November 2008

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Human resource capacity building critical to surviving EPA – COHSOD

Nov 20, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Human resource capacity building critical to surviving EPA – COHSOD

The wider development implications of the recently signed Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) reside in the provisions for technological cooperation, technology and intellectual property. As such,...

POLICY MAKING IS NOT ROCKET SCIENCE

Nov 20, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on POLICY MAKING IS NOT ROCKET SCIENCE

“Peeping Tom,” came a shrill but recognizable voice, “money sharing out like Christmas.” “What! Courts has another promotion?” I queried. “No, Peeper not Courts! Jagdeo sharing out...

Avery Gomes, Guyana Times, a telephone call, and…

Nov 20, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon 5

I am writing this piece directly after speaking to a very important UWI professor who is in Guyana to take a look at the state of UG (obviously, I cannot tell readers what I told him, but readers of...

National Schools’ Championships officially opens

Nov 20, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on National Schools’ Championships officially opens

Linden sets new standard with gala ceremony By Edison Jefford Song, poetry and dance welcomed a capacity crowd to the Mackenzie Sports Club Tuesday night to witness the gala opening of the 2008...

T&T outclass CCC by 85 runs to seal semi-final spot

Nov 20, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on T&T outclass CCC by 85 runs to seal semi-final spot

Man-of-the-match Pollard smashes 30 ball 54, snares 2-34 By Franklin Wilson Eight-time champions Trinidad and Tobago, aiming to secure a ninth championship strengthened their claim with an emphatic...

Aracari Resort opens Chinese cuisine restaurant

Nov 20, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Aracari Resort opens Chinese cuisine restaurant

Yesterday evening, with a gala affair, the management of the Aracari Resort at Versailles, West Bank Demerara, officially opened a superlative dining restaurant, ‘Macaw,’ to the general public....

U.S. Ambassador pays courtesy call on GECOM Chairman

Nov 20, 2008 knews News Comments Off on U.S. Ambassador pays courtesy call on GECOM Chairman

United States Ambassador to Guyana, John Melvin Jones, paid a courtesy call on Tuesday last to the Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Dr. Steve Surujbally. During the visit, the...

Good Success defeat Noitgedacht by 140 runs, Jaguars game rained out

Nov 20, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Good Success defeat Noitgedacht by 140 runs, Jaguars game rained out

Good Success defeated Noitgedacht by 140 runs as the Busta 40 overs Cricket Competition continued in Wakenaam last Sunday. Played at Noitgedacht, Good Success took first strike and made 224 all out...

Mabaruma Inter-Block football kicks off

Nov 20, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Mabaruma Inter-Block football kicks off

Play in the Mabaruma Inter-Block football tournament got underway yesterday with a victory for Mabaruma Compound over Mabaruma Settlement. Midfielder Troy Willis fired home the winner in the 20th...

System malfunction grounds NY-bound flight

Nov 20, 2008 knews News Comments Off on System malfunction grounds NY-bound flight

….three aborted take-off attempts prove too many A system malfunction on a Caribbean Airlines flight bound for New York via Piarco Airport yesterday, resulted in the aircraft being grounded at the...

Leewards crush Windwards by 70 runs

Nov 20, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Leewards crush Windwards by 70 runs

– Advance to President’s Cup semis behind top team T&T By Sean Devers Leeward Islands took a bonus point in their 70-run victory against Windwards Islands at Uitvlugt yesterday in their...

Guyana defeat Canada by 7 wickets

Nov 20, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Guyana defeat Canada by 7 wickets

-Out of semi-finals Guyana produced a late flourish against minnows Canada, but it came a little too late as they failed to qualify for the semi-finals despite their 7-wicket win yesterday, at the...

Banks DIH/Ministry of Culture Youth and Sport Guinness football competition

Nov 20, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Banks DIH/Ministry of Culture Youth and Sport Guinness football competition

Excitement high as ‘Greatest of de Street’ football gets underway By Michael Benjamin Holmes Street, Tiger Bay was transformed into a hive of colourful activity when he inaugural ‘Guinness...

Unidentified body found in Berbice River

Nov 20, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Unidentified body found in Berbice River

The Guyana Police Force is seeking the help of the public to identify an unidentified woman of East Indian descent whose body was found floating in the Berbice River in the Palmyra area at about...

National Schools’ Swimming Championships

Nov 20, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on National Schools’ Swimming Championships

North Georgetown emphatically defends title By Edison Jefford The North Georgetown District 11 emphatically launched its campaign toward defending the overall national schools’ championships title...

Man who shot girlfriend was recently released from prison

Nov 20, 2008 knews News 3

The police are still hunting for a man who reportedly shot his girlfriend in what appears to be retaliation for her severing their relationship. Sophia Pitman-Boston, 22, of La Grange, West Bank...

Greaves to defend DMW 50-mile road race title

Nov 20, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Greaves to defend DMW 50-mile road race title

9th annual Edition set for Sunday on West Demerara Alonzo Greaves will be aiming to successfully defend his Diamond Mineral Water 50-mile cycle road race title when he faces his fellow countrymen on...

Kidney patient needs urgent assistance

Nov 20, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Kidney patient needs urgent assistance

For the past year, life for 43-year-old Abdool Rafiq Khan has been a lot less than easy. Khan is suffering from Chronic Renal Failure, secondary to uncontrolled hypertension, and is in urgent need of...

Guyanese gets to throw at US$2M darts prize

Nov 20, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Guyanese gets to throw at US$2M darts prize

Twenty-three year-old Guyanese Sudesh Fitzgerald now has less than a month to prepare for a life-defining experience. By winning the Carib Beer Caribbean & South American Darts Masters at the...

Man who shot girlfriend was recently released from prison

Nov 20, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Man who shot girlfriend was recently released from prison

The police are still hunting for a man who reportedly shot his girlfriend in what appears to be retaliation for her severing their relationship. Sophia Pitman-Boston, 22, of La Grange, West Bank...

Nothing is impossible with Almighty God

Nov 20, 2008 knews Letters 3

Dear Editor, I am not surprised that numerous Guyanese have occupied your letter columns, showering praise on Barack Obama. It is also a fact that many thought his attempt at the Presidency was just...

The missing plane saga

Nov 20, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on The missing plane saga

Dear Editor, Most people, I am sure, were surprised to read about a missing plane in Guyana; and were even more taken aback as to the purpose of the flight. It is truly enlightening as to what is...

Kidney patient needs urgent assistance

Nov 20, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Kidney patient needs urgent assistance

Police to flood East Coast with ranks for Christmas

Nov 20, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Police to flood East Coast with ranks for Christmas

The authorities in the police East Coast Demerara division plan to ensure that more than 100 ranks will be on the road to police the district during the Christmas period. Divisional Commander Balram...

Secession also seeks to develop

Nov 20, 2008 knews Letters 3

Dear Editor, The formation of the United Nations following the Second World War was intended to bring, promote and secure peace, stability, and amicable relationships among and within, and yes,...

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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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