March 2020

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The absence of charity

Mar 17, 2020 KNews Editorial Comments Off on The absence of charity

Guyana is now so far gone with its tantrums and histrionics that, by any standard, it has to be recognised as having proceeded very rapidly into rubber duck and pacifier territory. It is time for the...

Antigua and Barbuda Rifle Association host RAFTRC as Goodwill Tour conclude

Mar 17, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Antigua and Barbuda Rifle Association host RAFTRC as Goodwill Tour conclude

Even in the face of the Noval Corona Virus (COVID – 19) Global Pandemic that has rocked the world including the Caribbean, the Antigua and Barbuda Rifle Association (A&BRA) last weekend...

COVID-19 brings out the new Donald Trump

Mar 17, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on COVID-19 brings out the new Donald Trump

DEAR EDITOR, Step in Coronavirus or COVID-19 and allow the new Donald Trump to step up. Yes, let’s hear it for the Donald. After all, according to Samuel Adams, one of the Founding Fathers of the...

Election observations

Mar 17, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Election observations

DEAR EDITOR, I am a local election observer accredited by GECOM. On election day, I visited 59 polling stations morning and afternoon and observed the voting process in more than 40 of them. I found...

Good intentions lead to good outcomes

Mar 17, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Good intentions lead to good outcomes

DEAR EDITOR, As I read Guyana news, I often wonder when Guyana will get its next national hero, after Cuffy and Cheddi Jagan. It seems that a country with so much potential, still has many of its...

We need a women’s version of the CPL

Mar 17, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on We need a women’s version of the CPL

DEAR EDITOR, In light of the recent poor performance of the West Indies women cricket team at this year’s T20 World Cup, it is time we take steps to remedy this shortcoming. In spite of one of our...

Call me naïve, but I believe that we still need to fight even when all seems bleak

Mar 17, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Call me naïve, but I believe that we still need to fight even when all seems bleak

DEAR EDITOR, I read the Sunday, March 15, 2020, column by Freddie Kissoon, which was published by the Kaieteur News and had reason to pause halfway through because of a few troubling lines. Kissoon...

Closing of schools

Mar 17, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Closing of schools

DEAR EDITOR, I must commend the Ministry of Education for closing all schools in the wake of the global epidemic which is the Coronavirus. It’s very important for us to be aware as a nation of...

Clarification needed on ‘forcible detention’ methods to deal with the Coronavirus

Mar 17, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Clarification needed on ‘forcible detention’ methods to deal with the Coronavirus

DEAR EDITOR, I read with great interest and concern a recent Kaieteur News article about the Ministry of Public Health’s efforts to track persons who had mingled with the family of Ratna Baboolall,...

I believe the ultimate outcome is another “accord”

Mar 17, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on I believe the ultimate outcome is another “accord”

DEAR EDITOR, An independent view will never find favour with the loyalists. But the GECOM’s action over the past week was a stark reminder that political loyalties can breach even the most...

Civilization under siege….do the right thing today

Mar 17, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Civilization under siege….do the right thing today

DEAR EDITOR, I follow the cascading coverage of news report after news report. The stories are the same, with a numbing, draining quality about them. Those great gatherings of civilization are under...

Recount expected today – to start with Region Four

Mar 16, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Recount expected today – to start with Region Four

By Kemol King A total recount of all votes cast in the 2020 general and regional elections is expected to begin today, according to Commissioners of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM). The...

Health Ministry tracks hundreds who mingled with relatives of dead Coronavirus victim

Mar 16, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Health Ministry tracks hundreds who mingled with relatives of dead Coronavirus victim

– several attended Good Hope wake Hundreds of people may have exposed themselves to the deadly Coronavirus after mingling with relatives of Ratna Babolall, the woman who succumbed last...

Illegitimate Govt. will harm business environment, shut down hope of lifting Guyanese households out of poverty – TOTALTEC Chairman

Mar 16, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Illegitimate Govt. will harm business environment, shut down hope of lifting Guyanese households out of poverty – TOTALTEC Chairman

If there is no respect for due process or the will to ensure a legitimate government is sworn in, then Guyana could see its business environment changing completely as well as the loss of key...

Guyana to safeguard Magistrates, Judges from Coronovirus

Mar 16, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana to safeguard Magistrates, Judges from Coronovirus

From sanitizing of visitors to setting up glass barriers around magistrates, the Judiciary is pulling out the stops to protect itself and those around them from the deadly Coronavirus. Visitors to...

Dept. of Citizenship requests citizens to use protective gear when visiting its offices

Mar 16, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Dept. of Citizenship requests citizens to use protective gear when visiting its offices

With regard to the presence of COVID-19 in Guyana, the Department of Citizenship is seeking to ensure that it takes all appropriate and recommended action in ensuring that members of the public who...

Proximity of Apache discovery in Suriname basin bodes well for CGX – Frontera Energy

Mar 16, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Proximity of Apache discovery in Suriname basin bodes well for CGX – Frontera Energy

In mid-January, the Government of Suriname disclosed that operators, Total and Apache, made a material oil discovery on Block 58. But the discovery in the Surinamese concession is not only good news...

GECOM Commissioner wants stringent security measures to protect journalists covering elections

Mar 16, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on GECOM Commissioner wants stringent security measures to protect journalists covering elections

Throughout the elections season, from March 2, 2020 to date; media personnel have faced hostility from supporters from two major political parties. The most recent incident occurred last Friday, when...

Public Servants to work shifts system amid COVID-19 concerns

Mar 16, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Public Servants to work shifts system amid COVID-19 concerns

In a move to protect the health and wellbeing of public servants in light of global concerns over the spread of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), the Department of Public Service has instituted a...

The vote in the OAS that has come back to haunt Guyana

Mar 16, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The vote in the OAS that has come back to haunt Guyana

A country must have a Head of State. Venezuela has two persons claiming to be its Head of State. The first is the incumbent President, Nichols Maduro; and the second is Juan Guaido, the former...

All Football suspended in the Rupununi

Mar 16, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on All Football suspended in the Rupununi

President of the Rupununi Football Association (RFA) Ryan Farias has informed that all football and football related activities there have been suspended until further notice in light of the deadly...

B’dos Captain delighted to win PCL title

Mar 16, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on B’dos Captain delighted to win PCL title

High in praise for rookie pace pair Holder & Harding By Sean Devers Barbados Captain Kraigg Braithwaite led from the front with 48 and an unbeaten 84 as his team dethroned five-times defending...

Sports world rocked by COVID 19; No One is spared

Mar 16, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Sports world rocked by COVID 19; No One is spared

Coronavirus Disease 2019 or COVID-19 (formally known as 2019-nCoV) is the name for the respiratory syndrome caused by infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The...

Seebarran’s radical debut curtailed

Mar 16, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Seebarran’s radical debut curtailed

Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club (GMR&SC) group one champion; Raymond Seebarran, had his much anticipated debut in the Caribbean SR3 Radical series curtailed yesterday after just one race.The...

Regal Masters and Park Rangers chalk wins

Mar 16, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Regal Masters and Park Rangers chalk wins

Regal Masters and Park Rangers recorded victories in the Richard Latif Grocery Store and Car Wash 15 overs softball competition which took place yesterday at the Malteenoes Sports Club. In the...

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(Kaieteur News) – The undefeated Guyana Amazon Warriors extended their flawless win streak this season while keeping their 2-0 record at home safe, after crushing the St. Kitts & Nevis...

The Kara Kara conundrum

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(Kaieteur News) – The Linden Town Council does not possess an untouchable constitutional right to administer its affairs. The Constitution does not confer upon the Linden Town Council an unfettered right to govern Linden in whatever manner it chooses. It establishes local government within the...

The World Has Broken the 1.5°C Promise. Small States Should Not Have...

Sep 06, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – The world has broken the 1.5°C promise it made to its most vulnerable countries. The breach has not yet been recorded on a sustained basis, but the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) says it is widely assessed as unavoidable and likely within the...

Exxon upping the amps – profits

Sep 07, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – It is fascinating to watch Exxon on the move. Its people taking the floor, speaking with power and supreme confidence. What’s good news for Exxon’s investors is bad news for Guyanese. Follow Exxon’s sequence. It moved quickly. Burst the halo and bubble surrounding...

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