February 2011

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Thank you

Feb 22, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Thank you

The family of Henry Alphonso Fraser, C.P.M.,D.S.M.,D.S.S. (Commissioner of Police 1973-1977 fondly known as Uncle) wishes to humbly express our deepest and sincerest appreciation to all those...

Raffle results

Feb 22, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Raffle results

The raffle in aid of the GOLDEN GROVE NABACLIS HASLINGTON COMMUNITY CENTRE DEVELOPMENT was drawn on January 29, last, at the Community Centre. The results are first prize, one bicycle to No 738;...

Archer and Lall dominate field to take Judo championships

Feb 22, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Archer and Lall dominate field to take Judo championships

Raul Archer dominated his encounter in the Over 73kgs division and was eventually adjudged the winner when the Guyana Judo Association (GJA) staged the National Mashramani Championships at the Marian...

City Swim clubs to invade Linden this Sunday

Feb 22, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on City Swim clubs to invade Linden this Sunday

Once a powerhouse in the aquatic world; the Bauxite Mining town of Linden in an effort to return to those glory days will be entertaining the best swimmers in the land this Sunday. President of the...

Warner’s speech should set off alarms

Feb 22, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Warner’s speech should set off alarms

By Rawle Welch There is no doubt that Trinidad and Tobago’s Transport Minister Austin Jack Warner, who also holds the posts of President of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) and Vice-President of...

Dr. Osmond Mack is overall best lifter; Anis Ade-Thomas is top Junior

Feb 22, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Dr. Osmond Mack is overall best lifter; Anis Ade-Thomas is top Junior

Dr. Osmond Mack emerged as the best overall lifter following victory in the 74kg novice class when the Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPF) held their annual Novice and Junior Championships...

Colin ‘Mr. Clean’ Chesney is 1st local to break 800lbs squat barrier

Feb 22, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Colin ‘Mr. Clean’ Chesney is 1st local to break 800lbs squat barrier

Elated with historic achievement By Franklin Wilson Hailing from the Bauxite Mining Town of Linden which has produced some of the best athletes across the various disciplines over the years, National...

Finals on tonight at MSC Hard Court

Feb 22, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Finals on tonight at MSC Hard Court

The battle lines have been drawn and tonight, the teams will converge at the Mackenzie Sports Club Hard Court to see who will walk away with the $200,000 first prize, as the Stag Beer Sponsored...

Hiccups contribute to NACAC team underperformance

Feb 22, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Hiccups contribute to NACAC team underperformance

By Edison Jefford The President of the Athletics Association of Guyana, Colin Boyce was adamant yesterday that the National Cross Country Team performed below expectations despite being updated from...

When is this El Dorado coming, Sir?

Feb 22, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on When is this El Dorado coming, Sir?

A commentator has the right to his/her opinion no matter how uninformed others may think it is. Those of us who feel that the contents may be too misleading or stronger in emotions and weak on facts...

Rain forces last minute postponement of Rising Sun horserace meet

Feb 22, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Rain forces last minute postponement of Rising Sun horserace meet

Incessant rainfall, which swept most of the coastal plain over the last week, left the Rising Sun Turf Club underwater and in an impenetrable condition forcing the organizers of the Rising Sun Pre...

The ERC head needs to come clear on certain issues

Feb 22, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on The ERC head needs to come clear on certain issues

Dear Editor, Bishop Juan Edghill’s reply (Kaieteur News February 18, 2011) seeks to dismiss very salient and cogent points made by Mr. Roger Williams and Mrs. Patricia Gonzalez. The Bishop ought...

Something is fundamentally wrong with us

Feb 22, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on Something is fundamentally wrong with us

Dear Editor, While I am not amused by anything done or proposed by this government, my imagination keep hunting me day and night. My gut tells me the government operates like some unscrupulous shops...

The GGMC has to be empowered and resourced to better regulate the industry

Feb 22, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on The GGMC has to be empowered and resourced to better regulate the industry

Dear Editor, It is clear that the Honourable Prime Minister, Samuel Hinds is under severe pressure to deliver the ‘six-month notice’ requirement before alluvial mining commences in our Guyana....

The future presidency

Feb 22, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on The future presidency

Dear Editor, The undertaking is hardly about just being a president. It is most fundamentally about the presidency of an independent country (however small); its role and responsibilities, as...

ARE WE READY?

Feb 22, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on ARE WE READY?

As this is being written, heavy rains are lashing Guyana’s coastline. The downpours have been unrelenting and does not augur well for Wednesday’s Mash Day events which are being held to mark...

Overspending or misappropriation?

Feb 22, 2011 knews Editorial Comments Off on Overspending or misappropriation?

Over the years there have been numerous numbers of those Guyanese infected by HIV/AIDS. A few years ago, the Ministry of Health reported that the Pan American Health Organisation/World Health...

Con woman captured in Berbice

Feb 21, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Con woman captured in Berbice

– had fleeced several businesses The rope came to an abrupt end for a con woman yesterday morning after she was captured at her Canje, Berbice home. The woman has reportedly fleeced several...

Kaiso king ‘De Professor’ takes rivals to school again

Feb 21, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Kaiso king ‘De Professor’ takes rivals to school again

For the second time in three years, Region Ten’s ‘De Professor’ taught his opponents a lesson in calypso, to be crowned the 2011 local Calypso Monarch. ‘De Professor’, whose real name is...

GTU wants careful screening of teachers recruited from overseas

Feb 21, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on GTU wants careful screening of teachers recruited from overseas

– fears persons with deviant traits may enter system The Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) has assumed a proactive mode in wake of the recent disclosure by Cabinet Secretary, Dr Roger Luncheon...

360 abused children placed in ‘safe homes’ for 2010 – CPA

Feb 21, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on 360 abused children placed in ‘safe homes’ for 2010 – CPA

With the Child Protection Act in place there still appears to be a high number of child abuse cases reported, statistics from the Child Protection Agency revealed. In a recent interview with this...

Are there guns in Camp Street Prison?

Feb 21, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Are there guns in Camp Street Prison?

– discovery of .32 round sparks fears It may just be one bullet, but the discovery of a .32 round during a search of the Georgetown Prisons penitentiary has triggered memories among some law...

Students may have to work for laptops

Feb 21, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Students may have to work for laptops

One Laptop Per family Project… — says project document The government could end up asking students to buy the laptops it will be distributing under the One Laptop Per Family Project (OLPF), while...

Bogus medical school victims to take alleged fraudster to court

Feb 21, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Bogus medical school victims to take alleged fraudster to court

– woman still trying to recruit students Some of the victims of the recent ‘medical school’ scam have disclosed that they plan to take the head of the bogus school to court to force her to...

Windward’s struggle to 4-wkt win against Guyana

Feb 21, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Windward’s struggle to 4-wkt win against Guyana

– as Bishoo & Permaul stage fight-back By Sean Devers in St Vincent In Association with Digicel & Queensway The Arnos Vale track was not the best to bat on but the batting of both sides...

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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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