March 2010

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Guyana looking to increase agricultural yields by 400% – Irfaan Ali

Mar 20, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana looking to increase agricultural yields by 400% – Irfaan Ali

Guyana is proactively working toward improved irrigation which will positively increase yields by as much as 400 percent, Minister of Housing and Water, Irfaan Ali, said yesterday. Speaking at an...

BK Int. Western Tigers BGM set for tomorrow

Mar 20, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on BK Int. Western Tigers BGM set for tomorrow

BK International Western Tigers will be holding its Biennial General Meeting (BGM) tomorrow, at the BK International Sports Club on Mandela Avenue. According to a release from the club, high on the...

Caribbean agri and food safety agency launched

Mar 20, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Caribbean agri and food safety agency launched

The agency upon which the Caribbean will depend to strengthen agricultural health and food safety and ensure the highest standards for trade in agricultural products, was launched Thursday in...

Reflecting on issues facing public enterprise management

Mar 20, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on Reflecting on issues facing public enterprise management

Dear Editor, It is my considered view that the primary reason for establishing public enterprises as separate agencies outside the regular bureaucracy of government is so that they can be provided...

Students participate in climate change seminar

Mar 20, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Students participate in climate change seminar

Under the theme “Restoring our local communities one at a time” the Environmental Community Health Organisation held its climate seminar for students of various schools at the Cara Lodge, Quamina...

Crime prevention is a community concern

Mar 20, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on Crime prevention is a community concern

DEAR EDITOR, Professionals in the criminal justice field have long recognized the value of community-based efforts in crime prevention and control. Widespread application of this concept to the...

There are Guyanese everywhere on this planet

Mar 20, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on There are Guyanese everywhere on this planet

Dear Editor, It appears that there are Guyanese everywhere on this planet. I have come across Guyanese and other West Indians in almost every place I travel and I do move around a lot for...

GDF hosts West Berbice nursery school at Base Camp Ayanganna

Mar 20, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on GDF hosts West Berbice nursery school at Base Camp Ayanganna

The Guyana Defence Force hosted 21 pupils, 21 parents and two teachers of the Number Eight Primary School, West Berbice, at Base Camp Ayanganna on Thursday. After being welcomed to the Base by the...

All should join in our quest to turn Linden around

Mar 20, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on All should join in our quest to turn Linden around

Dear Editor, On March 9, 2010, the Guyana Chronicle published a letter in its ‘Letters Column’ accusing the Linden Salvation Council (LSC) of using donations from the Food for the Poor...

How about building trust through political horse trading?

Mar 20, 2010 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on How about building trust through political horse trading?

How does the government intend to build political trust which could lead to power sharing if it continues to monopolise the chairmanship of parliamentary committees? Government cannot be allowed to...

Habitual cell phone thief put up in Camp Street

Mar 20, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Habitual cell phone thief put up in Camp Street

A known cell phone snatcher was remanded to prison yesterday on a charge of stealing a cell phone yet again. The accused, 17-year-old Orande Daniels, made his appearance at the Georgetown Magistrates...

We need to have intelligent and constructive criticisms

Mar 20, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on We need to have intelligent and constructive criticisms

Dear Editor, I have been following the recent discussions in the media in relation to the Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) and it is disheartening to me as a Guyanese that every effort by...

The plight of a water shortage

Mar 20, 2010 knews Editorial Comments Off on The plight of a water shortage

The prolonged dry spell is having a disastrous effect on crops and livestock alike. However, it is the effect on the crops that is the most serious. Canals and other waterways have dried up; water...

Grey areas and not so grey areas

Mar 20, 2010 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Grey areas and not so grey areas

The month of March brings the name Cheddi Jagan into focus. It was in that month he was born, and he died in March 1997. Once the talk in any circle, be it cocktail circuit, the rum-shop or over...

CIDA contributes $100M for expanded diabetes care

Mar 20, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on CIDA contributes $100M for expanded diabetes care

Yet another step was made yesterday in the fight to bring diabetes under control for those who suffer with the chronic illness when the Minister of Health signed an agreement with the Canadian...

Presidential Advisers earn ‘super salaries’

Mar 19, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Presidential Advisers earn ‘super salaries’

– Gail Teixeira: $800,692 per month, Lumumba: $516, 457 Following the tabling of a question by Alliance For Change Vice Chairperson Sheila Holder, Prime Minister Samuel Hinds yesterday...

Teen wounded in shootout with cops

Mar 19, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Teen wounded in shootout with cops

– denies opening fire at lawmen A 19-year-old man who was shot by the police on Wednesday night near the Mandela Avenue Texaco Service Station, has denied that he was firing at the ranks when...

GuySuCo’s system designed to encourage malpractice

Mar 19, 2010 knews News Comments Off on GuySuCo’s system designed to encourage malpractice

– says sacked official A procurement manager who was summarily dismissed by the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) on Monday has signaled his intentions to take the matter to court. According...

Iranian prep team expected next week to map mineral resources – Dr Luncheon

Mar 19, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Iranian prep team expected next week to map mineral resources – Dr Luncheon

Head of the Presidential Secretariat Dr Roger Luncheon, at his weekly post Cabinet press briefing yesterday, told media operatives that an advance team of Iranian technical personnel to assist Guyana...

Suspect turns self in, confesses

Mar 19, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Suspect turns self in, confesses

– claims woman stabbed him three times After five days of hiding out in the canefields aback of Sophia, 52-year-old Godfrey Stewart also known as Godfrey Chase, turned himself in early...

Dem boys seh…Now Kwame car again

Mar 19, 2010 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Now Kwame car again

Dem boys see a car in de Ruimveldt Police Station compound. Is a PMM car and de man who own it does wuk in Office of the President. De car knock down a man. And de man who own it like knock down...

Burglary suspect shot in Sparendaam Police Station

Mar 19, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Burglary suspect shot in Sparendaam Police Station

– allegedly attacked cop with knife A 35-year-old larceny suspect was shot in the back during an altercation with a police rank at the Sparendaam Police Station at around 17: 30 hrs yesterday....

Cops being investigated for possible collusion in prisoner’s escape

Mar 19, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Cops being investigated for possible collusion in prisoner’s escape

The police have launched a manhunt for 26-year-old Chetram Singh, of Betsy Ground, East Canje, Berbice, who allegedly escaped from the Reliance Police station lock ups around 01:30 hrs on Tuesday...

Man remanded for receiving stolen property

Mar 19, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Man remanded for receiving stolen property

A Port Kaituma man has been remanded to prison after being charged with receiving stolen property. The accused, Troy Mc Allister, made his appearance at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court. It is...

50 Brazilian businesses coming to examine trade possibilities – GoInvest

Mar 19, 2010 knews News Comments Off on 50 Brazilian businesses coming to examine trade possibilities – GoInvest

A trade delegation of 50 Brazilian businesses is expected in the country next week to explore business relations with Guyana, says Head of the Guyana Office for Investment, Geoff DaSilva. This will...

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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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