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Calcutta A capture ACDA small goal title

Sep 07, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Calcutta A capture ACDA small goal title

Calcutta A overcame Calcutta B 3-1 on penalties to win the final of the African Cultural Development Association (ACDA) five-a-side small goal football competition played on Sunday last at Calcutta...

“WI, on a hiding to nothing, must beat Bangladesh badly in these two Tests!”

Sep 07, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on “WI, on a hiding to nothing, must beat Bangladesh badly in these two Tests!”

Says Colin E. H. Croft I had heard this absurd comment somewhere: “If you win, you lose; if you lose, yes, you also still lose!” That should not make any headway in real or artificial...

Treat this environmental situation with a greater sense of urgency

Sep 07, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Treat this environmental situation with a greater sense of urgency

Dear Editor, Over the last few weeks, the Environmental Community Health Organization (Echo) has been receiving calls from residents of Region One about the state of the Port Kaituma River. There...

I don’t want the Office of Professional Responsibility to speak to me, period!

Sep 07, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on I don’t want the Office of Professional Responsibility to speak to me, period!

Dear Editor, Last week, for three consecutive days, the Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) of the Guyana Police Force phoned me. On two occasions, I was driving therefore was legally...

Rights and the rule of law in the Guyana Constitution are non-negotiable

Sep 07, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Rights and the rule of law in the Guyana Constitution are non-negotiable

Dear Editor, The motion piloted by MP Desmond Trotman and passed in 2013 demanding the removal of the barriers placed around the National Assembly and persons be allowed the right to petition...

Who will manage the same school heads?

Sep 07, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Who will manage the same school heads?

DEAR EDITOR, Today’s report in the media (ref. KN, 5/9/14) titled: “Head-teachers urged to discipline errant staffers”) purportedly to achieve higher productivity through “better attendance,...

The PPP/C cannot ever be trusted with any alliance talks

Sep 07, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on The PPP/C cannot ever be trusted with any alliance talks

Dear Editor, The PPP/C, through its General Secretary, Mr. Rohee said “it is moving to establish a broad national democratic front, ahead of the next General Elections.” This was followed up...

Political favouritism

Sep 07, 2014 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Political favouritism

It is no secret that residents of some communities are denied certain basic facilities through low level functionaries implementing a deliberate unspoken policy of marginalization. Roads are...

Angoy’s Avenue man on trial for 2008 murder

Sep 06, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Angoy’s Avenue man on trial for 2008 murder

The murder trial of Naresh Ramjohn called ‘Naresh Mahase’ or ‘Saddam,’ of Stanleytown and Angoy’s Avenue, New Amsterdam has begun in the Berbice High Court, before Justice Navendra Singh...

UNACCEPTABLE!

Sep 06, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on UNACCEPTABLE!

Mr. Arthur Chung was the first President of the Republic of Guyana. He died in 2008. His name should not have been on the Preliminary List of Electors for 2014; in fact it should not have even been...

UG Law Student deported en route to Hugh Wooding Law School in Trinidad

Sep 06, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on UG Law Student deported en route to Hugh Wooding Law School in Trinidad

A student who has recently completed reading for her Law Degree at the University of Guyana (UG) was on Thursday denied entry into the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and subsequently deported. The...

3,000 marijuana plants destroyed in Demerara River police raid

Sep 06, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on 3,000 marijuana plants destroyed in Demerara River police raid

Police said that it destroyed an entire three acres of marijuana plants on Thursday. The exercise was part of a drug eradication operation at the La Harmonie Backdam, Demerara River. Ranks found a...

GTU to sustain struggle for appropriate compensation for teachers

Sep 06, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on GTU to sustain struggle for appropriate compensation for teachers

Assurance has been given by the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) that efforts will be sustained to ensure that the service offered by teachers is not without due reward. At least this is according to a...

Cricket for Unity T20 on tonight Roraima Strikers and Kaieteur Thunders clash at DCC

Sep 06, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Cricket for Unity T20 on tonight Roraima Strikers and Kaieteur Thunders clash at DCC

A number of prominent businessmen, politicians, former West Indies and national cricketers, administrators, disciplined service members, singers and radio personalities will hone their skills at...

1st Dhaka Bank Test Braithwaite’s 2nd Test hundred give West Indies first day honors

Sep 06, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on 1st Dhaka Bank Test Braithwaite’s 2nd Test hundred give West Indies first day honors

By Sean Devers in St Vincent in association with Sterling Products Ltd, Universal Sports Store, Payless Varity Store & Carib Beer An accomplished unbeaten century from 21-year Bajan Kraigg...

Ramchand/Rohan Auto Spares Softball under way GFSCA prepares for “Guyana Softball Cup 4”

Sep 06, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Ramchand/Rohan Auto Spares Softball under way GFSCA prepares for “Guyana Softball Cup 4”

The much anticipated Guyana Floodlight Softball Cricket Association (GFSCA) tournament commenced last night at Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) ground and will continue tomorrow with 10 matches at DCC and...

WHO estimates Guyana suicide rate as highest globally

Sep 06, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on WHO estimates Guyana suicide rate as highest globally

– CMO admits situation is “bad” Guyana has long been struggling to deal with the challenge of suicide, a state of affairs that was affirmed when the World Health Organisation (WHO) released...

Golden Jaguars lose to St. Lucia 2-0

Sep 06, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Golden Jaguars lose to St. Lucia 2-0

Guyana’s ‘Golden Jaguars’ lost their second game of Group 6 action in the Caribbean Football Union Men’s Caribbean Cup championships yesterday at Warner Park, St. Kitts and Nevis by a 0-2...

IAAF grants Leonora track Class II Certification

Sep 06, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on IAAF grants Leonora track Class II Certification

The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has given the Synthetic Track and Field Facility at Leonora a Class II Certification, according to the Minister of Culture, Youth and...

Linden Hospital Complex bids farewell to two doctors

Sep 06, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Linden Hospital Complex bids farewell to two doctors

Tears were shed on Thursday at the Watooka Guest House as the Linden Hospital Complex bid farewell to Drs. Mohamed and Ghani. Chairman of the Board of Directors of the institution Mortimer Mingo in...

Amateur boxers experience mixed fortunes in Barbados Goodwill tournament

Sep 06, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Amateur boxers experience mixed fortunes in Barbados Goodwill tournament

The two boxers that travelled to Barbados to participate in the Carlton Hope/Lionel Hall Memorial Boxing tournament, August 30 last, returned home after experiencing mixed fortunes. Light...

GCB Senior Inter County 50-Overs Demerara battle Berbice, E’bo face National U-19 today

Sep 06, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCB Senior Inter County 50-Overs Demerara battle Berbice, E’bo face National U-19 today

After the first round concluded on Thursday last, cricket fans are already predicting a Demerara / Berbice final. Both teams recorded victories in their respective opening round games; Berbice...

Leon Moore in town and ready for ‘Night of Contenders’

Sep 06, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Leon Moore in town and ready for ‘Night of Contenders’

The last time Leon ‘Hurry Up’ Moore entered the square jungle at the Aqueduct Casino, Queens, New York last year, he destroyed Rafael Vasquez and won the vacant Fedelatin Super/bantamweight...

Re: Red tape preventing crippled prison officer from occupying new house

Sep 06, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Re: Red tape preventing crippled prison officer from occupying new house

DEAR EDITOR, Permit me to respond to your article on the above, which was printed in your Sunday Kaieteur News dated August 31, 2014, pages 59 and 64. The Rotary Club of Stabroek provided all...

GT&T supports young cricketer

Sep 06, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on GT&T supports young cricketer

Everest Cricket Club all-rounder Chris Patandin was on the receiving end of Guyana Telephone & Telegraph (GT&T) Company’s benevolence after being presented with a bat, during a simple...

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No good deed goes unpunished

Nov 10, 2026

(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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