June 2008

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CARICOM Secretary-General hails Bolt’s achievement

Jun 12, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on CARICOM Secretary-General hails Bolt’s achievement

CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana- H.E. Edwin Carrington, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has offered congratulations to athlete Usain Bolt and has...

Sexual molestation in schools…

Jun 12, 2008 knews News 1

Teachers concerned over image of institutions Even as the Education Ministry continues to put measures in place to curb the incidences of sexual molestation in schools, several teachers are claiming...

Team spirit high ahead of Saturday’s clash with Suriname

Jun 12, 2008 knews Sports 1

-Klass renews call for local support from business community By Rawle Welch President of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Colin Klass in an interview with Kaieteur Sport yesterday at the...

New growth industry

Jun 12, 2008 knews Editorial Comments Off on New growth industry

Like the poor, natural disasters have always been with us. Recently, however, the incidences of natural disasters have been gradually increasing – due probably to the shifting climatic...

Freddie Kisson – Facts can be verified

Jun 12, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon 8

Here is a quote from one of the Peeping Toms yesterday: “When Dev exposed…the dangers inherent in his (Frederick Kissoon) argument about an elected dictatorship, Freddie had no answer….” Ravi...

A well written and thoughtful piece on the plight of women

Jun 12, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on A well written and thoughtful piece on the plight of women

DEAR EDITOR, Sharma Solomon must be congratulated on his article captioned ‘More should be done to protect women and girls in our society’. I do hope the relevant groups are listening, since this...

The teaching profession is falling into disrepute

Jun 12, 2008 knews Letters 2

DEAR EDITOR, Tell me what in the world we can say about the recent spate of sexual acts committed by teachers in the Georgetown area, and the many others that go unnoticed and unreported in the...

Peeping Tom – Obama – Would there be significant change ?

Jun 12, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom 2

This column did not, until now, comment on the race for the Democratic Presidential nomination because quite honestly neither of the two top candidates I believe would, if elected to office, lead to...

Unspeakable cruelty was unleashed against God’s voiceless creatures

Jun 12, 2008 knews Letters 1

DEAR EDITOR, I respond so heartsick to an article written by Shabna Ullah, who describes a violent crime that occurred at around midday on Sunday, June 8 by a group of cold-hearted men who claimed...

I am heartened by the successes of the Joint Services against this notorious gang

Jun 12, 2008 knews Letters 1

DEAR EDITOR, I’m heartened by the recent successes of the Police/Joint Special Operations Group (JSOG) as they relate to the identification of location and engagement of the Rondell ‘Fine Man’...

The issue of lie detector testing

Jun 12, 2008 knews Letters 2

DEAR EDITOR, The Daily Chronicle of 10-06-08 published a letter written by one T. King, headlined ‘What about lie detector for the Opposition’, in which my name was mentioned. Let me make it...

City Mayor still peeved with Stabroek car park ‘seizure’

Jun 12, 2008 knews News 1

City Mayor Hamilton Green has likened to “a creeping dictatorship” what he calls the recent and sudden unceremonious seizure of the Stabroek Market Car Park for the purpose of a bus...

Christmas Falls Shootout…..Trapped?

Jun 11, 2008 knews News 12

It’s a matter of survival – Joint Services officer Six days after they raided the hideout of a notorious gang of gunmen, killing one of them in the process, the Joint Services believe that...

Police crack another Berbice gang

Jun 11, 2008 knews News 2

– four held, ammo, face mask found Police in Berbice believe that they have cracked another criminal gang operating in the county, following the discovery of twenty 12-guage shotgun cartridges...

No inventory done at CANU following sackings -source

Jun 11, 2008 knews News 2

The Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) may find itself in a similar controversy as the Guyana Defence Force over the number of weapons and exhibits it has in stock. And this trouble may arise from...

Interventions at arrest stage could ease overcrowding in prisons

Jun 11, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Interventions at arrest stage could ease overcrowding in prisons

– Lovett The conditions that exist in Caribbean prisons date back to colonial times, and as such, in the 21st century, these conditions are very difficult to rehabilitate offenders who find...

Housewife critical after being struck by diplomatic vehicle

Jun 11, 2008 knews News 5

A 22-year-old housewife is battling for her life after being struck down by a vehicle on Tuesday night near Madewini. Shonette Williams, of Lot 56, Madewini, has not regained consciousness since...

NGO claims widespread diamond smuggling to Guyana

Jun 11, 2008 knews News 2

…Venezuela faces expulsion from Kimberley Process On Monday, several members of the Kimberley Process Certificate Scheme for rough diamonds called for Venezuela’s immediate expulsion from...

GFC probes forgery of export documents

Jun 11, 2008 knews News Comments Off on GFC probes forgery of export documents

The Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) has launched an investigation into the alleged tampering of export documents by a local business. Yesterday, via release, the Commission indicated that the...

Commonwealth Heads vow to achieve improved global environmental governance

Jun 11, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Commonwealth Heads vow to achieve improved global environmental governance

– int’l conference slated for Sept. Following comments made by President Bharrat Jagdeo that the issue of climate change and Guyana’s offer of its rainforest in the service in the battle...

Queenstown pit bull attack…Family says that victim taking advantage of situation

Jun 11, 2008 knews News 7

Close family members of the owner of the pit bulls that attacked a man in Queenstown, Georgetown, said yesterday that they are being taken advantage of. A close family member who asked not to be...

Sponsors hand over cheques for Agri Forum

Jun 11, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Sponsors hand over cheques for Agri Forum

The sponsors for the Regional Agriculture Forum believe that the venture will lead to future successful investment not only in Guyana but also in the region. This is according to Country Manager for...

CNS TV6 licence suspension…Lawyers approach Chief Justice

Jun 11, 2008 knews News 1

Lawyers for television host Chandra Narine Sharma are in limbo over the suspension of his broadcast licence and have contacted Acting Chief Justice Ian Chang on a way forward. It is now more than two...

Most independent sovereign states inadequately represented in Int’l institutions

Jun 11, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Most independent sovereign states inadequately represented in Int’l institutions

– Commonwealth Heads say this is unacceptable, commit to accelerate reform Several Commonwealth Heads, including Guyana’s President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday expressed concern that the...

Celebratory artwork for Walter Roth Museum

Jun 11, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Celebratory artwork for Walter Roth Museum

The Walter Roth Museum will come alive tomorrow with the unveiling of the ‘Hikarana Pole’ carving, a symbol of joy ushering in the Tenth Caribbean Festival of Arts. The 23-foot piece, which is of...

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Kaieteur Sports – President of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF), Wayne Forde, has announced that Guyana’s Junior Jaguars will participate in the inaugural FIFA Global U-15 Boys...

Income tax thresholds

Jun 18, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The government has done it again. It has indicated that workers can look forward to an increased income tax threshold of $200,000 by the end of the decade. One Facebook comment hit the nail on the head. It urged the government to file for intellectual bankruptcy. Increasing the...

Why the Commonwealth Matters Again

Jun 14, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Small and medium-sized states, from the most vulnerable island nations to more diversified middle‑income economies, have always faced a difficult reality. They have to navigate a world in which power is unevenly distributed and in which the decisions of...

Churches as moral compass

Jun 18, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – President Ali got that one right. Institutions such as churches have a duty to function as “society’s moral compass.” I couldn’t agree more with the president. Commend him. More commendations for Excellency Ali: “together let us find the soul of this...

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