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Imam Bacchus library fetes children for Christmas

Dec 25, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Imam Bacchus library fetes children for Christmas

It was a fun-filled experience last Wednesday when several children on the Essequibo Coast were treated to a Christmas fete compliments of the Imam Bacchus Library. The Affiance, Essequibo...

Guyana’s main laboratory attracts international attention

Dec 25, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana’s main laboratory attracts international attention

After being certified by the Guyana Bureau of Standards in 2010 the National Public Health Reference Laboratory, Georgetown, has been enhancing its operations in anticipation of international...

Over 500 pieces of cargo cleared daily at Laparkan

Dec 25, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Over 500 pieces of cargo cleared daily at Laparkan

-“Things have been under control”-says Oscar Phillips For the past few days things have been “hectic” down at the Laparkan Freight Forwarding Division, Georgetown, especially with staff...

O CHRISTMAS TREE

Dec 25, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Tony Deyal column Comments Off on O CHRISTMAS TREE

When I was small, Bing Crosby dominated the radio at Christmas time and we all dreamt of a White Christmas. We bought a Christmas tree in a box and set it up on a stool in the living room....

Robbery suspect spending Christmas in hospital

Dec 25, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Robbery suspect spending Christmas in hospital

A robbery suspect is wishing for his black cake and pepper pot in the Georgetown Hospital courtesy of the police, who shot him in the right leg during a confrontation on Friday. Terence John,...

Beenie Man, Gaza Prefect to headline Slingerz Family 10th annual Vergenoegen Day

Dec 25, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Beenie Man, Gaza Prefect to headline Slingerz Family 10th annual Vergenoegen Day

Tonight party lovers can expect a special treat for Christmas as Slingerz Family presents its 10th annual Vergenoegen/Christmas Day celebration with ‘King of the Dancehall’ Beenie...

Fire ruins Christmas for Berbice families

Dec 24, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Fire ruins Christmas for Berbice families

Five people were left homeless after a fire, suspected to be electrical in origin, destroyed a two storey wood and concrete house at Second Street Betsy ground village East Canje at around...

The reality of poor Guyana

Dec 24, 2011 KNews Editorial Comments Off on The reality of poor Guyana

The wider world takes pride in describing Guyana as a poor country. At one time this country was said to be the poorest country in the western hemisphere after Haiti. There were some who...

Dem boys seh…Dem pickney see Santa drunk

Dec 24, 2011 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Dem pickney see Santa drunk

Christmas is a time when dem got Santa all over de place. Guyana Stores had one. Fogarty’s had one and he run away. He claim how dem li’l pickney disgusting. One juck he eye. And...

PUT THEM OUT TO PASTURE

Dec 24, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on PUT THEM OUT TO PASTURE

There were developments, recently, which suggest that the same elements which were mainly responsible for the ruling party’s failure to gain a parliamentary majority may once again be...

APNU’s Parliamentary team is good, but not its best

Dec 24, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on APNU’s Parliamentary team is good, but not its best

DEAR EDITOR, The business of selecting Parliamentarians is a very serious one, which upon conclusion, ought to display a team comprising the best minds of any political party, capable of...

A Good Life, a Board of Inquiry (BOI) or a Missed Opportunity?

Dec 24, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on A Good Life, a Board of Inquiry (BOI) or a Missed Opportunity?

DEAR EDITOR, I had three weeks to reflect on our national election results and I would like to share my views on the chance we gave up for ‘a good life’. Was it a Missed Opportunity? On the...

Parliamentary Representation – the new arrangement should result in the best for our nation

Dec 24, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Parliamentary Representation – the new arrangement should result in the best for our nation

DEAR EDITOR, Our elections are over. National discontent is ever present amidst the possibility of having a different parliamentary experience which many never thought the 1980 Constitution...

We should stay focused on the message of the season

Dec 24, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on We should stay focused on the message of the season

DEAR EDITOR, With Christmas and the end of the year celebration upon us, we should stay focused on the message of the season — to love and show appreciation for each other and to share our...

Immigration Officers’ act of kindness

Dec 24, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Immigration Officers’ act of kindness

DEAR EDITOR, As a visiting Guyanese, I was amazed at the Christmas spirit displayed by the Immigration Officers at the Passport Office in Georgetown. Quietly, I was waiting on my turn to be...

Government setting up IMC to run Guyana’s cricket…GCB expresses disagreement

Dec 24, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Government setting up IMC to run Guyana’s cricket…GCB expresses disagreement

-Guyana could be banned says WICB Director GCB President Ramsay Ali confirmed yesterday that the Guyana Board was informed of the plan which would see two members from the Essequibo Cricket...

Ministry of Sport announces IMC to run local cricket

Dec 24, 2011 KNews Sports 1

The Ministry of Culture Youth and Sport has announced the formation of an Interim Management Committee (IMC) to run Guyana’s cricket. Permanent Secretary Alfred King in a release stated that,...

United CFU concretise way forward following 2-day meeting at FIFA House

Dec 24, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on United CFU concretise way forward following 2-day meeting at FIFA House

Guyana represented by GFF President (ag) Franklin Wilson Leaders of the thirty (30) national associations of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) held meetings at the Home of FIFA in Zurich,...

QC’s preparation the winning factor in schools’ chess championship

Dec 24, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on QC’s preparation the winning factor in schools’ chess championship

-Richard Ishmael wins individual category Captain of the Queen’s College chess team Cecil Cox has attributed his team’s win at the recently held National Schools’ Chess Championship to constant...

Satro and Maryville are latest champs

Dec 24, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Satro and Maryville are latest champs

Satro and Maryville recorded victories as the Kishan Bacchus Construction Company\ Leguan Cricket Committee twenty\ 20 competition continued recently in the Essequibo River Island. On Saturday...

2011 was good year for Race Walking for Cavaliers Sports and Tour Club

Dec 24, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on 2011 was good year for Race Walking for Cavaliers Sports and Tour Club

The Cavaliers Sports and Tour Club (CSTC), the main promoters of the sport of Race Walking in Guyana has described 2011, despite the absence of adequate sponsorship, as an extremely...

ECB highlights achievements for 2011

Dec 24, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on ECB highlights achievements for 2011

As the cricket season comes to a close, the Essequibo Cricket Board noted some of its achievements for the year 2011, starting with the U-15 tournament. The board ran off a...

Letter to the Sports Editor…BCB responds to DCC official

Dec 24, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Letter to the Sports Editor…BCB responds to DCC official

Dear Sir, It was with a sense of irony that I read the reply of Mr. K. Amsterdam of the Demerara Cricket Club in response to the letter of the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club on...

Commonwealth issues final report on Guyana elections

Dec 24, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Commonwealth issues final report on Guyana elections

– Says benchmarks for democratic elections were met, but cites shortcomings The Commonwealth Secretariat has noted that while benchmarks for democratic elections were met in the...

Rains, flooded market ruin Christmas sales

Dec 24, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Rains, flooded market ruin Christmas sales

First it was the post-elections tension. Now it’s the heavy rainfall in recent days that has made things gloomy for vendors down at the Stabroek Market Square with two more days...

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Apr 30, 2026

2026/27 West Indies 4-Day Championships Round 3 By Clifton Ross Kaieteur Sports – Guyana Harpy Eagles completed their 3rd consecutive win against the Windward Volcanoes after a comprehensive...

While we scramble over the cash grant!

Apr 30, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – There is a lot of noise right now about whether the government’s invitation for investments in the fertilizer and gas bottling projects is legal. But while we are all busy looking in that direction, something far more important is happening in plain sight. The real issue is...

Resolving CARICOM’s Leadership Impasse

Apr 19, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) –As with all my commentaries, this one is strictly in my personal capacity, drawing on more than fifty years of engagement with Caribbean affairs and a lifelong commitment to the cause of regional integration. I do not speak on behalf of any government or...

Wales – Heads must roll

Apr 30, 2026

Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – Former Wales Gas-to-Energy (GTE) Taskforce Head, Mr. Winston Brassington should resign. Project Consultant, his new crown, does nothing to defend or distance him from the US$2 billion Bharrat Jagdeo contraption that now crumbles before the eyes. ...

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