March 2009

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Standard Operations in effect

Mar 18, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Standard Operations in effect

– Guyana may not participate in tennis By Rawle Welch President of the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) K.A Juman Yassin told the media that Guyana will be represented in three of the five...

Deonarine surprised at Windies ODI omission

Mar 18, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Deonarine surprised at Windies ODI omission

Aims to become first to score 1000 runs in a regional tourney By Sean Devers Twenty-five year-old left-hander Narsingh Deonarine is enjoying the form of his life and has so far scored 863 runs...

Dr Anthony to visit Alpha footballers today

Mar 18, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Dr Anthony to visit Alpha footballers today

Minister of Culture Youth and Sport, Dr Frank Anthony will visit and interact with the players of Alpha Football Club today at the Guyana Defence Force Camp Seweyo base on the Linden Soesdyke...

Williams, Surujpaul, Ramdeen, Hemraj impress in first national U-15 cricket trial

Mar 18, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Williams, Surujpaul, Ramdeen, Hemraj impress in first national U-15 cricket trial

By Sean Devers Guyana’s preparations for the 2009 West Indies 50-overs under-15 cricket tournament here next month commenced yesterday with the first of three scheduled trial games. Played in...

Bridgemohan in Guy Under-19 female team 20-member squad

Mar 18, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Bridgemohan in Guy Under-19 female team 20-member squad

By Sean Devers National senior team all-rounder Marina Bridgemohan has been included in a 20-member national under-19 female cricket squad which will begin a 10-day encampment period on the...

Tucber Park post record 506, Sean Baksh slams 138

Mar 18, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Tucber Park post record 506, Sean Baksh slams 138

The Spready’s Bakery under-19 cricket tournament in the Ancient County of Berbice continued last weekend with two rounds of matches, the leading highlight being a brilliant century from Tucber...

Unserved Areas Electrification Programme on schedule

Mar 18, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Unserved Areas Electrification Programme on schedule

…Recent withdrawal of IDB funds of no consequence – Dindyal As the second phase of the Unserved Areas Electrification Programme (UAEP) continues, several communities throughout Guyana are...

GGMC takes over Omai Gold Mines

Mar 18, 2009 knews News Comments Off on GGMC takes over Omai Gold Mines

‘IAMGOLD,’ the parent company of Omai Gold Mines Limited (OGML), has stated that Omai site has been handed over to the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) with effect from March 1, 2009....

NRC hosts successful seminar on role of 4th official

Mar 18, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on NRC hosts successful seminar on role of 4th official

The National Referees Committee (NRC) of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) in conjunction with the Guyana Football Referees Council (GFRC) successfully conducted a Seminar on the Role of the 4th...

125 minibus operators charged in new campaign

Mar 18, 2009 knews News Comments Off on 125 minibus operators charged in new campaign

Following the clampdown on public transportation vehicles, enforced by the Police Traffic Department, on Monday last, a total of 125 minibus operators have been charged with operating their vehicles...

Cheddi Jagan 50 miler set for West Demerara on Sunday

Mar 18, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Cheddi Jagan 50 miler set for West Demerara on Sunday

The second of three cycle road races in memory of the late President Cheddi Jagan is set for the West Demerara on Sunday pedaling off from the Wales Police Station proceeding to Bushy Park on the...

Coca Cola/GFA U-15 round-robin tournament commence

Mar 18, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Coca Cola/GFA U-15 round-robin tournament commence

Competition in the Banks DIH sponsored Coca Cola under-15 round-robin tournament organised by the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) got underway on Sunday with a number of matches at the Camptown...

Netherlands-based Guyanese slapped with $300,000 fine

Mar 18, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Netherlands-based Guyanese slapped with $300,000 fine

Mohabir Persaud, a 50-year-old Guyanese residing in the Netherlands, was yesterday fined $300,000 or an alternative of two years’ imprisonment after he pleaded guilty to uttering a forged document...

Teen dies in Rupununi accident

Mar 18, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Teen dies in Rupununi accident

Michael Hinds, a 14-year-old boy, succumbed, at the Aishalton Hospital, to injuries he sustained when he got into an accident, while riding his bicycle. The accident occurred at approximately 19:00...

Banks DIH/DIAGEO host exercise with Sir Viv tomorrow

Mar 18, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Banks DIH/DIAGEO host exercise with Sir Viv tomorrow

Banks DIH Ltd. in collaboration with DIAGEO, owners of the world’s leading whiskey brand Johnnie Walker and the Caribbean Breweries Association (CBA), will hold a “Know Your Boundaries”...

Suspected car thieves slapped with $300,000 bail

Mar 18, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Suspected car thieves slapped with $300,000 bail

Three residents of Joseph Pollydore Street, Lodge, were yesterday given their pretrial liberty after a court appearance before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown...

Winners Connection trounce Vasco 3-0, Netrockers needle Eagles

Mar 18, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Winners Connection trounce Vasco 3-0, Netrockers needle Eagles

Group ‘B’ favorites Winners Connection started their quest for top honours in the Netrockers FC under-19 Town Week tournament with a confident 3-0 win over Vasco when play continued on Sunday at...

Bogus probation officer remanded for raping girl, 13

Mar 18, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Bogus probation officer remanded for raping girl, 13

A man who allegedly raped a 13 year-old girl from Grove, East Bank Demerara, while purporting to be a Probation and Welfare Officer was yesterday remanded to prison after he made a court appearance...

South Pole win Dhanyshore Domino title in Wakenaam

Mar 18, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on South Pole win Dhanyshore Domino title in Wakenaam

South Pole chalked 85 games to emerged champions of the Anand Dhanyshore Domino competition played recently at Carlosh residence at Good Success, Wakenaam. Ravi Persaud was their leading player with...

Questions for John Da Silva

Mar 18, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Questions for John Da Silva

Dear Editor, John Da Silva thinks he can escape intelligent discussions about the PPP and PNC’s performances by repeating his many fairy tales. Da Silva should know he is exposed and his fake...

Bermine crush Police by 8 wickets

Mar 18, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Bermine crush Police by 8 wickets

Led by a fine all-round performance by captain Eugene La Fleur, Bermine trampled Police by eight wickets last weekend to advance to the second round of the ABS sponsored 40 overs First Division...

Doctor refutes allegations of sexual molestation, selling expired medication

Mar 18, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Doctor refutes allegations of sexual molestation, selling expired medication

Prominent herbalist, Dr Veerasammy Ramaya has denied allegations levelled against him by his former employees. They accused him of selling expired medication to the public and said that he has, on...

Assistant referees return after overseas duties

Mar 18, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Assistant referees return after overseas duties

Mars stood in CONCACAF U-20 final Guyanese FIFA Assistant Referees Venton Mars and Nykasie Liverpool returned home from overseas duties at two international tournaments. Venton Mars who...

The “criminalized state” and the “incestuous state” in Guyana

Mar 18, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The “criminalized state” and the “incestuous state” in Guyana

It was Professor Clive Thomas who first propounded the theory of “The criminalized State in Guyana”. In five articles in 2003 in the Stabroek News (March 9, 16, 23, 30, April 6), he attempted to...

These negative vibes only serve to make entertainers stronger

Mar 18, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on These negative vibes only serve to make entertainers stronger

Dear Editor, I am responding to a letter in the Kaieteur News, dated Saturday March 14, 2009. That letter was headlined “T–Pain Concert – A Barbecue Concept”. How dare Mr. Calvin Lewis,...

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Warriors secure win over Knight Riders

Sep 13, 2026

The Guyana Amazon Warriors kept their playoff hopes alive with a 25 run win over the Trinbago Knight Riders in the 2026 Limacol WCPL. Runs for Shermaine Campbell and wickets from Shabnim Ismail and...

The other side of Linden’s electricity crisis

Sep 13, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – I am not surprised that electricity demand in Linden has surged by more than 135 per cent from its 2005 level. In fact, given the price at which electricity is supplied there, it would be surprising if demand had not surged. The figures tell the story. Electricity consumption...

The World Has Broken the 1.5°C Promise. Small States Should Not Have...

Sep 06, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – The world has broken the 1.5°C promise it made to its most vulnerable countries. The breach has not yet been recorded on a sustained basis, but the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) says it is widely assessed as unavoidable and likely within the...

Jagdeo on breaches Part 2

Sep 13, 2026

Hard truths… (Kaieteur News) – Never knew Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo to be sneaky. Sloppy, hostility personified and sleeker than mercury, he can be. But not sneaky, not he. Hence, I weigh why he waited until Pres. Ali’s back was turned to show his face at the Arthur Chung Convention Center...

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