August 23, 2011

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PLANS BEING HATCHED AGAINST KAIETEUR NEWS

Aug 23, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on PLANS BEING HATCHED AGAINST KAIETEUR NEWS

We have learnt from very reliable sources of a plot to fabricate allegations against persons connected with this newspaper so as to lay the basis for them to be charged. This plot, we understand, has...

Soldier’s mother fears for his life

Aug 23, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Soldier’s mother fears for his life

– accuses army of torturing her son By Dale Andrews The mother of a young soldier in the Guyana Defence Force has expressed concern for his safety following reports that he is...

Mom, dad and son remanded over $300M drug bust

Aug 23, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Mom, dad and son remanded over $300M drug bust

The three Haslington New Scheme residents who allegedly had over $300M worth of cocaine in their home were yesterday arraigned at the Vigilance Magistrate’s Court, and appeared before...

Thief found with gunshot wounds hours after businessman opened fire on home intruders

Aug 23, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Thief found with gunshot wounds hours after businessman opened fire on home intruders

Police on the East Coast of Demerara are probing a shooting incident which may have resulted in the wounding of a man, who is being described as a would-be thief, close to midnight on...

Dem boys seh …..People thiefing ways ketch up wid dem

Aug 23, 2011 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh …..People thiefing ways ketch up wid dem

When big people vex wid li’l children dem does tek advantage. Dem does knock dem same li’l children because dem can knock dem. But Guyana is a religious country and dem boys...

Lumber shortage delays several govt. contracts

Aug 23, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Lumber shortage delays several govt. contracts

– Exports by middlemen halted; little-used concessions to be seized By Leonard Gildarie A key meeting between logging companies and government to address high lumber prices and...

Businesswoman robbed $2.8M on Water Street

Aug 23, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Businesswoman robbed $2.8M on Water Street

– “I couldn’t even scream or holler. I didn’t know how me ain’t collapse.” A businesswoman was robbed of $2.8M yesterday while heading to a city wharf to pay...

Kara Lord in Brazil for Miss Universe

Aug 23, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Kara Lord in Brazil for Miss Universe

Miss Guyana, Kara Lord, has arrived in São Paulo, Brazil, for the Miss Universe competition, which takes place on September 12. Lord, an aspiring psychologist, arrived to the cold weather,...

Guyanese writer releases new book, ‘The Bread of Infamy’

Aug 23, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese writer releases new book, ‘The Bread of Infamy’

By Leon Suseran Guyanese author and poet, Basant Raj has just published his fifth book, “The Bread of Infamy”. Mr. Raj, formerly of Ankerville, Port Mourant, and who now resides in...

Court paves way for continuation of sand-loading for export

Aug 23, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Court paves way for continuation of sand-loading for export

Justice Rishi Persaud has issued a temporary order paving the way for businessman Joseph Bhaskaran to continue loading sand for export at the controversial Coverden, East Bank Demerara loading...

GAWU ready to be part of GuySuCo’s board

Aug 23, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on GAWU ready to be part of GuySuCo’s board

…but wants to have final say on representative The main sugar workers’ union, the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) says it stands ready to be part of the board of the...

Cops haul in several vehicles at Providence

Aug 23, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Cops haul in several vehicles at Providence

– majority heading to Jamzone with ‘fake’ passes Police detained several vehicles at the Providence Station compound on Sunday, after the drivers were reportedly found with...

Laptop supply bids still being evaluated

Aug 23, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Laptop supply bids still being evaluated

The Evaluation Committee looking at bids for the supply of laptops under the one Laptop Per Family (OLPF) project, has not completed its work, Minister of Labour Manzoor Nadir said yesterday....

Port Kaituma plane crash-landing…Investigating team returns to site today

Aug 23, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Port Kaituma plane crash-landing…Investigating team returns to site today

A team of investigators is expected to return to the site at Port Kaituma where a Trans Guyana Airways plane crash-landed on Saturday last. According to an official from the Civil Aviation Authority,...

Cops seek security guard in drug store owner’s murder

Aug 23, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Cops seek security guard in drug store owner’s murder

Police are trying to locate a security guard who may have vital information about the murder of 84-year-old drug store owner Harold Rachpaul, who was found strangled in his home last Friday....

40 teachers receive training on health, family life education

Aug 23, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on 40 teachers receive training on health, family life education

In equipping students with the requisite knowledge and skills to sensibly confront the social challenges in society, 40 teachers yesterday participated in a one-day training...

Highway flip!

Aug 23, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Highway flip!

This vehicle ended up in a canal as its occupants made their way to Jamzone festivities on Sunday. The accident occurred at about 1pm on the Soesdyke/Linden Highway. No other vehicle was involved....

Pensioner killed while sitting on donkey cart

Aug 23, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Pensioner killed while sitting on donkey cart

A 65-year-old man became the country’s latest road fatality when he was struck by an out-of-control sports utility vehicle. Steven Coppin of Bengal Farm, Corentyne, Berbice, was...

Stalled $600M complex could be completed by year-end

Aug 23, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Stalled $600M complex could be completed by year-end

– Nadir The multi-million-dollar complex being constructed at High and Princes Streets, where the Guyana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) was once located, could be completed...

Missing fishermen still not accounted for

Aug 23, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Missing fishermen still not accounted for

The search is continuing for five missing fishermen who went out to sea since August 6. Up to press time they had still not been located. Missing are Khemraj Dhanpat, 42, called Manohar or...

Indian footballers here to tangle with ‘Golden Jaguars’ tomorrow at the National Stadium

Aug 23, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Indian footballers here to tangle with ‘Golden Jaguars’ tomorrow at the National Stadium

The exploits of great Indian cricketers like Sachin Tendulkar’s and Mahendra Dhoni among others are a joy to behold and have established that country as one of the great cricketing nations. Hardly...

Imran ‘Magic’ Khan has his eyes on an Olympic Gold medal

Aug 23, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Imran ‘Magic’ Khan has his eyes on an Olympic Gold medal

From street fighter to accomplished boxer Ten years ago, while liming in the ghetto, a skinny youth from that area became engaged in a brawl with one of his village mates. This was not the...

Donut Prince Crowned King for Guyana Cup 2011

Aug 23, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Donut Prince Crowned King for Guyana Cup 2011

Jumbo Jet stable is champion stable By Samuel Whyte Donut Prince of the Colin Elcock stable had everyone shouting its name as most Turfites were left in awe and some in bewilderment at the...

DCC commence second cricket camp

Aug 23, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on DCC commence second cricket camp

According to Calvin Roberts, Public Relations person of the project, the Queenstown based Demerara Cricket Club (DCC), home of West Indies legends such as Clive Lloyd and Lance Gibbs,...

Malinga sets hat-trick record as Sri Lanka win

Aug 23, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Malinga sets hat-trick record as Sri Lanka win

Colombo, (AFP): Fast bowler Lasith Malinga took a record third hat-trick as Sri Lanka secured a consolation four-wicket victory over Australia in the fifth and final one-day international on...

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CPL awaits new champions as Kingsmen and Falcons look to make history

Sep 20, 2026

(Cricinfo) – For only the third time in CPL history, a final will be played without Trinbago Knight Riders or their fiercest rivals, Guyana Amazon Warriors, participating. After Nicholas...

A failure of planning

Sep 20, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The electricity crisis in Guyana has now reached the point where it can no longer be explained away as a series of unfortunate technical incidents, because GPL itself has acknowledged that surging demand is placing enormous pressure on the distribution network and causing...

Crime thrives on weak justice, illegal guns and dirty money

Sep 20, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Crime in Latin America and the Caribbean is no longer only a matter for the police. It is weakening societies, draining economies and obstructing development. It is also testing public confidence in courts, governments and democratic institutions. The...

PPP Govt. – sponsored noise nuisance

Sep 20, 2026

Hard truths… (Kaieteur News) – There is a creature called government noise nuisance. A government monster. Not VP Jagdeo at full blast. Nor Excellency Ali furiously boiling over. Follow the vibrations. Saturday, 12th Sept, 2026: 10:00 a.m. –14:00hrs Monday,14th Sept, 2026:09:00 a.m....

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