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Hero CPL announces 10CRIC as Official betting partner for the 2019 tournament

Aug 13, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Hero CPL announces 10CRIC as Official betting partner for the 2019 tournament

The Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) and 10CRIC have agreed a partnership for the 2019 tournament, with 10CRIC, the home of the ultimate cricket betting experience, to be the global Official...

Guyana Rush Saints/RFA Annual Pre-Heritage Snr. football tourney reach semis

Aug 13, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana Rush Saints/RFA Annual Pre-Heritage Snr. football tourney reach semis

The Annual Pre-Heritage senior male and female tournament sponsored by Guyana Rush Saints Football Club kicked off on the 26th of July to be completed on the 17th of August, at the St Ignatius Sports...

Just another day…

Aug 13, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Just another day…

This happened on the Railway Embankment near Ogle, on Sunday afternoon. Reportedly, no one was seriously injured. (Ganesh Mahipaul photo)

GCOS acquires Hero Honda motorcycle for fundraiser raffle

Aug 13, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCOS acquires Hero Honda motorcycle for fundraiser raffle

The Guyana Committee of Service’s (GCOS) whose mandate is to support sportsmen and sportswomen along with the performing arts have acquired the last prize remaining for the annual fund raising...

Global Fund holds meeting to select sub-recipients for malaria and TB programmes

Aug 13, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Global Fund holds meeting to select sub-recipients for malaria and TB programmes

While its selections have not yet been made public, this past week the Global Fund Country Coordinating Mechanism held an extraordinary. The meeting on Friday was presided over by Education Minister,...

Jeffrey Epstein – Dead men don’t talk

Aug 13, 2019 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Jeffrey Epstein – Dead men don’t talk

The unimaginable occurred in a prison cell over in the United States. It was so obvious that it just could not happen by some peculiar confluence of circumstances. Well, it did. The odds were...

Commander ‘A’ Div 5-a-side F/ball Tourney East Ruimveldt (Boys), Mocha (Girls) take titles

Aug 13, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Commander ‘A’ Div 5-a-side F/ball Tourney East Ruimveldt (Boys), Mocha (Girls) take titles

The Commander ‘A’ Division of the Guyana Police Force five-a-side Football Tournament for Youth Groups in the division began on July 15 at the National Gymnasium but due to a power outage the...

Dead meat, Charrandass and deconstructing “betrayal”

Aug 13, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Dead meat, Charrandass and deconstructing “betrayal”

I start this opinion piece by asserting most intellectually and emotionally, I agree with the action of Charrandass Persaud, when On December 21, 2018, he voted yes in a no-confidence vote (NCV). I...

Guyana for CAREBACO 2019 Badminton Championships in Barbados

Aug 13, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana for CAREBACO 2019 Badminton Championships in Barbados

The Guyana Top Senior & Junior Badminton Players will be taking part in the Caribbean International Badminton Championships to be held at the Garfield Sobers Sports Complex in Barbados August...

The PNC is trying to avoid the inevitable

Aug 13, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on The PNC is trying to avoid the inevitable

DEAR EDITOR, December 21st 2018 was D-Day for the Granger regime. It was the day that a successful no-confidence was passed and the government fell. Eight months have gone by since, but the...

It is premature for our nation’s current leadership to pursue closure of estates

Aug 13, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on It is premature for our nation’s current leadership to pursue closure of estates

DEAR EDITOR, The recent letter by Dr. Ramsammy of the PPP on the plight of sections of the economy that have been negatively impacted by the closure of several sugar estates, makes many doubt if the...

What setbacks are likely to befall forward thrust into the new future?

Aug 13, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on What setbacks are likely to befall forward thrust into the new future?

DEAR EDITOR, Perhaps I am behind the eight ball, but is there or was there any comment or series of comments on views, scenarios, effects, population impact, currency, geopolitical changes,...

The current political impasse

Aug 13, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on The current political impasse

DEAR EDITOR, The current political impasse in Guyana must, perforce, drive one to the realms of speculation – of past and present events – even into the immediate future. Under the PPP/C...

The sanctity of the PSA will be maintained – the power of “paypa”

Aug 13, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on The sanctity of the PSA will be maintained – the power of “paypa”

DEAR EDITOR, An article appearing in KN on August 9th, captioned – “President Granger, energy department sending mixed signals on review of Exxon deal for Stabroek block”, is somewhat...

The way forward is claims and objections; house to house is reinventing the wheel

Aug 13, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on The way forward is claims and objections; house to house is reinventing the wheel

DEAR EDITOR, I submitted a letter published on August 8th, to which I referred to GHK Lall’s DemWaves speaking to the house to house issue. I previously submitted a letter published July 23rd...

It’s unlikely that Gecom can produce a list fully representative of the voting population

Aug 13, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on It’s unlikely that Gecom can produce a list fully representative of the voting population

DEAR EDITOR, I am already registered and voted at the last Elections. As part of that registration, I was issued a National ID Card. Gecom staff arrived at my home on August 11 for re-registration. I...

Why are we afraid to speak out against dictatorship now?

Aug 13, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Why are we afraid to speak out against dictatorship now?

DEAR EDITOR, On the 10th of November 2014, the then president of Guyana, Donald Ramotar, activated section 70(1) of the Constitution of Guyana and legally prorogued parliament. Despite the legality...

No legal constraints exist to prevent changes to terms when Exxon deal comes up for renewal

Aug 11, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on No legal constraints exist to prevent changes to terms when Exxon deal comes up for renewal

There is no provision in Guyana’s Petroleum (Exploration and Production) Act of 1986 which states that the terms of a Petroleum Production Agreement are insulated from revision when the license...

Striking Similarity between Guyana, Israel’s Leviathan basin is what attracted us–Ratio Geologist, Co-Founder

Aug 11, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Striking Similarity between Guyana, Israel’s Leviathan basin is what attracted us–Ratio Geologist, Co-Founder

By Kiana Wilburg Before American oil giant, ExxonMobil, made 13 successful discoveries in the oil-rich Stabroek Block, the multinational was hard-pressed to persuade other oil majors to join its...

Minister Jordan responds to criticism… Foreigners “see Guyana as a paradise”

Aug 11, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Minister Jordan responds to criticism… Foreigners “see Guyana as a paradise”

Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan, has faced intense criticism for comments he made at a People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) press conference that Guyanese place a high premium on their...

Police Commander loses home, cars in early morning fire

Aug 11, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Police Commander loses home, cars in early morning fire

By Trishan Craig In an early morning fire of uncertain origin the Commander of Police for ‘G’ Division, Essequibo Coast and Islands, Crystal Annastacy Robinson, lost her home which is located at...

After three court orders, authorities demolish popular bar at Soesdyke junction

Aug 11, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on After three court orders, authorities demolish popular bar at Soesdyke junction

Representatives of an East Bank Demerara council on Friday started to demolish a popular roadside bar at the Soesdyke/Linden junction, following a court order issued earlier this year. The bar, said...

Weeks later, CJIA’s sexual allegations victim remains barred from premises -file still with DPP

Aug 11, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Weeks later, CJIA’s sexual allegations victim remains barred from premises -file still with DPP

A woman who accused a senior airport manager of sexual harassment last year remains barred from working at the Timehri facilities despite the man being allowed to return. Yesterday, the woman who...

Govt. to establish countrywide digital register of police reports

Aug 11, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. to establish countrywide digital register of police reports

Government intends to establish a national, digital register of cases which will allow the force to better solve cases and track criminal elements, according to Minister of Public Security and second...

Learn a thing or two, politicians

Aug 11, 2019 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Learn a thing or two, politicians

Dem oil companies, including Exxon, believe dem had a good deal with Papua New Guinea. But after de country get a new govt last May de new Prime Minister seh ‘NOT SO FAST GUYS’. De man says he...

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MVP Sports/Smalta U11 Girls Football Tournament… Waramuri, Santa...

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...

From house lots to beer gardens

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,...

A Divided World: A Commonwealth Opportunity

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...

PNC and PPP treatment of foes

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...

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