January 2020

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Bail for former MP charged with sexual assault, bribery

Jan 08, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Bail for former MP charged with sexual assault, bribery

Former People’s Progressive Party Member of Parliament (MP) Alister Charlie was yesterday released on bail for the two charges leveled against him, in which he was allegedly involved in sexual...

Guyana International Kyo-kushin-kai Martial Arts Academy ends 2019 on a high

Jan 08, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana International Kyo-kushin-kai Martial Arts Academy ends 2019 on a high

The Guyana International Kyokushinkai Martial Arts Academy at the year 2019 was once again on a very high note for the organisation. With a simple ceremony, on Sunday December 29 last, 11 students...

Frenchwoman charged for illegal entry

Jan 08, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Frenchwoman charged for illegal entry

– Claims to be friend of U.S. President, Pope’s secret agent By Trishan Craig A French national who yesterday told the court that she is a Secret Agent for Pope Francis and her children were...

GAPLF AGM set for Feb. 8th next; venue to be confirmed

Jan 08, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on GAPLF AGM set for Feb. 8th next; venue to be confirmed

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPLF) is set for Saturday February 8th next at a venue to be confirmed according to a release from the Federation. The...

Oil jumps as Iran rocket strike on U.S. forces jolts markets

Jan 08, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Oil jumps as Iran rocket strike on U.S. forces jolts markets

TOKYO (Reuters) – Oil prices jumped to their highest in months today after Iran attacked American forces in Iraq in response to a U.S. strike that killed an Iranian general last week, raising...

Builders Lumber Yard renews ties with athlete D’Andrade

Jan 08, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Builders Lumber Yard renews ties with athlete D’Andrade

Satisfied with his performances in 2019, Builders Lumber Yard has renewed their sponsorship of local athlete Lionel D’Andrade as part of their corporate responsibility. At a simple ceremony held...

The African-Guyanese woman many Indians wrongly dislike

Jan 08, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The African-Guyanese woman many Indians wrongly dislike

Yesterday, I was in an early morning telephonic conversation with David Hinds when I alerted him to a beautiful, incisive, insightful, reflecting, contemplative expression of thought by Professor...

Region 5 planted crops, sold to hospitals and schools

Jan 08, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Region 5 planted crops, sold to hospitals and schools

– can’t account for money The leaked Auditor General report of 2018 has pointed to a number of questionable projects and how accountability and transparency appeared to be missing. For...

It appears, ‘honest and decent’ is just a catch phrase

Jan 08, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on It appears, ‘honest and decent’ is just a catch phrase

DEAR EDITOR, President Granger, at the APNU+AFC campaign launch on January 03, said his Government is composed of honest persons. But is this really the case? Are the persons of the Granger cabal...

‘Everyone’s scared’ – Puerto Rico declares emergency after earthquakes

Jan 08, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Everyone’s scared’ – Puerto Rico declares emergency after earthquakes

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Reuters) – Puerto Rico Governor Wanda Vazquez declared a state of emergency yesterday after a series of earthquakes killed at least one person, toppled buildings and...

Oil and Gold

Jan 08, 2020 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Oil and Gold

One is good for Guyana, while the other does not bode so well for struggling citizens, as it has a certain kind of history that runs amok at the first sign of pressure. There is gold that brings in,...

AAG 2019 review (Pt. 1): Local meets

Jan 08, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on AAG 2019 review (Pt. 1): Local meets

Calvin Chapman story and photos It was business as usual for the Amateur Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) in 2019 on the local scene. And, while there is always room for improvement, the Aubrey...

Patriotic pensioners deserve their due

Jan 08, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Patriotic pensioners deserve their due

DEAR EDITOR, I have read a letter published in one of the national newspapers dated January 7, 2020 penned by a senior citizen who was perplexed about the future of senior citizens as to their...

Is Mr Ramjattan saying the Coalition wants to close sugar?

Jan 08, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Is Mr Ramjattan saying the Coalition wants to close sugar?

DEAR EDITOR, A newspaper on January 06 quoted Coalition’s Prime Minister hopeful Mr Khemraj Ramjattan, we must emphasize ‘hopeful’ given no mention of his hopeful title has been officially...

Keep up the good work

Jan 08, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Keep up the good work

DEAR EDITOR, The massive enhancement and development works done at Supenaam/Good Hope, is a project that the Coalition Government certainly must be applauded for. I was sitting there one morning...

We need a more efficient system to work with

Jan 08, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on We need a more efficient system to work with

DEAR EDITOR, As our clock ticks away towards the March 2nd general elections, Guyanese should be paying very keen attention to what I regard as confusion over the voters’ list. In recent weeks,...

A major issue that must be faced

Jan 08, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on A major issue that must be faced

DEAR EDITOR, Before the 2015 General Elections, APNU+AFC vigorously denied its intention to close SUGAR and, in fact, promised “to energize SUGAR and return it to former glory years”....

The BoG must make the necessary declaration to protect citizens

Jan 08, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on The BoG must make the necessary declaration to protect citizens

DEAR EDITOR, It is out of frustration that I have decided to make public the travesty one has to go through when making online transactions Republic Bank Ltd (Guy). I have noticed that the bank has...

Freddie’s penchant for bandwagoning is annoying

Jan 08, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Freddie’s penchant for bandwagoning is annoying

DEAR EDITOR, I like reading FK’s column. I have great respect for the man but sometimes I find his penchant for indiscrete bandwagoning annoying. Take for instance; when the local commentators...

Cornelia Ida residents under flood threat because of lawlessness

Jan 08, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Cornelia Ida residents under flood threat because of lawlessness

DEAR EDITOR, I beg of you to allow me space to highlight a burning issue that is affecting the residents of Cornelia Ida, Sea-View Housing Scheme W.C.D. I have been pleading with government(s) for...

We are obviously in deep, unchartered waters

Jan 08, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on We are obviously in deep, unchartered waters

DEAR EDITOR, The recent case of the EPA only now seeking to review the law which restricted them to fining Repsol the absurd equivalent of US$ 5,000 for a recent mud spill reveals how woefully...

Govt.’s inaction sets back gas to power plant by two years – Ramson

Jan 07, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Govt.’s inaction sets back gas to power plant by two years – Ramson

The Coalition administration had ample opportunity to get the ball rolling on the much needed gas to power plant that would significantly reduce electricity costs. But instead of providing the...

Tullow linked to firm bankrupted after Facebook data scandal

Jan 07, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Tullow linked to firm bankrupted after Facebook data scandal

Kenyan media has uncovered a link between Tullow Oil and Cambridge Analytica, the firm that was bankrupt after it was revealed to have misappropriated the private data of tens of millions of Facebook...

NCN gives Coalition Govt. 1 hour coverage, PPP gets 1 minute

Jan 07, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on NCN gives Coalition Govt. 1 hour coverage, PPP gets 1 minute

…Launching of campaign season State-owned television and radio broadcasting corporation, the National Communications Network (NCN), has come under heavy criticism after there was a significant...

St. Joseph Mercy launches its own branded medications

Jan 07, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on St. Joseph Mercy launches its own branded medications

The St. Joseph Mercy Hospital (SJMH) is now offering medications under its own brand name, assuring quality and authenticity. Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Mrs. Deborrah Ramsay, said that the...

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Tucker sets three South American records

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…74-year-old captured three silver, one bronze at World Masters Powerlifting C/ships (Kaieteur News) – Guyana made an impressive start to the 2026 International Powerlifting Federation (IPF)...

Constructive Engagement with the rough edges edited out

Oct 16, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – It is said that one should not speak ill of the dead. But there is something about the tributes paid to deceased persons that encourages the living to improve the reputation of the dead. At the recent evening of reflection for Robert Corbin, Bharrat Jagdeo appeared to have...

Haiti: When the Promise of a Haitian-Led Solution Begins to Fade

Oct 11, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Who speaks for Haiti? It is a question the international community can no longer avoid. For years, governments and international organisations have insisted that the country’s deepening crisis must have a “Haitian-led solution”. The principle is...

1 board, 1 minister, 6 years, 27,000 pensioners

Oct 16, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – It is the Guyana Way. The law provides. The numbers spiral. The wait intensifies. The suspense pierces. Sounds like a PPP Govt production. It is. On standby with hand outstretched are 27,000 Guyanese. They have given their labours to Guyana. They are NIS...

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