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Venezuela migrant help, elections raised at meeting between Foreign Minister, US envoy

Dec 17, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Venezuela migrant help, elections raised at meeting between Foreign Minister, US envoy

Ambassador of the United States of America to the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, Sarah-Ann Lynch, yesterday called on Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Karen Cummings. According to the US embassy,...

Trophy Stall 40 miles Cycle road race in Berbice pushed back to next Sunday

Dec 17, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Trophy Stall 40 miles Cycle road race in Berbice pushed back to next Sunday

The Trophy Stall 40 miles cycle road race, which was slated for last Sunday along the Corentyne highway, has been pushed back to next Sunday due to unforeseen circumstances. The Trophy Stall through...

GFF Super 16 Cup 2019 Police FC and Milerock send Timehri & Pele packing;

Dec 17, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFF Super 16 Cup 2019 Police FC and Milerock send Timehri & Pele packing;

Minister Broomes kicks off tourney By Franklin Wilson The 2019/2020 edition of the Guyana Football Federation Super 16 Cup kicked off in style on Sunday night last at the Police Sports Club Ground,...

University of Guyana honours long-serving staffers

Dec 17, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on University of Guyana honours long-serving staffers

The University of Guyana honoured its most senior staff at its 29th annual Long Service Award Ceremony, under the theme ‘Respect and Resilience’ at the Education Lecture Theatre (ELT), Turkeyen...

GVF shortlist U21 male and female squads for Inter Guiana Games

Dec 17, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on GVF shortlist U21 male and female squads for Inter Guiana Games

The Guyana Volleyball Federation (GVF) under the leadership of President Levi Nedd successfully held National Volleyball under-21 training sessions for male and female players at the National...

CLARIFICATION

Dec 17, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on CLARIFICATION

On Sunday last, Kaieteur News carried an article with the headline, “Guyanese should have a piece of every oil block – TT Expert Anthony Paul.” In that news item, it was noted that Mr. Paul...

GABF retracts sanction of Basketball Clinic

Dec 17, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on GABF retracts sanction of Basketball Clinic

By Calvin Chapman The Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) has confirmed via correspondence to Kaieteur Sport that it has retracted its sanction to allow Dr. Ray Evans of Blazer Elite Academy...

Dragon Stout Street-ball ‘Community Cup’ kicks off tonight

Dec 17, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Dragon Stout Street-ball ‘Community Cup’ kicks off tonight

With the aim of concluding an unprecedented year for the Streetball format, the eagerly anticipated and inaugural Dragon Stout Street-ball ‘Community Cup’ will officially kick-off this evening at...

The Traffic Chief and bar surveillance

Dec 17, 2019 KNews Editorial Comments Off on The Traffic Chief and bar surveillance

“Traffic Chief, Linden Isles has made a decision to carry out breathalyzer tests on drivers leaving night spots” (KN December 10). Without one heartbeat missing, the hue and cry hit the heavens,...

There are white folks advising APNU+AFC

Dec 17, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on There are white folks advising APNU+AFC

There was a trenchant reaction by the PNC to an observation made about the upcoming elections in Guyana by State Department official, Dr. Robert Ellis. Ellis made a prediction about a PPP victory in...

Buxton ‘Carl Hooper’ CC annual Awards Ceremony Rawle Merrell named Cricketer of the Year

Dec 17, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Buxton ‘Carl Hooper’ CC annual Awards Ceremony Rawle Merrell named Cricketer of the Year

By Sean Devers On Sunday Evening at the Roger Harper Hall in Buxton, the Buxton ‘Carl Hooper’ Cricket Club held its annual Awards Ceremony which commenced with the reciting of the National...

Difficult to understand why GECOM has not discarded H2H data

Dec 17, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Difficult to understand why GECOM has not discarded H2H data

DEAR EDITOR, I observed in another section of the media that GECOM will be moving ahead with the inclusion of the recently halted H2H data in the placing in the voters’ list, WITHOUT VERIFYING...

Deliberate mismanagement of my Appeal Court case

Dec 17, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Deliberate mismanagement of my Appeal Court case

DEAR EDITOR, On December 13, 2019 I phoned the Court of Appeal Registry for an update on my case. This was a follow up, after the submission of my petition the day before in connection with my vigil....

People are dying because too many of our drivers deliberately drive dangerously

Dec 17, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on People are dying because too many of our drivers deliberately drive dangerously

DEAR EDITOR, Last weekend I drove to Linden and back. The surface of the Linden highway has deteriorated appreciably and it is definitely not safe on a number of stretches to drive in excess of...

First Annual Youth Empowerment Summit set for Thursday

Dec 17, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on First Annual Youth Empowerment Summit set for Thursday

DEAR EDITOR, The young people of Guyana, ages 18-35 will inherit and lead Guyana in the very near future as they represent the largest stakeholders of the population. We believe, that decisions made...

It may not be too late for Govt. to revisit its approach to the sale of first oil

Dec 17, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on It may not be too late for Govt. to revisit its approach to the sale of first oil

DEAR EDITOR, I am no expert when it comes to oil but after reading in the media about the manner in which the sale of our first crude is about to be executed, I am reminded of a popular Shakesparean...

We also know ‘Salla- walla’ when we see it

Dec 17, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on We also know ‘Salla- walla’ when we see it

DEAR EDITOR, The response by the Department of Energy to grave concerns expressed about the invitation to SELECT petroleum companies to Guyana for face-to-face meetings is disingenuous. There is no...

GECOM playing the fool – messing with voters’ list is the oldest election cheating trick

Dec 17, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on GECOM playing the fool – messing with voters’ list is the oldest election cheating trick

DEAR EDITOR, There are now about twenty political parties that want to contest the upcoming elections, but it seems only the PPP is prepared to struggle for a clean list of electors and for free and...

Another day, another manufactured controversy

Dec 17, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Another day, another manufactured controversy

DEAR EDITOR, Here we go again. The “experts” on oil and gas crawling out to criticise the Department of Energy’s decision to invite bids for the first three shipments of Guyana’s profit...

Replacing Authority with Leadership

Dec 17, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Replacing Authority with Leadership

DEAR EDITOR, It is difficult to come to terms with recent decision-making and the ramifications thereof. More often than not the pronouncements have been ill-informed, deficient of any analytical...

Why Dr. Hinds current piece is so timely

Dec 17, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Why Dr. Hinds current piece is so timely

DEAR EDITOR, I read with much interest the piece written by Dr. Hinds in this week’s Sunday edition of the KNews titled ” Rejecting the PPP’s twisted narrative”. Dr. Hinds no...