July 2008

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Linden trio remanded for ganja possession

Jul 19, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Linden trio remanded for ganja possession

Three Lindeners who were arrested by police following a murder have been remanded to prison after they were jointly charged with possession of narcotics. The three men, Oswald Grant, of Central...

Missing mother feared kidnapped – parents receive threatening text message

Jul 19, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Missing mother feared kidnapped – parents receive threatening text message

By Fareeza Haniff Twenty-two-year old Shalini Pereira reportedly made telephone contact with her mother, Bibi Nesha on Thursday informing her that she is safe and they must not worry. But despite...

DHB repairs scheduled to begin today

Jul 19, 2008 knews News Comments Off on DHB repairs scheduled to begin today

The repairs being done on Retractor Span 8 of the Demerara Harbour Bridge (DHB) is scheduled to begin today. The works are scheduled to last four days and will limit the vehicular traffic to vehicles...

Remanded prisoner charged with assault

Jul 19, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Remanded prisoner charged with assault

Bryan Rankin, a remand prisoner, was on Thursday charged with indecent assault and assault causing actual bodily harm. Rankin, of Regent Street, Lacytown, who made his appearance at the Georgetown...

‘Killer’ driver remanded on five charges

Jul 19, 2008 knews News Comments Off on ‘Killer’ driver remanded on five charges

An unlicensed driver has been remanded to prison after being slapped with five charges stemming from a July 8 accident at Coverden, East Bank Demerara, in which his niece was killed. Richard Jhaman,...

Junior Caribbean Squash Championships

Jul 19, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Junior Caribbean Squash Championships

Guyana boys and girls book places in finals Guyana’s Boys and Girls teams competing in the Junior Caribbean Squash Championships in Bermuda, booked places in the finals with victories in their...

Region Six sponsors programme for Carifesta volunteers

Jul 19, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Region Six sponsors programme for Carifesta volunteers

NEW AMSTERDAM, BERBICE – Region Six recently hosted a one-day workshop for the 51 volunteers for the upcoming Carifesta X at the Guyana Teachers’ Union in New Amsterdam. The participants were...

TCL Group regional U-19 three-day cricket (4th round)

Jul 19, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on TCL Group regional U-19 three-day cricket (4th round)

Guyana aim to maintain points lead against Jamaica By Sean Devers in Barbados Guyana’s last defeat in TCL regional under-19 three-day cricket was a crushing innings and 50 runs loss against Jamaica...

TPL employees resume duty, talks to continue on Monday

Jul 19, 2008 knews News Comments Off on TPL employees resume duty, talks to continue on Monday

Employees of Toolsie Persaud Limited (TPL) and their representatives have managed to have the company agree to a meeting to discuss various issues that sparked protest action on Wednesday last. The...

Corentyne gears for Berbice Expo

Jul 19, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Corentyne gears for Berbice Expo

ROSE HALL TOWN, CORENTYNE – With five days to go the Central Corentyne Chamber of Commerce has stepped up plans for the fourth annual Berbice Expo and Trade Fair. The four-day event is billed...

16 teams for Alpha’s ‘Summer’ Football Festival

Jul 19, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on 16 teams for Alpha’s ‘Summer’ Football Festival

With prize monies totalling close to $2million, this year’s Alpha United ‘Summer’ Knockout Football Festival which will coincide with Carifesta is expected to attract some 16 teams chosen from...

Buxton Inter Block football

Jul 19, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Buxton Inter Block football

Middle Walk clash with Vigilance The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports Buxton Inter Block football competition will continue this afternoon with a lone match at the Buxton play field. Starting at...

Young Kalamadeen not fazed by seniors

Jul 19, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Young Kalamadeen not fazed by seniors

– intends to be very competitive It’s impressive in outlook, the only one of its kind, built right here in Guyana specifically for racing, that is the Third Generation Mazda RX7 turbo-charged...

AAG attempts to justify Collins’ selection

Jul 19, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on AAG attempts to justify Collins’ selection

– leaves more questions than answers By Edison Jefford It was a case of raising more questions than answers yesterday when President of the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) Claude Blackmore...

Inside the mind of a newspaper owner

Jul 19, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Inside the mind of a newspaper owner

As a commentator on Guyanese contemporary and current history, I will always regret that I never spoke with Peter Taylor, one of the Guyanese media barons in the sixties during the Premiership of...

NO DISRESPECT COMMITTED

Jul 19, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on NO DISRESPECT COMMITTED

I have read a most ridiculous letter issued by Mr. Prem Misir indicating that Capitol News reporters other than Gordon Moseley can cover press events at State House and at the Office of the...

Kudos to the Reverend

Jul 19, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Kudos to the Reverend

DEAR EDITOR, In Kaieteur News Saturday 12 July, Rev. Gideon Cecil wrote indignantly about the waste of tax payers money paid out to Guyana Prize winners for works containing profanity, sex and...

Other people’s waste

Jul 19, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Other people’s waste

DEAR EDITOR, We have minibus fares going up due to increased fuel cost and according to the bus operators, the rising cost of spare parts. The operators even got the government to continue to allow...

Completely out of context

Jul 19, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Completely out of context

DEAR EDITOR, I write in relation to an article published in the Stabroek News of Monday July 7, 2008, on Page 23 and captioned “PPP/C, PNCR-IG clash over bills for visiting police, soldiers”. The...

Martyrdom – its relevance today

Jul 19, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Martyrdom – its relevance today

DEAR EDITOR, On Wednesday 16th and Thursday the 17th of July (today), Guyana, the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) and particularly the Progressive Youth Organisation (PYO) commemorates two...

Hats off to the GPA

Jul 19, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Hats off to the GPA

DEAR EDITOR, I wish to commend the President of the Guyana Press Association, Denis Chabrol, and his organization on their recent protest action against the unwarranted ban of Capitol News Senior...

A missed opportunity

Jul 19, 2008 knews Editorial Comments Off on A missed opportunity

Some four decades ago when there was talk about moving the capital to the North West, people laughed. The North West District was in the country and besides, any thought of shifting the capital was a...

Venezuela proposes to build road to G/T

Jul 18, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Venezuela proposes to build road to G/T

– willing to reduce oil payments if price reaches US$150 By Leonard Gildarie The Venezuelans are proposing to build a 430-kilometer road that will provide a major trade link between Georgetown...

Media walk out of Parliament

Jul 18, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Media walk out of Parliament

…House adjourns soon after With red bands tied around their left arms, members of the media yesterday walked out of Parliament as part of the continued action against the banning of Capitol News...

Forestry bodies clash over TPL closure

Jul 18, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Forestry bodies clash over TPL closure

…accusations fly about misinformation The Guyana Forestry Commission has lashed out against the Forest Products Association (FPA) accusing them of a deliberately attempting to misinform the public...

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Grudge Match looming as Warriors/Falcons collide tonight

Sep 17, 2026

2026 Republic Bank CPL Playoffs… GAW vs. ABF – Guyana eyeing revenge following first season loss to Antigua By Clifton Ross (Kaieteur News) – The stage is set for a blockbuster clash at...

Save our stories before they disappear

Sep 17, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – I asked a middle-aged woman if she knew Rabbi Washington. She vaguely recalled the name but nothing more. This is exactly how most of our collective memory works these days. When I mentioned other Guyanese public figures from the 1970s and 1980s, she drew a blank on most of...

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...

PPP most ruthless guerrilla fighters of all

Sep 17, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – BBC and other Western media called them irregulars. Unorthodox also sold well. I fuse elements from irregulars and unorthodox to my preference for unpredictable. Guerrilla fighters and stealth operators have still endured. In any study of both, there’s none better...

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