July 2008

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Lindener shot dead over stolen ganja

Jul 15, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Lindener shot dead over stolen ganja

A Mackenzie resident was shot dead on Sunday night allegedly during a heated row with another man over some stolen marijuana. Twenty-six-year-old Paul Austin, a mason of Accabre Street, Kara Kara,...

Police not yet ready to take Lindo Creek suspect to court

Jul 15, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Police not yet ready to take Lindo Creek suspect to court

Crime Chief Seelall Persaud has said that the police are not yet ready to take a suspect in the Lindo Creek massacre of eight miners to court. This is more than a week after they announced that they...

Herstelling acid attack… Defence calls last witness

Jul 15, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Herstelling acid attack… Defence calls last witness

The mother and son charged with the Herstelling acid attack are expected to know their fate soon. The defence called their last witness yesterday. Komal Persaud and his mother, Renee Persaud, of...

Alleged torture death of prisoner… Police say Niles was beaten in Camp Street jail

Jul 15, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Alleged torture death of prisoner… Police say Niles was beaten in Camp Street jail

“He was in a terrible state…he was collapsing and his shoulders and buttocks were burnt…” Police ranks yesterday said that prisoner Edwin Niles had shown evidence of having suffered a...

Minibus robbery… Bandit apprehended in Agricola

Jul 15, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Minibus robbery… Bandit apprehended in Agricola

As the investigation continues into the armed robbery at Agricola Public Road on Saturday last, where the driver, conductor and passengers were attacked and robbed by three men, the police have been...

EPA to feature at sixth UK/Caribbean forum

Jul 15, 2008 knews News Comments Off on EPA to feature at sixth UK/Caribbean forum

Foreign Ministers of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) are in London, England to participate in the Sixth United Kingdom (UK) – Caribbean Forum at Lancaster House. During the two-day business...

Cassava and its contributions captured in $2M documentary

Jul 15, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Cassava and its contributions captured in $2M documentary

Guyana is a country of six or arguably seven races, with each contributing to the wider culture of the country something unique. Amerindians were the first to arrive in Guyana several hundreds of...

Cash crop farmer, developer battle for ownership of farmland

Jul 15, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Cash crop farmer, developer battle for ownership of farmland

A cash crop farmer from Sara Johanna, East Bank Demerara, Kenneth Samaroo, says that he has suffered close to $300,000 in losses after his farmland was ravaged by an individual who is laying claim to...

Team awarded for successful kidney transplant

Jul 15, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Team awarded for successful kidney transplant

… Momentous occasion in Guyana – Ramkarran After conducting a successful kidney transplant for the first time here in Guyana, the team of doctors which made the operation a success was last...

Vendor held with semi automatic pistol

Jul 15, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Vendor held with semi automatic pistol

– pump action shotgun found at Mackenzie The security forces recovered two illegal firearms in two separate findings last Sunday. One of the firearms was found at Amelia’s Ward while the...

Guyana gets first Iceland Ambassador

Jul 15, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Guyana gets first Iceland Ambassador

Guyana yesterday received its first Ambassador from the Republic of Iceland when His Excellency Hjalmar Hannesson presented his Letters of Credence to President Bharrat Jagdeo at the Office of the...

The story of three young orphans

Jul 15, 2008 knews News Comments Off on The story of three young orphans

By Yannason Duncan “If I was the one that was deceased, I am convinced that my sister would have taken care of my children just the same.” These were the confident words of a still emotional...

M&CC accused of neglecting southern Georgetown

Jul 15, 2008 knews News Comments Off on M&CC accused of neglecting southern Georgetown

– Residents repeat call for help A number of residents in southern Georgetown are accusing the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) of neglecting their surroundings, and are repeating a call for...

PGS awards top performers

Jul 15, 2008 knews News Comments Off on PGS awards top performers

On Friday, the Professional Guard Services Inc. hosted its second quarterly presentation and awards ceremony for the year 2008. Some nine officers were awarded at this ceremony for their outstanding...

Young pros launch vacation programme

Jul 15, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Young pros launch vacation programme

Some 200 children aged between five and 16 from West Ruimveldt are expected to benefit from a programme launched yesterday for Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) in that community. According to...

‘Axe Man’ remanded for attempting to kill father

Jul 15, 2008 knews News Comments Off on ‘Axe Man’ remanded for attempting to kill father

A 26-year-old man has been remanded to prison after he was charged with the attempted murder of his father. The accused, Ryan Daniels, called ‘Axe Man’, of Matthew’s Ridge made his appearance...

Man who stole from girlfriend gets option

Jul 15, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Man who stole from girlfriend gets option

Twenty-year-old Kenley Herbert appeared yesterday at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court before Principal Magistrate Melissa Robertson-Ogle to answer a charge of stealing from his paramour. He...

TCL Group regional three-day U-19 cricket (3rd round)…Barbados reach 96-2 on truncated opening day

Jul 15, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on TCL Group regional three-day U-19 cricket (3rd round)…Barbados reach 96-2 on truncated opening day

By Sean Devers in Barbados In association with Digicel, TCL, Pepsi, Smalta, Demerara Power Company & Lifetime Realty West Indies under-15 opener Kraigg Braithwaite has looked rock solid for...

Northwest Organics receives $2.3M from Govt.

Jul 15, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Northwest Organics receives $2.3M from Govt.

– to aid in sustainable development of indigenous communities Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh yesterday presented a cheque valued $2,376,858 to Project Coordinator of the Guyana Marine Turtle...

Bank of Bermuda Foundation Junior CASA 2008…Guyanese girls secure three individual titles

Jul 15, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Bank of Bermuda Foundation Junior CASA 2008…Guyanese girls secure three individual titles

Guyanese lasses ensured that their will return home with three of the individual titles on offer following the conclusion of the singles segment of the Junior Caribbean Squash championships being...

Lethem Councilor shot during raid on ganja field

Jul 15, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Lethem Councilor shot during raid on ganja field

Police at Lethem are seeking a group of ganja farmers who allegedly shot a councilor during a raid on their field on Sunday. This newspaper understands that the councilor who was first taken to the...

Dancing to a different tune?

Jul 15, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Dancing to a different tune?

DEAR EDITOR, In the last paragraph of his letter under the caption “What is the government’s record of achievement” in the July 13, 2008 edition of the Kaieteur News, Freddie Kissoon writes...

Guyana U-19 cricket team presented with gear and cash

Jul 15, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Guyana U-19 cricket team presented with gear and cash

Guyanese Doctor challenges players to make their countrymen proud If winning the TCL Group three-day regional under-19 cricket title for a third consecutive year was not enough motivation for the...

Put a halt to this lawlessness

Jul 15, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Put a halt to this lawlessness

DEAR EDITOR, Cornelia Ida on the West Coast of Demerara is soon to have two barber shops next to each other. As I write now at around 8.00 pm on Sunday, 13th July, a number of men are busy casting...

Guyanese Singh and Johnson continue to shine in England

Jul 15, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Guyanese Singh and Johnson continue to shine in England

By Sean Devers Former West Indies under-19 Skipper and Guyana first-class left-hander Leon Johnson scored 51 in a losing effort for Sandwich First XI as they chased 255 in 55 overs last Saturday the...

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The New Doctor’s Clinic joins World Cup as Bronze Sponsor

Sep 21, 2026

IMC Over-40s Cricket World Cup Guyana 2026 (Kaieteur Sports) The Cricket West Indies Masters Association (CWIMA) welcomes The New Doctor’s Clinic as a Bronze Sponsor of the IMC Over-40s Cricket...

Pace and spin

Sep 21, 2026

(Kaieteur News) There are governments that take a year to get started, governments that take a year to find their feet, and then there is the second Irfaan Ali administration, which seems to have been in office for approximately three years, seven months and a long weekend, even though it has been...

Crime thrives on weak justice, illegal guns and dirty money

Sep 20, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Crime in Latin America and the Caribbean is no longer only a matter for the police. It is weakening societies, draining economies and obstructing development. It is also testing public confidence in courts, governments and democratic institutions. The...

Visa review

Sep 21, 2026

Kaieteur News – For now, all I have is a handful of questions. I think they have bearing, particularly when the temperature of the local environment is taken. Where did this “visa review” development originate from: official Guyana or the U.S? It has to be one of the two places,...

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