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Man charged in fisherman’s hacking death

Sep 09, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Man charged in fisherman’s hacking death

Errol Khan, the man who hacked fisherman Chetram Bharrat to death last May and who remained in hiding until he was captured by police last Friday, has been sent to prison pending a preliminary...

Dem boys seh… Brazzy moving like some Ol Higue

Sep 09, 2014 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh… Brazzy moving like some Ol Higue

Brazzy qualify fuh frequent flyer and Caribbean Airlines seh that de next time he fly he entitled to two free tickets. Jagdeo use to get plenty free tickets too. In fact, that is how he and Bobby use...

Lady Secret wins feature event at Budhan’s Memorial Horserace meet

Sep 09, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Lady Secret wins feature event at Budhan’s Memorial Horserace meet

By Samuel Whyte The Budhan Memorial Turf Club and Sports Complex of No. 66 Village, Corentyne, Berbice on Sunday held their grand one day horserace meet at the club’s entity at the above mentioned...

Anti-doping officials in continued discussions towards eradication of substance use

Sep 09, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Anti-doping officials in continued discussions towards eradication of substance use

By Michael Benjamin One day after facilitating a workshop for local sports administrators at the National Resource Centre, Woolford Avenue, Friday afternoon last, officials of the Caribbean Regional...

Sixty one years old and still punching Nazar Sulaiman commits to assisting local amateur boxers to achieve their goal

Sep 09, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Sixty one years old and still punching Nazar Sulaiman commits to assisting local amateur boxers to achieve their goal

By Michael Benjamin When forty nine year old ‘Big’ George Foreman laced up his gloves against Michael Moorer in April 1994, he did so against conventional wisdom and the pundits labeled it a...

Guyana Draughts Association hosts annual championships

Sep 09, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana Draughts Association hosts annual championships

The nation’s top draughts players will match moves in competitive action when the Guyana Draughts Association hosts the Annual Championships at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue. Activities...

Persaud, Prashad, Prince, Sukhram take top spots in COURTS 2014 Golf Tournament

Sep 09, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Persaud, Prashad, Prince, Sukhram take top spots in COURTS 2014 Golf Tournament

COURTS, celebrating their 21st birthday in Guyana, made quite a fuss about their annual sponsored golf tournament last Saturday, 6 September, at the Lusignan Golf Club (LGC), and the Golfers...

Guyana bow out as Men’s Caribbean Cup Football First Round ends

Sep 09, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana bow out as Men’s Caribbean Cup Football First Round ends

The final round of the CFU Men’s Caribbean Cup 2014 exciting group play ended with nine teams advancing to the second round of the Caribbean Cup 2014 qualifying stage minus Guyana. In Group 3...

Letter to the Sports Editor Administration leads Guyana to an All-Time Low!

Sep 09, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Letter to the Sports Editor Administration leads Guyana to an All-Time Low!

Dear Sports Editor, Guyana has completed their worst performance in the CFU Championships since 1995, failing to win against low-ranking sides Dominica, St Lucia, and St Kitts& Nevis. The Guyana...

Everest centenary Softball Cup to start October 4

Sep 09, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Everest centenary Softball Cup to start October 4

Everest Cricket Club centenary Cup softball tournament is set to commence on October 4 and conclude two days later. The competition will be played in the over-40 and open categories with trophies and...

1st Dhaka Bank Test Rahim unbeaten 70 frustrates Windies

Sep 09, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on 1st Dhaka Bank Test Rahim unbeaten 70 frustrates Windies

By Sean Devers in St Vincent In association with Sterling Products Ltd, Universal Sports Store, Payless Varity Store & Carib Beer This is only the third time that a Test match has been played in...

Kaneville labourer to face judge, jury for brother’s killing

Sep 09, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Kaneville labourer to face judge, jury for brother’s killing

A Kaneville, East Bank Demerara labourer accused of chopping his brother to death, was committed to stand High Court trial by Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry yesterday. Rohan Teekaram, 42,...

Labourer granted bail for counterfeit US$100 note

Sep 09, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Labourer granted bail for counterfeit US$100 note

A 21-year-old labourer was yesterday granted $25,000 bail on a charge of being in possession of a fake US$100 note. Joshua Adams appeared before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the...

Cane-cutter remains critical after being set ablaze

Sep 09, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Cane-cutter remains critical after being set ablaze

The cane-cutter who was severely burnt in a “freak accident” at his Patentia Squatting Area residence on Sunday last, remains in critical condition at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation....

Speeding car ends up in Chinese restaurant

Sep 09, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Speeding car ends up in Chinese restaurant

A supposedly drunken driver who was going at a terrific rate of speed, reportedly failed to stop at the five corner junction at the East Canje turn. The car, HB 3738, reportedly crossed the road,...

Barama agrees to relinquish land for crucial Cunha canal

Sep 09, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Barama agrees to relinquish land for crucial Cunha canal

Despite falling victim to Opposition inflicted budget cuts in the Parliament for two consecutive years, Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy is still optimistic about the Cunha Canal project...

International Literacy Day observed with calls for stakeholders’ support

Sep 09, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on International Literacy Day observed with calls for stakeholders’ support

With the launch of a Literacy Programme which embraced the theme “the Literacy Revolution has begun,” Guyana yesterday joined 195 countries around the world to observe International Literacy Day....

Hog Island man charged with murder

Sep 09, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Hog Island man charged with murder

Randy Katwaroo who allegedly murdered 51-year-old,Rudolph Persaud, and wounded 21-year-old,Roy Williams, almost a month ago, at Hog Island, Essequibo River, will appear before magistrate Sunil Scarce...

GPL laments cost attached to illegal street lamps

Sep 09, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on GPL laments cost attached to illegal street lamps

– GEA recommends stand-alone solar-powered street lighting By Rabindra Rooplall For the first half of this year, Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL) said that it lost almost $30M a month due to...

Ten Public Notaries sworn-in

Sep 09, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Ten Public Notaries sworn-in

The formal swearing in of 10 Public Notaries, in the presence of Magistrate Ann McClennan, saw President Donald Ramotar offering his congratulations and calling on them to serve the public,...

THE AFC’S CHOICE OF A PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE

Sep 09, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, PPP Column Comments Off on THE AFC’S CHOICE OF A PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE

The AFC had promised to initiate a new culture into our politics. This led to the expectation that in so far as certain things are concerned, the AFC would try not to do things the way the two other...

Suicide in Guyana also has a political cause to it

Sep 09, 2014 KNews Exchange Rates, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Suicide in Guyana also has a political cause to it

Suicide made the news in a big way in this country last week. First, a study done on Guyanese was released by a graduate student in Holland listing the main causes. Then the World Health Organization...

We have another chance to do something reasonable

Sep 09, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on We have another chance to do something reasonable

DEAR EDITOR, I ended my last letter by suggesting that another election fight under the same rules may not be best thing for Guyana at this time and that another way is more sensible. I wish to...

The Director of Prisons should not be so mean and uncharitable

Sep 09, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Director of Prisons should not be so mean and uncharitable

DEAR EDITOR, It is revolting what the poor and powerless must endure at the hands of senior public functionaries in a country called the Cooperative Republic of Guyana. The response by the Director...

The PUC must do proper due diligence before granting any new rates

Sep 09, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on The PUC must do proper due diligence before granting any new rates

DEAR EDITOR, It was with some amount of pleasure I read in your publication of Saturday August 30, 2014 that the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) began public hearings on GT&T’s rate...

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No good deed goes unpunished

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(Kaieteur News) – Among those who joined the conspiracy to assassinate Julius Caesar in 44 BC was Marcus Junius Brutus, a man Caesar had previously pardoned after the civil war. Caesar had spared his life, restored him to favour and trusted him. Brutus repaid this generosity by helping to put a...

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...

U.S. midterms – the Guyanese challenge – Pt. III

Nov 10, 2026

Kaieteur News – Donald Trump made himself into a winner. He also made himself a loser. No close midterm results to contest. No tight seat margins that call for bruising, delaying, upending battles. The American people spoke, their will prevailed. What’s the lesson for Guyanese? Is there...

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