March 2020

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High Court halts CARICOM-supervised recounts

Mar 17, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on High Court halts CARICOM-supervised recounts

High Court Judge Franklyn Holder this afternoon granted an injunction to set aside the national recount of votes cast in the March 02, 2020 Regional and General Elections. The decision comes after an...

Party reps, Observers asked to “leave” Convention Centre or “face arrest” by Riot police

Mar 17, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Party reps, Observers asked to “leave” Convention Centre or “face arrest” by Riot police

– Commissioner claims injury during attack By Shikema Dey Accredited Observers for the March 2, 2020 General and Regional Elections along with representatives from the varying political parties...

Impact of coronavirus… Guyana slowly grinds to a halt

Mar 17, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Impact of coronavirus… Guyana slowly grinds to a halt

Given the nature and characteristics of the novel coronavirus, a number of public entities in Guyana are implementing precautionary measures as the country slowly grinds to a halt. A series of...

PPP/C, Coalition supporters guard ballot boxes overnight

Mar 17, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on PPP/C, Coalition supporters guard ballot boxes overnight

Following a series of purported obstructions to preparations for the national recount, supporters of both the major parties decided to guard the ballot boxes at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre...

Chambers urge business community to allow workers to operate from home

Mar 17, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Chambers urge business community to allow workers to operate from home

– mandate sanitary practices; desist from price gouging The American Chamber of Commerce in Guyana (AmCham Guyana) as well as the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) is calling...

Editors are gatekeepers of media responsibility

Mar 17, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Editors are gatekeepers of media responsibility

Britain has decided to quarantine its citizens who are 70 years of age or older. This group of citizens is considered a high-risk for coronavirus infection and is being asked to self-isolate for a...

Recount stalled – Coalition Govt. silent – Nandlall says Granger seeking legal advice

Mar 17, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Recount stalled – Coalition Govt. silent – Nandlall says Granger seeking legal advice

By Shikema Dey The national recount of ballots of the March 2, 2020 General and Regionals Elections was slated to have begun yesterday at the Arthur Chung Convention Centre at 12 noon. But despite...

WHO updates COVID-19 guidelines ― Urges countries to “test, test, test”

Mar 17, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on WHO updates COVID-19 guidelines ― Urges countries to “test, test, test”

The World Health Organization (WHO) yesterday conducted a media briefing to provide an update on COVID-19, the novel coronavirus. WHO Director-General, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, outlined...

Venezuela border claim case postponed due to coronavirus

Mar 17, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Venezuela border claim case postponed due to coronavirus

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that the case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Venezuela’s claim to the Essequibo region has been postponed. The Ministry of Foreign...

Trump tries to ease concerns of a nation increasingly rattled over coronavirus

Mar 17, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Trump tries to ease concerns of a nation increasingly rattled over coronavirus

WASHINGTON – For the third time in three days, President Trump addressed the nation from the White House in an effort to address growing fears about the pandemic caused by the coronavirus, which...

Four more witnesses to testify in Norton Street murder PI

Mar 17, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Four more witnesses to testify in Norton Street murder PI

The preliminary inquiry (PI) yesterday continued into the murder of Marlon Seon Rodney called ‘George’ who was shot and killed April last year. Osafa Grundell, 39, called ‘Safo’ of Freeman...

Suspension of Draught Competitions

Mar 17, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Suspension of Draught Competitions

The National Draughts Association would like to notify all Draughts players that due to the Corona Virus, games that were scheduled are cancelled indefinitely, a release from the association...

What pet caregivers and veterinarians need to know about the coronavirus

Mar 17, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on What pet caregivers and veterinarians need to know about the coronavirus

By Dr. Steve Surujbally Over the past month, I have been inundated with calls from pet owners asking me whether their pets can infect the owners. Many of them pointed out that canine coronavirus was...

T20 specialist Rutherford still has interest in Test Cricket

Mar 17, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on T20 specialist Rutherford still has interest in Test Cricket

By Sean Devers Twenty-one-year-old Sherfane Rutherford was born on August 15, 1998 and grew up in the fast paced era of T20 cricket. It was natural for him to quickly gravitate to that format as a...

NSC responds to COVID-19 Virus challenge

Mar 17, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on NSC responds to COVID-19 Virus challenge

Considering the presence of the COVID-19 Virus within our country, the National Sports Commission (NSC) has announced the immediate closure of all of its facilities for a period of two (2) weeks to...

Magistrate revokes teen’s bail

Mar 17, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Magistrate revokes teen’s bail

Eighteen-year-old Daniel McArthur yesterday had his bail revoked after the Magistrate he appeared before was informed that he was held for questioning for an alleged robbery, a similar charge that he...

Mohammed slams 104 against Canada before tournament suspension

Mar 17, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Mohammed slams 104 against Canada before tournament suspension

CAPE TOWN – West Indies Over-50s middle order batsman Azad Mohammed hit a fluent century against Canada on Sunday in round three of the Over-50s Cricket World Cup at Western Province Cricket...

COVID-19: We Will Come Through This Together

Mar 17, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on COVID-19: We Will Come Through This Together

Message by UN Secretary General The upheaval caused by the coronavirus – COVID-19 — is all around us. And I know many are anxious, worried and confused. That’s absolutely natural. We are...

Bowlers, Abel lead Regal Masters to Latif Grocery Shop and Car Wash softball title

Mar 17, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Bowlers, Abel lead Regal Masters to Latif Grocery Shop and Car Wash softball title

By Zaheer Mohamed A spirited bowling performance, led by Roy Persaud and a quick-fire 42 from Eon Abel handed Regal Masters a five-wicket victory over Wellman Masters when the teams collided in the...

From Stabroek to Kingston: Changing an election result

Mar 17, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on From Stabroek to Kingston: Changing an election result

Mr. Clairmont Mingo, returning officer for Region 4 declared the 2020 election results on Thursday March 5. He read the declaration from the balcony inside the Ashmin’s’ building on Hadfield...

Hockey training continues despite COVID-19 pandemic

Mar 17, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Hockey training continues despite COVID-19 pandemic

Robert Fernandes, head coach of the National men’s hockey team informed that the team is currently in preparation mode for the Pan American Challenge Cup that is scheduled for Lima, Peru, this...

ERC joins in welcoming decision for full elections recount

Mar 17, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on ERC joins in welcoming decision for full elections recount

The Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC), has welcomed the decision by President David Granger and Leader of the Opposition, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, for CARICOM to supervise a full recount of votes cast for...

Covid-19 Stalls local cricket

Mar 17, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Covid-19 Stalls local cricket

The Global Pandemic Covid-19 or coronavirus has also spread to the local Sports World resulting in the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) and Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) following the lead of the...

Commonwealth SG lauds leadership for efforts to facilitate elections recount

Mar 17, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Commonwealth SG lauds leadership for efforts to facilitate elections recount

Secretary-General (SG) of the Commonwealth, Baroness Patricia Scotland, welcomes and commends the regional leadership of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), at the invitation of President David...

Cornelia Ida are WDCA/Beacon Café 50-over champs

Mar 17, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Cornelia Ida are WDCA/Beacon Café 50-over champs

Cornelia Ida were crowned champions of the West Demerara Cricket Association (WDCA)/Beacon Café 50-over tournament following a three-wicket victory over Mc Gill Super Stars of Canal Number One in...

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Apr 30, 2026

2026/27 West Indies 4-Day Championships Round 3 By Clifton Ross Kaieteur Sports – Guyana Harpy Eagles completed their 3rd consecutive win against the Windward Volcanoes after a comprehensive...

The stranger next door

May 01, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – As late as the early 1970s, when night fell, dinner consumed and the children completed their homework, members of the household would usually sit either in the sitting room or on the verandah and discuss various matters, but mainly the events of the day. In those days there...

Resolving CARICOM’s Leadership Impasse

Apr 19, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) –As with all my commentaries, this one is strictly in my personal capacity, drawing on more than fifty years of engagement with Caribbean affairs and a lifelong commitment to the cause of regional integration. I do not speak on behalf of any government or...

APOLOGY AND RETRACTION TO MR. DEVINDRA KISSOON

May 01, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – On April 29, 2026, I published in Kaieteur News, as part of The GHK Lall Column, a piece entitled “A special kind of lawyering, and at its best” (the “Column”). Mr. Kissoon has never acted for the Government on the Gas-to-Energy Project. He has never received any...

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