August 2008

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West Indies Women’s Cricket tournament…Hosts lose opening encounter to Guyana

Aug 18, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on West Indies Women’s Cricket tournament…Hosts lose opening encounter to Guyana

MICOUD, Saint Lucia – Guyana defeated Saint Lucia by three wickets in a tense low-scoring game at the Beauchamp Cricket Ground, as the 2008 West Indies Senior Women Cricket Tournament bowled off....

Extreme response to an alleged nuisance

Aug 18, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Extreme response to an alleged nuisance

Dear Editor, On the issue of loud music in public transportation vehicles, I am writing to call to the attention of the relevant authorities that, while loud and amplified music may be bad, many...

Peeping Tom…Freddie needs to be fairer and more objective

Aug 18, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Peeping Tom…Freddie needs to be fairer and more objective

Freddie remains one of Guyana’s most read columnists. However, the bitterness that he harbours towards certain leaders of the PPP seems to be diminishing his analysis, which over the past few...

The Freddie Kissoon column…Notes on Guyana’s political sociology

Aug 18, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The Freddie Kissoon column…Notes on Guyana’s political sociology

In his KN column of August 3, Ravi Dev wrote, “In Guyana the minority African section has a vast overrepresentation in the key state institutions, especially in the Armed Forces, and has used this...

An opportunity to bring healing to strains in relationship

Aug 18, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on An opportunity to bring healing to strains in relationship

Dear Editor, The popular Guyanese festival of Rakhi was observed in New York City on Saturday and Sunday. It was also observed among the large Guyanese population in Trinidad. Rakhi is a special...

Rose Hall Town Day

Aug 18, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Rose Hall Town Day

ROSE HALL TOWN, CORENTYNE: Plans are in progress for the observance of the 38th year since Rose Hall has become a town. Rose Hall Town, with boundaries at Williamsburg and the J.C. Chandisingh...

Tony Deyal column…A courting we will go

Aug 18, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Tony Deyal column Comments Off on Tony Deyal column…A courting we will go

“A Boy Named Sue” was a hit song by Johnny Cash. These days, boys and girls, regardless of names and nationality, sue for cash. Some of these lawsuits are as ridiculous as naming a kid in the...

Race walkers call for sponsorship amidst intensified activities

Aug 18, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Race walkers call for sponsorship amidst intensified activities

Several of the country’s top race walkers are scheduled to match strides when the Cavaliers Sports and Tour Club stages its 4th race walk in Bartica next Sunday, August 24 starting at the monument,...

EPI surveillance commences for Carifesta X

Aug 18, 2008 knews News Comments Off on EPI surveillance commences for Carifesta X

The Ministry of Health’s epidemiology surveillance team has begun a bolstered surveillance operation with the aim of detecting infectious diseases that may occur countrywide. The intensified...

Sugar trouble

Aug 18, 2008 knews Editorial Comments Off on Sugar trouble

During the past week, workers on four of the eight sugar estates in the country went on strike, forcing management to halt operations on those locations. As one of their representatives has pointed...

‘B’ Division clean-up campaign

Aug 18, 2008 knews News Comments Off on ‘B’ Division clean-up campaign

VRYMAN’S ERVEN, NEW AMSTERDAM – In preparation for CARIFESTA X, Division ‘B’ of the Guyana Police Force staged a clean-up campaign yesterday at the Vryman’s Erven Secondary School in...

Mystery illness kills 38 people in Venezuela

Aug 17, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Mystery illness kills 38 people in Venezuela

– Guyana ups surveillance at borders A mysterious illness in neighbouring Venezuela has so far killed a total of thirty-eight (38) Indigenous people. The deaths are said to have occurred only...

Gun, ammo find in prison…Ex-prisoner detained

Aug 17, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Gun, ammo find in prison…Ex-prisoner detained

– inmate charged with massacres questioned Police took an ex-prisoner into custody yesterday as the probe intensified into Friday’s discovery of a .38 revolver and eight matching rounds...

GPHC Psychiatric Ward fire…Patients sent to Berbice

Aug 17, 2008 knews News Comments Off on GPHC Psychiatric Ward fire…Patients sent to Berbice

In keeping with its promise following last Wednesday’s fire, the Georgetown Public Hospital administration has already transferred the patients of the psychiatric ward to the National Psychiatric...

Welder perishes in Abary

Aug 17, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Welder perishes in Abary

A 25-year-old welder attached to the AH&L Kissoon Limited perished yesterday in the treacherous waters of the Abary Creek near the six-door sluice. The body of Zahir Baij, of 243 Independence...

Paul Chan-a-Sue retires from Ansa McAl

Aug 17, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Paul Chan-a-Sue retires from Ansa McAl

…honoured at retirement reception The man credited with building the Ansa McAl foothold in Guyana, Deputy Chairman Paul Chan-a-Sue, has retired. He was honoured by the company at a reception...

Bogus GWI workers rob family at gunpoint

Aug 17, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Bogus GWI workers rob family at gunpoint

– flee with canister of jewellery Bandits posing as Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) employees escaped with a canister of jewellery, at around 14:00 hrs yesterday, after holding a Diamond...

CJIA landing lights back up and running

Aug 17, 2008 knews News Comments Off on CJIA landing lights back up and running

The Cheddi Jagan International Airport is back to a state of normalcy, following the installation of the portable lights borrowed from Barbados on Friday. Kaieteur News was told that a technician...

Repairs on New Providence bridge to be completed within two weeks

Aug 17, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Repairs on New Providence bridge to be completed within two weeks

– Minister Benn Public Works Minister Robeson Benn has said that repairs to the New Providence bridge are to be completed within two weeks. According to him, a contractor has already been...

City Hall, Local Govt Ministry intensify efforts to clean city

Aug 17, 2008 knews News Comments Off on City Hall, Local Govt Ministry intensify efforts to clean city

The collaboration between City Hall and the Ministry of Local Government is expected to intensify over the next few days as part of plans to urgently bring the city’s preparation for Carifesta X to...

Despite pleas for conservation…Consumers continue to waste water

Aug 17, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Despite pleas for conservation…Consumers continue to waste water

– Singh Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI), Karan Singh has said that many Guyanese continue to waste water, despite efforts made by the water company...

Mon Repos woman is Crix millionaire

Aug 17, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Mon Repos woman is Crix millionaire

The Bermudez Crix Millionaire promotion presented a $1 million cheque to Deomattie Puran, of Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara, on Friday last. Making the presentation in presence of the winner’s...

Cuba-based students…Meeting with Public Service Ministry fruitless

Aug 17, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Cuba-based students…Meeting with Public Service Ministry fruitless

Vice-President of the Guyana-Cuba Friendship Association (GCFA), Zaida Joaquin, has described yesterday’s meeting with Minister of Public Service, Dr Jennifer Westford, as fruitless. Joaquin told...

Residents blame GWI for sewage and street impurity

Aug 17, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Residents blame GWI for sewage and street impurity

Some residents of Albouystown say they are living in an unhealthy environment. Last Friday, the people who live along a section of James Street, Albouystown complained that they were almost...

JAMZONE 2K8 SET TO SIZZLE TODAY

Aug 17, 2008 knews News Comments Off on JAMZONE 2K8 SET TO SIZZLE TODAY

Who will it be this year? All roads lead to Splashmins Fun Park today, as the Hits & Jams Entertainment Company again adds to the further development of the local tourism and entertainment...

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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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