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Guyana acquires modern asphalt plant

Jul 17, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana acquires modern asphalt plant

“The most modern asphalt plant to ever operate within the region” has arrived in Guyana. This is according to the Ministry of Public Infrastructure. The German-made plant was inspected on Monday...

Hand-in-Hand supports Mahadeo, Adonis for 2019 Reebok Crossfit games

Jul 17, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Hand-in-Hand supports Mahadeo, Adonis for 2019 Reebok Crossfit games

The Hand-in-Hand Mutual Fire Insurance Company Ltd has supported Dillon Mahadeo and Delice Adonis as they set out to participate in the 2019 Reebok CrossFit Games in Madison, Wisconsin which will...

Regional teaching standards to be reviewed

Jul 17, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Regional teaching standards to be reviewed

Experts from the Caribbean and Latin America will examine Standards for the Teaching Profession at a consultation this week. The sessions will involve approximately 100 participants comprising...

Dominoes action set for Sunday in Tuschen

Jul 17, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Dominoes action set for Sunday in Tuschen

Lyall Gittens in collaboration with Next Level and West Vybz Sports bar will be hosting a dominoes competition on Sunday at the above named sports bar located at Tuschen Public Road, East Bank...

Opposition requests GECOM immediately prepare for elections

Jul 17, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Opposition requests GECOM immediately prepare for elections

The Opposition has written the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) requesting that it starts immediate preparations for elections in September. Yesterday, the Opposition, through attorney-at-law Anil...

Barbados are the West Indies Rising Stars Under-17 Champions

Jul 17, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Barbados are the West Indies Rising Stars Under-17 Champions

COUVA, Trinidad – Barbados made it back to back titles, when they won the West Indies Rising Stars Under-17 Championship by a mere 2.8 points ahead of Jamaica. Round five was hampered by rain...

GECOM cannot keep the presidency in power

Jul 17, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on GECOM cannot keep the presidency in power

Sanjeev Datadin told the media that his team which argued for the legitimacy of the no confidence motion (NCM) won the battle but lost the war. This was his reasoning, because the CCJ did not...

‘Go back!’

Jul 17, 2019 KNews Editorial Comments Off on ‘Go back!’

No matter how couched, no matter how diluted or hedged or explained away, those two piercing words: ‘Go back’ are the gall and guts and gore of the immigrant experience. Let there be no...

6thrd Sir Garfield Sobers International Schools tournament QC suffer first loss, Business School register first win

Jul 17, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on 6thrd Sir Garfield Sobers International Schools tournament QC suffer first loss, Business School register first win

The Guyanese schools participating in the 33rd annual Sir Garfield Sobers International Schools Cricket tournament in Barbados on Monday suffered contrasting results with Queen’s College suffering...

Separations of powers

Jul 17, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Separations of powers

DEAR EDITOR, According to the authorities, and I quote the Canadian one, “Caretaker governments may be put in place when a government in a parliamentary system is defeated in a motion of no...

Building and maintaining social cohesion require strategies at fundamental levels

Jul 17, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Building and maintaining social cohesion require strategies at fundamental levels

DEAR EDITOR, Our schools are likely the greatest social cohesion-building force in Guyana. They are likely more potent than other significant forces such as residential proximity (how close together...

Has President Granger paved the way for Jagdeo’s third term?

Jul 17, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Has President Granger paved the way for Jagdeo’s third term?

DEAR EDITOR, I believe it would be fair to say that the nation’s interest and involvement in the debates and discussions over the last few months have reached an unprecedented height, something not...

At least one leader is obedient to the constitution and respects the judiciary

Jul 17, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on At least one leader is obedient to the constitution and respects the judiciary

DEAR EDITOR, It should not be surprising that most Guyanese are confused by the clear statements of Article 106(6) that “the Cabinet including the President shall resign … on a vote of...

Will the ‘interim’ government’s control have reasonable prospect of permanency?

Jul 17, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Will the ‘interim’ government’s control have reasonable prospect of permanency?

DEAR EDITOR, The defenders and apologists of government are conveniently overlooking the crux of the matter viz: “The cabinet including the President, shall resign if the government is defeated by...

An open letter to CARICOM

Jul 17, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on An open letter to CARICOM

DEAR MR. SECRETARY GENERAL, Greetings, If there were any doubt the Government of Guyana fell on December 21, 2018, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) ruling on June 18th, layered with consequential...

Nelson Mandela’s Day is tomorrow

Jul 17, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Nelson Mandela’s Day is tomorrow

DEAR EDITOR, Scores of organisations throughout the world have issued statements in honour of Nelson Mandela Day, which is observed on Thursday July 18. Nelson Mandela International Day is an annual...

Exploitation of the judicial system should not go unsanctioned

Jul 17, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Exploitation of the judicial system should not go unsanctioned

DEAR EDITOR, By now, it should have drawn on the judicial system that the meritless challenge of the No-Confidence Motion (NCM) by APNU-AFC’s attorneys who are also Members of Parliament was an...

Damage done on one day of hasty action can take generations to repair

Jul 17, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Damage done on one day of hasty action can take generations to repair

DEAR EDITOR, Over the coming weeks, the international community will be subjected to numerous Guyanese voices pleading for swift and decisive actions to ensure Guyana remains a democratic state. It...

Western diplomats urge actors to abide by CCJ’s rulings expeditiously

Jul 16, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Western diplomats urge actors to abide by CCJ’s rulings expeditiously

Three of the western communities are calling on stakeholders to move expeditiously by abiding on the recently orders by the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ). The court had been approached after a...

Disrespect for CCJ’s ruling exposes Guyana to grave danger- Jagdeo

Jul 16, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Disrespect for CCJ’s ruling exposes Guyana to grave danger- Jagdeo

It is the view of Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo, that the government’s failure to respect the ruling of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), which states that elections must be held within...

Five charged for murder of moneychanger, daughter

Jul 16, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Five charged for murder of moneychanger, daughter

It was commotion in the courtroom of Magistrate Alicia George at the Sparendaam Magistrates’ Courts, yesterday, after the five men charged with the murder of the Better Hope moneychanger and his...

SARA officials not yet obligated to make declarations to Integrity Commission

Jul 16, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on SARA officials not yet obligated to make declarations to Integrity Commission

Officials of the State Assets Recovery Agency (SARA) are not yet bound to submit declarations of their wealth to the Integrity Commission. This is because the entity has not yet been placed under in...

Man fires rifle at creek, arrested

Jul 16, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Man fires rifle at creek, arrested

An evening of celebrations ended unfortunately for a 32-year-old man who became excited and whipped out a rifle and discharged several rounds at a creek along the Soesdyke/Linden Highway. It was...

On his 74th birthday, Pres. Granger gifts laptops, printers to five NGSA students

Jul 16, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on On his 74th birthday, Pres. Granger gifts laptops, printers to five NGSA students

President David Granger, yesterday afternoon gifted five successful National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) students with laptops and printers as he celebrated his 74th birthday. The President was the...

Selection of GECOM Chair… Jagdeo highlights Pres. Granger’s stalling tactics

Jul 16, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Selection of GECOM Chair… Jagdeo highlights Pres. Granger’s stalling tactics

On July 12, last, the Chief Whip of the Opposition, Gail Teixeira wrote to President David Granger indicating that the Leader of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP), Bharrat Jagdeo, is willing to...

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Hridoy ensures draw in Sylhet; WI beat Bangladesh 1-0 in series

Nov 09, 2026

Cricinfo – With an 82 in the fourth innings, Towhid Hridoy ensured Bangladesh completed a hard-fought draw against West Indies in the Sylhet Test. The visitors clinched the series 1-0 on...

What is right is right, and what is wrong is wrong

Nov 09, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – There are moments in the political life of every nation when the character of its people is tested by whether they have the courage to condemn wrongdoing when it is committed against those with whom they disagree. It is easy to champion justice when the victim belongs to your...

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...

Light and darkness, lips to life

Nov 09, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The light that shines over Guyana must be at its dazzling purest. Not a speck of darkness on the horizon. Not a stray dark spot in the cupboard or under the carpet. When light is at its brightest, what chance for darkness to show its face, to linger? On the occasion of...

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