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ONE BILLION DOLLARS POORER

Feb 02, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on ONE BILLION DOLLARS POORER

Carifesta 2008, hosted in Guyana at a staggering price tag estimated at close to one billion dollars, was good while it lasted. There was a buzz about Guyana, the atmosphere was relaxed but...

Oxford Flight denies licences revoked

Feb 02, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Oxford Flight denies licences revoked

Oxford Flight, the charter company which suffered two incidents in the space of five months, leaving their aircraft substantially damaged, has denied that its operating licences have been revoked by...

The winds of change

Feb 02, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on The winds of change

Dear Editor, We are living in exciting times. Unlike two decades ago when the United States and other western countries were prepared to turn a blind eye to dictatorial regimes, we now are witnessing...

The AFC is a friend. I will forget the insult.

Feb 02, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The AFC is a friend. I will forget the insult.

I voted for the AFC the last election. I probably will do the same this year. As a matter of fact I am available to help the combined opposition. Many in the AFC are people I consider friends....

Desperate employee faces court on break and enter charge

Feb 02, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Desperate employee faces court on break and enter charge

After allegedly pilfering $143,000 worth of articles from his employer, Collis Duke found himself yesterday before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court. Duke...

PPP exploits racial fears to enbloc Indo Guyanese votes

Feb 02, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on PPP exploits racial fears to enbloc Indo Guyanese votes

Dear Editor, I read Ms Lurlene Nestor’s letter, “KhemrajRamjattan’s Bath settlement call was ill advised,” (KN 01-22-11) in which she dealt with Mr Ramjattan’s request to Indo Guyanese not...

Chief Magistrate completes first Paper Committal in eight days

Feb 01, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Chief Magistrate completes first Paper Committal in eight days

A significant and major piece of legal history was recently made without noise and fanfare when on Friday, Acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry concluded the first ever paper committal...

Budget debate ends with clash between Corbin, Dr Ashni Singh

Feb 01, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Budget debate ends with clash between Corbin, Dr Ashni Singh

The budget debates ended yesterday with a face-off between Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh and Opposition Leader Robert Corbin. They were the final two speakers on the 2011 budget. From today the...

Two wounded in Grove shooting

Feb 01, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Two wounded in Grove shooting

A taxi driver and a passenger were rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital with gunshot wounds around 22:00 hrs last night after they were shot at 110th Street, Grove, East Bank Demerara. Police...

Reputed husband to be charged with murder

Feb 01, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Reputed husband to be charged with murder

… Nursery school teacher dies Several weeks after being beaten in the head allegedly by her reputed husband, nursery school teacher, Shaunell Warrick, succumbed to severe head injuries at the...

Killer may have hired slain taxi driver

Feb 01, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Killer may have hired slain taxi driver

Taxi driver Charles Caesar may have been slain by a passenger who lured him to dark and deserted Perry Street, Tucville on Sunday night before shooting him in his car. Police sources confirmed...

N/A Deputy Mayor dies

Feb 01, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on N/A Deputy Mayor dies

The Deputy Mayor of New Amsterdam Hyacinth James died on Sunday. She was 83. She took ill some time on Sunday evening during celebrations for her 83rd birth anniversary at her Pope Street, New...

Dem boys seh… A man get kill dead, dead

Feb 01, 2011 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh… A man get kill dead, dead

Yesterday de whole country and even people who live in a foreign country get a lesson in ignorance. One man claim he never know that some reporters suh dunce. Dem had a murder; a man lash he...

US citizen further remanded for murder

Feb 01, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on US citizen further remanded for murder

… Detective body in septic tank Yesterday 58-year-old Desiree Jeffers, who is accused of killing her reputed husband Detective Igris Bobb-Blackman, was further remanded to prison, yesterday....

Harbour Bridge hit and run driver on $100,000 bail

Feb 01, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Harbour Bridge hit and run driver on $100,000 bail

Twenty-six-year old Reeyaz Ally, of 387 Block X Cornelia Ida, West Coast Demerara appeared before Magistrate Leslie Sobers at the Providence Magistrate’s Court, East Bank Demerara yesterday to...

City Hall suffers $700M shortfall in 2010

Feb 01, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on City Hall suffers $700M shortfall in 2010

– Anticipates operational challenges this year Having suffered a shortfall of $700M last year, the Mayor and City Council of Georgetown, will have to engage every means possible this year to...

AFC not a cloistered party – Trotman

Feb 01, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on AFC not a cloistered party – Trotman

“The AFC today’ by this wonderful launch, is not demonstrating that it is going it alone. On the contrary, we are saying to all those who are looking at us, assessing us, weighing and measuring...

Loggers threatened to up production or lose concessions

Feb 01, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Loggers threatened to up production or lose concessions

By Leonard Gildarie As demands for lumber grow, government yesterday threatened to seize forestry concessions granted to several large operators which are being under-utilised and re-allocate them....

15-year-old girl attempts suicide

Feb 01, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on 15-year-old girl attempts suicide

A 15-year-old girl attempted suicide by jumping off the “Jimbo Bridge” about 13:45 hours, Friday. The teen was seen in a pleasant mood until about 13:00 hours that day. Her class teacher recalled...

Police deny using excessive in teacher’s arrest

Feb 01, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Police deny using excessive in teacher’s arrest

The Guyana Police Force says that the use of handcuffs by a rank carrying out an arrest is standard operation procedure and cannot be considered as the use of excessive force. This was in response to...

Deportee jailed for possession of cocaine and ganja

Feb 01, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Deportee jailed for possession of cocaine and ganja

Dale Thomas and Sibby Sancho yesterday appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court charged with possession of 2.377 kilograms of marijuana and 58...

Man died of chop wounds to head

Feb 01, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Man died of chop wounds to head

… De Willem murder A post mortem examination performed on the remains of Nandalall Williams has revealed that he died as a result of brain hemorrhage due to two incise wounds to the forehead....

Diaspora wants a safe homeland to return, invest

Feb 01, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Diaspora wants a safe homeland to return, invest

“We want to see a nation where everyone is treated equally and given equal opportunities… we know this is not possible without a transformation,” Dr Somar Speaking on behalf of supporters of...

Pensioner killed on No.11 Public Road

Feb 01, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Pensioner killed on No.11 Public Road

The life of a 63-year-old grandfather, Shindradat Dhanraj called “Derro, was snuffed out on Monday when he was killed by a speeding minibus on the No. 11 Public Road, West Coast Berbice. The lone...

Father of six killed after collision with taxi

Feb 01, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Father of six killed after collision with taxi

By Rabindra Rooplall and Abena Rockliff David Kofoi Yacuba, 34, of 54 Graham Street Plaisance, East Coast Demerara (ECD) was killed on the spot after the hire car driver of HB 7247 collided with his...

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Sammy: ‘Results have not gone our way, but we continue to...

Oct 03, 2026

ESPN – Success can mean very different things to teams, and West Indies head coach Daren Sammy understands that perfectly. His side heads into the third and final ODI in New Chandigarh 2-0 down...

How do we deal with disappointment?

Oct 03, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – There was once a young man who had spent years preparing for what he believed would be the most important moment of his life. He studied late into the night. He sacrificed weekends. He turned down invitations from friends because he had a goal. When the opportunity finally...

Crime thrives on weak justice, illegal guns and dirty money

Sep 20, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Crime in Latin America and the Caribbean is no longer only a matter for the police. It is weakening societies, draining economies and obstructing development. It is also testing public confidence in courts, governments and democratic institutions. The...

Visa revocations – corruption and drug trafficking ties

Oct 03, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Bolivians carried a goodly fraction of those exposed and tarnished by U.S. visa revocations. Columbians, Ecuadorians, Peruvians all suffered the same fate. Judges. Prosecutors. A Police official. An attorney general. The allegations: corruption and involvement in...

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