August 2009

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Republic bank Visa-One card hits the market

Aug 14, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Republic bank Visa-One card hits the market

customers can access account from anywhere The Republic Bank (Guyana) Limited grand unveiling of the Visa-One card last evening was enthusiastic. The card promises to be of greater convenience to...

Man accused of stealing vendor’s cash

Aug 14, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Man accused of stealing vendor’s cash

Gordon Williams was placed on $100,000 bail yesterday by Magistrate Priya Beharry, when he appeared in court, to face charges of stealing from a vendor. On August 11, in Georgetown, Williams of...

Ministry Inter-Block Volleyball set for Region 9 August 21-23

Aug 14, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Ministry Inter-Block Volleyball set for Region 9 August 21-23

The Ministry of Culture Youth and Sports Inter-Block sporting programme continues to spread its wings as it is set to add volleyball to the list of activities. After a start with football,...

PEOPLE’S MEMORIES MUST NOT BE CONVENIENT

Aug 14, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on PEOPLE’S MEMORIES MUST NOT BE CONVENIENT

The protests that are taking place on the streets in Guyana are not just about justice for the alleged victims of phantom squads. They are more about a political struggle with the opportunity being...

Medicine Chest eases Edghill’s pain

Aug 14, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Medicine Chest eases Edghill’s pain

Medicine Chest, one of the leading city Pharmacies eased the pain of sponsorship for young Chelsea Edghill when they came forward and covered all expenses for her to participate in upcoming Caribbean...

Opposition’s actions have been carefully choreographed

Aug 14, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Opposition’s actions have been carefully choreographed

Dear Editor, The actions of the main opposition PNCR and others recently, purportedly because of statements being made in the Simels’ trial by himself and witnesses is obviously proceeding...

Floodlights XI defeat Team Speed

Aug 14, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Floodlights XI defeat Team Speed

Take on the Carib Boys tonight Last Wednesday night at the GCC ground Bourda the finals of the best of three tournament between Floodlights XI and Team Speed took place with the Floodlights XI...

Man with hole in head walks out of hospital

Aug 14, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Man with hole in head walks out of hospital

A city resident yesterday walked out of the Georgetown Public Hospital despite a gaping hole in his forehead. The man reportedly refused to be treated at the hospital, where he was rushed by ranks of...

Guyanese Swimmers ready for battle

Aug 14, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Guyanese Swimmers ready for battle

As XV Goodwill Swim Meet splashes off this evening By Franklin Wilson in Barbados with the compliments of Bakewell, Western Union Money Transfer, Caribbean Airline, Rose Hall Town Youth &...

CSEC results may be in Guyana by next week – Minister Baksh

Aug 14, 2009 knews News Comments Off on CSEC results may be in Guyana by next week – Minister Baksh

Candidates who participated in the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Examination earlier this year may be able to receive their results by next week, according to Minister of...

Corbin lacks the drive and sagacity to first contain, and then defeat the PPP regime

Aug 14, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Corbin lacks the drive and sagacity to first contain, and then defeat the PPP regime

Dear Editor, By now the resentment towards Mr. Corbin has reached an all time high. Frustration and disgust have been voiced and ventilated. I think that this 16th Biennial Congress is one of the...

Pulsating 20/20 cricket expected today at Blairmont

Aug 14, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Pulsating 20/20 cricket expected today at Blairmont

As 5 teams vie for Nagico title and cash prize Pulsating cricket is anticipated today in West Berbcie when the Nagico sponsored 20/20 first division Berbice cricket festival commences today from...

Columnists presenting unverified information

Aug 14, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Columnists presenting unverified information

Dear Editor The increasing use of mayhem to distort the work and achievements of the democratically-elected People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) Government has long become the norm. And use of...

Fair trade competition must be enforced- Director

Aug 14, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Fair trade competition must be enforced- Director

Earnest efforts are being made by the National Competitive Strategy Unit (NCSU) to ensure that a law enacted by the government in 2006 becomes operational to enable fair trading competition. This...

What will Obama investigate?

Aug 14, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on What will Obama investigate?

Dear Editor, In its fight against terrorists the United States decided to use outside forces, private mercenaries, some might say, for what the former Vice President confirmed was a necessary walk on...

DHQ looks to continue dominance

Aug 14, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on DHQ looks to continue dominance

Defending Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Inter-Unit Track and Field champions, Defence Headquarters (DHQ) will look to continue their dominance today when the annual rivalry returns to the Base Camp...

Dr Prem Misir to Co-chair diaspora conference

Aug 14, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Dr Prem Misir to Co-chair diaspora conference

Pro-Chancellor of the University of Guyana, Dr. Prem Misir, has been invited as Co-Chair and Presenter by the Global Organisation of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO International) at Session IV of the...

Commission of Inquiry needed to investigate Govt’s involvement with criminals

Aug 14, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Commission of Inquiry needed to investigate Govt’s involvement with criminals

The need for a Commission of Inquiry made up of internationally reputably people is needed to ascertain whether the government or any other political party has been involved in criminal activities....

Cane cutter now turn contractor

Aug 14, 2009 knews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Cane cutter now turn contractor

Dem boys get dumb when dem hear that a GRA vehicle use to carry bandits to some place after dem lock down fuh de day. Now Customs got a right to check any time but most time dem didn’t check in de...

Four year old vanishes from parent’s home

Aug 14, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Four year old vanishes from parent’s home

…mother’s former lover being questioned The search continues for four-year-old Varsha Singh who mysteriously vanished from her parents’ home in the wee hours of Monday morning last. Police have...

Man drinks acid for High Wine

Aug 14, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Man drinks acid for High Wine

George Yhap may never want to touch alcohol again after the bizarre experience he had yesterday. Yhap, 39, of 238 Alexander Street, Georgetown, is now a patient at the Georgetown Public Hospital...

Dyson fired; Gibbs replaces Khan for Champions trophy

Aug 14, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Dyson fired; Gibbs replaces Khan for Champions trophy

Windies ‘stars’ will not be considered for S/Africa tour The services of West Indies cricket Coach, Australian John Dyson have been terminated with immediate effect while former West...

Do people laugh at us?

Aug 14, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Do people laugh at us?

A very prominent Guyanese opposition figure told me that he was invited by a group of people who live in a small Caribbean island to address them. At the meeting, each member had a booklet on him...

The Idea of Justice

Aug 14, 2009 knews Editorial Comments Off on The Idea of Justice

During the 18th century in Europe, the labours of towering intellects such as Locke, Hobbes, Kant etc. that insisted on the use of reason as the tool that would liberate mankind conferred the label...

PPP propaganda machinery has gone into overdrive

Aug 14, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on PPP propaganda machinery has gone into overdrive

Dear Editor, We have noticed that the PPP propaganda machinery has gone into overdrive on a number of fronts. Recent events suggest that part of the PPP’s response strategy is to link the AFC with...

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The New Doctor’s Clinic joins World Cup as Bronze Sponsor

Sep 21, 2026

IMC Over-40s Cricket World Cup Guyana 2026 (Kaieteur Sports) The Cricket West Indies Masters Association (CWIMA) welcomes The New Doctor’s Clinic as a Bronze Sponsor of the IMC Over-40s Cricket...

Pace and spin

Sep 21, 2026

(Kaieteur News) There are governments that take a year to get started, governments that take a year to find their feet, and then there is the second Irfaan Ali administration, which seems to have been in office for approximately three years, seven months and a long weekend, even though it has been...

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 review

Sep 21, 2026

Kaieteur News – For now, all I have is a handful of questions. I think they have bearing, particularly when the temperature of the local environment is taken. Where did this “visa review” development originate from: official Guyana or the U.S? It has to be one of the two places,...

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