January 2009

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Buxton United boost Blood Bank

Jan 16, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Buxton United boost Blood Bank

Supply still very low – Christopher Assanah By Franklin Wilson Buxton United Football Club (BUFC), the 2008 East Demerara Football Association senior champions has answered the call issued by the...

Farmers brave rains to market produce

Jan 16, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Farmers brave rains to market produce

Despite the heavy downpours yesterday morning, hundreds of person flocked the Guyana Marketing Corporation (GMC) as farmers across the coastland continued a massive retail sale of fresh fruits and...

Chattergoon to strengthen Guyana’s batting

Jan 16, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Chattergoon to strengthen Guyana’s batting

Guyana aim to rebound against CCC from today By Sean Devers in Barbados In association with Mike’s Pharmacy & Trophy Stall West Indies opener Sewnarine Chattergoon will strengthen the...

Canada gives money to combat domestic violence

Jan 16, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Canada gives money to combat domestic violence

The Canadian High Commission yesterday donated over $3.4M to two local non-governmental organizations that provide support for women and children living in violent homes. Canada’s High Commissioner...

Amerindian Council gets $3M in new equipment

Jan 16, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Amerindian Council gets $3M in new equipment

Micobie Amerindian Council recently received $3M worth of equipment from the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) Region Eight (Potaro/Siparuni). A new 15-horsepower Johnson outboard engine and a...

‘Big Truck’ confident of regaining world title

Jan 16, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on ‘Big Truck’ confident of regaining world title

Former World Boxing Council (WBC) cruiserweight champion Wayne ‘Big Truck’ Braithwaite has broken into the top ten of the two major world governing boxing entities while he enjoys a #14...

Blackouts hurt Essequibo residents

Jan 16, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Blackouts hurt Essequibo residents

Residents on the Essequibo Coast are crying shame at what they call ‘the inhumane treatment’ they are receiving from Guyana Power and Light in that area. Yesterday, several residents via...

GOA President to hold brief on Caribbean Games

Jan 16, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on GOA President to hold brief on Caribbean Games

President of the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA), Mr K A Juman Yassin disclosed that he would be hosting a press conference at the Guyana Olympic House, Church and Peter Rose Streets, Queenstown...

Man remanded for unlawful wounding

Jan 16, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Man remanded for unlawful wounding

Osaci Savory, 39, a chip and paint labourer of Second Street, Agricola, was remanded yesterday by Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson on a charge of unlawful wounding. He is accused of...

Guyana to host 2010 NAPF Caribbean Bench Press & Powerlifting C/ships

Jan 16, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Guyana to host 2010 NAPF Caribbean Bench Press & Powerlifting C/ships

April 2009 confirmed, dates to be set Following a successful year on the local scene and at the International level, the Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPF) has been selected to host the...

The Environment – Why we get sick

Jan 16, 2009 knews Features / Columnists Comments Off on The Environment – Why we get sick

Peter R. Ramsaroop, MBA INTRODUCTION I have been very supportive of our hard working Minister of Health and his initiatives to improve the healthcare system and the established HIV prevention...

Lumumba describes Dover as excellent worker

Jan 16, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Lumumba describes Dover as excellent worker

Door at Alpha always open for him President of Alpha United Odinga Lumumba has described Wayne ‘Wiggy’ Dover who resigned as the club’s head coach on Monday, as an excellent worker. In an...

Dump site ‘pickers’ must be supervised

Jan 16, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Dump site ‘pickers’ must be supervised

Dear Editor, I write to bring to your attention and at the same time that of the Mayor and City Council of Georgetown. I am a young woman who operates a business in the city of Georgetown and trade...

Happy birthday to me

Jan 16, 2009 knews Features / Columnists Comments Off on Happy birthday to me

The Parrot cannot believe that a year has gone by so quickly; a year since its first squawk was published on January 13, 2008. Whoa, unbelievable! Where did the time go? Flew it did. So, I have a...

The call for power sharing is a just one

Jan 16, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on The call for power sharing is a just one

Dear Editor, Should colonial immigration policy determine who wins elections in Guyana? Abu Bakr, in his letter to SN on December 20 (What is it that Mr. Corbin’s detractors want?), touches on a...

New Grenada Government to focus on Sports in school

Jan 16, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on New Grenada Government to focus on Sports in school

National Sports policy to be ratified by mid-year By Sean Devers in Grenada Conrad Francis, Grenada’s Acting Coordinator of Sports in the Ministry of Youth Empowerment, Culture and Sports in the...

The entire Cabinet should polygraphed

Jan 16, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The entire Cabinet should polygraphed

Burnham did a lot of wrong things during his rule. No one should be that barefaced enough to deny that. The PNC’s refusal to publicly acknowledge this fact is why a huge amount of people in and out...

The old age pension increase is not a practical one

Jan 16, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on The old age pension increase is not a practical one

Dear Editor, We appreciate the fact that the Minister of Finance has realised the need to increase the old age pension and has sought to do so. However, an increase of $300 is totally inadequate. It...

Schools’ basketball championship in the pipelines

Jan 16, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Schools’ basketball championship in the pipelines

– proposal with Sports Commission By Edison Jefford The National Sports Commission will be making a strategic move to secure a future male basketball team through a standard high school...

Bharrat trying fuh beat de Queen

Jan 16, 2009 knews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Bharrat trying fuh beat de Queen

Man like fuh roam and some of dem, even when dem get married, dem does find it hard fuh stay one place fuh long. Scientists always say that man is gregarious. Suh when people claim how Bharrat always...

I will not descend to mudslinging but rather look at the issues

Jan 16, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on I will not descend to mudslinging but rather look at the issues

Dear editor, As a member of the media fraternity, I have adopted an inflexible stance against verbal confrontations with executives of Associations/Federations. Really, I see no need to adopt this...

Democracy is built not only on free elections, but on justice and human rights

Jan 16, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Democracy is built not only on free elections, but on justice and human rights

Dear Editor, As we commence a new year under the PPP administration, and in particular, the Jagdeo Administration, it is expected those of us who seek to analyse, critique and highlight its usual...

There is a change in the sugar industry

Jan 16, 2009 knews Features / Columnists Comments Off on There is a change in the sugar industry

The government has undertaken the management shake-up within the Guyana Sugar Corporation that was announced towards the end of last year and which had been on the cards for a long time. It became...

Let’s not destroy Guyana any further

Jan 16, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Let’s not destroy Guyana any further

Dear Editor, Are all those who are asking for shared government really want to share the government in the interest of the people or for their personal benefit? In the fifties and sixties the PPP had...

Criticising for criticism sake!

Jan 16, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Criticising for criticism sake!

The main opposition party should not get into the mode of criticising for the sake of criticism. In two recent instances, it has found itself opposing amendments to certain laws and making fanciful...

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Bonofiglio, Bonds demand winning finish

Nov 11, 2026

…Golden Jaguars target Gold Cup qualification By Rawle Toney (Kaieteur News) – Golden Jaguars Head Coach Marco Bonofiglio and captain Elliot Bonds have made their intentions abundantly clear...

The landlord is eating the entrepreneur’s lunch

Nov 11, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Recently, a group of young entrepreneurs decided to pool their resources and embark on a business venture. They were determined to take a chance, invest their savings and build something for themselves. Rather than wait for somebody to offer them employment, they wanted to...

A Divided World: A Commonwealth Opportunity

Nov 01, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – When Commonwealth leaders gather in Antigua and Barbuda from 1st to 4th November, they should address a question that reaches beyond their association: how can countries of different size, wealth and outlook sustain cooperation in a world increasingly...

What the video says?

Nov 11, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Once what is termed the “new video” is confirmed as authentic, a new story emerges. In this, the age of AI, one must be cautious. Until confirmation, it’s just a new video, no more. If confirmed, the saga of the 12th October nighttime gunfight between Senior Supt...

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