December 2010

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Spready’s Bakery Berbice U-19 Cricket resumes

Dec 10, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Spready’s Bakery Berbice U-19 Cricket resumes

Shiwtahal’s 7-7 confirms No. 2’s place in Q/finals The 2010 Spready’s Bakery Berbice 50-over Under-19 Cricket Competition resumed recently with No. 2 winning their latest Zone B (West Bank...

Policy initiatives to improve quality of learning outcomes

Dec 10, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on Policy initiatives to improve quality of learning outcomes

Dear Editor, I have been following the intense debate in the media for the past several weeks on the Ministry of Education’s policy on repetition. I was very satisfied that the Minister of...

‘Suriname’s path to international acceptability’ does not ‘run through Vlissengen Road’

Dec 10, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on ‘Suriname’s path to international acceptability’ does not ‘run through Vlissengen Road’

Dear Editor, “Suriname’s path to international acceptability” does not “run through Vlissengen Road.” (SN, Sep. 30, 2010). Suriname’s economic and political development does not depend on...

Fitness a problem, Munroe banking on tactical preparation

Dec 10, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Fitness a problem, Munroe banking on tactical preparation

– As Men’s Singles champ goes for three in a row By Edison Jefford Current National Men’s Table Tennis Singles Champion, Godfrey Munroe believes fitness will be his biggest problem...

Republic Bank launches new phase for “Power To Make A Difference”

Dec 10, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Republic Bank launches new phase for “Power To Make A Difference”

As more emphasis is placed on the “less fortunate and needy” in society, especially around the festive season, a number of institutions will continue to host community outreach programmes as...

President Jagdeo owes Guyana lots of apologies

Dec 10, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on President Jagdeo owes Guyana lots of apologies

Dear Editor, The Honorable Charles R. Ramson, Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs wrote a letter to Kaieteur News (12/8/2010) saying that, “Nigel Hughes owes President Jagdeo an...

Brazilian grass track riders entertain Rupununi residents

Dec 10, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Brazilian grass track riders entertain Rupununi residents

Following an invitation from the Rupununi Chamber of Commerce recently, approximately 16 Brazilian grass track riders descended on Lethem and put on a show which thrilled area residents last Sunday...

GuySuCo effectively rules out wage increase for 2010

Dec 10, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on GuySuCo effectively rules out wage increase for 2010

– admits production will miss mark “by some margin” The likelihood of sugar workers being paid an increase along with an Annual Production Incentive (API) before Christmas has been...

National Testing Week target surpassed by 5,000

Dec 10, 2010 knews News Comments Off on National Testing Week target surpassed by 5,000

…as HIV prevalence among adolescents remains concern Health Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy has revealed that a total of 35,000 persons took the opportunity to know their HIV status during the National...

UG students are being made ‘scapegoats’ for admin.’s political agenda

Dec 10, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on UG students are being made ‘scapegoats’ for admin.’s political agenda

Dear Editor, As a past student of the University of Guyana (UG), I have closely followed the institution throughout the years and I must say that I am disappointed in the institution. The level of...

Nigel Hughes responds to Attorney General’s statement

Dec 10, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on Nigel Hughes responds to Attorney General’s statement

Dear Editor, I refer to the Attorney General’s letter to you captioned “Nigel Hughes owes President Jagdeo an apology.” It would appear that the Attorney General has some peculiar concern about...

Education Minister receives 3,000 tickets for K&S opening from Bakewell

Dec 10, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Education Minister receives 3,000 tickets for K&S opening from Bakewell

It is said that our youth is our future and yesterday the Kashif and Shanghai Organization in collaboration with prominent business entity Bakewell Bakery contributed to provide 3000 secondary school...

Time was lost. Time is still being lost

Dec 10, 2010 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Time was lost. Time is still being lost

Last year, after reading some propagandistic letters from Clement Rohee about 28 years of PNC misrule, I predicted that the PPP’s election campaign will revolve around the contents of the PNC...

Chancellor refutes attorney’s claims

Dec 10, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Chancellor refutes attorney’s claims

The Office of the Chancellor of the Judiciary yesterday issued a statement expressing “horror and dismay”, at certain statements made of and concerning the Chancellor, attributable to...

The GSPCA should be contacted for guidance

Dec 10, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on The GSPCA should be contacted for guidance

Dear Editor, I refer to the cover page of Kaieteur News, dated December 8, 2010, and note the caption and picture of four trucks acquired by the Ministry of Home Affairs for the capture of stray...

Mandatory tracking systems for fishing vessels again touted

Dec 10, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Mandatory tracking systems for fishing vessels again touted

…European company makes pitch As Guyana moves closer to implement measures that will see fishing boats outfitted with vessel monitoring systems, at least one European company is hoping to sell its...

Afterschool Basketball Programme set for colossal launch

Dec 10, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Afterschool Basketball Programme set for colossal launch

– Albouystown/Charlestown to take on North Ruimveldt By Edison Jefford The Bobby’s Afterschool Basketball Programme is set for an intense launch that will feature one of the most...

No Child Left Behind

Dec 10, 2010 KNews Editorial Comments Off on No Child Left Behind

Seeking to address the firestorm precipitated by Mr Cleveland Thomas’s (Principal of the Wismar/Christianburg Secondary School) refusal to enforce the Ministry of Education’s “no retention”...

Possible solution to pirate problems

Dec 10, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on Possible solution to pirate problems

Dear Editor, I read in the papers (09-12-10) of a very fantastic piece of equipment that could help to track boats and would allow fisher folk to become more secure. I applaud these initiatives since...

Pepsi renews Sonics’ sponsorship

Dec 10, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Pepsi renews Sonics’ sponsorship

Local Beverage giants, Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) yesterday renewed their sponsorship of the Pepsi Sonics Basketball Club in a package that includes uniforms and equipment for their further...

STANDING IN THE MUD WITH A LAPTOP IN OUR HANDS

Dec 10, 2010 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on STANDING IN THE MUD WITH A LAPTOP IN OUR HANDS

The rainy season in December was never always this messy. They say that the rains are more intense these days, but those who have the years under their belt will know that there is nothing unusual...

Adams (51), Reynolds (6-30) help Hopetown United to Semis, Tamarind Root also through

Dec 10, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Adams (51), Reynolds (6-30) help Hopetown United to Semis, Tamarind Root also through

Hopetown United and Tamarind Root of Hampshire on the Corentyne have become the first two teams to reach the semi-finals of the New Building Society Second Division 40-Overs Cricket Competition in...

Drunk driver kills City Council worker

Dec 09, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Drunk driver kills City Council worker

By Rabindra Rooplall A Mayor and City Council worker who has been bicycling miles to work for the last 25 years made his last journey to work yesterday. Suresh Sawh, 47, called ‘Ramesh’...

Government’s bonded debt jumps to $94B

Dec 09, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Government’s bonded debt jumps to $94B

…Treasury bills issued to sterilize excess liquidity – BOG The Central Government’s bonded debt jumped by 13.2 percent from June 2009 to June 2010 to bring the new figure to $94.76B. In its...

Report slams Prittipaul Singh company for poor safety practices

Dec 09, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Report slams Prittipaul Singh company for poor safety practices

By Latoya Giles The preliminary report into the Prittipaul trawler explosion has slammed the seafood company for its lack of safety methods. It further cited that the fire was caused by a faulty...

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Kaieteur Sports – President of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF), Wayne Forde, has announced that Guyana’s Junior Jaguars will participate in the inaugural FIFA Global U-15 Boys...

Income tax thresholds

Jun 18, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The government has done it again. It has indicated that workers can look forward to an increased income tax threshold of $200,000 by the end of the decade. One Facebook comment hit the nail on the head. It urged the government to file for intellectual bankruptcy. Increasing the...

Why the Commonwealth Matters Again

Jun 14, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Small and medium-sized states, from the most vulnerable island nations to more diversified middle‑income economies, have always faced a difficult reality. They have to navigate a world in which power is unevenly distributed and in which the decisions of...

Churches as moral compass

Jun 18, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – President Ali got that one right. Institutions such as churches have a duty to function as “society’s moral compass.” I couldn’t agree more with the president. Commend him. More commendations for Excellency Ali: “together let us find the soul of this...

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