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PPP wins recount

Jun 08, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on PPP wins recount

The opposition People’s Progressive Party yesterday held a statistically unbreakable lead at close of recount yesterday, staying ahead of the Coalition incumbent by some 13,069 votes with just 14...

Conservationist says ExxonMobil being treated with kid gloves

Jun 08, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Conservationist says ExxonMobil being treated with kid gloves

– EPA Head insists regulatory body has no sacred cows By Kiana Wilburg As a result of mechanical issues being experienced with a gas compressor for the Liza Destiny oil vessel, ExxonMobil has...

Claims of widespread fraud tarnish Commonwealth technical staff – Ex PM of Barbados Owen Arthur

Jun 08, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Claims of widespread fraud tarnish Commonwealth technical staff – Ex PM of Barbados Owen Arthur

Head of the Commonwealth Observer Team, Owen Arthur, wants to put on record his belief that accusations of fraud and widespread rigging on Election Day stand to tarnish the reputations of two...

GECOM fails to provide statement it claims was signed by DROs

Jun 08, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on GECOM fails to provide statement it claims was signed by DROs

– As new evidence emerges confirming that Commission staff gave instructions to remove documents The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is yet to produce a statement it claims was signed by a...

Coalition tells GECOM it cannot declare election results

Jun 08, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Coalition tells GECOM it cannot declare election results

After a tabulation of most of the ballot boxes show the Opposition People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) with a seemingly unassailable lead, the governing APNU+AFC has told the Guyana Elections...

Teen of Guyanese parentage accepted to 30 US colleges

Jun 08, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Teen of Guyanese parentage accepted to 30 US colleges

– offered $1M in scholarships Getting accepted into 30 colleges across the United States with a US$1M in scholarships is no easy feat. For 17-year-old Saniya Gajadhar, a New Yorker born to...

Soulja Bai dance like Travolta

Jun 08, 2020 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Soulja Bai dance like Travolta

Dem boys from de Waterfalls paper send some questions fuh Soulja Bai answer. De man issue a statement on Saturday. It lang, lang but short, short when it comes to dem boys’ questions. Dem boys...

Medical professional considers lawsuit over false claim of electoral fraud

Jun 08, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Medical professional considers lawsuit over false claim of electoral fraud

Ramona Chanderballi, a young medical professional is considering legal action against the Guyana Police Force after her name ended up among a list of persons who purportedly committed electoral...

Mixed emotions as recount of votes ends

Jun 08, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Mixed emotions as recount of votes ends

– Final tabulation to be completed today By Shikema Dey The anticipated end of the National Recount of ballots cast at the March 2, 2020 General and Region Elections arrived with mixed emotions...

Local referees for three month FIBA training

Jun 08, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Local referees for three month FIBA training

The Guyana Basketball Officials Council (GBOC) is set to benefit from a three-month Referees’ Online Training programme which is being facilitated by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA)...

Burst pipe results in water damage at Finance Ministry – Report

Jun 08, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Burst pipe results in water damage at Finance Ministry – Report

A broken pipe at the Ministry of Finance building on Main Street yesterday evening resulted in significant water damage to the roof, documents and computers, according to reports reaching Kaieteur...

The visionary fortitude of each federation/association will be tested going forward

Jun 08, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on The visionary fortitude of each federation/association will be tested going forward

By Franklin Wilson The way forward for many, if not all, of the sports associations and federations in Guyana would come under tremendous scrutiny whenever we return to some level of normalcy after...

Umpire Gangapersaud Shivdyall passes away

Jun 08, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Umpire Gangapersaud Shivdyall passes away

The Guyana Cricket Umpires’ Council and the Berbice Cricket Umpires’ Association have expressed sympathy to the family of the late umpire Gangapersaud Shivdyall. A release from the BCUA read;...

WHEN SANCTIONS PIN PON JOSEPH’S COAT

Jun 08, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on WHEN SANCTIONS PIN PON JOSEPH’S COAT

Mih having trouble wid mih kyart One wheel heading for de gutter, De other missing ee main spoke, And de axle still pon life support. Ah hire dis lady Clarioteer To put tings back in order. But you...

EU Observer Report: GECOM

Jun 08, 2020 KNews Editorial Comments Off on EU Observer Report: GECOM

The EU Observer Report in 64 sweeping pages travels the sorry, sordid picture of the unholy mess that is Guyana. It was mostly there: from ethnic polarization to ethnic-focused voting, from GECOM’s...

It is time to consider Truth and Reconciliation

Jun 08, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on It is time to consider Truth and Reconciliation

Dear Editor, It is not too early to be earnestly thinking of Truth and Reconciliation amongst all our people, for the good of our people and country. No, my head is not in the clouds and my feet off...

The Ministry of Education is exposing our children to danger

Jun 08, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Ministry of Education is exposing our children to danger

Dear Editor, Today the world over there is what many are calling a ‘new norm’. What had been routine is no longer possible due to the COVID 19 pandemic. Individuals, families, communities and...

Referring to President as ‘sanctimonious gangster’ is nasty

Jun 08, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Referring to President as ‘sanctimonious gangster’ is nasty

Dear Editor, In undiplomatic language, the caretaker president is being referred to in Caribbean circles a ‘sanctimonious gangster’. This is nasty plain and simple. Regardless of our views...

David Hinds’ column show a polarising activism

Jun 08, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on David Hinds’ column show a polarising activism

Dear Editor, After reading Dr. David Hinds column “There is knee on Black Guyana neck too” (KN, 7th June 2020) I am not sure that the gentleman understands how polarising his activism is. It...

APNU’s constant beating down of own polling day staff is disturbing

Jun 08, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on APNU’s constant beating down of own polling day staff is disturbing

Dear Editor, Please permit me a little space in your newspaper to say a few things about Guyana’s election that’s bothering me. I want to start with the coalition constant and overbearing...

President deserves applause for use of recount as basis of election declaration

Jun 08, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on President deserves applause for use of recount as basis of election declaration

Dear Editor, Guyanese applaud the President for reaffirming his support for the recount exercise in the face of adverse posturing and issuance of ultimatums to GECOM by his colleagues. Guyanese are...

The death of George Floyd presents an opportunity for interracial solidarity

Jun 08, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on The death of George Floyd presents an opportunity for interracial solidarity

Dear Editor, The year 2020 is only halfway through, but this has already been one for the books. While we currently battle a global pandemic, we are simultaneously witnessing a pivotal turning...

Woman on manslaughter charge uses time out of jail to make and distribute masks

Jun 08, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Woman on manslaughter charge uses time out of jail to make and distribute masks

A 33-year old woman who is on a manslaughter charge is using her time out on bail to turn her life around. The woman who hails from Region One was recently charged via skype. It was alleged that she...

Kwayana’s is revealing a tendency to malice, never before seen

Jun 08, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Kwayana’s is revealing a tendency to malice, never before seen

I have submitted twice in these columns since Mingo’s ugly and graphic rigging of the 2020 election that the subsequent crisis has become one of the most priceless events that occurred in Guyana...

Knee on democracy’s neck

Jun 08, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Knee on democracy’s neck

Walter Rodney, who was assassinated 40 years ago, never underestimated the importance of race. He appreciated how race could transcend class and how it could be easily manipulated by the political...

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D-Up Basketball Academy Training camp brings Hoop Dreams to Life with Region 3 Jamboree

Bureaucracy gone bananas!

…Peeping Tom kaieteur News- Every morning, the government wakes up, stretches its arms, and spends one billion dollars... more