September 2011

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GPHC admits poor communications in maternity death

Sep 15, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on GPHC admits poor communications in maternity death

The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) has acknowledged that there was a breakdown in communication between some healthcare practitioners and the family of 21-year-old Shinella...

THE ELEPHANT IS SMILING

Sep 15, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THE ELEPHANT IS SMILING

Guyana was always too large for the PNC to manage. As early as 1969, Forbes Burnham began to complain that the population of Guyana was far too small for there to be significant...

$500M bids in sea, river defense projects opened

Sep 15, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on $500M bids in sea, river defense projects opened

-Leguan, Wakenaam islands slated for works Tenders for sea and river defence projects, estimated at over $500M, were opened Tuesday with critical areas like Belle Vue, West Bank...

Hadfield Street fire…Suspected arsonists captured on CCTV

Sep 15, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Hadfield Street fire…Suspected arsonists captured on CCTV

-owner angry over police inaction A part owner of the Hadfield Street guest house that was destroyed by fire last Friday morning is not satisfied that the police are doing...

Security guard fined $15,000 for discharging loaded firearm

Sep 15, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Security guard fined $15,000 for discharging loaded firearm

Before the presiding Magistrate Priya Sewnarine- Beharry gave her verdict in the case of Raymond O’Selmo, the security guard who discharged his weapon at the Guyana National...

Food for the Poor donates items to Amerindian communities

Sep 15, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Food for the Poor donates items to Amerindian communities

In observance of Amerindian Heritage Month, Food for the Poor Guyana Inc donated a quantity of household and personal items to the Ministry of Amerindian Affairs to be...

Kuru Kuru killer still at large

Sep 15, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Kuru Kuru killer still at large

Relatives of 35-year-old Tessa Romascindo who was reportedly hacked to death by her husband Seonarine Deonarine have stated that they are not pleased with the way the matter is being...

Garnett Street man shot during argument

Sep 15, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Garnett Street man shot during argument

Up to press time yesterday Victor Muniram, 49, of Garnett Street; Campbellville was being treated at the Georgetown Public Hospital for a gunshot wound which he sustained during an argument...

Over 30 fishermen brutally attacked in the Corentyne River

Sep 15, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Over 30 fishermen brutally attacked in the Corentyne River

A group of five men posing as seamen attacked over 35 fishermen in the Corentyne River, in the vicinity of Caronie and Nickerie some time between 02:00 hrs and 03:00 hrs yesterday. This was...

Stepping in to save even more lives

Sep 15, 2011 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Stepping in to save even more lives

Dialysis, the difference between life and death in many cases, is being offered at yet another facility in Guyana. Starting yesterday the country’s newest hemodialysis facility went into...

Jamaican deported after overstaying welcome

Sep 15, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Jamaican deported after overstaying welcome

A 20-year-old Jamaican man was yesterday ordered to pay a fine of $30,000 to the court or face six months’ imprisonment along with deportation back to his country. The young...

Obeah lady strikes again

Sep 15, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Obeah lady strikes again

The suspected obeah lady, who has once frustrated residents of Leonora after she was released from police custody about a month ago, has now matched the description of another suspected obeah...

19-year-old on trial for killing 13-year-old

Sep 15, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on 19-year-old on trial for killing 13-year-old

The murder trial of Rooplall Abrahim, 19, of Bath Settlement West Coast Berbice who is accused of killing Kavita Panday who was 13 at the time on September 8, 2008, is continuing in the...

Two Windies players in Berbice Team for El Dorado Inter-County cricket

Sep 15, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Two Windies players in Berbice Team for El Dorado Inter-County cricket

With the absence of Davindra Bishoo due to West Indies duties in England along with Test pacer Brandon Bess and left-arm spinner Veerasammy Permaul who are in Barbados at the HPC Academy, defending...

20% of fuel smuggled from Venezuela – Leaked US cable

Sep 14, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on 20% of fuel smuggled from Venezuela – Leaked US cable

A US Embassy confidential report back in 2006 said that the long-simmering Guyana-Venezuela border dispute has slowed the pace of bilateral growth between the two...

Employee dies after pinned by excavator

Sep 14, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Employee dies after pinned by excavator

A 19-year-old interior worker perished on his way for medical attention hours after he was pinned by the bucket of an excavator in the Ikawan Backdam. The incident which left Andy Singh...

Sewerage pipes attract $250M bid

Sep 14, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Sewerage pipes attract $250M bid

Government has moved to order a significant quantity of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) pipes for a major project to rehabilitate the city’s sewerage system. Yesterday, bids were...

Ahmad busted three days after right-hand man held in Texas

Sep 14, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Ahmad busted three days after right-hand man held in Texas

Authorities in the United States of America are moving ahead aggressively to crush the alleged mortgage fraud ring headed by Guyanese businessman Edul Ahmad. This follows...

Mother of six hacked to death by husband

Sep 14, 2011 KNews News 15

The quiet community called ‘Rasta Town’ in Laluni, off the Linden Soesdyke Highway, was yesterday sent into shock as a well known mother of six was hacked to...

Dem boys seh…GT&T gun have fun wid Spelling Bee

Sep 14, 2011 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…GT&T gun have fun wid Spelling Bee

De blue line telephone people join wid Shaik Ministry fuh hold a spelling bee competition. Dem get all dem pickney involve and right away de preparation start. But one li’l boy seh...

From WikiLeaks to the National Stadium: Tales of social baldness

Sep 14, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on From WikiLeaks to the National Stadium: Tales of social baldness

I have not publicly identified this gentleman so far but I will forward his name to all the private media houses and they can ask him for a comment. I will do so now (Tuesday). He needs to...

8th Busta Champion of Champions tourney unveiled

Sep 14, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on 8th Busta Champion of Champions tourney unveiled

-above $200,000 at stake in 8-team 50 overs Berbice showdown The battle lines will be drawn from this weekend when the 8th annual Busta Champion of Champions 50-overs knock-out...

El Dorado Inter-County 50-over tourney bowls off Friday

Sep 14, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on El Dorado Inter-County 50-over tourney bowls off Friday

Final to be played at Albion By Sean Devers The senior Regional 50-over cricket competition is fixed for Guyana next month and the local selectors have...

Usain Bolt wins Zagreb 100m in 9.85 seconds

Sep 14, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Usain Bolt wins Zagreb 100m in 9.85 seconds

BBC – World record holder Usain Bolt ran his fastest 100m of the season to win in 9.85 seconds in Zagreb. Bolt beat Kim Collins in the IAAF World Challenge event as he raced over...

Young Achievers proves too strong once again

Sep 14, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Young Achievers proves too strong once again

– takes top honours in final preliminary round Just as they had done over the period of the tournament so far, West Demerara’s Young Achievers dominated the latest format in the annual...

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Guyana Cup rematch on the cards in President’s Cup feature

Nov 07, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The field will be a packed one on Sunday November 29, at Rising Sun Turf Club when the President’s Cup horse race meet shoots off. More than 100 horses have thrown their names...

Who says the government does not listen?

Nov 07, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Who says the government does not listen? That is an unfair accusation. The government does listen. In fact, it listens very attentively. The only problem is that it appears to have a rather selective hearing. It can hear a whisper from certain quarters of the private sector...

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...

Sinking ship, bailing out-US midterms – Pt. II

Nov 07, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – U.S. Vice President, J.D. Vance is among the first bailing from a sinking ship. The Iran War led to the ashes of defeat in the midterms. President Trump suddenly sheds his crazy man persona. Now talks of working with Democrats. From America I wing to Guyana, and Vice...

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