December 2008

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Tain Campus hosts annual convocation

Dec 05, 2008 knews News 2

Bibi Sharoon is Best Graduating Student Bibi Sharoon De Freitas was the Best Graduating Student and was duly awarded when the University of Guyana Tain Campus held its Seventh annual graduation...

Jagdeo meets MCC leaders

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President Bharrat Jagdeo, who left Guyana on Wednesday for the United States, has met with top officials of the Millennium Challenge Corporation and the United States Agency of International...

Another shooting death

Dec 05, 2008 knews Freddie Kissoon, News 1

Neighbours discovered the body of a man identified as Vivian Walker, Wednesday night, at the man’s home at Sand Hills, Berbice River. The body bore what appeared to be gunshot wounds, according to...

Robeson Benn takes over Housing Ministry

Dec 05, 2008 knews News 1

Robeson Benn will be acting as Minister of Housing and Water until January. Yesterday, Minister Benn, having been told of his additional portfolio, following Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, visited the...

Georgetown Chamber awards outstanding businesses

Dec 05, 2008 knews News 1

…WPA co-founder singled out Several organisations and individuals were on Wednesday evening honoured and awarded for displaying exceptional performances throughout the year at the Georgetown...

GPL pole causes anxious moments

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Residents of Section ‘B’ Non Pareil, East Coast Demerara, are holding their breath and eagerly await workers from the Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) to replace a broken pole, which has been...

Fire threatens GPOC building

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Quick response by members of the Guyana Fire Service yesterday saved the Guyana Post Office Corporation building from destruction by fire. Reports are that smoke was spotted coming from the eastern...

Criminals will continue to be granted bail – Dr. Luncheon

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Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr. Roger Luncheon, has said that the issue of criminals wanted by police still securing bail on a continuous basis by the court is a matter that he suspects...

Pepsi/Carib 20/20 Inter County final tonight under lights

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Stereo Sonics, Carib Girls, Tassa drummers to rock the Mound By Sean Devers Despite the several negative off-the-field distractions for cricket in Demerara, the Demerara team is keen to show that...

Ex-cop, two others released in restaurant shooting probe

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– police still awaiting gunpowder residue tests Investigators have released a former policeman and two others who were being questioned about the mysterious shooting death of taxi driver...

Political considerations must be removed – PNCR

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Leader of the main opposition party, Robert Corbin, yesterday expressed his alarm and concern at the comments made by Presidential Advisor and Member of Parliament, Gail Teixeira, that the government...

No compensation forthcoming

Dec 05, 2008 knews News 1

Education Minister, Shaik Baksh says that there are no considerations currently underway to compensate the family of Teneisha De Souza, the nine-year-old girl who died on the first day of the school...

DCB Confident of Pepsi/Carib 20/20 win tonight

Dec 05, 2008 knews Sports 3

Dowlin yet to officially explain his withdrawal as Captain – DCB President By Sean Devers The Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) is confident that the fourteen-man squad selected for the Pepsi/Carib...

Debating competition reveals equality in education – Senior Education Officer

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The recently concluded J. O. F. Haynes debating competition has served to highlight the fact that students region-wide are undoubtedly striving to improve their individual performances. At least this...

Banks Beer Division One League Final Four

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Flamingo needles Beacon Flamingo FC maintained their close marking of leaders BK International Western Tigers and their ambition of graduating to the Premier League ranks, needling Beacon when group...

‘Men do not support violence against women’ – P.S of Human Services Ministry

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Permanent Secretary (PS) of the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security, Trevor Thomas, has said that although it is a fact that men are the main perpetrators of domestic violence, most men do...

Guyana to host forum on deforestation

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Guyana’s position on avoided deforestation will be launched today when President Bharrat Jagdeo presents a technical report to stakeholders at the Convention Centre. According to Head of the...

Neal and Massy Guyana donates to the Guyana Football Referees Council

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The Guyana Football Referees Council will be well-outfitted at the upcoming Kashif and Shanghai Football tournament, which opens on December 14 in Linden. This is according to Dion Inniss, Assistant...

Accused admitted to killing victim—witness

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The trial of Delon ‘Fatboy’ Reynolds, who is accused of murdering self-confessed death squad informant George Bacchus, continued yesterday at the Demerara Assizes before Justice Claudette La...

Our/their pains

Dec 05, 2008 knews Features / Columnists 8

Peter R. Ramsaroop, MBA INTRODUCTION There seem to be so many issues going on in our nation that one wonders if the politicians realize that the things they are dealing with are not our pain. For...

Fruta/EBFA under-13 continues tomorrow

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Competition in the Fruta sponsored East Bank Football association under-13 league heats up tomorrow at the Providence ground with four matches expected to be contested. Mocha Champs tackle Meadow...

Flying Ace Cycle Club hosts Day of Spots on Sunday

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The Flying Ace Cycle Club of Berbice will be hosting a day of sports on Sunday at the Skeldon Community Centre ground beginning at 11:00hrs. Some 20 events are carded for the day which will see...

More radio and TV coming

Dec 05, 2008 knews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists 2

When blind man seh that he gun pelt you he already got brick in he hand. That always happen when people get vex and dem know that is only time before things ketch up with you. That is wha happen wid...

Freddie not “tight” with Jeans

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The Parrot recalls old people referring to proverbs as “parables”. By the way, when last you hear that word? It old; even Uncle Adam don’t use it. Those who are au fait with proverbs can have a...

Satro, Rebel book place in P&P final

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Satro and Rebel have qualified for the final of the P&P Insurance Brokers 40 overs cricket competition in Leguan after recording victories in the latest round of matches played last Saturday. At...

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West Indies, Sri Lanka in high-stakes push to claim 2027 World Cup...

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ESPNcricinfo – Big picture: One eye on the ODI rankings Where once ODI bilaterals could have been fairly mocked for their lack of relevance, they are played less and less, and this series has a...

A President must be more careful than this

Jun 03, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Foreign policy is not a photo opportunity. It is not public relations. It is not a stage on which leaders can collect flattering invitations and impressive photographs. It is the management of a nation’s interests in a world where every gesture, every handshake, every...

Not Charity, but Repair: a Response to Pope Leo’s Slavery Apology

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By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Signed on 15th May, 2026 and released on 25th May, 2026, Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, marks a significant moment in the long reckoning with slavery. It contains the clearest papal acknowledgment to date of the Holy See’s role...

Hess rolling in the money, Guyana rolling in more foolishness

Jun 03, 2026

Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – Yet again, a word of thanks is due to Chartered Accountant Chris Ram for his heavy lifting on behalf of Guyanese. The man should get a medal. And some U.S. millions. And some senior ministers wuk. About 10 of them, seeing he is doing more work...

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