August 2008

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Cush, Chanderpaul and Sarwan in Stanford Superstars 20/20 squad

Aug 15, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Cush, Chanderpaul and Sarwan in Stanford Superstars 20/20 squad

By Sean Devers Malteenoes Sports Club and Guyana veteran all-rounder Lennox Cush has been included in the Stanford Superstars squad to face England in the Stanford 20/20 for US$20million on November...

Observation Ward inferno…Patient detained at East Ruimveldt Outpost

Aug 15, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Observation Ward inferno…Patient detained at East Ruimveldt Outpost

The mother of the mental patient accused of starting last Wednesday’s hospital inferno has alleged that appalling security conditions at the Observation Ward allowed violent inmates to fashion...

Prison guard shoots at man outside Camp Street jail

Aug 15, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Prison guard shoots at man outside Camp Street jail

A woman was reportedly injured by pellets when authorities of the Georgetown Prisons opened fire on a man whom they suspected had thrown a prohibited substance over the walls of the facility....

West Indies Women’s cricket begins tomorrow

Aug 15, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on West Indies Women’s cricket begins tomorrow

Guyana open campaign against hosts St Lucia By Sean Devers Guyana, without a title in regional Women’s cricket, begin as the underdogs tomorrow when they face off with host St Lucia in the opening...

Guyana Beverage Inc. renews partnership with Fruta Conquerors FC

Aug 15, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Guyana Beverage Inc. renews partnership with Fruta Conquerors FC

$700,000 in gear and equipment handed over Guyana Beverage Inc. distributors of Guyana’s number one juice, Fruta, yesterday maintained their relationship with city club Fruta Conquerors for the 9th...

Who is who in the Goodwill Swimming squad

Aug 15, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Who is who in the Goodwill Swimming squad

Kaieteur Sport presents the final installment of the mini profiles of the local youngsters competing at the annual Goodwill Swimming Championships, which starts today at the Castellani Pool on...

DCC take unassailable 2-nil in three match U-19 cricket series

Aug 15, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on DCC take unassailable 2-nil in three match U-19 cricket series

DCC defeated Bartica by 16 runs at the DCC ground yesterday to take an unassailable 2-nill lead in their three-match Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport HIV/AIDS awareness under-19 cricket series....

GCA revises weekend’s fixtures due to unavailability of grounds, teams

Aug 15, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on GCA revises weekend’s fixtures due to unavailability of grounds, teams

The Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) has revised their fixtures for the resumption of cricket in the city this weekend due to the unavailability of grounds and teams. The GCA issued the revised...

Petama Enterprise to clash with CID Headquarters in tonight’s softball match

Aug 15, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Petama Enterprise to clash with CID Headquarters in tonight’s softball match

This evening the Everest Cricket Ground will come alive in friendly rivalry when a 25 overs per innings softball cricket match is contested under Floodlights, between CID Headquarters and a Petama...

44 invited to 2-day E/Coast U-17 cricket trials at Enmore from tomorrow

Aug 15, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on 44 invited to 2-day E/Coast U-17 cricket trials at Enmore from tomorrow

G/town trials set for Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday at DCC The East Coast Cricket Board (ECCB) has invited 44 players to a two-day under-17 cricket trial match at the Enmore ground tomorrow and...

Courts Pee Wee under-11 final

Aug 15, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Courts Pee Wee under-11 final

Fruta Conquerors needles Sunburst Camptown By Franklin Wilson An 11th minute blaster off a left foot shot by forward Romelo Fraser was all that was needed to take Fruta Conquerors to an exciting win...

Let’s make a special effort to restore the GPHC

Aug 15, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Let’s make a special effort to restore the GPHC

DEAR EDITOR, I am not living very far from the Georgetown Hospital so I was able to visit the scene of the fire on August 14, which caused some major damage. As a citizen, the Georgetown Hospital is...

An appeal from the M&CC

Aug 15, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on An appeal from the M&CC

DEAR EDITOR, The Mayor and City Council has expressed concern over the untidy state of the immediate environment of scrap dealers, in the city of Georgetown. In some cases, old junk and pieces of...

Jagdeo promised accountability; let’s hold him to his word

Aug 15, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Jagdeo promised accountability; let’s hold him to his word

DEAR EDITOR, I refer to “Blame the Government” article of Kaieteur News 13th August. At best, the columnist engaged in a puerile attempt to “throw dust in the eyes” of Guyanese over the...

The law must also be extended to private sources of noise nuisance

Aug 15, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on The law must also be extended to private sources of noise nuisance

DEAR EDITOR, Now at last, after years of complaints, the Government has decided to ban the playing of music in public transport. To me the only defect in the law now is that it does not provide for...

Writers should cite credible sources when sharing theories

Aug 15, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Writers should cite credible sources when sharing theories

DEAR EDITOR, I refer to the letter “Krishna and Christ have different etymologies” published in the August 13 issue of SN. In the said letter, the writer consistently cited Wikipedia as their...

What’s wrong with the National Trust?

Aug 15, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on What’s wrong with the National Trust?

DEAR EDITOR, Since my retirement from the cruel working world I have become more or less a free lance tour guide doing ‘stints’ for such eminent organisations as Evergreen Adventure Tours, the...

These reasons disregard Mr. Ramkarran’s service to the PPP

Aug 15, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on These reasons disregard Mr. Ramkarran’s service to the PPP

DEAR EDITOR, I refer to a letter written by Mr. Frederick Kissoon entitled ‘Mr. Ramkarran’s refusal to accept a Cabinet position is held against him’ which was carried in SN of 12 August, 2008....

AS GUYANA PREPARES

Aug 15, 2008 knews Editorial Comments Off on AS GUYANA PREPARES

As Guyana prepares to showcase itself in front of the world as it hosts the tenth Caribbean Festival of Arts (CARIFESTA) there are disturbing developments which can undermine all the hard work that...

Getting to the bottom of the Auditor General’s report

Aug 15, 2008 knews Features / Columnists Comments Off on Getting to the bottom of the Auditor General’s report

The findings by the Auditor General have been grossly distorted, leading to the belief that the government is deliberately encouraging corruption. If only the reporters were to seek to interview the...

THE AUDITOR GENERAL’S REPORT – PART 2

Aug 15, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THE AUDITOR GENERAL’S REPORT – PART 2

Glenn Lall must be feeling like Julius Caesar. His newspaper is now being accused of “waging war” against the government. No wonder Adam Harris is marching around the office all day. He must be...

Early morning fire destroys GPHC buildings

Aug 14, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Early morning fire destroys GPHC buildings

– mentally disturbed man believed to have started conflagration An early morning fire believed to be the work of an arsonist has destroyed several buildings in the southern section of the...

What a coincidence!

Aug 14, 2008 knews News Comments Off on What a coincidence!

As Guyana was preparing to host Carifesta back in August of 1972, residents of the Middle and Thomas Streets, North Cummingsburg area were plunged into a state of shock and grief as a fire left some...

Jamaican army officer defends military involvement in crime fighting

Aug 14, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Jamaican army officer defends military involvement in crime fighting

A Jamaican military officer has defended the use of the military in domestic crime fighting operations. Lieutenant Colonel Garfield Prendergast, commanding officer of the first battalion of the...

GuySuCo workers strike again

Aug 14, 2008 knews News Comments Off on GuySuCo workers strike again

…Sugar industry faces significant threat Soured wage negotiations between the Guyana Sugar Corporation and the Guyana Agriculture Workers Union (GAWU) resulted in the grinding operations of four...

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Hope 162* beats Rahul 129* as West Indies pull off record chase

Oct 04, 2026

(Cricinfo) – Shai Hope spent the entirety of this seemingly never-ending match on the field, hobbling for the last third of his innings after having kept for 50 overs, and sealed West...

The price of prosperity

Oct 04, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – In Guyana, there is a peculiar arithmetic to prosperity. The country announces itself as one of the fastest-growing economies in the hemisphere, a petroleum state that has been transformed almost overnight into a place of billion-dollar projects, expanding infrastructure and...

The People’s Wars, Caribbean Bills

Oct 04, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – The Caribbean did not start, or participate in, the war involving the United States, Israel and Iran, nor the other continuing conflicts in the Middle East. Yet millions of Caribbean people are paying a price for them every day. They pay it at petrol...

What if

Oct 04, 2026

Hard truths… (Kaieteur News) – Brace for what’s coming, my fellow Guyanese. A bit off the beaten track. Here goes. What if the U.S. as a matter of immigration policy would experiment with visa-free travel for Guyanese? A kind of seasonal work permit, along the lines that used to be...

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