July 2008

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Sacked GPL employees ordered reinstated

Jul 22, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Sacked GPL employees ordered reinstated

Nine employees of the Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL), who were dismissed for alleged wrongdoing, have been ordered re-instated by an arbitrator. Some of the staffers were sent home as far back as...

Bulkan claims Demerara Mutual Golf tourney

Jul 22, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Bulkan claims Demerara Mutual Golf tourney

Canadian-based Guyanese student George Bulkan won last Saturday’s Demerara Mutual sponsored Medal Play Golf tournament played at Lusignan Golf course. Bulkan playing off a 15 handicap had a gross...

I’m considering the end to my Kaieteur columns

Jul 22, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on I’m considering the end to my Kaieteur columns

There has always been an element of weird departure in Guyanese politics since early time that goes back to the fifties. There tends to be an overlapping of relations among political enemies that is...

Prison Service foots bill for ‘tortured’ inmate’s funeral

Jul 22, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Prison Service foots bill for ‘tortured’ inmate’s funeral

– PNCR leader scheduled to attend The Guyana Prison Service has assisted the family of Edwin Niles with all expenses for his funeral, which is scheduled for today. Niles’s mother, Brenda...

On being professional

Jul 22, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on On being professional

Persons who work for the government as well as officers of the State who are members of parliament, the judiciary or constitutional office holders, are required to follow official government policy....

Justice delayed is justice denied

Jul 22, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Justice delayed is justice denied

DEAR EDITOR, Justice requires that the court grants (or at least rules on) Mr. CN Sharma an order to resume broadcasting while the court addresses the legal challenge to the President’s suspension...

Freddie Kissoon might be right about CANU

Jul 22, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Freddie Kissoon might be right about CANU

DEAR EDITOR, I recall Freddie Kissoon’s letter in the Kaieteur News, in which he mentioned that CANU was canoed by the polygraph test. This is only one of my many letters on the polygraph issue and...

The younger generation deserves the truth of Guyanese history

Jul 22, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on The younger generation deserves the truth of Guyanese history

DEAR EDITOR, Recently, in response to a Freddie Kissoon article, I wrote: “Very often Guyana’s political history is portrayed by writers to support their particular views and not necessarily in...

Are the proposed consultations just a ploy?

Jul 22, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Are the proposed consultations just a ploy?

DEAR EDITOR, Permit me to respond to Kaieteur News Editorial “Guyana will not return to being a colony” (Kaieteur News 11/7/2008). This editorial was in response to the Jamaica Observer analysis...

Berbice records two more road fatalities

Jul 22, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Berbice records two more road fatalities

Two more road fatalities have been recorded in Berbice. The latest victims are 25-year-old Olsen Gomes and 18-year-old Navindra Nadeson. Their deaths have pushed statistics to 13 for this year, as...

Misinformation on media harassment

Jul 22, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Misinformation on media harassment

DEAR EDITOR, We need to respond to Derek Sampson’s misinformed letter in SN of July 17, 2008. Sampson presents a case of media harassment by the Guyana Government, and cites these cases: withdrawal...

Some of us overseas-based CARIFESTA supporters want more specifics

Jul 22, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Some of us overseas-based CARIFESTA supporters want more specifics

DEAR EDITOR, As a supporter and lover of the Arts, I am particularly proud and supportive of the upcoming celebration of Arts (CARIFESTA) to be held in Guyana in August. I am an overseas-based...

Workplaces sign on to ‘no smoking’ policy

Jul 22, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Workplaces sign on to ‘no smoking’ policy

The advocacy efforts of the Ministry of Health for a smoke-free environment are proving to be fruitful. To date, 49 workplaces have committed to enforcing smoke-free workplace policies. Health...

US testing army vehicle in Suriname

Jul 22, 2008 knews News Comments Off on US testing army vehicle in Suriname

PARAMARIBO, Suriname: The US Army’s Yuma Proving Ground, one of the largest military installations in the world, on Friday launched its test mission for the Stryker armoured vehicle in Suriname....

Presidential respect and dignity

Jul 22, 2008 knews Editorial Comments Off on Presidential respect and dignity

There has been widespread comment on the banning of Mr Gordon Moseley from covering the President at the Office of the President (OP) and at State House. Spokespersons for the President have made it...

Cartoons

Jul 22, 2008 knews Cartoons Comments Off on Cartoons

Bell 206 helicopter… Pilot’s error blew engine

Jul 21, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Bell 206 helicopter… Pilot’s error blew engine

“As Chief of Staff, I have nothing to say about the helicopter…talk to your sources”—says Gary Best The helicopter that had its turbine engine blown up on June 14, yesterday landed at the...

LBI Man perishes in blaze

Jul 21, 2008 knews News Comments Off on LBI Man perishes in blaze

– brother severely burnt in rescue attempt The heroic actions of a young man from the East Coast of Demerara failed to save his brother’s life as an early morning fire ravished their lot 44...

Body found outside National Stadium

Jul 21, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Body found outside National Stadium

By Rustom Seegopaul The body of 32-year-old Edward Bryan Lewis was discovered on the road just outside of the Guyana National Stadium in the early hours of yesterday morning. Kaieteur News...

Gilhuys absence causing much inconvenience at court

Jul 21, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Gilhuys absence causing much inconvenience at court

With there being no official word as to whether or not Magistrate Gordon Gilhuys is still a sitting magistrate, there remains a delay in the administration of justice for several prisoners on remand....

Former GDF officer held for fraud

Jul 21, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Former GDF officer held for fraud

A former army officer, who has previously been involved in criminal activity, has been detained by Police on the East Coast of Demerara after he and three other men tried to defraud a businessman of...

Guyanese shot dead, employer critical

Jul 21, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Guyanese shot dead, employer critical

A Guyanese resident in Barbados was reportedly shot dead, while his female employer, who is also Guyanese, is in a critical condition after six gunmen stormed a bar in Bay Street, St. Michael, on...

Police Force vows to avenge deaths of slain ranks

Jul 21, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Police Force vows to avenge deaths of slain ranks

Amidst all the celebration to mark its 169th anniversary, the Guyana Police Force yesterday took time out to remember its 54 ranks which were killed in the line of duty since the year 1913. However,...

Mysterious yacht anchored in the Demerara River

Jul 21, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Mysterious yacht anchored in the Demerara River

Over the last couple of days, a mysterious white yacht has been seen anchored in the Demerara River. The name of this ocean going vessel has been painted over in white paint. Investigations have...

Single-parent register… Lengthy delay illustrates it is nothing but propaganda – Corbin

Jul 21, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Single-parent register… Lengthy delay illustrates it is nothing but propaganda – Corbin

Leader of the main opposition party, the PNCR, Robert Corbin, says that the lengthy delay in announcements by the Ministry of Human Services as it relates to the recently touted measure of assistance...

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Tahir (5-17), Mehidy (3-13) magic show leaves Kings in disarray as...

Sep 10, 2026

2026 Republic Bank CPL…GAW vs. SKL (Kaieteur News) – Two mind-boggling spells from spin wizard Imran Tahir, who put on a magic show for his 5-fer, backed by Mehidy Hasan Miraz’s 3 wickets on...

When someone we love is taken from us

Sep 10, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – After my first encounter with the Guru, I had to probe for some more life lessons. I pressed Guru a much heavier question. “Guru,” I said, “how does one recover from losing someone one loves?” He did not answer immediately. Perhaps there are some questions that deserve...

The World Has Broken the 1.5°C Promise. Small States Should Not Have...

Sep 06, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – The world has broken the 1.5°C promise it made to its most vulnerable countries. The breach has not yet been recorded on a sustained basis, but the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) says it is widely assessed as unavoidable and likely within the...

A double centurion-not Roman, but Guyanese

Sep 10, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – I have honoured before and lived to regret the lapse. In the instance of Chartered Accountant, attorney-at-law, and social activist, there is firm belief that I’m on good grounds to publish this tribute. For the milestone of his 200th oil and gas column. A milestone...

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