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Medical practitioners weigh-in on drowning

Feb 18, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Medical practitioners weigh-in on drowning

Although it is alleged that she committed suicide by plunging off the Demerara Harbour Bridge in the wee hours of Tuesday, there are still some uncertainties surrounding the demise of Nalini De...

3rd Annual ‘Screw’ Richmond Schools Football Tournament launched

Feb 18, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on 3rd Annual ‘Screw’ Richmond Schools Football Tournament launched

– Eight schools to participate The 3rd Annual Edward ‘Screw’ Richmond Secondary Schools Football Tournament was officially launched yesterday, during a simple ceremony which was attended by...

QC better last year’s performance at Barbados Relay Fair

Feb 18, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on QC better last year’s performance at Barbados Relay Fair

One of Guyana’s premier secondary institutions, Queens College topped their 2010 performance at the Barbados Relay Fair when their Girls’ Team finished ninth of 31 schools while their Boys’...

‘Fat Boy’ gets 8 years for killing brother

Feb 18, 2011 knews News Comments Off on ‘Fat Boy’ gets 8 years for killing brother

By Latoya Giles “I can’t ever remember a defendant coming before me and saying prison has actually been beneficial to him,” said Justice Winston Patterson, minutes before he sentenced Taijpaul...

Taxi driver murder trial continues

Feb 18, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Taxi driver murder trial continues

As the murder trial for Shawn Richardson continued before Madame Justice Dawn Gregory, two more policemen took to the witness box yesterday. Richardson is accused of killing Enterprise taxi driver...

Former First Lady Joyce Hoyte to be interred today

Feb 18, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Former First Lady Joyce Hoyte to be interred today

Former First Lady Joyce Hoyte will be interred today following a funeral service at St Andrews Kirk in Georgetown. There will be a private viewing for the family at the Lyken Funeral Parlour after...

Four juveniles to face robbery,burglary charges

Feb 18, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Four juveniles to face robbery,burglary charges

Four juveniles are to appear in court today in connection with a string of burglaries in Grove Housing Scheme and a robbery in the neighbouring Diamond New Scheme. Kaieteur News understands that the...

Our youth are looking to us to lead from the front

Feb 18, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Our youth are looking to us to lead from the front

Dear Editor, It is always troubling when one reads the newspapers and hears of so many murders – friend against friend, son against father, brother against brother, spouse against spouse, and on...

Who knows what tomorrow’s ‘nancy story’ will be?

Feb 18, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Who knows what tomorrow’s ‘nancy story’ will be?

Dear Editor, The PPP seems to be failing in their usual tactics of Dismiss, Deny and Delay these days and credit must be given to the press and the public who continue to ask more and more questions....

Health Ministry refutes articles, explains disparity in tenders

Feb 18, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Health Ministry refutes articles, explains disparity in tenders

Emphasising the notion that it supports and promotes the right to citizens to know and have access to information, the Ministry of Health in a statement issued yesterday refuted two recent articles...

Millions are without medicine that costs cents – Health Minister

Feb 18, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Millions are without medicine that costs cents – Health Minister

Globally there are between 500 million and one billion people who have absolutely no access to essential medicines. This is according to Minister of Health, Dr Leslie Ramsammy, who revealed recently...

Carl Greenidge may be the best PNCR candidate

Feb 18, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Carl Greenidge may be the best PNCR candidate

Dear Editor, As I listen to the news, read the papers and engage in conservation as we gear for regional and national elections later in the year, I am very concerned about the number of eligible...

Bartica gearing up for historic Carib Flood Light T20 tourney

Feb 18, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Bartica gearing up for historic Carib Flood Light T20 tourney

Eight teams to battle from March 5 @ Bartica Centre Gr. History will be created when for the first time a Twenty20 Cricket Tournament is held under lights in Bartica that will feature eight teams...

Missing mechanic’s body recovered

Feb 18, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Missing mechanic’s body recovered

The body of Courtney Apple, the mechanic who was feared drowned, was yesterday morning recovered near Echarak Falls on the Potaro River. Apple went missing last Monday following a boat accident in...

Beware of those who seek to divide the Christian community

Feb 18, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Beware of those who seek to divide the Christian community

Dear Editor, I issue the following statement in response to letters penned by Roger Williams and printed in the Kaieteur News on February 17 and by Ms. Patricia Gonzalez printed in the Kaieteur News...

GABBFF Novice & Intermediate to muscle off season on March 27 @ NCC

Feb 18, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on GABBFF Novice & Intermediate to muscle off season on March 27 @ NCC

Aspiring bodybuilders along with some who have tried and not succeeded in making their march before will collide on Sunday March 27 at the National Cultural Centre when the Guyana Amateur Body...

Deo and Adams Combine for Oasis Golf Win

Feb 18, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Deo and Adams Combine for Oasis Golf Win

Vijay Deo and Carlos Adams came out on top of a field of 21 teams to take the Oasis Cafe Pairs Golf Tournament held at Lusignan on Wednesday. Despite heavy rains over the previous days and very wet...

There’s a lot to hide Peeping Tom

Feb 18, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on There’s a lot to hide Peeping Tom

Dear Editor, Peeping Tom on February 7, 2011 asked what is there to hide with respect to public procurement in Guyana. Unfortunately Peeping Tom, very much. One only have to visit the 2009 Auditor...

Flouting the constitution

Feb 18, 2011 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Flouting the constitution

The President has boasted that we have one of the most “advanced” constitutions in the region. Constitutions, among other things, are supposed to delineate the responsibilities of the various...

Bandits grab $$M from Diamond family

Feb 18, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Bandits grab $$M from Diamond family

In the wee hours yesterday, armed bandits invaded a building located at 34 Public Road, Diamond, East Bank Demerara, and robbed a family of millions of dollars in cash and jewellery. At around 03:00...

RHTY&SC pays tribute to former First Lady Joyce Hoyte

Feb 18, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on RHTY&SC pays tribute to former First Lady Joyce Hoyte

The Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTY&SC) has joined many organizations and individuals who have paid tribute to the memory of former First lady, the Late Joyce Hoyte who passed away on...

The local PMTCT programme is effective

Feb 18, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on The local PMTCT programme is effective

Dear Editor, According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), an estimated 370,000 children under the age of 15 were newly infected with HIV in 2009 through mother to child transfusion (PMTCT)....

Guyana, a land full of baby Mubaraks

Feb 18, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Guyana, a land full of baby Mubaraks

If President Jagdeo or Prime Minister Sam Hinds should pick up the phone and call immigration and ask them to put an embargo on a departing passenger, it is understandable if the official agrees....

Road authorities urged to provide temporary relief

Feb 18, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Road authorities urged to provide temporary relief

Dear Editor, It is becoming more difficult to traverse the roadway between Success to Better Hope on the East Coast of Demerara, due to heavy traffic buildup. The buildup is partially due to an...

WHAT IS HARDER TO FIND THAN LOVE?

Feb 18, 2011 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on WHAT IS HARDER TO FIND THAN LOVE?

My first job interview required that I produce some form of identification and proof that I was of working age. Since I did not have a Guyana identification card at the time, I took along my...

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Guyanese athletes secure bronze finish at HYROX Competition in...

Oct 27, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Four Guyana athletes created history over the weekend by not just competing for the first time at the HYROX Fitness competition in Suriname but Team Fitness Express comprising...

Tomorrow should be declared as a day of mourning in Guyana

Oct 27, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Guyana has seemingly decided that the inconvenience of possessing an independent mind is no longer worth the trouble. It has changed direction. The irony is that while Guyana appears increasingly willing to trade diplomatic independence for Washington’s approval, Brazil’s...

Are We All Ukrainians?

Oct 25, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – On 19 October, accepting the award of Ukraine’s Order of Merit, I said that my commitment to Ukraine rests on a principle essential to small nations everywhere: sovereignty is the freedom to govern ourselves, preserve our identity and decide our future....

Ambassador Theriot, one unhappy Excellency

Oct 27, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – American Ambassador to Guyana, Nicole D. Theriot, has to be one unhappy puppy. Sorry, Excellency; the Americanism should be understood, taken gracefully. But Excellency Theriot has to be unhappy as the day is long. A soft, feathery ambassadorial assignment, looking after...

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