December 2009

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‘Battle of the Sexes’ on tonight

Dec 05, 2009 knews News Comments Off on ‘Battle of the Sexes’ on tonight

The Classique Dance Company is set to dazzle the minds of dance enthusiasts with a production at the National Cultural Centre this evening. The high energy production titled ‘Battle of the Sexes’...

More than 2,500 Skill Certificates issued to date

Dec 05, 2009 knews News Comments Off on More than 2,500 Skill Certificates issued to date

Between 2007 and October 2009, a total of 2576 Skills Certificates have been issued in accordance with the Free Movement of Skills agreement. This is according to the Free Movement Committee, a...

The David Clarke verdict, a gargantuan humiliation for President Jagdeo

Dec 05, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The David Clarke verdict, a gargantuan humiliation for President Jagdeo

There isn’t a person that I have spoken to since Roger Khan pleaded guilty who believes the American Government will not move against key leaders in the Government of Guyana. From the time Khan...

Guyana Manufactures and Services awards 12 companies and individuals

Dec 05, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Guyana Manufactures and Services awards 12 companies and individuals

Even as the world is witnessing one of the most severe global recessions in the post-war period that has affected many countries in varying degrees, foreign trade and foreign direct investments...

Concerned for passengers who use public transportation

Dec 05, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Concerned for passengers who use public transportation

Dear Editor, I am very much concerned for the safety and rights of passengers who use minibuses as a means of transportation, as my wife Jermin Abrams (Clarke) is now nursing a broken arm due to an...

Fisherman vows never to return to seas after pirate attack

Dec 05, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Fisherman vows never to return to seas after pirate attack

A fisherman who spent most of his life at sea to make a living for his six children has vowed never to return to sea for fear of his life. Within the last month, Adydia Chatterpaul and his four other...

Surround yourself with only what you know and you will never grow

Dec 05, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Surround yourself with only what you know and you will never grow

Dear Editor, Ehi Aimiuwu says that Tiger Woods is a “nothing but a symbol of Black inferiority” (GC Dec 4th). Aimiuw seems to think this true because Woods separated “himself from his people”...

Education, as we know it, is quickly losing its value

Dec 05, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Education, as we know it, is quickly losing its value

Dear Editor, I read Mr. Suseran’s letter of 4th December in which he reminded us about the problems that the education system faces. He even suggested that police officers be in...

Three Berbice post offices under renovation

Dec 05, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Three Berbice post offices under renovation

-rental spaces garner Corporation $60M annually Three Berbice post offices are being refurbished as the Guyana Post Office Corporation (GPOC) moves to improve its services. The three are located at...

Four-year-old out of ICU

Dec 05, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Four-year-old out of ICU

The four-year-old child who was struck on Mandela Avenue, on Sunday night was removed from the Intensive Care Unit, of the Georgetown Hospital, yesterday. According to relatives of Latifa Rodney, the...

In support of Dr. Joey Jagan on scientific polls

Dec 05, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on In support of Dr. Joey Jagan on scientific polls

Dear Editor, I support Dr. Cheddi (Joey) Jagan Jr.’s view (KN Dec 3) that opinion surveys (called polls) must be scientific. In Guyana, I use the scientific method for the NACTA polls and have been...

We must never lose sight of the importance of liberty

Dec 05, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on We must never lose sight of the importance of liberty

Dear Editor, Let me take time out to wish the members and Executives of the People’s National Congress Reform every success at the party’s General Council Meeting scheduled to be held today. This...

AFC joins call for immediate reinstatement of RUSAL workers

Dec 05, 2009 knews News Comments Off on AFC joins call for immediate reinstatement of RUSAL workers

The Alliance For Change yesterday called for the immediate reinstatement of the dismissed workers of the Guyana Bauxite Mining Company, the resumption of the Collective Labour Agreement (CLA) and for...

Liberation of creative energies of our youth will solve our economic insecurity

Dec 05, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Liberation of creative energies of our youth will solve our economic insecurity

Dear Editor, I wish to “block a sound” (Rastafarian way of saying “to say”) on Mr. Sharma Solomon’s letter “Economic security for Linden is not a hopeless dream”. It is meritorious and...

Climate change is a reality

Dec 05, 2009 knews Editorial Comments Off on Climate change is a reality

The debate on climate change is over. The world is convinced that climate change is a reality and that unless countries control emissions then many countries, particularly low lying states, are...

Contractor still awaiting payment 5 years later

Dec 05, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Contractor still awaiting payment 5 years later

…for works on Bartica Police Station A contractor is up in arms against the government, particularly the Ministry of Home Affairs, after he constructed the Bartica Police Station some five years...

Fire Service completes investigations in recent fires

Dec 05, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Fire Service completes investigations in recent fires

The Guyana Fire Service has completed investigations in some recent major fires and reports have been submitted to the Ministry of Home Affairs. The findings into the investigations of the fires...

Fatima and its enduring tradition

Dec 05, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Fatima and its enduring tradition

Club esteem the Hockey Festival By Edison Jefford With coolers stacked with ice and beverages on the bleachers of the Cliff Anderson Sport Hall, the conspicuous presence of the always-uniformed...

Ogle U-17 register decisive victory over U-19 Village team

Dec 05, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Ogle U-17 register decisive victory over U-19 Village team

Ogle U-17 put up a sterling performance to upset their U-19 Village team by three wickets when the National Softball Cricket tournament, organized by Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport, in...

Another Ministry/NSC Day of Interaction set for Port Mourant

Dec 05, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Another Ministry/NSC Day of Interaction set for Port Mourant

The fifth Day of Interaction organized by the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport/ National Sports Commission is scheduled for Port Mourant, Corentyne tomorrow. An anticipated five hundred athletes...

Arbitrators to hold final meeting today

Dec 05, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Arbitrators to hold final meeting today

The arbitration meeting between the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) and the Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc. (GuySuCo) is expected to come to an end today. President of GAWU, Komal...

GBTI donates to seven Charitable Organisations

Dec 05, 2009 knews News Comments Off on GBTI donates to seven Charitable Organisations

The Guyana Bank of Trade Industry and Commerce Limited, on Thursday at its Water Street branch made financial donations to seven charitable organisations. The donation is that of an annual...

Rage storms to Stag Beer/Frankie Ford Memorial Domino title

Dec 05, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Rage storms to Stag Beer/Frankie Ford Memorial Domino title

Mix-Up takes 2nd and Providence Sports Bar 3rd Most Valuable Player (MVP) Derick ‘Mango’ Lambert, who marked the maximum 18 games, guided Rage to victory in the Stag Beer sponsored Frankie Ford...

Rusal crisis… Escalating tensions continue

Dec 05, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Rusal crisis… Escalating tensions continue

– workers refuse to be transported to locations Escalating tensions continued unabated on Thursday, as workers who were scheduled to return to work at RUSAL‘s Aroaima and Kwakwani bauxite...

Defending champions fall

Dec 05, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Defending champions fall

Defending champions Hikers and GCC suffered narrow defeats on the second day of competition in this year’s Diamond Mineral Water International Indoor Hockey Festival which continued yesterday, at...

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Kingsmen claim back-to-back wins

Aug 31, 2026

CPL – The Jamaica Kingsmen recorded their fourth win of the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) with a 7-run win via DLS over the Trinbago Knight Riders, as the rain halted play just...

The danger of renting another country’s power

Aug 31, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – There is an old temptation among small countries, particularly those situated beside larger and more troublesome neighbours. They often mistake the friendship of a great power for an insurance policy. The illusion is comforting. It permits governments to spend less time...

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...

Praising President Ali, PPP for thinking of Guyanese

Aug 31, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – I wish to thank publicly President Ali and the PPP Govt for keeping Guyanese in mind, caring for them. This should have been done before, but circumstances kept getting in the way. The president helped to get priorities in order, so here I am with gratitude in my heart,...

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