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WPA and AFC: Self-destructive death

Jul 11, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on WPA and AFC: Self-destructive death

The WPA held a community meeting in Buxton and declared its support for the reelection of APNU+AFC. In email discussions with two priceless former WPA heroes – Andaiye and Moses Bhagwan – both of...

LGC to stage 2-day tournament this weekend in preparation for Lusignan Open

Jul 11, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on LGC to stage 2-day tournament this weekend in preparation for Lusignan Open

In anticipation and preparation for the grand 2-day Lusignan Open on Saturday and Sunday July 20, 21, 2019, the LGC will hold two exciting tournaments this weekend on Saturday 13 and Sunday 14, July...

ABR and the oil block application

Jul 11, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on ABR and the oil block application

DEAR EDITOR, I have noted the recent news stories on the application for an oil block made by ABR Oil and Gas Exploration (“ABR O&G”). One of the names listed among the principals of ABR is...

Why wasn’t Guyana’s political issue raised at last week’s CARICOM talks?

Jul 11, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Why wasn’t Guyana’s political issue raised at last week’s CARICOM talks?

DEAR EDITOR, It is sickening to see that CARICOM Prime Ministers continue to ignore the damning political situation in Guyana following the Caribbean Court of Justice ruling that the December 2018...

Change versus vested interest/traditional privileges

Jul 11, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Change versus vested interest/traditional privileges

DEAR EDITOR, Referring to NICIL-SPU’s Executive Head, Colvin Heath-London’s letter in another section of the media of July 09, 2019 captioned, “Ms. Thomas should have availed herself of the...

Guyana is in a crisis caused by obtuse interpretations of its constitution

Jul 11, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyana is in a crisis caused by obtuse interpretations of its constitution

DEAR EDITOR, Guyana is in a crisis caused by obtuse interpretations of its constitution; an obstinate administration is refusing to accept the consequences of losing a motion of no-confidence in the...

Undisputable scientific fact that needs to change our thinking about race in Guyana

Jul 11, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Undisputable scientific fact that needs to change our thinking about race in Guyana

DEAR EDITOR, Neither any of the ten powerful and most scared paragraphs of the preamble, nor Article 13 of the Constitution of Guyana, which sets out our sustained aspirations, measurements and...

A PROVOCATIONIST

Jul 11, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on A PROVOCATIONIST

DEAR EDITOR, So Bharrat Jagdeo has caused to be resubmitted eleven names for negotiations. I am pleased, exceedingly pleased, that Mr. Jagdeo has timeously, given the July 12 adjourned date for...

The People of Guyana must come FIRST

Jul 11, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on The People of Guyana must come FIRST

DEAR EDITOR, This shall be my second letter to your newspaper in as many weeks concerning the people of Guyana and the country itself. Today, I shall write about the social political concerns, which...

Four held in Better Hope moneychanger, daughter’s murder … one says girl killed ‘because she see meh face’

Jul 10, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Four held in Better Hope moneychanger, daughter’s murder … one says girl killed ‘because she see meh face’

The arrest of four men for the murder of moneychanger Aaron Latchman, and his 18-year-old daughter has reportedly given investigators a clearer insight into the attack, from careful planning to...

Application for oil block and other company… Integrity Commission should probe if SARA, other public officials declared their business interests – Opposition

Jul 10, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Application for oil block and other company… Integrity Commission should probe if SARA, other public officials declared their business interests – Opposition

The Opposition is calling for the Integrity Commission to act following recent news that at least two public officials, including an investigator, have interests and are directors in companies in the...

Selection of GECOM chair… Govt. considers two and rejects five Opposition names -Granger reiterates process completion in days

Jul 10, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Selection of GECOM chair… Govt. considers two and rejects five Opposition names -Granger reiterates process completion in days

Day Two of the consultative process to narrow the list of nominees for the position of chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) ended with President David Granger insisting again that he...

Soulja Bai see some people he like

Jul 10, 2019 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Soulja Bai see some people he like

Soulja Bai is a smart man. He don’t gamble but he know Li’l Joe good wid cards suh he put Li’l Joe fuh use de team. Jagdeo is also a smart man. Whenever he meet wid Soulja Bai he does get tie...

Guyana to get new embassy in Brazil; sees bids over $800M

Jul 10, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana to get new embassy in Brazil; sees bids over $800M

Tender opening yesterday at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) saw a bid from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for a new Guyanese Embassy to be constructed in Brazil...

NIS payment at centre of dispute between Guyana Goldfields, workers

Jul 10, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on NIS payment at centre of dispute between Guyana Goldfields, workers

Remittances made to the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) for workers attached to Aurora Gold Mines (AGM), which is operated by the Guyana Goldfields Incorporated, was among the list of complaints...

A Code of Conduct for public workers is needed.

Jul 10, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on A Code of Conduct for public workers is needed.

The President needs to instruct his Minister of the Public Service to draft a Code of Conduct for Government employees. The recent disclosures in this newspaper about the business interests of...

More evidence surfaces against man accused of killing Albouystown footballer

Jul 10, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on More evidence surfaces against man accused of killing Albouystown footballer

The Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into the murder of Albouystown footballer, Christopher Mansfield, was yesterday put on hold as the prosecutor of the matter asked for additional time to add more evidence...

Death of taxi driver in Essequibo lock ups Family willing to accept $28M settlement from police without court action

Jul 10, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Death of taxi driver in Essequibo lock ups Family willing to accept $28M settlement from police without court action

The family of the taxi driver, who was found dead in the lockups of the Suddie Police Station in Essequibo, has expressed a willingness to accept a $28 million settlement from the Guyana Police...

Bisram’s mother acquitted of attempting to pervert the course of justice

Jul 10, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Bisram’s mother acquitted of attempting to pervert the course of justice

The mother of US-based businessman and murder accused, Marcus Bisram, has been acquitted of the attempt to obstruct the course of justice charge. Sharmilla Inderjali, of Number 72 Village, Corentyne,...

Moruca chopping death Post-mortem reveals haemorrhage as cause of death

Jul 10, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Moruca chopping death Post-mortem reveals haemorrhage as cause of death

The post-mortem examination performed on Cynthia Cozier, the woman who was brutally chopped to death by her brother, concluded that the young woman died as a result of haemorrhage and shock due to...

Second passenger in E’bo accident stable

Jul 10, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Second passenger in E’bo accident stable

The other person who was injured in a taxi that slammed into a tree on the Essequibo Coast, is still admitted at the Suddie Public Hospital, where his condition is regarded as stable. The second...

Tomato production expanding in Region Eight

Jul 10, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Tomato production expanding in Region Eight

There is currently a readily available market for tomatoes in Region Eight and this is manifested through the efforts of the Pakaraima Flavours Sundried Tomato Project which has proven to be an...

Ministry recruits key personnel to help tackle soaring adolescent pregnancy rate

Jul 10, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Ministry recruits key personnel to help tackle soaring adolescent pregnancy rate

Even as Guyana battles with the daunting reality that it has the highest rate of adolescent pregnancy in the English-speaking Caribbean, tactics to revise the trend are underway. Guyana’s...

Man guilty of raping boy, 6

Jul 10, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Man guilty of raping boy, 6

A jury yesterday convicted Leonard Albert of raping a six-year-old boy on June 9, 2012 in Essequibo. The rapist was remanded to prison until September 5, for sentencing by Justice Simone...

Windward Islands and Jamaica victorious

Jul 10, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Windward Islands and Jamaica victorious

Windward Islands and Jamaica registered victories when the Cricket West Indies Regional U17 50-over tournament continued yesterday in Trinidad and Tobago. Windward Islands defeated Guyana by 85 runs...

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(Kaieteur News) – Georgetown, Guyana – November 8, 2026 – The second round of the 2026 Need for Speed Karting Championship, organised by the Jumbo Jet Events team, is attracting...

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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