April 2010

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Sophia farmer mad after stolen animal slaughtered at abattoir

Apr 18, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Sophia farmer mad after stolen animal slaughtered at abattoir

A Sophia cattle farmer is threatening to take the Mayor and City Councilors to court after his stolen bull ended by being slaughtered under suspicious circumstances at the city abattoir. The irony of...

Concerns over channeling of LCDS funds outside of Parliamentary Oversight

Apr 18, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Concerns over channeling of LCDS funds outside of Parliamentary Oversight

“A rise in sea level, without the necessary protection, will inundate wetlands and lowlands, accelerate coastal erosion, exacerbate coastal flooding, threaten or destroy coastal structures, raise...

Family reports progress in four-yr-old sex abuse probe

Apr 18, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Family reports progress in four-yr-old sex abuse probe

The parents of the four-year-old girl who was molested by a 39-year-old Kitty miner, said they are now satisfied with the status of the investigation. Yesterday, the child’s father told this...

Missing weapon found buried in Minister’s yard

Apr 18, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Missing weapon found buried in Minister’s yard

Two months after it disappeared, a police revolver was yesterday dug up from the Goedverwagting, East Coast Demerara yard of Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh. The weapon with all of its matching...

“Forget Me Not” fashion collection launch set for May 1

Apr 18, 2010 knews News Comments Off on “Forget Me Not” fashion collection launch set for May 1

On May 1, an array of vibrant exotic colours, splashed together, will create an unforgettable 26-piece fashion collection for men and women that befits any occasion. The unfolding that offers a taste...

Malaria on the increase – Dr Ramsammy

Apr 18, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Malaria on the increase – Dr Ramsammy

Minister of Health, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy, who has been visiting sites in the hinterland to look at hot spots for malaria, has pointed to an increase in malaria cases so much so that “we are on the...

Motor cyclist killed in hit and run accident

Apr 18, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Motor cyclist killed in hit and run accident

Police were last night trying to trace a driver who fled the scene after fatally injuring a motorcyclist on Mandela Avenue. Gregory Greaves, 29, called ‘Bald Head’, of Lot 589 West Ruimveldt...

Corruption moving to epidemic proportions in Guyana – Van West Charles

Apr 18, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Corruption moving to epidemic proportions in Guyana – Van West Charles

Corruption is moving to epidemic proportions in Guyana, charges political activist, Richard Van West Charles, and he sees no intention on the part of the government to change this. “You can’t get...

Picketing COHSOD would yield no positive result

Apr 18, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Picketing COHSOD would yield no positive result

…Nadir must put aside pride and act on behalf of workers-Gonsalves General Secretary of the Guyana Bauxite and General Workers Union, Leslie Gonsalves, when asked why the Union took no substantive...

Lindeners gear up for exciting Town Week

Apr 18, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Lindeners gear up for exciting Town Week

While many argue that the whole idea of the Linden Town Day, or Town Week as the event is now called, has lost its true meaning, many more agree that it is here to stay. Starting out fifteen years...

GPHC hosts major Healthcare Waste Management Workshop

Apr 18, 2010 knews News Comments Off on GPHC hosts major Healthcare Waste Management Workshop

As a precursor to the installation of a modern Hydroclave Waste Sterilization System at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) the medical institution is set to conduct a Biomedical Waste...

The Turnip-tailed Gecko (Thecadactylus rapicauda)

Apr 18, 2010 knews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on The Turnip-tailed Gecko (Thecadactylus rapicauda)

The Turnip-tailed gecko (Thecadactylus rapicauda) is a species of gecko widely distributed from Mexico southward through Central America and into South America as far south as Brazil, and on many...

Let’s discuss more serious issues

Apr 18, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on Let’s discuss more serious issues

Dear Editor, So many letters have appeared in these columns in support of a set of individuals to become president of Guyana that I have nearly lost count! Don’t people have better things to do...

‘Trunker’ shot, flees after breaking into car

Apr 18, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Trunker’ shot, flees after breaking into car

– hospitals alerted A well known ‘Trunker’ is nursing a gunshot wound in the region of his hip after a licenced firearm holder opened fire on him while he was breaking into a car on the...

Why would sugar workers refuse to work and opt for severance

Apr 18, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on Why would sugar workers refuse to work and opt for severance

Dear Editor, I read with incredulity a statement from the management of GuySuCo that it cannot afford to pay severance to Diamond Estate sugar workers. The argument put forward by management is that...

I am not being paid for writing letters

Apr 18, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on I am not being paid for writing letters

Dear Editor, Shane Rizwan is a man of words! In his letter “Another paid sycophant?” (Kaieteur News, 13-04-10), he described my “attempts/offerings” in interesting terms in the first...

Would Guyana’s gold end up in Brazil?

Apr 18, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on Would Guyana’s gold end up in Brazil?

Dear Editor, It would seem that Dr Roger Luncheon could hardly restrain himself from backing Brazil’s great expansion into Guyana and the Caribbean, as reporters were told at a media conference...

Canada-based ‘Daddy Rusty’ comes home for GAMA

Apr 18, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Canada-based ‘Daddy Rusty’ comes home for GAMA

“It’s a great idea to give people flowers while they are alive and so I’m on the boat in the interest of the development of the Guyanese music industry as an artiste,” says Sherlock...

The Screw Pump is a better option for flood control

Apr 18, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on The Screw Pump is a better option for flood control

Dear Editor, I write to reinforce my suggestion to the consciousness of the ‘visionary authorities’ that at this stage the most alternative solution to flood control in Guyana is the...

Let’s get to the bottom of the Sangeeta tragedy

Apr 18, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on Let’s get to the bottom of the Sangeeta tragedy

Dear Editor, My missive is prompted by the letter captioned, “Where is the justice that Sangeeta deserves?” (By Red Thread, SN 16-04-10) It is just a small society, yet the so-called...

$3B Hope/Dochfour canal project technically sound – Persaud

Apr 18, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on $3B Hope/Dochfour canal project technically sound – Persaud

…10 excavators ordered, works to start shortly Government is intent on moving ahead with the Hope/Dochfour relief canal which should solve the Mahaica flood situation, once and for all. As a matter...

Serial pessimists stalk the land

Apr 18, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on Serial pessimists stalk the land

Dear Editor, Guyana has now become the holding area for professional doubters and serial pessimists. These folks have a well established record of lashing out at any sign of progress. It has become...

GONE FOR HYATT

Apr 18, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on GONE FOR HYATT

There are times people tell you things that you really don’t want to hear or know. CNN recently identified some excuses by employees who showed up late to work. These gems included, “My...

Let’s try to resolve this matter

Apr 18, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on Let’s try to resolve this matter

Dear Editor, I write with reference to the much publicized story of 14-year old Sangeeta Persaud who died after a failed attempt to cast-out the demons that supposedly inhabited her body....

Criminal elements continue to plague our society

Apr 18, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on Criminal elements continue to plague our society

Dear Editor, I am a regular reader of Kaieteur News and I would like to commend you for your persistent efforts in highlighting and capturing some of the criminal elements that continue to plague our...

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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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