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Courtland boy, 12, dies two weeks after road accident

Jul 16, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Courtland boy, 12, dies two weeks after road accident

The parents and siblings of a 12-year-old of Courtland Village, Corentyne, Berbice boy were left in a grieving state after the lad succumbed to injuries he sustained during a road accident along the...

Delroy Tyrrell wins three gold medals

Jul 16, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Delroy Tyrrell wins three gold medals

Delroy Tyrrell won gold three times at the just concluded ASATT National Age Group Short Course Swimming Championships held from July 10 to 14 at the National Aquatic Centre in Couva, Trinidad and...

President Granger is violating the constitution

Jul 16, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on President Granger is violating the constitution

In any country, you are going to find parts of the constitution that gives antagonists opposing each other, grey areas that will ensure adamant embrace of fixed positions. In my Saturday column, I...

Police in another major drug eradication exercise

Jul 16, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Police in another major drug eradication exercise

The police have once again conducted a major drug eradication exercise up the Berbice River where a number of plants, camps and nurseries were found and destroyed. The operation featured ranks from...

Bulkan takes champion spot in held-over CARICOM Day Golf tourney

Jul 16, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Bulkan takes champion spot in held-over CARICOM Day Golf tourney

Young George Bulkan, son of Minister Ronald Bulkan, executed some fine drives, chips and putts to emerge champion golfer in last Sunday’s held-over Caricom Day tournament, run off with the blessing...

ITABALLI TO PURUNI ROAD REMAINS IN A DEPLORABLE STATE

Jul 16, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on ITABALLI TO PURUNI ROAD REMAINS IN A DEPLORABLE STATE

Last February the Public Infrastructure Ministry announced that a contract was signed for the rehabilitation of the Puruni Road, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni). This was after weeks of public outcry...

Albion Community Centre Cricket Club Academy 2019 ends

Jul 16, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Albion Community Centre Cricket Club Academy 2019 ends

The Albion Community Centre Cricket Club (ACCCC) successfully held their annual cricket Academy from Monday July 8 to Saturday July 13, 2019. The academy which was held at the Albion Community...

We need to review our perspective on Wealth Creation and Wealth Generation

Jul 16, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on We need to review our perspective on Wealth Creation and Wealth Generation

DEAR EDITOR, Too many of our leaders are forgetting that they are leaders because they have followers, and that some of these followers are young and impressionable. I am constantly engaging young...

Forty years later…

Jul 16, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Forty years later…

DEAR EDITOR, I was there. I sat opposite Father Darke in the staff-room at St. Stanislaus College 40 years ago. We were at our desks marking papers, when we heard sounds in the street. We looked out....

The public should be clamouring for this!

Jul 16, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on The public should be clamouring for this!

DEAR EDITOR, The consequential orders issued by the CCJ on the matters of the NCM and Gecom chair had one thing in common that the general public scarcely paid attention to. On three occasions it was...

Lack of law and order in Our Nation

Jul 16, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Lack of law and order in Our Nation

DEAR EDITOR, It is clear that the governance of Guyana is in need of a stronger and more effective judicial system which supports the transparent implementation of the rule of law. A number of years...

I am afraid that Mr Hussain will have to endure a much more “prolonged silence”

Jul 16, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on I am afraid that Mr Hussain will have to endure a much more “prolonged silence”

DEAR EDITOR, Yesterday’s Kaieteur News carries a letter from Zamal Hussain, commenting on the CCJ’s recent ruling on Guyana’s political impasse, in which Mr Hussain makes the following...

Jagdeo, President Granger step aside, allow neutral leaders to solve crisis

Jul 16, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Jagdeo, President Granger step aside, allow neutral leaders to solve crisis

DEAR EDITOR, Our nation today stares into the future with uncertain angst, and when we look into the root cause of this sad situation, we see three fundamental causes, bitter, toxic roots that anchor...

Peeping Tom and the PPP are having political nightmares of their pending defeat in the upcoming elections

Jul 16, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Peeping Tom and the PPP are having political nightmares of their pending defeat in the upcoming elections

DEAR EDITOR, I have not engaged the writings of “Peeping Tom” for some time, partly because I have seemingly, been banned from the letter pages of Kaieteur News (KN). Notwithstanding KN’s...

SARA’s Eric Phillips responds to recent publications

Jul 16, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on SARA’s Eric Phillips responds to recent publications

DEAR EDITOR, It became apparent to me that during my absence from the local shores last week, the PPP and its known propagandists unleashed a preconceived attack on my character. Kaieteur News, with...

Govt. accepts caretaker status, will restrain exercise of legal authority

Jul 14, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. accepts caretaker status, will restrain exercise of legal authority

Following the Consequential orders and declarations of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) on Friday, the Granger administration said it has accepted that it is in “caretaker” mode. In fact, the...

SARA official’s application for oil block is a clear case of hypocrisy, opportunism

Jul 14, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on SARA official’s application for oil block is a clear case of hypocrisy, opportunism

-Must remove himself from probe of Kaieteur, Canje blocks probe –Chartered Accountant, Chris Ram If the Special Assistant of the State Asset Recovery Agency (SARA), Eric Phillips, is party to an...

Policewoman fingered in gang rape cover-up barred from leaving country

Jul 14, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Policewoman fingered in gang rape cover-up barred from leaving country

The fallout has reportedly begun over allegations that policewomen from one of the Force’s sex crimes units aided in the covering up a series of gang rapes. Kaieteur News understands that one of...

One dead, two critical after SUV, taxi collide

Jul 14, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on One dead, two critical after SUV, taxi collide

There was a vehicle collision on the Soesdyke/Linden Highway last night, resulting in a woman’s death. Kaieteur News understands that the accident occurred not far from the Soesdyke junction. One...

Future Seismic programme for Stabroek Block hinges on ICJ decision

Jul 14, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Future Seismic programme for Stabroek Block hinges on ICJ decision

The licence holders of the Stabroek Block are hopeful to have a seismic programme conducted on the northern part of the offshore concession but it appears that would be hinged on the final outcome of...

Stalemate on GECOM’s chair… Jagdeo says willing to work over weekend; Granger still to respond

Jul 14, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Stalemate on GECOM’s chair… Jagdeo says willing to work over weekend; Granger still to respond

A possible decision tomorrow by President David Granger on a new chair for the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) appears to be fast slipping away. On Friday, President David Granger, in an address...

Public servants, officials must seek permission to pursue private business interests

Jul 14, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Public servants, officials must seek permission to pursue private business interests

In recent days, there have been a number of disclosures that public official not only had companies involved in the oil business but in other sectors as well. The disclosures have raised questions...

A drink can solve Guyana’s problems

Jul 14, 2019 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on A drink can solve Guyana’s problems

When people don’t drink dem is de ones who does find demself in all kind of problems. A man who does drink does suddenly see de whole world as clear as day. Problems that does bother him does go...

Leguan’s $314M sea defense project delayed by tides– BK official

Jul 14, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Leguan’s $314M sea defense project delayed by tides– BK official

On Thursday, Minister within the Ministry of Public Infrastructure, Jaipaul Sharma, visited the Essequibo Island of Leguan to get a firsthand view of completed and ongoing projects that are critical...

‘Service to Humanity, is Service to God:’ Guyana Watch, Inc, NY Fits Neatly into This Category

Jul 14, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Service to Humanity, is Service to God:’ Guyana Watch, Inc, NY Fits Neatly into This Category

By Dr. TARA SINGH Observing the Silver Jubilee of a not-for-profit organization (NGO) of which you are a part, is an amazing experience. Very few Guyanese-based NGOs have lasted this long. When one...

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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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