June 2011

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Gov’t goes easy on Bouterse’s New River claim

Jun 16, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Gov’t goes easy on Bouterse’s New River claim

Georgetown seems to have decided not to protest the latest statement by Suriname’s President Desi Bouterse that the New River Triangle in southern Guyana belongs to Suriname. The statement was made...

Mahaica attempted murder duo further remanded

Jun 16, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Mahaica attempted murder duo further remanded

Two men who were charged with the attempted murder of Jowkarran Gurdatt were again denied their pretrial liberty when they made another court appearance before Magistrate Alex Moore at the Mahaica...

NO RULER HAS A RIGHT TO TELL PEOPLE WHAT TO EAT

Jun 16, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on NO RULER HAS A RIGHT TO TELL PEOPLE WHAT TO EAT

The decision to ban wheat and wheaten flour was typical of backwardness that characterized economic policy-making at the time the prohibition was implemented in Guyana. Flour was a basic staple in...

Gayle meets with WICB in Jamaica

Jun 16, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Gayle meets with WICB in Jamaica

Unlikely to be selected to play in Monday’s Test Chris Gayle is unlikely to feature in the three-Test series between West Indies and India, a regional cricket official said yesterday after the...

Can Mr. Klass’ comments be taken seiously?

Jun 16, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Can Mr. Klass’ comments be taken seiously?

Dear Sports Editor, An article appearing on the back page of Kaieteur News publication of 02.06.11 captioned “We Did Not Receive Any Money – Klass” has placed the element of doubt within my...

GNBS bans defective fans

Jun 16, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on GNBS bans defective fans

Three models of the Lasko brand and one model of the Galaxy brand of box fans which were manufactured by Lasko Products Inc. are being recalled due to manufacturing defects, according to Guyana...

GTTA rewards top performers from Level I Course

Jun 16, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on GTTA rewards top performers from Level I Course

The top three performers of the Coaching Seminar, which the Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) sponsored, were on Sunday awarded cash incentives in recognition of their outstanding performance at...

A sense of overriding authority makes us arrogant sick creatures

Jun 16, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on A sense of overriding authority makes us arrogant sick creatures

DEAR EDITOR, I wanted this story to capture the attention of every policeman, but then I thought what the heck! These things have now become a norm – happening all the time – some things...

Lindeners, let’s keep the winds swirling

Jun 16, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on Lindeners, let’s keep the winds swirling

DEAR EDITOR, I read with intrigue on Wednesday, June 15, a letter written in the Kaieteur News by my distant cousin Dmitri Allicock titled “Linden’s disappearing history is painful”. Quite an...

I am unsure of my crime against Kaieteur News

Jun 16, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on I am unsure of my crime against Kaieteur News

Dear Editor, Some weeks ago columnist Freddie Kissoon, complained that Kaieteur News has not been carrying letters by Malcolm Harripaul and asked for an explanation. What Freddie may not know is that...

Whether for human consumption or religious purposes, wheat flour ban affected everyone

Jun 16, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on Whether for human consumption or religious purposes, wheat flour ban affected everyone

Dear Editor, I have followed with measured consternation the exchanges in KN’s letters column between Messrs. Robin Williams and Vishnu Bisram on the issue of Forbes Burnham banning certain foreign...

The Editor’s Dictum

Jun 16, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on The Editor’s Dictum

DEAR EDITOR, Mr Adam Harris, Editor-in-Chief of Kaieteur News, saw it fit to append a note to my letter, “The (flour) Ban affected Hindus”. Every day in the letters pages of this newspaper, there...

Different uses for rice and wheat flour

Jun 16, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on Different uses for rice and wheat flour

Dear Editor, I write in response to the editor’s note attached to “The ban (of flour) affected Hindus” (KN June 15). As I penned in earlier commentaries, Indians (Hindus) rely on different...

Unfulfilled promises

Jun 16, 2011 knews Editorial Comments Off on Unfulfilled promises

There are times when with all good intentions, the government would promise to execute projects and programmes. Sometimes, the elements would conspire to thwart the government but they would only...

A Martyr’s Requiem

Jun 15, 2011 KNews Editorial Comments Off on A Martyr’s Requiem

Last Monday was the thirty-first anniversary of the murder most foul of Dr. Walter Rodney. It is rather pathetic that those who are members of the organisation for which his life was snuffed out at...

Severance pay delayed

Jun 15, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Severance pay delayed

…as union objects to clauses in discharge agreement Frustrated sugar workers plan to protest this morning after the anxiously awaited severance pay exercise ended before it began yesterday as their...

GuySuCo flip-flops on forensic audit – Hides behind AG

Jun 15, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on GuySuCo flip-flops on forensic audit – Hides behind AG

The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) says that it remains committed to honour an offer by accountant, Christopher Ram, to conduct a forensic audit on the recently commissioned Enmore packaging...

Heavy flooding reported along Corentyne River

Jun 15, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Heavy flooding reported along Corentyne River

…logging brought to a halt By Leonard Gildarie Heavy rains and swollen rivers continue to wreak havoc around the country with several riverain communities along the Corentyne River now reporting...

Alleged abduction in Campbellville

Jun 15, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Alleged abduction in Campbellville

– Shots fired, man dragged into car Residents of Akawini Street, Section K, Campbellville, are alleging that a male individual was abducted at gunpoint at around midday yesterday by occupants...

Teen’s mother files complaint with Medical Council

Jun 15, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Teen’s mother files complaint with Medical Council

The mother of one of the teenage girls who died in March at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) – maternal patient Joanne Peters – has filed a formal complaint with the...

Guyanese among foreigners being trafficked to T&T under guise of CSME

Jun 15, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese among foreigners being trafficked to T&T under guise of CSME

– report says (Trinidad Guardian) Haitians, Jamaicans and Guyanese nationals are being “trafficked” into Trinidad and Tobago under the cover of the Caricom Single Market and Economy...

Dem boys seh…Bar-Rat put words in Bim Bim mouth

Jun 15, 2011 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Bar-Rat put words in Bim Bim mouth

Something strange happen. Dem boys now claiming that GuySuCo behaving like a woman who got she son and mekking decisions. Now this boy give a commitment to a gyal. He want de sex. De gyal agree. Then...

Fire devours upper flat of Lodge house

Jun 15, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Fire devours upper flat of Lodge house

… 14 homeless An extended family in Lodge Housing Scheme was left at a loss as the upper flat of their home was completely consumed by a fire of unknown origin around midday yesterday. Five...

Motie (5-57), Pereira (3-91) spin Berbice to first innings points

Jun 15, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Motie (5-57), Pereira (3-91) spin Berbice to first innings points

Despite fifties from Boodie & Adams By Sean Devers at Providence An attractive 65 from Kevon Boodie and a solid 60 from National under-19 spinner Anthony Adams failed to prevent Essequibo from...

Under-21s secure first victory in John Fernandes Second Division Hockey

Jun 15, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Under-21s secure first victory in John Fernandes Second Division Hockey

The newly formed under-21 male hockey team chalked up its first ever victory as a team when they trounced the Airbenders 4-0 on Monday afternoon, at the GCC ground. Midfielder Leon Bacchus was the...

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Sep 07, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The undefeated Guyana Amazon Warriors extended their flawless win streak this season while keeping their 2-0 record at home safe, after crushing the St. Kitts & Nevis...

The Kara Kara conundrum

Sep 07, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The Linden Town Council does not possess an untouchable constitutional right to administer its affairs. The Constitution does not confer upon the Linden Town Council an unfettered right to govern Linden in whatever manner it chooses. It establishes local government within the...

The World Has Broken the 1.5°C Promise. Small States Should Not Have...

Sep 06, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – The world has broken the 1.5°C promise it made to its most vulnerable countries. The breach has not yet been recorded on a sustained basis, but the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) says it is widely assessed as unavoidable and likely within the...

Exxon upping the amps – profits

Sep 07, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – It is fascinating to watch Exxon on the move. Its people taking the floor, speaking with power and supreme confidence. What’s good news for Exxon’s investors is bad news for Guyanese. Follow Exxon’s sequence. It moved quickly. Burst the halo and bubble surrounding...

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