April 2009

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DDL Pepsi renews sponsorship of RHTY&SC U 19 team

Apr 03, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on DDL Pepsi renews sponsorship of RHTY&SC U 19 team

Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) under the internationally renowned Soft Drink Pepsi has renewed its sponsorship of the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club under-19 team for another year. The...

Guyana calls for independent investigation into contaminated rice

Apr 03, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Guyana calls for independent investigation into contaminated rice

Minister of Agriculture, Robert Persaud, says that he has called for an independent investigation as it relates to the 1,000 tonnes of local paddy that was exported to Colombia and found to be...

8,290 Guyanese became US citizens in 2008

Apr 03, 2009 knews News Comments Off on 8,290 Guyanese became US citizens in 2008

Last year, 131,935 first generation Caribbean migrants took the oath that made them citizens of the United States of America. This number represents an increase of almost 200 over 2007. While most of...

Guyana out to upset champions Jamaica in their yard

Apr 03, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Guyana out to upset champions Jamaica in their yard

By Sean Devers in Jamaica In association with Noble House Seafoods, Western Union & Jamaica Pegasus Top face bottom from today at Jarette Park when repeat Champions Jamaica battle bottom-placed...

Stabbed female guard still fighting for her life

Apr 03, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Stabbed female guard still fighting for her life

– as attacker remains at large Patricia Rose, who was brutally stabbed last year by a jealous ex-boyfriend, is waging a grim battle for survival even as her attacker remains at large. The...

East Bank cricket elections set for April 17

Apr 03, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on East Bank cricket elections set for April 17

Clubs affiliated to the East Bank Cricket Association are being notified that their Annual General Meeting is set for April 17, 2009 at the Providence Cricket ground commencing at 18:00hrs. According...

Brave bus driver recounts fight with gun-toting bandit

Apr 03, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Brave bus driver recounts fight with gun-toting bandit

Brave minibus driver, Lincoln Bristol, yesterday recounted his fight with a gun-toting robber which ended in him being hospitalized with four bullet wounds. The 69-year-old ‘A’ Field, Sophia...

Ameer Baksh 20/20 cricket

Apr 03, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Ameer Baksh 20/20 cricket

Imam Bacchus X1 defeated Affiance No.1 and Cotton Field by 33 runs respectively when the Ameer Baksh twenty20 cricket competition commenced in Central Essequibo recently. Playing at the Affiance No.1...

THE MONEY GONE!

Apr 03, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THE MONEY GONE!

When the Minister of Finance made his long-winded statement in the National Assembly concerning CLICO (Guyana), I indicated that nothing that he said could be considered comforting to policyholders...

National TT team leaders intensify preparations

Apr 03, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on National TT team leaders intensify preparations

– parents, corporate community offer support By Edison Jefford Undoubtedly the leaders of the national cadet and junior table tennis team that will depart Guyana for the Caribbean Championships in...

Another car ends up in canal

Apr 03, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Another car ends up in canal

Man’s car repossessed by his child’s mother

Apr 03, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Man’s car repossessed by his child’s mother

…alleges she may have ordered his execution Upon returning to the apartment, which he was renting, at approximately 16:00 hours on April 1, Robert ‘Michael’ Brown, 27, discovered that the...

Overseas-based Guyanese donates bat to ‘Taliban’

Apr 03, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Overseas-based Guyanese donates bat to ‘Taliban’

– Forde also promised one By Rawle Welch Canada-based Guyanese and former Malteenoes Sports Club player Victor Dias made good on a promise he made to present a bat to opening batsman Imran...

Kawal and Ragnauth 10 overs softball in Wakenaam

Apr 03, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Kawal and Ragnauth 10 overs softball in Wakenaam

Knight Riders beat Belle Plaine in final Knight Riders defeated Belle Plaine by 25 runs in the final of the Vishal Kawal and Chandreka Ragnauth 10 overs softball cricket final played last Sunday at...

Stanleytown ‘fix-man’ electrocuted

Apr 03, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Stanleytown ‘fix-man’ electrocuted

Police on the West Bank of Demerara have launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of a 37-year-old Stanleytown man. Reports are that the man, Troy Greene, called...

Mrs Jagan’s death is a great loss to this nation

Apr 03, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Mrs Jagan’s death is a great loss to this nation

Dear Editor, This letter is in tribute to former President Mrs. Janet Jagan who passed away a few days ago. Her death is a great loss to this nation. Mrs. Jagan, up to her final hours, was someone...

Prof James Rose replaced as UG Vice Chancellor

Apr 03, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Prof James Rose replaced as UG Vice Chancellor

The University of Guyana (UG) council, under the chairmanship of UG pro chancellor Dr. Prem Misir, has appointed Professor Lawrence Carrington as interim Vice Chancellor of the university for one...

Sugar, rice enjoy more priority than fish

Apr 03, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Sugar, rice enjoy more priority than fish

…greater investments are being explored – Dharamlall By Tusika Martin The fisheries sector in Guyana does not enjoy the same priority as the sugar and rice industries, thus not benefiting as much...

ECCB 40 overs Competition starts tomorrow

Apr 03, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on ECCB 40 overs Competition starts tomorrow

La Bonne Intention ‘B’ will entertain Lusignan tomorrow in a fixture of the East Coast Cricket Board (ECCB) 40 overs Competition, starting at 11:00 hrs. The competition will continue the...

Brazilian team in Guyana to discuss rice cultivation

Apr 03, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Brazilian team in Guyana to discuss rice cultivation

A high level Brazilian team is currently in Guyana to discuss the cultivation of a new variety of rice in Region Nine. The team has already undertaken an initial feasibility study, which indicated...

Kissoon’s nightly search for the bizarre and outlandish

Apr 03, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Kissoon’s nightly search for the bizarre and outlandish

Dear Editor, A recent letter in another section of the press by Vishnu Bisram lamented that while Freddie Kissoon frequently maligns people in his columns, he doesn’t like it too much when he gets...

Unlicensed firearm, ammo found in North West District

Apr 03, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Unlicensed firearm, ammo found in North West District

An unlicensed 20-gauge shotgun and a matching round were discovered in Aruka River, in the North West District, on April 1, 2009. At approximately 16:00 hours, police ranks observed a man acting in a...

Guyanese team leave tomorrow for St. Lucia

Apr 03, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Guyanese team leave tomorrow for St. Lucia

By Franklin Wilson Coach of the Guyana female team to the West Indies Female under-19 cricket tournament which bowls off on Monday Michael Franco Hyles is confident that the team will give a very...

What a brilliant idea!

Apr 03, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on What a brilliant idea!

Dear Editor, What a brilliant idea!!! I wonder who came up with such? Is it to show the public that they are doing their job? Is it to satisfy victims who have lost their loved one? What exactly are...

Dr. Ramaya is a man of integrity

Apr 03, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Dr. Ramaya is a man of integrity

– says Herbalists Association In response to allegations made against self-styled herbalist, Dr. Veerasammy Ramaya, by some of his former employees, who accused him of selling expired drugs to...

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2026/27 West Indies 4-Day Championships Round 3 By Clifton Ross Kaieteur Sports – Guyana Harpy Eagles completed their 3rd consecutive win against the Windward Volcanoes after a comprehensive...

While we scramble over the cash grant!

Apr 30, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – There is a lot of noise right now about whether the government’s invitation for investments in the fertilizer and gas bottling projects is legal. But while we are all busy looking in that direction, something far more important is happening in plain sight. The real issue is...

Resolving CARICOM’s Leadership Impasse

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By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) –As with all my commentaries, this one is strictly in my personal capacity, drawing on more than fifty years of engagement with Caribbean affairs and a lifelong commitment to the cause of regional integration. I do not speak on behalf of any government or...

Wales – Heads must roll

Apr 30, 2026

Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – Former Wales Gas-to-Energy (GTE) Taskforce Head, Mr. Winston Brassington should resign. Project Consultant, his new crown, does nothing to defend or distance him from the US$2 billion Bharrat Jagdeo contraption that now crumbles before the eyes. ...

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