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Jun 24, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Please apply the finishing touches to the Stadium grounds
DEAR EDITOR, Last Sunday, I attended the football match between Guyana and Suriname at the National Stadium. Although the result was disappointing, what was more disappointing was that, since I...Jun 24, 2008 knews News Comments Off on British endorse local child home standards
The British High Commission has pledged its full support behind the minimum operational standards and regulations for children’s homes in Guyana. British High Commission Project Officer Sarah...Jun 24, 2008 knews News Comments Off on 15 more develop skills at cake decorating
A group of 15 single mothers from various parts of Georgetown and from East Bank and East Coast Demerara graduated from a 10-week cake decoration course on Friday, courtesy of the Benschop...Jun 24, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Buxton CHS is in a rundown state and urgently needs intervention
DEAR EDITOR, I read in Kaieteur News last Sunday an article by Adam Harris – “When fathers condemn their sons to criminality.” While I agree with his main point about fathers abandoning their...Jun 24, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Countries not studying Physics are condemned to poverty
DEAR EDITOR, I refer to the article (SN June 22, 2008) captioned, “Physics falling off time tables”. I would like to categorically state that, if it was not for Physics, my capacity to survive in...Jun 24, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Another bloody scar on a bloodied nation
Strange things are happening. First there was a mysterious invasion of the Kaieteur News server which caused a threatening text message to be sent to the phone of the Minister of Agriculture. Then it...Jun 24, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Herstelling acid attack… Mother, son to know fate
The mother and son charged with the Herstelling acid attack should know their fate on Wednesday. Komal Persaud and his mother, Renee Persaud, of Third Street, Herstelling, East Bank Demerara, are...Jun 24, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Does the President know what people want?
While in New York to launch Carifesta, President Jagdeo made some curious political observations that he would be hard pressed to expand on and defend if he was facing the right type of media. First,...Jun 24, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Rain hits Guyana U-19 cricketers’ preparations : ‘Our strength is our bowling’ says Coach Evans
By Sean Devers Yesterday’s scheduled practice session for the Guyana under-19 cricket team at the Guyana National Stadium was washed by persistent rain all day while the planned three-day practice...Jun 24, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Parking resumes on Avenue of the Republic
The Avenue of the Republic, deemed a no-parking zone, is once again being used as a makeshift parking area. The cleared section of the road between Robb and Regent Streets has attracted vehicles that...Jun 24, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Three women in West Indies Blind Team for England tour : Guyana withdraws one player due to lack of funding
Three women are in the 14 member playing squad for the West Indies Blind cricket camp and tour to England. The touring party originally consisted of 15 players, three from each of the territories...Jun 24, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Teams Renegade capture Digicel
Team Renegade, made up of a bunch of energetic and young shooters used speed and strategy to overcome Team Jafab to emerge the ultimate victors in a thrilling and exciting final game of the Digicel...Jun 24, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Guyana Seeking 13th Regional under-19 Championships
When the 2008 Regional under-19 Cricket Tournament commence next month in Barbados, Guyana will be seeking it’s 13th title, the inaugural tournament was held in 1968 also in Barbados sponsored by...Jun 23, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Slaughtered miners…Cops locate burnt remains
After several hours of searching, a Joint Services team and Government Pathologist Dr Nehaul Singh yesterday located the remains of the eight diamond miners, who were slaughtered at Lindo Valley,...Jun 23, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Slaughtered miners…Mount an independent investigation
— Corbin Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), Robert Corbin, says that, given the uncertainties and speculations that abound regarding the recent shooting to death and...Jun 23, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Health Minister calls for banning of tobacco and alcohol ads
The Ministry of Health will this week extend free counselling sessions for persons who are substance abusers, with the view to promoting awareness and effectively addressing the problem, which has...Jun 23, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Families of slaughtered miners in disbelief…“When ah hear ‘Fine Man’ in the area ah beg the dredge owner fuh bring meh husband home”
When Collette Wong heard that members of the dreaded ‘Fine Man Gang’ were hiding out in an area near the Berbice River, she immediately feared for her husband, 46-year-old Clifton Wong. Clifton,...Jun 23, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Taxi driver shot, businessman robbed
…as bandits strike in the city While the security forces are busy dealing with criminals in the Berbice River, bandits appear to have stepped up their activities in the city, carrying out two...Jun 23, 2008 knews News Comments Off on GPSU says its representation of GRA employees being hindered
President of the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU), Mr Patrick Yarde, is convinced that delay tactics have been engaged by Government officials with a view to impeding the union’s representation...Jun 23, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Speedboat operator’s body surfaces
The body of Motiram Gangadai, called ‘Lunny,’42, who fell into a canal on Saturday last, has been recovered. Sometime after noon on Saturday, the speedboat operator of Louisiana Village, Leguan,...Jun 23, 2008 knews News Comments Off on UK-based dancer spreads Bahai doctrine through dance
— amazed at Guyanese hospitality (By Alex Wayne) A UK-based dancer has followed his calling and is presently spreading the Bahai doctrine through dialogue and dance in Guyana. While his...Jun 23, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Suriname to adopt local child home regulations
A delegation of Surinamese officials is seeking to copycat Guyana’s children’s homes regulation pattern among other child affairs programmes initiated by Minister of Human Services, Priya...Jun 23, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on What about those concessions granted to subsidiary companies of Barama Co. Ltd?
Dear Editor, The nation owes a debt of gratitude to Christopher Ram for informing us of some of the provisions of the Income Tax (In Aid of Industry) Act Cap 81:02, the Investment Act 2004 and the...Your children are starving, and you giving away their food to an already fat pussycat.
May 16, 2026
Kaieteur Sports – The Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) draft has taken place, with the seven teams confirming the West Indian players who will form part of their squads for the 2026...May 16, 2026
(Kaieteur News) – There was a time in Guyanese politics when crossing the floor required a degree of shame, or at least the decency to look nervous while doing it. A man would lower his head, avoid eye contact in Parliament, mumble something about “national interest,” and quietly migrate to...May 10, 2026
By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Migration policy is a matter of sovereign control. Governments assert, rightly, their authority to regulate borders, determine who may enter, and enforce their laws. The United States has that right, as does every sovereign state. All Caribbean governments...May 16, 2026
Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – They say that it’s Bharrat Jagdeo. There is only one. Looks like him. Words read like him. Sounds like his speech pattern, though unheard, personally. Limited to emergencies for the sake of well-being. Welcome back, Bharrat Jagdeo: brother,...Freedom of speech is our core value at Kaieteur News. If the letter/e-mail you sent was not published, and you believe that its contents were not libellous, let us know, please contact us by phone or email.
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