November 2008

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M&CC challenged to find revenue to pay workers – City Mayor

Nov 28, 2008 knews News Comments Off on M&CC challenged to find revenue to pay workers – City Mayor

Even as the arbitration process into the wage negotiations between the Guyana Labour Union (GLU) and Mayor and City Council (M&CC) of Georgetown continues, City Mayor Hamilton Green is adamant...

2nd annual Pepsi/Carib 20/20 Inter County cricket launched

Nov 28, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on 2nd annual Pepsi/Carib 20/20 Inter County cricket launched

Action starts 13:00hrs tomorrow at Blairmont By Sean Devers Fun, frolic and plenty of scintillating cricket is anticipated when the second annul Inter-County 20/20 cricket tournament bowls off from...

Is three fuh one, ask Gerry

Nov 28, 2008 knews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists 2

Stricter de government wiser de population and dem boys know that. De other day a man smart de police and when he done he enjoy de situation two ways. Dem boys seh that de whole thing start when a...

Man confesses to trafficking narcotics, but pleads not guilty

Nov 28, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Man confesses to trafficking narcotics, but pleads not guilty

Twenty-four-year-old Timothy Badal, of Lot 193 Middle Road, La Penitence, was remanded to prison on Wednesday after he pleaded not guilty to drugs possession. When he made his first court appearance...

Ronnie Sarwan remembers his Wakenaam roots

Nov 28, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Ronnie Sarwan remembers his Wakenaam roots

Contributes to Zeelandia Mandir, Wakenaam Community ground By Sean Devers On a day blessed with glorious sunshine, the Sarwan family, members of the media and scores of grateful residents of the 17...

Faulty Linden Bridge frustrates commuters

Nov 28, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Faulty Linden Bridge frustrates commuters

Residents of Linden and even those from far-flung interior locations, who are forced to use the Mackenzie/Wismar Bridge, are expressing grave concern and frustration over the stalled rehabilitation...

D’Andrade to close season in Trinidad

Nov 28, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on D’Andrade to close season in Trinidad

–leaves today for 5k on Sunday By Edison Jefford Builders Lumber Yard has sustained its unwavering support for distance athlete, Lionel D’Andrade, which made it possible for him to compete in his...

Guinness ‘Greatest of De Street Football’

Nov 28, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Guinness ‘Greatest of De Street Football’

Eight wins recorded on flawless night in Albouystown By Franklin Wilson Watched by another huge and lively crowd the inaugural Guinness ‘Greatest of De Street Football’ competition continues to...

Improprieties at the national and regional levels continue unabated

Nov 28, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Improprieties at the national and regional levels continue unabated

…as GAWU files libel lawsuit against AFC chairman – Ramjattan The Alliance for Change has said that improprieties by officialdom continue unabated both at the national and regional levels....

Gunmen shoot, rob guest, hijack car

Nov 27, 2008 knews News 13

What started out as a casual evening gathering in memory of a loved one turned into an armed robbery that left one man wounded. Around 21:10 hours last evening Cecil Semple and his friend Cecil...

Duo charged for assaulting reporters

Nov 27, 2008 knews News 8

With recent calls for the security at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court to be tightened, media operatives assigned to the court were physically and verbally assaulted yesterday by relatives of a...

Brothers arrested

Nov 27, 2008 knews News 8

After more than a day of questioning, police have released the wife of executed carpenter Vikesh Budhram, while his two brothers remain in custody. The trio was arrested on Tuesday and underwent...

Over 100 arrested for theft of electricity

Nov 27, 2008 knews News 6

The Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) has intensified its campaign against electricity theft, countrywide. According to GPL, over the past two weeks, 110 persons have been arrested for electricity...

Fishing boat crew missing after pirate attack

Nov 27, 2008 knews News 1

Up to late last night the police and the Guyana Defence Force Coast Guard were still trying to locate the crew of a fishing boat, which along with another vessel was attacked by pirates around 10:30...

MMA worker perishes in boat mishap

Nov 27, 2008 knews News Comments Off on MMA worker perishes in boat mishap

– colleagues manage to swim ashore Police on the West Coast of Berbice are investigating the circumstances that led to the drowning of a 40-year-old sluice operator attached to the...

High rates of blood wasted – PEPFAR report

Nov 27, 2008 knews News 1

By Neil Marks The U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) in its 2008 Country Operation Plan allocated US$1.2M for medical transmission and blood safety for this year, but there...

Suspend VAT for 12 months, reduce GPL tariffs -AFC

Nov 27, 2008 knews News 1

The Alliance for Change has called for an immediate suspension of the Value Added Tax for a period of at least 12 months or a period to be determined until the world’s financial crisis abates. This...

Bus stops to be reintroduced early next year

Nov 27, 2008 knews News 6

The reintroduction of bus stops is definitely being considered for early next year. This is according to Transport Minister Robeson Benn, who made the disclosure during an address to schoolchildren...

Cabinet reshuffle and the diplomatic graveyard

Nov 27, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon 6

Diplomacy in an increasingly turbulent world is a vital artery in the role of government. Diplomacy assumes crucial importance in two areas – trading relations and aggressive foreign policy...

IF YOU WANT BACK PAY, JOIN THE ARMY

Nov 27, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on IF YOU WANT BACK PAY, JOIN THE ARMY

There has been a flurry of announcements about developmental projects and investments. This is often a hint of underlying problems in the economy. These announcements serve to assure Guyanese that...

Nestle scores 1.3 million dollar K&S goal

Nov 27, 2008 knews Sports 1

Commits to 2nd place $500,000 prize, trophies & tee shirts The internationally renowned Nestle Company has scored a 1.3 million dollar goal with its support of 19th Kashif and Shanghai (K&S)...

Reigning champions confirmed

Nov 27, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Reigning champions confirmed

Reigning champions Hikers (Men), GCC (Women) and Fatima (Veterans) will be present in this year’s Diamond Mineral Water International Indoor Hockey Tournament which is scheduled to commence...

Athletes protest conditions of 2008 Nationals

Nov 27, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Athletes protest conditions of 2008 Nationals

King attempts to offer reasons By Edison Jefford Athletes from Georgetown, who were part of the just concluded schools’ championships, launched a protest in front of the Guyana Teachers’...

Favourite and Oie net brace on another exciting night

Nov 27, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Favourite and Oie net brace on another exciting night

By Franklin Wilson The Banks DIH sponsored Guinness ‘Greatest of De Street’ four a-side football competition has certainly taken the city by storm bring out large crowds since it kicked...

Nagamootoo axed from Berbice 20/20 squad

Nov 27, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Nagamootoo axed from Berbice 20/20 squad

Esuan Crandon named Captain By Sean Devers National 20/20 player Mahendra Nagamootoo has been axed from a Berbice 20-man squad from which the county’s team to participate in the National...

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National Schools Athletics Championships returns to Linden in 2027

Aug 27, 2026

…Championship set for March 3 – 5 By Rawle Toney Kaieteur Sports – The National Schools Athletics Championships will return to Linden for the first time in nearly two decades, with the 2027...

Burnham’s dream of self-sufficiency ended in insufficiency

Aug 27, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – There is a particular species of political nostalgia that thrives in countries with short memories. It takes yesterday’s failures, dusts them with the language of national purpose, places them beneath a portrait of the departed leader and calls the result a vision. This is...

Facts, Due Process and Fairness: The CCJ’s Test

Aug 23, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – I have been an advocate of the Caribbean Court of Justice from its conception. In 2015, on the Court’s tenth anniversary, I described its creation as arguably the most significant institutional achievement of the English-speaking Caribbean since the...

Change eating habits

Aug 27, 2026

Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – Pres. Ali means well. I wonder, though, whether he is serious. Or, if he takes himself seriously. I put it gently. He should listen to himself. The parts of his speeches that are not AI influenced. (Follow-up planned). Change eating...

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