December 2008

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Orwellian eyes, Mephistophelean hands and fear

Dec 22, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Orwellian eyes, Mephistophelean hands and fear

I did record on this page earlier this year that I tried my best to procure an interview with Peter Taylor, editor of the popular daily, “Evening Post” that crusaded against Premier Cheddi...

24 hours to go… Berbice River Bridge Access Road still incomplete

Dec 22, 2008 knews News Comments Off on 24 hours to go… Berbice River Bridge Access Road still incomplete

NEW AMSTERDAM, BERBICE – The race against time is on for the completion of the Berbice River Bridge Access Road from Crab Island to Palmyra. The Berbice River Bridge is scheduled to be...

HELL FOR LEATHER

Dec 22, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Tony Deyal column Comments Off on HELL FOR LEATHER

When I was young, there were only two brands of shoe polish around — Nugget and Kiwi. While there might have been differences in quality between the two, what stuck in my head, and still...

Vision Guyana, overseas Guyanese donate to Dharm Shala

Dec 22, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Vision Guyana, overseas Guyanese donate to Dharm Shala

Vision Guyana and an overseas-based Guyanese couple recently donated $200,000 to the Dharm Shala in Guyana. The act of benevolence was initiated after Chairman of Vision Guyana, Peter Ramsaroop,...

Peter paying for Paul

Dec 22, 2008 knews Editorial Comments Off on Peter paying for Paul

‘Tis the third day of Christmas, but it doesn’t appear that the stockings of sugar workers will be full with their expected Annual Production Incentive (API) bonus this year. Shortfalls in the...

Good Samaritans fail to save GDF officer’s life

Dec 21, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Good Samaritans fail to save GDF officer’s life

By Sharmain Cornette What should have been a quiet outing with her boyfriend on Friday evening turned out to be a Good Samaritan Mission for 24-year-old Jean December, of 100 Leopold Street,...

Kaieteur News puts smiles on more than 2000 faces countrywide

Dec 21, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Kaieteur News puts smiles on more than 2000 faces countrywide

Kaieteur News Publisher Glenn Lall put smiles on the faces of more than 2,000 children across the country by granting them the wishes they had stated in letters to Santa Claus. The initiative was a...

Car new, didn’t need repainting’ – owner

Dec 21, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Car new, didn’t need repainting’ – owner

The stolen motor car (PJJ 2301) which was recovered in an Enmore body shop is, according to the owner, brand new and did not need any sort of repainting. This statement implicates the spray painter,...

This Week’s ‘Special Person’ is Edward Cambridge Richards

Dec 21, 2008 knews News Comments Off on This Week’s ‘Special Person’ is Edward Cambridge Richards

When 74-year-old Edward Cambridge Richards says that he has spent his entire life helping the cause of humanity, he means it literally. While most benevolent people begin such servitude in their...

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City Hall committed to collaboration with Central Government

Dec 21, 2008 knews News Comments Off on City Hall committed to collaboration with Central Government

What would it really take to bring the city of Georgetown back to its former glory? This is a question that resonates in the minds of many citizens, especially those who reside in the city and are...

Bridge to open Tuesday, but approach unfinished

Dec 21, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Bridge to open Tuesday, but approach unfinished

The Berbice River Bridge cannot be opened to traffic unless the access road is functional, President Bharrat Jagdeo said yesterday. At present, the Head of State said, workers are working assiduously...

Tone down the talk

Dec 21, 2008 knews Editorial Comments Off on Tone down the talk

The main concern of citizens at this time is not so much what will be on their Christmas tables — even though I am sure that all Guyanese can do with some extra cash this year. The primary...

Health Ministry fails to achieve blood target

Dec 21, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Health Ministry fails to achieve blood target

Despite the efforts of the Health Ministry to collect 10,000 units of blood by the end of this year, Health Minister Dr. Leslie Ramsammy has announced that the ministry is going to fail to reach this...

Lethem three wounded during domestic brawl, assailant in custody

Dec 21, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Lethem three wounded during domestic brawl, assailant in custody

By Brian Sam & Rustom Seegopaul A domestic quarrel left three persons in Lethem with injuries about their bodies, after Peter Grannum apparently went berserk on Friday and chopped his reputed...

The mind and the cycle of violence

Dec 21, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on The mind and the cycle of violence

Dear Editor, Great Britain’s brilliant naturalist Charles Darwin theorized for us that we were all descendants from the animal kingdom. This science found favour with many thus recognising and...

PNCR’s response to attacks on the party and its leadership

Dec 21, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on PNCR’s response to attacks on the party and its leadership

Dear Editor, The People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) has taken careful note of the increase in activity to attack the PNCR and its leadership, including the call for the resignation of its...

Owner of Olympia Club challenges deportation order

Dec 21, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Owner of Olympia Club challenges deportation order

Owner of Olympia Club, Brazilian national Francisca Souza Carvalho, has moved to the court and has secured several orders after being denied her Stay/ Work Permit/ Multiple Entry Business Visa and...

If not the government, then who?

Dec 21, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on If not the government, then who?

Dear Editor, I recently read the most disingenuous argument or presentation: “The Economy is Fuelled by Taxes”, by a contributor to “Blame the Government” featured in Kaieteur News, 30-11-08....

‘Reading is action’ – My 2008 Christmas Reading List

Dec 21, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Guyanese Literature Comments Off on ‘Reading is action’ – My 2008 Christmas Reading List

by Petamber Persaud I would like to publicly thank my literary colleagues for burdening their suitcases with reading material for my projects (which I in turn share with you); material that would be...

CARICOM Passport – A Joke

Dec 21, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on CARICOM Passport – A Joke

Dominica’s Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit says the current situation in which holders of Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM) passports are not enjoying any real attendant benefits is...

The City Council cannot maintain the Liliendaal pump

Dec 21, 2008 knews Features / Columnists Comments Off on The City Council cannot maintain the Liliendaal pump

The haste with which people seek to criticize or attack the Government can never really be understood, except that there are people who simply criticize for the sake of criticism. They look at...

Berbicians catch the cash in Cellink promotion

Dec 21, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Berbicians catch the cash in Cellink promotion

NEW AMSTERDAM, BERBICE – Several Berbicians walked off with substantial amounts of cash as the Cellink promotion ‘Cash in the Booth’ took the Ancient County by storm. The first stop was at...

Can’t wait fuh Christmas ma’ning

Dec 21, 2008 knews Features / Columnists Comments Off on Can’t wait fuh Christmas ma’ning

The Parrot loves the Christmas season for the many attributes: giving, getting, shopping, cooking and eating. I am not too enthusiastic about the traditional cleaning and finding a parking spot in...

City teams reign on day 3 of Kashif & Shanghai

Dec 21, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on City teams reign on day 3 of Kashif & Shanghai

Tigers, Camptown on winners row By Franklin Wilson City sides BK International Western Tigers and Sunburst Camptown stormed to respective 3-0 wins over their Linden rivals Blue Berry Hill United and...

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GFF President Forde announces Guyana Junior Jaguars’...

Jun 18, 2026

Kaieteur Sports – President of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF), Wayne Forde, has announced that Guyana’s Junior Jaguars will participate in the inaugural FIFA Global U-15 Boys...

Income tax thresholds

Jun 18, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The government has done it again. It has indicated that workers can look forward to an increased income tax threshold of $200,000 by the end of the decade. One Facebook comment hit the nail on the head. It urged the government to file for intellectual bankruptcy. Increasing the...

Why the Commonwealth Matters Again

Jun 14, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Small and medium-sized states, from the most vulnerable island nations to more diversified middle‑income economies, have always faced a difficult reality. They have to navigate a world in which power is unevenly distributed and in which the decisions of...

Churches as moral compass

Jun 18, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – President Ali got that one right. Institutions such as churches have a duty to function as “society’s moral compass.” I couldn’t agree more with the president. Commend him. More commendations for Excellency Ali: “together let us find the soul of this...

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