April 2010

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Pre-Championship favorites, North survive early scare

Apr 12, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Pre-Championship favorites, North survive early scare

– Albouystown separates itself in National Super Ward By Edison Jefford Championship teams are expected to separate themselves from minnows, which is what Albouystown/Charlestown did...

Alcohol main contributory factor to chronic diseases – Minister Ramsammy

Apr 12, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Alcohol main contributory factor to chronic diseases – Minister Ramsammy

— survey to detect correlation factors set for next month Alcohol abuse is one of the main risk factors for the development of chronic diseases in Guyana. And according to Minister of Health, Dr...

Republican boxer thrills audience as nat’l Novices boxing championships begins

Apr 12, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Republican boxer thrills audience as nat’l Novices boxing championships begins

By Michael Benjamin Republican lightweight boxer, Nankumar Singh, who thrilled residents of Timerhi in an action packed encounter against Romario Clarke (GDF) on Easter Monday last, was once again...

Glasgow murder suspect still on the run

Apr 12, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Glasgow murder suspect still on the run

GLASGOW, BERBICE – Two weeks later and Rooplall Boodhoo, of Lot 1068 Glasgow New Housing Scheme is still on the run. The man is wanted for the murder of his reputed wife, 31-year old Lilowtee...

First crop favourable for rice farmers in Region Six

Apr 12, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on First crop favourable for rice farmers in Region Six

BENGAL FARM, CORENTYNE – Despite the El Niño situation, more rice lands are under cultivation in Region Six this year. For the first crop (spring crop), 48,600 acres of land was sown. This crop...

Demerara maul E’bo as Ogle-Thomas slams unbeaten 108

Apr 12, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Demerara maul E’bo as Ogle-Thomas slams unbeaten 108

By Michael Benjamin Republican lightweight boxer, Nankumar Singh, who thrilled residents of Timerhi in an action packed encounter against Romario Clarke (GDF) on Easter Monday last, was once again in...

Different Strokes unbeaten going into final day

Apr 12, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Different Strokes unbeaten going into final day

Heading into the final day of the SMALTA sponsored Easter Junior team Squash tournament, Different Stokes, led by national Junior player Jason Ray Khalil, were the only undefeated team left in the...

Former amateur boxer John ‘The Beast’ Brummel takes his final count

Apr 12, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Former amateur boxer John ‘The Beast’ Brummel takes his final count

News of the passing of former junior/welterweight amateur boxer champion John Brummel has thrown the boxing community into mourning. Details pertaining to the former champion’s demise are sketchy...

Navin Chandarpal for President

Apr 12, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on Navin Chandarpal for President

Dear Editor, Recently, there has been much talk on choosing a successor for President Jagdeo as Head of State of the Republic of Guyana. This letter serves to highlight the merits and recommend...

We can no longer expect the rainy season to end in June

Apr 12, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on We can no longer expect the rainy season to end in June

Dear Editor, I always wonder if the Met Office is really in touch with weather and the realities of weather in this country. A report (SN 08-04-10) captioned, “Rain, cloudy conditions...

THE US CAN HELP

Apr 12, 2010 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THE US CAN HELP

The report on the accident was gruesome; reading about it sent shivers down your spine. Yet it was not an extraordinary incident; it has happened before and it can happen again. A young mother still...

I will speak out regardless of who is in charge of this fiasco called Guyana

Apr 12, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on I will speak out regardless of who is in charge of this fiasco called Guyana

Dear Editor, Prem Misir is mad at me. I have exposed his gig. He writes, in an effort to get ethnic solace, “Nonetheless, I am reluctantly responding to this letter, due to the letter...

I believe there is money in Switzerland

Apr 12, 2010 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on I believe there is money in Switzerland

The country’s population is small. In such an environment, things can hardly be kept as permanent secrets. We will come to that subject below, but first; the inscrutable nature of corruption. The...

BRIDES OVER TROUBLED WATERS

Apr 12, 2010 KNews Features / Columnists, Tony Deyal column Comments Off on BRIDES OVER TROUBLED WATERS

There is an old joke about a man whose facial features would stop a clock. He was walking down the street with his wife when a heckler shouted at the couple, “Beauty and the beast!”...

No Govt. and opposition should be allowed to deny voters their constitutional right for 16 yrs

Apr 12, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on No Govt. and opposition should be allowed to deny voters their constitutional right for 16 yrs

Dear Editor, According to Pandit Chrishna Persaud’s letter captioned, “Mervin’s points are at best speculative and at worst illogical,” (Kaieteur News, April 11), many of the points...

Why malign the character of a hard working T&HD captain?

Apr 12, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on Why malign the character of a hard working T&HD captain?

Dear Editor, My attention has been brought to a recent news item in the SN, headlined, “Drunken crew sails Easter boat ride into troubled waters” (9 April 2010)). This piece of...

Two businessmen held

Apr 11, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Two businessmen held

Mon Repos execution… Police have detained two East Coast Demerara businessmen as they seek a motive for Thursday night’s execution-style killing of fish exporter, Rajendra Sonilall. Kaieteur...

Region Four audit reveals massive fraud, corruption

Apr 11, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Region Four audit reveals massive fraud, corruption

…minutes forged to facilitate purchases, greens stall listed as goods supplier The 2008 Auditor General’s Report of the country’s accounts has cited numerous glaring cases of overpayments,...

One year later Maria Van Beek shooting still unsolved

Apr 11, 2010 knews News Comments Off on One year later Maria Van Beek shooting still unsolved

Almost one year ago, former Commissioner of Insurance Maria van Beek was wounded by a lone gunman. Today, the police are still to arrest the suspect or to come up with a motive for the attack. Van...

Dem boys seh…..Is time fuh tek note

Apr 11, 2010 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…..Is time fuh tek note

Dem boys know nuff history. Dem also remember nuff things. Dem tell some people yesterday that de Shah of Iran had gold toilet bowl in he palace. Haile Selassie also had gold toilet bowl. Bharrat,...

From abject poverty to one of Guyana’s leading lawmen-David Ramnarine is a special person

Apr 11, 2010 knews News Comments Off on From abject poverty to one of Guyana’s leading lawmen-David Ramnarine is a special person

Many people argue that poverty is a crime. Some have even gone further to suggest that crime is directly linked to poverty. But the life of David Ramnarine, Assistant Commissioner of Police, would...

Siblings remain hospitalised

Apr 11, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Siblings remain hospitalised

Child’s sudden death… As the parents of six year-old Devi Mangal anxiously await the post mortem examination, their two other children remain hospitalised. Yesterday, the children’s father,...

We will do nothing to diminish sugar workers’ interest

Apr 11, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on We will do nothing to diminish sugar workers’ interest

– Minister Ramsaran “We love sugar workers and will do nothing to diminish their interest,” said Minister within the Health Ministry, Dr Bheri Ramsaran. The Minister was at the time seeking to...

Rehab of Berbice roads to cost almost US$14 million

Apr 11, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Rehab of Berbice roads to cost almost US$14 million

The rehabilitation of roads in Berbice would cost an estimated US$14 million. Cabinet has given no objection to two major road projects in the ancient county. These are the rehabilitation of the...

ICC T20 Security Director outlines traffic plan

Apr 11, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on ICC T20 Security Director outlines traffic plan

By Edison Jefford International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Twenty20 World Cup Security Director of Guyana, Assistant Commissioner Paul Slowe, has outlined a traffic plan that encompasses commuting,...

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Guyana’s basketball, futsal, chess & volleyball teams in...

Oct 23, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Guyana’s basketball, futsal, chess and volleyball teams will be among the country’s representatives in action today as the 2026 Inter-Guiana Games gets underway in Suriname,...

Are migrants really taking jobs away from Guyanese?

Oct 23, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The argument is being made in some quarters that businesses are deliberately choosing migrants over locals. The implication is that employers are discriminating against Guyanese in favour of foreigners. But having spoken with numerous business people, I have encountered a...

The Caribbean “Too Rich for Help”: When Will the Fiction End?

Oct 18, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – On 14 October, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva warned that higher borrowing costs, falling development assistance and other economic pressures threaten to widen the distance between advanced and developing economies. She appealed for additional...

Guyana the unbelievable, the inexplicable

Oct 23, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Guyana is one hell of a country. This country under the PPP Govt. must qualify to be in an extremely ugly category of its own. I watch as a citizen is savaged repeatedly, and silence is the only sound that splits the air. Silence, the product of fear. Or cheap...

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