November 2008

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Nelson Mandela, Dr Jagan and Barrack Obama

Nov 09, 2008 knews Letters 13

Dear Editor, As I pen this letter, I am still overjoyed at the overwhelming victory of US President elect, Mr. Barrack Obama I had never heard of him before, until the primary between himself and...

These are misleading headlines regarding electricity generation

Nov 09, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on These are misleading headlines regarding electricity generation

Dear Editor, The headline ‘Xmas should be bright,’ on the November 1st edition of the SN, was indeed a deceitful one. ‘GPL assures no planned power outages for Christmas’ was on the Guyana...

What’s wrong with the GTA and tour operators in Guyana?

Nov 09, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on What’s wrong with the GTA and tour operators in Guyana?

Dear Editor, My love affair with the hinterland of my country Guyana started way back in 1954 when I was employed as a young Field Assistant fresh out of school (Queen’s College) and worked in...

Water woes in Kingston

Nov 09, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Water woes in Kingston

Dear Editor, It has now been close to five months since residents of Fort Street, Kingston have been severely affected by shortage of water. What is even alarming is that the situation has gotten...

Child criminality can be reduced and reversed

Nov 09, 2008 knews Letters 3

Dear Editor, The article “Child criminals on the increase,” featured in Kaieteur News of Sunday, 2nd November, 2008, made for quite disturbing reading. Indeed, Guyana’s child criminal...

Congratulations to the Joint Services!!!

Nov 09, 2008 knews Editorial 3

The prompt, decisive and successful response of the Joint Services to the daring daylight heist of the Wales Estate payroll must be commended. This time there will be no extended manhunt; all those...

The thing I thought I would never see

Nov 09, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, My Column 6

If ever there was a time in my life when I felt like throwing a party it was Tuesday night and in fact, I did arrange for one. There were some invitations for the elections watch because it has...

BELOW THE SURFACE OF APPEARANCES

Nov 09, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on BELOW THE SURFACE OF APPEARANCES

It is better for an economy to have catch-up growth than no growth at all. Over the past three years the Guyanese economy has been growing at a fair rate despite the fact that this growth was...

The Baccoo speaks

Nov 09, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo speaks

I feel as though I am casting pearls before swine. I speak of the disasters and they would happen. People would say that it appears as though no one is listening but there is such a thing as destiny...

Power outage forces abandonment of Namilco Festival semi-finals

Nov 09, 2008 knews Sports 1

Lumumba angered over replay decision By Michael Benjamin The excitement that permeated the Tucville Ground as the nation’s best football teams battle for top honours in the Namilco Football...

Teacher cited at centre of student abuse

Nov 09, 2008 knews Sports 1

The parents of a 12-year-old student of Ann’s Grove Community High School are insisting that a teacher be placed before the court for wounds she allegedly inflicted on the child last Thursday. The...

Guyanese Literature Junction

Nov 09, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Guyanese Literature Comments Off on Guyanese Literature Junction

by Petamber Persaud The NEW WORLD journal comprising forty-eight fortnightly and two monthly issues was a periodical that pushed the frontier of magazine production further than its contemporaries,...

New economic orientation for Guyana?

Nov 09, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Ravi Dev Comments Off on New economic orientation for Guyana?

One of the points we have attempted to stress over the period we have been commenting on matters Guyanese, is that the “one shoe fits all” formula that defines the IMF/World Bank (IFIs)...

Over 300 benefit from computer classes

Nov 09, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Over 300 benefit from computer classes

Whoever said that age is a barrier to learning was proven wrong yesterday, when 350 persons graduated from the Mark Benschop Foundation with a certificate in the Introduction to Computers course....

Today is Remembrance Day

Nov 09, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Today is Remembrance Day

Every second Sunday in November of every year, Guyanese turn out in their numbers to observe and remember the contributions of the fallen heroes in the two World Wars. Today is no different. The...

Changing – Foreign & Domestic Policies

Nov 09, 2008 knews Peeping Tom 4

Peter R. Ramsaroop, MBA Chairman, Vision Guyana INTRODUCTION: One of the weakest links in our system is the lack of a foreign policy agenda which in turn affects the development of our nation....

Barack Obama’s “Change” and the Alliance For Change…“A vision shared”

Nov 09, 2008 knews AFC Column, Features / Columnists 1

By Raphael Trotman, AFC Leader This week the word “change” took on a whole new meaning for the people of the world. Amazingly, it appeared to have resonated in Guyana as much as it did in the...

Mother accuses GPHC nurses of causing son’s blindness

Nov 09, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Mother accuses GPHC nurses of causing son’s blindness

A distraught and irate mother is accusing nurses at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) of causing her son to become blind in the left eye after he used several eye drops they gave to...

Automotive Art sponsored softball

Nov 09, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Automotive Art sponsored softball

Floodlights females triumph, men loose Last Friday night, the Thomas Land venue of the Malteenoes Sports Club came alive with the staging of the first female softball cricket match under floodlights....

JPs discuss draft amendments to constitution

Nov 09, 2008 knews News Comments Off on JPs discuss draft amendments to constitution

…examine review of obsolete fee charges The Guyana Justices of the Peace and Commissioner of Oaths to Affidavits Association met yesterday at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts to discuss...

OBAMANIA

Nov 09, 2008 knews Features / Columnists Comments Off on OBAMANIA

The Parrot is still squawking on the recent U.S. Presidential election. It is of vital importance to countries across the world, including us. The U.S. is a major donor to many programs and projects...

U. S. elections an opportunity for a new global dispensation

Nov 09, 2008 knews Clarence E. Pilgrim, Features / Columnists Comments Off on U. S. elections an opportunity for a new global dispensation

By Clarence E. Pilgrim When exit polls pointed to a change in the political compass and ultimately the leadership landscape in the United States, many people both inside and beyond that...

Baby’s surgery hindered by insufficient airfare

Nov 09, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Baby’s surgery hindered by insufficient airfare

A surgery intended to correct a defect in the heart of one-year-old Intiaz Ali should have been performed about seven months ago in India, but due to his mother’s inability to secure the necessary...

GCA Busta 2nd division 20/20 cricket

Nov 09, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on GCA Busta 2nd division 20/20 cricket

Grenville slams even ton, Lewis continues fine form – Fernandes, Legay grab 4-wkt hauls By Sean Devers Guyana-born Australian Romaine Grenville smashed 10 fours and three sixes in an even...

WICB set to contract 29 cricketers

Nov 09, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on WICB set to contract 29 cricketers

The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) will retain 29 cricketers for the next year. This was the revelation made by CEO of the WICB, Dr. Donald Peters. Currently the WICB and the West Indies Players...

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Golden Jaguars target League A return and Gold Cup qualification

Nov 04, 2026

…Coach Bonofiglio names squad for matches at West Demerara By Rawle Toney (Kaieteur News) – Guyana’s Senior Men’s National Football Team, the Golden Jaguars, will look to put the finishing...

Selective outrage, unsupported conclusions and misplaced legal...

Nov 04, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The statement issued by the Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) on 3rd November, 2026, raises several important questions about the administration of justice, the independence of the courts and the protection of individual rights. However, beneath its language of concern for...

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...

Opposition Leader Mohamed – counsel, care, and correction

Nov 04, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Opposition Leader, Mr. Azruddin Mohamed, has to change. Mandatory. Or, he is of little utility to the Guyanese people. Whoever heard of an Opposition Leader who is regularly arrested, regularly handcuffed, regularly jailed, regularly fighting to be bailed, and regularly...

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