December 2008

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UG graduates told…Education key to achieving social justice

Dec 15, 2008 knews News Comments Off on UG graduates told…Education key to achieving social justice

“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’

Dec 15, 2008 knews News Comments Off on ‘Central sewerage system facing total collapse’

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

Dec 15, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Digicel donates over $6M to charities

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

Dec 15, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Courts Guyana launches new Parika store

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

Dec 15, 2008 knews News Comments Off on ‘Favouritism’ blamed for setback at N/A Stelling

– 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

Dec 15, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Guyana conducts first demographic health survey

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

Dec 15, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Arts and Resource Centre hosts entertaining concert

– 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

Dec 15, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Tiger Bay roar to Guinness ‘Greatest of De Street’ football title

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

Dec 15, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Guyana lose to T&T by 18 runs after another dismal batting display

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

Dec 15, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Local Rugby faces its share of testing times

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

Dec 15, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Two held with pistol, ammo

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

Dec 15, 2008 knews News Comments Off on EWL closure not adversely affecting shipping industry

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

Dec 15, 2008 knews News Comments Off on First batch of surgeons graduate from UG

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

Dec 15, 2008 knews News Comments Off on No reported case of flooding in Region Six

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

Dec 15, 2008 knews News Comments Off on West Coast lad to commence radio therapy, but still needs help

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

Dec 15, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The misfortune of being represented by such leaders

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!

Dec 15, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on UNCLE FREDDIE, IT’S CHRISTMAS!

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

Dec 15, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Mothers’ Union remembers female prisoners

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

Dec 15, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Tony Deyal column Comments Off on Smoke you can believe in

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

Dec 15, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Errant companies owe GFC $56M

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...

Who will take over the Guyana High Commission in London?

Dec 15, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Who will take over the Guyana High Commission in London?

DEAR EDITOR, As President Bharrat Jagdeo shuffles his Cabinet cards and exiles Ministers to Foreign Postings (when will the dispatch of Kellawan Lall to Havana be formally announced?) speculation...

THE UNSUNG HERO

Dec 15, 2008 knews Editorial Comments Off on THE UNSUNG HERO

Late Saturday night (Guyana time), playing on the other side of the world in New Zealand, Shivnarine Chanderpaul became the third highest scoring batsman of the West Indies in Tests. He had long been...

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Grudge Match looming as Warriors/Falcons collide tonight

Sep 17, 2026

2026 Republic Bank CPL Playoffs… GAW vs. ABF – Guyana eyeing revenge following first season loss to Antigua By Clifton Ross (Kaieteur News) – The stage is set for a blockbuster clash at...

Save our stories before they disappear

Sep 17, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – I asked a middle-aged woman if she knew Rabbi Washington. She vaguely recalled the name but nothing more. This is exactly how most of our collective memory works these days. When I mentioned other Guyanese public figures from the 1970s and 1980s, she drew a blank on most of...

The World Has Broken the 1.5°C Promise. Small States Should Not Have...

Sep 06, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – The world has broken the 1.5°C promise it made to its most vulnerable countries. The breach has not yet been recorded on a sustained basis, but the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) says it is widely assessed as unavoidable and likely within the...

PPP most ruthless guerrilla fighters of all

Sep 17, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – BBC and other Western media called them irregulars. Unorthodox also sold well. I fuse elements from irregulars and unorthodox to my preference for unpredictable. Guerrilla fighters and stealth operators have still endured. In any study of both, there’s none better...

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