September 8, 2021

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AAG forced to give up hosting rights for S.A. under-23 C/Ships

Sep 08, 2021 KNews Sports Comments Off on AAG forced to give up hosting rights for S.A. under-23 C/Ships

By Calvin Chapman Kaieteur News – The president of Athletics Guyana (AG), Aubrey Hutson, has revealed during a recent interview with Kaieteur Sport that Guyana will not be the host of the...

Adam Harris responds to Freddie Kissoon

Sep 08, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on Adam Harris responds to Freddie Kissoon

Dear Editor, For some people, trouble follows them regardless of where they go or what they do. The most careful motorist would get into an accident through no fault of his. Just this week, a vehicle...

Private sector is never altruistic, will come back for its pound of flesh

Sep 08, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on Private sector is never altruistic, will come back for its pound of flesh

Dear Editor, I read in the news that President Irfaan Ali had announced that the repainting of the State House was being funded by the private sector. The President’s clarification came about, I...

New versus replacement – a bridge too far?

Sep 08, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on New versus replacement – a bridge too far?

Dear Editor, One assumes that the EPA reports to a Minister. If this is so, how then could the agency bypass this supervisory level and communicate (downwards) to the Minister of Public Works....

13-member West Indies Women’s squad selected for first two CG Insurance ODIs

Sep 08, 2021 KNews Sports Comments Off on 13-member West Indies Women’s squad selected for first two CG Insurance ODIs

Guyanese Gajnabi, Fraser, Shabika Gajnabi, Grimmond included ST JOHN’S, Antigua – The Cricket West Indies (CWI) Women’s Selection Panel has announced the West Indies Women’s 13-member squad...

PPP no longer Marxist-Leninist in theory but definitely in practice

Sep 08, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on PPP no longer Marxist-Leninist in theory but definitely in practice

Dear Editor, I note that a once honourable president preceded by an also once honourable former Speaker assert that the PPP is longer Marxist-Leninist. Given all the free-market capitalist...

Stricter is now ‘authoritarian’

Sep 08, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on Stricter is now ‘authoritarian’

Dear Editor, An opposition member made a call for stricter guidelines to combat the pandemic (‘Stricter guidelines needed to combat pandemic in Guyana – Dr. Cummings’ – KN Sept....

Opposition supporters anti-vaccine stance not driven by health concerns

Sep 08, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on Opposition supporters anti-vaccine stance not driven by health concerns

Dear Editor, I have no apologies to make when I say that those persons who are fuelling the vaccine hesitancy here should be brought before the courts, charged and locked up. They are not fighting to...

MP Figueira should show the evidence that herbal remedies combat the COVID-19 virus

Sep 08, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on MP Figueira should show the evidence that herbal remedies combat the COVID-19 virus

Dear Editor, On Sunday, September 5, 2021, I tuned in to the virtual meeting, which was hosted by the APNU+AFC with residents of Region 10. The meeting was supposed to be a discussion on vaccination...

Political continuity determines that no hemp will be planted here

Sep 08, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on Political continuity determines that no hemp will be planted here

Dear Editor, Two months after a July 13 Newsroom article, “After years of advocacy, Cabinet green- lights Guyana Hemp Industry (GHI)”, I can picture Michael Kirton, co- chair of GHI, once...

To vaccinate is a choice; not to vaccinate has consequences

Sep 08, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on To vaccinate is a choice; not to vaccinate has consequences

Dear Editor, Kindly publish my letter so people will get some sense. (1) If a female goes to visit parliament building, and she wears ‘armless’ or a dress that shows part of her breast, she will...

Hinterland development requires urgent infrastructure development now

Sep 08, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on Hinterland development requires urgent infrastructure development now

Dear Editor, The President was in Region Nine over the weekend for the Regional Toshoas Conference and he waxed lyrical about turning Guyana’s largest geographical region into the heartland of...

The security safety of citizens in any credible democracy is of vital importance

Sep 08, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on The security safety of citizens in any credible democracy is of vital importance

Dear Editor, A Police Force is ultimately responsible for our security. A professionally driven Police Force will give citizens confidence in its working, thus ensuring optimum co-operation between...

Vaccinated and unvaccinated access – a fine kettle of snakes

Sep 08, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on Vaccinated and unvaccinated access – a fine kettle of snakes

Dear Editor, As I reflect on the most recent Gazetted orders in Guyana, I am reminded of the two women who went before King Solomon claiming to love the same baby. As each claimed the baby, Solomon...

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Podium dreams alive as Guyana’s U20 athletes shine on Day One in...

Aug 06, 2026

By Rawle Toney (Kaieteur News) – Guyana’s largest-ever team to the World Athletics U20 Championships has made an encouraging start to its campaign in Oregon, USA, with several athletes advancing...

Caste, capitalism and the plantation

Aug 06, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The argument was recently made on a BBC radio podcast dealing with Indian indentured immigration that the Indian caste system was incompatible with the capitalist ethos of the post-Emancipation Caribbean plantation. There is an appealing simplicity to the argument. Caste was...

Nicaragua’s Abandoned Ballot: What the OAS Can and Cannot Do

Aug 02, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Daniel Ortega has now said openly what his regime has demonstrated for years: the people of Nicaragua are not to be permitted to remove their rulers through elections. During celebrations marking the 47th anniversary of the Sandinista Revolution, Ortega...

Who’s responsible, who will take responsibility?

Jul 30, 2026

Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – A tragedy of catastrophic proportions is now Guyana’s to manage. An old passenger ferry boat went to the bottom. According to news reports of Saturday, 73 bodies have been recovered and 76 rescued. Taking the official count of 179 passengers on...

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AAG forced to give up hosting rights for S.A. under-23 C/Ships

Adam Harris responds to Freddie Kissoon

Private sector is never altruistic, will come back for its pound of flesh

New versus replacement – a bridge too far?

13-member West Indies Women’s squad selected for first two CG Insurance ODIs

PPP no longer Marxist-Leninist in theory but definitely in practice

Stricter is now ‘authoritarian’

Opposition supporters anti-vaccine stance not driven by health concerns

MP Figueira should show the evidence that herbal remedies combat the COVID-19 virus

Political continuity determines that no hemp will be planted here

To vaccinate is a choice; not to vaccinate has consequences

Hinterland development requires urgent infrastructure development now

The security safety of citizens in any credible democracy is of vital importance

Vaccinated and unvaccinated access – a fine kettle of snakes

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Caste, capitalism and the plantation

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