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Hardyal says safety is priority, but remains optimistic on Orlando Cup 3 participation

May 07, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Hardyal says safety is priority, but remains optimistic on Orlando Cup 3 participation

Captain of Regal Masters Mahendra Hardyal said the safety of players is of paramount importance, but remains optimistic that the Orlando Cup 3 can still be played later in the year. The Orlando Cup 3...

Security guard, father of 9, shot dead after telling customer to put on face mask

May 07, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Security guard, father of 9, shot dead after telling customer to put on face mask

(USA Today) Calvin Munerlyn, a father of nine, was gunned down after turning a customer away for trying to enter a Family Dollar in Michigan without a mask, according to authorities.Genesee County...

Nagamootoo played his 5 Tests in five different Continents Feels T20 is taking away the interest from 4-Day cricket

May 07, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Nagamootoo played his 5 Tests in five different Continents Feels T20 is taking away the interest from 4-Day cricket

By Sean Devers Former Guyana and West Indies leg-spinner 44-year-old Mahendra Veeren Nagamootoo was never given an extended run in a Five-Test career which lasted from August 2000 to October 2002 and...

After its racism to Africans goes global, a Chinese province is taking anti-discrimination measures

May 07, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on After its racism to Africans goes global, a Chinese province is taking anti-discrimination measures

Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu (QUARTZ) Officials in China’s Guangdong province have announced a raft of new measures aimed at combating a racial discrimination storm which has threatened Beijing’s...

The people’s voice will be heard and obeyed

May 07, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on The people’s voice will be heard and obeyed

DEAR EDITOR, The tragedy has been committed. The country’s constituents are being taken for a malicious ride. The national and regional elections have been done two months ago and counting. It’s...

A Tribute to Comrade Feroze

May 07, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on A Tribute to Comrade Feroze

By Clement J. Rohee Do I know the Comrade? Yes! I know the Comrade! Sheik Feroze Mohammed is his name, A youth leader from Canje he came. To fulfill a task the PPP to him did give, knowing his...

COVID new world order

May 07, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on COVID new world order

DEAR EDITOR, The US debt is $25 trillion . This debt grew by US$1trillion in 37 days (April 1 to May 7). The US will likely not be able to permanently stop quantitative easy (money creation). The US...

Shabby treatment for professionals

May 07, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Shabby treatment for professionals

DEAR EDITOR, From reports gleaned, the treatment meted out to reporters covering the national recount is not only shabby and disrespectful but tells the esteem to which this group is held. GECOM has...

Let us commit to finding and using necessary ethno-labels

May 07, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Let us commit to finding and using necessary ethno-labels

DEAR EDITOR, Why do Guyanese keep on describing Guyanese as AFRICANS and INDIANS? The two words continue to incorrectly point out that we are from different countries. If the use of the words are...

Procurement Commission has software to monitor spending at ministries, agencies

May 07, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Procurement Commission has software to monitor spending at ministries, agencies

The Public Procurement Commission (PPC) which regulates the awards of state contracts, says it is now better prepared to track spending by the various ministries, state agencies and other related...

IS TRANSPORTATION NOT AN ESSENTIAL?

May 07, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on IS TRANSPORTATION NOT AN ESSENTIAL?

DEAR EDITOR, I find what the COVID task force and the Ministry of Public Health is doing to the transportation services is very inconsiderate, both to the public and the transportation sector. They...

Guyanese say sanctions needed as deterrent against repeated Fraud

May 07, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyanese say sanctions needed as deterrent against repeated Fraud

DEAR EDITOR, Recount has commenced. But will it lead to the right result that would reflect the will of the voters? Mingo is gone. But there could be other Mingos among those doing the recount. And...

Cde. Feroze will be missed by the PPP family

May 07, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Cde. Feroze will be missed by the PPP family

DEAR EDITOR, In paying tribute to the late Feroze Mohamed, former President Donald Ramotar in a letter to the press highlighted a number of outstanding qualities he possessed. Feroze, as he is fondly...

That Carter Center blockage – a thoroughly losing proposition

May 07, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on That Carter Center blockage – a thoroughly losing proposition

DEAR EDITOR, No matter how I look at this, I am unable to foresee how the caretaker coalition could emerge unsullied from this one re blocking the return of the Carter Center team of observers. For...

What we vitally need are conversations

May 07, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on What we vitally need are conversations

DEAR EDITOR, As Guyana continues to grapple with two unfortunate situations, post-election neurosis and the onslaught of a serious biological threat COVID-19, the need to uphold a firm stance on...

Recount starts today

May 06, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Recount starts today

By Kemol King The National Recount of votes cast in the March General and Regional Elections starts today at 8am. It is expected to close at 7pm, and will continue within that period every day until...

Faulty kits cause major COVID-19 testing delays

May 06, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Faulty kits cause major COVID-19 testing delays

Hundreds of faulty kits are hampering the testing of suspected COVID-19 cases. According to well-placed sources, the Ministry of Public Health is working to fix the situation within the week. The...

Guyana not among 93 countries benefitting from World Bank’s COVID-19 aid

May 06, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana not among 93 countries benefitting from World Bank’s COVID-19 aid

As of May 1, the World Bank announced that it is currently assisting 93 countries in their fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The Bank said that the aid is passing through its fast-track approach...

Cost Recovery Audit for ExxonMobil’s US$460M pre-contract costs extended

May 06, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Cost Recovery Audit for ExxonMobil’s US$460M pre-contract costs extended

The contract to audit ExxonMobil’s US$460M pre-contract costs is progressing well but due to the impact of the novel coronavirus which has restricted travelling, the authorities here have approved...

Liza Destiny experiences operational slippages – Dr. Bynoe

May 06, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Liza Destiny experiences operational slippages – Dr. Bynoe

With the quarantine period in place in most economies, Energy Department Director, Dr. Mark Bynoe said that one can expect slippages in the work plans for most offshore vessels. With this in mind, he...

GPHC establishes COVID-19 maternity unit …to facilitate delivery of babies from suspected and confirmed COVID-19 patients

May 06, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on GPHC establishes COVID-19 maternity unit …to facilitate delivery of babies from suspected and confirmed COVID-19 patients

The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation has established a COVID-19 Maternity Unit. This is a specified quarantine/isolation unit within the department to house pregnant women who are suspected to...

Another car ploughs into “jinxed” Bagotstown residence

May 06, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Another car ploughs into “jinxed” Bagotstown residence

By Renay Sambach Over the past nine years, Faizal Razak and his family have had to deal with several motorists crashing into their Bagotstown residence. Yesterday, for the ninth time, an early...

Pensioner killed on pedestrian crossing… Frustrated family accepts financial offer

May 06, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Pensioner killed on pedestrian crossing… Frustrated family accepts financial offer

A little over three months after 81-year-old Parvidi Ramcharran was fatally struck down on a pedestrian crossing, the pensioner’s family has accepted a financial settlement from the accused driver....

Plane landing without passengers

May 06, 2020 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Plane landing without passengers

GEGONE people dem impossible. But dem easing we stress with joke fuh full yuh belly. GEGONE decide dat deh gon be audio-streaming the count. Dat mean yuh gon hear de counting but yuh can’t see who...

What you wish for others may turn against you!

May 06, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on What you wish for others may turn against you!

When people are unwilling to accept the truth about themselves, they resort to blaming others. Finding a scapegoat for our own flaws and faults, is one way of refusing to take responsibility for our...

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Millington lads Guyana’s historic 1-2 finish in 100m at South...

Apr 24, 2026

Kaieteur Sports – Guyana’s sprinting future announced itself in emphatic fashion on the track in South American Youth Games 2026, as Ezekiel Millington powered to gold in the boys’ 100m final...

Do the right thing!

Apr 24, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – For years, we have called May 5, “Arrival Day.” It is a name that sounds inclusive but, in reality, obscures more than it reveals. It is time to end the confusion and call the day what it was always intended to be: Indian Arrival Day. In 2003, during the tenure of the...

Resolving CARICOM’s Leadership Impasse

Apr 19, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) –As with all my commentaries, this one is strictly in my personal capacity, drawing on more than fifty years of engagement with Caribbean affairs and a lifelong commitment to the cause of regional integration. I do not speak on behalf of any government or...

Never has any single company

Apr 24, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – “Never has any single company…” in a single country beaten almost every single citizen into a state of paralysis. Frankly, I’m disappointed in Chartered Accountant, Attorney-at-Law (and civil society advocate), Chris Ram. Aside: does this chap ever sleep? Mr....

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