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The secret ballot is the standard form of voting in any contested elections

Jan 20, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on The secret ballot is the standard form of voting in any contested elections

Dear Editor, Since the issue of secret ballot is attracting some attention in Guyana, I thought I should draw readers’ attention to a recent experience in Ireland. Brian Cowen is the Prime...

Is Mr. Mervin driven by fact or mischief?

Jan 20, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on Is Mr. Mervin driven by fact or mischief?

Dear Editor, Permit me to respond to Mr. Emile Mervin’s continued inaccuracies. In his letter (“It is time there was statutory coverage for the salaries, retirement benefits of ministers and...

A case of disrespect for the nation?

Jan 20, 2011 knews Editorial Comments Off on A case of disrespect for the nation?

Guyana is a drug transshipment point but the authorities are not prepared to accept this fact for the simple reason that they would prefer not to have the country linked to drug trafficking because...

Kitty Deaf Club dominate Domino competition

Jan 19, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Kitty Deaf Club dominate Domino competition

The National Sports Commission sponsored domino competition for persons with disabilities held over the weekend was full of excitement. Playing for the first time in the competition, Kitty Deaf Club...

Girl, 4, dies after ingesting ant poison

Jan 19, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Girl, 4, dies after ingesting ant poison

A four-year-old female nursery school student of Moco-Moco in the Central Rupununi was pronounced dead at the Lethem Hospital shortly after she ingested a poisonous liquid which was intended to kill...

Guyana to get US$40M more from Norway this year – Finance Minister

Jan 19, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana to get US$40M more from Norway this year – Finance Minister

The second tranche of the funds for Guyana under the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that was signed with the Kingdom of Norway is expected to be placed in the Guyana REDD+ Investment Fund (GRIF)...

Neesa Gopaul PI…State appoints prosecutor

Jan 19, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Neesa Gopaul PI…State appoints prosecutor

The preliminary inquiry into the murder of Neesa Gopaul continued yesterday at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court before Acting Chief Magistrate Priya Beharry. There to prosecute the matter was...

Body of twin brother recovered, other missing

Jan 19, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Body of twin brother recovered, other missing

The body of one of the Guyanese twin brothers who went under water after an excursion in Trinidad last Sunday has been recovered, while a desperate search continues for the other. The body of Ryan...

Aircraft crash-lands in the interior

Jan 19, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Aircraft crash-lands in the interior

A Cessna 206 operated by domestic airline, Oxford Aviation, yesterday crash-landed on the Baramita airstrip in the North West District. The incident occurred at around 09:35hrs. Kaieteur News...

Shot vendor succumbs

Jan 19, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Shot vendor succumbs

Hours after being shot in the stomach during a robbery, 40-year-old Sanjay Persaud, of Sisters Village, West Bank Demerara, succumbed to the injury early yesterday morning at the Georgetown Public...

Dem boys seh…Odinga, Leslie and Manzoor want mek a switch

Jan 19, 2011 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Odinga, Leslie and Manzoor want mek a switch

This is a funny world. Is de only place wheh people does walk into trouble. How else a man can explain how another man can watch a man thing in broad daylight, wid a big crowd around, and still want...

$111M disparity in bids to repair WCD Public Road

Jan 19, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on $111M disparity in bids to repair WCD Public Road

The Ministry of Public Works has invited bids for “Repairs to the West Coast Demerara Public Road” and there were six bids received yesterday. Of the six bids, one was $53M greater than the...

‘Less criminal activity’ at Stabroek Market since demolition

Jan 19, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Less criminal activity’ at Stabroek Market since demolition

Almost two weeks after the Ministry of Public Works demolished stalls at Stabroek Market, there has been a significant decrease in criminal activity in the area, compared to when there was the...

U.S. citizen gets five years for trafficking in narcotics

Jan 19, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on U.S. citizen gets five years for trafficking in narcotics

With a deep American accent, 24-year-old Shatese Athena Valentine, of 308 Stuyvesant Avenue, Brooklyn, New York, pleaded with Acting Chief Magistrate Priya Beharry for mercy, but despite her efforts,...

Windwards spoil Guyana’s semi-final hopes

Jan 19, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Windwards spoil Guyana’s semi-final hopes

– defending champs lose by 2 runs By Sean Devers in Barbados In association with Digicel, Carib Beer, Leisure Inn, GSL, Queensway & Dave’s West Indian Imports (NY) Without Shiv...

Mystery surrounds death of Guyanese on Suriname/French Guiana border

Jan 19, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Mystery surrounds death of Guyanese on Suriname/French Guiana border

Mystery surrounds the death of a Guyanese man who like many of his countrymen, flock to French Guiana to make a living. No one knows for sure if 42-year old Ramdat Ramrattan, who disappeared in the...

Demarara Cricket Board President granted ex-parte injunction as elections saga continues

Jan 19, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Demarara Cricket Board President granted ex-parte injunction as elections saga continues

Chief Justice Ian Chang yesterday granted an ex-parte injunction to President of the Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) Bissoondyal Singh, Pritipaul Jaigobin, Roger Harper, Robert Adonis and Samaroo...

Problem of street dwellers requires practical approach – Minister Ramsammy

Jan 19, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Problem of street dwellers requires practical approach – Minister Ramsammy

There is need for Guyana to strengthen its responses to the growing problem of substance abuse and by extension, the major challenge of dealing with street dwellers, says Minister of Health, Dr...

Sex workers, loggers challenge HIV together

Jan 19, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Sex workers, loggers challenge HIV together

Kay Forde is an AIDS activist. As secretary of the One Love Organization, a non-governmental organization addressing the HIV needs of sex workers, Ms Forde is committed to making a difference in the...

Education sector gets $24.3B allocation

Jan 19, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Education sector gets $24.3B allocation

— UG to benefit from $769M subvention Public Education is expected to be perceptibly improved this year with the allocation of a whopping $24.3B to the Education Sector, reflecting the biggest...

Landlord accuses pastor of fraud

Jan 19, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Landlord accuses pastor of fraud

-man reportedly owes $300,000 in rent, $100,000 in electricity bills An “Apostle Webster Rodney” of the Redemption Tabernacle Church in Guyana is being accused of barefacedly robbing his...

Guyana first among CARIFORUM countries to implement EPA tariffs

Jan 19, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana first among CARIFORUM countries to implement EPA tariffs

Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh in his budget presentation on Monday last updated the House as it relates to the developments in the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) signed on to by CARIFORUM...

The silly season is here again

Jan 19, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on The silly season is here again

Dear Editor, Politics, the world knows, is a dirty game. It stokes controversy and conflicts and breeds hate, racism, war and genocide. In every continent of the Globe, whether its dictatorship,...

Identifying the best man for the PNCR

Jan 19, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Identifying the best man for the PNCR

Dear Editor, The call for the election of Mr. David Granger as Presidential candidate by one Tariek Lilly is no surprise since I have been reliably informed that he is a current member of the...

Robert Corbin, victim of the ghastly zeitgeist

Jan 19, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Robert Corbin, victim of the ghastly zeitgeist

There can be no argument about it – under Mr. Corbin’s leadership, the PNC lost six seats at the last election. The PPP has demolished the PNC’s influence in the Guyana Labour Union (GLU). This...

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Warriors secure win over Knight Riders

Sep 13, 2026

The Guyana Amazon Warriors kept their playoff hopes alive with a 25 run win over the Trinbago Knight Riders in the 2026 Limacol WCPL. Runs for Shermaine Campbell and wickets from Shabnim Ismail and...

The other side of Linden’s electricity crisis

Sep 13, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – I am not surprised that electricity demand in Linden has surged by more than 135 per cent from its 2005 level. In fact, given the price at which electricity is supplied there, it would be surprising if demand had not surged. The figures tell the story. Electricity consumption...

The World Has Broken the 1.5°C Promise. Small States Should Not Have...

Sep 06, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – The world has broken the 1.5°C promise it made to its most vulnerable countries. The breach has not yet been recorded on a sustained basis, but the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) says it is widely assessed as unavoidable and likely within the...

Jagdeo on breaches Part 2

Sep 13, 2026

Hard truths… (Kaieteur News) – Never knew Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo to be sneaky. Sloppy, hostility personified and sleeker than mercury, he can be. But not sneaky, not he. Hence, I weigh why he waited until Pres. Ali’s back was turned to show his face at the Arthur Chung Convention Center...

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