March 2009

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Final Four decided after Royals, Kings win

Mar 17, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Final Four decided after Royals, Kings win

By Edison Jefford Ravens will bear an unprecedented optimism in the Next Level Entertainment Basketball Championships when it became clear Sunday night that the Georgetown team is the only City side...

ITF US$20,000 available for Tennis Centre – Jeremiah

Mar 17, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on ITF US$20,000 available for Tennis Centre – Jeremiah

– Guyana’s participation at the C/bean Games not certain By Rawle Welch With the maximum of US$20,000 available from the International Tennis Federation (ITF) to assist in the development of...

Alpha going all out to break a 36-year jinx

Mar 17, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Alpha going all out to break a 36-year jinx

When local powerhouse, Alpha United, clash with Tempete Football Club of Haiti at the world famous Guyana Cricket Club Saturday in the Caribbean football club championship, the Hammer will be going...

US citizen remanded on cocaine smuggling charge

Mar 17, 2009 knews News Comments Off on US citizen remanded on cocaine smuggling charge

A 23-year-old United States citizen has been remanded to prison after being charged with possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking. The accused, Ashanti D’Aguiar, made her appearance at...

Governments working hard worldwide

Mar 17, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Governments working hard worldwide

Dear Editor Governments from developing countries are working hard to control the effects of the global financial crisis. Stock markets are down, investment banks have collapsed, stimulus packages...

Armed robbery in Best Village

Mar 17, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Armed robbery in Best Village

Yesterday at approximately 09:00 hours, two men armed with a handgun and a knife entered a house in Best Village, West Coast Demerara, and attacked and robbed housewife Jenny Bhoowah. According to...

Why not a collaboration to grant Guyana’s oldest couple their last wish?

Mar 17, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Why not a collaboration to grant Guyana’s oldest couple their last wish?

Dear Editor, Longevity is indeed a blessing, and a living proof is Uncle Sonny, aged 109, from the Lethem area of Region Nine, as reported in the Kaieteur News dated 3.15.2009. It’s also an area...

This resented appointment

Mar 17, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on This resented appointment

Dear Editor, Like most balanced and patriotic Guyanese, I have witnessed the PPP Government spiral my country downward in every sphere of endeavour, resulting in the sorry economic and social state...

Phagwah attracts 25,000 in New York

Mar 17, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Phagwah attracts 25,000 in New York

Phagwah, or Holi, is the Indo-Caribbean Hindu celebration of the New Year. Every spring, on the Sunday after the first full moon of the Hindu calendar, Phagwah literally paints the streets as kids...

Supreme Court Registrar wins first round against Judicial Service Commission

Mar 17, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Supreme Court Registrar wins first round against Judicial Service Commission

The state yesterday requested further leave for the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) to file an affidavit in response to the court action mounted by Supreme Court Registrar Sita Ramlal, after the...

Establishment of parliament committees will enhance peace and harmony

Mar 17, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Establishment of parliament committees will enhance peace and harmony

Dear Editor, It cannot escape attention how our democratic parliamentary governance has been developing over the years, and this is very encouraging indeed, and will further boost the morale of the...

School of Nursing needs to present credentials to reopen

Mar 17, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on School of Nursing needs to present credentials to reopen

Dear Editor, Nanda Kissoon, whoever you might be and whether your nursing institute was a legitimate one or not, the relevant authorities has a job to do. You need to be as clear as crystal and fully...

GTI sports GBTI wing

Mar 17, 2009 knews News Comments Off on GTI sports GBTI wing

A section of the Guyana Technical Institute (GTI) building which fell into disrepair has now been fixed and renamed after its new donor, the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI). Historically,...

Backlog in courts is worrying phenomenon

Mar 17, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Backlog in courts is worrying phenomenon

The Supreme Court’s Annual Report for 2007 states that the slow rate of completing matters is a worrying phenomenon when consideration is given to the constitutional issues of delay and human...

Rice farmers need to educate themselves on contracts, regulations and future trends

Mar 17, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Rice farmers need to educate themselves on contracts, regulations and future trends

Dear Editor, Recently I read an article dealing with some rice statistics as it relates to the upcoming season. As a member of a rice-growing community, I would like to see much more being done for...

Khan pleads guilty; Simels asked me to testify

Mar 17, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Khan pleads guilty; Simels asked me to testify

Roger Khan has pleaded guilty. To what? It is when you find out what he has pleaded guilty to then you will realise that certain persons may be in trouble in Guyana. Khan has pleaded guilty to 21...

Climate change: a growing challenge

Mar 17, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Climate change: a growing challenge

Dear Editor, To effectively deal with climate change, institutions, governance and service activities need to study and understand the science and economics of climate change. Not many nations have...

Gunmen attack East Demerara butcher

Mar 17, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Gunmen attack East Demerara butcher

Gunmen yesterday robbed businessman, Motiram Ram called ‘Sham’, of US$1,500 that he was about to send to his children living in the United States. The robbers also made off with $44,000 in local...

Cricket: How sweet it is!

Mar 17, 2009 knews Editorial Comments Off on Cricket: How sweet it is!

Cricket! Lovely cricket! Suddenly, there is a spring in the steps of West Indian cricket fans and a song in their hearts. What a difference a month can make! Our English visitors have a saying that...

All Ministers should publicly declare any interest in Clico (Guyana)

Mar 17, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on All Ministers should publicly declare any interest in Clico (Guyana)

On Sunday evening, the CBS Sixty Minutes show featured the Chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve defending his organisation’s decision to rescue the large banks that had gambled on the capital...

Alleged fraudster still on the run

Mar 17, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Alleged fraudster still on the run

Owners of house distressed over situation The owners of the house that was recently set on fire by unknown individuals in De Kinderen, West Coast Demerara, have said that they are very distressed...

Breaking news… Roger Khan pleads guilty

Mar 16, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Breaking news… Roger Khan pleads guilty

Look for more details in tomorrow’s edition

Donald Allison was gun-runner for Fine Man’s gang

Mar 16, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Donald Allison was gun-runner for Fine Man’s gang

– U.S. informant An informant in the case involving Guyanese businessman Shaheed Roger Khan and his attorney Robert Simels has alleged that slain Agricola boxing coach Donald Allison had...

Collapse of the justice system – AFC Leader

Mar 16, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Collapse of the justice system – AFC Leader

21,366 civil cases backlog shows… Leader of the Alliance for Change, Raphael Trotman, says that the huge backlog in cases in the High Court indicates a collapse of the justice system. According to...

Survivor of Lodge attack denies killing ex-boyfriend

Mar 16, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Survivor of Lodge attack denies killing ex-boyfriend

– “he tried to kill me, but I was determined to live” By Latoya Giles “I didn’t kill him. He tried to kill me and that’s the truth.” Those were the words of 26-year-old Dianne...

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Hridoy ensures draw in Sylhet; WI beat Bangladesh 1-0 in series

Nov 09, 2026

Cricinfo – With an 82 in the fourth innings, Towhid Hridoy ensured Bangladesh completed a hard-fought draw against West Indies in the Sylhet Test. The visitors clinched the series 1-0 on...

What is right is right, and what is wrong is wrong

Nov 09, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – There are moments in the political life of every nation when the character of its people is tested by whether they have the courage to condemn wrongdoing when it is committed against those with whom they disagree. It is easy to champion justice when the victim belongs to your...

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...

Light and darkness, lips to life

Nov 09, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The light that shines over Guyana must be at its dazzling purest. Not a speck of darkness on the horizon. Not a stray dark spot in the cupboard or under the carpet. When light is at its brightest, what chance for darkness to show its face, to linger? On the occasion of...

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