March 2009

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The Mushroom Syndrome

Mar 08, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Ravi Dev Comments Off on The Mushroom Syndrome

Turning and turning in the widening gyre The falcon cannot hear the falconer; Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world, The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and...

Hira spearheads Lusignan to 42- run win against UG

Mar 08, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Hira spearheads Lusignan to 42- run win against UG

On the back of pugnacious batting from Harrinarine Hira, Lusignan beat University of Guyana (UG) by 42 runs as action in the Demerara zone of the 2008 National Gafoor’s 20/20 first division cricket...

IDB slashes funding for Guyana

Mar 08, 2009 knews News Comments Off on IDB slashes funding for Guyana

In light of the financial situation worldwide, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Country Representative, Marco Nicola, says that the bank will have less money for Guyana. According to him, the...

Mitchell back after injury as CSTC stages Cheddie Jagan Memorial

Mar 08, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Mitchell back after injury as CSTC stages Cheddie Jagan Memorial

Rudolph Mitchell will make a grand return to the race walking scene this morning, when the Cavaliers Sports and Tour Club stages a memorial race walk in commemoration of the death of former President...

“Tax Haven” Jurisdictions – Sitting Ducks and Scapegoats

Mar 08, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on “Tax Haven” Jurisdictions – Sitting Ducks and Scapegoats

By Sir Ronald Sanders It is a classic case of “passing the buck”, but Caribbean jurisdictions that offer offshore financial services will be the victims of lax regulation by the OECD countries...

Dangerous for Jagdeo to urge policyholders to pay premiums

Mar 08, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Dangerous for Jagdeo to urge policyholders to pay premiums

…given that Court has yet to decide on Company’s future – AFC Chairman of the Alliance for Change, Khemraj Ramjattan, says that it is dangerous for President Bharrat Jagdeo to continue to...

The Baccoo speaks

Mar 08, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo speaks

The gunmen never fail to appear like the proverbial bad penny and all because they have been shut down in most areas. This is a new set who borrow guns from the old ones who are taking a back seat...

Scrabble Association AGM postponed but executives unveil hectic itinerary

Mar 08, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Scrabble Association AGM postponed but executives unveil hectic itinerary

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Guyana Association of Scrabble Players (GASP), scheduled for March 29, has been postponed indefinitely because executives of that Association are not yet ready...

Employees cannot be fired for failing polygraph test – US law

Mar 07, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Employees cannot be fired for failing polygraph test – US law

The U.S federal law governing lie-detector tests stipulates that an employee cannot be fired for failing the test, or for even refusing to take the test. The Guyana Government has already fired the...

Good Hope blaze leaves five homeless

Mar 07, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Good Hope blaze leaves five homeless

Disaster struck at lot 79 Kissoon Housing Scheme, Good Hope, east Coast Demerara last night when fire destroyed a two storey concrete house leaving a couple and their three children homeless. And...

Gunmen shoot nurse

Mar 07, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Gunmen shoot nurse

– in suspected revenge attack Gunmen shot a male nurse in the stomach at around 22:00 hrs last night in what is suspected to have been a revenge attack at a Sheriff Street internet café....

6,000 teachers’ claims cannot be met by CLICO

Mar 07, 2009 knews News Comments Off on 6,000 teachers’ claims cannot be met by CLICO

… GTU urges Gov’t to stop deductions from teachers’ salaries The Colonial Life Insurance Company (CLICO) has informed the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) that it cannot honour any...

GAWU ‘concerned’ about $20M pension scheme in CLICO

Mar 07, 2009 knews News Comments Off on GAWU ‘concerned’ about $20M pension scheme in CLICO

The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) yesterday said that it was “concerned” about its pension scheme contributions to Colonial Life Insurance Company (CLICO) which has been...

Guyana is an important partner for Canada – High Commissioner

Mar 07, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Guyana is an important partner for Canada – High Commissioner

Reports suggesting that Canada intends to close its High Commission in Georgetown are ‘baseless’ and ‘do not reflect’ in any way the trend of the Canada-Guyana relationship, Canadian High...

Teen held for Sheriff Street restaurant murder

Mar 07, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Teen held for Sheriff Street restaurant murder

Police have detained a teenaged boy in connection with the murder of 30-year-old Terrence Plummer, the North Sophia man who was shot in the head in front of a Sheriff Street restaurant. An official...

NBTS reaches ‘safe zone’ for weekend surgeries

Mar 07, 2009 knews News Comments Off on NBTS reaches ‘safe zone’ for weekend surgeries

As a result of the blood drive held by Kaieteur News yesterday, and the Good Samaritan work of members of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), the National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS) was able to...

GTU parts company with TSC over teacher interviews

Mar 07, 2009 knews News Comments Off on GTU parts company with TSC over teacher interviews

The Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) has withdrawn its support and signature from the interviewing process being conducted by the Teaching Service Commission (TSC) which is processing senior teachers....

Police arrest teens during early morning raid

Mar 07, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Police arrest teens during early morning raid

– Albouystown residents claim harassment Two residents of Albouystown are claiming that they are being targeted by members of the Guyana Police Force. According to Selwin Gillis of Hogg...

Engineer says long wait for licence forced him to drill without permission

Mar 07, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Engineer says long wait for licence forced him to drill without permission

The contractor behind last Tuesday’s shallow well fiasco at Grove New Scheme, East Bank Demerara, says he is willing to comply with the regulations spelled out by the Hydrometeorological...

Feds, Texas police seek Guyanese fraud suspect

Mar 07, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Feds, Texas police seek Guyanese fraud suspect

Law enforcement officers across Southeast Texas are helping the U.S. Marshal’s Service locate a Guyanese man wanted for fraud. Marshals are searching for James Ragnauth, 50. Ragnauth is said to...

Region Six student is best graduate from Dental School

Mar 07, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Region Six student is best graduate from Dental School

A Region Six resident, Dianne McDonald, 21, managed to overcome the stark change in environment and become the best graduating student of the Dentex Certificate Course at the Cheddi Jagan Dental...

St Margaret’s Primary showcases cultural diversity

Mar 07, 2009 knews News Comments Off on St Margaret’s Primary showcases cultural diversity

The St Margaret’s Primary School, Camp Street, Georgetown, was transformed into a cultural haven yesterday morning when the Level Four students showcased the cultural diversity of the six local...

Old Fort stages one-day tournament in Linden

Mar 07, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Old Fort stages one-day tournament in Linden

All the top clubs are expected to participate in the Old Fort Hockey Club organised one-day competition which is scheduled to be played next Tuesday, at the Mackenzie Sports Club ground. According to...

GCF meeting with Jude Bentley to be rescheduled

Mar 07, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on GCF meeting with Jude Bentley to be rescheduled

Amicable settlement in the making The scheduled meeting involving the executive of the Guyana Cycling Federation (GCF) and banned rider Jude Bentley has been rescheduled for a date to be decided...

Some questions on the staging of the CBC tourney here

Mar 07, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Some questions on the staging of the CBC tourney here

Sports Editor, I wish to thank you in anticipation for publishing this letter and to the Guyana Government, the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation and all Guyanese as I offer my heartfelt...

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Gurbaz half-century powers Guyana to 8-wicket win

Sep 05, 2026

2026 Republic Bank CPL… GAW vs. JKM at Providence – Hetmyer, Hope, Dindyal lead batting charge (Kaieteur News) – Guyana Amazon Warriors announced their arrival home with a brutal 8-wicket...

How should I schedule my day?

Sep 05, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Deep in the Himalayas, I once visited a Hindu guru and asked him, “Guru, how should I schedule my day?” He looked at me for a moment, smiled, and asked, “What is it that you want to schedule?” “My day,” I replied. “I want to organise my time better. There is so...

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...

The Donny and Delcy show

Sep 05, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – What to make of this America-Venezuela oil deal, this best in history? First, it’s best to put the 65 billion barrels of heavy crude in its proper place. It’s the Donny and Delcy Gong Show. A quarter of Venezuela’s premier national treasure, a concealed deal, a very...

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