October 2011

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President Jagdeo’s suspension of CNS 6 an abuse of power

Oct 02, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on President Jagdeo’s suspension of CNS 6 an abuse of power

Dear Editor, The decision by President Jagdeo to suspend Mr. Sharma’s CNS 6 comes as no surprise to the Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC). We were reliably informed some months back...

Why the attack on government, Digicel?

Oct 02, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Why the attack on government, Digicel?

Dear Editor, I have taken notice of a full page advertisement in the GuyExpo supplement by Digicel which seems to suggest that government took a wrong decision in delaying the passing...

GREETINGS ON WORLD TEACHER’S DAY

Oct 02, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on GREETINGS ON WORLD TEACHER’S DAY

Dear Editor, I take this opportunity to wish all (overworked and underpaid?) teachers a wonderful World Teachers Day on Wednesday October 5, 2011. Teachers are the single – most...

Former world rater adamant that local boxers could rise to the top again

Oct 02, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Former world rater adamant that local boxers could rise to the top again

Ever since Andrew ‘Sixhead’ Lewis won the WBA welterweight belt several other local pugilists managed to successfully emulate that feat. However, since then, the local pugilists...

Sunday Cartoon Oct 2, 2011

Oct 02, 2011 KNews Cartoons, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Sunday Cartoon Oct 2, 2011

Timothy Richmond steals the show

Oct 02, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Timothy Richmond steals the show

Timothy Richmond stole the show on Friday at the Winfer Gardens Inter-House Championship after out-sprinting his opponents on the track at the Everest ground. Richmond, the national...

Chandrika’s 114 spurs HPC to 86-run win over Afghan

Oct 02, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Chandrika’s 114 spurs HPC to 86-run win over Afghan

Guyanese right-handed opener Rajendra Chandrika hit a sparkling 114 to lead the Sagicor HPC team to an 86-run win against Afghanistan in their 50-over clash at the ICC Global Cricket...

PNCR likely to discuss Mingo ‘Pradoville 2’ fiasco –General Secretary Oscar Clarke

Oct 02, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on PNCR likely to discuss Mingo ‘Pradoville 2’ fiasco –General Secretary Oscar Clarke

It seems that Region Ten Chairman Mortimer Mingo will find himself in more hot water over that $1.5M cheque he gave to housing authorities for a plot of land in the ‘Pradoville 2’Housing...

“Cricket, cricket and more West Indies cricket for 2011-2012!”

Oct 02, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on “Cricket, cricket and more West Indies cricket for 2011-2012!”

Colin E. Croft Recently, West Indies Cricket Board sent around a tentative schedule, a broad brush, of cricket that will be played inside and outside the Caribbean from October 2011, to very...

Letter to the Sports Editor….GFF General Council should seek sanction for Beckles

Oct 02, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Letter to the Sports Editor….GFF General Council should seek sanction for Beckles

Dear Sports Editor, The comment solicited from Carlton Beckles Secretary, Bartica Football Association, by Sports Journalist Marlon Munroe, in an article captioned “Time to end...

Cricket Crisis – The Minister must demonstrate proper leadership

Oct 02, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Cricket Crisis – The Minister must demonstrate proper leadership

Dear Editor, I have been following with interest at home and abroad (Trinidad), the crisis in Guyana cricket as it has been unfolding over the past two (2) years. It has become evident that...

New Amsterdam – Guyana’s oldest town

Oct 02, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on New Amsterdam – Guyana’s oldest town

The new New Amsterdam celebrates its 120th anniversary as a town this week. The celebration climaxes this weekend with the Town Day, Street Fair and Wash down, events that many people look...

And they’re off!!

Oct 02, 2011 KNews Editorial Comments Off on And they’re off!!

The Presidential Sweepstakes have been five years in the making. It leads to the largest prize in Guyana: occupancy of one of the most powerful offices in the world (if we go by the powers and...

Sir Shridath Ramphal calls on regional governments to support CCJ

Oct 02, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Sir Shridath Ramphal calls on regional governments to support CCJ

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Prominent international diplomat Sir Shridath Ramphal has called on regional countries to put their legal houses in order and act in a “mature and creative...

ImmigrationTALK: Fraud Indicators to Avoid in the Immigration Process

Oct 02, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on ImmigrationTALK: Fraud Indicators to Avoid in the Immigration Process

By: Attorney Gail S. Seeram, Gail@Go2Lawyer.com There are millions of immigration petitions processed by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Department of State. ...

HOUSING AND YOU: Illegal sand dumping and road damage

Oct 02, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on HOUSING AND YOU: Illegal sand dumping and road damage

By Leonard Gildarie This week my mind was running on a number of issues to write on but a simmering incident over the past days persuaded me that there is a more pertinent matter to be discussed at...

Being Grateful

Oct 02, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Food For Thought Comments Off on Being Grateful

I remember sitting with my dog, reading positive materials, surrounded by beauty. I felt a sense of calm and fulfillment. I was so grateful for my surroundings and my family and good...

Breaking new ground, setting new standards…The story of National Testing Week in Guyana

Oct 02, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Breaking new ground, setting new standards…The story of National Testing Week in Guyana

It is the largest public health activity on the annual calendar of the National AIDS Programme Secretariat (NAPS)/Ministry of Health and stands as a glaring testimony of the incredible...

Public Works Ministry to implement stringent weight limits for heavy duty vehicles

Oct 02, 2011 KNews News 3

-“… we have one BK International truck carrying the weight of ten ordinary trucks combined.” Billions of dollars are being spent on road construction in Guyana and while no one will complain...

Uitvlugt Methodist Church was founded by son of indentured labourers

Oct 02, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Uitvlugt Methodist Church was founded by son of indentured labourers

– preaching started under starapple tree Who would have thought that the founder of a local church of the Christian Methodists organization would have been a first generation...

Raj Mangal cremated after stirring tributes

Oct 02, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Raj Mangal cremated after stirring tributes

Honest, incorruptible, accountable, preserving, patriotic, reliable, dedicated, committed, a man of values and principles, outspoken and someone who believed that the impossible can become possible....

Jamaican nightclub owner remanded for prostituting Guyanese teen

Oct 02, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Jamaican nightclub owner remanded for prostituting Guyanese teen

Jamaica (JamaicaGleaner) – Hermelinda Parker, the former proprietor of the Latin Movement Nightclub at Dunrobin Plaza, St Andrew, has been charged with trafficking in persons. She appeared in...

Guyanese duo found guilty in Canadian backtrack case

Oct 02, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese duo found guilty in Canadian backtrack case

Canada (telegraphjournal)- A judge found three people, among them two Guyanese, guilty on Friday of conspiracy to induce people to enter the United States illegally. Judge William McCarroll...

Namilco launches new products at GuyExpo

Oct 02, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Namilco launches new products at GuyExpo

Namilco, the country’s lone flour mill, is releasing two new products – Parsad Mix and SIrnee Mix – at GuyExpo 2011. Free samples are available for both products at their Namilco...

From the Diaspora…..GRANGER: “I WILL REDUCE THE POWERS OF THE PRESIDENCY”

Oct 02, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on From the Diaspora…..GRANGER: “I WILL REDUCE THE POWERS OF THE PRESIDENCY”

By Ralph Seeram Five or six years ago the Guyanese American Cultural Association of Central Florida held a Guyana Day celebration to coincide with Guyana’s Independence Anniversary. We knew that...

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St. Stanislaus, Essequibo Islands surge to huge wins

Jun 21, 2026

Beharry U19 School’s T20 Cricket tournament… Kaieteur Sports – T20 School’s Under-19 cricket action continued yesterday on the West Side at the Uitvlugt Community Center Ground, with a few...

The great rediscovery

Jun 21, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – There are few things more moving than a sudden conversion. Saul had his road to Damascus. St. Augustine heard a divine voice. And now thousands of overseas-based Guyanese are experiencing their own spiritual awakening. After decades of living in Brooklyn, Toronto, Miami,...

If the OAS did not exist, it could not be created today

Jun 21, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – I have spent a decade in the councils of the Organization of American States. I have watched governments come and go, seen some crises handled well and others handled badly, sat through more commemorative meetings than sessions discussing pressing issues,...

Local tolerance for bull-a beauty to behold

Jun 21, 2026

Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – Guyanese should get first prize for their tolerance for bull, their bottomless reservoir of docility. And humour. They have grown in those respects relative to their head-of-state. Whatever has taken over his head, the astonishing is what...

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