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Proposed child protection legislation all-encompassing

Jan 17, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Proposed child protection legislation all-encompassing

A person, who, by commission or omission, wilfully contributes to a child being in need of protective intervention, commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine of $200,000 or...

East Coast Policing Group benefits from donation

Jan 17, 2009 knews News Comments Off on East Coast Policing Group benefits from donation

The Ministry of Home Affairs yesterday handed over a quantity of items to ‘cluster four’ of the ‘C’ Division Community Policing Group of the East Coast of Demerara. The items were handed over...

Workplace fight leads to substantial bail

Jan 17, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Workplace fight leads to substantial bail

Gregory Ward, 31, of 70 Evans Street, Charlestown, was yesterday granted $75,000 bail by acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson. It is alleged that Ward, on January 13 last, wounded Afeez Maraj....

Motorists can clarify toll with relevant authorities

Jan 17, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Motorists can clarify toll with relevant authorities

– Public Works Minister The assignment of toll to vehicles crossing the Berbice Harbour Bridge will be determined by their weight and classification, according to Public Works Minister Robeson...

Guyana recorded highest rice production in 2008

Jan 17, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Guyana recorded highest rice production in 2008

The rice production for 2008 exceeded the anticipated quota, earning a whopping $118M for the country, and is recorded as the highest in the history of Guyana. According to statistics from the...

Obama’s presence at Summit of Americas a unique opportunity – ACS

Jan 17, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Obama’s presence at Summit of Americas a unique opportunity – ACS

Secretary-General of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS), Luis Fernando Andrade Falla, yesterday said that the presence of United States President Barack Obama at the upcoming Summit of the...

CCC battle to respectable total against Guyana

Jan 17, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on CCC battle to respectable total against Guyana

Bridgetown, Barbados – Combined Campuses & Colleges (CCC) were 262 for eight off 89.5 overs in their innings at the close of play on the opening day of their West Indies first-class match...

Sanitary conditions at B/dam lockups pose no public health risk

Jan 17, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Sanitary conditions at B/dam lockups pose no public health risk

…public health inspectors do not visit detention facilities –Ramsammy Health Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy told the National Assembly on Thursday that he does not believe that the conditions at...

Oxfam collaborating with CDC to ‘get better picture’

Jan 17, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Oxfam collaborating with CDC to ‘get better picture’

Oxfam is currently collaborating with the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) to obtain a good overview of the current flood situation and to get a better picture of ongoing or planned interventions....

McPherson’s HBF stance garners significant support

Jan 17, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on McPherson’s HBF stance garners significant support

– major promotion group, others back GABF By Edison Jefford A popular promotion company has thrown its weight behind the President of the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF), Godwin...

The art and effect of good presentation

Jan 17, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on The art and effect of good presentation

Dear Editor, It is a truism that good presentation should not be an occasional act, but that of a permanent attitude. It sometimes gives impetus to our elevation in various spheres of society. Today...

Businessman shot in back during armed robbery

Jan 17, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Businessman shot in back during armed robbery

Armed bandits carried out a brazen attack on businessman Anthony Cummings, 48, at his home at Lot 40-41 Ben Profitt Drive, Plaisance, East Coast Demerara, early yesterday morning. According to...

Miner electrocuted at Cuyuni

Jan 17, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Miner electrocuted at Cuyuni

Police are scouring the Cuyuni River for the body of 29-year-old Trevor Kooseram, a miner who was electrocuted last Wednesday while working on a dredge. A police statement said that Kooseram was on...

Couple on world tour says Guyana a “surprise”

Jan 17, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Couple on world tour says Guyana a “surprise”

In 2000, Ama Callau and Pablo Rey took the decision of their lives when they decided to load up a Mitsubishi Delica and head out on a world tour. And what an adventure it has been! From being chased...

Jagdeo’s position on RNM high on agenda

Jan 17, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Jagdeo’s position on RNM high on agenda

…as Secretary General Carrington declines any further comment Secretary General of the CARICOM Community (CARICOM), Dr Edwin Carrington, yesterday confirmed that the position held by President...

Farfan & Mendes renews partnership with RHTY&SC

Jan 17, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Farfan & Mendes renews partnership with RHTY&SC

13th year sponsoring U-15 cricket team, $150,000 presented By Franklin Wilson Hardware Giants, Farfan and Mendes (F&M) yesterday renewed their long standing partnership with Guyana’s Leading...

Release the results of the pre-feasibility study for Georgetown – Lethem road

Jan 17, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Release the results of the pre-feasibility study for Georgetown – Lethem road

Dear Editor, In an advertisement published in your newspapers on January 14, 2009 by the Ministry of Public Works and Communications, it is stated that “a pre-feasibility study for improving the...

It is not unusual for poor countries to host international events

Jan 17, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on It is not unusual for poor countries to host international events

Dear Editor, Please permit me to respond to Mr. Freddie Kissoon’s diatribe on December 12th 2008, titled, “Reckless Government,” where he postulated that due to the fact that Guyana is a poor...

Woman accused of trafficking in narcotics and ammunition

Jan 17, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Woman accused of trafficking in narcotics and ammunition

Maureen James, 30, a housewife of Port Kaituma, North West District, on Thursday, appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson to face the charges of possession of narcotics and...

LABA League continued last night

Jan 17, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on LABA League continued last night

– jumps ahead of GABA League The Linden Amateur Basketball Association’s (LABA) Pioneer Construction–sponsored Senior Club Basketball Championship continued last night with a doubleheader at...

GRFU to hold AGM on Sunday February 1

Jan 17, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on GRFU to hold AGM on Sunday February 1

The Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) will hold its Annual General Meeting for the election of its Executive Committee at 11:00am on Sunday February 1 at the Guyana Motor Racing & Sports Club....

Poor Doodnauth at the Georgetown Club tonight

Jan 17, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Poor Doodnauth at the Georgetown Club tonight

The last time I spoke to Doodnauth Singh, the Attorney General who should have resigned ages ago but will finally do so in two weeks time (no tears at all) was at the High Court just months before he...

The similarities between two states

Jan 17, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on The similarities between two states

Dear Editor, I just returned from a visit to Singapore. That beautiful city state and Guyana have a lot in common, especially in terms of cuisine or food habits. So although I was at the “other end...

Suspected newspaper thief granted bail

Jan 17, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Suspected newspaper thief granted bail

A suspected newspaper thief was given his pretrial liberty in the sum of $25,000 after he appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson. Rickford Blair, 43, of 1980 Nutmeg Street,...

The modern pariahs

Jan 17, 2009 knews Editorial Comments Off on The modern pariahs

‘Branded in law, stigmatised for confounding distinctions between love and work and pathologised in terms of disease, sex workers negotiate a highly particular status as public women in London...

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Canache lines up for Need for Speed Kart Clash Round 2

Nov 09, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Georgetown, Guyana – November 8, 2026 – The second round of the 2026 Need for Speed Karting Championship, organised by the Jumbo Jet Events team, is attracting...

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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