November 19, 2008

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NAMILCO slashes flour prices

Nov 19, 2008 knews News 1

The National Milling Company of Guyana Inc. (NAMILCO) has announced that the price for flour will be reduced by an overall 17 percent on 45-kg bags and the consequential reduction in packets. This...

Army loses another weapon

Nov 19, 2008 knews News 12

– Coast Guard ranks being questioned The Guyana Defence Force has launched an investigation into the disappearance of another weapon from within the organization. This time a M35 Browning...

Three detainees confess to vigilante killing

Nov 19, 2008 knews News 10

Days after the discovery of the body of ex-convict, Rickford Barker, in a cemetery near the Soesdyke main road, a police source has said that the post-mortem results are due today. The source also...

Missing aircraft…

Nov 19, 2008 knews News 5

Miner saw plane, heard explosion in Kurupung An official from the uranium mining company, Prometheus Resources Guyana Inc., disclosed yesterday that its team is conducting ground searches in a...

Cops identify possible suspect in Piggott’s execution

Nov 19, 2008 knews News 3

Police have identified a possible suspect in the execution styled killing of trader Raphael Piggott. According to a source, the person the police are seeking could be a key link in the investigations...

GLU and M&CC dispute…

Nov 19, 2008 knews News 1

Labour Ministry names arbitration panel Justice Prem Persaud has been mandated to chair the arbitration panel as it relates to the wages dispute between the Guyana Labour Union (GLU) and the Mayor...

Flour price decrease…

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Commerce Ministry to meet with bakers Minister with responsibility for Commerce, Manniram Prashad, is slated to meet with bakers today so as to discuss the 17 percent reduction in the price of flour,...

Sexual Offences Bill…

Nov 19, 2008 knews News 6

Increased penalties for persons that abuse ‘Position of trust’ Rape and sexual molestation are already classified as heinous crimes committed against persons, especially children. However, when...

Three in one!

Nov 19, 2008 knews News 3

Farmer George Bacchus upon checking his produce yesterday morning stumbled upon a “triplet banana” which was behind the other fruits. The farmer said that he had come across “twins”, but...

Chopped teen fearful of losing limbs

Nov 19, 2008 knews News 6

A 17-year-old boy from Hopetown, West Coast Berbice is fearful of losing his arms after he was brutally hacked with a cutlass by a known suspect. The wounded lad, Jason Jupiter, is currently...

GRA system back up and running

Nov 19, 2008 knews News 2

…brokers, Sattaur differ on residual effect All is now well at the Guyana Revenue Authority following last week’s scare in that something was amiss with the Total Revenue Integrated Processing...

Fire guts Tuschen home

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One man is currently counting his losses as a fire, believed to have been caused by accident, gutted his home. Reports are that the fire started sometime around 12:30 hrs yesterday at the man’s...

Generating sets arrive to avert ‘Dark Christmas’

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The three 1.6 megawatt Caterpillar generating sets that the Guyana Power and Light will be renting at a cost of US$55,000 per month from Miami, USA, for two months, arrived in the country yesterday....

Jamaica humble Guyana by 36 runs

Nov 19, 2008 knews Sports 1

– hosts chances slim of semi-final spotBy Rawle Welch It resembled any of the three matches that West Indies fought so valiantly to lose in their recent 3-0 whitewash against Pakistan in Abu...

GT&T Brickdam office broken into

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Police have launched an investigation into the breakage at the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company’s 69 Brickdam office. Reports are that when employees turned up for work yesterday they noticed...

Agri Ministry accounts staff ordered to hand over to private contractors

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The accounts staff of the Ministry of Agriculture who have been relocated to the Hydrometeorological Office at Brickdam feel that they are being dumped for speaking their minds on the recent asbestos...

National Schools’ Track and Field Championships

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Morgan smashes 10km road race recordBy Edison Jefford Alika Morgan has certainly made winning a habit and yesterday the country’s leading female distance athlete was in a record–breaking mood as...

Govt. officials mum on controversial construction

Nov 19, 2008 knews News 2

Residents in Subryanville are frustrated to the extent that they say they have lost faith in the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CPHA). At the centre of the frustration is the construction of...

Kantasingh spins CCC to six wicket win over USA

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Waterlogged outfield reduced match to 27 overs By Franklin Wilson The Combined Colleges and Campuses (CCC) posted their second win in as many matches when they defeated the United States of America...

OAS to pursue drug fight

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Reliable and advanced information are necessary to assist Organisation of American States to pursue efficient methods of combating the illegal drug problem. This was among the sentiments expressed...

Barbados book semi-final spot with 13-run win against W/wards

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By Sean Devers An accomplished 83 from Test batsman Devon Smith failed to prevent the Windward Islands from going down by 13 runs to Barbados as President’s Cup regional One-Day cricket action...

Man who fell from coconut tree succumbs

Nov 19, 2008 knews News 2

At approximately 10:30 hours yesterday, Seon John, 22, of Lot 971 Block ‘F’, Sophia, died at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), where he had been nursing injuries he sustained...

National Schools’ Cycling Championships

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Singh finally gets 25k gold, Upper Dem. sweeps male race By Edison Jefford Naomi Singh’s story is a true reflection of triumph through struggles. From falling down to road accidents, the persistent...

Sebastian feels Windwards hard done by fixtures

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Lack of preparation also continue to affect Islanders By Sean Devers Manager of the Windward Islands cricket team former first-class batsman Lockhart Sebastian feels his team, which is currently...

FIFA Gold Project dream to finally become a reality

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By Michael Benjamin After years of vague promises and unmitigated disappointment, Guyana’s inclusion in the FIFA Gold Cup project will finally become a reality following the intervention of a Good...

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2026 GGA National Junior Open Golf Championships… Ministry of...

Jun 05, 2026

– Hussain says government support a big part of growth across schools Kaieteur Sports – The Guyana Golf Association (GGA) yesterday announced that the 4th Annual National Open Junior Golf...

Enough is enough

Jun 05, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Violence in our schools has reached a point where society can no longer afford to look the other way. Every few weeks, another video surfaces showing students kicking, punching, slapping, dragging, or attacking one another while their schoolmates watch. The scenes are shocking,...

Not Charity, but Repair: a Response to Pope Leo’s Slavery Apology

May 31, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Signed on 15th May, 2026 and released on 25th May, 2026, Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, marks a significant moment in the long reckoning with slavery. It contains the clearest papal acknowledgment to date of the Holy See’s role...

Parliament – Guyana’s tricky, treacherous crossroad

Jun 05, 2026

Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – The doors of Guyana’s Parliament are about to be flung wide open. To a point, really. Leader of the Opposition, the Hon. Azruddin Mohamed could contribute to the ambience by staying away. The Speaker, the PPP Govt, maybe even the PNC would be...

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