December 15, 2008

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Horrific smash-up leaves one dead

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It was just supposed to be a brief drive-out before Elonora and Patrick Layne returned to the United States of America; instead, it ended in tragedy when 31-year-old Sonita Thomas perished on the...

Businessman shot in brazen midday robbery

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A 47-year-old businessman is nursing a gunshot wound to his left leg which he sustained while fighting off one of two bandits who attacked him outside the Plaisance Market around midday yesterday....

UG graduates told…Education key to achieving social justice

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“Education is the most powerful tool we have in achieving social justice…from that recognition the responsibility arises not to lower standards but to seek out support and nurture talent...

‘Central sewerage system facing total collapse’

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Urgent rectification required – PAHO The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has revealed that the central Georgetown sewerage system is in imminent danger of total collapse, which could...

Digicel donates over $6M to charities

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In the season of goodwill, Digicel on Friday last began its quest to bring joy and excitement to underprivileged children across the country for the holidays. From now until Christmas day, thirteen...

Courts Guyana launches new Parika store

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With a brief ceremony on Saturday, Courts Guyana Inc. officially opened the doors of its spanking new Parika store to the general public. The construction of this much larger edifice will offer...

‘Favouritism’ blamed for setback at N/A Stelling

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– angry driver blocks gangway for over an hour Passengers at the New Amsterdam Stelling were reportedly left stranded for over an hour yesterday afternoon after what was described as a blatant...

Guyana conducts first demographic health survey

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Health Minister Dr. Leslie Ramsammy has revealed that the Government is currently in the process of completing its first demographic health survey (DHS), which will also be the first of its kind in...

Arts and Resource Centre hosts entertaining concert

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– launches ‘Children of Guyana’ calendar It was a highly entertaining afternoon of songs, dances, poetry and dramatic presentations when the children of the Irene Madray’s Recreational...

Tiger Bay roar to Guinness ‘Greatest of De Street’ football title

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Tame Albouystown 1-0, East Front Road take 3rd By Franklin Wilson It was a dazzling climax to what has turned out to be a great Guinness ‘Greatest of De Street’ Football tournament and Tiger...

Guyana lose to T&T by 18 runs after another dismal batting display

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By Sean Devers in Trinidad In association with Igloo Ice Cream, Pepsi, Smalta, TCL, Demerara Power Company, Lifetime Reality & Noble House Seafoods Another dismal batting display sent Guyana...

Local Rugby faces its share of testing times

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By Rawle Welch “Progress seems to be measured more often than not by material things and I think that when that happens it diminishes the quality of what you are doing and while I recognize that we...

Two held with pistol, ammo

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Police have detained two men following the discovery of a .380 semi automatic pistol and 100 rounds of ammunition. A statement from police headquarters, Eve Leary ,said that at about 17:30 hours on...

EWL closure not adversely affecting shipping industry

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Chairman of the Shipping Association of Guyana, Andrew Astwood, has said that the recent closure of the Europe West Indies Line (EWL), a major shipping line, has had an effect on Guyana and perhaps...

First batch of surgeons graduate from UG

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The first batch of doctors to undertake the Post Graduate Diploma in General Surgery in Guyana graduated on Saturday last when the University of Guyana, Turkeyen Campus held its 42nd convocation. The...

No reported case of flooding in Region Six

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NEW AMSTERDAM , BERBICE – “There is no reported case of flooding in any area in Region Six; however, there are reports of excess water lodged in some canals within the different communities,...

Agreements on carbon emissions are useless without realistic and firm national policies on forest management

Dec 15, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Agreements on carbon emissions are useless without realistic and firm national policies on forest management

DEAR EDITOR, I do hope that President Bharrat Jagdeo’s three foci for carbon management do not indicate yet further retreat from implementing national policies on sustainable forest management and...

West Coast lad to commence radio therapy, but still needs help

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BATH SETTLEMENT, WEST COAST BERBICE – The Aditya Kids Trust Foundation of Bath Settlement on the West Coast of Berbice has come to the assistance of 12-year-old Ravie Dave Sain, of Bath...

The departure of the Kashif and Shanghai final

Dec 15, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on The departure of the Kashif and Shanghai final

DEAR EDITOR, When I saw in the SN, October 5th, captioned, “decision to be made on venue for finals”, and in the October 26th issue, Kashif Muhammed saying: “In a nutshell we have been unable...

The misfortune of being represented by such leaders

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I thought of my country right away when I read what the French President, Nicolas Sarkozy, said on December 8 on the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Here is a statement...

UNCLE FREDDIE, IT’S CHRISTMAS!

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Uncle Freddie is wondering whether there is something behind a leader of the PPP extending a Merry Christmas to him. Uncle Freddie, it’s Christmas! The Season of Good Cheer! A time when people set...

Low-paid teachers deserve a Christmas bonus

Dec 15, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Low-paid teachers deserve a Christmas bonus

DEAR EDITOR, This letter serves as an urgent call to President Bharrat Jagdeo for all teachers in Guyana. It is sad indeed to know that nothing extra will be going into our pockets this year as 2008...

Mothers’ Union remembers female prisoners

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The East Bank of Demerara Mothers’ Union on Saturday presented hampers and other tokens to six female inmates, of the New Amsterdam Prison, with children. Regional Officer of the Mothers’ Union...

Smoke you can believe in

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You’ve come a long way, baby! This was the slogan used by the Virginia Slims brand of cigarettes introduced by the Philip Morris Company in 1968. In a way, the world has come a long way since...

Errant companies owe GFC $56M

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There is an outstanding $55.9M owed to the Guyana Forestry Commission by companies that were fined earlier this year following the discovery of breaches within their forestry concessions. Kaieteur...

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Motie (5-51), Permaul (82* & 4-20) subdue Volcanoes, as Eagles...

Apr 22, 2026

2026/27 West Indies Regional 4-Day Championships Round 2… GHE vs WWIV Day 3 By Clifton Ross Kaieteur Sports – Left-arm spin twins Gudakesh Motie, who followed up his 10-wicket haul in the...

My wish

Apr 22, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – To live to a hundred: that is the wish. But beyond that, the body gives way—the joints harden into little more than stone, the eyes dim past the help of any knife, and the memory, that fragile vessel, empties itself without ceremony. That would be the proper time to go, to...

Resolving CARICOM’s Leadership Impasse

Apr 19, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) –As with all my commentaries, this one is strictly in my personal capacity, drawing on more than fifty years of engagement with Caribbean affairs and a lifelong commitment to the cause of regional integration. I do not speak on behalf of any government or...

Two U.S. ambassadors on Exxon contract: times change

Apr 22, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – During her Guyana tour, US Ambassador Sarah Ann Lynch pronounced on the Exxon-Guyana oil contract. Current US Ambassador to Guyana, Excellency Nicole D. Theriot recently relayed Washington’s position on that same Exxon contract. The learned US diplomats are a study in...

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