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Excuse me; I have a view

Nov 21, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Excuse me; I have a view

Dear Editor, The Kaieteur News published vivid images weeks ago of a young man who was tortured while in police custody. I could not find words to describe my feelings but to put it lightly this...

Oral health month observance commences at Grove Health Centre

Nov 21, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Oral health month observance commences at Grove Health Centre

The fear that it would cost too much has been one of the most common factors preventing individuals from taking better care of their teeth. At least this is the belief of Community Dental Therapist,...

Fuel-smuggling soldiers to be court-martialed

Nov 21, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Fuel-smuggling soldiers to be court-martialed

The three coast guard ranks who were nabbed last month with a quantity of smuggled fuel are to be court- martialed, a senior army official said yesterday. However, the official was unable to say when...

We have to repair one family at a time

Nov 21, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on We have to repair one family at a time

Dear Editor, After reading about the brazen attacks on two Police Stations and the Supreme Court and just before that the alleged torture of a child by the Police, one is led to wonder about the root...

Top Education officials review strategic plan

Nov 21, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Top Education officials review strategic plan

By Sharmain Cornette In order to review the progress made in pursuit of the implementation of the Education Strategic Plan 2008-2013, top officials of the Education Ministry yesterday met at the...

Guyana-Norway agreement of ‘colossal importance’ -CI

Nov 21, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Guyana-Norway agreement of ‘colossal importance’ -CI

Conservational International has hailed the Guyana-Norway forest pact as being of “colossal importance” for global climate change negotiations. The global conservation body helped Guyana to...

Roraima Duke Lodge is compliant with the requirements of the law

Nov 21, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Roraima Duke Lodge is compliant with the requirements of the law

Dear Mr. Editor, I have read with concern the letter which appeared in the newspaper asserting that the activities at Roraima Duke Lodge have robbed Duke Street of its tranquility. Immediately upon...

Our votes are extremely precious possessions

Nov 21, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Our votes are extremely precious possessions

Dear Editor, What a sad state of affairs exists in our city because of politics-as-usual and total disregard for the basic rights of Georgetown’s citizens. The city government and the central...

Ministry nixes UG Masters of Education programme

Nov 21, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Ministry nixes UG Masters of Education programme

The Ministry of Education has refused to recognise a Masters of Education Degree Programme that is currently being offered by the University of Guyana. Minister of Education, Shaik Baksh, yesterday,...

Guyana performs first-ever emergency heart procedure

Nov 21, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Guyana performs first-ever emergency heart procedure

Guyana has performed its first ever emergency heart procedure and doctors are now urging citizens to make full use of the Caribbean Heart Institute (CHI) which is strategically located in the...

The recent dossier is nothing more than a publicity blitz

Nov 21, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on The recent dossier is nothing more than a publicity blitz

Dear Editor, The recent dossier released by the Alliance For Change (AFC), Guyana Action Party (GAP), National Front Alliance (NFA), People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) and the Working...

The police face serious risks in the line of duty

Nov 21, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The police face serious risks in the line of duty

The terrifying ordeal of that family from New Jersey who was attacked at Hampshire on the Corentyne and robbed of millions, is going to send shivers down the spines of many Guyanese who are planning...

Hope Conservancy still has hope

Nov 21, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Hope Conservancy still has hope

The consultancy contract for the construction of the East Demerara Water Conservancy Relief Canal, popularly called the Hope Canal, is said to be in its final stages, according to Minister of...

Poor response by police worries me

Nov 21, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Poor response by police worries me

Dear Editor, I went to my Church last Wednesday at 7pm, my service lasted for at least one hour. I came back home about 8:15pm. When I opened my upstairs front door, I discovered that my back door...

The eruption of the Mandela dumpsite

Nov 21, 2009 knews Editorial Comments Off on The eruption of the Mandela dumpsite

The Mandela dumpsite has gone up in flames again and once more the smoke is creating havoc for the people of South Georgetown. People with respiratory ailments are being forced to seek accommodation...

Forest bodies host training on climate change

Nov 21, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Forest bodies host training on climate change

The Iwokrama International Centre for Rainforest Conservation and Development (Iwokrama) and Conservation International – Guyana (CI-Guyana) jointly conducted a five day Training of Trainers...

Evasive politics

Nov 21, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Evasive politics

I was doing some shopping in a Regent Street store and as I was leaving, entering was someone well known in the Guyanese society. He wanted to chat and chat we did. Then he made an intriguing point...

Gunmen storm Corentyne house

Nov 20, 2009 knews News 1

– Overseas based Guyanese family robbed, cop shot in face while responding to call HAMPSHIRE VILLAGE, CORENTYNE – The daughter of a New Jersey-based Guyanese family vowed never to return to...

Attack on Magistrate forces temporary court closure

Nov 20, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Attack on Magistrate forces temporary court closure

– Colleagues renew call for improved security In the wake of Wednesday’s brazen attack on Magistrate Geeta Chandan-Edmond, her colleagues in the magistracy held an emergency meeting at the...

Bandit shot dead after robbing stall owners

Nov 20, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Bandit shot dead after robbing stall owners

An unidentified bandit was shot dead last night shortly after he and an accomplice robbed the owners of a stall in the East Ruimveldt Market. The bandit was pumped with bullets during a shootout with...

OP slams opposition dossier; List consists of living and missing persons

Nov 20, 2009 knews News Comments Off on OP slams opposition dossier; List consists of living and missing persons

In the face of the People’s National Congress Reform’s public call for the President to support the dossier prepared by the Joint Opposition Political Parties, the Office of the President has...

Education Minister engages head teachers on ways to improve schools’ performances

Nov 20, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Education Minister engages head teachers on ways to improve schools’ performances

By Sharmain Cornette The need for a comparative look at Guyana’s performance in the education sector against that of Caricom is crucial even as improvement efforts are being engaged locally. This...

WITH A CHILD’S HEART

Nov 20, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on WITH A CHILD’S HEART

Over the past weeks we have had some very troubling news concerning our women folk. One young woman reportedly jumped into the Kaieteur Gorge; another was said to have shot herself, while a third was...

TCL Group CEO defends CET on cement

Nov 20, 2009 knews News Comments Off on TCL Group CEO defends CET on cement

… says consolidation of manufacturing build economies of scale Chairman of the Trinidad Cement Limited (TCL) Group, Dr Rollin Bertrand, has joined former Barbados Prime Minister Owen Arthur, in...

Police complete investigation into teenager’s torture – DPP to advise

Nov 20, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Police complete investigation into teenager’s torture – DPP to advise

The Office of Professional Responsibility of the Guyana Police Force has completed its investigations into the torture of a 15-year-old boy who was being held by police for questioning into a murder...

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Kellogg’s Senior Indoor Hockey championship concludes

Nov 10, 2026

– GCC Elite overturn Saints to claim Women’s Open crown as Bounty GCC, Antonio’s Hickers also win titles (Kaieteur News) – GCC Elite came from behind to win the Kellogg’s...

No good deed goes unpunished

Nov 10, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Among those who joined the conspiracy to assassinate Julius Caesar in 44 BC was Marcus Junius Brutus, a man Caesar had previously pardoned after the civil war. Caesar had spared his life, restored him to favour and trusted him. Brutus repaid this generosity by helping to put a...

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...

U.S. midterms – the Guyanese challenge – Pt. III

Nov 10, 2026

Kaieteur News – Donald Trump made himself into a winner. He also made himself a loser. No close midterm results to contest. No tight seat margins that call for bruising, delaying, upending battles. The American people spoke, their will prevailed. What’s the lesson for Guyanese? Is there...

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