March 7, 2019 - Kaieteur News

Archives by Month:

Archives by Year:

Granger, Jagdeo meeting ends without election date -President to engage GECOM commissioners

Mar 07, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Granger, Jagdeo meeting ends without election date -President to engage GECOM commissioners

A critical meeting yesterday between Government and the Opposition did not bear fruit, with President David Granger stating that he will be meeting with the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to be...

Jagdeo tells Granger: I am calling for sanctions after March 21

Mar 07, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Jagdeo tells Granger: I am calling for sanctions after March 21

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo has described yesterday’s meeting with President David Granger as an exercise in futility. The Opposition Leader also said he informed the President that he...

Major step in telecoms liberalization as Govt., GTT sign Memorandum of Understanding

Mar 07, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Major step in telecoms liberalization as Govt., GTT sign Memorandum of Understanding

Major headway appears to have been made with plans to open the telecoms sector by allowing competition in the mobile and internet field. With the so-called liberalization process dragging on for...

Learn from Ghana… Demand approval for all subcontracting agreements to avoid exploitation – Oxfam America

Mar 07, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Learn from Ghana… Demand approval for all subcontracting agreements to avoid exploitation – Oxfam America

When it comes to costs being incurred by oil companies, transparency advocates for the extractive sector are of the view that Governments and their relevant authorities have the right to know every...

IDB Report reveals…Electricity, high tax rates, corruption most serious obstacles to local businesses

Mar 07, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on IDB Report reveals…Electricity, high tax rates, corruption most serious obstacles to local businesses

By Kiana Wilburg The private sector is touted as the engine of growth in Guyana. Yet, it continues to face significant constraints which hinder its potential. According to a report by the...

TUC gives 19-point proposal to govt., opposition for sweeping reforms

Mar 07, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on TUC gives 19-point proposal to govt., opposition for sweeping reforms

The Guyana Trades Union Congress has begun to lobby the government and the Opposition to make sweeping reforms, including constitutional reform. The body has delivered a 19-point proposal to...

“Stop playing games with the country” – Concerned citizens picket Ministry of the Presidency

Mar 07, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on “Stop playing games with the country” – Concerned citizens picket Ministry of the Presidency

Four concerned citizens stood outside of the Ministry of the Presidency at Shiv Chanderpaul Drive, yesterday, protesting what they have dubbed as “games” being played between the government and...

Multi-billion$ PetroCaribe probe… Extradited GRDB accountant whisked from airport to SOCU to jail -39 charges read

Mar 07, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Multi-billion$ PetroCaribe probe… Extradited GRDB accountant whisked from airport to SOCU to jail -39 charges read

A former accountant of the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) who was ordered extradited by Canadian courts last December, has been refused bail here. Peter Ramcharran landed shortly after 7am...

From Canada, to court to jail is a short trip

Mar 07, 2019 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on From Canada, to court to jail is a short trip

When people do something in dis country and dem want to run away, de first place dem does run is Canada. And dat is because Canada don’t fight down nobody. Is a big country and it always want...

Berbice Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ opens tomorrow

Mar 07, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Berbice Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ opens tomorrow

Eight exciting matches are carded for tomorrow night when the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Competition kicks off, at the New Amsterdam Stelling Tarmac. Defending champions Trafalgar...

GMR&SC Drag Championship Kester Bowen looking for dream debut

Mar 07, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on GMR&SC Drag Championship Kester Bowen looking for dream debut

The first leg of the Guyana Motor Racing & Sports Club (GMR&SC) Drag Championship 2019 shifts off on Sunday, March 17 at the South Dakota Circuit, Timehri. T his year’s championship is...

Trophy Stall, Karibee Rice, Jumbo Jet onboard Georgetown Turf Club Gymkhana

Mar 07, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Trophy Stall, Karibee Rice, Jumbo Jet onboard Georgetown Turf Club Gymkhana

Trophy Stall, Karibee Rice and Jumbo Jet have come onboard for the Georgetown Turf Club grand one day Gymkhana Horserace Meet fixed for Sunday at Mocha, East Bank, Demerara. Trophy Stall confirmed...

Ramalho guides Noitgedacht SC to victory

Mar 07, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Ramalho guides Noitgedacht SC to victory

Former Guyana U15 player Neil Ramalho turned in a fine all-round performance to guide Noitgedacht Sports Club to a five-wicket victory over Good Success when play in the Wakenaam Cricket...

Mathematically, Jaguars still not home But favoured to win today’s Day/Nighter against Red Force

Mar 07, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Mathematically, Jaguars still not home But favoured to win today’s Day/Nighter against Red Force

By Sean Devers It is said that when night falls the stars come out to shine and today at Providence, four-times defending Champions Guyana Jaguars face-off with Trinidad Red Force under lights in a...

Long serving administrator, FIFA Referee, Lawrence Griffith, awarded Medal of Service

Mar 07, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Long serving administrator, FIFA Referee, Lawrence Griffith, awarded Medal of Service

Lawrence Llewlyn ‘Sparrow’ Griffith, after being dedicated to the development of sports in Guyana, mainly football as a player and administrator for approximately 50 years, was awarded by H.E....

Mc Gill and New Windsor to clash in WDCA Agape Lumbar Yard T20 final

Mar 07, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Mc Gill and New Windsor to clash in WDCA Agape Lumbar Yard T20 final

Mc Gill Super Stars of Canal and New Windsor will clash in the final of the West Demerara Cricket Association Agape Lumber Yard T20 tournament on Sunday at Wales. Mc Gill, New Windsor and...

Mike’s Pharmacy on board with WCC for U19 tournament

Mar 07, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Mike’s Pharmacy on board with WCC for U19 tournament

Mike’s Pharmacy has thrown their support behind the Wakenaam Cricket Committee (WCC) for the staging of an U19 40-over tournament on the Essequibo River Island. The entity yesterday presented a...

G1 race is now F3 and Lower at KMTC Phagwah meet as entries close Sunday

Mar 07, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on G1 race is now F3 and Lower at KMTC Phagwah meet as entries close Sunday

The organising committee of the Kennard Memorial Turf Club (KMTC) has made one change to their programme for the upcoming Phagwah meet fixed for Sunday March 17 at their Turf Club at Bush Lot Farm,...

Odyssey Transportation Service Inc donates over $200,000 in scorebooks to RHTY&SC

Mar 07, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Odyssey Transportation Service Inc donates over $200,000 in scorebooks to RHTY&SC

“When I was elected president of the Berbice Cricket Board, I clearly stated that I would use my office as Secretary/CEO of the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club to assist other Clubs...

GCF 2019 Jr. Qualifiers – UG’s Andre Jagnandan pips Ghansham Allijohn to top spot Rajiv Lee and Chelsea Juma finish 3rd and 4th

Mar 07, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCF 2019 Jr. Qualifiers – UG’s Andre Jagnandan pips Ghansham Allijohn to top spot Rajiv Lee and Chelsea Juma finish 3rd and 4th

It was a tournament full of emotional drama, tears being shed, heads hurt and tensions when the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) hosted its 2019 Junior Qualifiers. Making his return to chess this year,...

Song featuring Caribbean artistes wins Trinidad Road march

Mar 07, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Song featuring Caribbean artistes wins Trinidad Road march

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – Singer Machel Montano secured his 10th Road March title yesterday after a tune featuring Caribbean artistes won the competition here during the Carnival celebrations...

Victims’ reluctance to testify against market criminals ends in low prosecution – Chief Constable

Mar 07, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Victims’ reluctance to testify against market criminals ends in low prosecution – Chief Constable

The reluctance of victims to offer evidence against market criminals in court has resulted in low prosecution of such cases, Chief Constable Andrew Foo told members of the media yesterday. According...

UG Student Society endorses campaign to squash tuition fees

Mar 07, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on UG Student Society endorses campaign to squash tuition fees

With election season likely to occur this year or the next, a campaign has begun to lobby the government to provide free access to public tertiary education, and it has been endorsed by the...

Teen answers to five counts of robbery

Mar 07, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Teen answers to five counts of robbery

An 18-year-old man was yesterday hauled before a city magistrate and made to answer five charges in which he is accused of robbery with violence, armed robbery, and larceny from the person. Chris...

Rosignol man remanded for murder

Mar 07, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Rosignol man remanded for murder

Thirty-six year-old Kareem Charles of Rosignol Village, West Coast Berbice, appeared at the Fort Wellington Magistrates Court before Magistrate Rabindranauth Singh to answer to the charge of...

12 NEXT

CWI inducts first West Indies Men’s Academy Cohort to be based in Antigua & Barbuda full-time

TOTALTEC to open hospitality complex in Houston

Kaieteur News – TOTALTEC Inc., a provider of services to the energy and construction sectors here on Monday announced... more