November 23, 2008

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Illegal gun found in Asst. Superintendent’s car

Nov 23, 2008 knews News 7

…occupants of vehicle had threatened woman Police on Friday night detained two men and impounded the car of a police officer after finding an unlicensed, loaded firearm in the rank’s vehicle. The...

GuySuCo ordered to pay sugar workers increased salary

Nov 23, 2008 knews News Comments Off on GuySuCo ordered to pay sugar workers increased salary

…GAWU, GuySuCo unhappy The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) will have to pay $1.3B to its workers as the arbitration tribunal set up to deal with the wages dispute between the company and the...

Murder and Mystery

Nov 23, 2008 knews News 2

The corpse in the strange blue car – Did a woman plan and execute this cold-blooded murder? By Michael Jordan No one saw when the blue car, PEE 587, entered Eighth Street, Diamond Housing...

GWI seeks to reorient contractors

Nov 23, 2008 knews News Comments Off on GWI seeks to reorient contractors

The recently concluded contractors’ seminar hosted by Guyana Water Incorporated was deemed a success by executives of the water company. The seminar, held under the theme of “Building Partnership...

Guyanese gunned down in Cayenne

Nov 23, 2008 knews News 4

A Guyanese man was gunned down yesterday morning in French Guyana by an unknown assailant minutes after leaving a party. The victim has been identified as Joseph Obryan Mc Aulay, 29, a former...

Male suicide attempts on the increase?

Nov 23, 2008 knews News 4

When most people hear the term domestic violence, they usually associate it with physical violence against a spouse. But there is the other side of domestic violence. Guyana has had it fair share of...

Eccles Business robbed of $6.4m

Nov 23, 2008 knews News 5

Burglars escaped with some $6.4M on Friday night after breaking into a safe at Arakhan Spares, a business located at Eccles, East Bank Demerara. Business manager Iqwaz AraKhan said that the theft was...

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U.S medical personnel ‘open’ eyes of Mabaruma girl

Nov 23, 2008 knews News 2

The USS Kearsarge sailed out of Guyana’s waters yesterday, but not before “opening” the eyes of many, including three-year-old Theresa Pisaud. When the U.S naval warship arrived in Guyana...

What is Mediation?

Nov 23, 2008 knews News 1

Before we were civilised, we resolved conflict by force. The person with the greater ability to use force (the person with power) was the winner and the weaker person was the loser clearly....

Smith Memorial is 165 years old today

Nov 23, 2008 knews News 1

Today, Smith Memorial Church will be holding a special service beginning at 9:00 a.m. to commemorate its 165th Anniversary. The Church which is located on Brickdam, Georgetown, was erected in memory...

THE TRUTH AND THE MISCHIEF

Nov 23, 2008 knews Editorial 3

Guyana’s roller-coaster confrontation with criminal violence since 2001 has been recalled in an article entitled Where Phantoms Live, published in MacLean’s of November 17, 2008. The catchy title...

Berbice River pontoon mishap…

Nov 23, 2008 knews News 3

Ambulance sinks in river with patients, nurses, driver A near death experience early Thursday morning has left an ambulance driver still traumatised and calling for disciplinary action to be taken...

Local table tennis champion secures four-year scholarship in US

Nov 23, 2008 knews News 1

National table tennis champion, Michelle John, will soon be leaving for the United States where she will be pursuing a four-year scholarship programme. Last Friday, Mings Products and Services,...

Change has come to America

Nov 23, 2008 knews Letters 1

DEAR EDITOR, The Statue of Liberty smiled radiantly after the unstoppable and inevitable youngster, Mr. Barack Obama won the US Presidential elections. He did exactly what I urged him to do in my...

Can Obama deliver to the world?

Nov 23, 2008 knews Letters 1

DEAR EDITOR, After a victory of historic significance, President Barack Obama will inherit problems of historic proportions – a world in financial turmoil and a treasury that is near empty –...

LEAP pledges support for 19th K&S Football tourney

Nov 23, 2008 knews Sports 1

By Franklin Wilson Business Development Unit Manager of the Linden Economic Advancement Programme (LEAP), Neil Fraser has pledged his establishment’s solid support for the Kashif & Shanghai...

Relief canal will not commence this year – NDIA

Nov 23, 2008 knews News 1

The proposed canal that would cut through villages on East Coast Demerara from the East Demerara Water Conversancy (EDWC) to the Atlantic Ocean cannot commence this year. This is according to Acting...

Sachia Vickery carving a name for herself

Nov 23, 2008 knews Sports 3

Could she be the next Venus or Serena? By Rawle Welch Her name is Sachia Vickery, born in the United States of America to Rawle Vickery and Paula Liverpool on November 5, 1995; she is black, talented...

The Globe Trust situation

Nov 23, 2008 knews Letters 1

DEAR EDITOR, Please permit me to add my observations to the Globe Trust situation. It saddens me to know that all the depositors, especially the children, will lose most of their money. Since 2001...

Upper Demerara unofficially claims schools’ championship

Nov 23, 2008 knews Sports 1

– results awaiting ratification By Edison Jefford Credibility issues throughout the 2008 National Schools’ Championships forced officials yesterday to withhold the final result of the...

There have been marked strides in education

Nov 23, 2008 knews News Comments Off on There have been marked strides in education

– Caricom Director Caricom Director of Human Development, Myrna Bernard, says that several positive strides have been made in the area of education over the past 10 years. According to her,...

Diamond Mineral Water International Indoor Hockey Tournament

Nov 23, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Diamond Mineral Water International Indoor Hockey Tournament

T&T wizard Brown coming to display skills Pan Am Hockey Federation 2007 Caribbean Cup Most Valuable Player Trinidad and Tobago’s Kwandwane Brown will be the headline attraction at this...

Bulkan responds to Vivian Li’s GFC data on concession allocations

Nov 23, 2008 knews Letters 1

DEAR EDITOR, I respond to the confusing letter signed by the apparently unofficial spokesperson of the Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC), Vivian Li, entitled “Guyana will continue to be an example...

Guyanese literature junction

Nov 23, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Guyanese Literature 1

By Petamber Persaud On Wednesday November 12, 2008, Ruby Ramraj of the University of Calgary presented a lecture, ‘Power Relationships and Femininity in Nalo Hopkinson’s The Salt Roads’. This...

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West Indies slight favourites as Pakistan hope for Test turnaround

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Kaieteur Sports – It’s hard to believe this now about the 1980s, but like cassette tapes, smoking on airplanes, and mullets, West Indies against Pakistan in Test cricket was actually...

When we ask “Where was God?”

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(Kaieteur News) – In the painful days following the tragedy involving the MV Barima, many Guyanese have asked a question that has echoed through history: “Where was God?” Others have prayed that God should intervene to protect our country, save our people and prevent disasters from...

Transparency, sovereignty, and the challenge of power

Jul 19, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Few issues test the sovereignty of small states more severely than requests made by powerful friends. How should a country respond when cooperation is expected, but the proposed terms exceed its legal, financial and institutional capacity? That question...

Searching for number one – where was he

Jul 25, 2026

Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – It takes a national tragedy for revelations to emerge. Unwelcomed revelations. They crawl from some dark hole. Leave frightening footprints across wide acreages. Nothing related to a farm. Only how this country is run. Worse than a corner...

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