August 2008

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West Demerara Inter-Block football knockout starts

Aug 20, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on West Demerara Inter-Block football knockout starts

– Buxton finalists decided Last Sunday at the Pouderoyen ground, the knockout stage of the West Demerara Inter-Block football championships sponsored by the Ministry of Culture Youth and...

Mr. Hergash misses the point

Aug 20, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Mr. Hergash misses the point

Dear Editor, Mr. Harry Hergash has replied to my letter of August 18 in yesterday’s edition (18-08-08) of Kaieteur News. He sorely and abjectly misses the point. He wants me to forget about him the...

Specially designed coin, stamp unveiled for Carifesta

Aug 20, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Specially designed coin, stamp unveiled for Carifesta

With three days remaining before the grand opening of Carifesta X in Guyana, the specially designed coin and stamp for the event were yesterday unveiled when President Bharrat Jagdeo and Minister of...

The Parrot…Yam demand Bolt-ing

Aug 20, 2008 knews Features / Columnists Comments Off on The Parrot…Yam demand Bolt-ing

The Parrot, like billions of others, is still stunned by the now seemingly effortless display of forward propulsion by a human being. After Ben Johnson a few Olympics ago, it was difficult to...

Leslie Amsterdam Memorial U-17 Berbice cricket…Chattergoon spurs L/Corentyne to final

Aug 20, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Leslie Amsterdam Memorial U-17 Berbice cricket…Chattergoon spurs L/Corentyne to final

Former Guyana under-15 captain Harrinarine Chattergoon hit 69 as Lower Corentyne took first innings points from Central Corentyne to advance to the final of the Leslie Amsterdam Memorial under-17...

City Hall ‘can access’ municipal court funds

Aug 20, 2008 knews News Comments Off on City Hall ‘can access’ municipal court funds

City Hall’s financial capacity could be significantly boosted if senior officials at the municipal entity would take the time to make a simple request for funds that emanate on a daily basis from...

Freddie Kissoon column…A Guyanese nationalist will be honoured today

Aug 20, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Freddie Kissoon column…A Guyanese nationalist will be honoured today

This afternoon at the Pegasus, the University of Warwick’s representatives will confer upon Mr. Yesu Persaud, an honorary doctorate. I do not normally go these “gatherings.” The last one I went...

Are these practical ideas or lofty ideals?

Aug 20, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Are these practical ideas or lofty ideals?

Dear Editor, Currently, Ecuador is confronting a wave of violence previously unknown in the country. Organised crime, sicariatos (brutal contracted killings), drug trafficking, and kidnapping...

Is military force the best means to defeat terrorist groups?

Aug 20, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Is military force the best means to defeat terrorist groups?

Dear Editor, Many studies have asked how terrorist groups are born; relatively few have described how such groups are best put out of business. A recent effort to do the latter, by RAND Corporation,...

Traffic lights to be turned off during Carifesta X activities

Aug 20, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Traffic lights to be turned off during Carifesta X activities

…police ranks to facilitate uninterrupted progress of traffic – Semple Traffic lights will be turned off during Carifesta X events and will be directed by traffic ranks who will be at the...

Peeping Tom…THE OBSERVATION WARD

Aug 20, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Peeping Tom…THE OBSERVATION WARD

I support a call which was made by a letter writer for citizens and the business community to contribute towards the rebuilding efforts after last week’s fire that levelled the Observation Ward and...

Police Youth Camp concludes in Berbice

Aug 20, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Police Youth Camp concludes in Berbice

NUMBER SIXTY-THREE VILLAGE, CORENTYNE – An exhibition and cultural presentation on Friday last was the climax of the Guyana Police Force/Police Wives’ Association Youth Camp 2008. This year...

Blame the government…The results are clear, crime is confronted

Aug 20, 2008 knews Features / Columnists Comments Off on Blame the government…The results are clear, crime is confronted

Things have been relatively quiet; crime seems to have taken a holiday and people are once more beginning to feel comfortable. Life is what it should be in any country and plans are well advanced for...

Whither CSME?

Aug 20, 2008 knews Editorial Comments Off on Whither CSME?

Guyana, as one of the founders of the Caribbean Free Trade Area (Carifta) in the sixties, which segued into CARICOM in the seventies and is supposed to end up as the Caribbean Single Market and...

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Police suspend passport, firearm, all other licencing, police clearances

Aug 19, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Police suspend passport, firearm, all other licencing, police clearances

As all ranks committed to Carifesta security Applications for passports, police clearances, and firearm and traffic licences will not be accepted during the hosting of Carifesta, as all ranks will be...

Two mysteriously shot, police link one to criminal gang

Aug 19, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Two mysteriously shot, police link one to criminal gang

The police are investigating a shooting incident which occurred yesterday morning at Aranka Landing, Cuyuni River, during which two miners were shot. The victims, Roger Wade, 31, of Plantation Brans,...

Foreign Affairs burglar jailed for nine years

Aug 19, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Foreign Affairs burglar jailed for nine years

Magistrate Priya Beharry yesterday jailed the man whom the police caught in the ceiling of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs early on the morning of August 12. The man, Trevor Headley, 40, admitted to...

Mahaicony man dies in paddy feeder

Aug 19, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Mahaicony man dies in paddy feeder

Police at Mahaicony are investigating the bizarre death of 28-year-old Kenneth Roberts, called Kennard, whose body was found in a container used to process paddy shells into gas at the Mahaicony,...

Pet jaguar causes concern in Happy Acres

Aug 19, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Pet jaguar causes concern in Happy Acres

Residents of Happy Acres are concerned at someone in the neighbourhood having a jaguar as a pet. Reports state that the jaguar is kept in a cage in its owner’s yard, but it managed to get out of...

Sugar workers’ salary dispute… Guysuco, GAWU go to conciliation

Aug 19, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Sugar workers’ salary dispute… Guysuco, GAWU go to conciliation

Chief Labour Officer Mohamed Akeel yesterday met with representatives of the Guyana Sugar Corporation and the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers’ Union, as conciliation commences in the wages...

Faulty power source shuts down CJIA communication system

Aug 19, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Faulty power source shuts down CJIA communication system

…postpones landings and take-offs Employees at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport were again in a state of panic last evening when the communication system was disrupted as a result of faulty...

Carifesta tickets for release today

Aug 19, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Carifesta tickets for release today

Tickets for Carifesta events will be available from today, according to the Carifesta Secretariat. All tickets are free and can be uplifted from the Carifesta Secretariat, Middle Street, Georgetown,...

Doberman dogs maul neighbour at owner’s bidding

Aug 19, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Doberman dogs maul neighbour at owner’s bidding

Police at Timehri are preparing charges for a man who let his ferocious dogs maul his neighbour during a bitter family dispute on Sunday night. Rolston Benjamin almost had his left leg bitten off,...

Despite court order… Mentally-ill arson suspect still in police custody

Aug 19, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Despite court order… Mentally-ill arson suspect still in police custody

Almost a week has passed since fire destroyed the Observation Ward at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation, and the alleged arsonist, Leonard Nelson, remains in police custody, despite his...

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Fesupo 2026, Chile… Tremel King sets new 105kg M1 DL and Total...

Sep 28, 2026

…Williams also dominates (Kaieteur News) – Guyana ended their 2026 South American Powerlifting Championships campaign with a bang on Saturday evening in Santiago, Chile when the nation’s 105kg...

Be grateful for what you have

Sep 28, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – You can go to the doctor and get tablets for high blood pressure. You can get medication for diabetes. You can even get something to help you sleep after spending the entire night worrying about whether somebody else has more money than you. But if your neighbour buys a new...

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...

Karma for a non Kshatriya

Sep 28, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Karma has its place, actually works. There is karma for even a non-Kshatriya. Not the kind touted by Mr. Carmichael Street. My own kind. It is a combination of the unfathomable will of God, the arc of justice and, believe it or not, the black cat crossing the path. I...

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