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Wakenaam rice farmers appeal for opening of another mill —seeking Gov’t intervention

Jun 22, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Wakenaam rice farmers appeal for opening of another mill —seeking Gov’t intervention

The island of Wakenaam continues to grapple with the challenges of marketing its paddy. Wakenaam, which is located in the Essequibo River, is heavily dependent on agriculture, particularly its local...

GFF-KFC Independence Cup Quarterfinal round kicks off today at Providence

Jun 22, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFF-KFC Independence Cup Quarterfinal round kicks off today at Providence

Football fans will swarm to the National Training Center (NTC) on Providence, East Bank Demerara (EBD) from today when the quarterfinals of the inaugural Guyana Football Federation (GFF)-KFC National...

Let us allow the constitutional body, GECOM, to do its work

Jun 22, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Let us allow the constitutional body, GECOM, to do its work

DEAR EDITOR, The current situation in Guyana since the No Confidence Vote and the CCJ ruling has not been resolved, so please permit me to shed some light on a disturbing political statement made by...

Our best bet is to hold elections when we can deliver a clean list of electors

Jun 22, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Our best bet is to hold elections when we can deliver a clean list of electors

DEAR EDITOR, I write today on a topic that is very much in the news; the urgings concerning early elections. We must understand that successive governments have made short shrift of the Gecom body....

CWI first Foundation Coaching Course concludes at GNS

Jun 22, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on CWI first Foundation Coaching Course concludes at GNS

The Cricket West Indies (CWI) initial Foundation Coaching Course concluded yesterday at the Guyana National Stadium. The course which commenced on Thursday saw the participants, which included former...

Coalition demonstrates for House to House registration

Jun 22, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Coalition demonstrates for House to House registration

A Partnership for National Unity + Alliance for Change (APNU+AFC) coalition yesterday staged a demonstration near the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Kingston Headquarters and countrywide, in...

2019 Concacaf Gold Cup GFF President Wayne Forde shares his views on Guyana’s historic debut

Jun 22, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup GFF President Wayne Forde shares his views on Guyana’s historic debut

Cleveland, Ohio: Guyana is drawn in Group D along with host and defending champion, USA, Panama and Trinidad and Tobago. Guyana Football Federation (GFF) President joined the team in the United...

400 plus residents to benefit from new Wakapau bridge

Jun 22, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on 400 plus residents to benefit from new Wakapau bridge

Minister of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs, Sydney Allicock, on Thursday commissioned a million-dollar bridge in the Upper Koria-Yarshirmima, Wakapau village, Pomeroon-Supenaam. The commissioning in...

Guyana is traversing uncharted and possibly turbulent waters

Jun 22, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyana is traversing uncharted and possibly turbulent waters

DEAR EDITOR, Guyanese are anxiously awaiting the consequential orders which the CCJ will be making on June 24 following its landmark decisions on the issue of the no-confidence motion and the...

A cycle of claims and objections will not sanitize the list of electors

Jun 22, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on A cycle of claims and objections will not sanitize the list of electors

DEAR EDITOR, In the current situation of our country – where the opposition is calling for elections now and where the Government wants elections but with a credible list of electors...

A new GECOM chairman should revisit the Vishnu Persaud issue

Jun 22, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on A new GECOM chairman should revisit the Vishnu Persaud issue

DEAR EDITOR, In his recent article, (KN 6/20/19) Freddie Kissoon summarized the reasons why the current GECOM Chairman, Justice James Patterson should gracefully remove himself or have President...

The referees are the Guyanese electorate who will shortly have the ultimate say

Jun 22, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on The referees are the Guyanese electorate who will shortly have the ultimate say

DEAR EDITOR, I refer to the recent publication of several statements in the print media ridiculing the government’s recourse to the court to settle issues in relation to the motion of no...

Respect the CCJ’s Ruling and Constitution

Jun 22, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Respect the CCJ’s Ruling and Constitution

DEAR EDITOR, Losing a no confidence vote is not the end of political life. A no confidence vote is an aspect of democratic governance in parliamentary democracies. It is used to hold...

Delay tactics

Jun 22, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Delay tactics

DEAR EDITOR, I want to in this letter, reiterate that, GECOM should at any given moment be ready to hold Elections in 90 days. This is a Constitutional Obligation of GECOM to fulfill. The...

I ask that this article be drawn to the attention of all Educators

Jun 22, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on I ask that this article be drawn to the attention of all Educators

DEAR EDITOR, The article in the Guyana Chronicle of June 21, 2019 titled ‘Talking Culture – Our Creole, ours to preserve,’ is incisive, beautifully presented and relevant. In our...

Elections without a Chairperson

Jun 22, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Elections without a Chairperson

DEAR EDITOR, As is to be expected there has been an expansive flow of views concerning the holding of the next general elections; as well as the status of the chairman of GECOM following the recent...

A naked encroachment into the separate and forbidden territory of our local politics

Jun 22, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on A naked encroachment into the separate and forbidden territory of our local politics

DEAR EDITOR, In 1979 in a landmark constitutional case in our Court of Appeal, this was said: “a constitution is not to be interpreted as if we are living in a classic void, or on some...

They’re trying to discredit my message, but I’m confident about the biggest threat to our future with oil

Jun 22, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on They’re trying to discredit my message, but I’m confident about the biggest threat to our future with oil

DEAR EDITOR, Due to my continued work highlighting grand thefts and forfeitures of billions of US dollars by our politicians past and present, of the oil wealth which belongs to the people of...

Canje Block up for renewal since March 4 -ExxonMobil says it will abide by requirement for relinquishment

Jun 21, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Canje Block up for renewal since March 4 -ExxonMobil says it will abide by requirement for relinquishment

By Kiana Wilburg The Petroleum Prospecting Licence for the Canje Block which was awarded to Mid-Atlantic Oil and Gas Inc. on March 4, 2015, by former President, Donald Ramotar, is more than three...

Senior officer fingered in corrupt activities ‘hunting whistleblowers’

Jun 21, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Senior officer fingered in corrupt activities ‘hunting whistleblowers’

It has been nearly two weeks since several members of the Guyana Police Force took the chance and spoke to the media about irregularities and corrupt practices executed by some of their colleagues,...

Granger could use selection of new GECOM chairman to stall elections – Bharrat Jagdeo

Jun 21, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Granger could use selection of new GECOM chairman to stall elections – Bharrat Jagdeo

“He [President Granger] can delay the appointment of the new chairman of GECOM as an excuse to delay the elections further. Because that is precisely what they want, as everyone has seen.” This...

Another CJIA official accused of sexual harassment -Four women resigned in 2012

Jun 21, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Another CJIA official accused of sexual harassment -Four women resigned in 2012

As police continue to investigate a high-ranking airport official for alleged sexual crimes, there are details emerging now of other victims. In fact, another very senior official is being...

Two perish as car crashes into tree and explodes – Teen hospitalised

Jun 21, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Two perish as car crashes into tree and explodes – Teen hospitalised

Two West Coast Berbice men in their early 20’s suffered a grisly death on Wednesday night when the car in which they were travelling crashed into a coconut tree and exploded. The accident...

Senegal orders probe into BBC allegations over gas contract

Jun 21, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Senegal orders probe into BBC allegations over gas contract

Dakar (AFP) – Senegal’s justice ministry ordered a probe Monday into a BBC report alleging that the president’s brother richly benefitted from a deal awarding British energy giant BP...

Gold price surges towards US$1,400 mark

Jun 21, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Gold price surges towards US$1,400 mark

There appears to be good news for gold miners and Guyana. The gold price has been steadily rising in recent weeks and is likely to surpass the US$1,400 per ounce mark on the world market. As of...

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2026 Caribbean Elite Cycling Championships: John pedals way into...

Oct 13, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Guyana’s national road race champion Briton John made history on Sunday by capturing a silver medal at the 2026 Caribbean Elite Cycling Championships in the Dominican Republic....

Some persons have determined guilt before the inquiry began

Oct 13, 2026

Kaieteur News – When it comes to the M. V. Barima tragedy, there are persons who wants the neck of a Minister, and, if possible two. They want them summoned, grilled, condemned, and, if possible, escorted directly from the witness box to prison. Anything less, they contend, would be an insult...

Haiti: When the Promise of a Haitian-Led Solution Begins to Fade

Oct 11, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Who speaks for Haiti? It is a question the international community can no longer avoid. For years, governments and international organisations have insisted that the country’s deepening crisis must have a “Haitian-led solution”. The principle is...

Kwayana: a great Guyanese son for the ages

Oct 13, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The day had to come. An exceptional one it is, for such is reaching the landmark figure of 101 in this life. By itself, it speaks of a passage in life that made the extraordinary look ordinary. But when Eusi Kwayana travelled those 101 years, they took on a gleam that was...

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