March 2010

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GLTA President pleads for more support from media

Mar 13, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on GLTA President pleads for more support from media

– Using corporate clout to realise projects By Rawle Welch In an effort to increase visibility of the sport, President of the Guyana Lawn Tennis Association (GLTA) Christopher Ram organised a...

Everest Cricket Club has new executive

Mar 13, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Everest Cricket Club has new executive

The Everest Cricket Club held its Annual General Meeting recently at the Club and elected the executive to run the affairs of the club for the next year. The Management Committee: President – Mark...

GCA squad reduced to 32

Mar 13, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on GCA squad reduced to 32

Trial match set for DCC today The Georgetown Cricket Selectors have reduced the GCA under-19 training squad to 32 players after a match simulation session at the Malteenoes ground yesterday. The GCA...

Olympic silver medalist delivers soul touching inspirational talk to local athletes

Mar 13, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Olympic silver medalist delivers soul touching inspirational talk to local athletes

Local athletes, representatives of other sports disciplines and local sports administrators benefited tremendously from an inspirational talk delivered by three times Olympian and 1988 Olympic 200m...

Continental Golf tourney to be contested today at LGC

Mar 13, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Continental Golf tourney to be contested today at LGC

The Continental Group of Companies of Industrial Site, Ruimveldt is the sponsor of today’s Medal Play Golf tournament at the Lusignan Golf Club, East Coast Demerara. Approximately 35 golfers are...

Study finds 2.8 billion barrels of oil offshore Guyana

Mar 13, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Study finds 2.8 billion barrels of oil offshore Guyana

An independent resource assessment for three prospects on CGX Energy’s Corentyne Offshore Petroleum Prospecting Licence (PPL) located offshore Guyana has come up with a total best estimate of 2.8...

Escaping criminals will not find safe haven in Suriname – Santokhi

Mar 13, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Escaping criminals will not find safe haven in Suriname – Santokhi

Guyanese criminals seeking refuge in Suriname will now have to think twice about that choice of destination, as Guyana and its neighbour to the east have agreed to have a more efficient system of...

Jagroo, Basdeo hit half centuries

Mar 13, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Jagroo, Basdeo hit half centuries

Half centuries by Arjune Jagroo and Jerome Basdeo enabled Hampshire to overcome Rising star by 99 runs in the latest match of the Bartica Cricket Association twenty/20 competition played last Sunday...

Disability Bill is indication of Govt’s commitment to the differently able – Ramsammy

Mar 13, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Disability Bill is indication of Govt’s commitment to the differently able – Ramsammy

The recently unveiled National Rehabilitation Services Strategy 2009-2013 sets out Government’s plans for providing and delivering equitable access to high quality and consumer-friendly disability...

Colts flop, hand Pacesetters win

Mar 13, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Colts flop, hand Pacesetters win

– Ravens blow-out Eagles By Edison Jefford Bounty Colts had let off teams before, but Thursday night had to be one of their memorable flops as the usually aggressive team easily loosed their...

Former regional official owes Council in excess of $4.5M

Mar 13, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Former regional official owes Council in excess of $4.5M

…still being awarded lucrative contracts Residents of the Matarkai Neighbourhood Democratic Council in Region One are perturbed at revelations that a former senior official owes the Council $4.5M...

Digicel renders support as Mayor’s Cup Football Extravaganza prepares for kickoff

Mar 13, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Digicel renders support as Mayor’s Cup Football Extravaganza prepares for kickoff

Popular football promoter and former national coach, Lennox Arthur yesterday morning received a tidy cheque from Digicel to offset the costs of this year’s edition of the annual Mayor’s Cup...

More money for Haiti disaster

Mar 13, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on More money for Haiti disaster

Members of the Haiti Disaster Relief Committee of Linden on Thursday handed over a cheque for G$407,180 to President of Rotary Club 7 of Demerara, Ramona Vansluytman. The presentation took place in...

Adams 95 fails to save E’bo

Mar 13, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Adams 95 fails to save E’bo

Essequibo skipper Ricardo Adams hit an attractive 95 but Berbice still managed to overcame the host by 3 wickets as play in the Castrol U-15 50 overs cricket competition continued yesterday at Anna...

Sheriff Taxi Service draws grand prize

Mar 13, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Sheriff Taxi Service draws grand prize

Sheriff Taxi Service located on Sheriff Street awarded the grand prize of $250,000 to Rashma Persaud on Thursday. The woman was randomly chosen by way of a computerised system for traveling with the...

Stop supporting the tried and failed “isms and schisms”

Mar 13, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on Stop supporting the tried and failed “isms and schisms”

Dear Editor, Every day I read the letters and opinions, which are often followed by responses in your paper, and I keep asking myself if we are okay. I think about almost fifty years passing since...

Tax concessions for alternative energy for homes – GRA

Mar 13, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Tax concessions for alternative energy for homes – GRA

Homeowners interested in equipping their homes with alternative energy can benefit from tax exemptions. According to Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), Commissioner–General, Khurshid Sattaur, tax...

Private school official denies “butting” incident

Mar 13, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Private school official denies “butting” incident

An official of an East Bank Demerara private school has apologised after being accused of head butting a Grade One student. The school official was also accused of beating the student on his knuckles...

What is it that Kissoon wants?

Mar 13, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on What is it that Kissoon wants?

DEAR EDITOR, Having read your columnist, Freddie Kissoon’s article, “Lady Jags, the colour of Guyana, the colour of tragedy”, in your March 06, 2010 edition, I was unable to resist the feeling...

Cargo could be prohibited through Guyana-Suriname backtrack route

Mar 13, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Cargo could be prohibited through Guyana-Suriname backtrack route

While the Suriname Government is moving toward the regularisation of the back track route from Guyana, persons using that means to get to Suriname will not be permitted to transport cargo. This was...

This sad, tragic, unmodern, unphilosophical, horrible, ugly and dangerous country

Mar 13, 2010 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on This sad, tragic, unmodern, unphilosophical, horrible, ugly and dangerous country

I know the name Mark Benschop will come up when people stop me to discuss politics. I have been in the news several times with Benschop picketing for causes that are justified. In one instance we...

Don’t criticise Brian Lara, he did his best

Mar 13, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on Don’t criticise Brian Lara, he did his best

DEAR EDITOR, Just the other day I was having a conversation with some of Guyana’s young and talented cricketers and they just seem to believe that Brian Lara was not good enough for the team thus...

Remanded for allegedly assaulting girlfriend

Mar 13, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Remanded for allegedly assaulting girlfriend

An assistant manager at the Diamond Insurance Company was remanded by Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson, at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court yesterday. Rabindranauth Basil, 24, of 31...

‘Cell Shop’ burglarised, dozens of gadgets stolen

Mar 13, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Cell Shop’ burglarised, dozens of gadgets stolen

Shazam Ibrahim, the proprietor of Cell Shop on Light Street is now counting his losses as the store was broken into some time Thursday morning. Reports are that the breakage might have occurred some...

Woman lands in court for stealing from employer

Mar 13, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Woman lands in court for stealing from employer

A 46-year-old woman was yesterday granted bail on a charge of stealing from her employer and for fraudulent conversion. The woman, Rihana Hussain, of Diamond Housing Scheme appeared at the Georgetown...

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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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