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Tamarind Root Cricket Club 5/5 Tournament… Rose Hall Town Gizmos & Gadgets U-21 clinch Title

Nov 09, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Tamarind Root Cricket Club 5/5 Tournament… Rose Hall Town Gizmos & Gadgets U-21 clinch Title

Kevin Sinclair named MVP The Tamarind Root Cricket Club of Hampshire hosted an action packed 5/5 Cricket Tournament at the Hampshire Ground on Sunday last. Seven teams participated in the...

Bakewell donates to RHTY&SC Cricket Teams Say No/Say Yes Programme

Nov 09, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Bakewell donates to RHTY&SC Cricket Teams Say No/Say Yes Programme

The efforts of the 10 cricket teams of the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club, MS, to get youths in the ancient county of Berbice to Say No to Drugs received a massive boost from Bakery giant...

Several teams withdraw from Second Division cricket competition in Berbice

Nov 09, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Several teams withdraw from Second Division cricket competition in Berbice

A number of cricket teams in Berbice that were invited to participate in a cricket competition in Berbice which was organised by a group holding themselves as the Berbice Cricket Board has either...

Nand Persaud group of Companies goes racing again on December 10

Nov 09, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Nand Persaud group of Companies goes racing again on December 10

The Popular Nand Persaud Group of Companies through its Sky Plus Incorporated Promotion Group has once organised a horserace meet. The event is slated for Sunday December 10 at the Company’s racing...

IN A DANGEROUS PLACE

Nov 09, 2017 KNews Editorial Comments Off on IN A DANGEROUS PLACE

United States President, Donald Trump is on a 12-day visit to Asia to improve his nation’s relations with its allies in that region, bolster US trade, especially with China, and to seek help from...

Peeping Tom is woefully out of touch on the territorial issue

Nov 09, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Peeping Tom is woefully out of touch on the territorial issue

Dear Editor, The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is appalled that the author of “Guyana has been outfoxed by Venezuela”, (Kaieteur News, November 7, 2017), a subject of critical national interest,...

The police force on trial

Nov 09, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on The police force on trial

Dear Editor, During the course of history, when moral lines become crossed and crass attitudes come to the fore, it behooves those of us who are honest and strong, to stand up, take note and...

Fake religious leaders abound in Guyana

Nov 09, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Fake religious leaders abound in Guyana

Dear Editor, I have witnessed an unprecedented ‘con game’ being played on our gullible citizens of this country, especially in Regions Three, Five and Six. The Constitution gives us freedom of...

Jagdeo is playing the race card

Nov 09, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Jagdeo is playing the race card

Dear Editor, Power has been an intoxicant for many politicians; particularly those who have been leaders. I have always posited that power in itself is not a bad thing, but that those who have its...

PPP’S Cheddi Jagan introduced elections rigging

Nov 09, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on PPP’S Cheddi Jagan introduced elections rigging

Dear Editor, Ever since President, David Granger at his 7th meeting with Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo to discuss the naming of a Chairman of GECOM, announced that he had so chosen Justice...

Muhammed Mustapha has a fertile imagination

Nov 09, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Muhammed Mustapha has a fertile imagination

Dear Editor, A few persons contact me assuming the Muhammed Mustapha who signed a letter appearing in the October 24, 2017, Kaieteur News was me. To clear up any misunderstanding I felt it necessary...

Unilateral decision on GECOM Chair not a progressive step for Guyana – TIGI

Nov 07, 2017 KNews News 1

Transparency Institute of Guyana Inc. (TIGI) has cautioned that the unilateral decision taken by President David Granger, to appoint retired Justice James Patterson as the Chairman of the Guyana...

Smuggling clampdown… GRA set to introduce excise stamps on alcohol, tobacco products

Nov 07, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Smuggling clampdown… GRA set to introduce excise stamps on alcohol, tobacco products

Tax inspectors are expected to soon visit importers and retailers of alcohol and tobacco products with the aim of affixing excise stamps. The idea is to track smuggled items, the Guyana Revenue...

Unconscious teacher… Detectives looking for man seen leaving night club with victim

Nov 07, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Unconscious teacher… Detectives looking for man seen leaving night club with victim

Detectives are looking for a man who was spotted leaving a Kitty, Georgetown night club with the 22-year-old school teacher who was found in an unconscious state on Sunday morning in the vicinity of...

Police Force benefits from US$2.6M Chinese donation

Nov 07, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Police Force benefits from US$2.6M Chinese donation

– Pickups, ATVs, buses, motorcycles among gifts Chinese Ambassador to Guyana, His Excellency Mr. Cui Jianchun yesterday handed over several vehicles and other needed equipment to the Government...

Judge throws out Nandlall lawsuit against AG

Nov 07, 2017 KNews News 1

Justice Priya Sewnarine Beharry has dismissed a $125M lawsuit filed by former Attorney General Anil Nandlall against his successor Basil Williams in relation to libelous utterances he made about him...

Govt. signs US$4M deal for redevelopment of Omai Gold Mine Site

Nov 07, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. signs US$4M deal for redevelopment of Omai Gold Mine Site

More than a decade after Guyana’s biggest gold mine shut its operations; commercial activities are again being touted for the mineral-rich area. Yesterday, Canadian-owned, Mahdia Gold...

Over 50 hinterland village councils engaged to maintain GWI wells

Nov 07, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Over 50 hinterland village councils engaged to maintain GWI wells

To ensure the upkeep of critical water systems in the interior region, the Guyana Water Inc. (GWI) has entered into agreements with an excess of 50 village councils to carry out the necessary work....

Demand for honey exceeds local production – GCCI official

Nov 07, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Demand for honey exceeds local production – GCCI official

Research has shown that the demand for honey has exceeded the rate of production, locally. As such, the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) has teamed up with the Caribbean Development...

Mahdia residents protest RDC for ‘undermining’ development

Nov 07, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Mahdia residents protest RDC for ‘undermining’ development

Yesterday, several residents on Mahdia, Region Eight, took to the streets protesting what they claim to be, the stifling of the socio-economic development of the community. As the residents gathered...

Bartica’s $40M beach project 40 percent complete

Nov 07, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Bartica’s $40M beach project 40 percent complete

The Bartica Golden Beach Boulevard project commenced last month. It is part of the Green Bartica initiative and is now 40 percent complete. Bartica’s Mayor, Gifford Marshall, told the...

COI recommends more powers for GGMC officials to police mining camps

Nov 07, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on COI recommends more powers for GGMC officials to police mining camps

The Commission of Inquiry (COI) into a deadly mining pit collapse at Rock Creek, Puruni, Region Seven, has resulted in a number of preliminary recommendations to aid with the monitoring of mining...

GPHC’s Maternity Unit in need of 50 percent more midwives

Nov 07, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on GPHC’s Maternity Unit in need of 50 percent more midwives

An increase in the number of midwives is needed to make the Maternity Ward of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation [GPHC] more efficient. This is according to Senior Departmental Supervisor,...

Four in custody for Number 65 beer garden robbery

Nov 07, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Four in custody for Number 65 beer garden robbery

A senior police source has confirmed with this publication that four men have been arrested in connection with the brazen armed robbery of a Number 65 Village businessman. The men were picked up over...

GFSCA Guyana Cup 7… Harold’s last over heroics ensures Ariel Speedboat retain Open title

Nov 07, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFSCA Guyana Cup 7… Harold’s last over heroics ensures Ariel Speedboat retain Open title

Floodlights successfully defend Masters Crown By Zaheer Mohamed History was created Sunday night when the seventh edition of the Guyana Floodlight Softball Cricket Association (GFSCA) Guyana Cup...

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2026 Republic Bank CPL…GAW vs. ABF – Guyana lose by 65-runs (Kaieteur News) – Guyana Amazon Warriors had their fairy-tale, unbeaten run this season come to an abrupt end, after the Antigua...

The three leashes of empire

Sep 09, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Empire, in its modern form, seldom arrives wearing a military uniform. It comes dressed instead as an investment banker, carrying a development plan, or as the representative of a multinational corporation bearing gifts in the language of progress. The empire does not always...

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...

Deportees-inevitable was written all over them

Sep 09, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – It was just a matter of when. From where they hail. Then, how many of them. Last, what kind of undesirables. They go by the name of ‘deportees’, third country nationals. From the moment the first word of a destination for deportees from the U.S. came up, I...

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