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Turnkey housing gains momentum

Jan 29, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Turnkey housing gains momentum

– The 1000 homes programme moving apace Seventy-five persons are now proud new homeowners through the turn-key houses 1,000 Homes Project at Perseverance, Providence East Bank Demerara....

West Indies cricket needs overhauling

Jan 29, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on West Indies cricket needs overhauling

DEAR EDITOR, There is no doubt that West Indies cricket is getting bad to worse — even the most ardent crickets fans are fed up with both the administrators and the cricketers. Two or three decades...

18 CADETS PROMOTED TO ENSIGNS

Jan 29, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on 18 CADETS PROMOTED TO ENSIGNS

Eighteen Cadet Officers currently on the verge of completing training on the Standard Officers Course (SOC) Number 47 have graduated to the rank of Ensigns. The Ensigns, two of whom represent...

Poaching vs. Competitive Recruiting

Jan 29, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Poaching vs. Competitive Recruiting

DEAR EDITOR, The complaint from the Pegasus Hotel management which was headlined in yesterday’s (Jan. 28) KN that the Marriott Hotel is “deliberately stealing employees from local hotels” is...

The Greek connection

Jan 29, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Greek connection

DEAR EDITOR, Greeks recently went to the polls. They voted overwhelmingly for Alexis Tsipras and his leftist Syriza party after several years of austerity programmes by previous administrations which...

UN Human Rights… Guyana yet to abolish death penalty commitment

Jan 29, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on UN Human Rights… Guyana yet to abolish death penalty commitment

By Rabindra Rooplall Having made the commitment to the United Nations two years ago, the Guyana Government is still to abolish the nation’s death penalty laws. Guyana’s human rights record was...

Students ditched to promote partisan and sinister political plot

Jan 29, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Students ditched to promote partisan and sinister political plot

DEAR EDITOR, So, the people had to bring pressure on the government for them to understand that the education of our children is a serious and important issue. So, after much display of arrogance and...

DR HARDING TO BE BURIED ON FRIDAY

Jan 29, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on DR HARDING TO BE BURIED ON FRIDAY

Psychotherapist and former Government Minister Dr. Faith Harding will be buried on Friday. Her body can be viewed from 11:00hrs to 12:15hrs at Merriman’s Funeral Home, then taken to Christ Church...

Integrity of CXC exams has never been affected by shifted dates

Jan 29, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Integrity of CXC exams has never been affected by shifted dates

– CXC Official The shift in the date of any Caribbean Examination Council (CXC)’s examination has never affected its integrity. At least this is the assertion of CXC’s Pro-Registrar, Mr....

UG students protest spurs Council meeting

Jan 29, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on UG students protest spurs Council meeting

—as part of moves to end industrial action The move by University of Guyana (UG) students to vocalise their frustration over the on-going industrial action by staffers of the institution, might...

GTM reveals comprehensive new homeowner’s policy

Jan 29, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on GTM reveals comprehensive new homeowner’s policy

Fire Manager of the GTM Group of Companies, Ramona Singh, recently deemed her company’s new Homeowners Comprehensive Policy package as being unlike any other that is offered by its...

Clive Atwell heightens training sessions in preparation for Jamaican, Sakima Mullings

Jan 28, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Clive Atwell heightens training sessions in preparation for Jamaican, Sakima Mullings

By Michael Benjamin After suffering back to back losses, first in his world title bid to Johnny Gonsalves in Mexico and then to Kye Mackenzie in Australia, multiple champion and world rater, Clive...

Narine withdraws from West Indies CWC squad

Jan 28, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Narine withdraws from West Indies CWC squad

In the wake of news that the ICC hopes to submit the assessment report within seven days if a bowler’s action is reported by the Umpires as suspect during the World Cup instead of the previous 21...

Football fraternity mourns the death of former treasurer

Jan 28, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Football fraternity mourns the death of former treasurer

Death is impartial and it is destined unto man once to die yet every death comes with shock and deep sorrow and pain that leave family members and friends shocked and grieving. The football...

Fans promised top action as Mayor’s Cup Football officially launched

Jan 28, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Fans promised top action as Mayor’s Cup Football officially launched

Sizzling action has been promised when footballers from the country’s top teams take to the field for the 21st edition of the Mayor’s Cup Football Championships. Activities get underway this...

Players eager to play for Guyana- Shabaaz

Jan 28, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Players eager to play for Guyana- Shabaaz

Head Coach of the National football team Jamaal Shabazz said his players are eager to play for Guyana. He was speaking with Kaieteur Sport yesterday afternoon after the team completed a pool session....

GT&T/RHTY&SC Inter-Primary Schools Softball Cricket launched

Jan 28, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on GT&T/RHTY&SC Inter-Primary Schools Softball Cricket launched

The Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTY&SC) on Friday last launched a softball cricket tournament for four primary schools on the lower Corentyne Coast as part of its Silver Jubilee...

Young Warriors CC teams performed creditably over the weekend

Jan 28, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Young Warriors CC teams performed creditably over the weekend

In an effort to get their teams ready for the anticipated hectic 2015 cricket season, the Young Warriors Cricket Club of Cumberland East Canje, Berbice has arranged several practice matches for their...

Robert Williams Memorial Dominoes

Jan 28, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Robert Williams Memorial Dominoes

Gangster, Police record victories Gangster and Police recorded victories when the Robert Williams Memorial Dominoes competition commenced recently. In the opening round at Faye Joseph residence,...

D’Andrade places second in TTIHM

Jan 28, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on D’Andrade places second in TTIHM

Trinidad and Tobago-based Guyanese, Lionel D’Andrade placed second on Sunday in Port-of-Spain when he competed in the Trinidad and Tobago International Half Marathon (TTIHM). D’Andrade narrowly...

John Flores returned as GVF President

Jan 28, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on John Flores returned as GVF President

John Flores was re-elected President of the Guyana Volleyball Federation (GVF) for the next four years when that entity held its Annual General Meeting on Sunday last at the Olympic House, Kingston,...

Letter to the Sports Editor… Pondering on the Director of Sports 2014 review

Jan 28, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Letter to the Sports Editor… Pondering on the Director of Sports 2014 review

Dear Editor, I read with great interest in Kaieteur News a story dated January 8, 2015 with Mr. Neil Kumar, Director of Youth and Sport, captioned “IGG Performance, Aquatic Center among highlights...

GCB refutes Dr. Frank Anthony’s allegations

Jan 28, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCB refutes Dr. Frank Anthony’s allegations

In a statement issued yesterday, the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) has refuted the sentiments expressed by Minister of Sport Dr Frank Anthony in a newspaper article published yesterday. The board took...

Appointment of Cricket Ombudsman put on hold

Jan 28, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Appointment of Cricket Ombudsman put on hold

-no meaningful consultations held On Monday last, Justice Ian Chang, after hearing an affidavit filed by the Essequibo Cricket Board, issued an order Nisi against Minister of Culture, Youth and...

RHTY&SC Silver Jubilee 1990 -2015 Ming’s Products & Services, P&P Insurance Brokers and John Fernandes contribute

Jan 28, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on RHTY&SC Silver Jubilee 1990 -2015 Ming’s Products & Services, P&P Insurance Brokers and John Fernandes contribute

The Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTY&SC) Silver Jubilee anniversary celebrations continue to attract support from the corporate sector with three major business entities making...

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Golden Jaguars maul Cayman Islands 6-0 to close in on Gold Cup return

Nov 13, 2026

By Rawle Toney (Kaieteur News) – The Golden Jaguars delivered a commanding statement of intent, dismantling the Cayman Islands 6-0 yesterday at the National Track and Field Centre, West Demerara,...

A quick count is not an exit poll!

Nov 13, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – A few days ago, I heard a former APNU+AFC official speaking about the 1992 general elections and repeating the familiar allegation that those elections were rigged. In attempting to discredit the findings of the Carter Center, he referred to its quick count as an exit poll,...

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...

Chairman Smith-a man to regard

Nov 13, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – I tip my hat to the Barima Commission of Inquiry Chair, Justice Godfrey Smith. This is how real men differentiate themselves. Under duress from the U.S. visa revocation action meted out against him, he offered his resignation. Some of the qualms I had of this Belizean...

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