June 2011

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Are ordinary Guyanese not important enough to call for a Presidential debate?

Jun 13, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Are ordinary Guyanese not important enough to call for a Presidential debate?

Dear Editor, Please refer to my letters to KN dated June 2nd and June 4th , respectively titled: Is Ramotar pressing the restart button on the Jagdeo Presidency? and Why don’t you let Ramotar...

AN INVESTIGATION WILL BE LAUNCHED INTO THE COLLPASE OF CLICO (GUYANA)

Jun 13, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on AN INVESTIGATION WILL BE LAUNCHED INTO THE COLLPASE OF CLICO (GUYANA)

The collapse of CLICO (Guyana) is not going to be an election issue. The government of Guyana put paid to any attempts to use that issue as a vote- catcher when it guaranteed that no one was going to...

VIDIA PLAYING THE “S”

Jun 13, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Tony Deyal column Comments Off on VIDIA PLAYING THE “S”

Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the Indian cricket captain and inventor of the “helicopter” shot (a full rotation of the arms before hitting the ball) is known to everyone as “M.S”. His Indian team...

Food for the Poor joins Lethem’s relief efforts

Jun 13, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Food for the Poor joins Lethem’s relief efforts

The Food for the Poor has joined in providing relief to flood victims in Lethem, Region Nine. The organisation on Saturday last dispatched a team led by Idz Malcolm to distribute clothing and...

Two murder accused, convicted pirate, drug trafficker escape from N/A Prisons

Jun 12, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Two murder accused, convicted pirate, drug trafficker escape from N/A Prisons

A massive manhunt is underway for four prisoners who staged a daring escape late Friday evening from the New Amsterdam Prison. One of the four who escaped is a high-profile prisoner, convicted felon...

Norman McLean heads Board of Inquiry into prison escape

Jun 12, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Norman McLean heads Board of Inquiry into prison escape

– Crime Chief heads probe of delinquent prison officer The Ministry of Home Affairs has established a Board of Inquiry to investigate a breach that led to the escape of four dangerous prisoners...

Miner killed at Land of Canaan, suspect held

Jun 12, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Miner killed at Land of Canaan, suspect held

A 22-year-old miner was stabbed to death around 05:00 hrs yesterday during an argument with a friend at a house in First Dam, Land of Canaan, East Bank Demerara. The victim, Vernon Ronaldo, was found...

Faulty Berbice Bridge delays hundreds

Jun 12, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Faulty Berbice Bridge delays hundreds

Hundreds of persons and vehicles were stranded for more than four hours on both sides of the Berbice River, yesterday, after the Berbice River Bridge developed mechanical problems. The bridge...

A literary scholar on a noble quest, Prof. Daizal Samad is a ‘Special Person’

Jun 12, 2011 knews News Comments Off on A literary scholar on a noble quest, Prof. Daizal Samad is a ‘Special Person’

By Leon Suseran “How do we mould a country? Imagination, intelligence and integrity, sometimes simple decency, it works as well. Just stay away from gossip as if it were a mortal sin. We’re given...

Dem boys seh…Some people born to thief

Jun 12, 2011 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Some people born to thief

Exams is a hard thing. Nuff people does show off bout how dem bright when dem don’t have to write some exam but as soon as people announce is exam time, is problems. That is when people does know...

Police seek two city businessmen

Jun 12, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Police seek two city businessmen

Bartica drug bust… The police have now stated that they are currently trying to locate two city businessmen, who may be the masterminds behind Thursday’s massive cocaine find at Batavia. The...

Berbice gears for Expo 2011

Jun 12, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Berbice gears for Expo 2011

Minister of Tourism, Manniram Prashad officially launched the seventh Annual Berbice Expo and Trade Fair on Friday at the Albion Estate Senior Staff Club. The event, this year, will be held under the...

Queen knights Wilson Harris

Jun 12, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Queen knights Wilson Harris

United Kingdom-based Guyanese writer, Wilson Harris, has been knighted by Queen Elizabeth, the honour coinciding with Her Majesty’s birthday celebrations this year. A writer of fiction and...

From the Diaspora…MY GRANDMOTHER WAS A REVOLUTIONIST

Jun 12, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on From the Diaspora…MY GRANDMOTHER WAS A REVOLUTIONIST

By Ralph Seeram June has been designated “Caribbean Heritage Month” by the United States Congress. West Indians throughout the United States have been showcasing their heritage with cultural...

Stones with Boomerang Effects – The Imperfect Perfectionists

Jun 12, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Stones with Boomerang Effects – The Imperfect Perfectionists

By Michael Benjamin Everyone appearing before a magistrate or judge in the law courts is deemed innocent until a trial by their peers determines differently. Contrastingly, the court of public...

‘Guyana Business, An Investor’s Guide hits the market

Jun 12, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Guyana Business, An Investor’s Guide hits the market

The business community was well represented at the Le Meridien Pegasus Hotel, on Wednesday evening, as members turned up to commemorate the launching of the second edition of “Guyana Business, An...

PNC/R Presidential Candidate visits Kwakwani

Jun 12, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on PNC/R Presidential Candidate visits Kwakwani

– Relief supplies delivered to residents People’s National Congress Reform Presidential Candidate, Brigadier (ret’d) David Granger, on Friday, visited the residents of Kwakwani whose lives...

Guyana make NACRA final after beating B/dos

Jun 12, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana make NACRA final after beating B/dos

By Rawle Welch What more is required of national rugby squad? That probably was one of the questions on everybody’s mind as they departed the National Stadium after witnessing Guyana demolish...

James leaves no stones unturned

Jun 12, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on James leaves no stones unturned

– Perry impresses with fast 100m Surging junior national sprinter, Stephan James left no room for errors yesterday when he faced rival, Chavez Ageday in one of the marquee races of the...

There are 215M child labourers worldwide – ILO

Jun 12, 2011 knews News Comments Off on There are 215M child labourers worldwide – ILO

Today is World Day against Child Labour and it is being celebrated under the theme “Warning! Children in Hazardous work”. Of the 215 million children around the world involved in labour...

GGDMA revises gold production target upward

Jun 12, 2011 knews News Comments Off on GGDMA revises gold production target upward

…but mining affected by flooding With the recent flooding in various locations of Region Nine, the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) is one of the agencies which have not suffered...

Flood-hit Lethem residents concerned for their Brazilian neighbours

Jun 12, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Flood-hit Lethem residents concerned for their Brazilian neighbours

Favourable reports are beginning to come in from the flood-affected Region Nine. Among these are that the waters have receded to a large extent—18 inches in some areas and almost three feet in...

Man remanded for discharging loaded firearm

Jun 12, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Man remanded for discharging loaded firearm

Anthony Mike has been remanded for discharging a loaded firearm at Carlton Powers. He appeared before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court on Friday to...

Invisible exports – timber logs to Jamaica unrecorded by the Guyana Forestry Commission

Jun 12, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on Invisible exports – timber logs to Jamaica unrecorded by the Guyana Forestry Commission

Dear Editor, Jamaican Customs opened a shipping container in mid-March and discovered 122kg of cocaine in bags with a consignment of 130 logs. The Guyana Forestry Commission admitted knowledge of...

Immigration TALK: Why is DNA Testing Required?

Jun 12, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Immigration TALK: Why is DNA Testing Required?

By Attorney Gail S. Seeram, Gail@Go2Lawyer.com In many cases, the U.S. Embassy or U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services may ask a petitioner to submit a DNA test proving the parental or...

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Hridoy ensures draw in Sylhet; WI beat Bangladesh 1-0 in series

Nov 09, 2026

Cricinfo – With an 82 in the fourth innings, Towhid Hridoy ensured Bangladesh completed a hard-fought draw against West Indies in the Sylhet Test. The visitors clinched the series 1-0 on...

What is right is right, and what is wrong is wrong

Nov 09, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – There are moments in the political life of every nation when the character of its people is tested by whether they have the courage to condemn wrongdoing when it is committed against those with whom they disagree. It is easy to champion justice when the victim belongs to your...

A Divided World: A Commonwealth Opportunity

Nov 01, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – When Commonwealth leaders gather in Antigua and Barbuda from 1st to 4th November, they should address a question that reaches beyond their association: how can countries of different size, wealth and outlook sustain cooperation in a world increasingly...

Light and darkness, lips to life

Nov 09, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The light that shines over Guyana must be at its dazzling purest. Not a speck of darkness on the horizon. Not a stray dark spot in the cupboard or under the carpet. When light is at its brightest, what chance for darkness to show its face, to linger? On the occasion of...

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