May 2011

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Barber shops and salons to come under scrutiny

May 22, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Barber shops and salons to come under scrutiny

– Royston King Unregistered barber shops and hair dressing salons in the city will come under the scrutiny of the Mayor and City Council of Georgetown (M&CC), a move which will include...

Father and son held for alleged rape allegation

May 22, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Father and son held for alleged rape allegation

– Cops still awaiting advice from DPP It has been almost two weeks since police began investigating allegations that a teen from Linden was sexually molested by her father and brother. The...

46 Credit Unions control $2 billion in assets

May 22, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on 46 Credit Unions control $2 billion in assets

– Labour Minister Authorities are calling on the Credit Unions in Guyana to comply with proper managerial guidelines and the constitution, since 46 Credit Unions control $2 billion in assets....

Mahaica man succumbs after altercation

May 22, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Mahaica man succumbs after altercation

After an altercation between relatives an injured Gowkaran Gouridat, 45, called ‘Veno’ of DeHoop, Mahaica, East Coast Demerara, the man succumbed at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation...

Bumper pineapple crop leaves Essequibo farmers smiling

May 22, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Bumper pineapple crop leaves Essequibo farmers smiling

Operations have restarted at the privately owned pineapple factory, Amazon Caribbean Limited [AMCAR]. The company which experienced a lull in production restarted operations in mid-April and with the...

Private sector wants face off between Presidential Candidates

May 22, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Private sector wants face off between Presidential Candidates

…Ramotar before business leaders on Wednesday The campaign fever continues to heat up with the last of the three announced Presidential Candidates, Donald Ramotar, of the People’s Progressive...

Robbery accused remanded

May 22, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Robbery accused remanded

Twenty-year-old Sherwin Williams who allegedly acquired articles valuing $11,000, an identification card and an ATM card, the property of Quacy Crawford, appeared before Chief Magistrate Priya...

2011 set to record largest ever rice crop

May 22, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on 2011 set to record largest ever rice crop

– despite La Nina conditions earlier this year Guyana on Friday achieved its highest ever first crop target in the rice industry, despite heavy rains earlier this year, the Ministry of...

Close to 1, 000 WOW loans already granted

May 22, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Close to 1, 000 WOW loans already granted

The Women of Worth (WOW) micro-credit scheme for women is claiming credit for transforming the lives of the now close to 1,000 women who have accessed loans. WOW is a collaborative venture between...

Food crisis to affect population growth daily

May 22, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Food crisis to affect population growth daily

By Rabindra Rooplall World population growth, which peaked at two percent per year around 1970, dropped below 1.2 percent per year last year. But because the world population has nearly doubled since...

Immigration TALK: Male Immigrants Require Registration in Selective Service

May 22, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Immigration TALK: Male Immigrants Require Registration in Selective Service

By Attorney Gail S. Seeram, Gail@Go2Lawyer.com Many first-time immigrants to the United States are unaware of the requirement that all males between the ages of 18 and 26 living in the U.S. must...

Samuels hits classy ‘come back’ fifty but Windies on the back foot against Pakistan

May 22, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Samuels hits classy ‘come back’ fifty but Windies on the back foot against Pakistan

By Sean Devers in St Kitts In association with Digicel, Queensway & Leisure Inn On a gloriously sunny afternoon at Warner Park, West Indies yesterday threw away their early advantage despite an...

Getaway artist to face Judge and Jury

May 22, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Getaway artist to face Judge and Jury

Chetram Singh, 27, of Betsy Ground, East Canje, Berbice who had staged a daring escape from the Reliance Police Station lock ups after allegedly breaking out of his cell on Tuesday is back in court....

The Baccoo speaks

May 22, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo speaks

Business is going to suffer a slump because of a fear of what happened in the recent past. Gunmen seem to be re-emerging and they are targeting people who are believed to be among those who help fuel...

FastBall will help to unearth hidden talent – Dr. Anthony

May 22, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on FastBall will help to unearth hidden talent – Dr. Anthony

Minister of Culture Youth and Sport Dr. Frank Anthony is of the view that the GT&T FastBall / It’s Not Just Football. It’s FastBall football tournament will unearth lots of hidden talent to...

Golden Jaguars going for sweep against Barbados

May 22, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Golden Jaguars going for sweep against Barbados

Bourne’s 87th minute needle seal game one By Franklin Wilson Guyana’s Golden Jaguars’ needled their visiting Barbados counterparts in game one of a two-game Goodwill International Friendly...

A non-European Head of the IMF Unlikely

May 22, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on A non-European Head of the IMF Unlikely

By Sir Ronald Sanders Despite calls for the next managing–director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to come from a developing country, it is most unlikely to happen. At least for the next...

An abridged Report on Parliamentary Sectoral Committee On Social Services

May 22, 2011 KNews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on An abridged Report on Parliamentary Sectoral Committee On Social Services

By Latchmin Budhan-Punalall, MP The Parliamentary Sectoral Committee is very disappointed with the Minister of Human Services and Social Services Hon. Member Priya Manickchand. The Minister...

We are increasingly becoming complacent

May 22, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on We are increasingly becoming complacent

By Adam Harris Many people adopt a complacent attitude when things that do not necessarily affect their lives come into play. For example, the Guyana Elections Commission is complaining that people...

OH MY GOD! WHAT A MARKETING AND CULINARY DISASTER..

May 22, 2011 KNews Bill Cotton/Reform, Features / Columnists Comments Off on OH MY GOD! WHAT A MARKETING AND CULINARY DISASTER..

Kathleen D’Aguiar will be turning in her grave. Her creation, The Arawak Steak House above Demico House in Stabroek Market, has been turned into OMG in Sheriff street. Oh My God! It is a marketing,...

Cartoons Sun. May 22, 2011

May 22, 2011 knews Cartoons, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Cartoons Sun. May 22, 2011

Women must vote if they want to see change

May 22, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Stella Says Comments Off on Women must vote if they want to see change

In a world where the female population often outnumbers the male population, it is an immense travesty of the human race that “men rule the world.” In Guyana, where the female population has...

Who is right, who is wrong about fascism in Guyana?

May 22, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Who is right, who is wrong about fascism in Guyana?

The stupid opposition parties we have in this country are absolutely incredible. They are going to cause their supporters to stay home at election time. The moral problem I have is that I do not want...

THE ARTS JOURNAL Volume 6 Numbers 1 & 2

May 22, 2011 knews Features / Columnists, The Arts Forum Comments Off on THE ARTS JOURNAL Volume 6 Numbers 1 & 2

The Arts Journal is an independent, refereed Journal that provides fresh (new) critical analysis of the living experience of the Guyanese and Caribbean peoples through their written and oral...

25 Million Kares T/10 KO Tapeball Cricket tournament launched

May 22, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on 25 Million Kares T/10 KO Tapeball Cricket tournament launched

Three Scooters & over 3 million in prizes monies at stake By Franklin Wilson What promises to be the biggest tapeball cricket tournament yet in Guyana was officially launched yesterday at the...

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Jun 19, 2026

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, – The two-day racing extravaganza that kicks off an action-packed month of motorsport starts today at the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club (GMR&SC) Thomaslands venue...

Punctuality is now a problem in Georgetown Schools

Jun 19, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Every school day in the city, in almost every ward, you can see scores of school children – dressed in their uniforms – ambling to school after 9:00am. The casualness of these children suggests that punctuality is no longer important to them or to their parents. But it does...

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...

UGGI Survey: Pt. IV

Jun 19, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – This is the last commentary on the University of Guyana Green Institute (UGGI) Independence 60 Survey titled: Guyana at 60: Trust, Oil, and the Society being Built. Today’s focus goes beyond the two bottom performing areas of “national government” and “foreign oil...

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