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Aug 07, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on RHTYSC hosts 8th Edition of Gregory Gaskin Memorial Sports Award Hetmyer, Giddings, BCB cop major awards
Cricket in the Ancient County of Berbice is currently on the move due to the outstanding work of the Hilbert Foster led Berbice Cricket Board and as such, it was no surprise that personnel from the...Aug 07, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on GBTI Staff Cricket Club hosts BCM Camp with children of Shaheed Orphanages
Last Saturday, the GBTI Staff Cricket Club hosted a Bonding and Coaching Mentorship camp with children of the Shaheed Boys and Girls Orphanages. The BCM took place at the GBTI Staff Recreational...Aug 07, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Employee should not lose NIS benefits because of’ failure of employer to pay contributions NIS has legal duty to verify claims — lawyer
An employee should not lose out on the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) benefit because of the failure of the employer to pay over deducted contributions. This is according to Christopher Thompson, an...Aug 07, 2019 KNews Editorial Comments Off on The intemperate Fourth Estate
In Guyana, the Fourth Estate, in its many media faces and masks, struggles with maintaining an even keel; one that is a temperate, objective, and neutral presence. It is very testing in this time of...Aug 07, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on DOS Jones presents backpacks to Windball Cricket winners
At the NSC Boardroom yesterday Director of Sport Christopher A. Jones presented Backpacks to the two Georgetown winners from the just concluded A. Munroe organised AL Sport & Tour Promotions...Aug 07, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Lake Mainstay Annual Regatta Dave Scott aiming to regain champion powerboat racer trophy from Neil Gonsalves
Come this Sunday in the Cinderella County of Essequibo, seven-time Powerboat champion Driver, Bartica’s Dave Scott will be seeking to regain the Champion Driver accolade when the 19th edition of...Aug 07, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Parental responsibility revisited
DEAR EDITOR, Children are being sent to school with the latest electronic devices instead of being armed with the basic equipment. As the return to school bell looms on the horizon, there remains an...Aug 07, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on The probability of APNU+AFC winning the next elections is a toxic mixture of uncertainty with impossibility
DEAR EDITOR, Travelling across the country, it is not unusual to hear people say, ‘The handwriting is on the wall’. On hearing this idiom, we are reminded of the biblical story in the Book of...Aug 07, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyana’s Oil Revenue – A Simple Futuristic Vision for a Modern nation
DEAR EDITOR, Below are some of my suggestions and deliberations on Guyana’s Oil Wealth and the way forward for a prosperous and United Guyana for all. 1. First, and of utmost importance, we...Aug 07, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on The overlooked aspect of businesses in Guyana catering for families with children
DEAR EDITOR, Many corporate persons and business owners know the importance of being family-friendly, but it seems that they often don’t pay too much attention, thinking that families with children...Aug 07, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Giftland Power Plant PPA in limbo
DEAR EDITOR, Giftland has been receiving many warm wishes and congratulations since the announcement a few months ago by the Office of The President that a Power Providing Agreement (PPA) was about...Aug 07, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Advocacy for the restoration of free education
DEAR EDITOR, His Excellency David Granger, in his Emancipation Day speech announced and underscored that 2020 – 2029 will be the decade of development for all Guyanese, placing an emphasis on...Aug 07, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Another sad twist in the confused road the sugar industry has been taking in recent times
DEAR EDITOR, The GAWU has seen and considered the statements of Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan expressed in the August 05 Stabroek News article titled “GuySuCo diversification delayed –...Aug 06, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on CJ to rule on challenge to house-to-house registration Aug. 14 – Attorney General insists laws do not cater for snap elections
Chief Justice Roxane George has set Wednesday, August 14, for ruling in a court action challenging the constitutionality of house-to-house registration, which was filed by Attorney-at-law Christopher...Aug 06, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Bank of Baroda reverses decision to sell its Guyana operations
Indian-owned Bank of Baroda has changed its mind about selling off its Guyana operations. More than seven months ago, the Mumbai-headquartered bank announced that it wanted to focus on a number of...Aug 06, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on VAT, other exemptions for foreign companies in oil sector discriminatory to locals – Guyana urged to review fiscal law, contracts – Chatham House advisor
By Kiana Wilburg The Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) Guyana has with ExxonMobil’s subsidiary, Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL), and its two international partners, Hess...Aug 06, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on C’tyne man blames GPL, as fire razes home shortly after power outage
A 50-year-old man is suffering from burns about his face, head, hands and back after his house was completed destroyed yesterday morning during a fire. Injured is Rishiram Rajpaul of Line Path...Aug 06, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Cricketer charged with assaulting cop
Guyanese cricketer Christopher Barnwell was yesterday arraigned before Principal Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts, after he allegedly assaulted a Police...Aug 06, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Court orders compensation of over $5M for victims of unlawful detention
Justice Gino Persaud has handed down decisions in respect of cases filed against Police Officers, the Commissioner of the Police and the Attorney General. The decisions have rendered members of the...Aug 06, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on “Skeptical voters” tired of political rhetoric -Only comprehensive plans, policies will earn their votes – Dr. David Hinds
With 2020 being deemed “the year for the mother of all elections,” Guyana’s politicians will be hard-pressed to bring more than their political rhetoric to the table, says Executive Member of...Aug 06, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Day 1 of COI into piracy… Fishing Co-op Chairman proposes compensation, protection for victims
A Commission of Inquiry which was set up by President David Granger into the piracy attack in Suriname waters that left 12 fishermen dead, commenced yesterday at the Number 68 Primary School, and saw...Aug 06, 2019 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on How come chicken wing short?
Up to last week Guyana had a shortage of chicken. At least dat is wha outlets like KFC and Church’s report. Dem boys know dat plenty people raising chicken. Nuff of dem does complain dat when dem...Aug 06, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Illegal migration is a regional problem
Last year, the Leader of the Opposition in the Turks and Caicos said that his island chain was being invaded…by Haitians. The influx of illegal Haitians was overwhelming that small Caribbean state;...Aug 06, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Victims traumatised after horrific accident that claimed life of bus driver
“It was the worst thing that ever happened to me. I was trapped in the front seat for a very long time because I had to wait until the door of the bus was removed before someone could take me...Aug 06, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Labourer using ganja for back pain slapped with trafficking charge
Twenty-one year-old Keon Yhap was yesterday hauled before a city magistrate and made to answer a trafficking of narcotics charge after a police raid unearthed a quantity of marijuana in his pants...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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