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Police issue wanted bulletin for septic tank murder suspect

Dec 06, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Police issue wanted bulletin for septic tank murder suspect

Police have issued a wanted bulletin for a woman whom they believe is the main suspect in the murder of Ram Kanaya. According to the police, Particksha Shaw is wanted by the police for questioning in...

Canada committed to negotiating trade agreement with CARICOM

Dec 06, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Canada committed to negotiating trade agreement with CARICOM

…Ambassador tells gathering at GMSA award ceremony Canada is committed to supporting Guyana and the wider CARICOM and to negotiating a mutually beneficial trade agreement says Canada High...

RUSAL/employees imbroglio further illustrates need for FOI- AFC

Dec 06, 2009 knews News Comments Off on RUSAL/employees imbroglio further illustrates need for FOI- AFC

By Gary Eleazar The current imbroglio that surrounds the bauxite industry, namely between RUSAL and its employees, further illustrates the need for Freedom of Information legislation in Guyana. This...

Unprofessional conduct of West Coast, Demerara Police

Dec 06, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Unprofessional conduct of West Coast, Demerara Police

Dear Editor, I bring attention to the unprofessional conduct of police ranks on the West Coast, Demerara. I am really astonished by the unprofessional behaviour of the police, which borders on...

Corporate entities, overseas-based Guyanese company pitch in for PM race meet

Dec 06, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Corporate entities, overseas-based Guyanese company pitch in for PM race meet

Banks DIH, Republic Bank, Neal and Massy and Digicel have thrown their support the Port Mourant Turf Club’s one day Pre Christmas horserace meet next Sunday December 13. The sponsorship money has...

Was this ‘trigger-happy’ cop disciplined?

Dec 06, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Was this ‘trigger-happy’ cop disciplined?

Dear Editor, Two months ago Kaieteur News carried a heart wrenching story of a trigger-happy policeman shooting to death a dog nursing her litter of seven pups. From the story, the dog’s only crime...

Which organisation is really responsible for registration of nursing schools?

Dec 06, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Which organisation is really responsible for registration of nursing schools?

Dear Editor, I am not too clear whether it’s the National Accreditation Council Guyana (NACG) or the Ministry of Health. I recently took my daughter to register at a nursing school and remembering...

Newly constructed grand stand dedicated in memory of Deo Kharag

Dec 06, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Newly constructed grand stand dedicated in memory of Deo Kharag

Administrators of the Kennard Memorial Turf Club (KMTC) have voted unanimously to dedicate the newly constructed grand stand to the memory of Deo Kharag, a former President of the Club from 1955-1976...

Not homophobia but plain sanity

Dec 06, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Not homophobia but plain sanity

Dear Editor, In response to Stephen Lewis’s (co-director of AIDS free world) speech and comments at the recent workshop, let me highlight a few corrections. Firstly, there is no where in the bill...

Enriching experience envisaged as Chess Federation hosts inaugural Fair

Dec 06, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Enriching experience envisaged as Chess Federation hosts inaugural Fair

The Guyana Chess Federation would be hosting the inaugural Chess Fair at the Carifesta Sports Complex Ground, Carifesta Avenue, Georgetown, next Saturday December 12. Activities would coincide with a...

National softball cricket tournament off to grand start

Dec 06, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on National softball cricket tournament off to grand start

Following a successful start to yesterday’s matches in the National Softball Cricket tournament, the competition continues today with several pulsating matches. In the first which gets underway at...

Obama against all odds to end U.S. occupation

Dec 06, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Obama against all odds to end U.S. occupation

Dear Editor, This last week, U.S. President Barack Obama faced a barrage of staid criticisms on his proposal to institute sustainable security through a surge of an additional 30,000 troops to...

It is the unnecessary reference to race in a news item which is important

Dec 06, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on It is the unnecessary reference to race in a news item which is important

Dear Editor, I can’t help your reader V. Redman with his apparent xenophobia (psychological fear of foreigners), as it appears in his letter, “Mr. Faria’s attack on the newspapers is...

Schools battle for honours as National Chess Championship gets underway

Dec 06, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Schools battle for honours as National Chess Championship gets underway

Several schools are currently competing for honours at the Guyana Chess Federation’s National Schools Chess Championship which got underway at the Old Guyana National Service Sports Complex,...

Albion’s CG main pavilion renamed in honour of Sew Shivnarine

Dec 06, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Albion’s CG main pavilion renamed in honour of Sew Shivnarine

First Test Player to emerge from village Albion’s first Test player and the ninth player from the Ancient County of Berbice to play Test Cricket Sew Shivnarine was honoured on Saturday last for his...

Golden Grove residents frustrated

Dec 06, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Golden Grove residents frustrated

Dear Editor, It seems as though Region Four is on auto pilot. I write on behalf of the people of Golden Grove Bush Corner. This is a housing scheme situated north of the public road. During the first...

Fraternity is not a consideration for justice

Dec 06, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Fraternity is not a consideration for justice

Dear Editor, The adversarial statements against the Guyana Government by the Alliance For Change (AFC) in the Trinidad press seem to indicate that the leadership of that Alliance is fetching a heavy...

Herbert Family support for K&S, 11 years and counting

Dec 06, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Herbert Family support for K&S, 11 years and counting

“We believe strongly that this tournament serves to expose lots of young talented players and it is indeed a positive means for young people.” These were the words of young Jamelle Herbert just...

Banks as Utilities

Dec 06, 2009 knews Editorial Comments Off on Banks as Utilities

Last September 21, in our editorial “Banking Scam”, we pointed out the iniquity of having our banking sector wallowing in profits while the real economy was sinking into red ink. Well, the...

Unseeded Fernandes cops Greek Open

Dec 06, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Unseeded Fernandes cops Greek Open

Unseeded Guyanese Nicolette Fernandes ended the run of Egyptian qualifier Farah Abdel Meguid to claim the women’s crown at the 2009 Greek Open Squash Championships in Athens, Greece. Fernandes beat...

The First Encounter of Caribbean Magazines, part 2

Dec 06, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Guyanese Literature Comments Off on The First Encounter of Caribbean Magazines, part 2

By Petamber Persaud The first order of business on the first day of The First Encounter of Caribbean Magazines was registration, which was an awe-inspiring occasion where the best in the business of...

The Baccoo speaks

Dec 06, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo speaks

There is a frequency to road accidents and this is so because the weak among us are the only ones being influenced by the aura that hovers around the country. In some circles, people believe that...

Monar Educational Institute retain Circle Tennis title

Dec 06, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Monar Educational Institute retain Circle Tennis title

Monar Educational Institute retained their Al Sport & Tour Promotions Inter Secondary Schools Mixed team Circle Tennis title after defeating L’Aventure in the final played recently, at the...

Was there a partisan approach and if so why

Dec 06, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Was there a partisan approach and if so why

By Rawle Welch After being given approval to host the XXI Central & American Games 2010 Rugby Sevens Tournament by Central American and Caribbean Sports Organisation (CASCO) Representatives Keith...

Strong talk too late for the Caribbean

Dec 06, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on Strong talk too late for the Caribbean

By Sir Ronald Sanders There is now some strong talk by Caribbean governments and the Secretariat of the Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM) about relations with the European Union (EU)...

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Mars outlasts Callender as perfect scores set up round four showdown

Sep 02, 2026

Kaieteur Sports – Round Three of the Pegasus Weekly Chess League, organized by Drayton’s Chess Club in partnership with the Pegasus Chess Club and Guyana Chess Federation, continued on Monday...

The Ministry diagnoses the wrong disease

Sep 02, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The Ministry of Health’s response to Peeping Tom’s column, “Second-Class Patients,” is a case whereby a medical response is so clinically misplaced that one is tempted to prescribe a second opinion. The Ministry has produced an impressive medical case for something...

Haiti after Kenscoff: Pledges and Promises Do Not Stop the Killing

Aug 30, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – For generations, Kenscoff was where people from Port-au-Prince went to breathe. Its cool hills offered relief, and its farmers supplied the capital’s markets. Gang attacks reached the commune in January 2025, but it remained an important barrier between...

Motions, distance, indifference

Sep 02, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – There’s a human tragedy. Cotton Tree and two cousins. Across Mandarin Bridge and an 11-year-old-child. Police killings in Linden. And, more lately, a boat that went down and took down over 100 Guyanese lives. Poor ones. The rich ones and big ones don’t sail,...

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