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Clubs pleaded with me to assist in new transition – Blackmore

Jan 21, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Clubs pleaded with me to assist in new transition – Blackmore

Recently elected General Secretary of the Athletic Association of Guyana (AAG) Claude Blackmore in a brief exchange with Kaieteur Sport yesterday said that strong urging from certain clubs was the...

Cycling season set to pedal off on Saturday @ National Park

Jan 21, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Cycling season set to pedal off on Saturday @ National Park

– with 16th annual Ricks & Sari Agro Industries 11 race meetBy Franklin Wilson If 2008 was considered a busy year for cyclists, National Coach Hassan Mohamed has promised that 2009 will be...

Peters continue to make irresponsible statements on West Indies cricket

Jan 21, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Peters continue to make irresponsible statements on West Indies cricket

No teenagers to play for Windies senior team? By Sean Devers in Barbados As I sat here with friends of five different Caribbean nations and two young black students from the USA watching the...

Essequibo Cricket Development pacing ahead

Jan 21, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Essequibo Cricket Development pacing ahead

Six committees named, female cricket to get attention By Franklin Wilson The recently elected executive committee of the Essequibo Cricket Board (ECB) is pacing ahead with plans for the improvement...

A further look into training concepts

Jan 21, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on A further look into training concepts

Dear Editor, The concept that an athlete has to be trained not only practically but also theoretically is not yet widely agreed to, let alone used. Although they are rarely found today, there are...

I offer my support to Panday

Jan 21, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on I offer my support to Panday

Dear Editor, It’s with resounding enthusiasm that I am endorsing Mr. Bishwa Panday, affectionately called Bish by many, for the Presidency of the Guyana Cricket Board. In just a few years Bish has...

The balance of power in the EPA is tilted in favour of the EU

Jan 21, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on The balance of power in the EPA is tilted in favour of the EU

Dear Editor, Mr. Winston Murray resigned as Chairman of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) last Thursday, 15-01-09). Murray supported the Government of Guyana’s line against the...

Shared governance is an absolute necessity for Guyana

Jan 21, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Shared governance is an absolute necessity for Guyana

Dear Editor, It is rather refreshing to see Mr. Raphael Trotman and the AFC support the call for shared governance and have a position on it. May I remind him and his colleagues that ACDA’s...

THAT MEETING TODAY

Jan 21, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THAT MEETING TODAY

I will urge those persons who still consider themselves bona fide members of the Integrity Commission not to attend the meeting that will be held today with the President of Guyana. Their attendance...

Mr English does not deserve to be treated like he was

Jan 21, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Mr English does not deserve to be treated like he was

Dear Editor, As a Guyanese ship owner, I am sure that in ventilating my opinions on the harsh treatment of Mr. English, other ship owners have the same sentiments. I would like to express my...

The gloomy tale of street dogs

Jan 21, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on The gloomy tale of street dogs

Dear Editor, I refer to an article in the 01-07-09 Guyana Chronicle titled “The stray dog nuisance needs to be focused upon.” It is not a matter of choice, but a matter of circumstances,...

The Pope’s absolute values versus the PPP’s relative values

Jan 21, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The Pope’s absolute values versus the PPP’s relative values

There isn’t much scope in a short newspaper column to debate the question whether life should have absolute values or that values in general should be relative because life is a dynamic process...

The 1985 Jagan/Burnham talks on shared governance

Jan 21, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on The 1985 Jagan/Burnham talks on shared governance

Dear Editor, I read Mr. Emile Mervin’s well constructed and incisive letter in Monday’s Kaieteur News (January 19) dealing with shared governance. His grasp of this issue is such that I commend...

Uncle Bob watched it alone

Jan 21, 2009 knews Features / Columnists Comments Off on Uncle Bob watched it alone

The Parrot watched attentively as Barack Obama was inaugurated as the 44th President of the United States of America. It was a historic moment; we may not see another such significant one in our...

Major inconsistencies – did you know?

Jan 21, 2009 knews Features / Columnists Comments Off on Major inconsistencies – did you know?

Peter R. Ramsaroop, MBA Chairman, Vision Guyana INTRODUCTION: Every day, we are bombarded with economic propaganda. We continue to allow our President to travel the world and to look for handouts....

T. King has got it all wrong

Jan 21, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on T. King has got it all wrong

Dear Editor, T. King got it wrong in his letter “Is the opposition bold enough?” (Kaieteur News 20/1/2009). King said it is not the Government’s responsibility to fund the broadcasting...

CI, GFC sign $8M agreement to assess forest carbon stock

Jan 21, 2009 knews News Comments Off on CI, GFC sign $8M agreement to assess forest carbon stock

Conservation International and the Guyana Forestry Commission yesterday signed a Grant Agreement worth $8M, fostering support for the implementation of critical activities within the recently...

Confused supporter of the PNCR

Jan 21, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Confused supporter of the PNCR

Dear Editor, I have been a member/supporter of the PNCR for over 40 years. About two weeks ago, the Government of Guyana, in Parliament, moved a motion to postpone the Local Government Elections....

President Obama and the world

Jan 21, 2009 knews Editorial Comments Off on President Obama and the world

President Barack Obama delivered his Inauguration Speech to over a million live spectators in his nation’s capital — and to hundreds of millions across the world, including many of us in...

MPs to declare assets within two weeks or face the courts – President Jagdeo

Jan 20, 2009 knews News Comments Off on MPs to declare assets within two weeks or face the courts – President Jagdeo

By Gary Eleazar Members of Parliament and other senior officials who are required by law to declare their assets to the Integrity Commission now have two weeks to do so or face the court. This is...

Retired public servant murdered in South R/veldt home

Jan 20, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Retired public servant murdered in South R/veldt home

Worried neighbours who went calling for Hector Fitzroy Marshall discovered the 64-year-old pensioner murdered at his Lot 362 Powis Close, South Ruimveldt Park home yesterday morning. Marshall, a...

Guyanese woman gets 3 years hard labour in T&T

Jan 20, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Guyanese woman gets 3 years hard labour in T&T

A Guyanese woman based in Florida, USA, was yesterday sentenced to three years hard labour by a Trinidad magistrate after she pleaded guilty to possessing cocaine for the purpose of trafficking. The...

Police to set up Cold Case Unit for unsolved crimes

Jan 20, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Police to set up Cold Case Unit for unsolved crimes

By Dale Andrews and Michael Jordan The Criminal Investigations Department of the Guyana Police Force is contemplating the establishment of a Cold Case Unit to deal specifically with unsolved...

There is justification in the sacking of English, Bowen – Jagdeo

Jan 20, 2009 knews News Comments Off on There is justification in the sacking of English, Bowen – Jagdeo

By Tusika Martin There is justification for the recent sacking of Transport and Harbours Department (T&HD) General Manager Karen Bowen, and Maritime Administration head, Ivor English, President...

Police Force recruiting more females than males

Jan 20, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Police Force recruiting more females than males

By Dale Andrews As the attrition rate in the Guyana Police Force widens, the organisation has recorded a significantly higher percentage of women than men in the recruitment drive for last year....

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Hridoy ensures draw in Sylhet; WI beat Bangladesh 1-0 in series

Nov 09, 2026

Cricinfo – With an 82 in the fourth innings, Towhid Hridoy ensured Bangladesh completed a hard-fought draw against West Indies in the Sylhet Test. The visitors clinched the series 1-0 on...

What is right is right, and what is wrong is wrong

Nov 09, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – There are moments in the political life of every nation when the character of its people is tested by whether they have the courage to condemn wrongdoing when it is committed against those with whom they disagree. It is easy to champion justice when the victim belongs to your...

A Divided World: A Commonwealth Opportunity

Nov 01, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – When Commonwealth leaders gather in Antigua and Barbuda from 1st to 4th November, they should address a question that reaches beyond their association: how can countries of different size, wealth and outlook sustain cooperation in a world increasingly...

Light and darkness, lips to life

Nov 09, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The light that shines over Guyana must be at its dazzling purest. Not a speck of darkness on the horizon. Not a stray dark spot in the cupboard or under the carpet. When light is at its brightest, what chance for darkness to show its face, to linger? On the occasion of...

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