May 2011

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We are all tools in this dirty game of politics

May 06, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on We are all tools in this dirty game of politics

Dear Editor, It seems as though this regime can do and say whatever it likes and everything is just pushed under the carpet or passed off as nothing happened, no matter how serious it is, especially...

LABA/ GBOC hold basketball clinics for referees, table officials and coaches

May 06, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on LABA/ GBOC hold basketball clinics for referees, table officials and coaches

The Linden Amateur Basketball Association (LABA), in an attempt to bring its affiliates up to date with the latest international basketball rule changes, as mandated by the International Basketball...

Amrit Etwaroo earns All-NEAC/NCAA honours at 2011 Men’s Golf Championships

May 06, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Amrit Etwaroo earns All-NEAC/NCAA honours at 2011 Men’s Golf Championships

The Sunny Cobleskill men’s golf team fired a two-day team total of 659 to place fourth at the 2011 North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC)/NCAA Men’s Golf Championships under very windy...

Rice near to achieving first crop target

May 06, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Rice near to achieving first crop target

The rice industry is close to achieving its target of 280,000 tons set for the first crop this year despite La Nina conditions which have been affecting farming communities, Minister of Agriculture,...

The death of Osama bin Laden

May 06, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on The death of Osama bin Laden

Dear editor, Osama bin Laden is dead. According to media reports he was shot and killed by the US military in a surprise attack in Pakistan which took not only the Pakistan authorities by surprise...

Ogunseye and Hinds: Remembering the past

May 06, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Ogunseye and Hinds: Remembering the past

Whenever academics, journalists and politicians want to remind us of how instructive the past is they easily point to the most often quoted remark of the Spanish philosopher, George Santayana;...

McDonald demolish prime line-up to win GASP Arrival Day Open scrabble

May 06, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on McDonald demolish prime line-up to win GASP Arrival Day Open scrabble

They say that cricket is a game of glorious uncertainties and on a sunshiny day when the West Indies cricket team defied the odds and dished out a ten wickets drubbing on Pakistan at the National...

Other Arrivals

May 06, 2011 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Other Arrivals

Now that the brouhaha has died down seven years after “Arrival Day” became a national holiday, optimistically, we may be in a more composed frame of mind to reflect on its wider import. After...

State-sanctioned animal cruelty?

May 06, 2011 knews Features / Columnists, Stella Says Comments Off on State-sanctioned animal cruelty?

I was pleased to hear about the government’s move to start picking up stray animals from the streets. Anyone and everyone can attest to the hazard these animals create with their presence on the...

THE NURSING SCHOOL IS A GREAT IDEA!

May 06, 2011 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THE NURSING SCHOOL IS A GREAT IDEA!

Wonderful news for the people of my old county! The government is establishing a nursing school within the region. This is a development which could not have been timelier. With the sheen not yet off...

Special Olympics to conduct coaches’ workshop

May 06, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Special Olympics to conduct coaches’ workshop

Special Olympics Guyana will be conducting a Coaches Training Workshop for its Coaches on May 6 and 7 at the Malteenoes Sports Club, from 9am to 3pm daily. The purpose of the Workshop is intended to...

Day of interaction fixed for Wakenaam Saturday

May 06, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Day of interaction fixed for Wakenaam Saturday

The third Day of Interaction organized for 2011 will be held at Good Success, Wakenaam Island in Region # 3 on Saturday, May 07, 2011. This event which is in its fifth year is touching new areas. ...

Haynes Foundation donate Shuttlecocks to GBA

May 06, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Haynes Foundation donate Shuttlecocks to GBA

The Guyana Badminton Association has expressed pleasure at receiving a donation of Shuttlecocks from the Haynes Foundation. The items were handed over at the Queens College Badminton Courts during a...

Campaign financing debate… Ramotar not a paid Political Advisor – PPP

May 05, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Campaign financing debate… Ramotar not a paid Political Advisor – PPP

Amidst swirling questions over the timing of the appointment of Donald Ramotar as the Political Advisor to President Bharrat Jagdeo, the ruling People’s Progressive Party (PPP) yesterday joined in...

Dead millionaire’s assets spark court battle

May 05, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Dead millionaire’s assets spark court battle

…daughter accuses helpers of trying to steal racing service, property Controversy surrounds the management and control of the Horseshoe Racing Service and assets of the now dead owner who allegedly...

Man beaten, robbed in a case of mistaken identity

May 05, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Man beaten, robbed in a case of mistaken identity

What started out as a relaxing ‘Labour Day’ on Sunday, last, for 18-year-old Hardyal Ramjit (Chris) as he returned to his hometown to visit his mother at Mariah’s Pleasure, Wakenaam, Essequibo...

Son accidentally kills father with improvised shotgun

May 05, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Son accidentally kills father with improvised shotgun

The Amerindian community of Moruka, North West District appears to becoming a very dangerous place to live with yet another killing engaging the attention of law enforcement authorities there. But...

Pushpanjali honours career doctor, businessman

May 05, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Pushpanjali honours career doctor, businessman

The Indian Commemoration Trust (ICT) founded by business magnate Dr Yesu Persaud, last evening honoured a career doctor and business/religionist when it held the annual celebration “Pushpanjali.”...

Dem boys seh… Dem teaching the Donald tricks

May 05, 2011 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh… Dem teaching the Donald tricks

Power does drunk people. It does mek some people dead through drowning. It does mek some midget feel tall and it does mek some dunce people feel that dem bright more than anybody else. A lady and she...

Woodcutter killed in freak accident

May 05, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Woodcutter killed in freak accident

The sudden death by accident of a 28-year-old woodsman, of Good-Hope Village, Essequibo Coast, has shocked his relatives, his wife and the community at large. Dead is Colin Bumbury, a father of five....

Teachers may have to be licenced to teach, says GTU president

May 05, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Teachers may have to be licenced to teach, says GTU president

President of the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU), Colin Bynoe, has said that persons aspiring to join the teaching profession in Guyana may have to undergo a certification process. Those already in...

Man accused of raping 12-year-old girl; proposes $50,000 to settle matter

May 05, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Man accused of raping 12-year-old girl; proposes $50,000 to settle matter

A 40-year old man called ‘Alim’, is being accused of raping his neighbour, a 12-year-old girl of Number 78 Village, Corriverton, in his bathroom. According to the girl, who related the entire...

Guyanese Midwives celebrate ahead of Int’l Midwife Day

May 05, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese Midwives celebrate ahead of Int’l Midwife Day

With a firm commitment to ensure the safety of both women and children during pregnancy and delivery, midwives drawn from across the country gathered at the Umana Yana in Kingston, Georgetown,...

Guyana has not forgotten “Burnhamite” rape

May 05, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana has not forgotten “Burnhamite” rape

….Govt. uneasy over Granger’s meeting with ex-soldiers Government has expressed unease over a recent meeting between the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) Presidential Candidate,...

Regular Waste ‘pickup’ stalls in city

May 05, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Regular Waste ‘pickup’ stalls in city

– As waste disposal contractors withdraw service A garbage dilemma is likely to unfold in the city of Georgetown within days if the service of garbage disposal contractors is not retained. By...

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Sri Lanka Tour of West Indies: Chameera, Mishara & Shanaka help...

Jun 14, 2026

Kaieteur Sports – Sri Lanka counter-punched their way to a series-levelling win last night after a string of match-winning performances in both departments which helped subdue the hosts by...

Do not laugh too quickly

Jun 14, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – I was sitting with a good friend when I read a story about Guyana’s nomination of its candidate for the post of United Nations Secretary General. At the same time, my friend was reading the same story on his phone. Our eyes met when he realised what I was reading. He...

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...

A bank setup for a bank robbery

Jun 14, 2026

Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – Congratulations to the PPP Govt for the vision of a Guyana Development Bank to serve little citizens. Thoughtful. Well-liked. When things get too thoughtful, dislike creeps forward. What the details say? Both upfront and obscured. There’s a $40B...

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