June 2009

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At least Dr. Leslie Ramsammy does not hide under his mother’s dress

Jun 04, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on At least Dr. Leslie Ramsammy does not hide under his mother’s dress

I once wrote on this page that if there is a type of person I hate in life and in this world, it is the anonymous writer who uses extremist language, vicious semantics, insulting sentences, dirty...

RUNNING FROM WHAT?

Jun 04, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on RUNNING FROM WHAT?

When one is in primary school, one is introduced to a concept called Simple Interest. This allows students to make a calculation as to the interest that would accrue based on a given rate of interest...

Labour Ministry appeases unions’ threats to call strike at DDL

Jun 04, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Labour Ministry appeases unions’ threats to call strike at DDL

Plans to take strike action against Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) were put on the backburner yesterday following a meeting at the Ministry of Labour. The previous day General Secretary of the...

The majority’s view can be a violation of natural law

Jun 04, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on The majority’s view can be a violation of natural law

Dear Editor, Pastor Daniel Singh has no use for facts, especially those regarding the fossilized “missing link”. (Ida sure did fool them all – GC June 1st). He declared that the fossil was...

Meadow Bank Wharf in desperate need of new management and repairs

Jun 04, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Meadow Bank Wharf in desperate need of new management and repairs

Dear Editor, I was once a fishermen and boat owner operating at the Greater Georgetown Fisherman Co-op Society, Meadow Bank About 15 years ago the wharf was well organised with everything in place....

NA private school lacks wholesome environment

Jun 04, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on NA private school lacks wholesome environment

Dear Editor, On behalf of concerned parents, I wish to draw the attention of the education officials to the undesirable state of affairs at a private school in New Amsterdam, Berbice. The building...

Wild and sweeping unsubstantiated allegations will not do

Jun 04, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Wild and sweeping unsubstantiated allegations will not do

Dear Editor, I refer to Mr. Emile Mervin’s letter in the Kaieteur News on June 3, 2009 captioned, “President Bharrat Jagdeo needs a viable vision beyond the IMF/WB.” I was being jocular when I...

Dr. Van West Charles is misguided and misinformed

Jun 04, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Dr. Van West Charles is misguided and misinformed

Dear Editor, I read with interest an article printed in the media, under the hands of Dr. Van West Charles in which he stated that, “there should be apology for past wrongs. I agree with Dr....

UG Medical School

Jun 04, 2009 knews Editorial Comments Off on UG Medical School

The news that the medical program of the University of Guyana has received accreditation by the Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and other Health Professions (CAAM-HP) is...

Digicel opens new headquarters

Jun 04, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Digicel opens new headquarters

Mobile telecommunications provider Digicel, which entered the Guyana market just two years ago, has opened its new headquarters in Kingston, Georgetown. The company did not declare the cost of...

Two found

Jun 03, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Two found

Bodies recovered at Essequibo River mouth Anxiety turned into grief yesterday for the relatives of four fishermen after two bodies were recovered yesterday. Ranks of the Guyana Defence Force...

US Air Force C-130 J arrives for ‘Operation Southern Partner’

Jun 03, 2009 knews News Comments Off on US Air Force C-130 J arrives for ‘Operation Southern Partner’

Some 20 airmen from the United States Air Force Southern Command arrived in Guyana last Sunday aboard a United States (US) Air Force C-130 J Hercules Plane with the aim of exchanging information and...

Guyana/US ink deal to help reintegrate deportees

Jun 03, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Guyana/US ink deal to help reintegrate deportees

“The deviant behaviour of most of these deportees is a product of the environment in which they have resided and these countries, therefore, have the moral responsibility for their...

CJIA staffers avert disaster

Jun 03, 2009 knews News Comments Off on CJIA staffers avert disaster

Fire of an undisclosed origin erupted within an engine room at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri, around noon yesterday causing panic among some staffers. Reports are that quick action...

Collapsing city’s sewage system could lead to public health issues

Jun 03, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Collapsing city’s sewage system could lead to public health issues

Sewage could create breeding places for vectors and vermin – Royston King The situation of the capital city’s failing sewage system could lead to all kinds of public health challenges and...

Man torches mother’s house

Jun 03, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Man torches mother’s house

Police last evening were trying to track down a man who allegedly set fire to his mother’s Kaneville, East Bank Demerara, home. According to reports, the fire which started around 19:00hours,...

UG medical programme on par with UWI

Jun 03, 2009 knews News Comments Off on UG medical programme on par with UWI

– Dr Max Hanoman The medical programme at the University of Guyana (UG) has been officially accredited by the Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and other Health...

Suspects appear in court

Jun 03, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Suspects appear in court

Two men whom police claim are involved in the brutal murder of RK security guard, Simone Coleridge, were yesterday charged with the capital offence of murder, when they appeared before Acting Chief...

Tropical Passion beats the odds at Rising Sun

Jun 03, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Tropical Passion beats the odds at Rising Sun

Vanessa scored two victories, Coconut Boy returned to winning ways and The Gap also scored a big win. But it was Tropical Passion that defied the odds and the inclement weather to create one of the...

Rugby West Indies selects squad for Abbotsford Int’l Sevens

Jun 03, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Rugby West Indies selects squad for Abbotsford Int’l Sevens

Rugby West Indies recently announced a “Select Squad” to participate in the Abbotsford International Invitational Sevens Tournament, slated to be staged in Greater Vancouver, British...

All Saints Primary clinch Godfrey ‘Half Man’ Memorial Football competition

Jun 03, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on All Saints Primary clinch Godfrey ‘Half Man’ Memorial Football competition

All Saints Primary school made full use of home advantage to play unbeaten and come out winners in the Under-12 competition, when the third edition of the Annual Godfrey ‘Half Man’ Eleazar...

Three inducted into CONCACAF Hall of Fame

Jun 03, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Three inducted into CONCACAF Hall of Fame

…as successful XXVI Ordinary Congress is held Jamaica’s Anthony James, Nicaragua’s Julio Rocha and Clive Toye of the United States of America were inducted into the Confederation of North,...

Team sent to Pomeroon to investigate caterpillar infestation

Jun 03, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Team sent to Pomeroon to investigate caterpillar infestation

A high-level team from the Ministry of Agriculture has been dispatched to the Pomeroon following reports of a caterpillar infestation. The team was sent to investigate and take necessary action by...

Fixtures to be drawn for GS&WCA 15/15 tourney Saturday

Jun 03, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Fixtures to be drawn for GS&WCA 15/15 tourney Saturday

The drawing of fixtures for the 2009 Guyana Softball and Windball Cricket Association (GS&WCA) sponsored countrywide 15/15 Tapeball cricket competition will take place on Saturday evening at the...

Guyanese Latiff (7-76 & 66) dominates in T&T

Jun 03, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Guyanese Latiff (7-76 & 66) dominates in T&T

Carmichael, Lyght, Crandon, Hinckson also impress Former Berbice senior Inter-County all-rounder Luke Latiff starred with both bat and ball over the weekend, as the Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board...

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Golden Jaguars topple Dominica 5 – 1 to stay perfect in Nations...

Oct 02, 2026

…third consecutive win for Guyana in League B By Rawle Toney (Kaieteur News) – The Golden Jaguars strengthened their grip on Group A of League B in the Concacaf Nations League yesterday,...

Where did the idealism go?

Oct 02, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – There was a time when being young in Guyana apparently meant you wanted to change the country. Imagine being young and looking around and deciding that the country needed to be made better. Imagine believing that democracy mattered. Imagine thinking that governments should be...

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...

Six executions: Get sense Guyanese

Oct 02, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The hope is that Guyanese, regardless of which side of the political divide they are on, are wise to what’s happening. The developments glistening right under their noses. A court battle for and against extradition. The fight and the backup forces. Guyanese are urged...

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