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Jan 22, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Beggar abducts, sexually molests boy, 8, in Kitty house
An eight-year-old boy from a city school was yesterday rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital after telling his mother that he had been sexually assaulted earlier in the day by a “beggar” who...Jan 22, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Couple in dispute over who hit who
Patrick DeWeever, 40, of 200 ‘R’ Bend-Kirton Court, West Ruimveldt, Georgetown, and the mother of his child, Viola Monic, 37, of 4270 Independence Road, Georgetown, yesterday appeared before...Jan 22, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Belle Plaine defeat Richmond to take series 2-1
Belle Plaine cricket club of Wakenaam defeated Richmond sports club of Essequibo Coast two games to one in a three match 15 overs softball cricket series played last Sunday at Seeram’s Tarmac Belle...Jan 22, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Scrabble players plan fun day activities to herald in new season
The Guyana Association of Scrabble Players (GASP) will commence its programme of activities for the year with the GASP Open championships at the Malteenoes Sports Club on Sunday February 1. GASP...Jan 22, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Guyanese man drowns in Antigua
The body of Guyanese Kofi Wiltshire was retrieved from the water just off the coast of Dieppe Bay, Antigua, at approximately 7:00 hours on Tuesday, after a search party had spent two days searching...Jan 22, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on An Open Letter to the Minister of Sports : Sir, you need to have knowledgeable advisors by your side
Dear Sir, During my involvement in Sports which happens to be a very long time (1970), I have had cause to encounter many Ministers of Sports. All of them meant well and all had excellent ideas as is...Jan 22, 2009 knews News Comments Off on NBTS to increase blood drives as critical shortage exists
The National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS) is gearing to host a number of blood drives across the country in an effort to boost the current blood stock at the blood bank. At present, the bank is...Jan 22, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Guyana’s cricket is depressing, fresh leadership needed
Dear Editor, Amidst the euphoria of Barak Obama’s inauguration, I remain depressed over the state of our cricket. In our first match against the Windward Islands, we were defeated by an innings and...Jan 22, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on The audacity of hope, President Barack Hussein Obama
Dear Editor, As we watched history being made, it is with hope that President Barack Hussein Obama makes good on his inaugural speech. The President took a clear shot at everyone, including the...Jan 22, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on That positive change in attitude
Dear Editor, The ascension of Barack Hussein Obama to the Presidency of the United States of America means that any properly qualified American can now become president of that nation. And I stress...Jan 22, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Shift system at Wales Community School
Dear Editor, My concern is in respect to the above mentioned school. For approximately five years now, this educational institution has been utilising a shift system to facilitate overcrowding. This...Jan 22, 2009 knews News Comments Off on JPs seek regularization of status
A delegation from the Guyana Justices of Peace and Commissioners of Oaths to Affidavits Association, headed by their President, Hermon Bholaisingh, met with Attorney-General Doodnauth Singh last week...Jan 22, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Schoolboy stabbing took place at Saints, not Bishops
Fourth form student Omesh Danram, who was stabbed following a scuffle arising from a dispute while playing a collectible card game, is attending Saint Stanislaus College, and not Bishops High School,...Jan 22, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Auditor-General’s authority to undertake “forensic” audit of Customs officials questionable
Dear Editor, In this letter, I will seek to conflate two issues involving the President and the Auditor-General (ag.), Mr. Deodat Sharma, which, taken together, convinces me that neither of them...Jan 22, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Inability to enforce a judgement is a failure in the administration of justice
–Teni Housty Members of the legal profession have expressed concern over the inability of the Supreme Court to provide storage space for goods, including vehicles, which are levied upon by...Jan 22, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Longing for the day of transparency and accountability
Dear Editor, When the PNC asked that the forensic audit being conducted on Customs officers be extended to senior Government officials, and the President retaliated by instructing all MPs to declare...Jan 22, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Hopeful optimism as the world celebrates Obama’s inauguration
By Michael Benjamin The world stood still for one historic day, on Tuesday, as America’s first black, the 44th President, took the oath of office before millions of enthused viewers worldwide. Not...

Aug 23, 2026
Kaieteur Sports – The stage is set for the most lucrative day in Guyana’s horse racing, today, Sunday August 23 at Rising Sun Turf Club. The weather conditions are immaculate, and 14...Aug 23, 2026
(Kaieteur News) – In the 1970s when I was a young employee of a large, service-oriented private-sector firm in Guyana, I was not yet a confirmed employee and therefore could not wear the prescribed uniform. But I was nevertheless expected to dress in a manner appropriate to the office. One day I...Aug 23, 2026
By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – I have been an advocate of the Caribbean Court of Justice from its conception. In 2015, on the Court’s tenth anniversary, I described its creation as arguably the most significant institutional achievement of the English-speaking Caribbean since the...Aug 23, 2026
Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – First, they had their arms wrapped around demand. Then the PPP Govt confessed. It did not. They had plans and visions. Only for those to become blurred. It’s the haze of the “unusually hot” weather, stupid. What’s so hard about...Freedom of speech is our core value at Kaieteur News. If the letter/e-mail you sent was not published, and you believe that its contents were not libellous, let us know, please contact us by phone or email.
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