May 2020

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Boxers becoming frustrated in Cuba, plead to be brought home

May 16, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Boxers becoming frustrated in Cuba, plead to be brought home

The four Olympic hopeful boxers in Cuba for a training stint that should have ended several weeks now, but due to the coronavirus lockdown, are stranded on the island, are pleading with the local...

AAG boss hails opening of international athletics season

May 16, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on AAG boss hails opening of international athletics season

The international athletics season is scheduled to resume in August and will conclude in October this year with a series of one-day meetings after most of the Continental Tour Gold and Wanda Diamond...

This is the time for us all to come together

May 16, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on This is the time for us all to come together

DEAR EDITOR, This virus and lockdown is frustrating for us all, though we see some good changes coming out of this like the improvement in air quality, less pollution, slowing down and people helping...

Someone has to advise APNU+AFC leadership not to talk

May 16, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Someone has to advise APNU+AFC leadership not to talk

If someone comes from another planet and wants to know about the election controversy, just a few hours of research dating back to March 4 would indicate to them that APNU+AFC is the mischievous...

Importance of floating voters

May 16, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Importance of floating voters

DEAR EDITOR, The ongoing recount process at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre has been couched as a battle between the incumbent APNU-AFC coalition, and the opposition PPP-Civic coalition. Third...

Is E-Networks working?

May 16, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Is E-Networks working?

DEAR EDITOR, “Your call is important to us – so please hold until one of our staff can attend to you. Waiting time is likely to be just two minutes.” Such optimism, which in most cases is never...

The Guyanese people are far more discerning

May 16, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Guyanese people are far more discerning

DEAR EDITOR, In the media agencies under the control of the Coalition, a curious question is being asked. It is: What is the basis for saying the declaration made by the Region Four Returning Officer...

History might be kinder

May 16, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on History might be kinder

DEAR EDITOR, When the history of the 2020 elections is recorded, a number of persons will come to the fore. The accolades will be bequeathed via the lens of political, personal or other views. Time...

The recount: Assessing the RIG!!

May 16, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on The recount: Assessing the RIG!!

DEAR EDITOR, The recount is now showing up Ringo’s and GECOM’s handiwork in all of its glory, GECOM can’t escape accountability now, they must have been complicit in this! So here is what has...

A video dealing with the issue of foreign electoral observers

May 16, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on A video dealing with the issue of foreign electoral observers

DEAR EDITOR, As the recount marches on and the Statements of Recount continue to match the copies of GECOM’s Statements of Poll posted online by the PPP, a video of LFS Burnham was sent to me...

DIMENSIONS

May 16, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on DIMENSIONS

By Clement J. Rohee FEAR: Afraid of being detected, Ignorance, driver of fear of being infected, Neither the brave nor the cowardly, young or old, the strong nor weak, rich or poor are spared, A...

UGSS to issue over 200 students with additional care package

May 16, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on UGSS to issue over 200 students with additional care package

DEAR EDITOR, Targeted students of the University of Guyana will benefit from a care package designed by the current UGSS council. Approved at the last council meeting, students from all over the...

May this media solidarity continue without fear or partisanship

May 16, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on May this media solidarity continue without fear or partisanship

DEAR EDITOR, I commend the media professionals, who rose to the occasion and took a powerful stance during a press gathering on Wednesday (KN May 13). At the very least, two objectives were achieved,...

Govt. ignores expert’s advice to complete oil policy before law review

May 15, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. ignores expert’s advice to complete oil policy before law review

By Kiana Wilburg Before building a house, it is elementary knowledge that one needs to have a plan which outlines the desired number of windows , toilets and bathrooms, whether there is going to be a...

Soaked ballot box stalls completion of Reg. 1 recount

May 15, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Soaked ballot box stalls completion of Reg. 1 recount

– 54 ballot boxes counted on Day 9 The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has been stalled from completing the recount of the last of the 99 ballot boxes in Region/District One, due to the...

CCJ reduces 37 years jail sentence for Guyanese convicted of rape

May 15, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on CCJ reduces 37 years jail sentence for Guyanese convicted of rape

The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has reduced the 37 years jail sentence for Linton Pompey, a Guyanese convicted of rape. According to the facts of the case, Pompey, a 54-year- old father of 12...

Coalition wants GECOM to annul elections – Jagdeo

May 15, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Coalition wants GECOM to annul elections – Jagdeo

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo is of the view that the governing coalition, A Partnership for National Unity + Alliance for Change (APNU+AFC) is attempting to get the Guyana Elections Commission...

Commissioners blame each other for GECOM’s failure to address fraud, deviance

May 15, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Commissioners blame each other for GECOM’s failure to address fraud, deviance

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has had a shoddy record when it comes to addressing issues of deviance or potential fraud. Commissioners acknowledge this. But when it comes to explaining why,...

Three years after closure… Wales Estate sugar workers finally receive outstanding severance

May 15, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Three years after closure… Wales Estate sugar workers finally receive outstanding severance

On Wednesday, the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) started to distribute the remainder of their severance payments to the former cane-cutters of Wales Estate, West Bank Demerara....

Social Protection Ministry moves to contain COVID-19 outbreak at Palms

May 15, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Social Protection Ministry moves to contain COVID-19 outbreak at Palms

– as four more residents test positive The Ministry of Social Protection is teaming up with the Ministry of Public Health in a bid to contain an outbreak of COVID-19 at the Palms Elderly Care...

UN forecasts pandemic to shrink world economy by 3.2%

May 15, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on UN forecasts pandemic to shrink world economy by 3.2%

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations forecast Wednesday that the COVID-19 pandemic will shrink the world economy by 3.2 per cent this year, the sharpest contraction since the Great Depression...

De int’l community get de middle finger

May 15, 2020 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on De int’l community get de middle finger

Ole people seh if the heat too much fuh yuh, stay out de kitchen. De heat definitely too much for the HAP-New and the HAY-Eff-See. Dem nah only feeling hot; dem getting heated. De two invite people...

The AFC needs a change in leadership

May 15, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The AFC needs a change in leadership

The leadership of the Alliance for Change (AFC) has disgraced itself. It has also brought the party into disrepute and has become an embarrassment to its membership. The party stands on the brink of...

Kwayana’s position makes Walter Rodney turn in his grave

May 15, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Kwayana’s position makes Walter Rodney turn in his grave

I was trained in history and the social sciences. I have a duty to history to put down things (I prefer to write “things” and not “facts and truths”) that I see in my lifetime. I expect...

GECOM to try counting wet ballot box

May 15, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on GECOM to try counting wet ballot box

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) will be making an attempt to recover the contents in the water-logged ballot box from Region One. Commissioner Sase Gunraj explained that by the end of today,...

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Gurbaz half-century powers Guyana to 8-wicket win

Sep 05, 2026

2026 Republic Bank CPL… GAW vs. JKM at Providence – Hetmyer, Hope, Dindyal lead batting charge (Kaieteur News) – Guyana Amazon Warriors announced their arrival home with a brutal 8-wicket...

How should I schedule my day?

Sep 05, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Deep in the Himalayas, I once visited a Hindu guru and asked him, “Guru, how should I schedule my day?” He looked at me for a moment, smiled, and asked, “What is it that you want to schedule?” “My day,” I replied. “I want to organise my time better. There is so...

Haiti after Kenscoff: Pledges and Promises Do Not Stop the Killing

Aug 30, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – For generations, Kenscoff was where people from Port-au-Prince went to breathe. Its cool hills offered relief, and its farmers supplied the capital’s markets. Gang attacks reached the commune in January 2025, but it remained an important barrier between...

The Donny and Delcy show

Sep 05, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – What to make of this America-Venezuela oil deal, this best in history? First, it’s best to put the 65 billion barrels of heavy crude in its proper place. It’s the Donny and Delcy Gong Show. A quarter of Venezuela’s premier national treasure, a concealed deal, a very...

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