August 2011

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Powerlifters look to make mark on international stage

Aug 25, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Powerlifters look to make mark on international stage

Fresh upon the heels its gold medal winning lifters performing successfully upon the Caribbean and North American Regional levels, the Guyana amateur Powerlifting Federation declares it’s belief...

ACDA stage 4-a-side Football Competition

Aug 25, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on ACDA stage 4-a-side Football Competition

The African Cultural Development Association (ACDA) Sports Committee will be hosting a 4-a-side penalty shootout and small goal football competition on August 28 at the North Sophia Tarmac from 8am....

Black Stallion domino competition set for tomorrow

Aug 25, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Black Stallion domino competition set for tomorrow

The Black Stallion Sports Committee will be hosting a three team domino competition tomorrow at Shem Hide Out, 244 South Vryheid’s Lust Housing Scheme from 19:00hrs. Teams participating are as...

ACDA to host 2-day 4-a-side Football Championship

Aug 25, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on ACDA to host 2-day 4-a-side Football Championship

The African Cultural Development Association (ACDA) Sports Committee will be hosting a two days 4-a-side penalty shootout small goal football competition for area teams from September 3 to 4 at...

Ex- Guyana Defence Force Association Day of Sports planned

Aug 25, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Ex- Guyana Defence Force Association Day of Sports planned

The ex-GDF Association is to host a day of sports on Sunday 28th August, 2011 at GNS Sports Complex ground from 09:00hrs. Football, cricket and domino are some of the featured games to be played....

Govt. intimidation of KN should be investigated by Police – Ramjattan

Aug 25, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. intimidation of KN should be investigated by Police – Ramjattan

““Kaieteur News staff should be on the alert…I don’t know what is happening to the country these days when threats could be forthcoming against people who are keeping democracy alive in...

All threats must be taken seriously

Aug 25, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on All threats must be taken seriously

Dear Editor, I read your lead new story about the threats being made against your newspaper and senior members of your editorial staff. A few weeks ago on August 17 I wrote to you asking you to...

ACDA will continue to fight for justice and respect for all cultures

Aug 25, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on ACDA will continue to fight for justice and respect for all cultures

Dear Editor, It is interesting to note the debate caused by the announcement that the Government has made a grant available to ACDA for International Year for people of African Descent. Most of these...

Mavis Lawrence is REAL and I am ALL woman

Aug 25, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Mavis Lawrence is REAL and I am ALL woman

Dear Editor, I could not stop laughing this morning while I was reading another Anancy story by Freddie Kissoon “Mavis Lawrence is a man” (Kaieteur News, Aug 24, 2011). Kissoon, true to...

This class of workers is now being treated as modern day slaves

Aug 25, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on This class of workers is now being treated as modern day slaves

Dear Editor, I would be happy if the Ministries of Labour and Human Services would look into the employment of persons as domestics in homes and other places. This class of workers known...

Is it an election gimmick or if they are really serious?

Aug 25, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Is it an election gimmick or if they are really serious?

Dear Editor, The recent move by the President of Guyana and the Home Affairs Minister to reach youth and drivers in Guyana to deal with the ever increasing traffic nuisance is welcomed, but...

BEAUTIFUL, BUT NO LONGER IMPOSING

Aug 25, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on BEAUTIFUL, BUT NO LONGER IMPOSING

A building to behold need not be imposing. Way up on the Corentyne there is a small delightful Baptist Church that shows that small can be beautiful. The grand churches of Georgetown...

GECOM dispatches list of 7,000-plus new registrants to political parties

Aug 25, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on GECOM dispatches list of 7,000-plus new registrants to political parties

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), in the midst of preparing for polls to be held later this year, says it has dispatched a list of over 7,000 new registrants to political parties. The...

TUF Executive apologises to Minister Nadir

Aug 25, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on TUF Executive apologises to Minister Nadir

…after Presidential Candidate’s blunder Party members of The United Force (TUF) yesterday sought to correct a serious political gaffe made by their new leader and Presidential Candidate, Mrs....

Diamond dealer kidnapping…Two persons arrested and released

Aug 25, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Diamond dealer kidnapping…Two persons arrested and released

A local businessman and another man were arrested and questioned in relation to last week’s kidnapping of a Brazilian diamond dealer. According to reports, the businessman who hails from the East...

Suriname clears way for Guyanese search parties

Aug 25, 2011 KNews News 2

Missing fishermen… – Families say tension unbearable Suriname authorities have cleared the way for Guyana search parties to enter their jurisdiction with the aim...

Police demand cash from Guyanese miner

Aug 25, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Police demand cash from Guyanese miner

– after mistaking him for Brazilian A few weeks ago, Commissioner of Police Henry Greene warned his ranks against the wanton fleecing of Brazilians working in Guyana’s goldfields. But...

Den Amstel murder trial continues

Aug 25, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Den Amstel murder trial continues

The murder trial for a man accused of stabbing his reputed wife 12 times, continued yesterday before Justice Roxanne George-Wiltshire. Charged with the capital offence of murdering his reputed...

Runaway truck!

Aug 25, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Runaway truck!

Herstelling cattle rearers call for probe of stray catchers

Aug 25, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Herstelling cattle rearers call for probe of stray catchers

Cattle rearers in Herstelling, East Bank Demerara, are calling on the Ministry of Home Affairs to investigate the stray catchers whom they allege are willfully cutting the ropes...

Education Month rally slated for September 2

Aug 25, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Education Month rally slated for September 2

Under the theme “Promoting Partnership for Education Delivery”, the Education Ministry will be hosting a rally slated for September 2 to observe Education Month 2011. According to the...

Diabetics exposed to vital tips at interactive health session

Aug 25, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Diabetics exposed to vital tips at interactive health session

The mantra of health care professionals is healthy living. Patients are always advised to adopt a healthy lifestyle that includes regular exercise, a balanced diet, the non-consumption...

Upgrade, modification of traffic signals imminent

Aug 25, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Upgrade, modification of traffic signals imminent

– solar energy to be primary source of power After four years of installing ‘modern’ traffic signals and paying a $5M utility bill per annum for the 47 systems, the Public Works Ministry...

Expired goods, poor sanitation found at Georgetown markets

Aug 25, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Expired goods, poor sanitation found at Georgetown markets

After discovering a large number of expired, damaged, unlabelled and unwholesome food items and recently seizing same, the Government Analyst – Food & Drug Department is issuing an...

Earliest possible date for elections is Nov. 14 – AFC

Aug 25, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Earliest possible date for elections is Nov. 14 – AFC

The Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Dr Steve Surujbally, has indicated in response to a written request by the Alliance For Change (AFC) that according to their work plan, the...

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(Kaieteur News) – The undefeated Guyana Amazon Warriors extended their flawless win streak this season while keeping their 2-0 record at home safe, after crushing the St. Kitts & Nevis...

The Kara Kara conundrum

Sep 07, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The Linden Town Council does not possess an untouchable constitutional right to administer its affairs. The Constitution does not confer upon the Linden Town Council an unfettered right to govern Linden in whatever manner it chooses. It establishes local government within the...

The World Has Broken the 1.5°C Promise. Small States Should Not Have...

Sep 06, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – The world has broken the 1.5°C promise it made to its most vulnerable countries. The breach has not yet been recorded on a sustained basis, but the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) says it is widely assessed as unavoidable and likely within the...

Exxon upping the amps – profits

Sep 07, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – It is fascinating to watch Exxon on the move. Its people taking the floor, speaking with power and supreme confidence. What’s good news for Exxon’s investors is bad news for Guyanese. Follow Exxon’s sequence. It moved quickly. Burst the halo and bubble surrounding...

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