December 2010

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Govt.’s response to heavy rainfall commendable

Dec 09, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on Govt.’s response to heavy rainfall commendable

Dear Editor, As a pensioner/farmer I share my thoughts and appreciation to the Government for a job well done so far in response to the heavy rainfall that we are currently experiencing along the...

Jagdeo sees basis for collection action at climate summit

Dec 09, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Jagdeo sees basis for collection action at climate summit

By Neil Marks in Cancun, Mexico President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday said that he sees the basis for international collective action as the UN climate talks wind down in Cancun, even though there is...

Concerned about ‘No Repetition’ policy

Dec 09, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on Concerned about ‘No Repetition’ policy

Dear Editor, I write to express my concern that those students who are ‘automatically promoted’ are being short changed by our education system through the implementation and execution of the...

Police rescue robbery victims locked in bond

Dec 09, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Police rescue robbery victims locked in bond

The police were summoned to rescue a businessman and his employees after bandits locked them in a bond, following a brazen robbery on Tuesday night. The businessman, Dijay Arlani, of Campbellville,...

Marian Academy Badminton Tourney underway

Dec 09, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Marian Academy Badminton Tourney underway

The Marian Academy Badminton Club School tournament started on Tuesday and the matches played featured participants from the Upper School, Lower School and Primary School departments in both boys and...

The death of a madman

Dec 09, 2010 KNews Editorial Comments Off on The death of a madman

A man died by drowning in the Canje River and had it not been for an identification of the victim, the nature of the drowning would have passed unnoticed. Indeed, people die by drowning all the time,...

PUBLIC SERVANTS 5%; DISCIPLINED SERVICES 5%; TEACHERS 6%; SUGAR WORKERS 0%.

Dec 09, 2010 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on PUBLIC SERVANTS 5%; DISCIPLINED SERVICES 5%; TEACHERS 6%; SUGAR WORKERS 0%.

It is not looking like a good Christmas at all for the workers in the sugar industry. There is no offer as yet from the sugar corporation to the workers for increased wages for 2010; there is not...

A Lesson for Guyanese from Outliers by Malcolm Caldwell

Dec 09, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on A Lesson for Guyanese from Outliers by Malcolm Caldwell

Dear Editor, The term outliers refers to things, events or persons that lie outside our everyday “normal” experience. In his book Outliers, the author Malcolm Caldwell demonstrated through...

Who should be apologising?

Dec 09, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on Who should be apologising?

Dear Editor, I could not believe the rank audacity of the Hon. Attorney General who called on Mr. Nigel Hughes to apologise to the President. In fact the President should be apologising to the nation...

This is sloppy journalism

Dec 09, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on This is sloppy journalism

Dear Editor, Under the caption; ‘UNASUR detention triggers man’s death’ the Kaieteur News Wednesday, December 8 edition carried a story that reeks of sloppy journalism marred by sensationalism...

Even in school Glenn Lall stood up for what he believed in

Dec 09, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on Even in school Glenn Lall stood up for what he believed in

Dear Editor, I am not surprised that the Kaieteur News has become Guyana’s leading newspaper under the leadership of Glenn Lall. Neither I am surprised of the stance on many controversial issues...

Reading and comprehending

Dec 09, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on Reading and comprehending

Dear Editor, I have never had the reason to/neither do I have any intention of indulging in dialogue that is bordered on ‘buse out’. Hence the reason why it took me some time in making a decision...

Are the authorities blind?

Dec 09, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on Are the authorities blind?

Dear Editor, Kindly allow me to ventilate a few issues which seem to have escaped the attention of the authorities. (a) Almost 50% of the entire stretch of the Embankment Road at Buxton is...

On the making of fresh water reservoirs

Dec 09, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on On the making of fresh water reservoirs

Dear Editor, Recently I heard a televised discourse that stressed the decreasing levels of our available fresh water reservoirs, over time that could be very worrying. So here is a suggestion: The...

Sugar production will be lowest since 1991 – GAWU warns

Dec 08, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Sugar production will be lowest since 1991 – GAWU warns

…as Uitvlugt cancels grinding for the year By Leonard Gildarie As heavy rains continue across the country, the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) citing extremely wet conditions, yesterday...

UNASUR detention triggers man’s death

Dec 08, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on UNASUR detention triggers man’s death

The move by government to clear the streets of Georgetown of mentally ill and destitute persons in time for the recently held Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) summit in Georgetown has...

Gunmen loot delivery van

Dec 08, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Gunmen loot delivery van

– porter beaten, locked in washroom In a brazen daylight robbery yesterday, four gun-toting bandits escaped with an undisclosed sum of cash after holding up a Beharry Group of Companies van...

Crime Chief defends police investigations

Dec 08, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Crime Chief defends police investigations

“Evidence gathered is different from evidence presented.” “There is a difference between evidence gathered and evidence presented.” That was the initial response from Crime Chief Seelall...

Taxi driver held for two armed robberies in one year

Dec 08, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Taxi driver held for two armed robberies in one year

A taxi driver who was charged for armed robbery last year is now in custody for allegedly robbing the occupants of a car at Yarrowkabra on the Soesdyke/Linden Highway. But the 28-year-old driver is...

Dem boys seh…De government kill a mad man

Dec 08, 2010 KNews Dem Boys Seh, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…De government kill a mad man

Every time people coming from far to visit Guyana de government does try to fool dem. Dem does try to create de impression that Guyana is a clean place and that it don’t have pavement dwellers....

CARICOM Chairman reiterates call for lifting of embargo against Cuba

Dec 08, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on CARICOM Chairman reiterates call for lifting of embargo against Cuba

As the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) observes the 38th Anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations with Cuba, one of its leading figures has reiterated the call for the removal of the...

Still no criminal charges in Police Finance Office theft

Dec 08, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Still no criminal charges in Police Finance Office theft

Almost one year later… Some ranks of the Guyana Police Force are not too happy with the indifferent approach of the organization to the action taken against colleagues who were fingered in the...

Victim died from smoke inhalation

Dec 08, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Victim died from smoke inhalation

Taxi Driver arson/suicide… Chrisendat Phagwah, the 39-year-old taxi driver, of Second Street, East Canfield, East Canje, Berbice, who died last Friday when he reportedly set his...

Star Party Rentals supports K&S Football Extravaganza

Dec 08, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Star Party Rentals supports K&S Football Extravaganza

CEO of Star Party Rentals, Guyana and USA cricketer Lennox Cush yesterday said he was very elated to be on board the Kashif and Shanghai train for the second year, stating that it is undoubtedly the...

Guyana All Stars named for Atletico of Roraima clash on Sunday

Dec 08, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana All Stars named for Atletico of Roraima clash on Sunday

Game in honour of former Captain Charles ‘Lily’ Pollard and Collie ‘Hitman’ Hercules Five Trinidad and Tobago based players have been named in a 20-man squad announced as the Guyana All Stars...

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FIFA bans former GFF General Secretary Ian Alves over sexual...

May 05, 2026

By Rawle Toney Kaieteur Sports – Former Guyana Football Federation (GFF) General Secretary, Ian Alves, has been banned from all football-related activities for five years after the world...

The PPP was always likely to constrict freedom

May 05, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – There is a habit, which we have developed with a certain skill in Guyana. That habit is the borrowing large words from abroad and using them to explain local developments. One such phrase “the resource curse.” It has the sound of intellectualism. But before we surrender to...

A Pin, a Principle, and the Integrity of the Caribbean

May 03, 2026

Territorial claims are decided in court, not worn on a lapel By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – There are moments in international affairs when a seemingly small act reveals a much larger contest of principle. The recent controversy over the wearing, during official engagements in the...

Essequibo: we shall fight, we shall never surrender

May 05, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Essequibo is Guyana’s. Essequibo will never be conceded. Never compromised. Essequibo is ours, forever be ours. We shall fight everywhere. We shall never surrender. Never Essequibo, so help me God. Noble, stirring words. Indeed, soaring, lofty convictions,...

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