November 2008

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Isn’t GPL being callous for taking its declared stance?

Nov 21, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Isn’t GPL being callous for taking its declared stance?

Dear Editor, It was with great shock that I read in the papers GPL’s “campaign” to catch the “pirates” who have found a new way to “steal” current. These “thieves” and “pirates”...

The Government is right

Nov 21, 2008 knews Features / Columnists Comments Off on The Government is right

A financial crisis is gripping the world, and in some countries, where the mere mention of certain policies that actually make sense was seen as criminal, there were the critics who said that these...

End of year Horserace Meet fixed for Port Mourant December 7

Nov 21, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on End of year Horserace Meet fixed for Port Mourant December 7

The Port Mourant Turf Club on the Corentyne will on Sunday December 7 stage their grand end of year horse race meet. With seven action pack races on the cards and over $2.5M on offer, Turfites are...

Agri Ministry accounts staff back at work

Nov 21, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Agri Ministry accounts staff back at work

The Accounts staff of the Ministry of Agriculture who were relocated to the Hydrometeorological Office in Brickdam have returned to the Ministry of Agriculture building. This newspaper was told that...

Have transportation fares been reduced indeed?

Nov 21, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Have transportation fares been reduced indeed?

Dear Editor, Through the media of the television and the news print, the nation was told that agreement to revert to the old fare structure will come into effect from 7th November, 2008. The nation...

President’s Cup Day/Night semi-final begin at 13:30hrs today

Nov 21, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on President’s Cup Day/Night semi-final begin at 13:30hrs today

Defending champs Jamaica battle T&T in re-match of last final By Sean Devers A pulsating re-match of the last regional one-day final is anticipated when defending champions Jamaica face-off with...

UNCLE FREDDIE IS NOSY

Nov 21, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom 2

Uncle Freddie is barefaced. Imagine, yesterday, he wrote how he met with some visiting professor at the University of Guyana but could not disclose what he told the man. Yet, in the same column, he...

The uncertainties of Christmas 2008

Nov 21, 2008 knews Editorial Comments Off on The uncertainties of Christmas 2008

The Christmas season is fast approaching. Some will say that it is already upon us. As Guyanese prepare for the festive season, there are a number of uncertainties. For one, the crime situation is...

Celebrating 44 years of India-Guyana cooperation

Nov 21, 2008 knews News 3

The function was hosted by the High Commission of India, and featured performances by the African Cultural and Development Association, the Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha, the Guyana Police Force Band,...

Another Guyanese woman qualifies as international FIFA referee

Nov 21, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Another Guyanese woman qualifies as international FIFA referee

Local football has recently received a substantial boost following the recent appointment of Nykasie Liverpoole as a referee at the FIFA Women’s U20 World Cup currently being played in Chile. She...

Shot woman said her assailant played Russian roulette

Nov 21, 2008 knews News 1

Twenty-two-year-old Sophia Pitman is currently recuperating from injures she sustained at the hands of her ex-boyfriend. The young woman, who is a patient in Ward C-2 of the Georgetown Public...

The woes of an unpaid “CARIFESTA X” driver

Nov 21, 2008 knews Letters 1

Dear Editor, It is with disappointment and frustration that I write to highlight my position. After working as a driver for approximately one month, with the contract stating that “you would be...

Strand throw in de towel

Nov 21, 2008 knews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Strand throw in de towel

People prappa laugh de other day when dem wake up fuh see de big man in de police force criticizing a policeman. “Wha happen deh?” That is wha Henry ask de policeman who suppose to be fit if he...

Young mother electrocuted while connecting fridge

Nov 20, 2008 knews News 11

A young mother of two, of the West Coast Berbice village of Bush Lot, was electrocuted while plugging back the power to her refrigerator yesterday afternoon. Juliet Mohabir, 25, was pronounced dead...

Woman held trying to post cocaine via UPS

Nov 20, 2008 knews News 6

Drug agents from the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit (CANU) yesterday arrested a woman when she attempted to post a packet containing cocaine by way of the United Parcel Service (UPS). The parcel...

Bread prices to be reduced within a week – bakers

Nov 20, 2008 knews News 1

Bakers in Guyana have said that the consuming public would not immediately feel the price reduction in flour. The price of bread and other bread-related products will remain unchanged until the...

Bakery complains about quality of flour from NAMILCO

Nov 20, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Bakery complains about quality of flour from NAMILCO

…milling company refutes claims Some bakers have complained that they are receiving from the National Milling Company (NAMILCO) flour which they say is not of ‘high quality.’ During a...

Guyanese man gunned down in Trinidad

Nov 20, 2008 knews News 4

A Guyanese national employed with a construction company in Cocorite has become this country’s 484th murder victim. Terrance Caesar, 22, of Alexis Street, Morvant, was shot dead at around 9:30 p.m....

Confusion surrounds Chicoramas/GUYOIL conflict

Nov 20, 2008 knews News 2

Private gas station owner Christopher Satyanand and the Guyana Oil Company (GUYOIL) were at odds after Satyanand lowered the price for fuel at his service station, Chicoramas Service Centre, in Non...

US medical mission makes final stop at Port Kaituma

Nov 20, 2008 knews News 1

The US humanitarian medical mission to Guyana, on Monday last, set up camp at its final stop to dispense medical services. Yesterday, commander of the mission, Commodore Frank Ponds, US Charge...

Guyana scores big at international travel forum

Nov 20, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Guyana scores big at international travel forum

With global trends indicating that the tourism sector will continue to hold its own, and with long-haul travel destinations like Guyana as an emerging sector, Tourism Minister Manniram Prashad and...

Two new vaccines to be introduced in January

Nov 20, 2008 knews News 1

Guyana has begun a heightened immunization exercise which by the first quarter of next year will see infants throughout the country being vaccinated for the first time against Pneumococcal and...

Commuters ‘not benefiting’ from bus fare reductions

Nov 20, 2008 knews News 2

Although the Guyana Public Transportation Association (GPTA) and Commerce Minister Manniram Prashad are claiming that the minibus fares have been reduced, minibus operators are still charging the...

Burglars hit cell phone shop for $6.5M

Nov 20, 2008 knews News 3

Despite the heightened security presence in Georgetown, burglars still managed to make off with approximately $6.5 million worth of goods yesterday morning from TECHMEDIA.COM, a popular cell phone...

Scotiabank rewards 10 lucky customers

Nov 20, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Scotiabank rewards 10 lucky customers

Scotiabank yesterday brought down the curtains on its back to school promotion which saw five laptop computers and five amounts of US$2,000 being presented to ten lucky customers. The promotion ran...

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Bonofiglio, Bonds demand winning finish

Nov 11, 2026

…Golden Jaguars target Gold Cup qualification By Rawle Toney (Kaieteur News) – Golden Jaguars Head Coach Marco Bonofiglio and captain Elliot Bonds have made their intentions abundantly clear...

The landlord is eating the entrepreneur’s lunch

Nov 11, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Recently, a group of young entrepreneurs decided to pool their resources and embark on a business venture. They were determined to take a chance, invest their savings and build something for themselves. Rather than wait for somebody to offer them employment, they wanted to...

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...

What the video says?

Nov 11, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Once what is termed the “new video” is confirmed as authentic, a new story emerges. In this, the age of AI, one must be cautious. Until confirmation, it’s just a new video, no more. If confirmed, the saga of the 12th October nighttime gunfight between Senior Supt...

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