November 2008

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Executive hypocrisy

Nov 19, 2008 knews Letters 13

Dear Editor, I was traumatized when I read in the media that President Bharrat Jagdeo endorsed the Presidential Candidate in the free world, when in his own home ground over which he rules, he...

Budram Laldas is best graduating student from Essequibo Technical Institute

Nov 19, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Budram Laldas is best graduating student from Essequibo Technical Institute

Eighty-eight Essequibo Technical Institute graduates are today better equipped with varied technical knowledge. The batch of students attended classes over the period 2006-2008. Eighteen-year-old...

PAY THE MAN HIS MONEY!

Nov 19, 2008 knews Peeping Tom Comments Off on PAY THE MAN HIS MONEY!

Kaieteur News ran one of its usual excellent editorials last Sunday. This one made the point that we should not wait until a man dies before we sing his praises. I could not agree more. Why is it...

Vryman’s Erven Secondary needs urgent help

Nov 19, 2008 knews Letters 4

Dear Editor, I am a young teacher — started teaching just six years ago — but it feels as if I’ve been teaching for 60 years! I love teaching; I love children — that’s why I entered the...

CXC to review syllabus given problems with reading

Nov 19, 2008 knews News Comments Off on CXC to review syllabus given problems with reading

Registrar of the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC), Dr. Didacus Jules during an interview on Monday said that there has been problem with reading in the Caribbean in general and the council has...

Rum till I die?

Nov 19, 2008 knews Editorial 4

Back at the end of June, the Ministry of Health announced, with some fanfare, the opening of an out-patient “Drug Treatment and Rehabilitation Centre” in the Georgetown Public Hospital compound....

Search ends for missing aircraft

Nov 18, 2008 knews News 13

PM to assess Guyana’s search and rescue capabilities By Michael Jordan Minister of Transport, Works and Communication, Robeson Benn, yesterday announced that the search for the missing plane and...

Crime of the century

Nov 18, 2008 knews News 19

913 died in Jonestown cult killing 30 years later, through the eyes of a Guyanese “Guyana is not to be blamed for this. We have nothing to be ashamed of. We have no reason to want to hide...

Court frees man who raped, impregnated niece

Nov 18, 2008 knews News 41

“He is my only source of income” – victim The case against 32-year-old Samuel Archer, who was charged with three counts of carnal knowledge and one count of buggery committed against his...

Guyoil forces gas station to hike fuel prices …

Nov 18, 2008 knews News 13

Armed personnel enforce readjustment Following the lowering of gasoline prices at the Chicoramas Fuel Station at Non Pareil, East Coast, Demerara, the owner of the gas station, Christopher...

Top Cop orders release of prisoners held beyond 72 hours

Nov 18, 2008 knews News 7

Acting Police Commissioner Henry Greene yesterday ordered the release of two prisoners who were being held at the Sparendaam Police Station beyond the stipulated 72 hours without charge. The...

Police permission does not mean you can disturb others

Nov 18, 2008 knews News 3

– Divisional Commander The granting of permission for musical shows and open-air church services does not mean that persons are permitted to disturb others. This is according to Commander of...

Guyana’s modification of EPA to yield benefits

Nov 18, 2008 knews News 2

Dr Henry Jeffrey Minister of Foreign Trade, Dr Henry Jeffrey, in his presentation to the 17th meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) on Education, said that the need for...

City Hall financial crisis…

Nov 18, 2008 knews News 1

Restructuring likely, retrenchments tentative – Mayor Green With the already limited budget available, and not being able to provide all the necessary services, the Mayor and Councillors of...

CARICOM focuses on regional education as COHSOD meeting opens

Nov 18, 2008 knews News Comments Off on CARICOM focuses on regional education as COHSOD meeting opens

The global economic and financial crisis brings into sharp focus the need to have a trained, readily trainable and re-trainable work force in the Caribbean. This is according to Deputy...

Berbice Campus… New Director promises revolutionary changes

Nov 18, 2008 knews News 6

…proposes to reverse registration trends The new Director of the University of Guyana’s Berbice Campus, Professor Daizal Samad, is promising revolutionary changes. He not only wants to...

Parkinson Best Graduating Student as army graduates 128 more

Nov 18, 2008 knews News 1

Recruit C. Parkinson was adjudged the Best Graduating Student and recruit H. Pedro has been adjudged the Runner-Up when the Guyana Defence Force hosted its graduation ceremony on Friday. The Guyana...

USS Kearsarge donates medical supplies to Health Ministry

Nov 18, 2008 knews News Comments Off on USS Kearsarge donates medical supplies to Health Ministry

The USS Kearsarge yesterday donated some US$275,000 worth of medical supplies and equipment to the Ministry of Health. The presentation ceremony took place at the New Guyana Pharmaceutical...

Health Ministry targets 10,000 for HIV test

Nov 18, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Health Ministry targets 10,000 for HIV test

The Week of National Testing for HIV began yesterday with scores of Guyanese taking the test. Under the theme “Take action, take the test,” the Ministry of Health and the National AIDS Programme...

Document security addressed at Free Movement meeting

Nov 18, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Document security addressed at Free Movement meeting

…Member States report receiving false documents Document security was a main issue addressed at last Thursday’s Free Movement meeting. This is according to CARICOM Director of Human...

USS Kearsarge mission…

Nov 18, 2008 knews News Comments Off on USS Kearsarge mission…

Clinic moves from Santa Rosa to Port Kaituma – 36 identified for surgery Already, 12 persons have successfully undergone surgery onboard the USS Kearsarge. According to Public Affairs...

Beaten bandit makes court appearance

Nov 18, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Beaten bandit makes court appearance

– refused bail Ryan Couchman, 28, of Diamond Housing Scheme, was yesterday remanded to prison after he made his first court appearance before Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton. It is alleged...

Mother seeks help for ailing son

Nov 18, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Mother seeks help for ailing son

For the past three years, life for now eight-year-old Devin Ramlakhan has not been comparable to that of a normal child. Devin has been suffering from a heart condition, and is in urgent need of...

JAMAICA BACK IN CONTENTION AFTER NINE-WICKET WIN

Nov 18, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on JAMAICA BACK IN CONTENTION AFTER NINE-WICKET WIN

-Pick up two vital bonus points After losing to Barbados in their opening fixture and then having to share a point each with the USA in an abandoned game, defending champions Jamaica eventually got...

Anna Regina gets $28M drainage pump

Nov 18, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Anna Regina gets $28M drainage pump

Document security was a main issue addressed at last Thursday’s Free Movement meeting. This is according to CARICOM Director of Human Development, Myrna Bernard, who said that Document Security...

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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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