March 2010

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City Hall hauls away obstructions on parapets

Mar 05, 2010 knews News Comments Off on City Hall hauls away obstructions on parapets

A concerted effort to rid the city streets and parapets of derelict vehicles and unsightly placed materials, began on Wednesday when workers of the Georgetown Municipality descended on John Street,...

RHT Pepsi U-19 donate books to Lower Corentyne Sec.

Mar 05, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on RHT Pepsi U-19 donate books to Lower Corentyne Sec.

The Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club (RHTY&SC) Pepsi Under-19 team last week donated $75,000 worth of text books to the Lower Corentyne Secondary School as part of the Club’s 2010 Anti-...

Rising Star are South E’bo 20/20 champs

Mar 05, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Rising Star are South E’bo 20/20 champs

Rising Star defeated United Brothers by 31 runs to win the final of the South Essequibo twenty/20 cricket competition played on Sunday at Suddie ground on the Essequibo Coast. Rising Star won the...

HERE, THERE AND EVERYWHERE!

Mar 05, 2010 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on HERE, THERE AND EVERYWHERE!

It is extremely damaging to the image of Guyana when during the staging of international cricket, a resident of a foreign country is robbed and shot while sitting at a local bar. This is going to...

Fernandes leaves to attend FIH coaching course in India

Mar 05, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Fernandes leaves to attend FIH coaching course in India

National Women’s Hockey Coach Phillip Fernandes departed the country yesterday to attend a FIH World Cup Coaching Course in Delhi, India which runs from today until March 11. According to...

GLTA selects five for World Juniors

Mar 05, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on GLTA selects five for World Juniors

The GLTA has just concluded one of its fund-raising events to raise money to send a national team of five young players, three boys and two girls accompanied by two coaches to the World Junior...

RHTY&SC and Latter Day Saints distribute $1.5M in sports gear in Berbice

Mar 05, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on RHTY&SC and Latter Day Saints distribute $1.5M in sports gear in Berbice

Sports and youth development in Berbice has received a major boost on Friday last when the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club (RHTY&SC) in conjunction with the Church of Jesus Christ of...

Tracy hits half century, Garraway bags 6-7

Mar 05, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Tracy hits half century, Garraway bags 6-7

A fine half century by Kellon Tracy and a six wicket haul by medium pacer Sean Garraway highlighted the latest round of matches in the Bartica Cricket Association twenty/20 competition played on...

Adams, Manbodh, Salim hit half centuries in first round

Mar 05, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Adams, Manbodh, Salim hit half centuries in first round

Half centuries by Dennis Adams, Jaggernauth Manbodh and Abdool Salim highlighted the first round of matches in the Igloo ice cream 40 over cricket competition played last Sunday in Wakenaam. At...

Vast majority of Guyanese knowledgeable about HIV/AIDS

Mar 05, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Vast majority of Guyanese knowledgeable about HIV/AIDS

– survey reveals By Sharmain Cornette As the Guyana HIV response matures and with the current global situation dictating the urgent need for sustainability, it is crucial that local efforts...

We must decide if we should have dual citizenship including voting rights

Mar 05, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on We must decide if we should have dual citizenship including voting rights

Dear Editor, Mr. Sasenarine Singh feels strongly and is furious that “non resident Guyanese” (NRG) might have the right to vote in Guyana which one letter writer suggests the constitution...

Disgraceful Windies extend winless streak to 14

Mar 05, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Disgraceful Windies extend winless streak to 14

Despite fifties from Chanderpaul, Gayle & Barath By Sean Devers For the fair-size working day crowd that turned up at the Guyana National Stadium yesterday it was another heart breaking excursion...

Guyana hold psychological edge over arch rivals Suriname

Mar 05, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana hold psychological edge over arch rivals Suriname

Rivalry between neighbours Guyana and Suriname will be renewed today when the two teams meet in a FIFA Women’s World Cup qualifying CFU Group ‘A’ fixture, at the GCC ground. The...

Is there any legislation for noise nuisance?

Mar 05, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on Is there any legislation for noise nuisance?

Dear Editor, Is there any legislation for noise nuisance? Why I asked this question is because of the many incidents that I have seen letters in the newspapers complaining of continuous noise in...

No one seems to care

Mar 05, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on No one seems to care

Dear Editor, Every weekend, in the afternoons, I take my dog for a walk along the seawall between Camp Street and the ‘Round House’ (opposite the Pegasus). The ‘Round House’ is a wreck with...

Parliament seeking public input on Credit Reporting legislation

Mar 05, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Parliament seeking public input on Credit Reporting legislation

The Parliamentary Special Select Committee that has been established to assess the Credit Reporting Bill which was tabled by Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh, is currently inviting public input on the...

Forces beyond

Mar 05, 2010 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Forces beyond

The recent devastating earthquakes, firstly in Haiti and now Chile, remind us of the fundamental contingency of human life. There is a dominant, persistent strand of thought, starting from 17th...

Magistrate yet to rule on issuance of provisional warrant

Mar 05, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Magistrate yet to rule on issuance of provisional warrant

Once again the Guyana Police Force, through Special Prosecutor Anil Nandlall, sought to secure a provisional warrant for Barry Dataram. When the matter was called yesterday before Acting Chief...

Elected dictatorship: Applying Zakaria to Guyana

Mar 05, 2010 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Elected dictatorship: Applying Zakaria to Guyana

A known PPP defender has accused me of applying the theory of Fareed Zakaria wrongly to Guyana, citing Vishnu Bisram as his source. He wrote (KN, Dec 20, 2009); “Kissoon repeats misstating the...

It always takes a crisis to open closed doors

Mar 05, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on It always takes a crisis to open closed doors

Dear Editor, The world is still focused on Haiti which has taken centre stage almost six weeks after being pulverized by a 7.0 earthquake. International response so far has been favourable, with a...

West Indies cricket – makes you wanna holler

Mar 05, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on West Indies cricket – makes you wanna holler

Says Michael Benjamin The very next time I crave a heart attack I will go to a West Indies cricket match. The truth is I nearly had one yesterday afternoon. I have heard seasoned commentators josh...

Canadian shot dead

Mar 04, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Canadian shot dead

– as bandits invade Cool Square Bar Two gunmen walked into the popular Cool Square Nightspot in West Ruimveldt robbed the patrons, fired a gunshot and when they left, a Canadian-based Guyanese...

Regional Tender Board provides opportunity for corruption

Mar 04, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Regional Tender Board provides opportunity for corruption

– Regional Chairman Chairman of the Region Four Democratic Council, Clement Corlette is convinced that the present law that governs the tender process with specific regards to the Regional...

TSC sacks 154 teachers in 2009

Mar 04, 2010 knews News Comments Off on TSC sacks 154 teachers in 2009

A total of 154 teachers were dismissed from the public education system last year following the intervention of the Teaching Service Commission (TSC), according to a statement issued by the body...

Minister acted outside of jurisdiction – Corlette

Mar 04, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Minister acted outside of jurisdiction – Corlette

Minister of Local Government, Kellawan Lall, may have acted beyond his jurisdiction when he sent home an Overseer of the Eccles/Ramsburg Neighbourhood Democratic Council last week. This is according...

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(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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