March 2009

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‘Nostalgic Moments’ now a nostalgic memory

Mar 22, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on ‘Nostalgic Moments’ now a nostalgic memory

By Michael Benjamin Joseph ‘Reds’ Pereira, the man responsible for the ‘Night of Nostalgia’ a forum that provided a platform for local sports enthusiasts and Caribbean sports icons to relive...

Trans-boundary links and conservation emphasised as World Water Day is observed

Mar 22, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Trans-boundary links and conservation emphasised as World Water Day is observed

It has been predicted by former World Bank Vice President, Ismail Serageldin, that the next world war will be as a result of conflicts caused by an imminent water shortage. And even Guyana will not...

Roger Khan feared life imprisonment

Mar 21, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Roger Khan feared life imprisonment

– US attorney Guyanese drug accused Shaheed Roger Khan who pleaded guilty to 18 counts of drug trafficking and other charges, accepted a plea bargain primarily because he did not want to...

Senna pod dose claims second victim

Mar 21, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Senna pod dose claims second victim

After clinging to life for almost 24 hours, three-year-old, Aliyah Ramdeen, succumbed at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) during the wee hours of yesterday morning. Aliyah and her...

Thieves attempt to sell stolen car to owner

Mar 21, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Thieves attempt to sell stolen car to owner

The police detained a suspected car thief and a spray painter yesterday, after he attempted to sell a stolen car that had been repainted, to its original owner. According to reports, the wife of the...

Guyanese should brace for bombshell from NIS – AFC

Mar 21, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Guyanese should brace for bombshell from NIS – AFC

Guyanese should brace themselves for a bombshell announcement as the ripple effect of Colonial Life Insurance Company (CLICO) Guyana continues to take hold on Guyana. This is according to Leader of...

Two days jail for two iguanas

Mar 21, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Two days jail for two iguanas

Magistrate Fazil Azeez yesterday sentenced a man to two days’ imprisonment after he found guilty of fraudulently converting the proceeds for two iguanas. The accused, Renee Boucher, was yesterday...

Unacceptable standards at Presidential Suite!

Mar 21, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Unacceptable standards at Presidential Suite!

A COMMENT It is a norm that when you invite someone, you as the host, would provide for that person’s entertainment. One cannot invite a person to one’s home and then expect that person to buy...

Murder victim identified as taxi driver

Mar 21, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Murder victim identified as taxi driver

– was to have been best man at brother’s wedding Sheriff Taxi Service driver, Keith Bowen, was to have been the best man at his brother’s wedding today. Bowen, also known as ‘Keitho’...

Eight years each for two convicted killers

Mar 21, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Eight years each for two convicted killers

… a third gets probation Justice Winston Patterson yesterday took the decision to render varying sentences on two brothers and their cousin who pleaded guilty to a lesser count of manslaughter....

Man collapses and dies at Meadow Bank

Mar 21, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Man collapses and dies at Meadow Bank

Residents of Meadow Bank yesterday summoned police ranks to the area after they discovered the body of a well-known man lying on the roadside. His sister, Evelyn Lewis, subsequently identified the...

Families of accident victim blame two hospitals

Mar 21, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Families of accident victim blame two hospitals

Readjusting to a life of normalcy continues to be a daily struggle, said Mrs. Sahadin, of Vilvoordeen Village, Essequibo Coast. Mrs. Sahadin, who is still grieving over the death of her son Mohamed...

ILO, YCG collaborate to raise HIV/AIDS awareness

Mar 21, 2009 knews News Comments Off on ILO, YCG collaborate to raise HIV/AIDS awareness

Although there are several ongoing HIV/AIDS awareness campaigns, there is still immense need for persons in the society to be sensitised about the actual facts of the dreaded disease. In recognition...

Missing Agricola teen found at Stabroek Market

Mar 21, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Missing Agricola teen found at Stabroek Market

The teenaged Agricola boy, Nkosei Williams, who had been missing since Saturday night last, was found by one of his mother’s nephews yesterday morning at the Stabroek Market. After the 15-year-old...

Jampacked Providence stadium stunned as… Coach’s error gives England win

Mar 21, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Jampacked Providence stadium stunned as… Coach’s error gives England win

By Sean Devers Just when the smiles were back on the faces of West Indian fans and the players seemed to be tuning the corner, a 16,000 capacity crowd at the Providence Stadium was stunned by an...

US objections to depositions in Guyana without merit—lawyers

Mar 21, 2009 knews News Comments Off on US objections to depositions in Guyana without merit—lawyers

Attorneys for Peter Morgan yesterday filed a reply Memorandum of Law in support of his quest for depositions to be conducted in Guyana on his behalf. The US prosecution had objected citing that...

West Indies’ Costly Mistake

Mar 21, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on West Indies’ Costly Mistake

By Edison Jefford Just when pundits had started to renege on previous decisions to bet against West Indies, a decision to take the ‘lights’ on the presumption that the regional team was ahead on...

RPSF presents boxing gear to GOA

Mar 21, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on RPSF presents boxing gear to GOA

– Buxton to be major beneficiary The Reds Perriera Sports Foundation (RPSF) Thursday continued its benevolence when a quantity of amateur boxing gear was handed over to the Guyana Olympic...

Visiting Ambassadors meet Tourism Minister

Mar 21, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Visiting Ambassadors meet Tourism Minister

Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, Manniram Prashad met with Zambia’s Ambassador to Guyana, Alber Muchanga and Volodymyr Lakomov, Ambassador of Ukraine to Guyana, yesterday. The meeting...

Courts Guyana makes presentations to GRC, Pacesetters

Mar 21, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Courts Guyana makes presentations to GRC, Pacesetters

COURTS Guyana Inc. recently hosted a presentation ceremony for two organizations. It donated a fridge to the Guyana Relief Council (GRC) and offered insurance coverage to Courts Pacesetters...

Singh shockingly dropped from Guyana team

Mar 21, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Singh shockingly dropped from Guyana team

Esaun Crandon, Bishoo return for overseas matches By Sean Devers After declaring with Gajanand Singh seven short of his maiden fifty in his third match at first class-level, national Coach...

Trophy Stall Softball cricket tourney continues this weekend

Mar 21, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Trophy Stall Softball cricket tourney continues this weekend

Action in the Trophy Stall 15 overs countrywide round hand Softball cricket competition organised by the Guyana Softball League is set to continue today and tomorrow at several venues. In the Linden...

GWI steps up awareness campaign

Mar 21, 2009 knews News Comments Off on GWI steps up awareness campaign

In order to expand its efforts to sensitise citizens about water usage, including the importance of water conservation, the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) has commenced mounting Awareness Billboards...

Crawford Memorial Turf Club horserace Meet set for March 29

Mar 21, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Crawford Memorial Turf Club horserace Meet set for March 29

The Ryan Crawford Memorial Turf Club and Sports facilities will start their 2009 race season with a grand one day horserace meet on March 29 at the club tack at Alness on the Corentyne coast. Eight...

Scam uncovered at GWI

Mar 21, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Scam uncovered at GWI

…procurement officer sent on leave Procurement Officer at the Guyana Water Authority, Dhani Narine, has been sent on 30 days leave following allegations of corruption. Kaieteur News has learnt that...

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Chase’s and Santa Rosa eye top spot as Republic Bank Schools...

Nov 08, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Santa Rosa Secondary and defending champions Chase’s Academic Foundation sit primed on seven points as action continues today in the Republic Bank Secondary School Football...

A capital city beyond redemption?

Nov 08, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Georgetown has become so dysfunctional, so hopelessly disorganised and so resistant to correction that one must ask whether the effort to save it is worth the trouble. The greatest mistake successive governments have made is not recognising that Georgetown should have long been...

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...

The epitaph on Mr. Gavin Douglas’ tombstone should read: Murdered...

Nov 08, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Another Guyanese dead, and in degraded fashion, at the hands of State agents. A State that now stands as a monument to how much the PPP Govt. has criminalized it. When not one alleged rogue cop, with blood in his eye, but four of them, can deliver blows on a man that’s...

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