August 2008

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Blind youth completes two-week training stint in Canada

Aug 17, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Blind youth completes two-week training stint in Canada

– to use experience to help afflicted countrymen By Dale Andrews Two weeks in Canada has certainly ‘opened the eyes’ of blind student Douglas Tika to the world of opportunities for persons...

Free Carifesta tickets available from tomorrow

Aug 17, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Free Carifesta tickets available from tomorrow

Free tickets for entry in all venues that will host events for Carifesta X will be available from tomorrow. Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Dr. Frank Anthony on Friday said that almost 500,000...

Dispute plunges family in ‘no-water dilemma’

Aug 17, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Dispute plunges family in ‘no-water dilemma’

A family of Costello Housing Scheme has been forced to remain without water supply for over five years, due to the reported arrogance of neighbours whom they claim ‘fenced in’ a water main and...

Third Bar Review hits the shelves

Aug 17, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Third Bar Review hits the shelves

Ten years have passed since the last publication, but the Guyana Bar Association and the Guyana Association of Women Lawyers on Wednesday launched ‘The New Guyana Bar Review — Volume Two’. The...

Impounded or parked?

Aug 17, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Impounded or parked?

Within the compound of the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court are vehicles that have been parked or impounded for the last five years. “I think those vehicles have become part of the court...

Injured dancer still critical

Aug 17, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Injured dancer still critical

The dancer who was seriously injured when a dance routine went horribly wrong on Emancipation Day at the National Park is still in critical condition at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation...

Celebrating India’s Independence Day

Aug 17, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Celebrating India’s Independence Day

DEAR EDITOR, India celebrated her 61st independence from Mother England on Friday. India’s independence, August 15 1947, has had a historical significance for people of Indian origin in Guyana and...

What’s playing out at the US Embassy?

Aug 17, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on What’s playing out at the US Embassy?

DEAR EDITOR, The U.S. Embassy in Guyana should stop accepting applications for business and tourist non-immigrant visas if the current processing system is maintained. In the past, an applicant for...

Life in Guyana is a two-sided coin

Aug 17, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Life in Guyana is a two-sided coin

DEAR EDITOR, While travelling along the East Bank of Demerara thoroughfare recently, I noticed men at work ‘sweeping’ the parapets in the vicinity of Providence. Interestingly enough, after they...

14th Goodwill Swimming Championships day 2…Suriname maintain lead, 7 more records tumble

Aug 17, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on 14th Goodwill Swimming Championships day 2…Suriname maintain lead, 7 more records tumble

By Franklin Wilson Suriname has maintained their lead going into today’s 3rd and final day of the 14th Goodwill Swimming Championships (GSC) following another scorching day of competition yesterday...

NEVILLE DENNY – An old soldier lays down his rifle

Aug 17, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on NEVILLE DENNY – An old soldier lays down his rifle

Three decades of diligent and dedicated service to the Guyana National Rifle Association (GNRA), first as shooter and later as Vice President, culminated at the Police Officer’s Mess, Eve Leary,...

The Ramkarran affair

Aug 17, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on The Ramkarran affair

DEAR EDITOR, Here is my comment on a letter in support of Mr. Ralph Ramkarran that appeared in the August 15th issue of both the SN and Kaieteur News. They say never say never in life, but I am...

Government heads should have been ordered to provide explanations to AG

Aug 17, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Government heads should have been ordered to provide explanations to AG

DEAR EDITOR, I am no financial analyst, but when I read your news article, “Finance Minister says Auditor General’s Report lacked adequate explanations for sensitive issues,” (Kaieteur News,...

Mark Perry cops Mr Guyana 2008 title

Aug 17, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Mark Perry cops Mr Guyana 2008 title

Sporting a chiseled physique coupled with superb abdominals and a great double lat spread, Mark Perry followed up his scintillating first place performance in the Hugh Ross classic at the National...

Pompey qualifies behind favourite Sanya Richards for Women’s 400m semis

Aug 17, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Pompey qualifies behind favourite Sanya Richards for Women’s 400m semis

(BEIJING) Guyana’s Aliann Pompey qualified for the semi-finals of the Women’s 400m at the Beijing Olympics on a day dominated by Caribbean athletes on the track. Pompey finished in...

Let’s get proper facilities

Aug 17, 2008 knews Editorial Comments Off on Let’s get proper facilities

The performance of Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt so stunned the world that already people are of the view that no person would touch his record in the near future except Bolt himself. People are also...

That Auditor General’s Report

Aug 17, 2008 knews Features / Columnists Comments Off on That Auditor General’s Report

The issue of the Auditor General’s Report is slowly being cleared up. Many people do not readily understand that some of the findings have nothing to do with actual cash. Some of the headlines...

Harris learning from first English experience

Aug 17, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Harris learning from first English experience

Jason Benn promoted to Kent’s 2nd X1 By Sean Devers Malteenoes Sports Club fast bowling all-rounder Jeremiah Harris says his first stint in English league cricket is a learning experience. The...

The quiet mass murderer

Aug 17, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery Comments Off on The quiet mass murderer

– in one moment of madness, Oral Hendricks took three innocent lives… By Michael Jordan Guyana’s crime files are replete with cases of men who suddenly became afflicted with madness and...

Dhaniram to captain Canada in Tri-Nation series

Aug 17, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Dhaniram to captain Canada in Tri-Nation series

TORONTO, Canada (CMC) – Former Guyana batsman Sunil Dhaniram has regained Canada’s captaincy for the forthcoming Tri-Nation series involving West Indies and Bermuda in the Greater Toronto Area...

The unmistakable impression of Burnham’s footprint remains

Aug 17, 2008 knews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on The unmistakable impression of Burnham’s footprint remains

Remarks by Raphael Trotman, M.P. on the Motion Honouring Linden Forbes Sampson Burnham, O.E., S.C. Linden Forbes Sampson Burnham, O.E, S.C., was an enigma. There is no escaping or denying that fact....

G/town U-17 team to be named on Wednesday after 2-day trial match at DCC

Aug 17, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on G/town U-17 team to be named on Wednesday after 2-day trial match at DCC

After three days of practice sessions held at the GYO ground under the watchful eyes of Coach Gavin Nedd, the following under-17 players were selected for a two-day trial match at the Demerara...

Should we give praise to the Government for this one?

Aug 17, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Should we give praise to the Government for this one?

By the time you read this column, you may have noticed that Carifesta Avenue is showing off street lamps. I guess better late than never. Should we sing praise to the Government for this? Before we...

Petama Enterprise whip CID Headquarters in feature softball cricket match

Aug 17, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Petama Enterprise whip CID Headquarters in feature softball cricket match

Petama Enterprise defeated CID in a feature softball cricket match on Friday night at the Everest Cricket ground. Petama Enterprise made 252 for 5 in 25 overs. Sheik Mohamed made 94 not out (5x6s...

My life is full of disappointments

Aug 17, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on My life is full of disappointments

There are some things in life that just wouldn’t go away. For me, one of these is the habit to plan and execute that plan. Years ago I vowed that I would not miss the 100 metres final at the...

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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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