February 2011

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Privately-owned media has responsibility too

Feb 06, 2011 knews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on Privately-owned media has responsibility too

By Sir Ronald Sanders If the closure of the BBC’s Caribbean service leaves a vacuum for a daily pan-Caribbean radio news service, it is the fault of the Caribbean news media not the British...

Noble House Seafoods 2-day 2nd Division competition resumes

Feb 06, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Noble House Seafoods 2-day 2nd Division competition resumes

Four games were scheduled to be played off yesterday in the 2nd division 2-day Noble House Cricket competition but only three came off, with the match between UG and DCC being called off. There...

Liberal democracy – our guiding political principle

Feb 06, 2011 knews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Liberal democracy – our guiding political principle

An abridged version of the address given by AFC’s Prime Ministerial candidate, Sheila Holder, MP on the occasion of the launching of the party’s campaign on January 29, 2011 You know as much as I...

GDF wins Male and Female Inter-Services Cross Country team titles

Feb 06, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on GDF wins Male and Female Inter-Services Cross Country team titles

Team GDF snatched the male and female titles at the conclusion of the Inter-Services Cross Country Championships on Saturday, January 29. For males, Corporal Wilbert Mingo finished comfortably ahead...

An open letter to President Jagdeo

Feb 06, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on An open letter to President Jagdeo

Dear Mr. President, I here most respectfully wish to address your proposal of an Inter-Faith TV channel which, according to the press, is to be realised within the next three months. The press has...

Everything is a state secret

Feb 06, 2011 knews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on Everything is a state secret

By Adam Harris About one year ago, President Bharrat Jagdeo accused local reporters of being lazy. I remember telling some of my colleagues that the Head of State was correct. Indeed, the reporters...

Narayan’s ton highlights Carib Beer 1st Division Heroes Cup action

Feb 06, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Narayan’s ton highlights Carib Beer 1st Division Heroes Cup action

Action resumed yesterday in Carib Beer and “Friends of Cricket” sponsored 1st Division Heroes Cup two day competition organised by the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA). The tourney which is...

Race walkers geared for action today as CSTC intensifies activities

Feb 06, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Race walkers geared for action today as CSTC intensifies activities

The cream of the country’s race walkers will be in action this morning when the Cavalier’s Sports and Tour Club (CSTC) presents it’s inaugural junior race walk 2011 this morning from the...

At the instinctive level, PPP leaders do not believe in freedom, rights and justice

Feb 06, 2011 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on At the instinctive level, PPP leaders do not believe in freedom, rights and justice

Mr. Raphael Trotman surprised the nation when he told Parliament last week that the current session of the National Assembly would be his last sitting. Trotman told the Guyanese people that he is fed...

Destiny is not a matter of chance it’s a matter of choice

Feb 06, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Destiny is not a matter of chance it’s a matter of choice

Dear Editor, I am intrigued by and genuinely excited about what is currently transpiring in Egypt. The people have spoken and signaled that the 30-year corruption-infested regime led by President...

If you want a successful business, put a woman in charge

Feb 06, 2011 knews Features / Columnists, Stella Says Comments Off on If you want a successful business, put a woman in charge

I have never understood those men who are so adamant against equality for women. Personally, it seems an absolute necessity to me for humans to use the full potential of both genders to create a...

Mr. Atkinson’s assertions are grossly erroneous

Feb 06, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Mr. Atkinson’s assertions are grossly erroneous

Dear Editor, Please permit me to respond to the letter titled, “Many young Amerindians are not registered”, (Kaieteur News, Thursday, February 3, 2011) in the name of Mark Atkinson. At the...

The Baccoo speaks

Feb 06, 2011 knews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo speaks

A fire is going to break out in a storage bond and destroy property. Arson would be suspected because there is talk about the bond being owned by a man with a shady character. The police would get an...

Trotman’s quandary

Feb 06, 2011 knews Features / Columnists, Ravi Dev Comments Off on Trotman’s quandary

Mr Raphael Trotman is reported to have announced that, henceforth, he is unwilling to participate in a political system where the default setting is for opposition figures to oppose the government...

IMPROVED DEPLOYMENT OF RESOURCES WILL LEAD TO BETTER RESULTS IN CRIME-FIGHTING

Feb 06, 2011 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on IMPROVED DEPLOYMENT OF RESOURCES WILL LEAD TO BETTER RESULTS IN CRIME-FIGHTING

Armed robberies are on the increase. Since before the start of the new year, a number of armed robberies against businesses and homes have been taking place, and the police have not been able to...

Specifications for almost all government projects/ contracts are a state secret. WHY?…

Feb 05, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Specifications for almost all government projects/ contracts are a state secret. WHY?…

Bandit’s skull chopped through cap

Feb 05, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Bandit’s skull chopped through cap

– accomplices drag him from robbery scene For the second successive night bandits went on a rampage in Canje. Four masked bandits armed with what appeared to be a rifle, two handguns, a cutlass...

Col. Kemraj Persaud heads army promotion list

Feb 05, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Col. Kemraj Persaud heads army promotion list

Forty-nine Officers and 225 Other Ranks of the Guyana Defence Force have gained promotions. Leading the promotions list is Acting Colonel Kemraj Persaud, who was elevated from the rank of Lieutenant...

Arsonists set Canal Number One juice factory ablaze

Feb 05, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Arsonists set Canal Number One juice factory ablaze

Security guard tied up and set alight Police and Guyana Fire Service ranks are currently investigating a brazen arson attack on a multi-million-dollar juice factory at L’Esperance, Canal Number One...

Mother of five is LBI’s second snake bite victim

Feb 05, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Mother of five is LBI’s second snake bite victim

Another resident of Section ‘A’ Kersaint Park was yesterday morning rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation after a snake bit her. Forty-year-old Karmalee Lindie was bitten on her...

Dem boys seh… Everybody hiding

Feb 05, 2011 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh… Everybody hiding

Wood ants is something that does hide in anything, even concrete. Guyana is a country that got concrete and wood buildings. Now dem wood ants fighting fuh space fuh hide. And all this happen because...

Man feared drowned as fuel boat sinks in Mazaruni River

Feb 05, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Man feared drowned as fuel boat sinks in Mazaruni River

Police were yesterday souring the Mazaruni River for a 34-year-old man who is believed to have drowned after a boat transporting fuel sank in rough waters around 14:00 hrs yesterday. Police...

GT&T eyes Blackberry launch way by mid-year

Feb 05, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on GT&T eyes Blackberry launch way by mid-year

The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T) has said that plans to roll out its Blackberry services could happen within the next few months. According to Chief Executive Officer, Yog...

Sugar workers to receive overdue production bonus

Feb 05, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Sugar workers to receive overdue production bonus

– as GuySuCo, GAWU reaches agreement The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) and the Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc (GuySuCo) have announced that they have reached an agreement...

Guyanese in Central Florida to celebrate Republic Anniversary

Feb 05, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese in Central Florida to celebrate Republic Anniversary

Orlando, FL. – The Guyanese American community in Central Florida will celebrate Guyana’s 41st Republic anniversary with a fundraising gala to be held on Saturday, February 19, 2011 at...

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– Hussain says government support a big part of growth across schools Kaieteur Sports – The Guyana Golf Association (GGA) yesterday announced that the 4th Annual National Open Junior Golf...

Enough is enough

Jun 05, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Violence in our schools has reached a point where society can no longer afford to look the other way. Every few weeks, another video surfaces showing students kicking, punching, slapping, dragging, or attacking one another while their schoolmates watch. The scenes are shocking,...

Not Charity, but Repair: a Response to Pope Leo’s Slavery Apology

May 31, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Signed on 15th May, 2026 and released on 25th May, 2026, Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, marks a significant moment in the long reckoning with slavery. It contains the clearest papal acknowledgment to date of the Holy See’s role...

Parliament – Guyana’s tricky, treacherous crossroad

Jun 05, 2026

Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – The doors of Guyana’s Parliament are about to be flung wide open. To a point, really. Leader of the Opposition, the Hon. Azruddin Mohamed could contribute to the ambience by staying away. The Speaker, the PPP Govt, maybe even the PNC would be...

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