February 2020

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Jermine & Family Linden Mash Cup Football Final

Feb 21, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Jermine & Family Linden Mash Cup Football Final

Battle lines drawn as Topp XX face Coomacka Mines for $600,000 tonight Topp XX will have to be at their very best when they face Coomacka in the final of the inaugural Jermine and Family Linden Mash...

More money, less power to the people

Feb 21, 2020 KNews Editorial Comments Off on More money, less power to the people

The New York Times editorial dated February 3rd was titled, “More money, more problems for democracy.” That is the thinking of what applies in an arguably relatively better governed society like...

Are we destined for that eventuality?

Feb 21, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Are we destined for that eventuality?

DEAR EDITOR, All Guyanese with a logical unbiased mind should have no difficulty concurring with a Peeping Tom article, “Standing up for Guyana”. The Peeper correctly asserted that...

Incompetence cannot be Republic Bank’s excuse

Feb 21, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Incompetence cannot be Republic Bank’s excuse

DEAR EDITOR, I have decided to raise this matter in the public domain because it is important that stakeholders – customers, government regulators, and the bank’s shareholders and...

The Third Force already exists since 2006

Feb 21, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Third Force already exists since 2006

DEAR EDITOR, Those who misleadingly and mis-informatively call for a “Third Force” in Guyana’s politics are many moons late and are in self denial. The “Third Force”...

Let us build together a stronger, healthier and successful Guyana

Feb 21, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Let us build together a stronger, healthier and successful Guyana

DEAR EDITOR, Some say charity starts at home. When we look at the lack of team work between the two major parties during the negotiations with Exxon it is clear that they were divided to be...

Will small parties be kingmakers?

Feb 21, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Will small parties be kingmakers?

DEAR EDITOR, As GHK Lall commented (KN Feb 19), any small party on its own or in combination that wins one or more seats is likely to be a kingmaker in the new parliament and maybe in government. But...

Where is the money?

Feb 21, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Where is the money?

DEAR EDITOR, Unbelievable – APNU+AFC has no plans to address a broken medicine and medical supplies disaster. Hundreds of thousands of Guyanese have suffered from the lack of availability of...

Golden Anniversary of Guyana’s Republic

Feb 21, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Golden Anniversary of Guyana’s Republic

DEAR EDITOR, A lot has been achieved since the country attained republican status five decades ago. It was not an easy road – there have been numerous problems, in fighting and other setbacks...

ExxonMobil releases unverified Local Content achievements

Feb 20, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on ExxonMobil releases unverified Local Content achievements

– produces no details of companies and persons used By Kiana Wilburg From 2015 to now, ExxonMobil said it has spent $45.7 billion on hundreds of local vendors. In 2019 alone, the American Oil...

Brassington tells court, “I recused myself from NICIL transaction with Hand-in-Hand”

Feb 20, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Brassington tells court, “I recused myself from NICIL transaction with Hand-in-Hand”

– after advising brother to purchase shares As Head of the State‘s privatisation unit – the National Industrial and Commercial Investment Limited, (NICIL),–Winston Bra ssington was...

Local Content Policy… Energy Dept. fails to justify secrecy provisions

Feb 20, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Local Content Policy… Energy Dept. fails to justify secrecy provisions

By Kiana Wilburg The first two drafts of Guyana’s Local Content Policy were prepared by Trinidadian Energy Expert, Anthony Paul. He never included a word about confidentiality provisions in an...

$280M GPHC rehabilitated Staff quarters commissioned

Feb 20, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on $280M GPHC rehabilitated Staff quarters commissioned

The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) in collaboration with the Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) yesterday commissioned its staff quarters at Waterloo and Quamina Streets. Kaieteur News...

800 acres on East Coast earmarked for “city” development

Feb 20, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on 800 acres on East Coast earmarked for “city” development

– investors cagey as sod turned on US$100M two-hotel project at Ogle – specialty hospital, another gated community announced Investors of an ambitious two-hotel project at Ogle are...

More cops needed for bike snatchers

Feb 20, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on More cops needed for bike snatchers

From an innocent schoolchild walking home to the garbage collectors who try to keep the country clean. In recent times, there has been an increase in petty crimes in the form of snatchers. Walking...

Is nuff Nancy story

Feb 20, 2020 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Is nuff Nancy story

People like tell Nancy story. And of course Guyanese like believe Nancy story. De first one involve Exxon. Couple years ago, de oil company announce dat it believe in local content. When dem boys...

Man accused of dousing drinking buddy, stealing gold band, cash

Feb 20, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Man accused of dousing drinking buddy, stealing gold band, cash

Twenty-one-year-old Ellis Caulder, a miner of Desert Storm, Mahdia, Region Eight, was yesterday remanded to prison by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan after he denied a simple larceny charge. An...

10,226 discipline services ranks to vote across 82 polling stations tomorrow

Feb 20, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on 10,226 discipline services ranks to vote across 82 polling stations tomorrow

Ranks of the Discipline Services will cast their ballots tomorrow, a week ahead of when the nation heads to general and region al elections which are set for Monday, March 2. Chief Elections Officer...

Simple but tactical measures can help combat diabetes – doctor shares

Feb 20, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Simple but tactical measures can help combat diabetes – doctor shares

Beware of refined ‘carbs’ which sneak into the diet by way of white flour, white rice, sugary beverages and other foods that line the shelves of many supermarkets. This is the counsel of...

$1.2M bail for Sophia couple on arms, ammo and ganja

Feb 20, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on $1.2M bail for Sophia couple on arms, ammo and ganja

Almost three months after 54-year-old Godfrey Bacchus and his wife, 31-year-old Stacy Cort, were remanded to prison on ganja and gun related charges, Attorney-at-law Bernard DaSilva, who is...

2500 sign petition to investigate Republic Bank’s business practices in Guyana

Feb 20, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on 2500 sign petition to investigate Republic Bank’s business practices in Guyana

Late last year, Republic Bank Limited (RBL) announced that it was upgrading services to enhance their customers’ banking experience. However, since that upgrading service has taken place, the...

Public schools to close on Elections Day

Feb 20, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Public schools to close on Elections Day

All public schools will be closed for Elections Day. According to the Ministry of Education yesterday, approval has been granted for the closure to facilitate the smooth operations of General and...

Jagdeo asks court to dismiss challenge for him to disclose Ali’s qualifications

Feb 20, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Jagdeo asks court to dismiss challenge for him to disclose Ali’s qualifications

By Feona Morrison Leader of the Opposition Bharrat Jagdeo has filed proceedings in the High Court to strike out a challenge mounted by private citizens Dianna Deravinee Rajcumar and Phillip Marcus,...

Death of former national cyclist… Cops likely to conclude investigation today

Feb 20, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Death of former national cyclist… Cops likely to conclude investigation today

Police are confident that they can conclude their investigation into the death of former national pedal cyclist, Jude Bentley, today. This was the assurance that a senior police official gave when...

Prison officer remanded

Feb 20, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Prison officer remanded

A serving member of the Guyana Prison Service, George Selman, who is no stranger to the court, yesterday appeare d in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts before Principal Magistrate Faith McGusty...

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Need for Speed Series Championship Round One… All roads lead to...

Jun 19, 2026

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, – The two-day racing extravaganza that kicks off an action-packed month of motorsport starts today at the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club (GMR&SC) Thomaslands venue...

Punctuality is now a problem in Georgetown Schools

Jun 19, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Every school day in the city, in almost every ward, you can see scores of school children – dressed in their uniforms – ambling to school after 9:00am. The casualness of these children suggests that punctuality is no longer important to them or to their parents. But it does...

Why the Commonwealth Matters Again

Jun 14, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Small and medium-sized states, from the most vulnerable island nations to more diversified middle‑income economies, have always faced a difficult reality. They have to navigate a world in which power is unevenly distributed and in which the decisions of...

UGGI Survey: Pt. IV

Jun 19, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – This is the last commentary on the University of Guyana Green Institute (UGGI) Independence 60 Survey titled: Guyana at 60: Trust, Oil, and the Society being Built. Today’s focus goes beyond the two bottom performing areas of “national government” and “foreign oil...

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