December 2009

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Masters’ TT tourney commences tomorrow

Dec 12, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Masters’ TT tourney commences tomorrow

The Andrew DeAbreu and Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) Masters’ Table Tennis (TT) tournament featuring the best senior players in Guyana will commence tomorrow at the Malteenoes Sports Club...

GPTWU awards in honour of Andrew “Stonewall” Jackson

Dec 12, 2009 knews News Comments Off on GPTWU awards in honour of Andrew “Stonewall” Jackson

THE Guyana Postal and Telecommunication Workers’ Union (GPTWU) held an award and presentation ceremony Thursday, in honour of Andrew “Stonewall” Jackson at its headquarters in East Street,...

What is the problem with lobbying for climate change funds?

Dec 12, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on What is the problem with lobbying for climate change funds?

Dear editor, What is the problem with lobbying for climate change funds? Mr. Kissoon’s column of December 11, 2009 in the Kaieteur News abounds with coarse rhetoric. President Bharrat Jagdeo’s...

Brindley Benn: Author of National Motto is dead

Dec 12, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Brindley Benn: Author of National Motto is dead

Brindley Benn, a former Deputy Prime Minister of Guyana and the man who authored the National Motto- “One People, One Nation, One Destiny”- is dead. The 86-year-old, father of Minister of Public...

Progress slow, quarrels continue at climate talks

Dec 12, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Progress slow, quarrels continue at climate talks

By Neil Marks in Copenhagen Progress has been slow, negotiators from rich and poor countries agree, but they are not done fighting yet on what should and should not come out of new global agreement...

The present income tax regime does not grant allowances for families

Dec 12, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on The present income tax regime does not grant allowances for families

Dear Editor, Mr. Khurshid Sattaur in his letter to the Editor published December 03, 2009, danced around my argument on the right of parents to retain dependent allowances for their children who are...

Assembly’s of God Christmas motorcade slated for tomorrow

Dec 12, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Assembly’s of God Christmas motorcade slated for tomorrow

The Agape Assembly’s of God Church, along with other churches on the West Demerara will be hosting its 10th annual Christmas float and motorcade. The parade is schedule for Sunday at 09:00 hours...

A perpetual malady – – the inability of our political leaders to overcome differences

Dec 12, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on A perpetual malady – – the inability of our political leaders to overcome differences

Dear Editor, I found Dr. Prem Misir’s letter of December 7, 2009 “The 1964 Elections, a betrayal of trust” quite intriguing. In the first place the goodly Doctor’s formulations and assertions...

Here are some facts to ponder on

Dec 12, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Here are some facts to ponder on

I was told that employees of Republic Bank cannot use their cell phones while at work. I find that weird. A person spends a huge part of his 24-hour existence in the workplace. Why in that period...

RUSAL says full operations resumed

Dec 12, 2009 knews News Comments Off on RUSAL says full operations resumed

Announces 6.5% hike for workers on duty by Leonard Gildarie Russian-owned RUSAL, whose subsidiary, the Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc. (BCGI), is facing a two-week old strike by workers, yesterday...

GuySuCo’s focus should be on the huge Caribbean market

Dec 12, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on GuySuCo’s focus should be on the huge Caribbean market

Dear Editor, Amidst all the inglorious happenings at the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo), there is need for a continuous examination of the practices within the corporation which can lead to...

GAWU ALSO NEEDS TO BE HELD TO ACCOUNT

Dec 12, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on GAWU ALSO NEEDS TO BE HELD TO ACCOUNT

The sugar workers who were protesting this week got off at the wrong stop. Instead of protesting outside of the Ministry of Finance, the group should have been picketing further up the road outside...

Oh, for the “good old days”

Dec 12, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Oh, for the “good old days”

DEAR EDITOR, In the “good old days” one was put on probation for a period of three (3) months, after which you were either confirmed on the job or you were dismissed. Today however – we...

Haiti emerges from the depths

Dec 12, 2009 knews Editorial Comments Off on Haiti emerges from the depths

Haiti has long been described as the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. It was never allowed to develop in its more than 250 years of existence. Indeed, Haiti can truly claim to be the first...

Workers’ 3% increase effective January 1, 2010

Dec 12, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Workers’ 3% increase effective January 1, 2010

– GuySuCo urges union to stop spreading misinformation The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) has announced that workers will be getting their new rates of pay effective from January 1, 2010....

Dem boys seh… Back pay mean death

Dec 11, 2009 knews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Dem boys seh… Back pay mean death

Is not only Robeson Benn got a hammer. When dem boys see some hammer fall pun a business place on Wednesday is then that dem realise that is nuff man got hammer. Wha really happen is that dem had a...

Soldier raped female guard during fuel heist

Dec 11, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Soldier raped female guard during fuel heist

The Guyana Defence Force corporal who was implicated in last Sunday’s fuel heist allegedly raped a female security guard while he and two gunmen attacked a GT&T facility on the Soesdyke/Linden...

House approves extra US$25 Million

Dec 11, 2009 knews News Comments Off on House approves extra US$25 Million

– Opposition unhappy with vague explanations By Gary Eleazar Amidst accusations of vague answers and downright evasion and dishonesty, leveled at Government Ministers by opposition members, the...

Unused $153M De Willem Sluice falling apart

Dec 11, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Unused $153M De Willem Sluice falling apart

– Additional funds may be required for rehab Evident defects and deterioration on the controversial De Willem Sluice have been a cause for concern to many residents within the...

GPL did not follow tender procedures in $28M cable purchase

Dec 11, 2009 knews News Comments Off on GPL did not follow tender procedures in $28M cable purchase

Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) says that it is reviewing what went wrong in August when normal tender procedures were not followed for the purchase of $28M worth of electrical copper cables. A...

Chanderpaul still in PPP leadership – Ramotar

Dec 11, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Chanderpaul still in PPP leadership – Ramotar

… Despite being sacked from OP General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party Donald Ramotar says that Navin Chanderpaul has not been relieved from any position that he holds in the...

Leading NGO says Guyana a ‘high risk’ country for corruption

Dec 11, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Leading NGO says Guyana a ‘high risk’ country for corruption

“Given the challenges in Guyana, good governance, transparency and strong oversight must be the watchwords of any deal,” By Neil Marks in Copenhagen A leading global Non-Governmental Organisation...

110 road deaths to date for 2009

Dec 11, 2009 knews News Comments Off on 110 road deaths to date for 2009

As Christmas nears, the Guyana Police Force is reiterating that all categories of road users should remember to exercise ‘Care, Courtesy, Caution, Common-Sense and Consideration’ as 110 persons...

Union denies 90% workers back at work

Dec 11, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Union denies 90% workers back at work

By Leonard Gildarie RUSAL’s Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc (BCGI) announcement that it will unilaterally increase wages and salaries for bauxite workers on strike is yet again another violation of...

Fire averted at Labour Ministry

Dec 11, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Fire averted at Labour Ministry

The alertness of residents coupled with evasive action was instrumental in averting a fiery disaster at the Ministry of Labour’s Brickdam Office yesterday afternoon. The short-lived flare-up which...

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Fesupo 2026, Chile… Tremel King sets new 105kg M1 DL and Total...

Sep 28, 2026

…Williams also dominates (Kaieteur News) – Guyana ended their 2026 South American Powerlifting Championships campaign with a bang on Saturday evening in Santiago, Chile when the nation’s 105kg...

Be grateful for what you have

Sep 28, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – You can go to the doctor and get tablets for high blood pressure. You can get medication for diabetes. You can even get something to help you sleep after spending the entire night worrying about whether somebody else has more money than you. But if your neighbour buys a new...

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...

Karma for a non Kshatriya

Sep 28, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Karma has its place, actually works. There is karma for even a non-Kshatriya. Not the kind touted by Mr. Carmichael Street. My own kind. It is a combination of the unfathomable will of God, the arc of justice and, believe it or not, the black cat crossing the path. I...

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