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Letter to the Sports Editor Happy K&S are back promoting futsal but why is CASH being denied as host venue

Dec 06, 2018 KNews Letters, Sports Comments Off on Letter to the Sports Editor Happy K&S are back promoting futsal but why is CASH being denied as host venue

Dear Mr. Editor, I was so delighted when I heard that the Kashif and Shanghai Organisation will be back to help organize the lovely game of Football during the holiday season, but my spirits...

GFF/ExxonMobil International Futsal Festival Ansa McAl’s Stag Beer on board; Provisional Squads announced

Dec 06, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFF/ExxonMobil International Futsal Festival Ansa McAl’s Stag Beer on board; Provisional Squads announced

Ansa McAl through its Stag Beer brand is the latest corporate partner to get on board with the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) for this month’s (December 27-30) GFF/ExxonMobil International...

Machete-wielding Guyanese shot dead outside Miami bar

Dec 06, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Machete-wielding Guyanese shot dead outside Miami bar

(NBCMiami) – Police are investigating after a machete-wielding man who threatened people outside a bar in Coral Springs was shot and killed early Sunday morning. The shooting happened...

Man with unlicensed gun charged after argument with police officer

Dec 06, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Man with unlicensed gun charged after argument with police officer

A man who allegedly showed a police constable an unlicensed firearm after they were involved in an argument, was yesterday charged for the offence. Khayyam Ahmad, 25, a mechanic of 197 South...

Drug treatment in courts – alternative route to incarceration- Ramjattan

Dec 06, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Drug treatment in courts – alternative route to incarceration- Ramjattan

Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan, has stated there is a dire need to address non-violent drug offenders in a court operated rehabilitation programme. “In our national drug...

Saddam freed of murder second time around

Dec 06, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Saddam freed of murder second time around

Naresh Ramjohn, called ‘Naresh Mahase’ and ‘Saddam’ of Stanleytown, and Angoy’s Avenue, New Amsterdam, Berbice, who was on a second trial for murder, on Wednesday walked out of the...

Christmas in jail for drug dealer

Dec 06, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Christmas in jail for drug dealer

A drug dealer who was hoping to catch a quick raise for the holidays has caught jail instead. He was nabbed whilst on his way to Georgetown with a quantity of narcotics in a car. In court he pleaded...

River deaths, accident reduced amidst clampdown

Dec 06, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on River deaths, accident reduced amidst clampdown

The Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) has embarked on several safety initiatives in 2018 to reduce accidents on the waterways of Guyana. Some of the initiatives taken involved training and...

Bureau of Standards to pursue action plan for construction sector –Business Minister

Dec 06, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Bureau of Standards to pursue action plan for construction sector –Business Minister

Come 2019, the Guyana National Bureau of Standards will procure a consultant to conduct a situational analysis and action plan for the construction sector. This revelation was made on Monday by...

No fuel for irrigation pumps -over 40,000 acres of farmland affected in Berbice

Dec 06, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on No fuel for irrigation pumps -over 40,000 acres of farmland affected in Berbice

Fuel that was supposed to be sent to operate the irrigation pumps are being diverted and sent to operate drainage pumps instead. This is according to rice farmer and President of the Rice Producers...

MARAD officers excel at regional shipping programme

Dec 06, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on MARAD officers excel at regional shipping programme

Two officers from the Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) successfully completed the Caribbean Ship Inspector Training (CASIT) programme during the period October 29 – November 16, 2018....

Kato Secondary School up and running- MP Bancroft

Dec 06, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Kato Secondary School up and running- MP Bancroft

The Kato Secondary School located in Region Eight (Potaro-Siparuni) is ‘up and running’. It has a resident population of over 300 students, according to Government Member of Parliament (MP),...

GPOC explores pension payment options

Dec 06, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on GPOC explores pension payment options

Come 2019, pensioners can access their monthly pensions payments through several more convenient payment options. Minister of Telecommunications, Catherine Hughes, explained that the Guyana...

Rarest stamp from Guyana on loan to famous museum

Dec 06, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Rarest stamp from Guyana on loan to famous museum

The British Guiana One-Cent Magenta, the world’s rarest and most expensive stamp, is currently on loan to the Smithsonian National Postal Museum by its owner, world-renowned shoe designer, Stuart...

City Hall needs an overhaul

Dec 06, 2018 KNews Editorial Comments Off on City Hall needs an overhaul

All of Guyana, at one time or another, and for one reason or another needs Georgetown. Citizens and taxpayers, passing through on business; residents and rate payers bound to the town; and...

Lawrence and Nagamootoo, et al, know it but they don’t care

Dec 06, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Lawrence and Nagamootoo, et al, know it but they don’t care

People do not put politicians in front of other types of humans. Always religious authorities, business achievers, academics, sporting personalities, entertainers are on the top of people’s list...

Mrs. Holloway bids farewell to Help & Shelter

Dec 06, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Mrs. Holloway bids farewell to Help & Shelter

Mrs. Rosaura Holloway, wife of outgoing American Ambassador, said goodbye to Help and Shelter, yesterday. The organization had become part of her journey here in Guyana. “I say goodbye to the...

Confidence trickster takes hotel proprietors to the cleaners

Dec 06, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Confidence trickster takes hotel proprietors to the cleaners

Proprietors of the Gold is Gold Hotel on the Essequibo Coast, were recently taken by surprise by a man who supposedly claims to be the owner of a mining operation in the Puruni Backdam. Kaieteur News...

The Brexit Deal and the British Appeal

Dec 06, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Brexit Deal and the British Appeal

DEAR EDITOR, The decision deadline approaches, it is not only what has been said but clearly what lies ahead. In a June 2016 referendum the Brits, seemingly exposed their grits and made a hit,...

The Indian Arrival Monument at Palmyra – Beautiful and quite simple

Dec 06, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Indian Arrival Monument at Palmyra – Beautiful and quite simple

DEAR EDITOR, I was fortunate enough to view pictures posted by one of the noted Guyanese artists who worked on the newly-completed Indian Arrival Monument. Not having seen it before, I found...

The Guyanese people clearly have been deceived

Dec 06, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Guyanese people clearly have been deceived

DEAR EDITOR, The 2019 Budget Debates which have been interesting thus far will wrap up on December 07, 2018. The Administration, with the belief that it is saving the best for last, will put...

Party Paramountcy…This Govt. is once again crossing its limits

Dec 06, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Party Paramountcy…This Govt. is once again crossing its limits

DEAR EDITOR, I am reminded of an article, ‘Party Paramountcy’ published in Caribbean Life in August 2016 which aptly summarizes the PNC’s ideology during the Burnham dark era. It stated that,...

Please end this traffic nightmare

Dec 06, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Please end this traffic nightmare

DEAR EDITOR, I am sure the Traffic Department can do a much better job at regulating the flow of traffic during parliamentary sessions. There is an unacceptable level of inconvenience to...

Ministers must justify their public statements

Dec 06, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Ministers must justify their public statements

DEAR EDITOR, It is irresponsible and taking the people for granted for Ministers to make public statements without evidence and justification to the national community. Finance Minister...

I hope that my views on this law enforcement issue will clear up some grey areas

Dec 06, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on I hope that my views on this law enforcement issue will clear up some grey areas

DEAR EDITOR, For diverse reasons I took a break from writing about matters relating to law enforcement. However, numerous persons have bombarded me to continue writing. A recent letter to the...

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Tahir (5-17), Mehidy (3-13) magic show leaves Kings in disarray as...

Sep 10, 2026

2026 Republic Bank CPL…GAW vs. SKL (Kaieteur News) – Two mind-boggling spells from spin wizard Imran Tahir, who put on a magic show for his 5-fer, backed by Mehidy Hasan Miraz’s 3 wickets on...

When someone we love is taken from us

Sep 10, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – After my first encounter with the Guru, I had to probe for some more life lessons. I pressed Guru a much heavier question. “Guru,” I said, “how does one recover from losing someone one loves?” He did not answer immediately. Perhaps there are some questions that deserve...

The World Has Broken the 1.5°C Promise. Small States Should Not Have...

Sep 06, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – The world has broken the 1.5°C promise it made to its most vulnerable countries. The breach has not yet been recorded on a sustained basis, but the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) says it is widely assessed as unavoidable and likely within the...

A double centurion-not Roman, but Guyanese

Sep 10, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – I have honoured before and lived to regret the lapse. In the instance of Chartered Accountant, attorney-at-law, and social activist, there is firm belief that I’m on good grounds to publish this tribute. For the milestone of his 200th oil and gas column. A milestone...

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