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Wakenaam boosts Haiti fund

Feb 11, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Wakenaam boosts Haiti fund

The Guyana/Haiti relief efforts stand at $264M in cash at the banks and more than $59.5M in kind. Yesterday, the Committee received donations from Zakir Khan, Chairman of the Wakenaam Neighbourhood...

Dhaniram (0), Massiah (0), Cush (2) all fail as Ireland crush USA by 78 runs

Feb 11, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Dhaniram (0), Massiah (0), Cush (2) all fail as Ireland crush USA by 78 runs

After the jubilation of their unexpected win over Scotland, USA came crashing back down today as Niall O’Brien’s 84 lifted Ireland to a 202-4 and a 78-run win. Aditya Thyagarajan’s unbeaten 72...

3,750 house lots targeted for distributions this year-Budget

Feb 11, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on 3,750 house lots targeted for distributions this year-Budget

A target of 5,500 house lot allocation has been announced for this year with 3,750 land titles to be distributed. This is according to Minister of Finance, Dr Ashni Singh, during his presentation of...

GABF Elections set for 1pm Sunday

Feb 11, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on GABF Elections set for 1pm Sunday

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Elections of the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) has been set for 1pm on Sunday following the unavailability of most of the relevant stakeholders in...

Floodlights A&B teams off to Florida

Feb 11, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Floodlights A&B teams off to Florida

The Guyana Floodlights Cricket Association (GFCA) A&B teams left these shores Tuesday to compete in the 2010 annual Florida Cup 25-over softball cricket tournament starting Friday at the Fort...

Stats bureau to undertake census this year

Feb 11, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Stats bureau to undertake census this year

…budget makes $30M allocation Eight years after the last census in Guyana the Bureau of Statistics will this year undertake a nationwide census and a perusal of the expenditure of the 2010 budget...

No end in sight for Globe Trust

Feb 11, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on No end in sight for Globe Trust

…two directors facing court actions dead As time runs out, liquidators of Globe Trust and Investments Company Limited (GTICL) says that the possibilities of all the depositors being paid remains...

Six Guyanese among 7 detained following Lara’s burglary

Feb 11, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Six Guyanese among 7 detained following Lara’s burglary

Six Guyanese and a Jamaican have been arrested by police in connection with a multi-million dollar theft at the Trinidad home of former West Indies cricket captain Brian Lara. The police said that...

Another t20 added to Windies vs. Proteas Digicel Series

Feb 11, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Another t20 added to Windies vs. Proteas Digicel Series

The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) and Cricket South Africa (CSA) have announced a change to the itinerary for the Digicel Series 2010, to be played in the West Indies from May 19 to June 30. The...

Vehicle taxes record whopping 25% revenue increase

Feb 11, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Vehicle taxes record whopping 25% revenue increase

Excise taxes on vehicles brought into the country saw a whopping increase in revenue in this department by 25 per cent to government coffers last year. The $7.3B in excise taxes was not only as a...

Attorney seeks permanent stay of charges against Buxton murder accused

Feb 11, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Attorney seeks permanent stay of charges against Buxton murder accused

Attorney-at-law Basil Williams has filed a motion in the High Court seeking a permanent stay of the murder charge instituted against his client Trion Sumner. Sumner, who along with Squince McLennon,...

Jeremy Cornelius commences race walk season on high note

Feb 11, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Jeremy Cornelius commences race walk season on high note

Jeremy Cornelius sent out an ominous warning to the nation’s top race walkers when he out-walked a competitive field to capture the inaugural event of the 2010 race walk season, Sunday February 7...

OOPS! We made a blunder

Feb 11, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on OOPS! We made a blunder

Yesterday’s issue of this newspaper carried an article headlined ‘Rising from the ashes; is the Peter Abdool initiative workable?’ During the debate, the author of the article inadvertently...

REO wins court battle against Region Four Chairman

Feb 11, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on REO wins court battle against Region Four Chairman

– Corlette to pay $25,000 cost With all the controversy surrounding him, Regional Executive Officer of the Regional Democratic Council Region Four, Shafdar Alli, won a small battle against...

Buxton Cricket club on the move

Feb 11, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Buxton Cricket club on the move

Harper to conduct coaching session, GCB donates ‘nets’ By Sean Devers The Buxton ‘Carl Hooper’ Cricket Club on the East Coast of Demerara continues to progress despite a few hiccups and...

Govt. continues to use contract employees

Feb 11, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. continues to use contract employees

…are paid bulk of wages and salaries The opposition parties have long chided the administration for its use of contracted employees at the various Ministries the Office of the President and the...

Kennard’s Memorial CC hammer No. 71 by 79 runs to lift 1st title

Feb 11, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Kennard’s Memorial CC hammer No. 71 by 79 runs to lift 1st title

A dazzling performance by talented all rounder Rajendra Latcha spearheaded Kennard’s Memorial Cricket Club to championship honours against No 71, in the Demerara Bank/Berbice Cricket Board 40 overs...

New equipment earmarked for GPHC, funding released

Feb 11, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on New equipment earmarked for GPHC, funding released

With a quantity of new equipment earmarked for the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), the delivery of health care is poised to be improved significantly even as services are enhanced. And...

$5M goldmining reclamation deal inked

Feb 11, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on $5M goldmining reclamation deal inked

… mined out areas can cost up $1M per hectare to fix-GGDMA A mined out area outside of Mahdia has been earmarked to become a model reclamation site following a deal between the Guyana Gold and...

The movie ‘Avatar’ perpetuates a racial fantasy

Feb 11, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on The movie ‘Avatar’ perpetuates a racial fantasy

Dear Editor, Growing up in the midst of the big four cinemas (Metropole, Astor, Globe and Strand) in Georgetown, watching movies was for me as much a cultural imperative as Googling and Facebook are...

Caricom responded generously to Haiti says Amb. Applewhaite

Feb 11, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Caricom responded generously to Haiti says Amb. Applewhaite

– as 25th Community Council of Ministers Meeting commences The highly anticipated 25th meeting of the Caribbean Community Council of Ministers kicked off yesterday at the Caricom Secretariat...

Diarrhoeal diseases in children

Feb 11, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on Diarrhoeal diseases in children

Dear Editor, I wish to refer to Dr. Shamdeo Persaud’s comment about the “upsurge in diarrhoeal diseases in children”. As much as I respect the learned Doctor’s diagnosis, I beg to differ....

Shame on you, Mr. Rohee

Feb 11, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on Shame on you, Mr. Rohee

Dear Editor, I usually start my day catching up on the news from my native Guyana via your online edition, as well as those of your competitors. And usually, I feel disgusted at the level of violence...

Georgetown School’s Mash Competitions to hit creative pitch today

Feb 11, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Georgetown School’s Mash Competitions to hit creative pitch today

(By Mondale Smith) The Georgetown Education District’s Children’s Mashramani competition will today take on a more colourful tone when scores compete in the costumes category for the chance to...

Teachers must continue their militancy

Feb 11, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on Teachers must continue their militancy

Dear Editor, The gross incompetence, ignorance and blatant disregard for the constitution of the Guyana Teachers’ Union continue by the President (ag), General Secretary, Treasurer and the General...

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Hridoy ensures draw in Sylhet; WI beat Bangladesh 1-0 in series

Nov 09, 2026

Cricinfo – With an 82 in the fourth innings, Towhid Hridoy ensured Bangladesh completed a hard-fought draw against West Indies in the Sylhet Test. The visitors clinched the series 1-0 on...

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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