December 2008

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More intervention needed, Mr. Minister

Dec 20, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on More intervention needed, Mr. Minister

Dear Editor, Special thanks to Minister Manniram Prashad for intervening with the Parika Speed Boat Association concerning the fare from Parika to Supenaam. The fare has now dropped from $1200 to...

Stanleytown youth died from asphyxiation

Dec 20, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Stanleytown youth died from asphyxiation

The post mortem examination of the body of Dexter Alleyne, the youth who was found dead in Stanleytown, West Bank Demerara on Thursday, revealed that the cause of death was due to asphyxiation due to...

Treatment of illegal Guyanese resident in Barbados is justified

Dec 20, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Treatment of illegal Guyanese resident in Barbados is justified

Dear Editor, Barbados and Guyana share close ties – historical, biological, regional and cordial. Barbadians contribute to your economy through work, pleasure and business. The same can be said...

Fidel Castro is history’s biggest failure

Dec 20, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Fidel Castro is history’s biggest failure

When I was young, I supported revolution, that is, either the violent or non-violent removal of a harsh, cruel government that ruled unjustly over its people. Even in my freshman days at university,...

Another brazen attack on the freedom and rights of Guyanese

Dec 20, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Another brazen attack on the freedom and rights of Guyanese

Dear Editor, GT&T’s recent move to block all VOIP resources on the internet could be considered just another brazen attack on the freedom and rights of the Guyanese people. These resources were...

Delivery of education boosted with remedial programmes

Dec 20, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Delivery of education boosted with remedial programmes

– Minister Fox The introduction of literacy and numeracy programmes in schools has had an undeniably positive impact in the public education system, which is evident by the improved ability of...

Yes, we can! Yes, we can!

Dec 20, 2008 knews Editorial Comments Off on Yes, we can! Yes, we can!

Guyanese have a fatalistic way of saying that the rains have their work to do and so, too, does man. Over the past few years, the rains have been doing their work, sometimes not as predicted,...

Is nah me yuh gat fuh talk to Henry; is Jagdeo

Dec 20, 2008 knews Features / Columnists Comments Off on Is nah me yuh gat fuh talk to Henry; is Jagdeo

I remember distinctly one year when Uncle Adam wanted to paint over his house, he wrote a column suggesting that Peeping Tom was interested in Christmas bonus. He was simply using my name as a way of...

Jagdeo ‘satisfied’ with expenditure on drainage

Dec 19, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Jagdeo ‘satisfied’ with expenditure on drainage

…will take over City Hall’s pumps and rehabilitate President Bharrat Jagdeo, mere hours after his return from a three-country tour yesterday, visited the pump station at Liliendaal, East Coast...

Man burnt to death in Charlestown fire

Dec 19, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Man burnt to death in Charlestown fire

-Three children pulled from burning building A father of four yesterday perished in a fire, as residents tried their best to pull him from the burning building. He was identified as 46-year-old...

Husband sets wife, children ablaze

Dec 19, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Husband sets wife, children ablaze

– after dousing them with gasoline Up to late last night the police were still on the hunt for a West Coast Berbice man who reportedly doused his reputed wife and their two children with...

Barry Dataram released again

Dec 19, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Barry Dataram released again

In another twist in the Barry Dataram extradition case, Justice Ian Chang ruled on Monday that the businessman be released from custody. However, the authorities re-arrested him based on the granting...

Pregnant woman plunges through minibus window to escape robbers

Dec 19, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Pregnant woman plunges through minibus window to escape robbers

Passengers of a Route 42 minibus (BHH 6837) jumped out of the windows of the vehicle, yesterday, as two would-be hijackers took control of the bus, in an apparent bid to rob its operators. The...

Fisherman drowns in Kingelly canal

Dec 19, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Fisherman drowns in Kingelly canal

The Kingelly canal on the West Coast of Berbice has claimed the life of 32-year-old fisherman Aditya Singh. Singh perished in the waterway during a fishing expedition with two other relatives at...

Sookram & Sons sues Rusal for $100M

Dec 19, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Sookram & Sons sues Rusal for $100M

Deonarine Sookram, trading under the name A. Sookram & Sons General Contractors, has sued Rusal Bauxite Company claiming in excess of $100 million in damages for the breach of a contract....

Man, 23, killed in Stanleytown

Dec 19, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Man, 23, killed in Stanleytown

Just as sunrise broke yesterday over Stanleytown, West Bank Demerara, a family was plunged into mourning as the body of 22-year-old Dexter Allen was discovered, just opposite his home. The victim had...

GT&T refutes $9B profit claim, alleges unfair hostility

Dec 19, 2008 knews News Comments Off on GT&T refutes $9B profit claim, alleges unfair hostility

Chief Financial Officer of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T), Yog Mahadeo, has refuted the contents of an article carried in Wednesday’s edition of the Kaieteur News, which...

M&CC workers may get 14% increase

Dec 19, 2008 knews News Comments Off on M&CC workers may get 14% increase

Municipal workers may be eligible for a 14 per cent retroactive pay package based on the verdict of the recent compulsory arbitration process, which was brought into effect by the Ministry of Labour....

Akawini Primary School in need of trained teachers

Dec 19, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Akawini Primary School in need of trained teachers

…Minister Fox acknowledges problem as difficult to overcome The Akawini Primary School, sited some 46 miles up the Akawini River, is another of the many hinterland schools in need of trained...

The 2008 Digicel Caribbean Championships – A Huge Success

Dec 19, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on The 2008 Digicel Caribbean Championships – A Huge Success

The tournament dubbed the Caribbean’s World Cup has now officially ended with Jamaica coming out as the Champions. Digicel has reported that the 2008 Digicel Caribbean Championships was the best by...

Ithaca residents blame Region Five admin for koker collapse

Dec 19, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Ithaca residents blame Region Five admin for koker collapse

The collapse of the koker at Ithaca, West Coast Berbice, early Tuesday morning could have been avoided had the Region Five administration heeded villagers’ reports that the structure was damaged....

Suspect released on $100,000 station bail

Dec 19, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Suspect released on $100,000 station bail

Detectives have made no headway in solving the brutal murder of 25-year-old Shenese-Ann Richardson-Austin, and the only person that they had held, her estranged husband, has now been released from...

I Movement Super Six football tourney cancelled

Dec 19, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on I Movement Super Six football tourney cancelled

The I Movement Promotions Super Six football tournament set for the Bartica Community Centre ground has been cancelled. Promoter I Salam informed that the current rainy weather has left the Bartica...

18 complete initial phase to aeronautic engineers

Dec 19, 2008 knews News Comments Off on 18 complete initial phase to aeronautic engineers

…graduate from Aircraft Maintenance Programme Eighteen students from Guyana, Suriname and different islands of the Caribbean, including three members of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), graduated...

Sahadeo’s 10 overs Softball cricket in Wakenaam

Dec 19, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Sahadeo’s 10 overs Softball cricket in Wakenaam

Belle Plaine defeated Knight Riders by 40 runs in the final of the Toolsie Sahadeo’s General Store 10 overs softball cricket competition last Saturday at Belle Plaine in Wakenaam. Belle Plaine...

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Kaieteur Sports – After thrilling action in Demerara and Berbice, the Future Warriors Tapeball for Primary Schools, which is powered by ExxonMobil Guyana, arrives at the Anna Regina National...

TEK A TASTE

Jun 20, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The driver drove to the parking spot, aligned the vehicle into one of the lanes and then shut the engine down. I opened the door so that we could exit. The scene was slightly intimidating. This was a posh location. If the service matched the façade, then this was the perfect...

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...

Keeping my day job advising Pres. Ali

Jun 20, 2026

Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – Because Pres. Ali needs the hand, I’m keeping my day job. Unpaid advisor to HE Ali. It’s a thankless gig. But for country and presidency, no sacrifice is too high. Guyana needs some standards. Plenty; with starting all over recommended. ...

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