June 2020

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The ABCE countries should stop speaking about sanctions and speak of a National Front Alliance

Jun 07, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on The ABCE countries should stop speaking about sanctions and speak of a National Front Alliance

Dear Editor, The United Republican Party (URP) challenges the two major political parties to form a National Front Government. The United Republican Party (URP) Leader Dr. Vishnu Bandhu is calling on...

Credibility and integrity of the electoral process

Jun 07, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Credibility and integrity of the electoral process

Dear Editor, Since March 2, 2020 there has been much activity around the Recount Process. There are questions of its legality and some see it as an act of commitment and good faith by His Excellency...

Mr. Kissoon is revealing a tendency to malice that I never detected before

Jun 07, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Mr. Kissoon is revealing a tendency to malice that I never detected before

Dear Editor, In my most recent response to columnist Freddie Kissoon, I had intended to let him have the last word. And had not until now returned to the subject. Today however, he has taken our...

The Coalition’s diversionary tactics and attempt to hold on to power will not work

Jun 07, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Coalition’s diversionary tactics and attempt to hold on to power will not work

Dear Editor The Coalition leaders are now clutching at the proverbial straws since the electorate has not only spurned them but guarantee their ultimate demise as a Government and maybe as a...

Where are they now?

Jun 07, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Where are they now?

Dear Editor, During the 2015 elections campaign, leading members of the AFC were asked how they could justify joining with the PNCR, given its history. Those AFC leading lights responded that they...

Mingo had instructed POs to leave documents out of ballot boxes

Jun 06, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Mingo had instructed POs to leave documents out of ballot boxes

– GECOM has all missing documents The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is in possession of the missing statutory documents from Region Four ballot boxes on the East Coast of Demerara,...

EU releases damning elections observer report… GECOM accused of acting in blatant violation of the law

Jun 06, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on EU releases damning elections observer report… GECOM accused of acting in blatant violation of the law

– Cites fair reporting by Kaieteur and Stabroek News With just estimated days left before the end of the recount exercise, the European Union Observer Mission yesterday released a damning final...

Claudette Singh refuses to accept Mingo’s fraud in official Observation Report

Jun 06, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Claudette Singh refuses to accept Mingo’s fraud in official Observation Report

– invites separate submission from ANUG GECOM Chair Justice (ret’d) Claudette Singh has upheld a decision by CEO Keith Lowenfield presenting any reference to Clairmont Mingo’s fraudulent...

Suriname finally issues vote results showing Opposition win

Jun 06, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Suriname finally issues vote results showing Opposition win

Suriname (New York Times) — Suriname’s electoral authorities have finally announced preliminary results from the May 25 elections won by opposition parties, which on Friday accused the...

PPP leading recount by more than 16,000 votes – 167 boxes left to be completed

Jun 06, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on PPP leading recount by more than 16,000 votes – 167 boxes left to be completed

On Day 31 of the National Recount exercise, the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) managed to complete an additional 76 ballot boxes, with the opposition PPP gaining now 16,000 lead votes over the...

ABCE countries remind Granger and Jagdeo of recount commitment

Jun 06, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on ABCE countries remind Granger and Jagdeo of recount commitment

With hours left before the national recount of the March 2nd general and regional elections concludes, Guyana’s western partners are reminding the country’s leaders to recognize the results of...

EPA gives ExxonMobil permission to flare – Vincent Adams

Jun 06, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on EPA gives ExxonMobil permission to flare – Vincent Adams

By Kiana Wilburg The flaring of over nine billion cubic feet of gas by ExxonMobil in the Stabroek Block has left several local and international environmentalists completely alarmed, especially when...

Ballot boxes with missing offical documents not to be tabulated – GECOM Secretariat

Jun 06, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Ballot boxes with missing offical documents not to be tabulated – GECOM Secretariat

– Commission to meet on way forward today By Shikema Dey The Secretariat of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), headed by Chief Elections Officer (CEO) Keith Lowenfield, yesterday passed a...

Harmon makes unverified claim of compromised ballots

Jun 06, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Harmon makes unverified claim of compromised ballots

Coalition Campaign Co-Chair , Joseph Harmon is yet again raising unsubstantiated claims about the credibility of the March 2 general and regional elections. During a briefing with the press held at...

Guyanese tun second-class in dem own land

Jun 06, 2020 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Guyanese tun second-class in dem own land

Dem Boys Seh… We gat we own problems with de po-leece hay. Every day dem gat traffic jam on de East Bank Public Road near Houston and Mc Doom. Dem people wha providing services to dem oil company...

Political change and the electorate

Jun 06, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Political change and the electorate

Political change can be a good thing, especially for a country which has been traditionally saddled with extended periods of rule by one party. The PNC ran Guyana for 28 years between 1964 and 1992;...

GMSA elects Nokta as president as body focuses on COVID-19, elections crisis

Jun 06, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on GMSA elects Nokta as president as body focuses on COVID-19, elections crisis

The Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) recently held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) for fiscal year 2020-2021 in two parts. On Wednesday, May 27th 2020 the 13-member Board of...

Finally, a small victory in our oil fight

Jun 06, 2020 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Finally, a small victory in our oil fight

Our headline of June 3rd said it all: “Exxon’s lobbyist bolts from contract to rewrite Guyana’s oil laws.” At long last, the gods of oil heard our repeated cries over the many injustices...

No, Lo Lo no, no Mango no, no Rawdette no

Jun 06, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on No, Lo Lo no, no Mango no, no Rawdette no

One of the comedies that came out of the no confidence motion (NCM) in 2018 will forever remain in the humourous culture of Guyana. After the Speaker called on Charrandass Persaud to vote on the NCM...

Education Ministry satisfied with Hinterland students’ preparedness for July exams

Jun 06, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Education Ministry satisfied with Hinterland students’ preparedness for July exams

The effects of the novel coronavirus led to the closing of hundreds of schools across Guyana, leaving thousands of students and teachers to find new ways of learning. The Ministry of Education...

Stringent sanitization measures for students returning to school

Jun 06, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Stringent sanitization measures for students returning to school

– NGSAs’ can opt out, be placed in nearest secondary, write adjustment exams after – teachers with existing medical conditions can be exempted – union urges rethink on exams,...

Linden authorities clash over market closure

Jun 06, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Linden authorities clash over market closure

The Regional Health and Emergency Committee (RHEC) of Region Ten is miffed that the advice it gave to the Mayor and Town Council of Linden regard the opening of the municipal markets has not been...

COURTS donates ‘Aeroboxes’ to frontline workers attending COVID-19 patients

Jun 06, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on COURTS donates ‘Aeroboxes’ to frontline workers attending COVID-19 patients

On Friday, Courts Guyana Incorporated partnered with its largest suppliers of appliances, Mabe and donated 20 areoboxes to the Public Health Sector for healthcare professionals to utilise while...

Joint Services receive face masks, gloves from CDC

Jun 06, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Joint Services receive face masks, gloves from CDC

Yesterday, the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) presented a quantity of KN95 face masks and gloves to the Joint Services for use by officers when conducting their duties during the COVID-19 pandemic....

Teenager Prescod poised to return Guyana to Rugby glory Wants to see a Rugby stadium in Guyana during his time

Jun 06, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Teenager Prescod poised to return Guyana to Rugby glory Wants to see a Rugby stadium in Guyana during his time

By Sean Devers Regarded by many in the local Rugby fraternity, including National Captain Jamal Angus, as the best teenage Rugby talent in Guyana, fly-half Tyrese Prescod seems well poised to...

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Guyana Cup rematch on the cards in President’s Cup feature

Nov 07, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The field will be a packed one on Sunday November 29, at Rising Sun Turf Club when the President’s Cup horse race meet shoots off. More than 100 horses have thrown their names...

Who says the government does not listen?

Nov 07, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Who says the government does not listen? That is an unfair accusation. The government does listen. In fact, it listens very attentively. The only problem is that it appears to have a rather selective hearing. It can hear a whisper from certain quarters of the private sector...

A Divided World: A Commonwealth Opportunity

Nov 01, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – When Commonwealth leaders gather in Antigua and Barbuda from 1st to 4th November, they should address a question that reaches beyond their association: how can countries of different size, wealth and outlook sustain cooperation in a world increasingly...

Sinking ship, bailing out-US midterms – Pt. II

Nov 07, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – U.S. Vice President, J.D. Vance is among the first bailing from a sinking ship. The Iran War led to the ashes of defeat in the midterms. President Trump suddenly sheds his crazy man persona. Now talks of working with Democrats. From America I wing to Guyana, and Vice...

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