May 2011

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GECOM denies registration irregularity

May 24, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on GECOM denies registration irregularity

– PPP says that neighbours, others used to register individuals The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has denied accusations by the ruling party, that its officials are disobeying regulations...

Nurses complete preliminary critical care programme

May 24, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Nurses complete preliminary critical care programme

As part of its sustained effort to maximise the quality of nursing care service offered to patients, the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) has embraced yet another collaborative...

Wet clothes thief jailed

May 24, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Wet clothes thief jailed

Forty one year-old Mark Gibbons who on May 20, last allegedly acquired a quantity of clothing owned by Andrew Mc Intyre, appeared before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry, yesterday, at the...

Italian, Venezuelan busted with pistol in Pomeroon

May 24, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Italian, Venezuelan busted with pistol in Pomeroon

Essequibo ranks have pulled in three persons for questioning, following the discovery of a 9 mm pistol, on Monday at Charity. The reports state that a male Italian, a Venezuelan woman and a male...

Murder victim died from shock and hemorrhage

May 24, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Murder victim died from shock and hemorrhage

Verone Patoir, the 40-year-old mother of three of Lot 42 Mudflat, Stanleytown, New Amsterdam, who was brutally murdered by her paramour on Friday, died from Shock and hemorrhage due to multiple...

Hospital refutes patient’s claims about abuse at the institution

May 24, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Hospital refutes patient’s claims about abuse at the institution

The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation has denied an allegation contained in an article carried in the Sunday edition of this publication which stated that a patient was being beaten by police....

American citizen to appear in court today

May 24, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on American citizen to appear in court today

…Local entertainer released from police custody The 29-year-old American citizen who was nabbed on Sunday last with cocaine at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri, is expected to appear...

UG libraries now fully automated

May 24, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on UG libraries now fully automated

The Department of Software Services of the University of Guyana, in collaboration with the UG Library, has produced another Information Communications Technology (ICT) application which is touted as...

Aunty Olive joins centenarian community

May 24, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Aunty Olive joins centenarian community

Close relatives and friends gathered at the Jamoon Drive residence of Margery Kirkpatrick in Meadowbrook, Georgetown, yesterday, to celebrate 100 years of healthy existence for Mrs Olive Blackmore....

Burglars cart off $8M in computer supplies

May 24, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Burglars cart off $8M in computer supplies

Four bandits were caught on security cameras carting off $8M in electronic items from Riaz Computer Centre at 105 Regent Road, Bourda in the wee hours of Monday morning. Reports indicate that around...

Woman gets eight years for killing husband

May 24, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Woman gets eight years for killing husband

A 41-year-old mother of six was yesterday sentenced to eight years imprisonment for stabbing her husband to death. Jean La Cruz was charged back in 2006, for the murder of her husband Sankar...

Berbician motorcyclist seriously injured in accident

May 24, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Berbician motorcyclist seriously injured in accident

A motorcyclist identified as 24-year-old Brian Mahadeo of Brahn, West Coast Berbice was badly injured when he lost control of his motorcycle and crashed into a post at the corner of the road at...

Banks DIH records increasing profits

May 24, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Banks DIH records increasing profits

The earnings of the Banks DIH Group of Companies continue to soar with an interim financial half year report registering unaudited figures that reflect a gain of $252 million over the similar period...

Umar (130), Haq (103*) keep Pakistan on top

May 24, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Umar (130), Haq (103*) keep Pakistan on top

Tourists in sight of series-leveling win By Sean Devers in St Kitts In association with Digicel, Queensway & Leisure Inn Tafeeq Umar completed his fifth Test century and first since 2003 while...

Pompey shows superior class, scorches field

May 24, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Pompey shows superior class, scorches field

– Police dethrone National Park United World class Guyanese middle distance star Aliann Pompey, who headlined the second edition of the President’s / Jefford Track Classic produced a...

Georgetown hammer Bartica 6-0 to emerge champs; Fletcher is MVP & HGS

May 24, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Georgetown hammer Bartica 6-0 to emerge champs; Fletcher is MVP & HGS

Most Valuable Player (MVP) Jermaine Fletcher was in fine form yet again for Georgetown which carted off the 2011 Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Inter Association Under-15 championship following a...

YBG launches NSBF ‘Conference Regionals’ today

May 24, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on YBG launches NSBF ‘Conference Regionals’ today

Youth Basketball Guyana (YBG) is scheduled to launch the Regional Conference segment of the country’s premier school tournament the 2011 National Schools’ Basketball Festival today, at the Cliff...

Four days subsequent, Digicel financially supports ‘Rampage’ Boxing Card

May 24, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Four days subsequent, Digicel financially supports ‘Rampage’ Boxing Card

A cheque valued at one million dollars exchanged hands yesterday morning when Digicel acquiesced to support ‘The Rampage’, 46 rounds boxing card slated for this Saturday May 28 at the Cliff...

Linden ‘Buckman’ Mortley laid to rest amidst tears and lamentations

May 24, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Linden ‘Buckman’ Mortley laid to rest amidst tears and lamentations

Linden ‘Buckman’ Mortley lay serene and saintly in the casket while all around the tears flowed freely. Somewhere in the background Luciana crooned away the fitting song, “Woke up early this...

Alpha confident of upsetting defending champs

May 24, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Alpha confident of upsetting defending champs

By Franklin Wilson The history books are about to be further enhanced when the semifinals, third place and final of the Caribbean Football Union Club Championship Cup takes place in Guyana tomorrow...

Fazil Haniff battles to Torginol Paints Golf tourney win

May 24, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Fazil Haniff battles to Torginol Paints Golf tourney win

Fazil Haniff defied challenging weather and a strong field to win Sunday’s Torginol Paints sponsored Medal Play Golf tournament at the Lusignan Golf Club. He shot a net 63 to emerge winner and also...

Will your child face this next?

May 24, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on Will your child face this next?

Dear Editor, After reading the statements made by Mr. Ralph Ramkarran on May 8th, 2011 in Kaieteur News, I am outraged that he would name Basil Joseph, a Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) employee, as...

Goats and rats biting people and things all over Guyana

May 24, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Goats and rats biting people and things all over Guyana

Most Guyanese know about the saying, “goat ain’t bite meh.” We grew up with it. It comes out of our mouth naturally. Clement Rohee, long-serving PPP Minister must be given credit for extending...

The new improved PNCR?

May 24, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on The new improved PNCR?

Dear Editor, As a specialist in the field of marketing and advertising, I am aware that at times, there is a need to repackage a good product to enhance sales, especially when the original packaging...

The ineffectiveness of the Linden Fire Service

May 24, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on The ineffectiveness of the Linden Fire Service

Dear Editor, Invariably after a calamity or tragic event, people become frantic, stimulated and consumed in discussions, castigation and examination of the event/situation from every possible angle...

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Kaieteur Sports – President of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF), Wayne Forde, has announced that Guyana’s Junior Jaguars will participate in the inaugural FIFA Global U-15 Boys...

Income tax thresholds

Jun 18, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The government has done it again. It has indicated that workers can look forward to an increased income tax threshold of $200,000 by the end of the decade. One Facebook comment hit the nail on the head. It urged the government to file for intellectual bankruptcy. Increasing the...

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...

Churches as moral compass

Jun 18, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – President Ali got that one right. Institutions such as churches have a duty to function as “society’s moral compass.” I couldn’t agree more with the president. Commend him. More commendations for Excellency Ali: “together let us find the soul of this...

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