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“Righteous man” remanded over broken glass case

Jan 15, 2009 knews News Comments Off on “Righteous man” remanded over broken glass case

Christopher Yhip, 31, of 58 Robb Street, Georgetown, yesterday appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson, to face the charges of damage to property, as well as using threatening...

“Guyana Bar News” imminent

Jan 15, 2009 knews News Comments Off on “Guyana Bar News” imminent

In a few days, the Guyana Bar Association (GBA) will begin circulating ‘The Guyana Bar News’, the official newsletter of the association. President of the Bar Association, Teni Housty, told...

City markets’ improvement high on agenda for 2009 – senior officials

Jan 15, 2009 knews News Comments Off on City markets’ improvement high on agenda for 2009 – senior officials

Computerisation of the information relevant for the operation of the municipal markets is high on the agenda for this year, and according to Clerk of Markets, Schulder Griffith, efforts have already...

Republic Bank awards outstanding UG graduates

Jan 15, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Republic Bank awards outstanding UG graduates

Yesterday during a simple ceremony at its New Market Street location, Republic Bank, in association with the University of Guyana, awarded the two winners of the ‘Republic Bank/University of Guyana...

Agri Ministry slams Oxfam report on flooding

Jan 15, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Agri Ministry slams Oxfam report on flooding

“The objective for such incomplete and inaccurate conclusions is a mystery”- Deputy PS Following the publication of a report on the current floods in Guyana by Oxfam, a group of non-governmental...

Basketball leaders’ discussion falls short on resolutions

Jan 15, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Basketball leaders’ discussion falls short on resolutions

Plan supplemental forum next week By Edison Jefford The meeting among the administrative leaders of local basketball fell short of resolutions yesterday but succeeded in arriving at a consensus for a...

Gall murder trial commences

Jan 15, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Gall murder trial commences

The first witness is expected to take the stand today in the trial of murder accused Clive Gall who was yesterday arraigned in the High Court. Gall is charged with the June 21, 2007 killing of Clive...

O’Neil in line for title shot

Jan 15, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on O’Neil in line for title shot

Former Women’s International Boxing Council (WIBC) and International Boxing Association (WIBA), light/heavyweight champion, Gwendolyn O’Neil may yet get a chance to reclaim the titles she...

Dad finds runaway teen at Timehri house

Jan 15, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Dad finds runaway teen at Timehri house

Hours after the photograph and a story were published of a runaway teen from Kara Kara, Linden, the teen was reunited with her father. Fifteen-year-old Donna Wong was found yesterday at a house in...

Guyana records success against HIV with PEPFAR

Jan 15, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Guyana records success against HIV with PEPFAR

– Country received over US$105M in five years The number of pregnant women receiving HIV counseling and testing in Guyana is the highest of the 14 other countries benefiting from the U.S...

Fletcher disappointed with Windward Islands exclusion

Jan 15, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Fletcher disappointed with Windward Islands exclusion

Hopes to be back in action soon By Sean Devers in Grenada Twenty-one-year-old West Indies batsman Andre Fletcher is disappointed with his exclusion from both the Windward Islands one-day and four-day...

UNFPA forms network to discuss population, development issues

Jan 15, 2009 knews News Comments Off on UNFPA forms network to discuss population, development issues

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has formed a network of Caribbean Parliamentarians on Population and Development to promote population and reproductive health issues at the government...

Sarah defeat All Star in final

Jan 15, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Sarah defeat All Star in final

Sarah defeated All Star by 7 wickets in the final of Chandreka Ragnauth 15 overs softball cricket competition played last Sunday at Belle Plaine in Wakenaam. All Star batted first and made 127 all...

Points for the GABA President to ponder

Jan 15, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Points for the GABA President to ponder

Dear Editor, Kindly allow me some space in your widely read newspaper to clarify some utterances in Affeeze Khan’s so-called reply to a proper, professional, very explicit article by sports...

Five schools reopen as health team wraps up visit around city

Jan 15, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Five schools reopen as health team wraps up visit around city

As the team from the Ministry of Health continues visiting communities and schools around the city, several schools have been reopened as they have been declared safe for students and teachers to...

Football Development Hinges on National Body (GFF)

Jan 15, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Football Development Hinges on National Body (GFF)

Sports Editor Dear Sir, Apart form the annual Kashif and Shanghai KO tournament, which has since become the nation’s leading football tournament in terms of prestige, publicity, attendance and...

Indignation conditioned by moral relativity

Jan 15, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Indignation conditioned by moral relativity

Dear Editor, The position of PPP leaders and pundits on the situation in Gaza Palestine is completely at odds with the positions they take in Guyana. How many times have we heard citizens complain...

Over 1000 divorces filed for 2008

Jan 15, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Over 1000 divorces filed for 2008

By Nadia Guyadeen Statistics from the Supreme Court show that 1,251 divorce matters were filed between January and December 2008. Sources from the court said that the numbers are usually high where...

U.S. Embassy announces closure

Jan 15, 2009 knews News Comments Off on U.S. Embassy announces closure

The Consular Section of the Embassy of the United States of America, Georgetown, Guyana will be closed to the public for the entire day on January 23, next. It will reopen and resume services on...

Confusion of roles

Jan 15, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Confusion of roles

Dear Editor, People say ‘perception is reality’, I say reception is reality. When politicians speak or utter pronouncements they ought to specify whether they are expressing personal, party, or...

No UN Resident Rep. since May

Jan 15, 2009 knews News Comments Off on No UN Resident Rep. since May

The United Nations system in Guyana has not had a Resident Representative/Coordinator since May and there is no clear indication when one will be appointed. An official of the United Nations...

TUC should focus on issues that are important to workers

Jan 15, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on TUC should focus on issues that are important to workers

Dear Editor, Ms. Burton and the TUC are not purposeful. The President New Year’s Message said they are disappointed they did not achieve trade union unity in 2008. Can Ms. Burton and the GTUC...

The PPP/C’s commitment to inclusive governance is evident

Jan 15, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on The PPP/C’s commitment to inclusive governance is evident

Dear Editor, Those who continue to advocate the need for shared-governance, the PNCR and its associates, as a panacea to the problems in Guyana are by far dishonest. Guyana’s current governance...

Man remanded over stolen cell phone

Jan 15, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Man remanded over stolen cell phone

Randy Courtney, 21, of the New Housing Scheme, D’Urban Backlands, yesterday appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson and was remanded on a charge of simple larceny. Courtney...

Richard Van West Charles has real challenges to becoming PNCR leader

Jan 15, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Richard Van West Charles has real challenges to becoming PNCR leader

Dear Editor, Emile Mervin’s letter published in Kaieteur News, dated 01/06/2009, titled: “Mr. Corbin has not delivered, but where do his potential replacements stand on issues?” is basically...

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Nov 08, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Santa Rosa Secondary and defending champions Chase’s Academic Foundation sit primed on seven points as action continues today in the Republic Bank Secondary School Football...

A capital city beyond redemption?

Nov 08, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Georgetown has become so dysfunctional, so hopelessly disorganised and so resistant to correction that one must ask whether the effort to save it is worth the trouble. The greatest mistake successive governments have made is not recognising that Georgetown should have long been...

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...

The epitaph on Mr. Gavin Douglas’ tombstone should read: Murdered...

Nov 08, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Another Guyanese dead, and in degraded fashion, at the hands of State agents. A State that now stands as a monument to how much the PPP Govt. has criminalized it. When not one alleged rogue cop, with blood in his eye, but four of them, can deliver blows on a man that’s...

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