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Aug 16, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Seven-year-old aiming to become spelling bee champ
– wants to be a pilot Scott Figuerado is like any other fun-loving child his age. But Scott is different from his peers in that while they are spending the long August holidays playing outdoor...Aug 16, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Sammy Baksh focuses on development of local music
He is back in Guyana for a while and indicates that his reason for his visit is to focus primarily on the development of local music. To do this the talented overseas-based Guyanese singer is...Aug 16, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Joshua House benefits from Benschop Foundation
Their next stop was the Joshua House. The Benschop Foundation through its overseas partners continued their social campaign of bringing cheers to the less fortunate and needy. On Wednesday, the...Aug 16, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on “Nothing to Laugh About”, back by popular demand
Last November, a production called “Nothing to Laugh About” opened to sold-out audiences at the Theatre Guild Playhouse, Linden and New Amsterdam, and continued well into 2009 at the National...Aug 16, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese take cricket to Schenectady
SCHENECTADY — Just off Route 146, along a stretch of Amsterdam Avenue, lies what a new Guyanese group views as a field of dreams. The Guyanese American Association of Schenectady is hoping to...Aug 16, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Kariese meets Godfather Roger
Kariese Bascom is the newest addition to the Office of the President household and she has no other for a godfather than Dr Roger Luncheon, head of the Presidential Secretariat. Her mother, Kishana...Aug 16, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on ACDA Youth Leadership Programme improves lives of rural students
The ACDA IDB Youth Leadership Programme continues to improve the lives of students and the communities of Agricola, Albouystown and Buxton. At present, the programme is entering its 11th month with...Aug 16, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Some Amerindian Communities still unclear on LCDS
By Gary Eleazar “Wha’ Carbon dem a talk about…me in know what de saying…all I know is that de tell me they gun pay me if I stop burn de bush fuh plant me farm.” This was the reaction...Aug 16, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Health Ministry close to finding culprit – Ramsammy
– Announces ‘No Notice’ inspection of health facilities It is just a matter of time before the Health Ministry is able to positively identify those involved in the dumping of the used...Aug 16, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Second witness being investigated for perjury
Another witness was taken into custody after she gave conflicting evidence when the Preliminary Inquiry into the murder of schoolgirl, Roshnie Pertab Singh, called, Indira, of Number 19 Village, East...Aug 16, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Despite wiretapping law : Phone companies still unable to comply -Dr Luncheon
Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr Roger Luncheon, recently said that the negotiations with Digicel and the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company in the implementation of “lawful intercept...Aug 16, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Agri Minister challenges Kaieteur News’ article
KN stands by report The Ministry of Agriculture has responded to an article published in the Saturday August 15 edition of this newspaper, captioned; “Minister Persaud backpedals on agri...Aug 16, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Has Corbin forgotten that Williams up to recently was the most visibly hard working PNC Member of Parliament
Dear Editor, I have been waiting (in vain it seems) to hear what PNC members from Region Three and PNC members, in general, have to say about the resignation of PNC Parliamentarian Mervyn Williams...Aug 16, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Consultancy firm supervising D&I projects now managed by Ravi Narine
“Pleased” with works Ravi Narine, the former Chief Executive Officer of the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA), is now the Project Manager of SRKN’gineering Consultants,...Aug 16, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Kwame Mc Coy complains to ERC for Freddie Kissoon’s remarks
Dear Sir, I am lodging an official complaint against Mr. Freddie Kissoon, a Kaieteur news columnist who in his article of Thursday, August 13, 2009, titled, “Ten years of Jagdeo- Faustian...Aug 16, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Freddie’s untruths about De Caires and Bisram
Dear Editor, I am currently in Norway with attention drawn to a number of untruths penned by Kaieteur News (KN) columnist Freddie Kissoon relating to me and the deceased David De Caires in KN dated...Aug 16, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Dr Richard Van West Charles challenges for PNCR leadership
By Michael Benjamin He was once Minister of Health and shaped the nation’s policies in that sector. After the People’s National Congress lost the seat of governance he moved on to other areas...Aug 16, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Indigenous transmission of Swine Flu likely says Health Minister
— as ninth case is confirmed The transmission of the H1N1 virus (Swine Flu) is nearing a stage where it will no longer be dependent on international contact as is evident in some other countries,...Aug 16, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Clement Rohee left out the better half
Dear Editor, My attention was drawn to a letter by Clement Rohee, telling, in his own words, “half a tale”, which was carried by your newspaper of August 14 instant. My first reaction was that he...Aug 16, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Mr. Singh should make up his mind and engage in meaningful discussions
Dear Editor, Mr. Sasenarine Singh seems to be mired in confusion in his letter in the Kaieteur News edition of August 13, headed, “Where is Guyana’s Franklin Delano Roosevelt?” First off, Todd...Aug 16, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Sheriff Taxi Service awards second winner in ‘Travel and Win Promotion’
Just recently the management of the Sheriff Taxi Service awarded the second winner in their ‘Travel and Win Promotion’ at its base on Sheriff Street, Georgetown. Dr. Ademaha Biala, whose address...Aug 16, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Soroya Simmons wins gold, Sheik Amir bronze
By Franklin Wilson in Barbados Compliments of Bakewell, Western Union Money Transfer, Caribbean Airline, Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club, Windjammer International Hotel Soroya Simmons won...
Sep 27, 2026
– In Courts Pee Wee U11 Football tournament (Kaieteur News) – St Pius Primary delivered one of the biggest shocks of Round Two, handing Bartica powerhouse St John the Baptist Primary its...Sep 27, 2026
(Kaieteur News) – The treatment of High Court Justice Gino Persaud is troubling. And equally disturbing is the silence of the Bar Association of Guyana. Reports in the media, which have not been contradicted, indicated that Justice Persaud was prevented from boarding a flight to Jamaica, where...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...Sep 27, 2026
Hard truths… (Kaieteur News) – The hope is that Guyanese are grasping what’s happening to their homeland. Forces of darkness are dismantling Guyana, one place and guardrail at a time; and one citizen and guardian at a time. Guyanese are free to define ‘forces of darkness’ however...Freedom of speech is our core value at Kaieteur News. If the letter/e-mail you sent was not published, and you believe that its contents were not libellous, let us know, please contact us by phone or email.
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