November 2008

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Rugby West Indies to play in Trinidad Enthusiast International Sevens

Nov 27, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Rugby West Indies to play in Trinidad Enthusiast International Sevens

Bridgetown, Barbados. – Rugby West Indies Men’s Sevens Head Coach, Joe Whipple, announced the squads selected to compete in the Trinidad Tobago Enthusiasts International 7’s Dec 6 and 7. The...

BCBC and RHTY&SC to host 2-day First Aid Clinic

Nov 27, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on BCBC and RHTY&SC to host 2-day First Aid Clinic

The Berbice Cricket Board of Control (BCBC) Special Events Committee (SEC) in association with the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTY&SC) have combined efforts to run off a First Aid...

Rosignol United and Brazilia into semis

Nov 27, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Rosignol United and Brazilia into semis

Rosignol United and Barzilla are through to the semi-finals of the Fruta Skills knock-out football tournament organized by the Berbice Football Association following wins over Corriverton Links and...

Judges need to be trained in new areas of law

Nov 27, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Judges need to be trained in new areas of law

– Ramjattan Attorney-at-Law and Member of Parliament, Khemraj Ramjattan has said that there is need for training of judges on the new developments of law in Guyana. According to him, all judges in...

Health Ministry takes dental programme to East Bank schools

Nov 27, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Health Ministry takes dental programme to East Bank schools

Although efforts are continually being made to emphasise the importance of dental care, there is still evidence that many persons are not adhering to simple but necessary dental practices. At least...

Some aspects of the Guyana Annual are worrying

Nov 27, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Some aspects of the Guyana Annual are worrying

Dear Editor, A recent letter in the press about the Guyana Annual caused me to think back on it. I understand that the Chronicle Christmas Annual was resuscitated by a Guyanese overseas to revive the...

JPs support Justice Prem Persaud as head arbiter

Nov 27, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on JPs support Justice Prem Persaud as head arbiter

Dear Editor, The Guyana Justices of the Peace and Commissioners of Oaths to Affidavits Association fully supports Justice Prem Persaud’s appointment on the Arbitration panel to solve the wages...

Was Minister Henry Jeffrey axed or asked?

Nov 27, 2008 knews Letters 2

Dear Editor, Whichever one it is, we’ll never know. That’s the way the cookie crumbles. However, the greatest mistake Dr. Henry Jeffrey or anyone for that matter, who works under His Excellency...

Best resident plunges to death in Demerara River

Nov 27, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Best resident plunges to death in Demerara River

A body of a man from Best Village, West Coast Demerara, was fished out of the Demerara River late Tuesday evening after he had earlier gone swimming. Reports are that 40-year-old Krishna Bhagwandin...

Abundant chicken, eggs for Christmas

Nov 27, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Abundant chicken, eggs for Christmas

…prices will remain stable Commerce Minister Manniram Prashad, along with president of the Guyana Poultry Producers’ Association and owners of the leading hatcheries, on Tuesday gave assurances...

Dr. Narine is putting the IAST’s reputation on the line

Nov 27, 2008 knews Letters 2

Dear Editor, In response to Professor Dr. Suresh Narine’s letter published in the SN on Thursday 30th of October, I would like to reiterate: The original news article which has generated this...

Unions targeted for HIV/AIDS awareness

Nov 27, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Unions targeted for HIV/AIDS awareness

As part of the efforts of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) to expand awareness on the issue of HIV/AIDS in the workplace, several unions have been targeted for edification, a process that...

What goes for one should go for all

Nov 27, 2008 knews Letters 1

Dear Editor, I am appalled to read in your Kaieteur News, dated 24-11-2008, that $4,000,000 is missing from the Police Finance Department. I am even more appalled to read that one of the policemen...

Whither the US dollar?

Nov 27, 2008 knews Editorial Comments Off on Whither the US dollar?

The travails in the financial systems of the US and Europe, which have unfortunately – but unavoidably in the light of the financial liberalisation pushed over the last three decades –...

Employee confesses to planning heist

Nov 26, 2008 knews News 32

– was in vehicle at the time of shooting Police have detained an employee of businessman Ricardo Henriques, who was shot dead in a brazen robbery on Monday night outside Juice Power on Middle...

.. City Council probe

Nov 26, 2008 knews News 3

No fraud detected, culture change needful – Commission Chairman The need for a paradigm shift is urgent at City Hall in order to create a system that could see the municipality operating in an...

Foulis execution…

Nov 26, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Foulis execution…

Ballistics tests on warhead, shell incomplete -gunpowder found on victim’s neck The Guyana Police Force is still conducting ballistics tests on a 7.62X 39 spent shell and warhead found at the...

US$1 billion deal signed with Bosai

Nov 26, 2008 knews News 6

The way has been cleared for the single largest investment in Guyana with the signing of the heads of agreement in the Bosai Minerals Group yesterday. The project, which will see an investment of...

Most illegal items in prison are smuggled in by staff

Nov 26, 2008 knews News 1

– US correctional experts Most of the illegal articles found in the prison are taken in by staff members. This is the view of two retired correctional officers from the United States of...

Stolen army gun…

Nov 26, 2008 knews News 3

Soldier takes 5 years’ jailed …for protecting senior officer A serving member of the Guyana Defence Force, Travis Sobers, 23, was yesterday jailed for five years after pleading guilty to a...

Bread prices to be reduced from today

Nov 26, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Bread prices to be reduced from today

– Bakewell Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Bakewell, Naeem Nazir, has said that his company should be reducing the price of bread from today. In an invited comment to this newspaper yesterday, Mr....

Arbitrator orders sacked Linden Council workers reinstated

Nov 26, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Arbitrator orders sacked Linden Council workers reinstated

After a near two-month long arbitration process, which involved Justice Prem Persaud resolving a matter whereby two employees of the Linden Town Council were dismissed under questionable...

Mediation must be mandatory in order to work

Nov 26, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Mediation must be mandatory in order to work

– Chichester More than four years after the implementation of mediation in Guyana, it is yet to play a crucial role in helping to eliminate the backlog that exists in the court system. Director...

Another rape accused freed as…

Nov 26, 2008 knews News 10

Victim declines to lead further evidence For the second time in two weeks, the court has freed a rape accused because of the victim’s unwillingness to lead further evidence. Yesterday, the case...

Plywood exports recover in third quarter despite gloomy projections

Nov 26, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Plywood exports recover in third quarter despite gloomy projections

Export volumes of plywood in the third quarter of 2008 have, according to international reports, recovered from the first two quarters, showing progressively greater export volumes. Plywood accounted...

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Kaieteur Sports – The weather was not the only scorching thing this weekend as Jumbo Jet Events staged the first round of its Need for Speed Karting Championship at the 555 Speedway in...

Watch the PPPC like a hawk!

Jun 22, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – A curious silence has greeted what ought to be one of the most debated economic announcements of the year. President Irfaan Ali has indicated that bonds will be issued to members of the Guyanese diaspora, allowing them to invest in major infrastructure projects in Guyana. One...

If the OAS did not exist, it could not be created today

Jun 21, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – I have spent a decade in the councils of the Organization of American States. I have watched governments come and go, seen some crises handled well and others handled badly, sat through more commemorative meetings than sessions discussing pressing issues,...

More money for Guyanese workers

Jun 22, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – I like it. More money for Guyanese workers. Not private sector minimum wage workers, regrettably. If any local workers are due more money, private sector (and public service) minimum wage workers standout. More money is for Guyanese in the oil industry. Well, that’s...

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