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Remorseful prison graduate gets 12 years for killing drinking buddy

Mar 26, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Remorseful prison graduate gets 12 years for killing drinking buddy

By Feona Morrison “I apologize to the court. I apologize to the deceased’s family and I am begging (the court) for mercy. Gave me a second chance,” 30-year-old confessed killer Ravindra...

Killer vehicle leaves number plate behind after hit and run

Mar 26, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Killer vehicle leaves number plate behind after hit and run

Police are investigating a fatal hit-and-run accident which occurred on Sunday about 19:15hrs on the Timehri Public Road, East Bank Demerara. Killed is Peter Billison, 50, said to be Lot 17 Soesdyke,...

Guyanese businessmen selling out Guyana and Statia backing dem

Mar 26, 2019 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Guyanese businessmen selling out Guyana and Statia backing dem

When dem boys talk bout de business climate people does seh how dem racist. And is not that dem boys talking bout Black people and East Indian people. Dem boys know that when dem start up...

Milo Schools’ football tourney round-of-16Charlestown and Bishops’ High first to advance

Mar 26, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Milo Schools’ football tourney round-of-16Charlestown and Bishops’ High first to advance

Charlestown Secondary and The Bishops’ High were the first two teams through to the quarter-finals of the Milo Schools Football tournament 2019 when play concluded on Saturday last at the...

61st Caribbean Table Tennis Championship opens at CASH

Mar 26, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on 61st Caribbean Table Tennis Championship opens at CASH

The opening ceremony of the 61st Caribbean Table Tennis Championships (CTTC) was held last night at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH) in Georgetown, Guyana, which will host the games this...

Stage set for 2019 Concacaf Nations League drawGuyana among 16 nations in League B

Mar 26, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Stage set for 2019 Concacaf Nations League drawGuyana among 16 nations in League B

Miami – The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf) has confirmed the participating teams for Leagues A, B and C of the 2019 Concacaf Nations...

Colonial Medical Insurance Female Super50 TournamentGiddings’ all round performance and spinners give Guyana 2nd winWindwards lose by 58 runs in low scoring match

Mar 26, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Colonial Medical Insurance Female Super50 TournamentGiddings’ all round performance and spinners give Guyana 2nd winWindwards lose by 58 runs in low scoring match

By Sean Devers Player-of-the-Match Erva Giddings’ useful all-round work and tight spin bowling from Sheneta Grimmond and Plaffiana Millington give Guyana a 58-run win against the Windwards at...

GBA fund raising take away lunch set for Saturday as the push for funding continues

Mar 26, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on GBA fund raising take away lunch set for Saturday as the push for funding continues

The Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) will hold a Take Away on Saturday March 30 at the National Gymnasium. The event is being held to raise funds to send their team of boxers to Nicaragua for the Pan...

Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo congratulates Richard Skerritt

Mar 26, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo congratulates Richard Skerritt

Guyana Prime Minister, the Honourable Moses Nagamootoo, has sent a letter of congratulation to new Cricket West Indies (CWI) President Richard Skerritt and his running mate Dr. Kishore Shallow...

Fredericks’ ton hands Jaguars SC massive win over Jaguars SC Over-40

Mar 26, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Fredericks’ ton hands Jaguars SC massive win over Jaguars SC Over-40

Former national youth opener Norman Fredericks proved that he is still one of the better batsmen on the Essequibo when he hammered a stroke filled 158 as Jaguars SC handsomely defeated Jaguars...

Jumbo Jet Triple Crown second legLucky Star dethrones Vera’s Finally at Rising SunDynamic duo of Durban Park Era meets at 2nd leg of Triple Crown

Mar 26, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Jumbo Jet Triple Crown second legLucky Star dethrones Vera’s Finally at Rising SunDynamic duo of Durban Park Era meets at 2nd leg of Triple Crown

Last Sunday presented a beautiful day with clear and sunny skies along with cool Ocean breeze over the Rising Sun Turf Club. Turfites packed the stands and grounds to enjoy a day of...

BCB congratulates Ricky Skerritt on his election as CWI President

Mar 26, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on BCB congratulates Ricky Skerritt on his election as CWI President

“The President and Executive Members of the Berbice Cricket Board would like to express our heartfelt congratulation to Ricky Skerritt on his election as President of the West Indies Cricket...

Taylor, Nation guide Jamaica to eight-wicket victory;Barbados retain title with win over T and T

Mar 26, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Taylor, Nation guide Jamaica to eight-wicket victory;Barbados retain title with win over T and T

A fine all-round performance from Stafanie Taylor coupled by a fluent unbeaten half century from Chedean Nation handed Jamaica an eight-wicket victory over Leeward Islands, while Barbados...

Big government

Mar 26, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Big government

It costs taxpayers $500M per day just to run the government. Considering the problems, that is far too extravagant a sum to be spending on the government bureaucracy. The government is...

Bakewell donates Polo Shirts and caps to RHTY&SC Under-17 and Second Division Teams

Mar 26, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Bakewell donates Polo Shirts and caps to RHTY&SC Under-17 and Second Division Teams

The long standing relationship between Guyana’s leading youth and sports organisation, the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club, MS and Bakewell were further strengthened when the bakery...

Police to unleash ‘zero tolerance’ campaign on noise nuisance

Mar 26, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Police to unleash ‘zero tolerance’ campaign on noise nuisance

Police have issued a stern warning that they will be unleashing a ‘zero tolerance’ campaign on noise nuisance, specifically in the ‘D’ and ‘A’ Police divisions. This warning was issued by...

Allegedly physically abused twin contemplates suicide

Mar 26, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Allegedly physically abused twin contemplates suicide

Twenty-five-year-old Thakdall Narayan of 250 Crane Housing Scheme, West Bank Demerara) is an emotional wreck, contemplating suicide. The young man, who says he sees no reason to continue...

Coglan Dam man drowns in freak accident at Yarrowkabra

Mar 26, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Coglan Dam man drowns in freak accident at Yarrowkabra

A West Bank Demerara man is dead as a result of a freak drowning Sunday. According to reports, Dinesh Ramdas, said to be from Coglan Dam, West Bank Demerara, went with friends to Yarrowkabra, for an...

2019 Concacaf Gold Cup berths sealed as CNLQ comes to close

Mar 26, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup berths sealed as CNLQ comes to close

Miami, Florida – The 16-team field for the 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup is now official following Sunday’s results in Week 4 of 2019-20 Concacaf Nations League Qualifying. Haiti, Canada,...

ExxonMobil gets Environmental Permit to drill Yellowtail-1 well –but on condition

Mar 26, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on ExxonMobil gets Environmental Permit to drill Yellowtail-1 well –but on condition

By Kiana Wilburg ExxonMobil’s subsidiary, Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL), along with its other two partners on the Stabroek Block, Hess and CNOOC, received an Environmental...

Food and Drug Department to address ‘free for all’ drug distribution by pharmacies.

Mar 26, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Food and Drug Department to address ‘free for all’ drug distribution by pharmacies.

West Demerara District Regional Health Officer (RHO), yesterday, disclosed that he will be working in close collaboration with the Government Analyst Food and Drug Department to address the...

Police launch new boat in ‘D’ Division

Mar 26, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Police launch new boat in ‘D’ Division

On Friday, the Guyana Police Force ‘D’ Division launched a new boat which is powered by a 85 horse power (hp) Yamaha engine. The vessel ‘Lady G’ made its first trip to the Bonasika...

Late manifestation of HPV causes Ministry to label it ‘the silent attacker’

Mar 26, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Late manifestation of HPV causes Ministry to label it ‘the silent attacker’

The Human Papilloma Virus [HPV] is the most common viral infection of the reproductive tract, surpassing both the human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] and the Herpes Simplex Virus [HSV] . This...

Berbice cops investigating threats by AFC member against fellow memberDerek Basdeo…General Secretary says it was “two men arguing about personal issues”

Mar 26, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Berbice cops investigating threats by AFC member against fellow memberDerek Basdeo…General Secretary says it was “two men arguing about personal issues”

Police in Berbice are currently investigating a report filed by two members of the Alliance For Change that they were threatened by a fellow member after a party meeting in New Amsterdam...

Over $15.6B reaped from oil and gas sector thus far- Energy Director

Mar 26, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Over $15.6B reaped from oil and gas sector thus far- Energy Director

Guyana has thus far benefitted from more than $15.6 Billion (US$75M) directly from the oil and gas sector. This was disclosed by Director of the Energy Department Dr. Mark Bynoe as he...

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C.V. Nunes Primary to put Essequibo Zone title on the line in Future...

Jun 20, 2026

Kaieteur Sports – After thrilling action in Demerara and Berbice, the Future Warriors Tapeball for Primary Schools, which is powered by ExxonMobil Guyana, arrives at the Anna Regina National...

TEK A TASTE

Jun 20, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The driver drove to the parking spot, aligned the vehicle into one of the lanes and then shut the engine down. I opened the door so that we could exit. The scene was slightly intimidating. This was a posh location. If the service matched the façade, then this was the perfect...

Why the Commonwealth Matters Again

Jun 14, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Small and medium-sized states, from the most vulnerable island nations to more diversified middle‑income economies, have always faced a difficult reality. They have to navigate a world in which power is unevenly distributed and in which the decisions of...

Keeping my day job advising Pres. Ali

Jun 20, 2026

Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – Because Pres. Ali needs the hand, I’m keeping my day job. Unpaid advisor to HE Ali. It’s a thankless gig. But for country and presidency, no sacrifice is too high. Guyana needs some standards. Plenty; with starting all over recommended. ...

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