January 2010

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Assassination victim laid to rest

Jan 12, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Assassination victim laid to rest

Scores turned out yesterday to get a final glimpse of former football player turned businessman, Vibert Weekes. Weekes was shot repeatedly on Robb Street, Lacytown, last Saturday night by a lone...

National Cycling Coach Hassan Mohamed promises another great year

Jan 12, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on National Cycling Coach Hassan Mohamed promises another great year

Organised 25 events in 2009, corporate support was excellent By Franklin Wilson Many of the Associations and Federations have been crying that they have not been getting the requisite financial...

Gunshots force thieves to abandon loot

Jan 12, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Gunshots force thieves to abandon loot

Gunshots rang out on North Road, Bourda, last night, but although it did set alarm bells ringing, in the end it turned out that it was just to scare of two petty thieves. The shots were discharged in...

Local Netball prepares for challenging 2010 despite tough 2009

Jan 12, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Local Netball prepares for challenging 2010 despite tough 2009

The Guyana Netball Association is gearing up for a challenging year and already executives are preparing for their first meeting scheduled for Wednesday January 13. In a release to this newspaper...

LBI accident victim still unconscious

Jan 12, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on LBI accident victim still unconscious

– no charges for driver The 18-year-old who was seriously injured in an accident on Old Year’s night remains in an unconscious state at the Georgetown Hospital Intensive Care Unit. Lakram...

Guyana needs a University on Forestry and Environmental Studies

Jan 12, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on Guyana needs a University on Forestry and Environmental Studies

Dear Editor The Norway/Guyana MOU is an insult to President Jagdeo and the people of Guyana as claimed vehemently, by Patrick Pereira, the past President of the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners...

Workers’ rights and the rule of law are non-negotiable

Jan 12, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on Workers’ rights and the rule of law are non-negotiable

Dear Editor, Having been in the trade union movement long enough and exposed to the workings of the Ministry of Labour and the Ministers’ efforts to resolve industrial disputes it is clear from the...

Who are the drummers of war?

Jan 12, 2010 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Who are the drummers of war?

Over coffee on Saturday morning with Dale Andrews and Mark Benschop, I made the point that if the constitutionally mandated Human Rights Commission was in existence, I would have asked it to examine...

Could Mr. Kissoon explain his falsifications and mine

Jan 12, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on Could Mr. Kissoon explain his falsifications and mine

Dear Editor, I refer to Mr. F. Kissoon’s letter, “Gentlemen, let the games begin!” (Kaieteur News 01-10-10). From the onset of my intervention in 2008 to caution Mr. Kissoon to “take care”...

A principled stand is required against corruption

Jan 12, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on A principled stand is required against corruption

Dear Editor, No game does morality better than cricket”, so commented Mike Atherton, the former England cricket captain in his UK Times article (07-01-2010) on the ball tampering controversy during...

THE PROBLEM IS CLASS

Jan 12, 2010 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THE PROBLEM IS CLASS

One of the nauseating traits that have developed because of the nature of our politics is the rigid divide and compartments in which we judge others. We have two main political parties in Guyana,...

PPP courted the PNC whilst WPA battled the PNC

Jan 12, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on PPP courted the PNC whilst WPA battled the PNC

Dear Editor, I refer to Mr. Annan Boodram’s letter, “We must eschew the “us” vs. “them” mentality in the New Year” (SN 12-31-09). When I read that letter I was reminded of a verse in...

Dem boys seh… Who want shoot Bharrat?

Jan 12, 2010 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Dem boys seh… Who want shoot Bharrat?

Was confusion yesterday when news come that a man threaten to shoot de President. People want to know if de country gone mad. De Big market paper report how de man tell Bharrat that if he and all go...

Were our planners asleep at the wheel when the Norway Agreement went down?

Jan 12, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on Were our planners asleep at the wheel when the Norway Agreement went down?

Dear Editor, Patrick Periera’s view of the Norway Agreement in a recent 5-page advertisement is a truly astonishing analysis…and has many of us scrambling to play catch-up. I remember having the...

Resignation of GPSU General Secretary

Jan 12, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on Resignation of GPSU General Secretary

Dear Editor, It is indeed with genuine regret that I read of the resignation of the General Secretary of the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU). I have known Ms Persaud for a very long time due to my...

Woman stabbed to death, dumped on roadway

Jan 11, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Woman stabbed to death, dumped on roadway

– taxi driver held, car impounded Police have detained a taxi driver and impounded his car after finding the mutilated body of an unidentified woman yesterday on a roadway in the rice farming...

Pastor, mechanic shot in Kuru Kururu robbery

Jan 11, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Pastor, mechanic shot in Kuru Kururu robbery

The members of the Kuru Kururu Assembly of God Church are praying for the speedy recovery of their pastor and another church member who were shot by gunmen fleeing from the scene of a robbery at...

Three detained for sports bar killing

Jan 11, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Three detained for sports bar killing

Police are hoping to make a breakthrough in their investigations into Friday’s brutal attack at Safraz Sports Bar, after detaining three men for the robbery that left waitress, Kulmattie Singh,...

Local Training to test for HINI virus gets underway today

Jan 11, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Local Training to test for HINI virus gets underway today

As was assured by Director of the National Public Health Reference Laboratory, Dr Colin Roach, local laboratory staffers will be exposed to training which will boost their ability to diagnose the...

Father, son charged with attempt to bribe juror

Jan 11, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Father, son charged with attempt to bribe juror

A man and his son, who attempted to bribe the foreman of a jury panel that was presiding in a murder trial at the Berbice High Court were on Friday placed on $60,000 bail each by Magistrate Adela...

Dem boys seh…Technology might spoil things

Jan 11, 2010 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Technology might spoil things

Guyana getting technology that gun mek everybody operate de internet like if dem deh in de States. Since dem click pun something is speed like nuff people nevah see before. But de thing got dem boys...

Third Albouystown murder accused still in hiding

Jan 11, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Third Albouystown murder accused still in hiding

One of the three persons charged with the Old Year’s Day murder of Wendell Tappin, of Albouystown, continues to avoid capture by the police. Last week, Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson...

Drug trafficker charged, sentenced to jail

Jan 11, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Drug trafficker charged, sentenced to jail

A man, who was on August 2, 2006, sentenced to three years in prison in his absence for possession of narcotics, will now spend the next six years in jail. Adrian Caesar, 39, of 41 Housing Scheme,...

Previously charged animal thief jailed

Jan 11, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Previously charged animal thief jailed

Renowned animal thief, Gordian Rawlins, 24, of Fort Ordnance Housing Scheme; East Canje, on Friday found that his luck ran out as he was sentenced to six months in prison at the New Amsterdam...

Cop, murder suspect threaten family

Jan 11, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Cop, murder suspect threaten family

A Plaisance, East Coast Demerara family is fearful for their lives in the wake of threats issued to them by a police rank and his relative who is wanted for murder. The threats were reportedly issued...

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GDF, Slingerz stay perfect in GFF Elite League

Sep 15, 2026

…Western Tigers, Fruta Conquerors pick up first win By Rawle Toney (Kaieteur News) – The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Elite League is beginning to take shape, and while the season is still...

Resource sovereignty without institutional competence is an illusion

Sep 15, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – In his column, entitled, “Sovereignty in the Age of Oil” Chris Ram, in making the argument that storage, a refinery and even a national oil company could improve energy security without giving Guyana effective control over production, technology, capital, markets or the...

The World Has Broken the 1.5°C Promise. Small States Should Not Have...

Sep 06, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – The world has broken the 1.5°C promise it made to its most vulnerable countries. The breach has not yet been recorded on a sustained basis, but the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) says it is widely assessed as unavoidable and likely within the...

Minister Persaud pointing the way

Sep 15, 2026

Hard truths… (Kaieteur News) – I have always seen Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Dr. Vindya Persaud, as different from her cabinet colleagues. Slightly different only. I take whatever the territory gives. Give thanks. Small starts lead to large developments....

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