May 2010

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Brutalizing the English language

May 12, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on Brutalizing the English language

Dear Editor, Thanks for Freddie Kissoon’s feature in the “Kaieteur” dated Sunday, May 9, 2010. It underscores at least two very important aspects of Guyanese society: integrity and...

Mastermind not yet located

May 12, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Mastermind not yet located

Almost two months after accountant Andre Barnes was kidnapped and subsequently freed, the police are still to locate the mastermind. Yesterday Commander of ‘A’ Division George Vyphius in an...

Herein lies the evil that is destroying this country

May 12, 2010 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Herein lies the evil that is destroying this country

It is not necessary to trace the contours of the presidency of Forbes Burnham, because vast areas of his exercise of power have been written about and knowledge of his dictatorial reign is quite...

Gordon’s Failed Gambit

May 12, 2010 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Gordon’s Failed Gambit

The May 6th election in Britain, which produced the first “hung” parliament – one in which no single party had the requisite 50 + 1% of the seats necessary to form a government that could...

The bauxite workers are at a disadvantage

May 12, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on The bauxite workers are at a disadvantage

Dear Editor, Not even the PPP supporters and its officials can deny the Government is not practising discrimination against some workers. Observation is made of the seven-month old dispute in the...

Fire strikes St Joseph Mercy

May 11, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Fire strikes St Joseph Mercy

– 32 patients, 4 newborn evacuated (By Jenelle Carter and Mondale Smith) An early morning fire yesterday destroyed the oldest wing of St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Kingston, Georgetown, erasing...

Govt. offers Grenada company deal to build Marriott Resort and Casino

May 11, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. offers Grenada company deal to build Marriott Resort and Casino

“Very attractive offer” – say Grenadians Grenada based company, Zublin Grenada, which was formerly an arm of Switzerland-based construction company Züblin Bau AG, yesterday said it is...

Crushed woman’s family grants husband possession of body

May 11, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Crushed woman’s family grants husband possession of body

New funeral arrangements were agreed upon yesterday as relatives of Bridgette Gangadeen and her husband, Dwarka Gangadeen, reached an amicable decision when the matter was called before High Court...

Passenger among two detained

May 11, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Passenger among two detained

… Burnt body in car trunk Police were yesterday questioning two people in connection with the murder of taxi driver Roy Mitchell Persaud, whose charred remains were found in his car trunk on...

Govt. spends extra on Supenaam stelling

May 11, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. spends extra on Supenaam stelling

…$600 million facility finally operational A multi-million-dollar stelling at Good Hope, Supenaam, Essequibo, plagued with several delays and the recent sinking of pontoon, was finally put to use...

Berbicians cry fraud over DirecTV service

May 11, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Berbicians cry fraud over DirecTV service

Several customers who have invested hundreds of thousands of dollars combined for subscriptions to a DirecTV service from Caracas, Venezuela, are irate, to say the least. They have complained of...

Dem boys seh… Guyana getting sell out

May 11, 2010 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh… Guyana getting sell out

In old days people use to sell anything. Is not that people still don’t sell anything. People even selling scrap iron and plant pot that dem thief. Dem boys had to come to de conclusion that de...

Second autopsy raises controversial legal questions

May 11, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Second autopsy raises controversial legal questions

By Dale Andrews The second autopsy performed on the body of Bridgette Gangadeen by Trinidadian Pathologist, Professor Herbert Daisley, has created some controversy that could lead to a landmark...

21 arrested in M&CC anti-litter campaign

May 11, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on 21 arrested in M&CC anti-litter campaign

As part of the amplified campaign by the Mayor and City Council of Georgetown (M&CC) to address the problem of littering in the city, a further 21 persons were taken to court by the end of last...

DIDCO reopens $400M Feed Mill

May 11, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on DIDCO reopens $400M Feed Mill

The DIDCO Trading and Company Limited Feed Mill at Friendship, East Bank Demerara that has been closed since a fire on February 18, 2002, has now reopened its doors. This opening followed a $400...

Report on West Dem maternal death being perused by CMO

May 11, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Report on West Dem maternal death being perused by CMO

Having completed an internal investigation into its most recent maternal death, officials of the West Demerara Regional Hospital have submitted a report of their findings to the Ministry of Health....

Chief-of-Staff bestowed with Brazil’s highest military honour

May 11, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Chief-of-Staff bestowed with Brazil’s highest military honour

Guyana Defence Force Chief-of-Staff, Commodore Gary Best, has been conferred with Brazil’s highest military honour, the Order of Military Merit, by Brazilian President, Luiz Ignacio Lula Da...

Bartica begins celebrations of nurses’ week

May 11, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Bartica begins celebrations of nurses’ week

In celebration of Nurse’s Week, which began yesterday, the Bartica Hospital hosted a simple church service at 9:00 hrs. The theme for this year’s activity is “Delivering Quality,...

Local company wins wood products award

May 11, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Local company wins wood products award

Representatives from Guyana’s forest products sector recently attended the International Wood Products Association (IWPA) World of Wood Convention in Miami Beach, Florida from April 28 to April 30....

US Southern Command extends donation to Palms

May 11, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on US Southern Command extends donation to Palms

As part of its continued charitable efforts, the Humanitarian Assistance Programme of the United States Embassy yesterday substantially endowed the Palms with some much needed paraphernalia. Among...

Bernice Mansell foundation honours eight mothers

May 11, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Bernice Mansell foundation honours eight mothers

(By Mondale Smith) On Sunday, as has been the case for 10 years, several mothers were honoured at the Pegasus when the Bernice Mansell Foundation paid homage to mothers for their role in nurturing,...

‘Wings of Desire’ screens today at the National Gallery

May 11, 2010 knews News Comments Off on ‘Wings of Desire’ screens today at the National Gallery

German director, Wim Wenders’s ‘Wings of Desire’, which won him the Best Director prize at the Cannes Film Festival in 1987, is the Classic Tuesdays film to be presented today at the National...

Sophia accident victim succumbs one day later

May 11, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Sophia accident victim succumbs one day later

When 34-year-old Rhonda Vantull left her mother-in-law’s house on Saturday night, no one in her family thought it possible that she wouldn’t live to see another night. Rhonda and her husband,...

Dookhoo elected new Chairman of PSC

May 11, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Dookhoo elected new Chairman of PSC

Yog Mahadeo second in command A senior executive of Banks DIH Limited has been named to head the Private Sector Commission (PSC), one of Guyana’s leading advocacy groups for local businesses....

‘Lady Jags’ thump Bajans 3-0; face St. Lucia tomorrow

May 11, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on ‘Lady Jags’ thump Bajans 3-0; face St. Lucia tomorrow

Guyana’s ‘Lady Jags’ got off their quest for Gold Cup qualification on a positive note in the twin Island Republic of Trinidad and Tobago last evening when they scaled the Ladies...

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Chase’s and Santa Rosa eye top spot as Republic Bank Schools...

Nov 08, 2026

(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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