August 2011

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The Public Sphere

Aug 05, 2011 KNews Editorial Comments Off on The Public Sphere

Once again, this newspaper is being harassed for pursuing its stated commitment towards the widening and deepening of what has been termed “the public sphere”. This is the space of free...

Charity begins at home

Aug 05, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Charity begins at home

One of the first lessons you get from your International Relations professor as a university freshman is that one of the causes of war is when a dictator tries to hide a major violation that...

Costa Rica’s Herediano claw back to secure a 2-2 draw with Alpha

Aug 05, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Costa Rica’s Herediano claw back to secure a 2-2 draw with Alpha

Alpha ‘The Hammer’ United failed to capitalize on a 2-0 lead nearing the end of their match against Costa Rico’s Herediano and had to settle for a 2-2 draw when the two teams clashed in...

The major political parties failed this country

Aug 05, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on The major political parties failed this country

Dear Editor, When one looks at Guyana and looks also at Mauritius, one truly understands how the PNC and the PPP failed us. That is why is it so important that more of our people discontinue...

Chicken in Guyana at $350 per lb, chicken in USA at $261 per lb

Aug 05, 2011 KNews Letters 8

Dear Editor, Apparently there is a chicken shortage in Guyana (“Chicken shortage to ease by mid-September” KN, August 3, 2011). Apparently, the nation was in the middle of a glut on...

Carryl misunderstands Bisram’s CCJ position

Aug 05, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Carryl misunderstands Bisram’s CCJ position

Dear Editor, Mr. Francis Carryl completely misunderstands and deliberately misstates my position on colonialism, the CCJ and the Privy Council. I wrote at least four related letters on the...

Freddie Skating on thin ice

Aug 05, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Freddie Skating on thin ice

Dear Editor, Reference is made to Mr. Freddie Kissoon’s perennial complaints about an early trial of the defamation lawsuit filed against Kissoon by President Jagdeo. When this lawsuit was filed...

The taxi drivers are not scapegoats

Aug 05, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on The taxi drivers are not scapegoats

Dear Editor, I write this letter to deal with the nonsense being peddled by the PPP regime and its propagandist Vishnu Bisram as regards the crash landing of the Caribbean Airlines (CAL) plane at...

The reality may be something else

Aug 05, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on The reality may be something else

Dear Editor, In its Peeping Tom Column of 3 August, 2011, a not-unexpected agenda of the KN/Peeping Tom seems to be emerging as translucently and compellingly clear as when the sun rises over the...

Parents shouldn’t have a say on who their children vote for

Aug 05, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Parents shouldn’t have a say on who their children vote for

Dear Editor, Parents have a huge impact on the lives of their children either positively or negatively. However, they should not have a say on who their children vote for in the coming elections....

Digital Technology never registered in US

Aug 04, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Digital Technology never registered in US

New York address was fish market, real estate agency, now barber shop New evidence suggests that Digital Technology, which has been awarded computer contracts worth $300 million, was in fact...

One killed, four cheat death in West Demerara car accident

Aug 04, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on One killed, four cheat death in West Demerara car accident

An eight-year-old child was killed almost instantly as he stood transfixed while a car came hurtling into his direction. His three siblings and one cousin ran for their lives, however. Joshua...

Legislations tabling today to squash GT&T’s monopoly

Aug 04, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Legislations tabling today to squash GT&T’s monopoly

Major shake-up in telecoms industry… By Leonard Gildarie In what will be one of the most significant shake-up to the industry over the last two decades, Government is to table...

Dem boys seh …Computer is a bad word

Aug 04, 2011 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh …Computer is a bad word

People still talking bout de plane crash and dem boys certain that dem talking because dem really got something to talk about. One man claim how he see when de plane crash and from de time he...

Disability advocacy project receives new boost

Aug 04, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Disability advocacy project receives new boost

Over the coming months, disability awareness groups in Regions Two, Four, Six and Ten will be receiving brand new communication equipment to aid an ongoing disability awareness programme as...

Scrap iron thief jailed for possession of cocaine

Aug 04, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Scrap iron thief jailed for possession of cocaine

Chandra Lall Veerapen, 31, of East Canefield East Canje, was on Wednesday sentenced to one year in jail by Magistrate Adela Nagamootoo when he appeared before her at the Reliance...

10 road deaths monthly – Road Safety Council

Aug 04, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on 10 road deaths monthly – Road Safety Council

The increasing number of deaths on the roadways is a major concern to the Guyana National Road Safety Council. Statistics show that almost every month 10 persons die as a result of road...

National Toshaos meeting used as political platform-AFC Presidential Candidate

Aug 04, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on National Toshaos meeting used as political platform-AFC Presidential Candidate

It is very pellucid that the PPP/C continues to weave its dirty fabric of political imposition on the first peoples of Guyana (Amerindians), said AFC Presidential Candidate, Khemraj Ramjattan...

5,000 more added to voter’s list – Dr Luncheon

Aug 04, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on 5,000 more added to voter’s list – Dr Luncheon

An estimated 5,000 eligible voters have been added to the national register that would make up the final voter’s list for general elections due by year end, Cabinet Secretary Dr Roger...

Marshall Falls boating accident victim’s body found

Aug 04, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Marshall Falls boating accident victim’s body found

The body of Ray Manram, who went missing on Monday after a boat accident in the Mazaruni River, in the vicinity of Marshall Falls was found floating some distance from where he was last...

Distraught mother cites negligence in toddler’s death

Aug 04, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Distraught mother cites negligence in toddler’s death

By Edison Jefford and Latoya Giles An obviously distraught young mother is struggling to come to grips with the loss of her first and only child, two-year-old Safia Daniels, who succumbed...

Father, son remanded for murder

Aug 04, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Father, son remanded for murder

Sankar Khrishna, 47, called ‘John’, a cattle and rice farmer of Alness and of 85 Letter Kenny, Corentyne, and his son Rommel Krishna, 21, a farmer of 69 Alness Corentyne Berbice were on...

Corentyne duo remanded for robbing overseas-based Guyanese

Aug 04, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Corentyne duo remanded for robbing overseas-based Guyanese

Two known characters who brutally beat and robbed an overseas-based Guyanese have been remanded to prison. The men, Vibert Moore, called ‘Junior Moore’, 39, of Hampshire Squatting...

Vendors lament on conditions at Kitty market

Aug 04, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Vendors lament on conditions at Kitty market

The dumping and burning of garbage currently affect many market areas. This is mostly so in the Kitty market area where vendors are affected by the condition and structure of the building that houses...

Garbage overwhelms Georgetown

Aug 04, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Garbage overwhelms Georgetown

-market areas and businesses badly affected As garbage contractors have withdrawn their services once again over delays in payment by the Mayor and City Council (MCC), an increase in...

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GBF secures certified Hardwood Court in major boost for basketball...

Jun 17, 2026

Kaieteur Sports – As Guyana prepares to host the FIBA AmeriCup 2029 Caribbean Pre-Qualifiers from July 8-12 at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, the Guyana Basketball Federation (GBF) has made a...

No right to a firearm permit exists

Jun 17, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Years ago, there was a man who contended, “I need a firearm licence because I have a lot of money.” The then relevant officer replied, “Then you can afford security—next application, please.” The man had been so confident he would get a firearm licence...

Why the Commonwealth Matters Again

Jun 14, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Small and medium-sized states, from the most vulnerable island nations to more diversified middle‑income economies, have always faced a difficult reality. They have to navigate a world in which power is unevenly distributed and in which the decisions of...

Carolyn Rodrigues – Birkett for UN Sec Gen. – I endorse

Jun 17, 2026

Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – Way to go, Excellency Ali. Excellency Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett is Guyana’s nominee for the prestigious and demanding role of United Nations Secretary General. Why not? Since everybody globally have their eyes on a wedge of Guyana’s riches,...

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