December 2010

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Keen contests expected in General Marine Male and Female Softball finals today

Dec 05, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Keen contests expected in General Marine Male and Female Softball finals today

The competition is expected to be keen when the General Marine Male softball finals and the Female Semi-finals and Final are contested at the GCC Ground Bourda. Action commences at 10:00am and...

Third year Social Work students donate to Palms residents

Dec 05, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Third year Social Work students donate to Palms residents

“I am very happy to be receiving these items because I don’t have no family to give me things like these,” were words of a resident who made known her emotion while receiving the hamper that...

Children confront HIV/AIDS

Dec 05, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Children confront HIV/AIDS

HIV has no face; it does not discriminate. As part of the numerous activities carried out in recognition of World AIDS Day, the National AIDS Programme Secretariat (NAPS) hosted an interfaith...

Victories for Berbice & Rest team

Dec 05, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Victories for Berbice & Rest team

Deonarine takes hat-trick for defending champions By Sean Devers Watching a cricket match with Essequibo is like seeing a movie in which you missed a few plots but already knew the ending. On Friday...

Increase in snail infestation, leads to the decrease in rice production

Dec 05, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Increase in snail infestation, leads to the decrease in rice production

Poor drainage in the Golden Fleece area has been the main cause of the recent massive snail infestation, the experts say. Frustrated farmers have said that problem has led to a decrease in growth of...

La Grange Nazarene and Love and Faith victorious at Cricket and Football

Dec 05, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on La Grange Nazarene and Love and Faith victorious at Cricket and Football

The Ruimveldt Children Home and Care Centre (R.C.H.C.C) celebrated its Anniversary Fun Day at the NIS Ground last Saturday with several organizations competing for the various trophies in several...

Cartoon Sun. Dec. 05, 2010

Dec 05, 2010 knews Cartoons, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Cartoon Sun. Dec. 05, 2010

The Blue Poison Frog

Dec 05, 2010 knews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on The Blue Poison Frog

The Blue Poison Frog which is scientifically called Dendrobates azureus is found mostly in the southernmost part of the South American country of Suriname in a region known as the Sipaliwini...

This is not a Linden problem, it’s a national dilemma

Dec 05, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on This is not a Linden problem, it’s a national dilemma

Dear Editor, In recent days there has been considerable public attention focused on the courageous Head Master, Cleveland Thomas, who has taken a principle stand against the Ministry of Education’s...

Climate Change talks failing the Caribbean

Dec 05, 2010 knews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on Climate Change talks failing the Caribbean

By Sir Ronald Sanders Caribbean community (CARICOM) countries are facing threats to their very existence from climate change and sea level rise. A report at the 2010 Climate Change Conference in...

Burnett elected President of GFA

Dec 05, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Burnett elected President of GFA

– hopes to start work immediately After almost a year of dormancy, football in Georgetown is set to resume sometime soon after a newly elected body was voted in yesterday, at Olympic House on...

FASTER THAN LIGHTNING (BASED ON A TRUE STORY)

Dec 05, 2010 knews Features / Columnists, The Arts Forum Comments Off on FASTER THAN LIGHTNING (BASED ON A TRUE STORY)

Once upon a time, residents of the Berbice River kept communal farms. The farm sites were located fair distances from the housing areas. That arrangement necessitated all or most of the men of a...

Winston Murray’s passing may be meant to nudge us in the direction of a govt. of national unity

Dec 05, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on Winston Murray’s passing may be meant to nudge us in the direction of a govt. of national unity

Dear Editor, It was a long day for those who attended the church service for Winston Murray at St. George’s cathedral. It was longer by far for Mr. Murray’s wife and his family. At the end of the...

Guyana’s bilateral relations void of political rhetoric could achieve same goals set by UNASUR

Dec 05, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyana’s bilateral relations void of political rhetoric could achieve same goals set by UNASUR

Dear Editor, Mr. Vishnu Bisram’s letter to the Guyana Chronicle, “Guyana will benefit from UNASUR,” (December 3), in which he opened by saying, “Government detractors and critics question the...

“DON’T LOSE IT, FREDDIE!”

Dec 05, 2010 knews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on “DON’T LOSE IT, FREDDIE!”

By Khemraj Ramjattan Chairman AFC At the AFC’s Special Conference held in October at the Ocean View Convention Centre, the point was made to delegates and observers that the AFC, and especially its...

When honest questions breed enemies

Dec 05, 2010 knews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on When honest questions breed enemies

By Adam Harris Whoever said that silence is golden was certainly not speaking about the people who refuse to reply to questions directed at them. Of course, there are times when silence is really...

Correcting an inaccurate impression

Dec 05, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on Correcting an inaccurate impression

Dear Editor, Thursday, November 18th, 2010 was the 32nd anniversary of the infamous Jonestown Massacre. The Guyanese people, wherever they are, should be recollecting/reflecting on a message from...

My promise to Cheryl, Radica and Champa

Dec 05, 2010 knews Features / Columnists, Stella Says Comments Off on My promise to Cheryl, Radica and Champa

Let me tell you a story, or rather three stories, about young women killed by violence and the crusade of each of their mothers to seek justice for their daughters. Each of these tragic individual...

Andaiye was correct about Ramotar’s lack of sympathy for workers

Dec 05, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on Andaiye was correct about Ramotar’s lack of sympathy for workers

Dear Editor, After I read Andaiye’s letter (Kaieteur News, 1st December 2010) in response to PPP General Secretary Donald Ramotar’s statement in SN, 29th November, 2010), I had a rethink. The...

The surveillance tape will tell the story

Dec 05, 2010 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The surveillance tape will tell the story

I will not comment on the incident with Mr. Eddie Boyer until the tape from the surveillance camera is secured by the police. My understanding is that the police have made a request for it and Mr....

Berbice stroll past Essequibo in Carib/Pepsi T20 C/ship

Dec 05, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Berbice stroll past Essequibo in Carib/Pepsi T20 C/ship

Berbice strolled past Essequibo in the opening match of yesterday’s double header in the Carib/Pepsi Guyana Cricket Board Twenty 20 championship at the National Stadium, Providence. Inserted first,...

Bullets for a banker

Dec 05, 2010 knews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery Comments Off on Bullets for a banker

He was honest. He had no enemies. So why did someone execute Thomas Orderson? By Michael Jordan If the man lying motionless near the white Mitsubishi Lancer had been some shady underworld figure,...

Fund Raising Bar-B-Q set for DCC on Dec 19

Dec 05, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Fund Raising Bar-B-Q set for DCC on Dec 19

The Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) Under-17 cricket team will tour Trinidad next Easter and National Under-17 Coach Orin Bailey and Demerara Under-17 Coach Gavin Nedd have begun preparations for the...

Support for Ramkaran, Ramjattan and Harding as President

Dec 05, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on Support for Ramkaran, Ramjattan and Harding as President

Dear Editor, Guyana is inundated with too many scams and I thank Kaieteur News for exposing them. Corruption runs deep. Only a few in parliament and in the regional local councils are not tainted...

The Baccoo speaks

Dec 05, 2010 knews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo speaks

When people expect things to ease before the holidays that is when disaster strikes because people tend to relax their guard. A young woman is going to find out the hard way that the money she earned...

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Sri Lanka Tour of West Indies: Chameera, Mishara & Shanaka help...

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Kaieteur Sports – Sri Lanka counter-punched their way to a series-levelling win last night after a string of match-winning performances in both departments which helped subdue the hosts by...

Do not laugh too quickly

Jun 14, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – I was sitting with a good friend when I read a story about Guyana’s nomination of its candidate for the post of United Nations Secretary General. At the same time, my friend was reading the same story on his phone. Our eyes met when he realised what I was reading. He...

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...

A bank setup for a bank robbery

Jun 14, 2026

Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – Congratulations to the PPP Govt for the vision of a Guyana Development Bank to serve little citizens. Thoughtful. Well-liked. When things get too thoughtful, dislike creeps forward. What the details say? Both upfront and obscured. There’s a $40B...

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