July 2011

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Victoria Kings record lone win; Ann’s Grove & Plaisance draw

Jul 20, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Victoria Kings record lone win; Ann’s Grove & Plaisance draw

When play in the 2011 Mackeson / East Demerara Football Association (EDFA) senior league continued on Saturday last at the BV Community Ground, Victoria Kings blanked home team BV Triumph United...

Georgetown take game one of 2011 ‘Friendly Series’ in New York

Jul 20, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Georgetown take game one of 2011 ‘Friendly Series’ in New York

The South Pacific Play Ground in Brooklyn came alive on Sunday last as scores of overseas based Guyanese turned out to witness the start of the three-game basketball friendly series between Linden...

DDL wins aggregate Domino series

Jul 20, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on DDL wins aggregate Domino series

Despite failing to win any of the three matches, Demerara Distillers Ltd. (DDL) emerged winners of the three-match aggregate Dominoes series against Caribbean Containers Inc. (CCI) and Neal and Massy...

Guyana Cricket Board and You Cont’d

Jul 20, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana Cricket Board and You Cont’d

Dear Editor, The Chattergoons stand alone as Guyana produced the most brothers that played at the Regional Under-19 level from 1968 to 2010. As arguments continue among Caribbean cricket fans, the...

Dr Vishwamintra Persaud remanded on child sex charge

Jul 19, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Dr Vishwamintra Persaud remanded on child sex charge

Dr. Vishwamintra Persaud was yesterday refused bail and remanded to jail until August 3, next, by magistrate Roby Benn when he appeared before him at the Blairmont Magistrate’s court to answer...

Homestretch Ave. horrific minibus crash… FOUR DEAD

Jul 19, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Homestretch Ave. horrific minibus crash… FOUR DEAD

Four people, including a nursery school head-teacher and her eight-year-old daughter were killed and several others badly injured at around 18:00 hrs yesterday, after a speeding bus suffered a...

Majority GECOM vote re-opens registration

Jul 19, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Majority GECOM vote re-opens registration

…dissenting Commissioners worry about elections date, finances A majority vote by the country’s elections body, Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), will give persons who have not yet registered...

Dem boys seh… Only in Guyana

Jul 19, 2011 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh… Only in Guyana

Is only a matter of time before lawlessness tek over. People know that if dem do something dem can always pay a small piece and people gun tun dem face. Some know that all dem got to call a big one...

Commission of Inquiry recommendations to be released this week

Jul 19, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Commission of Inquiry recommendations to be released this week

…as Home Affairs Ministry lauds capture of ‘Long Hair’ The Ministry of Home Affairs, some time later this week, is expected to disclose some of the recommendations made by the Commission of...

City Council to meet delinquent taxpayers

Jul 19, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on City Council to meet delinquent taxpayers

The Mayor and City Council would be meeting delinquent taxpayers (worst cases identified) soon to discuss the payment of outstanding taxes, says Mayor Hamilton Green, at a press briefing yesterday....

$444.6M to equip technical institutes

Jul 19, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on $444.6M to equip technical institutes

… MOE signs off on six contracts Technical and vocational education in the country will see a major boost in capacity after the signing of several contracts yesterday morning at the Ministry of...

Brazilians shot during attack on Five Star mining camp

Jul 19, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Brazilians shot during attack on Five Star mining camp

Police have dispatched a team to the Five Star Backdam in the North West District to investigate another robbery on a Brazilian-operated mining camp during which two men were shot. The incident...

Man remanded for unlicenced firearm possession

Jul 19, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Man remanded for unlicenced firearm possession

The 27-year-old Supply, East Bank Demerara resident who had in his possession an unlicensed firearm was yesterday remanded to prison after he pleaded not guilty to the offence. When John Simpson...

Home Affairs supports Canadian authorities’ refusal of refugee status for former soldier

Jul 19, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Home Affairs supports Canadian authorities’ refusal of refugee status for former soldier

In what can be considered an about face, the Ministry of Home of Affairs has supported a recent decision by the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada to uphold the refusal on appeal, by a former...

Due diligence undertaken and achieved – Ministry of Education

Jul 19, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Due diligence undertaken and achieved – Ministry of Education

In the last two weeks the Ministry of Education has signed off more than $650M in contracts to the Private Sector for the procurement of equipment, tools and furniture. This perhaps would not be such...

Laing Avenue family alleges abuse of power by police

Jul 19, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Laing Avenue family alleges abuse of power by police

Relatives of a 28-year-old mother of four are outraged at the police treatment the woman received on Sunday afternoon when ranks went to make an arrest at the Laing Avenue home. The woman, Onika...

Roadside vending results in $$ losses for council

Jul 19, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Roadside vending results in $$ losses for council

… says IMC Chairman As Rose Hall Town vendors continue to vend on the road shoulders, the Interim Management Committee (IMC) Chairman, Bhadenauth Somrah, has said that a lot of revenue is being...

Bartica murder accused remanded

Jul 19, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Bartica murder accused remanded

Oswald Leacock, who was charged with murder, was yesterday remanded. But before he left the prison he told the court, “I am innocent of the allegation brought against me and I will prove it to you....

Brooklyn councilwoman supports AFC fundraiser

Jul 19, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Brooklyn councilwoman supports AFC fundraiser

At an Alliance for Change fundraiser in the Bronx over the weekend, Una Clark was the guest speaker. Jamaica-born Clark was the first Caribbean-born woman to be elected to New York City’s...

Lodge residents accuses mother of encouraging children to steal

Jul 19, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Lodge residents accuses mother of encouraging children to steal

– Woman beaten after confronting mother of child suspects Police are investigating a mother and her teenage son and some delinquent youths who orchestrated to break and enter the premises of a...

No lights and water for Bartica market

Jul 19, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on No lights and water for Bartica market

The Bartica Market has been without electricity since last Thursday, after Guyana Power and Light launched its disconnection campaign against those ...

Chopping victim hospitalized, fears losing sight

Jul 19, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Chopping victim hospitalized, fears losing sight

… Fracas in Mocha The victim of Sunday’s brutal chopping that left the victim, Roy Sanders, badly wounded and hospitalized. The man is suffering from severe pain about the body, particularly,...

Zelik creates major upset to take Tipple crown honours at RCMTC

Jul 19, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Zelik creates major upset to take Tipple crown honours at RCMTC

Royal Champion, Dubai Duchess, Red Cloud and The Bailiff impressive By Samuel Whyte Zelik of the Night Eyes Racing Stable of Bush Lot West Coast Berbice and owned by Miss Lisa Ramkissoon ran the race...

GVF President to attend CSV elective assembly in Rio, Brazil

Jul 19, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on GVF President to attend CSV elective assembly in Rio, Brazil

– lauds FIVB, CSV, MCYS for support given President of the Guyana Volleyball Federation (GVF), Lennie Shuffler is scheduled to attend the South American Volleyball Federation (CSV) Elective...

GCA rewards successful women’s team for commendable performance

Jul 19, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on GCA rewards successful women’s team for commendable performance

The experts have posited that adequate recompense is a strong catalyst to continued success and the executive body of the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) has demonstrated a true understanding of...

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Hetmyer (111*) scorches Queen’s Park Oval, as TKR plummet to...

Sep 01, 2026

2026 Republic Bank CPL… GAW vs. TKR Kaieteur Sports – Shimron Hetmyer dropped a nuke at the Queen’s Park Oval, as his breathtaking 111 not out scorched the Trinbago Knight Riders, who...

The tragedy of a society that has stopped reading

Sep 01, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – There was a time in Guyana when a child caught reading a book was considered a good thing. Today, if you see a child quietly reading for twenty minutes, you may want to call the police. Something unusual is happening. The child is either studying, hiding from his parents, or...

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

Aug 30, 2026

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...

World-class and back of class

Sep 01, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The Aussies are now on the bandwagon. Guyana is a world class mining place. Before the Australians, Americans from Exxon were waxing brightly about Guyana’s world class oil reservoirs. And, before the Australians and Americans, there was the irrepressible Mohamed Irfaan...

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