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Guyanese journalist released from St Maarten jail

Nov 19, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Guyanese journalist released from St Maarten jail

St. Maarten authorities have released Guyanese newsman Alex Holder from custody on the condition that he repays thousands of guilders to his ex-fiancé by January next year. In a press release...

Berbice police beef up resources for a crime free Christmas

Nov 19, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Berbice police beef up resources for a crime free Christmas

NEW AMSTERDAM, BERBICE – Division ‘B’ of the Guyana Police Force released its plans for the Christmas Season last week at the New Amsterdam Town Hall. Among those invited were members of...

Traffic lights for Diamond housing scheme entrance

Nov 19, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Traffic lights for Diamond housing scheme entrance

– contract inked for $15M The Ministry of Public Works and Communication has signed a $15M contract with a company to install a traffic light system at the entrance of Diamond Housing Scheme on...

Consumer accuses GPL of illegality, unnecessary charges

Nov 19, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Consumer accuses GPL of illegality, unnecessary charges

Winston Saunders and his wife, Yonette Williams, are peeved with the action taken by the Guyana Power and Light Company. The duo visited Kaieteur News on Tuesday to lodge a complaint against the...

Caribbean Champs again

Nov 19, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Caribbean Champs again

Teams return home The Guyana Rugby Football Union teams which participated in the regional Sevens Championships in Mexico last weekend, returned home on Tuesday evening after their successful...

Pooran, Crandon, Ivan bat Berbcie to title despite Barnwell’s 50

Nov 19, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Pooran, Crandon, Ivan bat Berbcie to title despite Barnwell’s 50

Vishal Singh hits ton for Rest team against E’bo By Sean Devers Half-centuries from Homchand Pooran, Royston Crandon and Rajiv Ivan batted Berbcie to first innings points against Demerara on...

High Level FIFA/GFF Referees Seminar commences

Nov 19, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on High Level FIFA/GFF Referees Seminar commences

First of its kind in the world By Franklin Wilson The refereeing (FIFA & Local) pool in Guyana has once again been afforded the opportunity of strengthening and improving their knowledge base of...

RHTB hammer Tain Block ‘A’ by 10 wickets & Port Mourant by 52 runs

Nov 19, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on RHTB hammer Tain Block ‘A’ by 10 wickets & Port Mourant by 52 runs

Four outstanding performances from Under-17 players led Rose Hall Town Bakewell to a crushing 10 wicket win over Tain Block A at the Area ‘H’ ground when play in the NBS 2nd division cricket...

Sinclair (133), De Jonge (86), Khan (14-124) impress

Nov 19, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Sinclair (133), De Jonge (86), Khan (14-124) impress

The second round of the Berbice Zone of the 2009 Guyana Cricket Board First Division 3-Day cricket Competition concluded last weekend with young warriors, Scottsburg United, Edinburgh, West Berbice...

Lusignan to host historic Day/Night Hand-in-Hand final

Nov 19, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Lusignan to host historic Day/Night Hand-in-Hand final

Hosts put title on the line against DCC tomorrow By Sean Devers Host Lusignan will put their Demerara Cricket Board 2nd division Hand-in-Hand 50-overs cricket title on the line when they face-off...

Timehri Panthers hammer Mocha Champs 3-0; Grove Hi Tec swamp Kuru Kuru Lions 5-0

Nov 19, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Timehri Panthers hammer Mocha Champs 3-0; Grove Hi Tec swamp Kuru Kuru Lions 5-0

Timehri Panthers, led by a Collis Messiah 2nd half double romped to a comfortable 3-0 win over Mocha Champs when rivalry in the Stag Beer / East Bank Football Association division one league...

West Indies face big battle without Gayle

Nov 19, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on West Indies face big battle without Gayle

The West Indians received an immediate view of life without the captain Chris Gayle when both openers fell cheaply and they were dismissed for 271 against Queensland. Gayle flew out of Australia on...

GABA launches impressive New Season

Nov 19, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on GABA launches impressive New Season

Jump-ball scheduled for tomorrow night The Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) launched an impressive New Season yesterday afternoon that has scheduled activities until August next year...

Upper Dem won hands down

Nov 19, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Upper Dem won hands down

Kaieteur Sports understand that the forensic audit that was conducted on the results of the National Schools’ Championships over the past few days has revealed that the defending champions, Upper...

MCYS/NSC Schools Windball Cricket continues

Nov 19, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on MCYS/NSC Schools Windball Cricket continues

– Seerja Construction Company Tournament resumes today Results in the MCYS / NSC Male Windball Indoor Cricket Champions Trophy played, at the National Gymnasium. GITC defeated Carmel by two...

The tranquility of Duke St. Kingston has been taken away

Nov 19, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on The tranquility of Duke St. Kingston has been taken away

Dear Editor, We the residents of Duke Street are writing to inform you about our disgust of the noisy parties and its effects that are constantly being held at Duke Lodge on weekends. Over the past...

GECOM acknowledges concerns raised over ID distribution

Nov 19, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on GECOM acknowledges concerns raised over ID distribution

Dear Editor, The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) acknowledges the concerns raised in the letter titled “Contradictory information from GECOM” (SN – 17-11-09) and the letter from one...

The colour purple

Nov 19, 2009 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The colour purple

The Guyana Government, with so much on its plate, has found time to issue an edict to taxi drivers that their carriages must have a uniform colour next year. The drivers weren’t consulted on the...

THE PNCR SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF ITSELF!

Nov 19, 2009 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THE PNCR SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF ITSELF!

As a political party which once commanded some 43 per cent of those who voted in an election, a percentage which has now been reduced to 35 per cent, the PNCR can offer little excuses for having...

A classic example of the double standard of Government

Nov 19, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on A classic example of the double standard of Government

Dear Editor, In a community which is prone to flooding, Government’s support for an entity’s acquisition of a reserve dam and drainage canal, filling it and constructing buildings thereon and in...

Eve Leary has acquired a sordid reputation for some of the strangest happenings

Nov 19, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Eve Leary has acquired a sordid reputation for some of the strangest happenings

Dear Editor, Kaieteur News has set the scene as a new chapter in publishing began by exposing the graphic images of police torture and brutality in Guyana. The other media houses would have preferred...

An inaccurate view of UG

Nov 19, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on An inaccurate view of UG

Dear Editor, I was reading the Kaieteur News (2009-11-17) and was taken aback by Freddie Kissoon’s column titled, “Eyes Wide Open: What does Mr. Jagdeo see on his frequent foreign trips?” I...

When reports are unfavourable

Nov 19, 2009 knews Editorial Comments Off on When reports are unfavourable

Every year some international agencies review the performance of countries around the world and pronounce on them. There have been pronouncements by the United States Department, the United Nations,...

Bandits attempt to kidnap baby during $$M robbery

Nov 18, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Bandits attempt to kidnap baby during $$M robbery

– lack of police response criticised Despite the commencement of a well publicized security campaign for the city, the lack of police response to a brazen robbery has left a Campbellville...

Joint Opposition launches dossier seeking int’l inquiry

Nov 18, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Joint Opposition launches dossier seeking int’l inquiry

Extra-judicial killings, torture, corruption… Amidst an audience of political representatives, members of various concern organisations and other notable members of the society, the Joint...

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No immigrant should feel safe in America today

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- There was a time when an illegal immigrant in America could live in the shadows with some... more