August 2009

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Street lights at last!

Aug 02, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Street lights at last!

Dear Editor, On behalf of the residents of No 30 Village/ Brittania Village, West Coast, Berbice, I express sincerest gratitude to the powers that be for “fixing” the street lights that have been...

The dream that did not become a reality

Aug 02, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on The dream that did not become a reality

There are numerous persons that would give an ‘arm and leg’ to make life even just a little bit better for their family members. Parents, especially those who would have had a hard life as a...

It is a patriotic duty to combine our energies and rid ourselves of the common oppressor

Aug 02, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on It is a patriotic duty to combine our energies and rid ourselves of the common oppressor

Dear Editor, At last, all of the things that we in the Working People’s Alliance (WPA) and others in the society had talked and written about and the suspicions we harboured about high officials in...

That’s it, I have had it!

Aug 02, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on That’s it, I have had it!

Dear Editor, I am totally fed up with the incompetence of the Guyana Power and Light (GPL). This is 2009; can we please have an efficient power supply? GPL continues to disrespect the Guyanese public...

Too late the hero

Aug 02, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Too late the hero

Dear Editor, Since Mr. Selwyn Vaughn, star witness for the Americans in the ‘Roger Khan’ saga, was able to work under ‘Roger Khan’ whom the Americans says was part of the Phantom Squad and...

Stabbed wife still hospitalised

Aug 02, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Stabbed wife still hospitalised

After being stabbed multiple times by her estranged husband, 39-year-old Sumintra Rampersaud still remains in a critical condition at the Georgetown Public Hospital, in the High Dependency Unit....

Tragedy of our youths

Aug 02, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Tragedy of our youths

Dear Editor, It is with deepest sadness and sincere introspection that I seek to key these few lines concerning the recent tragedy on the East Bank road – snuffing the lives of three able young...

Speeding car crashes into confectionary stand

Aug 02, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Speeding car crashes into confectionary stand

A female vendor and a male friend were injured around 20:00 hrs on Saturday after a speeding car crashed into a roadside confectionary stand near Pouderoyen, West Bank Demerara. Latoya Thompson, 25,...

National football coach confident of team’s success in Suriname

Aug 02, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on National football coach confident of team’s success in Suriname

By Michael Benjamin National U-15 football coach, Sampson Gilbert, is confident that despite relatively shortened preparations, the National U-15 squad that departs for Suriname next Wednesday on...

Our nation is once again at political crossroads

Aug 02, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Our nation is once again at political crossroads

Dear Editor, The Government of Guyana is in a mid-term (not mid-life) crisis at the moment with the fact that Local Government Elections wouldn’t be held till sometime next year, the Ministry of...

CHAMPIONS IN WAITING

Aug 02, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on CHAMPIONS IN WAITING

I would like to commend Leon Moore and Lennox Allen on their recent convincing victories. These two boxers, together with Dexter Marques came up the ranks of amateur boxing but because they felt...

Government must produce the ‘spy equipment’ with accompanying documentation

Aug 02, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Government must produce the ‘spy equipment’ with accompanying documentation

Dear Editor, The credibility of either the Government of Guyana or the Government of the United States has been totally shattered in the eyes of Guyanese everywhere. Friday’s Kaieteur News...

The Ramphal Mediation

Aug 02, 2009 knews Editorial Comments Off on The Ramphal Mediation

Yesterday, we in Guyana commemorated Emancipation Day. So did the rest of the islands in the West Indies that had been ruled by Britain which, after hundreds of years, had decided that slavery had to...

Scotia Bank BCB Academy off and running

Aug 02, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on Scotia Bank BCB Academy off and running

The Scotia Bank/Berbice Cricket Board Academy opened on Monday last at the Port Mourant Cricket ground, with BCB President Keith Foster reminding the 45 young cricketers that discipline and...

Guyanese Literature Junction

Aug 02, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Guyanese Literature Comments Off on Guyanese Literature Junction

by Petamber Persaud 1st of AUGUST, 1838 ‘Oh ye first of August freed men who now liberty enjoy; Salute the day and shout hurrah to Queen Victoria; On this glad day the galling chains of Slavery...

The dream lover

Aug 02, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, The Creative Corner Comments Off on The dream lover

By Michael Jordan Vincent awoke to the chill of the Cuyuni night air. His hammock rocked crazily, threatening to spill him to the ground as he scrambled to a sitting position. He shivered, pulled his...

Condolences continue to pour in for McPherson

Aug 02, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on Condolences continue to pour in for McPherson

Several sport enthusiasts and groups were among those that called or emailed the United States-based Haynes Basketball Foundation to express condolences on the passing of retired Guyana Defence Force...

Stag UDFA/Stag B-League continues as lead scorers make their mark

Aug 02, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on Stag UDFA/Stag B-League continues as lead scorers make their mark

Latest action in the 2009 UDFA Stag B-League saw Hi Stars being held to a 1-1 draw by Coomacka United at the Bayrock ground on Thursday afternoon. Tony Adams scored in the 48th minute for Hi Stars...

Investigative journalism? Look the other way

Aug 02, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on Investigative journalism? Look the other way

By Adam Harris Yesterday was Emancipation Day and a friend criticized me for an editorial that appeared in the newspapers. Indeed, that editorial expressed the bitterness felt by many at today’s...

The Baccoo speaks

Aug 02, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo speaks

Just days ago I spoke about the carelessness on the roads. As I said, there will be tears and now there are. But this is not the end of the lawlessness because everyone feels that he or she is immune...

Mitchell eyes century mark as CSTC commemorates race walk month

Aug 02, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on Mitchell eyes century mark as CSTC commemorates race walk month

Once again, national race walk champion, Rudolph Mitchell has proven his class, out-walking a competitive field that included Jeremy Cornelius and Debidyal Harold to capture the Soesdyke/Coverden...

Emancipation Horserace meet set for today at Port Mourant

Aug 02, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on Emancipation Horserace meet set for today at Port Mourant

Over $3M in prize money, with 60 horses lining up in seven races scheduled at newly refurbish multimillion dollar facilities as the Port Mourant Turf Club stages it’s annual one day Emancipation...

A New York court trial torments the power elites in Guyana

Aug 02, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on A New York court trial torments the power elites in Guyana

The United States has two life-threatening problems – ongoing terrorism troubles and an endemic narcotics disease. Both of these social pathologies have made the US a highly security conscious...

We are convinced that good governance is absent from Guyana and must be established

Aug 02, 2009 knews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on We are convinced that good governance is absent from Guyana and must be established

Extracts of the Feature Address made by Leader of the AFC, Raphael Trotman, M.P. at the 2nd Delegates’ Convention – July 24, 2009 Today, the political outlook appears grim. We continue to...

Results from the Guyana Softball League Mike’s Pharmacy cricket

Aug 02, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on Results from the Guyana Softball League Mike’s Pharmacy cricket

Play in the above named competition sponsored by Mike’s Pharmacy is continuing with a number of matches on the weekend. In results from latest games: In the Under-15 category for the Kidicare...

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Caribbean Football Union U14 Challenge Series: Guyana opens with...

Aug 17, 2026

Punta Cana, Dominican Republic – The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Under-14 Boys made a commanding start to the 2026 Caribbean Football Union (CFU) U14 Challenge Series, securing a resounding 8...

The electricity crisis

Aug 17, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – One of the persistent afflictions of post-colonial societies is the absence of planning commensurate with ambition. Governments announce grand projects, inaugurate grand buildings, make grand speeches and produce grand visions, but somewhere between the vision and the delivery...

Haiti – Stop the money flow to Organised Crime

Aug 16, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Haiti’s plight must not be forgotten because it is no longer a regular feature of international headlines. The suffering has not diminished. Between January and early June 2026, at least 2,310 people were killed, 1,106 were injured and 99 were kidnapped,...

A judge for all seasons

Aug 17, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – I have heard about a hanging judge. From readings, I know about travelling judges. There’s familiarity with governing judges better known as Administrative Law Judges. Thanks to the leader of the A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), Mr. Aubrey Norton, I now have my...

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