June 2020

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The Lowenfield Report – the latest chapter

Jun 25, 2020 KNews Editorial Comments Off on The Lowenfield Report – the latest chapter

Clearly it is a well thought out and cunningly premediated exercise by Mr. Keith Lowenfield, Chief Elections Officer of GECOM. He has traveled so far down a dark and dangerous road, that he has now...

Region One sets up isolation tents as space runs out in Moruca

Jun 25, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Region One sets up isolation tents as space runs out in Moruca

Health authorities of Region One, North West District (NWD) in conjunction with the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) are now setting up eight isolation tents in Moruca as space runs out at other...

COVID-19 task force seeks 20 repatriated Guyanese who gave incorrect contact information

Jun 25, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on COVID-19 task force seeks 20 repatriated Guyanese who gave incorrect contact information

The Ministry of Public Health has discovered that some of the persons that were stranded in other Caribbean countries and begged the authorities to be repatriated have provided incorrect contact...

Minnesota sues Exxon, others over climate change

Jun 25, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Minnesota sues Exxon, others over climate change

www.msn.com: The state of Minnesota sued Exxon Mobil and other players in the oil and gas industry on Wednesday over climate change, claiming they knew about the impacts fossil fuels would have on...

TT govt. to bail out CAL as COVID-19 halts strides

Jun 25, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on TT govt. to bail out CAL as COVID-19 halts strides

Trinidad & Tobago- Caribbean Airlines has reported that the first quarter of 2020 was on course to be another successful period of performance, prior to the impact of COVID-19 in March. Caribbean...

Declaration must be made on recount results – Western Ambassadors

Jun 25, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Declaration must be made on recount results – Western Ambassadors

– Reminds Granger that CARICOM is “most legitimate interlocutor” Ambassadors to major Western countries are trusting the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to use the results of the...

Former security guard in video not back in custody; reporting daily to police – Commander

Jun 25, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Former security guard in video not back in custody; reporting daily to police – Commander

Police Commander of Region Four (A) Superintendent Phillip Azore has clarified that security guard Jermaine Kingston is not in custody. Rather, he has been reporting daily to the police. Kaieteur...

Non-adherence to Covid-19 precautions could leave Guyana with fewer frontline workers – Deputy CMO

Jun 25, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Non-adherence to Covid-19 precautions could leave Guyana with fewer frontline workers – Deputy CMO

“Persons are taking this thing for granted; people are still travelling, going to parties and not using masks. They are even forgetting to social distance.” “We do not have a reserve of...

WHO predicts more widespread coronavirus cases in Central & South America

Jun 25, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on WHO predicts more widespread coronavirus cases in Central & South America

— says virus has not peaked yet — countries deprived of oxygen concentrators as demands outweigh supply The World Health Organization (WHO) yesterday reported that the situation in the Americas...

Road deaths climb to seventy, bikers account for 30 victims

Jun 25, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Road deaths climb to seventy, bikers account for 30 victims

Motorcyclists account for 30 of the 70 road accident victims for this year. This was disclosed by Traffic Chief Linden Isles, who says that this high number of deaths is due to the presence of more...

Cops release suspects in Tain pensioner’s murder

Jun 25, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Cops release suspects in Tain pensioner’s murder

The four men who were arrested in connection with the murder of 83-year-old Chandradai Bhudu have been released. Police have been unable to unearth any evidence linking them to the crime. This...

Kupanda Sisters Inc. celebrates first anniversary this week

Jun 25, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Kupanda Sisters Inc. celebrates first anniversary this week

Kupanda Sisters Inc. will be celebrating its first anniversary on Saturday June 27, 2020 from 15:00 hrs. to 16:30 hrs. via Zoom under the theme “Literacy is a Human Right.” The anniversary event...

GOA to have six coaches in PanAm sports Psych course

Jun 25, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on GOA to have six coaches in PanAm sports Psych course

As the world celebrated Olympic Day on Tuesday with countless talks, online classes, seminars, trivia and demonstrations, PanAm Sports has chose that day to launch for the first time in history a...

Duo jailed 2 years, fined $99M for trafficking cocaine

Jun 25, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Duo jailed 2 years, fined $99M for trafficking cocaine

Almost three years after being charged for trafficking over 210 lbs of cocaine, John Da Silva, called ‘Martin,’ and Kevin Fitz Gordon, 34, have been sentenced to two years imprisonment and fined...

Mooniram Persuad making a difference as a grass roots Coach

Jun 25, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Mooniram Persuad making a difference as a grass roots Coach

Revamp of the school’s system needed for local sports to improve By Sean Devers In Guyana, the grass roots of coaching generally goes unnoticed by those who are directly not involved in it....

BCB honour’s Jerry Karim as its Brian Ramphal 2020 Father of the Year

Jun 25, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on BCB honour’s Jerry Karim as its Brian Ramphal 2020 Father of the Year

The Berbice Cricket Board last Saturday honoured Jerry Karim of Blairmont Village as its Brian Ramphal Father of the Year as the active cricket board continues to undertake activities off the cricket...

Lo Lo playing his stereo low while the world watches him

Jun 25, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Lo Lo playing his stereo low while the world watches him

My belief is that the CCJ will rule against APNU+AFC. I don’t know what orders are being asked for. If the CCJ upholds the PPP’s request then we return to the position before the intervention of...

BCB and RHTYSC, MS makes donation to Cricket Development in West Berbice

Jun 25, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on BCB and RHTYSC, MS makes donation to Cricket Development in West Berbice

“As President of the Berbice Cricket Board, I have a policy that every sub-area would benefit equally, whether they voted for my administration or not. The goal is to make sure that every talent is...

TVET classes online, learning packages also available

Jun 25, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on TVET classes online, learning packages also available

The Ministry of Education’s Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) department has been reviewing their teaching methods to ensure they can continue to reach their students during...

Unique national truths – elections ones

Jun 25, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Unique national truths – elections ones

DEAR EDITOR, The more I learn about this society during its elections’ travails, the less regard I have for what so many of my fellow citizens represent. It is what is so much an inseparable part...

The majority of Guyanese who cast their vote, expect and will accept nothing less than the swearing in of the elected President

Jun 25, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on The majority of Guyanese who cast their vote, expect and will accept nothing less than the swearing in of the elected President

DEAR EDITOR, From the day I witnessed Clairmont Mingo’s fraudulent tabulation of the District 4 balloted votes and the obvious endorsement of this naked attempt to rig the Elections in favour of...

Imagine this!

Jun 25, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Imagine this!

DEAR EDITOR, I got out and vote properly doing my part. Then GECOM fails to do its part. Does this mean my vote is invalid? If the Guyana Constitution allows my vote to be invalid through no fault of...

A source of relief to the dependants of police ranks who were killed in the line of duty

Jun 25, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on A source of relief to the dependants of police ranks who were killed in the line of duty

DEAR EDITOR, Recently, I read with keen interest an article in the local press entitled, “The Execution of Big Six.” The missive recounted the slaughter of police constable 15418 Adrian...

We must have the resolve to find a better solution

Jun 25, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on We must have the resolve to find a better solution

DEAR EDITOR, The spirit of fair play seems to have been put aside by a number of persons involved in the elections process. As unsavory as some individuals may seem to others, if they have been...

Depoo’s last act was for free and fair election

Jun 25, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Depoo’s last act was for free and fair election

DEAR EDITOR, Randy Depoo took his final breath two weeks ago in Guyana championing free and fair elections (FFE). He wanted the right winner to be declared but did not live to see it because of what,...

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Courtney Walsh bowls into Guyana’s restaurant scene

May 22, 2026

…cricket legend says Guyana was a ‘No-Brainer’ for 519 expansion By Rawle Toney Kaieteur Sports – West Indies fast-bowling legend Courtney Walsh has taken another major step in life after...

It’s time for the government to legally set minibus and hire car...

May 22, 2026

Peeping Tom… (Kaieteur News) – Every day, thousands of people in Guyana stand by the roadside, waiting for public transportation. They have one question on their minds: “How much will it cost me?” And the sad truth is, nobody can give them a straight answer. We have a serious problem...

The OAS faces a moral test in Panama

May 17, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – An attempt is now being made by a few member states of the Organization of American States (OAS), using procedural manoeuvres, to prevent a proposed “Declaration on the Rights of Persons and Peoples of African Descent” from proceeding to the OAS...

Nothing can come between

May 22, 2026

Hard Truths by GHK Lall “Nothing can come, nothing can come Nothing can come between us…” (Kaieteur News) – Those words are from British singer Sade’s 1988 song of the same name. It wasn’t her doing the honours in Guyana. Greet, Mr. Jacob Helsberg, U.S. Undersecretary of Economic...

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