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Guyana Boxing Association again fighting the financial battle

Feb 26, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana Boxing Association again fighting the financial battle

The Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) has once again found itself fighting off the ropes a release from the association has indicated. The GBA could not meet a February 24 deadline to pay for...

What Jagdeo wanted for himself, he denied me

Feb 26, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on What Jagdeo wanted for himself, he denied me

In a very learned judgement, Justice Gino Persaud denied Minister Ferguson an injunction that if granted would have prevented Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo, from further commenting on the issue...

Concacaf Women’s Under-20 Championship

Feb 26, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Concacaf Women’s Under-20 Championship

Lady Jags beat Puerto Rico as they virtually seal round-of-16 spot Another solid performance by Guyana’s ‘Lady Jags’ along with an own goal propelled them to an exciting 2-1 victory over Puerto...

RFA Champions League / North Rupununi Leg

Feb 26, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on RFA Champions League / North Rupununi Leg

Challengers and Paiwomak (male) notch solid wins; Surama, Challengers (female) draw Challengers Football Club and Paiwomak Football Clubs recorded similar 4-0 wins in their respective male encounters...

Despite 53 flagged passengers, Guyana remains coronavirus free

Feb 26, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Despite 53 flagged passengers, Guyana remains coronavirus free

News about the coronavirus has been trending in recent months, and with good reason too. The coronavirus, which has been classified by the World Health Organisation [WHO] as COVID-19, is said to be a...

Bel Air Rubis Service Station’s U-17 Inter-County 50-over cricket

Feb 26, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Bel Air Rubis Service Station’s U-17 Inter-County 50-over cricket

Yearwood unbeaten 54 spurs Demerara U-17 to four-wicket win B’ce beat E’bo at Enmore By Sean Devers Under a blue sky and with the Atlantic Ocean just beyond the Northern Sightscreen, Demerara...

Individual currently suing for wrongful arrest arrested again

Feb 26, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Individual currently suing for wrongful arrest arrested again

… as GRA busts another smuggling operation Law Enforcement and Investigation Division (LEID) officers of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) detained a motor vehicle containing a large quantity of...

It is prudent to postpone the elections for another month

Feb 26, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on It is prudent to postpone the elections for another month

DEAR EDITOR, It is obvious that GECOM has been ill-prepared to accommodate voters to express their franchise in a free and fair manner, and one which is free from fear. By drastically reducing the...

The use of private residences as polling stations

Feb 26, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The use of private residences as polling stations

In the 2015 elections, the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) established a polling station in an interior village so as to facilitate five persons voting. The polling station was established so as...

12 athletes and counting for CARIFTA 2020

Feb 26, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on 12 athletes and counting for CARIFTA 2020

Guyana will be sending at least a dozen athletes to the 49th Caribbean Free Trade Association (CARIFTA) games which will be hosted in Bermuda this Easter weekend (April 10th – 13th) at the Bermuda...

Lent begins today

Feb 26, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Lent begins today

DEAR EDITOR, Allow me to express an important aspect of Christian calendar. Today, we begin the Season of Lent. It is one of the important seasons for many Christian denominations. Lent means...

9 I hope Guyana will somehow unwrap itself from this stifling shroud that is choking us

Feb 26, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on 9 I hope Guyana will somehow unwrap itself from this stifling shroud that is choking us

DEAR EDITOR, In these last few days before general elections, things seem relatively quiet, despite the usual din of campaign jabberwocky. However, with the stakes being as high as they are now, one...

In this current state we can only guess what will happen on March 2nd and beyond

Feb 26, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on In this current state we can only guess what will happen on March 2nd and beyond

DEAR EDITOR, We are getting closer to the long overdue General and Regional Elections on March 2nd, and the electorate is still understandably worried about GECOM’s seeming inability to act in a...

Voting in Private Buildings and Residences aka ‘bottom houses’

Feb 26, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Voting in Private Buildings and Residences aka ‘bottom houses’

DEAR EDITOR, A polling place is where voters cast their vote. Such a place is supposed to have adequate numbers of polling stations, security, accredited monitoring and observation personnel and...

Lawless and Lewd

Feb 26, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Lawless and Lewd

DEAR EDITOR, A custom of lawlessness and lewdness pervades the society. Over the years, it has become normalised and acceptable, to the point where it is now a cultural phenomenon. The genesis of...

GNBS has its house in order

Feb 26, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on GNBS has its house in order

DEAR EDITOR, With reference to the letter captioned “I suggest the GNBS puts its house in order” in the Kaieteur News dated Monday, February 24, 2020, the Guyana National Bureau of Standards...

For the current APNU-AFC administration, incumbency is a clear disadvantage

Feb 26, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on For the current APNU-AFC administration, incumbency is a clear disadvantage

DEAR EDITOR, The view being advanced by a leading member of the APNU-AFC Coalition that incumbency is an ‘advantage’ in electoral politics should be viewed with concern to all who believe...

Appeal to GECOM Chair on Polling Places

Feb 26, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Appeal to GECOM Chair on Polling Places

DEAR EDITOR, Madame Chair of GECOM Ret’d Justice Claudette Singh’s approval number is taking a beating over the decision to shut down polling stations that will create hardship for tens of...

Private polling places – there should be none

Feb 26, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Private polling places – there should be none

DEAR EDITOR, Are we mad? How long has this been allowed to exist? And how come nobody saw it fit to object strenuously and ceaselessly? I am talking about this matter involving private polling...

Local Content Policy… UK Consultant ignores recommendations to give Guyanese advantage in oil sector

Feb 25, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Local Content Policy… UK Consultant ignores recommendations to give Guyanese advantage in oil sector

By Kiana Wilburg Guyana’s Local Content Policy is under heavy criticism for its restrictions on disclosing in full, the plans and reports oil companies submit to the government on the extent to...

Oversight of oil companies is where Guyana’s focus should be – Chatham House Associate Fellow

Feb 25, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Oversight of oil companies is where Guyana’s focus should be – Chatham House Associate Fellow

By Kiana Wilburg As Guyana continues its preparations for the oil sector, Chatham House Associate Fellow, Dr. Valerie Marcel, is of the firm view that focus should be on the oversight of oil...

Carter Centre did address use of private polling stations in report

Feb 25, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Carter Centre did address use of private polling stations in report

… Advocated for voting in ‘neutral environment…free from intimidation’ The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has faced criticism from the political opposition on its decision to reduce the...

African dictator’s son in T&T for Carnival

Feb 25, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on African dictator’s son in T&T for Carnival

(T&T Newsday) Four days after a court in France upheld a three-year suspended jail term and imposed a fine of US$33 million against the flamboyant vice president of Equatorial Guinea, he arrived...

NICIL pays sacked Rusal workers for February; Berbice River remains blocked

Feb 25, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on NICIL pays sacked Rusal workers for February; Berbice River remains blocked

The state-owned National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL) has stepped in to pay 326 workers who were sacked by Rusal in January. NICIL, on behalf of the Government of Guyana,...

“Jude Bentley investigation was professionally handled”

Feb 25, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on “Jude Bentley investigation was professionally handled”

– File to be sent to DPP today – Traffic Chief The case file on the death of former National Cyclist Jude Bentley is likely to be in the hands of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP)...

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Poverty does not come with a lifetime warranty

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- When the national discussion segues to poverty reduction, it resurrects the age-old debate... more