December 2010

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M&CC anticipates ‘onslaught of garbage’ at Le Repentir

Dec 15, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on M&CC anticipates ‘onslaught of garbage’ at Le Repentir

An onslaught of garbage is anticipated at Le Repentir Cemetery as Christmas-related activities intensify in the city and further afield. This is according to City Mayor Hamilton Green who told a...

Good hygiene stressed for cholera prevention

Dec 15, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Good hygiene stressed for cholera prevention

Guyana is currently facing a rainy season which could lead to some level of flooding, though for short periods in some instances, a situation that should not be taken for granted. According to...

Plank walking begins today as 21st K&S competition kicks off

Dec 15, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Plank walking begins today as 21st K&S competition kicks off

BK Int. Western Tigers oppose Buxton United; Riddim Squad play Liquid Gold The long wait is over for at least four teams as competition proper in the 21st Kashif & Shanghai Football Extravaganza...

Stoll only new face in Guyana T20 squad

Dec 15, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Stoll only new face in Guyana T20 squad

Chanderpaul returns to strengthen batting By Sean Devers Impressive National under-19 left-arm pacer Andre Stoll is the only new face in the Guyana 14-man squad which will defend their Regional T20...

GTTA host Cocktail for US-based players

Dec 15, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on GTTA host Cocktail for US-based players

After two weekends of intense rivalry, mental focus and keen competition, both local and United States-based table tennis players were feted at the Cocktail Reception Monday night at the Police...

Rawle Fredericks is Cricketer-of-the-Year

Dec 15, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Rawle Fredericks is Cricketer-of-the-Year

Rawle Fredericks was named Cricketer of the year when the Buxton Cricket Club recently held it Awards Ceremony at the Buxton cricket ground pavilion on the East Coast of Demerara. Herod Ferrell was...

Reece scores another victory in B’ce cycling

Dec 15, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Reece scores another victory in B’ce cycling

Samuel Whyte National junior cyclist, Neil Reece on Sunday chalked up another victory in the cycling arena when he rode away with the Phillip Arokium memorial 40 miles cycle road race organized by...

Lots of cash to be won as GASP caps off year with Scrabble Scramble tourney

Dec 15, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Lots of cash to be won as GASP caps off year with Scrabble Scramble tourney

Moen Gafoor has had a great year on the board, winning most of the tournaments organized by the Guyana Association of Scrabble Players (GASP) during that Association’s calendar of activities during...

Woodpecker Annual Junior Christmas Tournament underway

Dec 15, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Woodpecker Annual Junior Christmas Tournament underway

The Woodpecker Products Annual Junior Badminton Christmas Tournament started at the Queens College Badminton Courts on Monday with several exciting matches. Some semifinal and quarterfinal match-ups...

Argentine national wins RRT rapid chess tourney

Dec 15, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Argentine national wins RRT rapid chess tourney

Rice quality consultant Pierre Boucher of Argentina emerged unbeaten last weekend and secured First Place with 6.5 points in the RRT sponsored one–day rapid chess tournament at the KEI-SHAR’S...

TNT outright winners of Ivanoff Vodka Domino Competition

Dec 15, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on TNT outright winners of Ivanoff Vodka Domino Competition

TNT of Georgetown emerged the winner of the Ivanoff Vodka National Domino Competition which ended on Sunday at the Demerara Cricket Club Pavilion. In the final that also featured Frankies of West...

Camptown’s Nigel Codrington 18 senior int’l goals are the most by a Guyanese

Dec 15, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Camptown’s Nigel Codrington 18 senior int’l goals are the most by a Guyanese

Dear Editor, Inspired by the brilliance of Deon Barnwell, Anthony Stanton and Collie Hercules, the trio that tormented International and Regional defences during the late eighties and nineties,...

Abstinence alone is a flawed approached – Minister Ramsammy asserts

Dec 15, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Abstinence alone is a flawed approached – Minister Ramsammy asserts

…as talks to reduce HIV funding surface There has been persistence in the number of young people that are newly infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). This is according to Minister...

Selling low self-esteem to women

Dec 15, 2010 KNews Features / Columnists, Stella Says Comments Off on Selling low self-esteem to women

There are a million reasons for women to feel bad about themselves. It seems a woman never measures up to any number of measuring sticks when it comes to cooking, cleaning, style, beauty,...

Bel Air Primary opens ‘Reading and Research room’

Dec 15, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Bel Air Primary opens ‘Reading and Research room’

In an effort to aptly depict, to a great extent, this year’s Education Month theme, “child friendly homes, child friendly classrooms, quality education”, Bel Air Primary School on Monday opened...

City Council’s financial struggles continue

Dec 15, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on City Council’s financial struggles continue

…even as amnesty deadline reaches again Although it is set to come to an end today, the recent amnesty offered by the Mayor and City Council of Georgetown has not yielded the desired results. At...

Cattle farmers call for stiffer rustling penalties

Dec 15, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Cattle farmers call for stiffer rustling penalties

Cattle farmers of Cane Grove, Mahaica, are calling on authorities to introduce stiffer penalties for rustlers following a recent arrest. According to one of the cattle farmers, Kurt Marshall, the...

Weak opposition parties create the environment for dictatorships to thrive

Dec 15, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on Weak opposition parties create the environment for dictatorships to thrive

Dear editor, The weakness and failures of the opposition parties as displayed in their prolonged unresponsiveness to their duty to work together to protect and uphold the constitutional rights of the...

Distribution points likely if complaints persist

Dec 15, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Distribution points likely if complaints persist

Amidst complaints over the possible shortage of rice and sugar on the local market, authorities yesterday warned that they are monitoring the situation and could set up depot points across the...

Ignoring the facts, glorifying the aberrations

Dec 15, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on Ignoring the facts, glorifying the aberrations

Dear Editor, Reading the Letters section of the newspaper recently, I came across a letter written by a Paul Seecharran (A defining and captivating moment) about Leader of the Opposition, Robert...

$149M sluice contract inked for Abary area

Dec 15, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on $149M sluice contract inked for Abary area

– rains affect Hope Canal works A contract for a $149M sluice, one of three that government says will considerably ease flooding in the Mahaica/Mahaicony/Abary area, was yesterday signed...

A show worthy of emulation

Dec 15, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on A show worthy of emulation

Dear Editor, I would like to congratulate the winner of the inaugural Banks DIH Groovy Soca Monarch competition, renowned Guyanese and Caribbean recording artiste and entertainer extraordinaire, Mr....

An appeal to Kashif and Shanghai

Dec 15, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on An appeal to Kashif and Shanghai

Dear Editor, Evidently, the positive impact that the annual Kashif and Shanghai football tournament has had in Guyana is quite resounding. This mega sporting event has not only captivated the local...

Adam Harris, you ain’t see nuttin yet!

Dec 15, 2010 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Adam Harris, you ain’t see nuttin yet!

In his column last Sunday, Adam Harris wrote the following; “Scarcely a day goes by without someone calling to ask me to help them with some issue….” Harris’s article was titled, “People...

Errant truck driver fined for dangerous driving

Dec 15, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Errant truck driver fined for dangerous driving

Omashankar Parmanand of Gangaram, East Canje Berbice, driver of motor lorry GMM 5087 was fined $15,000 on a charge of dangerous driving when he appeared before Magistrate Omeyana Hamilton at the New...

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Canache lines up for Need for Speed Kart Clash Round 2

Nov 09, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Georgetown, Guyana – November 8, 2026 – The second round of the 2026 Need for Speed Karting Championship, organised by the Jumbo Jet Events team, is attracting...

What is right is right, and what is wrong is wrong

Nov 09, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – There are moments in the political life of every nation when the character of its people is tested by whether they have the courage to condemn wrongdoing when it is committed against those with whom they disagree. It is easy to champion justice when the victim belongs to your...

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...

Light and darkness, lips to life

Nov 09, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The light that shines over Guyana must be at its dazzling purest. Not a speck of darkness on the horizon. Not a stray dark spot in the cupboard or under the carpet. When light is at its brightest, what chance for darkness to show its face, to linger? On the occasion of...

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