November 12, 2008

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Insurance sector may be affected by the global financial crisis

Nov 12, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Insurance sector may be affected by the global financial crisis

If the global financial crisis is prolonged or leads to a full blown recession, it can directly affect Guyana in several areas, particularly remittances and Foreign Direct Investments (FDI). However,...

GPL customer service lacking

Nov 12, 2008 knews News Comments Off on GPL customer service lacking

Several customers of the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) Company have voiced their disappointment at what they describe as the lack of proper customer service at the electricity company’s head office...

Buxton United are Mackeson Senior League Champions

Nov 12, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Buxton United are Mackeson Senior League Champions

Buxton United created history on Sunday when they became the Mackeson Senior League Football Champions following their 1-1 draw with former Champs, BV Triumph United at the BV ground. The young...

Wakenaam Cricket Committee U-19 cricket

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Venture half century guides West Wakenaam to victory A fine half century by skipper Seon Venture guided West Wakenaam to a 3 wicket victory over East Wakenaam in the Wakenaam Cricket Committee U-19...

Cash flow management critical to project success

Nov 12, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Cash flow management critical to project success

– Project Management Professional Managing Director of Rivelin Consultants Ltd, a Trinidadian-based project management and civil engineering consultancy company, Mithra Rampersad, recently shared...

Barakat Brothers West Demerara 20/20 cricket

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Bharat’s all-round performance highlights second round action last Sunday Rangers Sports Club registered an upset three-wicket win against favorites Zeeburg in the second round of the Barakat...

Fruta Skills Festival football tournament for B’ce this weekend

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Berbicians will be treated to a football extravaganza when the Berbice Football Association (BFA), in conjunction with the Guyana Beverages Inc stage the Fruta Skills Football Festival Tournament at...

Cardinals XI win 20/20 Tapeball Cricket Tournament

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Cardinals XI’s beat Newton All Star by seven runs Sunday to win a trophy and $50,000 as the curtains came down on the Clyde Hoyte organized 20/20 Tapeball Tournament at the National Park Tarmac....

GPHC denies causing blindness in youth’s eye

Nov 12, 2008 knews News Comments Off on GPHC denies causing blindness in youth’s eye

Following a report in Sunday’s edition of the Kaieteur News under the headline ‘Mother accuses GPHC nurses of causing son’s blindness’, the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) has...

GLU and M&CC dispute…

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Labour Minister imposes compulsory arbitration As a result of the bitter dispute between the Guyana Labour Union (GLU) and the Mayor and City Council (M&CC), as it relates to the wage...

GTM Dominoes (Wakenaam leg)

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East Wakenaam emerge champions East Wakenaam with 81 games emerged champions of the Wakenaam Leg of the GTM dominoes competition played last Sunday at the Wakenaam Community Centre ground at Good...

Local attorneys called for ‘No Fault Divorce’ decades ago

Nov 12, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Local attorneys called for ‘No Fault Divorce’ decades ago

…consultations with MPs forthcoming – Manickchand By Gary Eleazar Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Priya Manickchand, is currently on a campaign to introduce ‘No Fault...

The Adam Harris story and the jigsaw puzzle

Nov 12, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon 1

With each passing day, little tales, tiny stories, minute details, obscure, unheard of facts come into the open. Some of us, whose task in life is to write history, look at these “pebbles”, study...

GTM 15 overs Softball Cricket (Wakenaam leg)

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Belle Plaine stars defeat Knight Riders in final Belle Plaine Stars defeated Knight Riders by 7 wickets in the final of the Wakenaam leg of the GTM 15 overs softball cricket competition last Sunday...

Breakfast with criminals?

Nov 12, 2008 knews Features / Columnists Comments Off on Breakfast with criminals?

The Parrot being so caught up with the Obama phenomenon was unable to pronounce on some local developments. Now that the “dust” has settled on that, local issues are on the front burner. I would...

Three suspected thieves land in jail

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Albert Karade was yesterday denied his pretrial liberty when he made his first court appearance before Magistrate Nashaya Williams-Hatmin. It is alleged that the accused broke and entered the...

Employment security is critical in responding to the financial crisis

Nov 12, 2008 knews Letters 1

Dear Editor, The Clerical and Commercial Workers’ Union (CCWU) calls upon financial institutions, central banks, governments and investors to work together to stabilse the financial system and...

Re-calling the Diaspora

Nov 12, 2008 knews Features / Columnists 5

INTRODUCTION: The new role of the 21st century Third World immigrant has significantly changed from the last 50 years. This change has become necessary because of the transformative nature of the...

Private gas station drops prices lower than GuyOil

Nov 12, 2008 knews News 3

– hopes to force prices further downward Private gas station owner, Christopher Satyanand, in an effort to lower the bar on the gasoline price in Guyana, has lowered the price at which his...

The event passed almost unnoticed

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A few days ago an event passed almost unnoticed by the people of Guyana because it had nothing to do with food or money or even recreation. People came from the various Caribbean countries to discuss...

Williams has incorrectly criticized Bisram

Nov 12, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Williams has incorrectly criticized Bisram

Dear Editor, Robin Williams praises his friend Clinton Urling’s, “correct” predictions for the U.S Presidential elections in your letter section on November 11 while mocking Vishnu Bisram, the...

Improved national performance in Guyana

Nov 12, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Improved national performance in Guyana

Dear Editor, Guyana fares well on the selection indicators for funding from the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), an entity over which the USAID exercises jurisdiction. And yet the media’s...

War and Peace

Nov 12, 2008 knews Editorial Comments Off on War and Peace

On Sunday last, we commemorated Armistice Day or as some prefer, Remembrance Day. Being so far removed in time from WWI (ninety years) and WWII (sixty-three years) many may be wondering why we insist...

‘THE DONALD’ SPEAKS

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‘The Donald’ recently made two important public pronouncements, both of which show that he is quite prepared without showing any dissent against the present administration to take principled...

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Kaieteur Sports – A long but competitive day of Draughts was held at the Transport Sports Club where two tournaments were held in one day. The tiresome players made their way from 11am to 9pm....

When diversification becomes socialism

Aug 12, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – There is an economic philosophy that has long gained traction in Guyana and which appears to have solved the eternal problem of capitalism. That philosophy argues that the private sector should have opportunities for making profits and the government should be saddled with the...

Nicaragua’s Abandoned Ballot: What the OAS Can and Cannot Do

Aug 02, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Daniel Ortega has now said openly what his regime has demonstrated for years: the people of Nicaragua are not to be permitted to remove their rulers through elections. During celebrations marking the 47th anniversary of the Sandinista Revolution, Ortega...

Bring back Barima

Aug 12, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – When the MV Barima went down it took more than those unfortunate Guyanese, who are never going home again. It also took down sections of the PPP Govt. Water flooding the nostrils and minds of some. They are flaying arms. Flapping around. Foundering on this point. ...

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