December 2011

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NBS 2nd division 40 over cricket…Bassant 118, Roopchand 74 guide Gangaram Strykers to 354 for 8

Dec 07, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on NBS 2nd division 40 over cricket…Bassant 118, Roopchand 74 guide Gangaram Strykers to 354 for 8

Lawrence Bassant slammed 118 (15×4 5×6) and Latchman Roopchand 74 (4×4 8×6) to guide Gangaram Strykers to a mammoth 354 for 8 in 40 overs against Celebrity Times,...

GCC bringing a mixture of experience and youth

Dec 07, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCC bringing a mixture of experience and youth

Diamond Mineral Water International Indoor Festival With the Diamond Mineral Water International Indoor Festival set to commence tomorrow and run until Saturday, all the local teams...

T&T and Malvern star player coming to Guyana

Dec 07, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on T&T and Malvern star player coming to Guyana

With foreign teams from Trinidad and Tobago and Barbados anticipated to participate in the Diamond Mineral Water International Indoor Festival, Kaieteur Sport takes a look at Malvern standout...

NBS 2nd Division Cricket …Rikhi, Sinclair guide RHT Bakewell to 4th straight win

Dec 07, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on NBS 2nd Division Cricket …Rikhi, Sinclair guide RHT Bakewell to 4th straight win

National Under-19 player Dominic Rikhi and Jason Sinclair on Sunday last played major roles in guiding Rose Hall Town Bakewell to its 4th successive victory in the Berbice Cricket Board...

Changes made to Port Mourant Multi-million dollar horserace meet

Dec 07, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Changes made to Port Mourant Multi-million dollar horserace meet

With just a few days away from race day, the authorities are still trying to get it right for the annual Port Mourant Turf Club one day Horserace meet billed for Sunday December 11 at...

Local chess players experience mixed fortunes in Suriname expedition

Dec 07, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Local chess players experience mixed fortunes in Suriname expedition

Rashad Hussain of St. Roses High School and Suhai Feng of Queens College both experienced mixed fortunes when they participated in the just concluded Suriname Open Rotary Chess...

Letter to the Sports Editor…Football bodies need to sort out their differences

Dec 07, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Letter to the Sports Editor…Football bodies need to sort out their differences

Dear Sir, My involvement in football spans a number of years during which time I have seen the sport grow from strength to strength. Recently, the local squad have qualified for the...

Hyman strokes masterful 160 for UG against GYO

Dec 07, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Hyman strokes masterful 160 for UG against GYO

Noble House Seafoods 2nd division two-day cricket Action in the Noble House Seafoods 2nd division cricket competition continued over the weekend with GYO hosting UG. Host Gandhi...

Guyanese can’t be happy with this new Cabinet

Dec 07, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyanese can’t be happy with this new Cabinet

Dear Editor, A look at this Cabinet chock full with Jagdeoites makes it clear that Jagdeo still has tremendous influence. Just last week I asked for the sake of Guyana that President Donald...

PSC seems in a profound alliance with the ruling party

Dec 07, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on PSC seems in a profound alliance with the ruling party

Dear Editor, The Private Sector Commission, in its negative attitude to shared governance, seems to be in a profound alliance with the PPP/C. At its post election...

Where are the thinkers?

Dec 07, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Where are the thinkers?

Dear Sir, As an overseas Guyanese I have been following the news back home and cannot help but be surprised and amazed by what I see. Here are my concerns: 1. President Ramotar appears to be...

Ramotar must walk the walk

Dec 07, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Ramotar must walk the walk

Dear Editor, In July 2010 in a two-part series captioned “Expectations for the 2011 National elections in Guyana” in the Stabroek News in which I reviewed the strengths and weaknesses of...

AN APPEAL TO MR KHEMRAJ RAMJATTAN AND THE AFC

Dec 07, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on AN APPEAL TO MR KHEMRAJ RAMJATTAN AND THE AFC

Dear Editor, Mr Ramjattan, I foremostly must congratulate you, the leadership of the Alliance for Change Party, and the passionate supporters for securing a significant 10.3 per cent of...

The subterfuge behind the B’ce Birdge

Dec 07, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on The subterfuge behind the B’ce Birdge

Dear Sir, I would like to commend Mr. Ram for the recommendations made for the lowering of tolls for the Berbice Bridge crossing .I trust that the new Government considers the...

A challenge and an opportunity

Dec 07, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on A challenge and an opportunity

Dear Editor, Guyana’s election has produced both a challenge and an opportunity for the political elite in the country. Put simply it is time for some mature, grown up politics like...

Lindeners demand end of NCN monopoly

Dec 07, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Lindeners demand end of NCN monopoly

Lindeners will be pressing their demands for access to more electronic media, as they appeal for an end to the monopoly held by the state-owned National Communications Network (NCN). The...

Rusal set to break 1.4 million tonnes by yearend

Dec 07, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Rusal set to break 1.4 million tonnes by yearend

Russian-owned bauxite company, Rusal, has broken the million tonnes mark and is set to surpass previous production levels, an official has said. According to Nikolay Smirnov, the Russian Federation...

Police shooting traumatises Primary students

Dec 07, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Police shooting traumatises Primary students

“We have reached a sad state in Guyana’s history,” was the reaction of Former Minister of Education, Foreign Affairs and long time People’s Progressive Party Member Dr Henry Jeffrey...

The concept of protest has been criminalised – GHRA Executive Member

Dec 07, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on The concept of protest has been criminalised – GHRA Executive Member

There is a concept that any protest in Guyana is unacceptable. That is according to Mike Mc Cormack of the Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA). Mc Cormack was responding to queries about...

Over 85,000 customers could be disconnected – GWI

Dec 07, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Over 85,000 customers could be disconnected – GWI

Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) will commence its annual countrywide disconnection campaign today for outstanding water service charges. According to Chief Executive (ag) Nigel Niles, while...

Eight new faces in Parliament for PPP/C

Dec 07, 2011 KNews News 1

– Nadir, Kwame Gilbert, Vindhya Persaud included – no place for Baksh, Prashad, Ramson The People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) has announced its list of...

Elections 2011…Better requirements needed for persons with disabilities

Dec 07, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Elections 2011…Better requirements needed for persons with disabilities

– Council Chairperson The Guyana Council of Organizations for Persons with Disabilities is pleased that persons with disabilities came out in their numbers to cast their ballots at...

Millions living with disabilities encounter significant difficulties – UN

Dec 07, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Millions living with disabilities encounter significant difficulties – UN

Almost one-fifth of the estimated global total of persons living with disabilities; or between 110-190 million, encounter significant difficulties, according to the United...

Development banks agree new partnership for climate action in cities

Dec 07, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Development banks agree new partnership for climate action in cities

Five Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), which are lending some $8.4 billion annually for climate action in cities, agreed Monday on a new partnership to combat global...

Five new faces for Ramotar’s Cabinet

Dec 06, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Five new faces for Ramotar’s Cabinet

-Edghill, Nanda Gopaul, Alli Baksh, Nandlall, Ganga Persaud are in -Robert Persaud to head newly-created Environment Ministry By Leonard Gildarie Five new Ministers have been sworn in to...

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Hetmyer (111*) scorches Queen’s Park Oval, as TKR plummet to...

Sep 01, 2026

2026 Republic Bank CPL… GAW vs. TKR Kaieteur Sports – Shimron Hetmyer dropped a nuke at the Queen’s Park Oval, as his breathtaking 111 not out scorched the Trinbago Knight Riders, who...

The tragedy of a society that has stopped reading

Sep 01, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – There was a time in Guyana when a child caught reading a book was considered a good thing. Today, if you see a child quietly reading for twenty minutes, you may want to call the police. Something unusual is happening. The child is either studying, hiding from his parents, or...

Haiti after Kenscoff: Pledges and Promises Do Not Stop the Killing

Aug 30, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – For generations, Kenscoff was where people from Port-au-Prince went to breathe. Its cool hills offered relief, and its farmers supplied the capital’s markets. Gang attacks reached the commune in January 2025, but it remained an important barrier between...

World-class and back of class

Sep 01, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The Aussies are now on the bandwagon. Guyana is a world class mining place. Before the Australians, Americans from Exxon were waxing brightly about Guyana’s world class oil reservoirs. And, before the Australians and Americans, there was the irrepressible Mohamed Irfaan...

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