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Hand-in-Hand U-19 Inter-County 3-Day Cricket… Demerara crushed in four sessions by E’bo

Apr 20, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Hand-in-Hand U-19 Inter-County 3-Day Cricket… Demerara crushed in four sessions by E’bo

By Sean Devers In a match which saw 34 wickets tumble in just four sessions, Essequibo condemned a woeful Demerara to consecutive defeats when they crushed the defending champions by six wickets in...

Hand-in-Hand U-19 Inter-County 3-Day Cricket… Umroa’s 5-for, 50s from Anderson, Algoo keeps B’ce in control against Nat U-17s

Apr 20, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Hand-in-Hand U-19 Inter-County 3-Day Cricket… Umroa’s 5-for, 50s from Anderson, Algoo keeps B’ce in control against Nat U-17s

A five-wicket haul from spinner Kelvin Umroa, 62 from Alex Algoo and an unbeaten 73 from Kevlon Anderson put Berbice in charge of the final round Hand-in-Hand U-19 three-day encounter when the...

Four orphanages get $1M for self-sustaining projects

Apr 20, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Four orphanages get $1M for self-sustaining projects

Giving a voice to the voiceless, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Tesouro Resources, Dean Hassan, yesterday presented four orphanages grants, valuing a minimum of $1M, for the establishment and...

Miner remanded for chopping Brazilian to death

Apr 20, 2018 KNews Court Stories, News Comments Off on Miner remanded for chopping Brazilian to death

Three days after a Brazilian man was chopped to death after a quarrel with another man over a woman, a Lethem miner was yesterday charged with his murder. Thirty-three-year-old Brian Reid yesterday...

Essequibo all set for grand two-day Agro and Trade show

Apr 20, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Essequibo all set for grand two-day Agro and Trade show

The Essequibo Chamber of Commerce and Industry is hosting its second annual agro and trade exposition. The two-day event kicks off tonight and concludes tomorrow at the Anna Regina Centre Ground. The...

Deadline for filing tax returns approaches

Apr 20, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Deadline for filing tax returns approaches

With workers across the country given until April 30, 2018 to file their annual tax returns for 2017, the Guyana Revenue Authority is busy preparing for the influx. A number of tax sites have been...

Dynamic Int’l refunds to start next month

Apr 20, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Dynamic Int’l refunds to start next month

Months after US-owned Dynamic International pulled out over financial problems, authorities here are preparing to refund passengers who were left in limbo. The Ministry of Public Infrastructure, in a...

Govt. is playing ‘Duck and the Drake’ with the signing bonus

Apr 20, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Govt. is playing ‘Duck and the Drake’ with the signing bonus

The US$18M signing bonus which the government received from Exxon Mobil has become part of a magician’s bag of tricks. It is appearing and disappearing with ease. Now you see it, now you don’t....

We await the CCJ ruling

Apr 20, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on We await the CCJ ruling

Dear Editor, As we await the Caribbean Court of Justice ruling on the Cedric Richardson’s case, it is an opportune moment to remind Guyanese why the presidential terms were limited. On 30th April,...

GUYANA AND THE COURTS

Apr 20, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on GUYANA AND THE COURTS

Editor, While a battle is going on between President David Granger and Opposition leader Bharrat Jagdeo over the appointment of the Head of Judiciary, it seems there will be endless legal battles in...

A morbid journey into the use of language

Apr 20, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on A morbid journey into the use of language

Editor, I refer to GHK Lall’s response (SN April 18, 2018) to my Kaieteur News column of April 17 on him. I’m glad he took the route he did in his reaction. It will prove to every reader of the...

THE RACIAL DIVIDE

Apr 20, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on THE RACIAL DIVIDE

Dear Sir, In this country scribes and columnist alike wail about this humongous racial divide that exists in this land. The problem, however, is that none of these columnists or scribes are prepared...

Tackling Pesticide Suicide

Apr 20, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Tackling Pesticide Suicide

Dear Editor, In January, an article in the local media stated, “The Pesticides and Toxic Chemicals Control Board (PTCCB) continues to execute its mandate through the holistic and comprehensive...

More Innovation needed to address corruption in the public sector

Apr 20, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on More Innovation needed to address corruption in the public sector

Dear Editor, As we continue to re-organise our society and the larger economy, addressing issues of corruption is of paramount importance. However, while on the one hand the law must be applied where...

You cannot buy the friendship of a companion

Apr 20, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on You cannot buy the friendship of a companion

Dear Mr. Editor, The French author and philosopher, Antoine de Saint-Exupery, wrote in his astonishing book – Wind, Sand and Stars. “Nothing, in truth, can ever replace a lost companion. Old...

LEADERSHIP AND LEARNING

Apr 20, 2018 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on LEADERSHIP AND LEARNING

Despite some improvement in the regrading of our schools, their rankings essentially have not changed over the years. School rankings are based on the performance of students in the grade 11 cohort...

Massive fraud at driver’s licence exams… 106 write test, 207 pass

Apr 19, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Massive fraud at driver’s licence exams… 106 write test, 207 pass

-four cops under scrutiny Call in an exorcist. Better yet, call in a whole team. That’s because over 100 ‘ghosts’ appeared to have turned up, two Thursdays ago, to write the theoretical...

Cost of sending remittances to Guyana among world’s highest–Central Bank Report

Apr 19, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Cost of sending remittances to Guyana among world’s highest–Central Bank Report

Remittances play an important role in Guyana’s economy. In fact, 2015 figures show that cross-border remittances to Guyana were equivalent to 9.3 percent of the nation’s Gross Domestic Product...

Int’l Banks show little interest in doing business in Guyana

Apr 19, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Int’l Banks show little interest in doing business in Guyana

…despite strengthened AML framework –Finance Minister By Kiana Wilburg It has been several months since the authorities here got kudos for strengthening Guyana’s Anti-Money Laundering and...

Govt. continues to overpay contractors

Apr 19, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. continues to overpay contractors

State auditors have raised concerns about the instances where Government has overpaid on several construction projects. This has been picked up by the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) who...

Bisram continues extradition battle

Apr 19, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Bisram continues extradition battle

Lawyers for embattled New York-based Guyanese businessman, Marcus Bisram, have filed a reply to objection of the US government, insisting that the evidence of the eyewitness could not be relied on as...

Jailed Supply bandit slapped with carjacking charge

Apr 19, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Jailed Supply bandit slapped with carjacking charge

One day after being sentenced to eight years imprisonment after pleading guilty to several counts of illegal possession of arms and ammunition and fabricating a vehicle licence plate number, Steve...

Minibus without wheels left in parking lot

Apr 19, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Minibus without wheels left in parking lot

On Saturday morning, the owner or persons related to this minibus, GHH 2090, left it in the parking lot of the Harbour Bridge Mall. They removed all four wheels, leaving the vehicle propped up on...

Wife remanded for smuggling ganja in food to murder accused husband

Apr 19, 2018 KNews Court Stories, News Comments Off on Wife remanded for smuggling ganja in food to murder accused husband

One day after a 37-year-old woman was busted at the Camp Street Prison with a quantity of marijuana hidden in two food boxes, she was yesterday charged and remanded to prison. Nicola Clarke, a...

Guyana getting screw 24-7

Apr 19, 2018 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Guyana getting screw 24-7

Guyana getting a lot of screwing and it started when Jagdeo tun President. He allow de Chinese, de Canadians, de Russians, de Malaysians and de Indians to screw, he and de whole country. Everybody...

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Jun 22, 2026

Kaieteur Sports – The weather was not the only scorching thing this weekend as Jumbo Jet Events staged the first round of its Need for Speed Karting Championship at the 555 Speedway in...

Watch the PPPC like a hawk!

Jun 22, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – A curious silence has greeted what ought to be one of the most debated economic announcements of the year. President Irfaan Ali has indicated that bonds will be issued to members of the Guyanese diaspora, allowing them to invest in major infrastructure projects in Guyana. One...

If the OAS did not exist, it could not be created today

Jun 21, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – I have spent a decade in the councils of the Organization of American States. I have watched governments come and go, seen some crises handled well and others handled badly, sat through more commemorative meetings than sessions discussing pressing issues,...

More money for Guyanese workers

Jun 22, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – I like it. More money for Guyanese workers. Not private sector minimum wage workers, regrettably. If any local workers are due more money, private sector (and public service) minimum wage workers standout. More money is for Guyanese in the oil industry. Well, that’s...

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