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GFF issues statement on the organisation of the international futsal festival

Dec 15, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFF issues statement on the organisation of the international futsal festival

Georgetown -: In a statement issued yesterday, The Guyana Football Federation has indicated that it has been planning an international futsal tournament for the past six months and was pleased...

A response to GCID–Truth does not go away

Dec 15, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on A response to GCID–Truth does not go away

Dear Editor, I am loathe to revisit subjects as I make every effort to be informative and unambiguous in delivery of my concerns, opinions and solutions. I wrote about the GRA Commissioner...

Looking at the no-confidence motion

Dec 15, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Looking at the no-confidence motion

Dear Editor The Editorial “Oil and national cohesiveness” (SN, 14th December 2018) serves to remind us that National Cohesion is not being achieved because of politicians’ ambiguity...

Time for a broad–based national government

Dec 15, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Time for a broad–based national government

Dear Editor, When will our political leaders and political parties honestly face and address the reality of more than six decades of race and political divisions that have stifled the social...

Resurrect the masquerade art form

Dec 15, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Resurrect the masquerade art form

Dear Editor, Peeping Tom in one of his columns referred to the Masquerade bands in the city as being a nuisance. While I do not like the word nuisance, I will be the first to agree that the...

Put a cap on the cost of Govt vehicles

Dec 15, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Put a cap on the cost of Govt vehicles

Dear Editor, The late Dr. Cheddi Jagan once said that one cannot live a Cadiallic lifestyle in a donkey-cart economy. Guyana may have advanced a bit economically but certainly not to a point...

Preaching gloom and doom is not helping

Dec 15, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Preaching gloom and doom is not helping

Dear Editor, The weekly doom and gloom messages preached by the Opposition Leader at his weekly press conferences, do not do good for the confidence of citizens in our country and the future....

Christmas, noise pollution and energy waste

Dec 15, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Christmas, noise pollution and energy waste

Editor, As the old Christmas Masquerade Band crier proclaims; “Christmas comes but once a year, and every man must have his share….” I’m sure the composer meant both man and woman! At...

IMPROVEMENTS IN HEALTH CARE

Dec 15, 2018 KNews Editorial Comments Off on IMPROVEMENTS IN HEALTH CARE

Universal Health Day also known as Universal Health Coverage Day was observed on Wednesday, last, under the theme, “United for Universal Health: Now is the time for collective action.” The...

Supermarket owner on the run after “stashed” killer bus uncovered

Dec 14, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Supermarket owner on the run after “stashed” killer bus uncovered

Four days after a hit-and run driver left 15-year-old Karrchan Khamraj dead on the Annandale, East Coast Demerara (ECD), Public road and his 16-year-old friend, Reaz Shaw, in a critical state,...

Govt. still to decide location for gas to power plant

Dec 14, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. still to decide location for gas to power plant

By Abena Rockcliffe-Campbell The government already knows that more than 200 people will gain employment as a result of the gas to power project. It knows that electricity will be reduced to US 10...

Govt. will not intervene in M&CC CoI recommendations – Bulkan

Dec 14, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. will not intervene in M&CC CoI recommendations – Bulkan

Government will allow the Local Government Commission (LGC) to work unhindered on the recommendations from the Commission of Inquiry into City Hall. Among them is a call for criminal investigations...

After 19 years senior citizen gets $4M pay out from NIS

Dec 14, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on After 19 years senior citizen gets $4M pay out from NIS

After almost two decades, the National Insurance Scheme, (NIS) finally relented to a senior citizen’s request to pay out benefits which totaled $4 million but not without a little help from...

Shift seen in extraditions between US, Guyana

Dec 14, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Shift seen in extraditions between US, Guyana

By Leonard Gildarie Early last year, the Government of Guyana requested authorities in the US to extradite one of their citizens. Marcus Bisram was a Guyana-born man who went to the US and...

SARA Director details challenges amidst concerns over performance

Dec 14, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on SARA Director details challenges amidst concerns over performance

Responding to criticisms over the level of performance of the State Asset Recovery Agency, (SARA), Deputy Director Aubrey Heath-Retmeyer detailed efforts made by the agency within its first year of...

No confidence motion set for debate next Friday

Dec 14, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on No confidence motion set for debate next Friday

When most Guyanese will be focused on preparations for Christmas, Members of Parliament will face off in one last political contest before the Christian holiday – a no confidence motion...

Domestic abuser beats, bites arresting officers

Dec 14, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Domestic abuser beats, bites arresting officers

A man, who dealt two police officers several bites and kicks about their bodies after they tried to arrest him, was yesterday charged for assaulting the ranks and inflicting grievous bodily...

Indar prefer Jagdeo to Moses

Dec 14, 2018 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Indar prefer Jagdeo to Moses

When dem big organisation in Guyana hosting dinner and awards ceremony dem does mek a big thing about who gun be de guest speaker. De programme alone is a fancy affair that very expensive and de name...

Gafoor gives bursary awards to GTI students

Dec 14, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Gafoor gives bursary awards to GTI students

The Gafoor Foundation Support for Vulnerable Persons (SVP) on Thursday, awarded four students of the Government Technical Institute (GTI) bursaries from their yearly scholarship programme. Mr...

Ptolemy Reid gains from Flamenco Concert

Dec 14, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Ptolemy Reid gains from Flamenco Concert

A Guyanese audience was on Saturday evening captivated, for about 90 minutes, by a performance from the Cristina Heeren Foundation of Flamenco Art of Seville, Spain. The production, staged at the...

Sophia to benefit from infrastructural community upgrades

Dec 14, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Sophia to benefit from infrastructural community upgrades

The Ministry of Communities and the Central Housing and Planning Authority has opened bids for its Adequate Housing and Urban Accessibility Programme. The project, created within the pretext of...

West Indies Championship Shepherd, Motie restrict Leeward Islands Hurricanes

Dec 14, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on West Indies Championship Shepherd, Motie restrict Leeward Islands Hurricanes

Romario Shepherd and Gudakesh Motie shared seven wickets between them as the Leeward Islands Hurricanes were bowled out for 182, batting first against the Guyana Jaguars at the Sir Vivian Richards...

Another successful grading exercise held by MAXIDO Adult Self-Defense System

Dec 14, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Another successful grading exercise held by MAXIDO Adult Self-Defense System

On Saturday last under the watchful eyes of USA-born Ms. Freddie Batchelor, a Director on the Board of MAXIDO Adult Self-Defense System, and its Founder and Chief Instructor, four-time Martial...

Turbo Football Championship Reynolds led Rangers clinch title; GFC’s search for silverware continues

Dec 14, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Turbo Football Championship Reynolds led Rangers clinch title; GFC’s search for silverware continues

By Calvin Chapman When the final whistle of the Second annual Turbo football championship blew on Wednesday night at the Ministry of Education (MOE) ground, Northern Rangers and their fans...

UDFA/GT Beer Football Shattas and Winners Connection secure 2-1 wins in latest round of matches

Dec 14, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on UDFA/GT Beer Football Shattas and Winners Connection secure 2-1 wins in latest round of matches

As play in the Upper Demerara Football Association/GT Beer championship continued, Silver Shattas kept their chances of reaching the final four alive by turning back the challenge of Blueberry Hill...

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2026 Republic Bank CPL: Historic rivals to meet as Guyana/T&T...

Aug 30, 2026

By Clifton Ross Kaieteur Sports – The ultimate rivalry in cricket resumes tonight as the Guyana Amazon Warriors lock horns with arch-rivals Trinbago Knight Riders come tonight at the historic...

Give the Commission a chance to do its preparatory work

Aug 30, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – There is a legitimate public concern about the pace at which the Commission of Inquiry into the MV Barima tragedy is getting underway. Survivors, relatives of those who died and the wider Guyanese public understandably want answers. After such a devastating national tragedy,...

Haiti after Kenscoff: Pledges and Promises Do Not Stop the Killing

Aug 30, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – For generations, Kenscoff was where people from Port-au-Prince went to breathe. Its cool hills offered relief, and its farmers supplied the capital’s markets. Gang attacks reached the commune in January 2025, but it remained an important barrier between...

From Jagdeo to Ali; from bad to worse

Aug 30, 2026

Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – Never thought I would ever reach this place. Bring back Bharrat Jagdeo. Never say never! It was inconceivable that there could be a worse leader than former president Jagdeo. I warned him seven years ago. A monster created. Would come back to...

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