June 2011

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Adams to captain E’bo in GTM U-19 Inter County tourney

Jun 10, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Adams to captain E’bo in GTM U-19 Inter County tourney

Moses and Mohamed surprisingly omitted National Under-19 left arm spinner Anthony Adams has been named Captain of the Essequibo team that will compete in the Guyana Cricket Board Under-19 Inter...

Bravo to Chinese Li Na

Jun 10, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Bravo to Chinese Li Na

Dear Editor, All sports enthusiasts would agree that there are moments which will be treasured within our respective memories with whichever sports discipline we are a fan of. Personally, I would...

Are Guyana’s political parties afraid of gender equality?

Jun 10, 2011 knews Features / Columnists, Stella Says Comments Off on Are Guyana’s political parties afraid of gender equality?

There are times when I just do not understand the logic (or rather illogic) behind the actions of those who lead the country. This time it is concerning a piece I read in Stabroek News on the Women...

Breaking News!!! US$5M cocaine bust at Bartica

Jun 09, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Breaking News!!! US$5M cocaine bust at Bartica

– Venezuelan, four locals in custody Police have detained a Venezuelan and four Guyanese after intercepting a vessel with an estimated 204 kilograms (450 pounds) of cocaine at Batavia, an...

Woman perishes in New Amsterdam fire

Jun 09, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Woman perishes in New Amsterdam fire

A 52-year-old woman was burnt to death in her Lot 30 Stanleytown home last evening. The woman, Hazel Johnson, was the sole occupant of the home at the time. She and some other occupants had been...

Slain Linden man’s body recovered in gully

Jun 09, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Slain Linden man’s body recovered in gully

– suspected killer at large; two in Police custody The body of the Linden man who is said to have been shot to death over an argument with his boss over stolen ganja seeds was recovered late...

Region 9 flooding… Authorities grapple with relief efforts to far-flung villages

Jun 09, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Region 9 flooding… Authorities grapple with relief efforts to far-flung villages

– trucks stuck for days on Lethem trail The rains have held up in the flood-stricken Region Nine with attention now concentrating in moving critical food and other supplies to isolated...

Cell phone photo exposes two youths with illegal gun

Jun 09, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Cell phone photo exposes two youths with illegal gun

– suspects were about to rob Chinese restaurant A photograph stored in a cellular phone led police to recover a .22 revolver which was to be used by two youths to carry out a robbery in the...

Delinquent Prison Officer returned to Guyana

Jun 09, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Delinquent Prison Officer returned to Guyana

Orlando Jaundoo, the prison officer who escorted fugitive convicted businessman, Krishna Paul Doerga, 52, out of the New Amsterdam prison compound at Penitentiary Walk, New Amsterdam, is back home...

Dem boys seh… Henry planning fuh lie

Jun 09, 2011 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh… Henry planning fuh lie

God does wuk in mysterious ways. De last time dem had de flood, de government spent millions of dollars digging drains and when dem done dem tun round and cuss people fuh blocking up de same drains...

Army mum on ranks arrested in ammunition bust

Jun 09, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Army mum on ranks arrested in ammunition bust

The Guyana Defence Force remained tightlipped on the arrest of two of its ranks by police after they were found in possession of a quantity of 7.62×39 ammunition, which is used in the AK-47 and...

City businessman tied up and robbed at Subryanville home

Jun 09, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on City businessman tied up and robbed at Subryanville home

City businessman, Ishwar Chand, was on Tuesday evening tied up, beaten and robbed by two armed men at his Subryanville home. Reports are that the two gunmen pounced on him around 20:00 hours while he...

Flood woes hit Kwakwani residents

Jun 09, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Flood woes hit Kwakwani residents

Panic has hit Region Ten as a number of homes in Kwakwani and surrounding areas have now become flooded. Heavy rainfalls persist causing the overtopping of the Berbice River to occur at some points....

Prisons, Fire Service promotions

Jun 09, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Prisons, Fire Service promotions

Donald Collins headed the list of Prison promotions when the new appointments were released yesterday. He was promoted to Senior Superintendent. Four ranks were also promoted within the Guyana Fire...

Georgetown Hospital to open dialysis center

Jun 09, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Georgetown Hospital to open dialysis center

By Latoya Giles With the aim of bringing better health care to Guyanese, Minister of Health Dr. Leslie Ramsammy has said that his Ministry, working with a Canadian Charity Group, is to set up a...

AFC visits State Department again

Jun 09, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on AFC visits State Department again

AFC Presidential Candidate, Khemraj Ramjattan, has once again paid a visit to the US Department of State (DOS); this time on issues surrounding the impending 2011 National Elections. In a statement...

Six residents claim property fraud after eviction

Jun 09, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Six residents claim property fraud after eviction

Six persons are now homeless after being forcefully evicted yesterday from a property they had occupied for the past 45 years at lot 36, Public Road Kitty. Two of the occupants who were left in...

Gov’t commits ‘long haul’ relief for flooded Rupununi

Jun 09, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Gov’t commits ‘long haul’ relief for flooded Rupununi

The government yesterday committed to long-term relief for Region Nine residents, especially those in Amerindian villages who have seen some of their homes washed away and their means of making a...

Granger says Govt response to Lethem crisis slipshod

Jun 09, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Granger says Govt response to Lethem crisis slipshod

…volunteers his service to ease flood woes Presidential Candidate for the People’s National Congress Reform, David Granger, accompanied by a team that included Dr George Norton, yesterday visited...

Suicides worry Charity

Jun 09, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Suicides worry Charity

There is a reportedly alarming number of suicides in Essequibo. Police reported that the most recent incident involved a 27-year-old mother of two, Sherena Smith. Mrs. Smith, who took her life around...

‘Despite challenges, union remains sound, intact’

Jun 09, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Despite challenges, union remains sound, intact’

The Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) has warned that despite its challenges and the double standards in the country’s labour system, its foundation remains sound and intact. The union made the...

Blackouts bombard Berbicians

Jun 09, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Blackouts bombard Berbicians

Berbicians are once again reeling from the humbug of constant power blackouts. It all began last Wednesday when the region was plagued by power outages. There was an average of about nine blackouts,...

Food supplies still to reach Rupununi flood victims – AFC

Jun 09, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Food supplies still to reach Rupununi flood victims – AFC

The Alliance for Change has stated that despite media reports to the contrary, food supplies have yet to reach residents of the Rupununi who have been seriously affected by the flooding in the...

Guyanese-born NY lawyer gets 5 years for $23M scheme

Jun 09, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese-born NY lawyer gets 5 years for $23M scheme

New York- A New York real estate attorney who pleaded guilty to his role in a US$23 million mortgage fraud scheme was sentenced in federal court Tuesday to five years in prison and ordered to repay...

Sandiford starts the war as pugilists sign respective contracts for ProAm affair

Jun 09, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Sandiford starts the war as pugilists sign respective contracts for ProAm affair

Ray Sandiford may be fighting in his second professional bout but from all indications he is quickly learning the intricacies of the trade. Yesterday afternoon, when the boxers convened for the...

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Bread, circuses and the price of silence

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(Kaieteur News) – Juvenal, the Roman satirist, looked upon his fellow citizens nearly two thousand years ago and wondered what had become of a people who once cared passionately about the affairs of the Republic. “We have sold our votes,” he wrote, before observing that the Roman citizenry...

Haiti after Kenscoff: Pledges and Promises Do Not Stop the Killing

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By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – For generations, Kenscoff was where people from Port-au-Prince went to breathe. Its cool hills offered relief, and its farmers supplied the capital’s markets. Gang attacks reached the commune in January 2025, but it remained an important barrier between...

From gunboat and Ping-Pong diplomacy to gangster diplomacy

Sep 04, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – There was U.S. President James Munroe and his stellar vision: Manifest Destiny. Then came Presidents Andrew Jackson and Zachary Taylor, among others. Men of military acclaim; generals who laid claim to personal heraldry. Native American Indian tribes chased from their...

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