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Feb 23, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Orinduik Development Inc. takes off with Guyana Sport Shooting Foundation for 3rd consecutive year
Like the multi-tiered series of cascades of the Orinduik Falls, Orinduik Development Inc. has been supporting the respective shooting disciplines of the Guyana Sport Shooting Foundation (GSSF). This...Feb 23, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Smoking in public places is illegal – says Director of Chronic Diseases Unit
– businesses can be charged $9M for breaching law It is prohibited for persons to smoke a hookah in any public space. This is according to the Tobacco Control Act (TCA) of 2017 and the Director...Feb 23, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on Guyana-Venezuela and international law
By Sir Ronald Sanders Global attention to Guyana has focussed on the current campaigning for general elections due on March 2. Reports indicate a vigorous campaign, with the country’s newly found...Feb 23, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Concacaf U20 Qualifying Guyana grind out gritty 2-0 win over ultra defensive USVI
A robust but not too disciplined performance from Guyana’s Under-20 ‘Junior Jaguars’ still produced an accepted 2-0 win over an ultra defensive US Virgin Islands outfit, Guyana’s third win in...Feb 23, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Dave West Indian Imports U-15 Inter-County final Algoo, Khan help Berbice dethrone Demerara at Bourda
By Sean Devers Watched by a fair sized crowd which included several parents, Defending Champions Demerara were dethroned by Berbice when the curtains came down on the fifth annual Dave West Indian...Feb 23, 2020 KNews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on The path to Digital Guyana under APNU+AFC leadership
The APNU+AFC coalition successfully campaigned the 2015 General Elections with one of its key promises being the liberalisation of Guyana’s telecommunications sector. This promise – one that...Feb 23, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Eddy Grant, Godfrey Statia, Varshanie Singh and Dr. Nehaul Singh among 2020 national awardees
To mark the nation’s 50th Republic Jubilee, President David Granger announced a list of prominent Guyanese who have been selected for the conferral of national awards. The 2020 list of awardees...Feb 23, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Faoud Bacchus bats for West Indies Over 50s team 2nd Over 50s World Cup bowls off in SA March 10th -24th
Sheik Faoud Ahamul Fasiel Bacchus is a former cricketer who played for both the West Indies during their halcyon days as the undisputedly best team in the world and then, his adopted country, United...Feb 23, 2020 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on The President on national defence
(A review of David Granger’s The security of small states in the international system; State of Peace: The United Nations and the Guyana-Venezuela controversy; and Guyana’s Defence: Sovereignty...Feb 23, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Courts Furniture Store annual Cycle road race brought forward to today in Berbice
The annual Courts Furniture Store cycle road race sponsored by the Courts Berbice branch is now set for today in the Ancient County. The race, which is being organised by the Flying Ace Cycle Club...Feb 23, 2020 KNews Dr Zulfikar Bux, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Painful and Debilitating Illness
By Dr Zulfikar Bux Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine Have you ever had or seen someone who has Chikungunya? It’s a terribly painful and debilitating time. The joint pains and stiffness are...Feb 23, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Amelia’s Ward Basketball court renamed Agnes Blair Court New committee elected to mange facility
The Amelia’s Ward basketball court is now renamed the Agnes Blair Basketball Court. It is named after the woman who was instrumental in getting the land for the recreational facility. At the...Feb 23, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on We’ve been fed that bone, time and time again
The news that is supposed to be good and inspiring is that two hotels, including the famed Hilton chain, are coming to Guyana. We are supposed to be overjoyed, because we are so often fed that bone...Feb 23, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Milo Schools U-18 F/Ball tourney Annandale beat Bladen Hall 2-nil, other two games end in draws
On a day blessed with brilliant sunshine at the Ministry of Education (MOE) ground on Carifesta Avenue, day three of the 2020 Milo Schools U-18 football tournament and organised by the Petra...Feb 23, 2020 KNews Interesting Creatures in Guyana, News Comments Off on Interesting Creatures…. Golden Lion Tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia)
The golden lion tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia, Portuguese: mico-leão-dourado, also known as the golden marmoset), is a small New World monkey of the family Callitrichidae. Native to the Atlantic...Feb 23, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on 82% of Joint Services turned out to vote
The disciplined services voted at a high turnout of 82 percent last Friday, according to Guyana Elections Commission public relations officer, Yolanda Ward. The turnout for the Guyana Police Force...Feb 23, 2020 KNews Cartoons, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Kaieteur News Cartoon FEB 23 2020
Feb 23, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Strict building codes and regular inspections needed to prevent fires
Dear Editor, All fires are preventable (except those set by arsonists) and it is fair to say that almost all fires are caused by irresponsible conduct. The recent fire (Feb.18 2020) in Regent Street...Feb 23, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Ensure to vote for a political party that will work with democracy to enrich our country
Dear Editor, Many Guyanese are currently agonizing over which vote to cast in the upcoming national and regional elections scheduled for Monday, March 2nd, 2020. Today, we live in a world where...Feb 23, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Where is the visionary thinking in Government’s purchase of an electric car?
Dear Editor, Where is the visionary thinking in the Government of Guyana’s much-celebrated purchase of an electric car? This paucity of cognitive ability in the Granger administration is...Feb 23, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on We have a unique opportunity to showcase our political maturity to the world
Dear Editor, One of the hallmarks of a functional and healthy democracy is the extent to which there is a seamless and peaceful transfer of power from the governing to the winning party in the event...Feb 23, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Jagdeo’s Stewartville ranting
Dear Editor, On Sunday February 9, 2020 the PPP held a rally at Stewartville on the West Coast of Demerara. Mr. Jagdeo, while addressing his party’s supporters at that rally, used a portion of his...Feb 23, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Local content policy should benefit all Guyanese
Dear Editor, In 1763, slaves of the Plantation Magdalenenberg on the Canje River in Berbice rebelled, protesting harsh and inhumane treatment by foreign entities(1). While the rebellion ultimately...Feb 23, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on I am as fearful in 2020 as I was hopeful in 2015.
Dear Editor, That I supported David Granger and the APNU+AFC Coalition in the 2015elections is a matter of public knowledge. Neither conscience nor logic nor reason allows me to do so again. As a...Nov 07, 2026
(Kaieteur News) – The field will be a packed one on Sunday November 29, at Rising Sun Turf Club when the President’s Cup horse race meet shoots off. More than 100 horses have thrown their names...Nov 07, 2026
(Kaieteur News) – Who says the government does not listen? That is an unfair accusation. The government does listen. In fact, it listens very attentively. The only problem is that it appears to have a rather selective hearing. It can hear a whisper from certain quarters of the private sector...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...Nov 07, 2026
(Kaieteur News) – U.S. Vice President, J.D. Vance is among the first bailing from a sinking ship. The Iran War led to the ashes of defeat in the midterms. President Trump suddenly sheds his crazy man persona. Now talks of working with Democrats. From America I wing to Guyana, and Vice...Freedom of speech is our core value at Kaieteur News. If the letter/e-mail you sent was not published, and you believe that its contents were not libellous, let us know, please contact us by phone or email.
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