August 2011

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Destitute man found dead in bus shed

Aug 09, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Destitute man found dead in bus shed

The body of an unidentified man was discovered in a bus shed at Craig, East Bank Demerara, by villagers, at around 10:30 hrs yesterday. When Kaieteur News arrived at the scene, the half-naked body,...

Black Bush Polder Road completion date now April 2012

Aug 09, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Black Bush Polder Road completion date now April 2012

The completion date of the US$6.6M Black Bush Polder Road, Region Six, scheduled for this year-end, is now set for April 2012, says Sunil Ganesh, Bridges Engineer, Ministry of Public Works and...

Customer claims police also beat him at White Castle

Aug 09, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Customer claims police also beat him at White Castle

A customer of the White Castle Fish Shop is claiming that police ranks also assaulted him Friday night at the popular hangout spot on Hadfield Street. The customer, who gave his name as Justin...

UNESCO funds Creative Writing Workshop

Aug 09, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on UNESCO funds Creative Writing Workshop

To rekindle the art of reading, enhance writing skills, and allow another adventure into the industry of literature, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)...

Family court yet to be utilised

Aug 09, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Family court yet to be utilised

Almost one year after works have finished on the country’s first family court, the building is yet to be utilised. Yesterday when this newspaper contacted the Ministry of Legal Affairs, all...

77-yr-old dies after fall from steps

Aug 09, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on 77-yr-old dies after fall from steps

The death of a 77-year-old retired lands development officer has brought immense sadness to his family and community at large. Datadin, of Anna Regina, Essequibo Coast, was pronounced dead at the...

Production in 2010 was our lowest in years

Aug 09, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Production in 2010 was our lowest in years

– GuySuCo CEO By Leon Suseran Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of GuySuCo, Paul Bhim, labelled 2010 as a year full of challenges for the sugar industry citing production of...

Many challenges faced in maintaining identity, traditions and customs

Aug 09, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Many challenges faced in maintaining identity, traditions and customs

Int’l Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples… – Ban Ki-moon Under the theme “Indigenous designs: celebrating stories and cultures, crafting our own future,” Amerindians in...

Four homeless as Linden house collapses

Aug 09, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Four homeless as Linden house collapses

A 46-year-old Linden woman and her four children are presently homeless, after their house collapsed shortly before midnight on Sunday. According to Anne Morrison, of 30 Bruce Alley, Christianburg,...

Ozone unit to host seminar later this month

Aug 09, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Ozone unit to host seminar later this month

The Ministry of Agriculture, in recognition of the fact that greater efforts need to be made to protect the earth’s ozone layer, is reaching out to consumers, particularly refrigerator technicians...

Alleged $$M fraudster arraigned

Aug 09, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Alleged $$M fraudster arraigned

Twenty-three year-old Travis Ward was placed on $700,000 bail when he appeared yesterday before Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton charged with obtaining just over $6.6M by false pretence. He...

Govt. to truck supplies to critical areas

Aug 09, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. to truck supplies to critical areas

Chicken shortage… By Leonard Gildarie As chicken shortages continue to hit consumers hard, especially in the capital city, government yesterday said that it is moving to use its trucks to...

Pele Gold & Trophy Stall All Stars are GT&T FastBall Kings & Queens

Aug 09, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Pele Gold & Trophy Stall All Stars are GT&T FastBall Kings & Queens

Shawn Johnson & Nicola Leacock are MVP’s By Franklin Wilson Pele Gold whipped BK International Western Tigers A 3-0 and Trophy Stall All Stars (Georgetown) squeezed to a thrilling 3-2...

Enmore Track Club returns from Trinidad with seven medals

Aug 09, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Enmore Track Club returns from Trinidad with seven medals

The Enmore Track and Field Club returned from Trinidad and Tobago last week with a seven-medal haul from the Morvant Jets/Mustangs Games that was held at the Hasley Crawford Stadium in the capital of...

Uruguay blank Guyana 6-0

Aug 09, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Uruguay blank Guyana 6-0

-result does not affect Guyana’s 2013 Pan Am qualification Tournament favourites Uruguay defeated Guyana 6-0 in the final of the Pan American Challenge which ended on Sunday in Rio de Janeiro,...

GT Pitbulls beat Buxton in Jam Zone Masters’ Cup warm-up match

Aug 09, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on GT Pitbulls beat Buxton in Jam Zone Masters’ Cup warm-up match

As part of their preparations for this weekend’s two-day Jam Zone Masters’ Cup t20 cricket competition at the Guyana National Stadium, the teams involved have been participating in warm-up...

Police win Emancipation Domino Tournament at Lethem

Aug 09, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Police win Emancipation Domino Tournament at Lethem

The Police Club conquered Clippers and Sudden Spring after winning the Emancipation Domino Tournament in Lethem on August 1 at the Front Tier Bar. The Police Club claimed the $13,000 first prize and...

Foo slams belligerent ton as Berbice warm up for Jam Zone Masters Cup semis

Aug 09, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Foo slams belligerent ton as Berbice warm up for Jam Zone Masters Cup semis

Twenty-year-old National t20 player Jonathan Foo clobbered a belligerent undefeated 126 as Universal DVD Berbice Titans warmed up for Friday’s Jam Zone Masters’ Cup t20 semi-finals at the Guyana...

Pollard to warm-up for Somerset’s August 27 T20 final

Aug 09, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Pollard to warm-up for Somerset’s August 27 T20 final

With two matches in Guyana’s Jam Zone Masters’ Cup Pugnacious Trinidad and Tobago and West Indies power-hitter Kieron Pollard will warm up for the August 27 Friends Life T20 cricket final in...

Guyana battle T&T today in 50-overs U-19 opening round

Aug 09, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana battle T&T today in 50-overs U-19 opening round

By Sean Devers The opening round of this years’ Regional under-19 limited overs competition begins today in Guyana and defending champions Trinidad and Tobago battle host Guyana at Bourda in one of...

Progressive Youth, Unity / Lancaster marches on

Aug 09, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Progressive Youth, Unity / Lancaster marches on

Kares Engineering / Bushy Park Sawmills 10/10 Tapeball Cricket Competition By Rawle Welch Progressive Youth defeated McGill Superstars by two wickets as play in the Kares Engineering / Bushy Park...

We must use the technology

Aug 09, 2011 KNews Editorial Comments Off on We must use the technology

There has been talk about cameras being installed in and around the city. Few of us have seen them, but we have to take the word of the authorities that they do exist and that they are working. Since...

CAN YOU STOP EATING CHICKEN FOR ONE WEEK?

Aug 09, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on CAN YOU STOP EATING CHICKEN FOR ONE WEEK?

Chicken and eggs are in short supply. This should never have recurred. Not after the commitments that were given the last time there was a scarcity. Then, the public was assured that improved...

Jelly’s last jam

Aug 09, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Jelly’s last jam

In this an election period, Bob Marley’s famous song, “Jamming” has become the national anthem of the presidency. The Government has virtually taken over the direction of Jamzone. Last year,...

Bisram fails to meet challenge

Aug 09, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Bisram fails to meet challenge

Dear Editor, I refer to Mr. Vishnu Bisram’s letter published in the Kaieteur News of Monday, August 8, 2011, captioned ‘Bisram responds to Mayor Green’s Challenge’ in it he fails to deal with...

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WI seamers rattle Bangladesh, put visitors ahead in Sylhet

Nov 07, 2026

(Cricinfo) – Bangladesh found themselves on the back foot at the end of the second day’s play of the Sylhet Test, losing three wickets for 88 runs in response to West Indies’ 356....

From economic genocide to physical extinction

Nov 06, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – “To bring about hunger, desperation and overthrow of government.” Those were the chilling words of Lester Mallory, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs, in a memorandum dated 6th April, 1960, addressed to his superior in the U.S. State Department....

A Divided World: A Commonwealth Opportunity

Nov 01, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – When Commonwealth leaders gather in Antigua and Barbuda from 1st to 4th November, they should address a question that reaches beyond their association: how can countries of different size, wealth and outlook sustain cooperation in a world increasingly...

Torture: Mohamed must clear the air

Nov 06, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The sister of Leader of the Opposition, Mr. Azruddin Mohamed, said he was tortured. The Guyana Prison Service (GPS) said he was not. Mr. Azruddin Mohamed should be out on bail. He is the best body of evidence (literally) as to whether he was or wasn’t tortured. He has...

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