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President’s “human capital” statement irks NIP

Mar 07, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on President’s “human capital” statement irks NIP

The National Independent Party (NIP) has objected to President Donald Ramotar repeatedly labeling the people of Guyana as “Human Capital”. NIP’s leader, Saphier Husain-Subedar, said the...

Boost underway for malaria strategic plan

Mar 07, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Boost underway for malaria strategic plan

The National Malaria Control Programme Strategic Plan is set to be updated for the period 2015 to 2020. It will see the strengthening of existing policies. This is according to Director of Vector...

UG students seeing much needed improvements

Mar 07, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on UG students seeing much needed improvements

– hoping to solicit support of private sector to do more At a recent Academic Board meeting at the University of Guyana (UG), it was revealed that the semester will be extended by at least four...

Obama nominates former Afghan-stationed diplomat as new Guyana ambassador

Mar 07, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Obama nominates former Afghan-stationed diplomat as new Guyana ambassador

A Wofford College graduate and former manager of Radio Shack stores in South Carolina who has built a career as a member of the Senior Foreign Service has been nominated by President Obama to be...

30 ICT graduates complete skills programme at Glasgow

Mar 07, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on 30 ICT graduates complete skills programme at Glasgow

Thirty young persons who underwent more than 144 hours of Information Communications Technology (ICT) Training, graduated on Tuesday at the Glasgow Community Centre, East Bank Berbice. Delivering the...

Reigning NACRA 15s champions Guyana spring into action against B/dos today

Mar 07, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Reigning NACRA 15s champions Guyana spring into action against B/dos today

Reigning NACRA 7s and 15s champions Guyana will commence the defence of its 15s title with today’s clash against Barbados, at the National Park Playfield. The local ruggers dubbed the ‘Green...

WICB First-Class cricket Franchise: Permaul (5-77), Bishoo (4-62) destroy Jamaica

Mar 07, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on WICB First-Class cricket Franchise: Permaul (5-77), Bishoo (4-62) destroy Jamaica

Jaguars in driver’s seat after opening day By Sean Devers Guyana Jaguars’ left-arm spinner Veerasammy Permaul took his 13th five-wicket haul to take his tally in this year’s West Indies Cricket...

Keeping the criminals away from society

Mar 07, 2015 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Keeping the criminals away from society

Yesterday was Phagwah Day but every newspaper screamed the story of the jail sentence handed down to two child-killers. It was the largest sentence ever handed down by a Guyana court and it is coming...

Windies fightback thwarted by MS Dhoni

Mar 07, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Windies fightback thwarted by MS Dhoni

PERTH, Australia, CMC – West Indies slumped to their third defeat of the ICC Cricket World Cup when they went down by four wickets to reigning World champions India at the WACA Ground yesterday....

Who is the greatest ever ODI cricketer?

Mar 07, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Who is the greatest ever ODI cricketer?

ESPNcricinfo – Sachin Tendulkar, Wasim Akram, Adam Gilchrist, Viv Richards and MS Dhoni are the leading contenders for the crown of the greatest one-day cricketer of all time, in an exercise...

West Indies batsmen struggle against Curtly Ambrose in nets ahead of India match

Mar 07, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on West Indies batsmen struggle against Curtly Ambrose in nets ahead of India match

CricketCountry – Former cricketer Curtly Ambrose, who is working as the bowling consultant with the West Indies in the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup 2015, on Monday had a go at the current...

Ramnarine returned as WCC head

Mar 07, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Ramnarine returned as WCC head

Totaram Ramnarine was re-elected unopposed as Chairman of the Wakenaam Cricket Committee (WCC) when the body held its Annual General Meeting on Wednesday last in Good Success. Navishaul Pooran is the...

Horserace meetings brought forward to today

Mar 07, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Horserace meetings brought forward to today

Please be informed that the two meetings organised by the Interim Management Committee (IMC) of the Guyana Horse Racing Authority (GHRA) for horse owners, grooms, trainers, jockeys and generally...

25th Kashif and Shanghai Football tournament: Dinar Trading joins sponsorship

Mar 07, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on 25th Kashif and Shanghai Football tournament: Dinar Trading joins sponsorship

One of Guyana’s fastest growing Gold and Diamond trading company, Dinar Trading, became the latest entity to support the March 20 – April 5 Kashif and Shanghai Football tournament. This year...

Letter to the Sports Editor: Race horse owners should voice their concerns at today’s meeting

Mar 07, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Letter to the Sports Editor: Race horse owners should voice their concerns at today’s meeting

Dear Sports Editor, The Guyana Horse Racing Authority (GHRA), in its most gutted and pilfered form, has issued an invitation to race horse owners to a couple of meetings scheduled today. This letter...

Khemraj Pooranmall prevails as GDA Mashramani Draughts Tournament concludes

Mar 07, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Khemraj Pooranmall prevails as GDA Mashramani Draughts Tournament concludes

Cordel Nunes cops schools honours Khemraj Pooranmall turned in a masterful display to accrue 9 points and cart off the spoils, while Cordel Nunes of New Campbellville Secondary came out on top in the...

BCB launches Ramnarine Appiah Memorial 20-over Second Division Cricket competition

Mar 07, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on BCB launches Ramnarine Appiah Memorial 20-over Second Division Cricket competition

The confidence and trust placed by sponsors on the work of the Berbice Cricket Board was further emphasized when another new cricket competition was launched recently at the board office. Mukesh...

BCB/Republic Bank Inter Zone Under-17 final fixed for today at Albion

Mar 07, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on BCB/Republic Bank Inter Zone Under-17 final fixed for today at Albion

The long awaited final of the 2014 Republic Bank (Guyana) Ltd sponsored Inter Zone Under-17 cricket competition in Berbice is now set for today at the Albion Sports Complex. After several...

704 arm wrestling tournament set for March 28 start

Mar 07, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on 704 arm wrestling tournament set for March 28 start

The 704 Sports Bar kicks off the preliminary round of its Arm Wrestling Tournament on March 28. The final round is slated for April 4. There will be two categories; under 200 lbs and over. The...

Is Kwame McCoy the proof of Donald Ramotar’s moral politics?

Mar 07, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Is Kwame McCoy the proof of Donald Ramotar’s moral politics?

What a mess civilization has become in Guyana. How do nice people get the psychological courage to live in this hell-hole named Guyana? Does the State Department in the US still dole out a hardship...

An APNU/AFC govt. will adopt the “no child left behind” policy to reduce poverty

Mar 07, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on An APNU/AFC govt. will adopt the “no child left behind” policy to reduce poverty

DEAR EDITOR, Among the concerns the people should raise in the upcoming election is the availability of resources to help the poor. The adage ‘to be poor is a crime’ is quite familiar to most...

The days when Amerindians were fooled and taken for granted are over

Mar 07, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on The days when Amerindians were fooled and taken for granted are over

DEAR EDITOR, I recently visited a number of hinterland communities in Region Nine, including the village of Aishalton in the Deep South. The pace of development in the communities visited is very...

Now those two monsters will be living off our taxes

Mar 07, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Now those two monsters will be living off our taxes

DEAR EDITOR, In addition to the poor quality of media coverage of the Neesa Gopaul trial, it is needless to say that I feel very disenfranchised by the verdict. As many Guyanese watched with disdain...

President Cheddi would never have approved these medical and dental expenditures

Mar 07, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on President Cheddi would never have approved these medical and dental expenditures

DEAR EDITOR, There has been a big furor as to medical and dental expenses incurred by government officials. As a registered dentist in Guyana, I would like the public to know, especially after GHK...

Democracy has benefited the few

Mar 07, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Democracy has benefited the few

DEAR EDITOR, According to Webster’s Dictionary, democracy is government in which the people hold the ruling power, either directly or through elected representatives; the principle of equality of...

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Twelve matches set for kickoff as MVP Sports/Smalta Girls U11...

Nov 14, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Twelve matches will get under way today as the 10th edition of the MVP Sports/Smalta Girls Under-11 Football Championship kicks off at the Ministry of Education ground. The...

The great Spanish invasion that never was

Nov 14, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – There is apparently a great Spanish invasion taking place in Guyana. At least, that is what some people would have us believe. If you listen to certain alarmists, you would think that one morning Guyanese will wake up to discover that the entire country has changed its national...

A Divided World: A Commonwealth Opportunity

Nov 01, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – When Commonwealth leaders gather in Antigua and Barbuda from 1st to 4th November, they should address a question that reaches beyond their association: how can countries of different size, wealth and outlook sustain cooperation in a world increasingly...

Scott Colom triumphs in the Mississippi Delta

Nov 14, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Whatever else it is, may have deteriorated to, America is still exceptional. There is senator-elect Scott Colom. A Black man now a senator from a state that showed a horrified world that disfigured side of America: James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner...

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