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Is there tangible evidence of racial discrimination or ethnic marginalisation in Guyana?

Mar 04, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Is there tangible evidence of racial discrimination or ethnic marginalisation in Guyana?

Dear Editor, A marginalised population, according to Mary Morgan, specialist in private sector development in developing and post conflict countries, is “a group that experiences systemic...

Repairs on flawed Supenaam Stelling underway

Mar 04, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Repairs on flawed Supenaam Stelling underway

Repairs have commenced on the defective multi-million-dollar Supenaam Stelling, in Region Two, with authorities stating that test runs could be conducted this month as scheduled. Officials yesterday...

UG reopens as water restored to Turkeyen community

Mar 04, 2011 knews News Comments Off on UG reopens as water restored to Turkeyen community

Water has been restored to the Turkeyen community, the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) said yesterday via release. On Wednesday, the University of Guyana suspended operations citing the limited water...

Budgets viewed as a kind of circus

Mar 04, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Budgets viewed as a kind of circus

Dear Editor, Parliament has just signed yet once more another budget into action after the customary marathon debate, the 2011 and largest budget ever – $161 billion. Presentations galore...

Is Guyana a ‘Land of Six Peoples?’

Mar 04, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Is Guyana a ‘Land of Six Peoples?’

Dear Editor, Guyana is referred to as the “Land of Six Peoples”, but ‘united and free’! It is time we revisit some of our old cherished beliefs and accepted sayings since they are, or are...

Jagdeo reiterates support for use of deadly force to fight criminals

Mar 04, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Jagdeo reiterates support for use of deadly force to fight criminals

President Bharrat Jagdeo has made no bones about his support for the police in the use of deadly force to deal with criminals. Speaking at the opening of the annual Police Officers’ Conference at...

Ambitions of Forbes Burnham and Bharrat Jagdeo

Mar 04, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Ambitions of Forbes Burnham and Bharrat Jagdeo

Dear Editor, I refer to Freddie Kissoon’s article, “Power and Wealth and the Fraudian Anger of David Granger” (Kaieteur News 01/03/2011) and his comparisons of Jagdeo and Burnham stating that...

Defence, prosecution makes submissions as voir dire concludes

Mar 04, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Defence, prosecution makes submissions as voir dire concludes

As the murder trial of Shawn Richardson continued yesterday before Madame Justice Dawn Gregory, the defence and prosecution made their final submissions as the voir dire was concluded yesterday....

Listening to Children

Mar 04, 2011 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Listening to Children

We Guyanese generally expect children “to be seen and not heard”. Fathers especially, seldom spend time with children to listen to what they have to say. Now that an increasing number of mothers...

The failure of the propaganda machine of elected dictatorship in Guyana

Mar 04, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The failure of the propaganda machine of elected dictatorship in Guyana

The creators and creatures of the present dictatorship in Guyana have failed to convince people in and out of this country that they have done better than the previous PNC Government under Forbes...

WHERE WILL THE AFC FIND THESE PARLIAMENTARIANS?

Mar 04, 2011 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on WHERE WILL THE AFC FIND THESE PARLIAMENTARIANS?

They are going wild with excitement in the boroughs of New York, Toronto and London. And it is not about the imminent fall of the Libyan leader. In fact, it is not about Libya at all. Guyana is the...

AAG Development Meet on Sunday in Linden

Mar 04, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on AAG Development Meet on Sunday in Linden

– hectic weeks ahead for local athletics The Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) will host a Development Meet on Sunday in Linden ahead of next weekend’s National Youth and Junior...

Will Facebook and Twitter be blocked in Guyana, too?

Mar 04, 2011 knews Features / Columnists, Stella Says Comments Off on Will Facebook and Twitter be blocked in Guyana, too?

Online communication tools played a huge role in recent government changes in Tunisia and Egypt. Social media such as Facebook and Twitter played large roles in both countries. These revolutions also...

Schools team Badminton tourney set for March 12

Mar 04, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Schools team Badminton tourney set for March 12

The Guyana Badminton Association will be running off an Inter-Schools Badminton Team Tournament starting on Saturday March 12 at the Queens College Badminton Courts. Schools who are interested in...

Kissoon Group of Companies sponsor Golf tournament this weekend

Mar 04, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Kissoon Group of Companies sponsor Golf tournament this weekend

Kissoon Group of Companies will sponsor this week’s tournament at Lusignan Golf Club. Chairman Hemraj Kissoon, a long standing and highly respected member and a former president, has supported the...

Office of the President pays extra to special GDF, police officers

Mar 03, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Office of the President pays extra to special GDF, police officers

More evidence of improper practices at Office of the President is emerging. Documented evidence seen by this newspaper indicate that certain questionable payments have been approved by the Office of...

PPP still to choose Presidential candidate

Mar 03, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on PPP still to choose Presidential candidate

– Nagamootoo was not invited to ExCo sessions The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) on Monday held another session with four of the potential Presidential candidates making their cases but is...

Motor vehicle licences go on sale

Mar 03, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Motor vehicle licences go on sale

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) commenced the sale of Motor Vehicle Licences for 2011 on Tuesday and the first two days have gone smoothly. This year, the main centre for the sale of Licenses,...

Possessive lover slashes, beats woman

Mar 03, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Possessive lover slashes, beats woman

Twenty-five-year-old, Dhamattie Harrinarine, also known as Samantha, is now a patient at the Georgetown Public Hospital after she was reportedly brutalised by her reputed husband Parsaran Mohabal,...

Young man rescues five-year-old boy from burning building

Mar 03, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Young man rescues five-year-old boy from burning building

A fire suspected to have been started by a five-year-old boy, Isaiah Mahadeo, playing with matches, completely destroyed a Covent Garden building leaving six homeless. The fire which started...

Dem boys seh… Thiefing turn a habbit

Mar 03, 2011 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh… Thiefing turn a habbit

‘Some people does get ketch when dem thief and some, when dem get ketch does have people coming to defend dem. A man decide that he like somebody bicycle and he thief it. He get ketch and dem lock...

Delay in FOI legislation sparks protest at Parliament today

Mar 03, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Delay in FOI legislation sparks protest at Parliament today

The Alliance for Change (AFC) will today mount a picketing exercise outside Public Buildings primarily as a result of the delay in presenting and enacting the long-awaited Access to Information Bill...

CPCE to accept more private school teachers

Mar 03, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on CPCE to accept more private school teachers

Government has announced that the Cyril Potter College of Education will be expanding its quota for private school teachers to ensure quality education delivery at private schools. Minister of...

Access bridge in a deplorable state

Mar 03, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Access bridge in a deplorable state

The bridge that links Callender Street and Laing Avenue is in a deplorable state. The residents have told this newspaper that this has been the case for many years and that despite regular complaints...

Wife threats lead to gun find

Mar 03, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Wife threats lead to gun find

Christopher London, 38, a security guard attached to a prominent construction firm is expected to be placed before the court for being in possession of an illegal .25 pistol. His arrest stems from...

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Hridoy ensures draw in Sylhet; WI beat Bangladesh 1-0 in series

Nov 09, 2026

Cricinfo – With an 82 in the fourth innings, Towhid Hridoy ensured Bangladesh completed a hard-fought draw against West Indies in the Sylhet Test. The visitors clinched the series 1-0 on...

What is right is right, and what is wrong is wrong

Nov 09, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – There are moments in the political life of every nation when the character of its people is tested by whether they have the courage to condemn wrongdoing when it is committed against those with whom they disagree. It is easy to champion justice when the victim belongs to your...

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...

Light and darkness, lips to life

Nov 09, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The light that shines over Guyana must be at its dazzling purest. Not a speck of darkness on the horizon. Not a stray dark spot in the cupboard or under the carpet. When light is at its brightest, what chance for darkness to show its face, to linger? On the occasion of...

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