July 2011

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Self medication for malaria is dangerous – Ramsammy warns

Jul 04, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Self medication for malaria is dangerous – Ramsammy warns

– 53 percent of the medicines fail ‘quality assurance tests’ Health Minister Dr. Leslie Ramsammy has warned that the practice of self-medication is very dangerous and presently affects the...

GPHC acknowledges protocol breaches in the labour room mishap

Jul 04, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on GPHC acknowledges protocol breaches in the labour room mishap

The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) has acknowledged that certain protocols were breached in relation to a baby falling unto the labour room floor after being delivered by its mother....

Low self esteem a factor of teenage pregnancy – Research

Jul 04, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Low self esteem a factor of teenage pregnancy – Research

In the developing world today, teenage pregnancy is as a result of traditional roles and early marriage. And in the developed world, the causes of teenage pregnancy are different in the sense that it...

ALL ARE INVITED

Jul 04, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on ALL ARE INVITED

June is the month of brides but surprisingly, for me, there were not many wedding invitations in my mailbox last month. It seems that December is now becoming more popular and the time when many...

LOVELY DAY FOR CRICKET

Jul 04, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Tony Deyal column Comments Off on LOVELY DAY FOR CRICKET

In our case, despite what Relator the Calypsonian said, it was not Gavaskar. “Real master” he might be, but he was not the reason we went to the Queen’s Park Oval in Port-of-Spain on March 6,...

Let’s examine the other side of domestic violence

Jul 04, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Let’s examine the other side of domestic violence

Dear Editor, Kindly permit me space in your informative newspaper to share some thoughts on the topic “domestic violence; is anyone hearing us (men)?” I have decided on this excursion partly...

Let’s send the PPP and its hollow promises a message

Jul 04, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Let’s send the PPP and its hollow promises a message

Dear Editor, As we approach general elections we should examine the stewardship of the incumbent party. Five years ago, as they did 19 years ago, the PPP entered a contract with the Guyanese people...

It’s indeed a travesty, laws in Guyana are made to be broken

Jul 04, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on It’s indeed a travesty, laws in Guyana are made to be broken

Dear Editor, Guyana is a place where anything goes, as laws that were set up to ensure the smooth and orderly management of society are flagrantly disregarded. Take for example the laws...

The food conspiracy message of Dev and Bisram is teeming with racist overtones

Jul 04, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on The food conspiracy message of Dev and Bisram is teeming with racist overtones

Dear Editor, I recognized that demagogues masked as intellectual political analysts averring in these opinion columns that the banning of food items during the 80s was an orchestrated plan directed...

Cricket Impasse

Jul 04, 2011 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Cricket Impasse

The West Indies held off India to secure a draw in the second test at Kensington Oval on Saturday. It is important to look carefully at that simple statement. It was the West Indies playing against...

Cops checking licence number of getaway car

Jul 03, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Cops checking licence number of getaway car

– businessman’s nephew still in custody Police reportedly have the licence number of a car that an eyewitness claimed transported the two gunmen who killed 72-year-old Clementine Parris...

“AK-47” ammunition found at Haags/Bosch dumpsite

Jul 03, 2011 knews News Comments Off on “AK-47” ammunition found at Haags/Bosch dumpsite

A discovery of 111 rounds of ‘7.62’ by ’39’ ammunition was made some time yesterday at the Haags/ Bosch dumpsite, Eccles Industrial Site, East Bank Demerara after garbage...

Newborn falls on Labour room floor at GPHC

Jul 03, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Newborn falls on Labour room floor at GPHC

Apparently the horrors maternity patients experience at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) will not cease, despite constant complaints and negative publicity. A 17-year-old mother,...

A business magnate with an indomitable will, Lyla Kissoon, AA, is a ‘Special Person’

Jul 03, 2011 knews News 1

“I think in life one has to give openly, one has to be kind but one still has to be strong.” By Crystal Conway It can hardly be said of any family-owned businesses that they have become an empire...

Dem boys seh…Too big to fit or too old to hold?

Jul 03, 2011 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Too big to fit or too old to hold?

Every Sunday for quite a while de Waterfalls paper does feature somebody who dem think is a Special Person. That is a person who do something that mek other people feel comfortable. Some of dem...

Sithe Global wants to start construction year-end despite road delays

Jul 03, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Sithe Global wants to start construction year-end despite road delays

Amaila Falls Hydro Project… Sithe Global, the developers of the Amaila Falls Hydro Project, is not pushing back the date for the start of construction for the project despite uncertainty as to when...

Building your home? (Security and your material)

Jul 03, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Building your home? (Security and your material)

By Leonard Gildarie Last week we spoke of the need to utilize space effectively…space not only improves the look of the home, but ultimately gives you that sense of comfort and eases the aches of...

Linden residents vent spleen at Council forum

Jul 03, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Linden residents vent spleen at Council forum

Residents of Richmond Hill, Fairs Rust, Noigtdacht and Watooka were recently given the opportunity to highlight issues affecting them, during an interactive session with Town Clerk Patrick Inniss at...

Broadcasting Bill, skilled national’s amendment, road traffic Act to be upgraded

Jul 03, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Broadcasting Bill, skilled national’s amendment, road traffic Act to be upgraded

– Dr Luncheon Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr Roger Luncheon, says that Cabinet has agreed that the Broadcasting Bill will be tabled in the National Assembly on Thursday. Dr Luncheon...

Man gets $15,000 for chopping neighbour

Jul 03, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Man gets $15,000 for chopping neighbour

Victim granted self bail on damage to property charge Dwayne Sultan,.who was involved in fracas with his neighbour was placed on $15,000 bail by Magistrate Adele Nagamootoo when he appeared before...

Scouting needed to promote positive development in youth

Jul 03, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Scouting needed to promote positive development in youth

– Chief Commissioner There is no doubt that parents value what Scouting does for their children. In an independent survey, parents of Scouts said the pursuit is worthwhile for their...

Victims of domestic violence prefer financial settlement out of court

Jul 03, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Victims of domestic violence prefer financial settlement out of court

– 2010 Human Rights Report By Rabindra Rooplall Jr Domestic violence and violence against women, including spousal abuse, are widespread and across racial and socioeconomic lines, according to...

Education Ministry honours child-friendly schools

Jul 03, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Education Ministry honours child-friendly schools

In a keenly contested competition organized by the Education Ministry with the support of the United Nations Children’s Fund – UNICEF–, St. Margaret’s, Rose Hall Estate and Hampton...

Surama, Moco Moco bridges back in operation

Jul 03, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Surama, Moco Moco bridges back in operation

– Works Minister The bridges at Surama and Moco Moco on the Lethem trail have been repaired and open to traffic once more. They were damaged on Thursday by overloaded trucks, says Minister of...

From the Diaspora…DIASPORA FEEDBACK

Jul 03, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on From the Diaspora…DIASPORA FEEDBACK

By Ralph Seeram The global reach of Kaieteur News Online is amazing. One would assume that Kaieteur News online readers would be drawn mainly from Guyanese and the larger West Indian community in the...

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Guyana’s basketball, futsal, chess & volleyball teams in...

Oct 23, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Guyana’s basketball, futsal, chess and volleyball teams will be among the country’s representatives in action today as the 2026 Inter-Guiana Games gets underway in Suriname,...

Are migrants really taking jobs away from Guyanese?

Oct 23, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The argument is being made in some quarters that businesses are deliberately choosing migrants over locals. The implication is that employers are discriminating against Guyanese in favour of foreigners. But having spoken with numerous business people, I have encountered a...

The Caribbean “Too Rich for Help”: When Will the Fiction End?

Oct 18, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – On 14 October, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva warned that higher borrowing costs, falling development assistance and other economic pressures threaten to widen the distance between advanced and developing economies. She appealed for additional...

Guyana the unbelievable, the inexplicable

Oct 23, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Guyana is one hell of a country. This country under the PPP Govt. must qualify to be in an extremely ugly category of its own. I watch as a citizen is savaged repeatedly, and silence is the only sound that splits the air. Silence, the product of fear. Or cheap...

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