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Guyana-owned airlines cannot fly directly to US

Jan 04, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana-owned airlines cannot fly directly to US

… more training, legislation, regulation overhaul required first At least two airlines are hoping to fly directly to the US but Guyana-owned craft does not yet meet the requirements. According to...

City Hall halts seasonal pavement vending

Jan 04, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on City Hall halts seasonal pavement vending

Seasonal vending has officially been halted by the Mayor and City Council of Georgetown which has instructed the start of an intense campaign to ward-off all vending activities on the city pavements....

New meeting set for Thursday, but union worries

Jan 04, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on New meeting set for Thursday, but union worries

… RUSAL’s no-show A new meeting that authorities hope will bring some resolution to the year-long stand-off between Russian owned, RUSAL’s Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc. (BCGI), is expected...

Investigators trying to establish motives

Jan 04, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Investigators trying to establish motives

… Arson attempts at East Coast Dem. schools Police on East Coast Demerara are working feverishly to determine the motive for the attempted arson on two schools in the district on the second day...

Berbice records its first road fatality on Sunday

Jan 04, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Berbice records its first road fatality on Sunday

Berbice recorded it first road fatality just two days into the new year when the life of Rajkumar Basdeo, called Roy, 47, of 25 Line Path Skeldon, Corentyne, was snuffed out by an alleged speeding...

$220M small farmers’ credit programme kick-started

Jan 04, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on $220M small farmers’ credit programme kick-started

By Leonard Gildarie A $220M credit programme targeting small farmers countrywide was launched yesterday as Government unveiled plans to revamp an industry even further with more training and...

Guyanese is first Antiguan road death

Jan 04, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese is first Antiguan road death

Antigua-The police have released details of an early morning incident on New Year’s Day that resulted in the death of a 60-year-old Guyanese man. According to information received, the first road...

Self-confessed sex worker granted bail for robbery

Jan 04, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Self-confessed sex worker granted bail for robbery

Acting Chief Magistrate Priya Beharry yesterday granted bail to Sean Persaud who was charged with the offence of robbery. It is alleged that on December 30, last, along King Street, Georgetown,...

Teddies hampers distributed at hospitals on New Year’s Day

Jan 04, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Teddies hampers distributed at hospitals on New Year’s Day

This year, Teddies representatives along with the Teddies Mascot, delivered more than 50 hampers to babies in hospitals in Georgetown, among them, the bouncing bundles of joy who were born on New...

Burial spots overwhelmed at Le Repentir

Jan 04, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Burial spots overwhelmed at Le Repentir

As if the growing piles of garbage is not enough, people must now contend with another situation that has raised its head in the cemetery. Recently this newspaper was told that burial spots in the Le...

Bartica miners gear for new association, to hold elections Thursday

Jan 04, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Bartica miners gear for new association, to hold elections Thursday

An independent mining association is set to hold elections, Thursday, in Bartica with key members of the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) expected to vie for leadership positions....

Police question burnt miner

Jan 04, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Police question burnt miner

Ranks from the E and F Division yesterday visited the 74-year-old miner who was burned in the face on Friday in the Mahdia Backdam, by bandits who claimed that they were looking for employment. Felix...

Police still to make arrests in highway murder

Jan 04, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Police still to make arrests in highway murder

– Several persons questioned The police seem to have reached a dead end regarding the gruesome murder of Parika taxi driver, Leyton Garraway, of Lot 203 Old Road, Parika, East Bank Essequibo....

Shot watch vendor succumbs

Jan 04, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Shot watch vendor succumbs

Paul Samaroo, 32, of Goedverwagting, East Coast Demerara, a watch vendor who was shot by bandits in his yard on December 16, 2010, succumbed yesterday in the wee hours of the morning at the High...

Silhouettes of dictatorship in 2010 in Guyana

Jan 04, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Silhouettes of dictatorship in 2010 in Guyana

I had little respect, if any, for Janet Jagan when she was alive. When she died, the next day I wrote on this page that she was the last of the global fascists from the early 20th century. In my...

Night Crescendo shines brightly with another victory in feature event

Jan 04, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Night Crescendo shines brightly with another victory in feature event

– Better than Gold, Super cat, Bob’s Fortune, Tropical Passion score big wins Samuel Whyte Senior Counsel Marcel Crawford’s four-year old Night Crescendo was in devastating form as...

Afterschool B/ball Programme to bounce off

Jan 04, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Afterschool B/ball Programme to bounce off

– Activity to be launched this week By Edison Jefford The Afterschool Basketball Programme that will be specifically dealing with mentorship and the fundamental aspects of the game in an effort...

Promoters sit and talk to the masters

Jan 04, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Promoters sit and talk to the masters

By Rawle Welch Once again I am forced to make a few comments on an event organised and managed by the Kashif & Shanghai (K&S) Organisation. I had in the past reported on the high quality of...

ONE AND ONE IS ELEVEN

Jan 04, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on ONE AND ONE IS ELEVEN

Two important announcements were made by the Minister of Agriculture during his end of year press conference. The first related to the introduction of new genetic breeds and varieties into the...

Singh will establish ‘Afternoon Cricket College if elected Singh will establish ‘Afternoon Cricket College if elected

Jan 04, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Singh will establish ‘Afternoon Cricket College if elected Singh will establish ‘Afternoon Cricket College if elected

Guyana Cricket Board’s (GCB) Elections is set for January 30 and incumbent Chetram Singh has announced that he is no longer interested in the top position in Guyana’s cricket. Former GCB...

It’s no surprise we have such uninformed, bungling and callous persons as ministers

Jan 04, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on It’s no surprise we have such uninformed, bungling and callous persons as ministers

Dear Editor, Some of the many things that immediately come to mind about this government are the combination of its ignoring or ignorance of basic laws, its neutralising or neutering of the...

The Tourism Minister’s fuzzy math

Jan 04, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on The Tourism Minister’s fuzzy math

Dear Editor, Anyone reading Tourism Minister Manniram Prashad’s New Year message captioned “Another record-breaking year for tourist arrivals” (GC Jan.1, 2011), would conclude that tourism is...

You are the people’s servants, not their masters

Jan 04, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on You are the people’s servants, not their masters

Dear Sir/Madam, Given the recent outburst of the President of Guyana with respect to comments raised by the press, “If they cuss me down, I will cuss them down back”, it is very instructive to...

Everyone has an essential right to equality and protection

Jan 04, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on Everyone has an essential right to equality and protection

Dear Editor, The United Nations General Assembly voted on December 22 to restore the reference to sexual orientation in a resolution condemning extra judicial extrajudicial, summary and arbitrary...

The charge of treason is becoming notorious

Jan 04, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on The charge of treason is becoming notorious

Dear Editor, It appears that the charge of treason is now becoming popular in the land. I read of a Soesdyke trio, Army Officer Bruce Munroe, his wife and a Mr. Wharton, being slapped with treason...

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Pakistan crowned Over-40 World Cup champions after one-wicket...

Nov 01, 2026

By Clifton Ross (Kaieteur News) – Pakistan Masters were crowned champions of the 2026 IMC Over-40s World Cup after producing a remarkable late fightback to defeat Australia by one wicket in a...

A King’s visit, a garden party and a guest list

Nov 01, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – When a King comes visiting, one would have thought that the occasion would call for something a little more distinguished than a garden party. Not that there is anything wrong with garden parties. They are pleasant affairs, especially when the weather cooperates, the drinks are...

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...

Excellency Ramotar: Return of slavery

Nov 01, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – I shared space with former President Donald Ramotar twice, when he was the main man. Wasn’t a heavy-duty admirer. But this I confess: he has now shown Guyanese that he is a real man. A man of struggle. A man of history. A man of the people and for the people. ...

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