April 2010

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IMF: Slow sugar modernization could expose Guyana to world-price volatility

Apr 15, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on IMF: Slow sugar modernization could expose Guyana to world-price volatility

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has concluded its annual assessment of Guyana’s economic health and found the country “weathered the impact of the global crisis”...

Suddie Hospital down again

Apr 15, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Suddie Hospital down again

A resident of Moruca, Region One, who is in need of surgery to remove gall stones, has to wait another month to have that operation done at Suddie Hospital. The woman who cannot afford the finances...

Assad Fudadin continues a unique Berbice tradition

Apr 15, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Assad Fudadin continues a unique Berbice tradition

Dear Editor, Rose Hall Town Sports Club middle order batsman Assad Fudadin’s elevation to the West Indies A team to compete against Zimbabwe continues an unique Berbice tradition. The left handed...

Alleged chain snatcher granted bail

Apr 15, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Alleged chain snatcher granted bail

Seventeen-year-old Geoffrey Gittens was granted $75,000 bail on Wednesday, when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson, at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court. Gittens is...

Certain sports fraternity sidelined

Apr 15, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Certain sports fraternity sidelined

Dear Editor, It doesn’t come as a surprise about the not so nice report concerning the treatment that sometimes is meted out by our accomplished athletic ambassadors. I make reference to the...

Optimal zoo maintenance require private sector support – Vasconcellos

Apr 15, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Optimal zoo maintenance require private sector support – Vasconcellos

There is never enough resource to optimally manage the National Zoological Parks, said General Manager of the National Parks Commission, Yolanda Vasconcellos, as she attempted to outline the...

“The ICC World T-20 2010 West Indies – Now is the time!”

Apr 15, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on “The ICC World T-20 2010 West Indies – Now is the time!”

By Colin Croft The Easter kites have flown. The IPL has grown, and the WICB’s plans for the next few years have been sown. Now comes the “ICC WT-20 – 2010 West Indies”, which starts on April...

CASSOS meeting begins here today

Apr 15, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on CASSOS meeting begins here today

The Fourth Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Caribbean Aviation Safety and Security Oversight System (CASSOS) will be officially opened here today at the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)...

GAWU to represent Berbice Bridge employees

Apr 15, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on GAWU to represent Berbice Bridge employees

The Berbice Bridge Company Incorporated (BBCI) has signed an agreement recognising the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers’ Union (GAWU) as its employees’ union. The Recognition Agreement was...

Osborne guides Noitgedacht to victory over Good Success

Apr 15, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Osborne guides Noitgedacht to victory over Good Success

A fine half century by former Essequibo U-19 player Anthony Osborne guided Noitgedacht to a 6 wicket victory over Good Success as play in the Igloo Ice Cream 40 over cricket competition continued...

GPL, Guyana examine energy saving capability

Apr 15, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on GPL, Guyana examine energy saving capability

Jose Manuel Ruiz, the Chief of Operations from the Inter American Development Bank (IDB), has said that the partnership between Guyana Power and Light and his company is decades old. IDB recently...

DeFreitas, Estriado slam tons, Boodram grabs 7-25

Apr 15, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on DeFreitas, Estriado slam tons, Boodram grabs 7-25

The Spready’s Bakery Under-19, 50 Over Cricket Competition continued with second round matches in Berbice. Steve DeFreitas registered the highest individual score of the competition when he slammed...

It’s crunch-time for Wortmanville tonight

Apr 15, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on It’s crunch-time for Wortmanville tonight

– play Albouystown in ‘big’ Super Ward game By Edison Jefford It’s crunch-time for Wortmanville/Werk-en-Rust tonight when the five-time Georgetown Inter-Ward Champions come up against the...

No CET waiver approval for rice in CARICOM – Persaud

Apr 15, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on No CET waiver approval for rice in CARICOM – Persaud

Guyana will not be approving any requests for a regional tax waiver for rice by CARICOM states and this country has more than enough rice to supply. Minister of Agriculture, Robert Persaud, made this...

Die Hard Brothers XI, United Brothers SC to clash in zone final

Apr 15, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Die Hard Brothers XI, United Brothers SC to clash in zone final

A resilient unbeaten half-century knock by Patrick Rooplall (59) guided his team, Die Hard Bros XI, to a comprehensive 9 wickets victory over Reliance Warriors and a spot in the zone finals, when...

More $$$ support for HRC

Apr 15, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on More $$$ support for HRC

Studio 2000, Shell Boss Mining & Akbar Auto Sales on board With just over two weeks to go before the night of reckoning at the Second Hugh Ross Classic Bodybuilding and Fitness Championships, the...

North labour closer to Final Four

Apr 15, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on North labour closer to Final Four

By Edison Jefford “Oh the sweet by and by” must be the chorus that is being sung in North Ruimveldt after the team laboured to its second consecutive win, and closer to the Final Four of the...

Amerindians fear large scale gold mining in south Guyana

Apr 15, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Amerindians fear large scale gold mining in south Guyana

…traditional life, biodiversity face disruption By Neil Marks Amerindian communities closest to a proposed large scale mining project at Marudi Mountain in Region Nine in the south of Guyana, fear...

Linden Business softball cricket tournament underway

Apr 15, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Linden Business softball cricket tournament underway

The Linden Business Softball Cricket Tournament sponsored by Linden Secretariat; Dink’s Auto Sales; Stihl Company – a branch of Farfan and Mendes (Linden) and Singh’s cash and carry and...

Teen dubbed as vicious in stabbing incident

Apr 15, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Teen dubbed as vicious in stabbing incident

Eighteen-year-old Stephen Campbell, called “Burnham” was remanded to prison by Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson. Campbell is accused of unlawfully and maliciously wounding, Melroy Poole,...

Domino Federation boss confident of victory at 16th Biennial Int’l tourney

Apr 15, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Domino Federation boss confident of victory at 16th Biennial Int’l tourney

After five competitive rounds of keen rivalry, Guyanese domino players have amassed 17 points and have assumed the lead when the final Test match of the 16th Biennial International Domino tournament...

In support of the sacked Aroaima workers

Apr 15, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on In support of the sacked Aroaima workers

Dear Sir, As a concerned citizen of Guyana and a worker who fears that what is happening to bauxite workers can happen in the organization in which I work, I am calling on President Bharrat Jagdeo to...

Action needed, not another bureaucratic excuse for doing nothing

Apr 15, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on Action needed, not another bureaucratic excuse for doing nothing

Dear Editor, I write in response to an article in the SN on Monday, April 12, with the caption: ‘Ministry of Health to collect data on alcohol abuse’, and I ask, “Where does the Minister of...

Demerara beat Berbice by 3 Wkts to retain title

Apr 15, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Demerara beat Berbice by 3 Wkts to retain title

By Sean Devers In mostly murky conditions at the Enmore ground on the East Coast of Demerara, Demerara retained their senior 50-overs female Inter-County cricket title by beating Berbice by three...

THE PEOPLE ARE NOT READY FOR PROTESTS

Apr 15, 2010 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THE PEOPLE ARE NOT READY FOR PROTESTS

If the protests launched by the opposition parties following the 1997 general elections were infiltrated by the ruling party’s agent provocateurs, then how does one explain that during the height...

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Elliot Vieira breaks 10-year hiatus with return to Guyanese

Oct 28, 2026

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, October 27, 2026 – Elliot Vieira, one of Guyana’s recognised motorcycle racing names, will return to local competition this weekend after a 10-year absence, adding further...

Time for a reset of economic strategy

Oct 28, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Guyana’s economic gurus would do well to put aside, if only for a moment, their celebratory charts, their impressive growth statistics, the glossy Article IV IMF reports and their seemingly inexhaustible supply of reasons why everything is proceeding according to plan, and...

Are We All Ukrainians?

Oct 25, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – On 19 October, accepting the award of Ukraine’s Order of Merit, I said that my commitment to Ukraine rests on a principle essential to small nations everywhere: sovereignty is the freedom to govern ourselves, preserve our identity and decide our future....

India’s cockroaches, Guyana’s parasites

Oct 28, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Police out in force. Tens of thousands in India. Is there a war? Indeed, there is. The Modi government apparently has scant tolerance for students, young unemployed and, of course, Muslims. Hence, that ready army of cops with sticks, and demonstrators ready to go to...

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