July 2008

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Media boycott was a wake-up call for authorities – Press Association

Jul 28, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Media boycott was a wake-up call for authorities – Press Association

The Guyana Press Association’s (GPA) executive has decided to officially suspend the boycott of the coverage of Government ministers, the President of Guyana and Cabinet Secretary, Dr Roger...

Living on the brink of poverty – a family’s dilemma

Jul 28, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Living on the brink of poverty – a family’s dilemma

While many people are today striving to achieve a better livelihood, there are a few who are simultaneously attempting to secure for themselves a decent place to live. This is especially true for the...

Silted outfalls to be cleared quicker

Jul 28, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Silted outfalls to be cleared quicker

… pontoon acquired to carry heavy duty equipment along the coast The National Drainage and Irrigation Authority is now equipped with a $39.8M pontoon to facilitate routine dredging and excavation...

King crushes opposition in Group 4

Jul 28, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on King crushes opposition in Group 4

Vieira noticeably absent Andrew King, Christopher McLean and Kem Lall and Kevin Jeffrey dominated proceedings in the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club ‘Race of Champions’ Meeting which ended...

Leguan resident joins local list of centurions

Jul 28, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Leguan resident joins local list of centurions

A female resident of Enterprise, Leguan has joined the local list of centenarians. The latest addition to the list is Ms. Theodora Idona Forde, who celebrated her 100th birthday yesterday. Dozens of...

Police need to come out from behind their barricades and confront criminals – AFC

Jul 28, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Police need to come out from behind their barricades and confront criminals – AFC

The Alliance For Change has expressed outrage at the recent violent spate of robberies around the country. The party specifically noted the shooting to death of Akbar Ali of Logwood, Enmore, East...

GAPLF/Claude Charles Memorial Junior, Intermediate & Masters C/ships…Rahim, Immamdeen, Jagnarine and Moses set new records

Jul 28, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on GAPLF/Claude Charles Memorial Junior, Intermediate & Masters C/ships…Rahim, Immamdeen, Jagnarine and Moses set new records

By Franklin Wilson The 2008 Guyana Amateur Power Lifting Federation/Claude Charles Memorial Junior, Intermediate and Masters Championships came off with a bang yesterday at the National Gymnasium...

PNCR gears to observe Burnham’s legacy

Jul 28, 2008 knews News Comments Off on PNCR gears to observe Burnham’s legacy

The PNCR will, on August 6, observe the 23rd anniversary of the death of its Founder Leader, Mr. Linden Forbes Sampson Burnham. The usual wreath-laying ceremony will take place at the Place of the...

Corporate support rolls in for GABBFF seniors on Aug. 10

Jul 28, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Corporate support rolls in for GABBFF seniors on Aug. 10

Giftland Office Max, Farfan & Mendes Ltd. on board Corporate support for the annual Mr. & Ms. Guyana Senior Body Building and Fitness Championships organised by the Guyana Amateur...

Digicel Caribbean Championship…Dominica is 3rd team in Guyana group, Aruba for group A

Jul 28, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Digicel Caribbean Championship…Dominica is 3rd team in Guyana group, Aruba for group A

Dominica is the 3rd team in group B of the 2008 Digicel Caribbean Football Championship which is set for Guyana from August 6. Since the championship was launched in Curacao last week, it was not...

Body still awaiting identification

Jul 28, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Body still awaiting identification

SKELDON, CORENTYNE – The body of a man of African descent, which was found on the Number Sixty-Three Beach on the Corentyne at about 07:30 hours on July 21 last, is still awaiting...

Designate more one-way streets

Jul 28, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Designate more one-way streets

…revise speed limits on highways — Backer Following the passage of tougher laws for drivers, People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) shadow Home Affairs Minister Deborah Backer...

Outstanding Grade Six students honoured

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ALBION, CORENTYNE – The Region Six five top performers at this year’s National Grade Six Assessment examinations were honoured by the Central Corentyne Chamber of Commerce. The presentation was...

CFU Under-17 Youth Cup…Guyana in group B with Grenada and Barbados

Jul 28, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on CFU Under-17 Youth Cup…Guyana in group B with Grenada and Barbados

Guyana will face Grenada in the first group B fixture tomorrow when the 2008 Caribbean Football Union (CFU) under-17 Youth Cup kicks off in Trinidad and Tobago. The group B teams are based in Tobago...

Injury study being conducted at CONCACAF and CFU Youth Tournaments

Jul 28, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Injury study being conducted at CONCACAF and CFU Youth Tournaments

The use of artificial turf could become the norm in football depending on the outcome of a FIFA-sanctioned study during three youth tournaments in Trinidad and Tobago this year. The purpose of the...

Region Six set for PPP Congress

Jul 28, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Region Six set for PPP Congress

NEW AMSTERDAM , BERBICE – The People’s Progressive Party regional committees in Berbice are adding the final touches for the 29th Triennial Congress of the party, slated for August 2 and 3 at...

Black Bush Polder minibus robbed

Jul 28, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Black Bush Polder minibus robbed

ADVENTURE, CORENTYNE – A minibus driver, his conductor and a passenger were robbed at gunpoint over the weekend. The incident took place at about 13:00 hours on Saturday at the Adventure Access...

Sports has lost a stalwart

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John Emanuel Nestor M.S. a renowned public relations practitioner and sports administrator ‘left us’. He died on Friday, July 18th, a mere eleven days before his 94th birthday. Uncle John as he...

Rehabilitation work commences at Adventure Training College

Jul 28, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Rehabilitation work commences at Adventure Training College

ADVENTURE, CORENTYNE – Work on the rehabilitation of the Felix Austin Police College ‘B’ Division at Adventure on the Corentyne began last Monday. The estimated cost of the project is some...

Guyana needs a special candidate for president

Jul 28, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Guyana needs a special candidate for president

Dear Editor, I have been following articles by Peeping Tom and other letter writers in the Kaieteur News, brain storming the issue of the proposed Presidential candidate for the PPP for the 2011...

Mutual restraint is key to ensuring that the Separation of Powers doctrine is not violated

Jul 28, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Mutual restraint is key to ensuring that the Separation of Powers doctrine is not violated

Dear Editor, Prem Misir’s letter, published in the Kaieteur News, dated Sunday July 20, 2008, in which he asserts that Chabrol and the Guyana Press Association’s (GPA) actions violates the...

Deception and exploitation of cane harvesters

Jul 28, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Deception and exploitation of cane harvesters

Dear Editor, The Minister of Agriculture, Mr. Robert Persaud, is spending US$181 million in the Berbice sugar estates, according to an article in SN on July 20, 2008 (“Minister urges...

The circumstances are as plain as day

Jul 28, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on The circumstances are as plain as day

Dear Editor, I respond to Lurlene Nestor’s letter in Kaieteur News of 25-07-08, captioned, “Will these circumstances ever be revealed?” You asked how this convicted prisoner Edwin Niles came to...

A clarification of the properties of Bismuth

Jul 28, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on A clarification of the properties of Bismuth

Dear Editor, I write to clarify the explanation of the chemical element “Bismuth” that appeared in a recent derogatory comment about Vishnu Bisram. I made a promise not to respond to attacks...

The Oxford Syndrome

Jul 28, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The Oxford Syndrome

The leader of the political party ROAR, Mr. Ravi Dev, continues to assail my thesis of elected dictatorship. His column yesterday again focused on my adumbration of this concept. Mr. Dev refers to my...

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Walls eyes AmeriCup breakthrough for Guyana

Jun 24, 2026

By Rawle Toney Kaieteur Sports – Newly appointed Guyana Men’s National Basketball Team Head Coach Alan Walls wasted little time settling into his new role, arriving in Guyana last Friday and...

MOTHER KNOWS BEST!

Jun 24, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – There was a time when a young man receiving his first pay packet did not suddenly transform himself into an international financial expert. He did not rush to buy expensive sneakers, upgrade his cellphone, or begin offering investment advice to people twice his age. In those...

If the OAS did not exist, it could not be created today

Jun 21, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – I have spent a decade in the councils of the Organization of American States. I have watched governments come and go, seen some crises handled well and others handled badly, sat through more commemorative meetings than sessions discussing pressing issues,...

Guyana Development Bank – what’s coming

Jun 24, 2026

Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – The Guyana Development Bank (GDB) has generated much excitement. Not yet fully airborne, but still stirring considerable interest. Guyanese sit, wait, smile. They are ready. One set anticipates what’s in it for them. To get them off the...

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