georgetown...

Bris-o Promotions presents Bikini boxing on Saturday Pro Boxer Dexter Marques to feature at Event

Jul 11, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Bris-o Promotions presents Bikini boxing on Saturday Pro Boxer Dexter Marques to feature at Event

By Sean Devers New York-based Guyanese boxing promoter, Seon Bristol, has confirmed that his Briso Promotion Company will be staging a Bikini boxing card on Saturday July 13 at the La Famila ground...

US Appeals Court rejects Bisram’s move to overturn extradition

Jul 11, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on US Appeals Court rejects Bisram’s move to overturn extradition

A United States Court of Appeals has rejected Marcus Bisram’s application to halt his extradition to Guyana to face a murder charge. The ruling released this week now exhausts the possibilities, in...

The corruption monster is devouring this country

Jul 11, 2019 KNews Editorial Comments Off on The corruption monster is devouring this country

The corruption monster is devouring this country. Yet there is either indifference or sloth or distance in facing this monster face front, and with arms raised to strike. With the now almost ancient...

Sir Garfield Sobers International Schools’ tournament QC remain unbeaten, Business School lose to Dominica school

Jul 11, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Sir Garfield Sobers International Schools’ tournament QC remain unbeaten, Business School lose to Dominica school

Guyanese Schools Queen’s College and the Business School had contrasting fortunes in the second round of the 33rd Sir Garfield Sobers 40-over International Schools tournament in Barbados. In ZONE A...

WPA and AFC: Self-destructive death

Jul 11, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on WPA and AFC: Self-destructive death

The WPA held a community meeting in Buxton and declared its support for the reelection of APNU+AFC. In email discussions with two priceless former WPA heroes – Andaiye and Moses Bhagwan – both of...

LGC to stage 2-day tournament this weekend in preparation for Lusignan Open

Jul 11, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on LGC to stage 2-day tournament this weekend in preparation for Lusignan Open

In anticipation and preparation for the grand 2-day Lusignan Open on Saturday and Sunday July 20, 21, 2019, the LGC will hold two exciting tournaments this weekend on Saturday 13 and Sunday 14, July...

ABR and the oil block application

Jul 11, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on ABR and the oil block application

DEAR EDITOR, I have noted the recent news stories on the application for an oil block made by ABR Oil and Gas Exploration (“ABR O&G”). One of the names listed among the principals of ABR is...

Why wasn’t Guyana’s political issue raised at last week’s CARICOM talks?

Jul 11, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Why wasn’t Guyana’s political issue raised at last week’s CARICOM talks?

DEAR EDITOR, It is sickening to see that CARICOM Prime Ministers continue to ignore the damning political situation in Guyana following the Caribbean Court of Justice ruling that the December 2018...

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By Rawle Toney in Glasgow, Scotland Kaieteur Sports – Guyana’s campaign at the 2026 Commonwealth Games officially got underway following Thursday evening’s opening ceremony in...

Age does not sink a ship

Jul 24, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – In the aftermath of the heartbreaking MV Barima tragedy, one argument has gained remarkable traction. That argument is repeated on social media, in conversations, and even by some who should know better. The argument is that the vessel was old and therefore it was not...

Transparency, sovereignty, and the challenge of power

Jul 19, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Few issues test the sovereignty of small states more severely than requests made by powerful friends. How should a country respond when cooperation is expected, but the proposed terms exceed its legal, financial and institutional capacity? That question...

Resign – to go upstairs

Jul 24, 2026

Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – Calls fly with increasing speed for heads to roll. Officials must fall for the MV Barima tragedy. More for the misinformation disseminated. Less for the losses. Whether resignation or removal, what difference does it make? Where’s the...

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