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M&TC of Bartica launch Sports Wall of Fame in observance of 4th Anniversary as a Town

May 10, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on M&TC of Bartica launch Sports Wall of Fame in observance of 4th Anniversary as a Town

Terrence Archer and Diane Ferreira-James heads 10 Sports Personalities inducted By Franklin Wilson It is always a good thing to heed good advice and in this instance, the famous Tradewinds, led by...

CSEC, CAPE students to sit exams in July ─ results expected in the first week of September

May 10, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on CSEC, CAPE students to sit exams in July ─ results expected in the first week of September

Students across the CARICOM Region will sit the annual Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) assessments in July. This was...

Electric Eel (Electrophorus electricus)

May 10, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana, News Comments Off on Electric Eel (Electrophorus electricus)

The electric eel (Electrophorus electricus) is an electric fish, and the only species in its genus. Despite the name, it is not an eel, but rather a knife fish. bThe electric eel has an elongated,...

Essequibo’s Rising talent Quentin Sampson aims high

May 10, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Essequibo’s Rising talent Quentin Sampson aims high

By Zaheer Mohamed He is one of the latest exciting cricketing talents to emerge from the Cinderella County of Essequibo and like many other star cricketers he developed a passion for the game at a...

Coronavirus: A strong, prepared immune system is our best bet

May 10, 2020 KNews Dr Zulfikar Bux, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Coronavirus: A strong, prepared immune system is our best bet

By Dr Zulfikar Bux Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine It’s been more than six months and we are still waiting on the miracle cure for the COVID-19 infection. There is currently no known...

$22M worth of ganja destroyed in Berbice River raid

May 10, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on $22M worth of ganja destroyed in Berbice River raid

Some $22M worth of ganja was destroyed as police conducted another drug eradication operation up the Berbice River. The police said that on Friday said that they destroyed acres of ganja under...

Pross trumps Bremner 3-1 to claim inaugural iBET Supreme ‘League of Champions’ – Hutson claims third place

May 10, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Pross trumps Bremner 3-1 to claim inaugural iBET Supreme ‘League of Champions’ – Hutson claims third place

In a clash of the best vying for the inaugural iBET Supreme ‘League of Champions’ eSports FIFA 20 title, Emuwnah Pross and his Real Madrid CF team triumphed over Tevin Bremner (Liverpool) in a...

Book Review… The Musings of a Philosopher Facing Death

May 10, 2020 KNews Book Review…, News Comments Off on Book Review… The Musings of a Philosopher Facing Death

Book: The Consolation of Philosophy Author: Boethius Critic: Glenville Ashby, PhD ‘The Consolation of Philosophy’ is the defining work of Anicius Manlius Severinus Boëthius (477-525 AD) commonly...

GABA writes PM Nagamootoo requesting quartet return

May 10, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on GABA writes PM Nagamootoo requesting quartet return

The Guyana Amateur Boxing Association has shifted gear in its attempt to have four stranded boxers return home from Cuba. The GABA last week wrote to the Chairman of the Covid19 Task Force asking...

Food production: the backbone of regional economies

May 10, 2020 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Food production: the backbone of regional economies

[Review of David Granger’s, Food security in Guyana: enough food for everyone] David Granger’s Food security in Guyana: enough food for everyone is an exposition of the relationship between...

GPSU’s Mothers’ Day message

May 10, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on GPSU’s Mothers’ Day message

The Guyana Public Service Union wishes to extend a Happy Mother’s Day to all Mothers in Guyana and the world over. This day was set aside to honour and celebrate motherhood, maternal bonds,...

Multi-talented Afruica Gentle gets US University Scholarship Aims to join trio of cricketers who played 2 Sports at Snr level

May 10, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Multi-talented Afruica Gentle gets US University Scholarship Aims to join trio of cricketers who played 2 Sports at Snr level

By Sean Devers Nineteen-year-old Lawn Tennis player and National Female Cricketer Afruica Gentle has been awarded a scholarship at the Coppin State University in the United States of America. The...

Problems the Coalition had long been complaining about are beginning to surface

May 10, 2020 KNews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Problems the Coalition had long been complaining about are beginning to surface

The recount and audit of the March 2, 2020 General and Regional Elections have begun in earnest in the past week and there is every indication that some of the problems the Coalition had long been...

Kaieteur News Cartoon 10 – 2020

May 10, 2020 KNews Cartoons, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Kaieteur News Cartoon 10 – 2020

Recount Fiasco

May 10, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Recount Fiasco

Dear Editor, For a party that claims they won the Elections of March 2, the APNU sure has a lot against that same election. Why would you want to discredit the process knowing you won? Here is how...

Are these elections a foreshadow of another stampede, of voting feet?

May 10, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Are these elections a foreshadow of another stampede, of voting feet?

Dear Editor The preoccupation of Guyanese, both resident and abroad, with the recently held elections are rooted in much more than idle curiosity. Many at home are concerned about their freedom to...

Each political party is claiming to embrace truth

May 10, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Each political party is claiming to embrace truth

Dear Editor, In Guyana, the process started on March 2 to choose a leader and with all of our brilliance, we seem to lack the ability to come up with the results and have the entire world questioning...

I may never want to vote again

May 10, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on I may never want to vote again

Dear Editor, I’ve always wondered why so many people are disengaged from politics. Everything is clearer now. Many people choose not to be involved because of the types of politicians and the...

I did not anticipate that political people would attempt to use the virus to make a victim of a competitor

May 10, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on I did not anticipate that political people would attempt to use the virus to make a victim of a competitor

Dear Editor, I did say that there would be problems with having political people anywhere near to the combat strategies and operations aimed at the COVID-19 pandemic. I point to those testing results...

Recounting deep down the Rabbit Hole

May 10, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Recounting deep down the Rabbit Hole

Dear Editor, The ways that the recount can be detonated are innumerable, even the great French mathematician Blaise Pascal could not present us with a formula to prevent the recount process from...

Khemraj Ramjattan says… Non-approval of Carter Center rests in Pres. Granger’s hands

May 09, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Khemraj Ramjattan says… Non-approval of Carter Center rests in Pres. Granger’s hands

Minister of Public Security and Second Vice-President Khemraj Ramjattan, says that the responsibility for approval of the Carter Center’s observers returning to Guyana is above the level of the...

Coalition on misinformation campaign – ‘Stopped counts’, secret meetings, and ‘dead voters’

May 09, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Coalition on misinformation campaign – ‘Stopped counts’, secret meetings, and ‘dead voters’

The A Partnership For National Unity + Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) coalition has apparently embarked on a well-coordinated misinformation campaign, targeting various aspects of the recount process...

Recount passes 100 ballot boxes mark – Major parties clash on process, time taken

May 09, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Recount passes 100 ballot boxes mark – Major parties clash on process, time taken

On the third day of the National Recount, the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) managed to complete the recount for 43 ballot boxes, a figure which now takes the total boxes counted to 108. This...

On Exxon-linked US law firm updating Guyana’s energy laws If there is conflict of interest, we have to address it – Energy Dept. Head

May 09, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on On Exxon-linked US law firm updating Guyana’s energy laws If there is conflict of interest, we have to address it – Energy Dept. Head

By Kiana Wilburg For the past few weeks, the government of Guyana has faced mounting criticism for allowing a law firm that enjoys a decades-long old relationship with ExxonMobil to rewrite the...

GECOM improves facilities for journalists covering recount But COVID-19 concerns remain

May 09, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on GECOM improves facilities for journalists covering recount But COVID-19 concerns remain

After much public outrage on social media and complaints from reporters, the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has vastly improved the facilities for journalists covering the recount, with several...

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Need for Speed Karting Championships: Persaud, Mendonca, Tenpow, and...

Jun 22, 2026

Kaieteur Sports – The weather was not the only scorching thing this weekend as Jumbo Jet Events staged the first round of its Need for Speed Karting Championship at the 555 Speedway in...

Watch the PPPC like a hawk!

Jun 22, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – A curious silence has greeted what ought to be one of the most debated economic announcements of the year. President Irfaan Ali has indicated that bonds will be issued to members of the Guyanese diaspora, allowing them to invest in major infrastructure projects in Guyana. One...

If the OAS did not exist, it could not be created today

Jun 21, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – I have spent a decade in the councils of the Organization of American States. I have watched governments come and go, seen some crises handled well and others handled badly, sat through more commemorative meetings than sessions discussing pressing issues,...

More money for Guyanese workers

Jun 22, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – I like it. More money for Guyanese workers. Not private sector minimum wage workers, regrettably. If any local workers are due more money, private sector (and public service) minimum wage workers standout. More money is for Guyanese in the oil industry. Well, that’s...

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