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Aug 22, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on 11 army officers to study engineering in China
President David Granger yesterday afternoon at the Ministry of the Presidency, met 11 scholarship awardees of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) who will soon travel to the People’s Republic of...Aug 22, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Old Age Pension to be deposited in banks from 2020 – Social Protection Minister
Elderly citizens can expect that in 2020, Government will start depositing their pensions into their bank accounts. According to Minister of Social Protection, Amna Ally, “We want the best for our...Aug 22, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Mix Up win GDA fund raising tourney -Wiltshire mid year tourney starts on Sunday
Mix Up chalked up 54 games to win the final of the Georgetown Dominoes Association (GDA) four-game fund raising tournament which culminated recently at Turning Point. Led by Rawl Peters and Mark...Aug 22, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Christmas in August
It is raining goodies. It is Christmas in August. Elections are in the air. You know that for sure when governments begin to offer all manner of things which they were not offering in the previous...Aug 22, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Angostura Lemon Lime and Bitters joins CPL as official refreshment partner
The Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) T20 welcomes Angostura® Lemon Lime & Bitters as the Refreshment Partner for the 2019 tournament. Drinks breaks will be named LLB breaks, and the brand...Aug 22, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on BCB President visits Blairmont Community Centre and Young Warriors Cricket Club – makes donations to both clubs
“On every one of my visits to the seven clubs and one sub-association, I have met, held discussion with the dedicated bunch of administrators and a passionate group of members, who are committed to...Aug 22, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on David Hinds and I in Buxton
I was travelling in David Hinds’ car on our return from a private function (see my column of Monday, July 22, 2019, captioned “David Hinds and I turned a white shade of pale last Saturday”) up...Aug 22, 2019 KNews Editorial Comments Off on The East Bank Demerara carriageway
The East Bank Demerara carriageway for sheer volume has to be unmatched; particularly from Grove to Georgetown and back. It is a daily ordeal for the assembly lines of residents, workers, and...Aug 22, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on All eyes are on GECOM’s Chairperson and those Commissioners
DEAR EDITOR, The declaration from Minister Valerie Garrido-Lowe that elections will be held this year, sometime in December, according to “information from the President” – as reported by...Aug 22, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on BCB launches 2nd Annual Cricket Balls Project – seeks assistance from Friends of Berbice Cricket
Guyana most vibrant and progressive Cricket Board, the Berbice Cricket Board last week launched its second Annual Cricket Balls Project. Last year, the Berbice Cricket Board with the support of some...Aug 22, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Oil wealth trickling down to the masses is nothing but a pipe dream
DEAR EDITOR, Many of my fellow Guyanese think that now that oil is found and would be welled in Guyana, we would be a rich nation. On the other hand, there are many of us who would say, ‘Ask the...Aug 22, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on We can work together on building a better Guyana
DEAR EDITOR, President David Granger was effusive in praise of the GDF, GPF and People’s Militia joint exercise ‘Operation Greenheart’ noting that the Force is in an even better position to...Aug 22, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Every vote is a golden one during the 2019 general elections
DEAR EDITOR, Are votes during the Guyana General Elections in 2019 as Golden as I think they are or should be? I understand that the Chief Justice in a recent ruling states that the current...Aug 22, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Sports activity important for our children
DEAR EDITOR, As our August holidays quickly come to an end and parents are getting set preparing for the re-opening of school, I want to remind parents of the importance of sport in our children’s...Aug 22, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Let us allow sports to be sports
DEAR EDITOR, When does it end with persons using sports arenas to protest? In a democratic society, I do support freedom of speech and a right to protest, but there is a time and place for...Aug 22, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on We need the relevant authorities to help us out of this mess
DEAR EDITOR, I am a resident of Continental Park, Plantation Peters Hall on the East Bank of Demerara, who would like to take this opportunity on behalf of all of the residents of the area to vent...Aug 22, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Why would Mr. Granger not bow out of the race in the interest of his own health?
DEAR EDITOR, I’m quite appalled to witness the gross level of selfishness displayed by Mr. Granger to remain the presidential candidate to contest the upcoming general and regional election....Aug 22, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on There is a slim chance to change Guyana for the better
DEAR EDITOR, Recently, David Granger of the APNU+AFC has come in for a barrage of criticism for not upholding the Guyana Constitution (and rightly so). It is deemed that he is taking “guidance”...Aug 22, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Frederick Kissoon’s anti-coalition utterances should not be ignored or go unchallenged
DEAR EDITOR, Mr. Frederick Kissoon’s July 31, 2019 column captioned, “Forms of Degeneracy after 2015 that killed Guyana’s future” demonstrated his obsession with the WPA, and his aversion to...Aug 22, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on The true test of development and progress resides in the policies and programmes in place to help the poor and the needy
DEAR EDITOR, As the country prepares to draw down on its oil revenues early next year, there are heightened expectations that the oil revenues will catapult the economy to higher levels of...Aug 22, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Our politicians should have taken some basic lessons on developmental concepts
DEAR EDITOR, Reference is made to your news reports, editorials, and Peeping Tom on royalty. Our politicians need to understand the concept of royalty fee. Royalty in economics is a term used for...Aug 21, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Region 10 tops in log production – Forestry Commission targets 10% increase this year
The Upper Berbice area, Region Ten, has been dominating the production of wood products this year. According to the Ministry of Natural Resources, the forestry concessions still have considerable...Aug 21, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Houston Chemical Facility… Nalco was misled – CH&PA official
It appears Nalco Champions, a company intending to provide chemical services to ExxonMobil when oil production starts, was misled when it started constructing what is meant to be a chemical storage...Aug 21, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Thief gets sound beating while stuck through window
A 25-year-old James Street, Albouystown resident received the beating of his life after he was stuck in the window of the house that he was about to rob. The young man, who has been identified as...Nov 15, 2026
(Kaieteur News) – The MVP Sports/Smalta Girls Under-11 Football Tournament got off to a goal-filled start yesterday at the Ministry of Education ground. Waramuri Primary, Marian Academy and Santa...Nov 15, 2026
(Kaieteur News) – When government was establishing its housing schemes across Guyana, acquiring a house lot in one of those housing schemes came with a fairly straightforward understanding. You were acquiring a residential property to build a home, not a shopping mall, supermarket, nightclub,...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...Nov 15, 2026
Hard Truths… (Kaieteur News) – Currently, the headlights are on the trials of Opp Leader, Mr. Azruddin Mohamed. Trials before the bar, trials behind bars. Those newer to Guyana may think this is unprecedented. Unfortunately, there’s a history; ugly, bloody history. Both the PNC...Freedom of speech is our core value at Kaieteur News. If the letter/e-mail you sent was not published, and you believe that its contents were not libellous, let us know, please contact us by phone or email.
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