October 2008

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Man found dead in Mon Repos drain

Oct 13, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Man found dead in Mon Repos drain

Police are investigating the death of a 57-year-old man whose body was found in a drain at the Mon Repos Market Road yesterday afternoon. Kaieteur News understands that Harold Persaud, who is said to...

National Commission on Disability hosts workshop

Oct 13, 2008 knews News Comments Off on National Commission on Disability hosts workshop

The National Commission on Disability recently hosted a two-day workshop for Disabled People’s Organisations at the Cheddi Jagan Research Centre (Red House), Kingston, Georgetown. Under the theme,...

City Hall unable to restore Kitty Market

Oct 13, 2008 knews News Comments Off on City Hall unable to restore Kitty Market

Potential buyer to present proposal – Mayor Green Vendors at the Kitty Market are optimistic that the City Council would one day engage restorative work on the municipal facility, in order to...

Demerara accident victims still unidentified

Oct 13, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Demerara accident victims still unidentified

Police are still trying to identify the victims of two separate accidents which occurred respectively at Mc Doom on the East Bank and Success on the East Coast of Demerara on Friday last. Both...

Climate change to be addressed at school level

Oct 13, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Climate change to be addressed at school level

– Education Officer It is crucial that both teachers and students of public schools understand the importance of climate change, in order to better relate to the constant transformation of the...

Vendors file injunction against City Hall to prevent breakage of stalls

Oct 13, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Vendors file injunction against City Hall to prevent breakage of stalls

On Friday, six vendors operating out of the Vendors Mall, located on Water Street, filed an injunction against the Mayor and City Council (M&CC). This action has effectively halted plans by the...

Santa Rosa toilet bowl politics…PTA to install sanitary block donated by AFC

Oct 13, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Santa Rosa toilet bowl politics…PTA to install sanitary block donated by AFC

More than two weeks after the AFC had donated toilet bowls to a school at Santa Rosa, Education Minister Shaik Baksh is yet to respond to the request from that school’s parent teachers...

Anti-dengue fogging exercise to begin soon

Oct 13, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Anti-dengue fogging exercise to begin soon

The Ministry of Health is closely monitoring the dengue situation in Guyana, following an increase in the number of cases found this year. It was earlier reported by the ministry that over 300 cases...

500 graduate from Benschop Foundation’s free computer course

Oct 13, 2008 knews News Comments Off on 500 graduate from Benschop Foundation’s free computer course

A batch of more than 500 participants turned up at the office of the Benschop Foundation in Robb Street to graduate from that organisation’s ongoing ‘Introduction to Windows’ computer...

Most melamine products removed from market

Oct 13, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Most melamine products removed from market

– Health Minister Health Minister Dr. Leslie Ramsammy has revealed that almost all products containing melamine have been removed from the local markets. In an invited comment to this newspaper,...

EIGHT IS GREAT! Griffith’s ton spurs DCC to Beharry Cup 2nd division cricket title

Oct 13, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on EIGHT IS GREAT! Griffith’s ton spurs DCC to Beharry Cup 2nd division cricket title

By Sean Devers Forty-eight-year-old Lyndon Lyght yesterday lifted his eighth second division championship trophy as DCC Captain when the Queenstown unit, spearheaded by an even ton from Guyana...

Winston Pompey faces sternest test against Rawle Frank

Oct 13, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Winston Pompey faces sternest test against Rawle Frank

By Michael Benjamin There comes a time in every boxer’s life when he is truly tested. The direction of his career depends greatly on how he responds to that test. When Winston Pompey signed a...

Carlton Wheelers Cycle Club 6th Annual Track Meet…Ian Jackson pedals to victory in 30-lap feature

Oct 13, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Carlton Wheelers Cycle Club 6th Annual Track Meet…Ian Jackson pedals to victory in 30-lap feature

By Franklin Wilson Ian ‘Dumb Boy’ Jackson has once again proven that a physical disability has noting to do with excelling on the field of sport when the playing field is level. Jackson...

Guyana continue good showing at Shoto Cup Karate tourney

Oct 13, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Guyana continue good showing at Shoto Cup Karate tourney

Guyana continued their good showing at the ISKF World Shoto Cup Karate tournament being staged in Canada. Reports emanating from team manager Colin Ming at the event reveal that Guyana has made it...

D’Andrade lauds Trinidad exposure

Oct 13, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on D’Andrade lauds Trinidad exposure

– plans to take on field at SA 10kBy Edison Jefford National distance athlete, Lionel D’Andrade stated that his recent exposure in Trinidad and Tobago has harnessed him into the type of...

DCB Hand-in-Hand 50-overs 2nd division KO cricket…GNIC, DCC, MCYS & GCC advance to 2nd round

Oct 13, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on DCB Hand-in-Hand 50-overs 2nd division KO cricket…GNIC, DCC, MCYS & GCC advance to 2nd round

By Sean DeversNational under-19 left-hander 17-year-old Jeetendra Sookdeo stroked 15 fours in a magnificent 157 before returning to capture three cheap wickets to spur GCC to a commanding 191-run...

GCA DeSinco 40-overs U-19 cricket…Sookdeo (136*), Fernandes (75), Nanan (5-16) gave GCC 185-run win

Oct 13, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on GCA DeSinco 40-overs U-19 cricket…Sookdeo (136*), Fernandes (75), Nanan (5-16) gave GCC 185-run win

Seventeen-year-old National under-19 opener Jeetendra Sookdeo followed up his stunning second division century on Saturday with another entertaining batting display as he stroked an unbeaten 136 to...

Eccles Sports club defeat Auto World & General Store

Oct 13, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Eccles Sports club defeat Auto World & General Store

Eccles Sports Club defeated a star studded Auto World & General Store side in a feature softball cricket match played last Friday night. Eccles, batting first made 166 for 9 in their allotted 25...

The economic fundamentals that govern the tourism industry have not changed

Oct 13, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on The economic fundamentals that govern the tourism industry have not changed

DEAR EDITOR, Permit me to respond graciously to comments in a Guyana Chronicle article of October 9, 2008 from Head of the GTA, my friend Mr. Haralsingh, who having raised these issues in the public...

Education is a liberating force from the shackles of poverty

Oct 13, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Education is a liberating force from the shackles of poverty

DEAR EDITOR, On 5th October every year, we celebrate “Teachers’ Day” all over the country. This is on the birth anniversary of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, the second President of India, and a...

Bandits attack Chinese restaurant

Oct 13, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Bandits attack Chinese restaurant

– owner beaten The police are investigating an armed robbery that occurred at about 20:30 hours on Saturday at Gordon Restaurant, Better Hope, East Coast Demerara, during which the owner Liu...

T&T Qaseeda artiste erforms at Anna Catherina Islamic Complex

Oct 13, 2008 knews News Comments Off on T&T Qaseeda artiste erforms at Anna Catherina Islamic Complex

Renowned Qaseeda singer from Trinidad and Tobago Jameel Hosein performed yesterday at the Anna Catherina Islamic Complex on the West Coast of Demerara, as part of the organisation’s National Eid...

LIES, DAMN LIES AND MORTGAGES

Oct 13, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Tony Deyal column Comments Off on LIES, DAMN LIES AND MORTGAGES

Benjamin Disraeli, British Prime Minister (1874 – 1880) stressed, “There are lies, damned lies and statistics.” The present financial crisis has made it clear that there are lies, damned lies...

The new sugar factory is a blessing for Guyana

Oct 13, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on The new sugar factory is a blessing for Guyana

DEAR EDITOR, It was long awaited but, nevertheless, we have finally got what we needed in Berbice, and moreso Guyana as a whole. The New Skeldon Sugar Modernisation Plant is now on stream, and is...

The Diwali Pageant desecrates Sanatana Dharma

Oct 13, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on The Diwali Pageant desecrates Sanatana Dharma

DEAR EDITOR, It is with great horror that we, the undersigned women, have viewed the news of the resuscitation of The Diwali Pageant. For years, we have protested against the hosting of an event that...

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Guyana Cup rematch on the cards in President’s Cup feature

Nov 07, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The field will be a packed one on Sunday November 29, at Rising Sun Turf Club when the President’s Cup horse race meet shoots off. More than 100 horses have thrown their names...

Who says the government does not listen?

Nov 07, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Who says the government does not listen? That is an unfair accusation. The government does listen. In fact, it listens very attentively. The only problem is that it appears to have a rather selective hearing. It can hear a whisper from certain quarters of the private sector...

A Divided World: A Commonwealth Opportunity

Nov 01, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – When Commonwealth leaders gather in Antigua and Barbuda from 1st to 4th November, they should address a question that reaches beyond their association: how can countries of different size, wealth and outlook sustain cooperation in a world increasingly...

Sinking ship, bailing out-US midterms – Pt. II

Nov 07, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – U.S. Vice President, J.D. Vance is among the first bailing from a sinking ship. The Iran War led to the ashes of defeat in the midterms. President Trump suddenly sheds his crazy man persona. Now talks of working with Democrats. From America I wing to Guyana, and Vice...

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