October 2019

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GFF and Denmark Football Association to ink historic MoU on Wednesday

Oct 13, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFF and Denmark Football Association to ink historic MoU on Wednesday

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) in its ongoing efforts to set a solid and holistic platform for the sport will on Wednesday of this week sign a historic Football Development Memorandum of...

Ansa McAl Trading Lucozade Handicap Squash Dias, Verwey among Friday night winners

Oct 13, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Ansa McAl Trading Lucozade Handicap Squash Dias, Verwey among Friday night winners

By Sean Devers A determined Deje Dias and the talented Nicholas Verwey were among those that demonstrated a high brand of squash when the curtains came down on night three of the Ansa McAl Trading...

Heat Exhaustion and Heatstroke: Do something before it’s too late

Oct 13, 2019 KNews Dr Zulfikar Bux, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Heat Exhaustion and Heatstroke: Do something before it’s too late

By Dr Zulfikar Bux Assistant professor of Emergency Medicine As we are in the dry season, I am beginning to see more patients who are sick because of excess exposure to the heat. I suspect that this...

“Alternate facts” must not be allowed to shape Guyana’s destiny, we deserve better!

Oct 13, 2019 KNews Eye on Guyana with Lincoln Lewis, Features / Columnists Comments Off on “Alternate facts” must not be allowed to shape Guyana’s destiny, we deserve better!

Stabroek News of 7th October 2019 carried an article titled “No going back to Parliament- Nandlall says in reply to Williams.” We must examine the content of that article not only for its...

Abandonment forces Palms to strengthen entry requirements

Oct 13, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Abandonment forces Palms to strengthen entry requirements

In an effort to clamp down on the number of persons abandoning their relatives at the Palms Geriatric Home, the institution has strengthened its entry requirements so as to ensure that overcrowding...

CPL Team of the tournament announced

Oct 13, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on CPL Team of the tournament announced

The Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) have announced the team of the tournament. This has been selected by Tom Moody, Hero CPL’s Director – International Cricket, along with the commentary team...

592 Beer, I Cool Water 10/10 softball concludes today at QC ground Trophy Stall on board

Oct 13, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on 592 Beer, I Cool Water 10/10 softball concludes today at QC ground Trophy Stall on board

The 592 Beer and I Cool Water inaugural T10 softball competition will conclude today at the Queen’s College ground. Teams will battle in the playoffs followed by the semi finals and final with the...

Emerald catfish (Corydoras splendens)

Oct 13, 2019 KNews Interesting Creatures in Guyana, News Comments Off on Emerald catfish (Corydoras splendens)

The emerald catfish (Corydoras splendens) is a tropical freshwater fish belonging to the Corydoradinae sub-family of the family Callichthyidae native to the Amazon Basin in South America. It has...

Kaieteur News Cartoon Oct. 13 2019

Oct 13, 2019 KNews Cartoons, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Kaieteur News Cartoon Oct. 13 2019

MPI should have fixed traffic lights before acquiring elevators

Oct 13, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on MPI should have fixed traffic lights before acquiring elevators

Dear Editor, There seems to be a growing concern about the wastage of state funds by the Ministry of Public Infrastructure (MPI) on 10 elevators for the five overpasses on the East Bank Demerara...

The Harbour Bridge openings

Oct 13, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Harbour Bridge openings

Dear Editor, Could the Demerara Habour Bridge authority say if it’s more beneficial to the company to have a series of scheduled closures of the bridge at 5:00am and 2:30pm for 5 × days continuous...

Reply to Freddie Kissoon

Oct 13, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Reply to Freddie Kissoon

Dear Editor: In his most recent column in the Kaieteur News (October 12, 2019), my friend Freddie Kissoon repeated a criticism of the WPA he made a couple of weeks ago. He takes issue with the...

What gives with the Guyana Police Force?

Oct 13, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on What gives with the Guyana Police Force?

Dear Editor, For quite a while, mixed views were being expressed against members of the Guyana Police Force of the actions/performances/execution of their duties. Coupled with that are allegations of...

Time will dictate the end of Ramjattan, Nagamootoo

Oct 13, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Time will dictate the end of Ramjattan, Nagamootoo

Dear Editor, It is now the foregone conclusion of the masses in Guyana and the Diaspora that the Alliance for Change has long become subservient to the PNC-dominated Coalition Government to the point...

Social class is also problematic

Oct 13, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Social class is also problematic

Dear Editor, Some people are of the view that social class is a bigger issue than race in Guyana. I recall my father saying that a lawyer can lose a case in court on the basis of one lawyer being...

A three-party system

Oct 13, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on A three-party system

Dear Editor, The recent letter by former Prime Minister Hamilton Green titled “Remembering the past; lest we forget”, brought back some fond memories of my youth and also reminded me of...

WPA cash transfer proposal is zombie economics

Oct 13, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on WPA cash transfer proposal is zombie economics

Dear Editor, In responding to the Working People’s Alliance co-leader, Economics Professor, Clive Thomas, who recently made a public presentation on cash transfers from oil proceeds during, which...

Brazil raises US$2.2 billion in oil auction

Oct 12, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Brazil raises US$2.2 billion in oil auction

(Reuters) – Ten companies on Thursday agreed to pay more than $2 billion for the exploration and production rights in 12 offshore oil blocks in Brazil, in what could be a promising sign for...

Street buying US for $236… Central Bank confirms unavailability of US notes created situation

Oct 12, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Street buying US for $236… Central Bank confirms unavailability of US notes created situation

There is more confirmation that there is a shortage of US dollar notes on the market. Yesterday, a worried Private Sector Commission (PSC) met with the Governor of the Bank of Guyana, Dr. Gobind...

Oil service company uses job descriptions to pay foreign workers more – Datadin

Oct 12, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Oil service company uses job descriptions to pay foreign workers more – Datadin

An oil service company operating aboard the Liza Destiny Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel appears to be using the job descriptions for some of its employees to pay foreign...

More funds set aside for rigourous audit of ExxonMobil’s cost recovery bills -Dr. Bynoe

Oct 12, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on More funds set aside for rigourous audit of ExxonMobil’s cost recovery bills -Dr. Bynoe

While the finishing touches are still being applied to the contract, the Energy Department will sign with UK based IHS Markit Limited for the audit of ExxonMobil’s US$900M pre-contract costs, more...

Body of 67-year-old woman found with mosquito net wrapped around her neck

Oct 12, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Body of 67-year-old woman found with mosquito net wrapped around her neck

Police are investigating the death of 67-year-old Marva Oudkerk, a pensioner who resided at Lot 241 Bourda Street, Georgetown. The woman’s body was discovered Thursday night by her daughter, Makada...

Crackdown on substandard electrical products to start in February

Oct 12, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Crackdown on substandard electrical products to start in February

– property owners asked to play bigger role After years of a wild-west situation, government is nearer to a clampdown of sub-standard electrical products entering the country. The so-called...

Linden/Lethem road construction… Govt. to start advertising for contractors in two weeks

Oct 12, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Linden/Lethem road construction… Govt. to start advertising for contractors in two weeks

The Ministry of Public Infrastructure is preparing to start advertising for expressions of interests (EoI) for the Linden/Lethem road. According to Minister David Patterson, the construction of the...

Guyana deh pun stupidness, should learn from Brazil

Oct 12, 2019 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Guyana deh pun stupidness, should learn from Brazil

Guyana is like a child when it come to de oil industry. Just like how a child don’t know to walk or talk, is de same thing wid Guyana. If you give a US$100 note and you give anodda one two shine...

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Canache lines up for Need for Speed Kart Clash Round 2

Nov 09, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Georgetown, Guyana – November 8, 2026 – The second round of the 2026 Need for Speed Karting Championship, organised by the Jumbo Jet Events team, is attracting...

What is right is right, and what is wrong is wrong

Nov 09, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – There are moments in the political life of every nation when the character of its people is tested by whether they have the courage to condemn wrongdoing when it is committed against those with whom they disagree. It is easy to champion justice when the victim belongs to your...

A Divided World: A Commonwealth Opportunity

Nov 01, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – When Commonwealth leaders gather in Antigua and Barbuda from 1st to 4th November, they should address a question that reaches beyond their association: how can countries of different size, wealth and outlook sustain cooperation in a world increasingly...

Light and darkness, lips to life

Nov 09, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The light that shines over Guyana must be at its dazzling purest. Not a speck of darkness on the horizon. Not a stray dark spot in the cupboard or under the carpet. When light is at its brightest, what chance for darkness to show its face, to linger? On the occasion of...

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