March 2009

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Junior riders dominate Cheddi Jagan West Demerara 50-miler

Mar 24, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Junior riders dominate Cheddi Jagan West Demerara 50-miler

Holder, back to winning ways, Lovell & Wilson also shine After finishing fourth to Warren ‘Forty’ Mc Kay on March 1st in Berbice, the first of three races this month, to commemorate the life...

Richards backs West Indies’ confidence

Mar 24, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Richards backs West Indies’ confidence

By Edison Jefford Sir Vivian Richards believes that West Indies’ confidence from winning the recent Test Series against England and the solitary Twenty/20 International will propel the team to...

Winners Connection beat Blue Berry Hill 2-0

Mar 24, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Winners Connection beat Blue Berry Hill 2-0

Group ‘B’ favourites Winners Connection maintained their unbeaten run in the Netrockers Football Club Linden Town Week under-19 competition when they thumped Blue Berry Hill in recent play at the...

Guyana pleas for entry into CAZOVA

Mar 24, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Guyana pleas for entry into CAZOVA

Guyana’s request to play in the Caribbean Zonal Association (CAZOVA) will be up for discussion at the 62nd South American Volleyball Congress which is scheduled to be held on March 25 in Uruguay....

Gregory Richardson’s official website launched

Mar 24, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Gregory Richardson’s official website launched

Garth Nelson, Manager of Guyana’s first Major League Soccer player, Gregory ‘Jackie Chan’ Richardson on Saturday last, officially launched the Gregory Richardson website where fans and Guyanese...

Uprising maul Beacon 11-0, Renaissance, Santos & Conquerors also win

Mar 24, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Uprising maul Beacon 11-0, Renaissance, Santos & Conquerors also win

Uprising’s Deon Alfred was the star of the latest round of Coca Cola under-15 action, blasting 5-goals against the hapless Beacon as Uprising fired their way to a whopping 11-0 win to establish...

National 16 and under Netball intensifying preparations

Mar 24, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on National 16 and under Netball intensifying preparations

– Much improvement shown – Samaroo By Rawle Welch Manager /Assistant Coach of the Guyana National 16 and Under Netball squad Shondel Samaroo told Kaieteur Sport last Saturday that...

New Court Yard proprietor objects to media reports

Mar 24, 2009 knews News Comments Off on New Court Yard proprietor objects to media reports

– threatens legal action against Chronicle The proprietor of the New Court Yard nightclub is refuting claims by a media house that the early morning shooting fracas in which three men were...

Myths about HIV/AIDS still abound – YCG Programme Coordinator

Mar 24, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Myths about HIV/AIDS still abound – YCG Programme Coordinator

“You cannot contract HIV/AIDS if you are an alcoholic,” was one of myths that Voluntary Counsellors and Testers of Youth Challenge Guyana (YCG) had to dispel recently during an outreach in...

Century very special- Chanderpaul

Mar 24, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Century very special- Chanderpaul

Guyana and West Indies star player Shivnarine Chanderpaul crowned a memorable weekend by smashing a century against England last Sunday, at the Guyana National Stadium. Speaking at the press briefing...

Lisa Bowman, Nedia DeFreitas shine in Phagwah Day cricket match

Mar 24, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Lisa Bowman, Nedia DeFreitas shine in Phagwah Day cricket match

Sand Hills amassed 62 runs in 5.3 overs and lost just one wicket to defeat Low Wood when the two teams met in a 20-over female game at Dora, Demerara River, on Phagwah Day last. Batting first Low...

Man beaten, detained after sodomising boy for $500

Mar 24, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Man beaten, detained after sodomising boy for $500

Irate West Bank Demerara residents inflicted a beating on a man who allegedly sodomised a teenaged boy whom he had paid $500 to have sex with. Reports state that the culprit was caught red-handed...

Prison allows family visit following beating allegations

Mar 24, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Prison allows family visit following beating allegations

Prison officials yesterday made good on a promise to allow the family of an inmate at the Georgetown Prison who was allegedly beaten to visit him to get a first hand account of his keep. The inmate,...

The RPA is no-one’s ‘toothless poodle’

Mar 24, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on The RPA is no-one’s ‘toothless poodle’

Dear Editor, This letter is in response to a letter appearing in the Stabroek News and Kaieteur News, purportedly written by one Mr. Harry Rampersaud. The long-standing champion of rice farmers whom...

Mr. Minister, how credible is the political organisation that you speak on behalf of?

Mar 24, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Mr. Minister, how credible is the political organisation that you speak on behalf of?

Dear Editor, World leaders are once again attacking Pope Benedict XVI, known for his candor. Even our Minister of Health here in Guyana has not stopped short in putting in his two- bit on the debate...

The Govt. of Guyana duplicity

Mar 24, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on The Govt. of Guyana duplicity

Dear Editor, During the time when the tape recordings of the Police Commissioner Winston Felix were being circulated, the Prime Minister and others publicly demanded an explanation from the Police...

Act of kindness by civilians

Mar 24, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Act of kindness by civilians

Dear Editor, It is my hope that the comforting words given to the British tourist, Bernard Melling by the British Deputy High Commisssioner, Simon Bond was enough for him to reconsider Guyana during...

Fraudster lurks in Region Six

Mar 24, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Fraudster lurks in Region Six

The Ministry of Health has received reports that an individual is walking the streets East Berbice requesting money from persons to purchase blood for his child who needs surgery in the hospital....

President Jagdeo’s request to the media

Mar 24, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on President Jagdeo’s request to the media

Every Prime Minister or President has his/her agenda in terms of the prioritization process. The opposition seldom concurs because it to has its own agenda. Civilised, sensible politics is for the...

Be at peace Aliyah and Afiena

Mar 24, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Be at peace Aliyah and Afiena

Dear Editor, I pen this commentary with great sadness about the circumstances surrounding the passing of the two adorable sisters, Aliyah and Afiena Ramdeen. From reports published, it might have...

TB is curable

Mar 24, 2009 knews Editorial Comments Off on TB is curable

As our extended feature in our Sunday edition noted, today is World TB Day. Long dreaded as a killer disease, we want to emphasise that TB is curable – and has been since the 1940s – but that...

AT THE CRICKET

Mar 24, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on AT THE CRICKET

Let us look on the positive side of the mistake made by the West Indies coach last Friday. Yes, there are positive dimensions to it. For one, had it been the government of Guyana calling in the West...

Policyholders still to be paid

Mar 24, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Policyholders still to be paid

Following the liquidation order for Globe Trust and Investment Company Limited (GTICL) the President had assured that all of the small policyholders will be guaranteed and to date that has not...

$Three shot in fracas outside night spot$

Three shot in fracas outside night spot

Mar 23, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Three shot in fracas outside night spot

– man held with unlicensed gun Three men were shot yesterday during an early morning fracas outside the New Court Yard nightclub, and police later detained a driver with an unlicensed gun. He...

Maria van Beek is a professional

Mar 23, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Maria van Beek is a professional

CLICO assessment… – Jagdeo President Bharrat Jagdeo says that he is confident that Commissioner of Insurance and now Judicial Manager Maria van Beek will conduct herself professionally...

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Kingsmen claim back-to-back wins

Aug 31, 2026

CPL – The Jamaica Kingsmen recorded their fourth win of the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) with a 7-run win via DLS over the Trinbago Knight Riders, as the rain halted play just...

The danger of renting another country’s power

Aug 31, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – There is an old temptation among small countries, particularly those situated beside larger and more troublesome neighbours. They often mistake the friendship of a great power for an insurance policy. The illusion is comforting. It permits governments to spend less time...

Haiti after Kenscoff: Pledges and Promises Do Not Stop the Killing

Aug 30, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – For generations, Kenscoff was where people from Port-au-Prince went to breathe. Its cool hills offered relief, and its farmers supplied the capital’s markets. Gang attacks reached the commune in January 2025, but it remained an important barrier between...

Praising President Ali, PPP for thinking of Guyanese

Aug 31, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – I wish to thank publicly President Ali and the PPP Govt for keeping Guyanese in mind, caring for them. This should have been done before, but circumstances kept getting in the way. The president helped to get priorities in order, so here I am with gratitude in my heart,...

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