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GPL to install additional generator in Essequibo

Aug 29, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on GPL to install additional generator in Essequibo

The Guyana Power and Light Incorporated (GPL) will have an additional generator in place by the end of September to meet electricity demands on the Essequibo Coast. The Anna Regina Power Station...

Franchise League to commence immediately after CPL – League performances to be used to pick Jaguars team

Aug 29, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Franchise League to commence immediately after CPL – League performances to be used to pick Jaguars team

According the Secretary of the Cricket Guyana Inc (CGI) Anand Sanasie, this year’s 50-overs Franchise League, which was delayed due to prolonged rainy season and unavailability of grounds, is...

Safety of mining workers must be priority –Broomes

Aug 29, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Safety of mining workers must be priority –Broomes

Minister within the Ministry of Natural Resources, Simona Broomes, on Monday warned that the safety and wellbeing of workers in the mining sector must be a priority. The Minister was at the time...

Golden Fleece, GR XI, Annandale, Crown XI chalk wins

Aug 29, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Golden Fleece, GR XI, Annandale, Crown XI chalk wins

Golden Fleece, GR XI, Annandale and Crown XI registered victories when the Adventure Sports Club 10/10 softball tournament continued recently at Golden Fleece beach on the Essequibo Coast. Golden...

Washed-up decomposed body on Corentyne Shore… Body identified as that of missing Surinamese who fell overboard

Aug 29, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Washed-up decomposed body on Corentyne Shore… Body identified as that of missing Surinamese who fell overboard

Just two days after washing ashore, the partly decomposed corpse of a male was yesterday identified by relatives at the Bailey’s Funeral Home. It was confirmed to be that of Widprakash...

Ramjas five-wkt haul hands Good Success OSCL softball title

Aug 29, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Ramjas five-wkt haul hands Good Success OSCL softball title

Led by a five-wicket haul from Ashok Ramjas, Good Success defeated Carr Tech by 23 runs to win the final of the Ontario Softball Cricket League (OSCL) Sue Bakery 15-over tournament which concluded...

Guyana represented for first time at World Archery Americas’ General Assembly

Aug 29, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana represented for first time at World Archery Americas’ General Assembly

Guyana for the first time was represented at the World Archery Americas General Assembly which was held in Medellin, Colombia on August 18, 2018. Representing Guyana at this historic sitting was Mr....

Speedster Beaton cleared to resume bowling

Aug 29, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Speedster Beaton cleared to resume bowling

LONDON, CMC – West Indies fast bowler Ronsford Beaton’s career was handed a huge boost on Tuesday when the International Cricket Council cleared him to resume bowling in international cricket....

Charge of wandering against youths still to be struck from law-books – RCC

Aug 29, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Charge of wandering against youths still to be struck from law-books – RCC

Despite legislative moves to outlaw the charge of wandering against youths, the Rights of the Child Commission [RCC] is still awaiting its full implementation. This is according to RCC...

Kuru Kururu youths shine at first Small Business Expo

Aug 29, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Kuru Kururu youths shine at first Small Business Expo

Over 15 youths from the Kuru Kururu Small Business Association, a newly formed group in the community, showcased what they have to offer to the village through an exhibition held yesterday in...

Multi-billion tenders opened for power transmission lines project

Aug 29, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Multi-billion tenders opened for power transmission lines project

– works announced for Bartica, Mahdia Magistrate Courts The National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) yesterday opened three bids for the second part of the transmission...

Eyewitness no-show in Army captain murder PI

Aug 29, 2018 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Eyewitness no-show in Army captain murder PI

An eyewitness to the shooting incident which led to the death of travel agent Reona Payne was a no-show when the Preliminary Inquiry, (PI)of Army Captain, Orwain Sandy continued yesterday. Sandy, a...

Teen jailed for 10 years for fatal bar stabbing

Aug 29, 2018 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Teen jailed for 10 years for fatal bar stabbing

Eighteen year-old Eton Calistro was on Monday sentenced to serve 10 years imprisonment after pleading guilty to a manslaughter charge when he appeared before Justice Sandil Kissoon at the High Court...

One has to believe Guyana was always a country set-up to be plundered

Aug 29, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on One has to believe Guyana was always a country set-up to be plundered

DEAR EDITOR, Guyana is supposed to be launching an Oil Rocket commencing January 01, 2020. We are counting down from September 1, 2018 to December 31, 2019. So from September 1, 2018 we begin the...

Dr. Mark Kirton is livid, confused and wants to know what’s going on

Aug 29, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Dr. Mark Kirton is livid, confused and wants to know what’s going on

Dr. Mark Kirton and I go back more than forty-five years. We entered UG as freshmen at the same time. I taught at UG for 26 years, during which he was Head of my Department and Dean of my faculty....

Let’s test Article 13 – LGE and a referendum to decide cash payout on one ballot

Aug 29, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Let’s test Article 13 – LGE and a referendum to decide cash payout on one ballot

DEAR EDITOR, Since Professor Thomas opined that a portion of the expected oil wealth should be shared in the form of cash payouts to households, the debate on this issue has shown no sign of abating....

This situation will be a test of integrity for these two gentlemen

Aug 29, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on This situation will be a test of integrity for these two gentlemen

DEAR EDITOR, The Chairman of any of the Constitutional Service Commission should fulfill the following qualities: 1. Uphold the Integrity and Independence of the Commission; 2. Perform the Duties of...

Let us begin the school year by addressing student discipline

Aug 29, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Let us begin the school year by addressing student discipline

DEAR EDITOR, “It is easier to build strong children than to fix broken men – Frederick Douglass Lately, schools have been the centre of discussion regarding their conversion to scenes of...

Guyana should withdraw from UNASUR

Aug 29, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyana should withdraw from UNASUR

DEAR EDITOR, In April of this year, the Associated Press reported that six countries have suspended their membership in UNASUR, a South American group of nations whose main objective is to...

Addressing the crime situation in Guyana: Diagnosis and Solutions

Aug 29, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Addressing the crime situation in Guyana: Diagnosis and Solutions

DEAR EDITOR, Please allow me to respond to a letter authored by Mrs. Annie Baliram, titled “The majority of Guyanese never fall into crime even though Guyana is poverty stricken”. Mrs. Baliram,...

BUILDING GUYANA ONE DAY AT A TIME

Aug 29, 2018 KNews Editorial Comments Off on BUILDING GUYANA ONE DAY AT A TIME

It is an established fact that a successful nation cannot be built overnight. It takes time, patience and maturity. The saying that, ‘Rome was not built in a day’, is true in the case of many...

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Taharally rocks with 2 gold, 1 silver, 4 bronze; Rogers snares 4 silver, 2 bronze

Guyanese first, thank you Barry and Timmy

Kaieteur News – There is always the hope that Guyanese would help Guyana turn the corner. The challenge is that some... more