June 2009

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Commissioner of Police delivers on promise

Jun 18, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Commissioner of Police delivers on promise

Presents $100, 000 and Uniforms to Rollers Volleyball club Commissioner of Police Henry Greene on Sunday delivered on a promise he had made on Independence Day during the playing off of the Charles...

Annual DCMCO softball cricket set for next month

Jun 18, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Annual DCMCO softball cricket set for next month

The annual DCMCO (District of Columbia Metro Cricket Organisation) softball tournament is scheduled to commence during the latter part of July 2009 and is open to all softball teams throughout...

Coach ‘Ossie’ migrates to USA tomorrow

Jun 18, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Coach ‘Ossie’ migrates to USA tomorrow

Local cricket coach Oswald ‘Ossie’ Waldron migrates to the USA tomorrow and his club Malteenoes Sports Club (MSC) honoured the 51-year-old with a plaque at a simple presentation at the club’s...

Trophy Stall 15-over S/Ball cricket : Parika/Hydronie create upset

Jun 18, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Trophy Stall 15-over S/Ball cricket : Parika/Hydronie create upset

Parika/Hydronie SC created an upset last Sunday, when they defeated the highly favoured Wolf Warriors XI by 4 wickets in the West Coast zone of the Trophy Stall 15-over countrywide round-hand cricket...

GCB donates $400,000 to GUYBICA

Jun 18, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on GCB donates $400,000 to GUYBICA

Regional Blind cricket tourney slated for Guyana By Sean Devers The third annual Regional Blind cricket tournament is scheduled for Guyana from July 19-25 and the Guyana Blind Cricket Association’s...

Amrit Etwaroo earns NJCAA All-American honours in US Golf C/ship

Jun 18, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Amrit Etwaroo earns NJCAA All-American honours in US Golf C/ship

Amrit Etwaroo played consistently for four days to finish 8th in the NJCAA National Golf Championship in NY during June 2 –5. The 72-hole tournament had over 100 qualifiers from over 20 states and...

Alika Morgan set for CARICOM 10K

Jun 18, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Alika Morgan set for CARICOM 10K

Guyana’s, Alika Morgan, reigning female champion of the CARICOM Annual 10K Road Race will compete, when the fifth staging of the race gets underway next Sunday, just days before the 30th Conference...

City Constabulary operation boosted with two vehicles

Jun 18, 2009 knews News Comments Off on City Constabulary operation boosted with two vehicles

The policing operation of the City Constabulary is expected to be significantly boosted with the recent addition of two spanking new vehicles. In recognition of the fact that the Constabulary is...

Shot conductor recovering

Jun 18, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Shot conductor recovering

Schandel Singh, the route 42 conductor who was shot on Tuesday evening at Princes Street, is resting comfortable at the Georgetown Hospital in a stable condition. The man was shot twice by a lone...

Bentley storms to OWTU win

Jun 18, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Bentley storms to OWTU win

Dispels local critics Embattled Guyanese cyclist, Jude Bentley sent a statement to local cycling officials, when he stormed to the Oilfields Workers’ Trade Union (OWTU) Road Race overall title on...

Inner Wheel Club installs 2009-2010 Executive Committee

Jun 18, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Inner Wheel Club installs 2009-2010 Executive Committee

– Unveils plans for silver jubilee celebrations (By Mondale Smith) People bringing hope to people makes the world a better place as those who are less fortunate often don’t want to ask for...

Acting AAG President in the ‘dark’ about CAC Age Group participation

Jun 18, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Acting AAG President in the ‘dark’ about CAC Age Group participation

By Edison Jefford A public relation and communication breakdown could have been the primary reason for Guyana’s non-attendance at the Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Age Group Championships,...

Old Fort looking to build confidence

Jun 18, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Old Fort looking to build confidence

– GCC wary of opponents Senior player of Old Fort Ivor Thompson said that even though Old Fort is mathematically out of contention to win this year’s Farfan & Mendes Men’s First...

No statement from Norton St. shooting victims – Police

Jun 18, 2009 knews News Comments Off on No statement from Norton St. shooting victims – Police

– Rural Constable released Police are still awaiting statements from two young men who were shot on Norton Street in controversial circumstances last week Wednesday night. Kaieteur News...

MV Malali takes 8 hours from Adventure to Parika

Jun 18, 2009 knews News Comments Off on MV Malali takes 8 hours from Adventure to Parika

The MV Malali took a record 8 ½ hours on the Adventure – Parika Service yesterday after it ran aground off Nothern Hogg Island, much to the disgust of the passengers abroad. Because of the sand...

Ryan Crawford Turf Club to host July 12 meet

Jun 18, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Ryan Crawford Turf Club to host July 12 meet

Horseracing fans are expected to converge on the Ryan Crawford Memorial Turf Club at Alness Village on the Corentyne on Sunday July 12 when that entity stages a grand one day meeting. Entries for the...

Duo charged for blocking GECOM entrance

Jun 18, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Duo charged for blocking GECOM entrance

Kenrick Thomas, 35, and Ken Thomas, 31, both of 28-30 Agricola Public Road, East Bank Demerara, were yesterday placed on self bail by Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson on a charge of...

DDL recognises its Corporate Social Responsibility

Jun 18, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on DDL recognises its Corporate Social Responsibility

Dear Editor, The report that DDL had registered a reduction in its profits would have been good news if we knew for certain that Guyanese were consuming less alcohol (SN, 13 June, 2009). Last year...

T. Khemraj is falling into a trap

Jun 18, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on T. Khemraj is falling into a trap

Dear Editor, I refer to Mr. Tarron Khemraj’s letter in the SN on June 16, 2009. The global economy does not value the capacity of forests for consumption of greenhouse gases and this is one problem...

Biodigester will revolutionise farming – Project Officer

Jun 18, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Biodigester will revolutionise farming – Project Officer

The biodigester can revolutionise farming in Guyana through its benefits of recycling of otherwise unused waste as renewable resources in an Integrated Farming System(IFS). The Integrated Farming...

Tribute to Shri Prakash Gossai

Jun 18, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Tribute to Shri Prakash Gossai

Dear Editor, The lilt and melodious voice we have grown accustomed to hear at poojas, satsanghs and other functions associated with the great religion of Hinduism has disappeared, in a flash, from...

Many fraudulent acts detected at City Hall recently – Local Govt. Minister

Jun 18, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Many fraudulent acts detected at City Hall recently – Local Govt. Minister

There have been many frauds detected at City Hall recently, said Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Kellawan Lall, when responding to questions about a fraud that was publicised...

Mr. Phillips should carefully rationalise the issues before attempting to pick holes

Jun 18, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Mr. Phillips should carefully rationalise the issues before attempting to pick holes

Dear Editor, I refer to Mr. Eric Phillips letter in the Kaieteur News on June 16, 2009, with the title “A three-card game with Norway as the captive bettor”. Mr. Eric Phillips in his vain...

President lectures UG students on Low Carbon Development Strategy

Jun 18, 2009 knews News Comments Off on President lectures UG students on Low Carbon Development Strategy

President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday gave a lecture at the University of Guyana on the country’s Low Carbon Development Strategy where he stated that it is important that the institution get involved...

Guyana’s migration has the characteristics of a humanitarian crisis

Jun 18, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Guyana’s migration has the characteristics of a humanitarian crisis

Dear Editor, Guyana Honorary Consul to Barbados, Mr. Norman Faria’s attacks on the Caribbean Congress of Labour’s (CCL) for its advice to undocumented immigrants in Barbados to regularize their...

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Sammy: ‘Results have not gone our way, but we continue to...

Oct 03, 2026

ESPN – Success can mean very different things to teams, and West Indies head coach Daren Sammy understands that perfectly. His side heads into the third and final ODI in New Chandigarh 2-0 down...

How do we deal with disappointment?

Oct 03, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – There was once a young man who had spent years preparing for what he believed would be the most important moment of his life. He studied late into the night. He sacrificed weekends. He turned down invitations from friends because he had a goal. When the opportunity finally...

Crime thrives on weak justice, illegal guns and dirty money

Sep 20, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Crime in Latin America and the Caribbean is no longer only a matter for the police. It is weakening societies, draining economies and obstructing development. It is also testing public confidence in courts, governments and democratic institutions. The...

Visa revocations – corruption and drug trafficking ties

Oct 03, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Bolivians carried a goodly fraction of those exposed and tarnished by U.S. visa revocations. Columbians, Ecuadorians, Peruvians all suffered the same fate. Judges. Prosecutors. A Police official. An attorney general. The allegations: corruption and involvement in...

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