January 2012

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Mitchell to go for another win at CSTC walk race

Jan 22, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Mitchell to go for another win at CSTC walk race

Race walkers are invited to match their steps against each other on Sunday January, 29 when the Cavalier Sports and Tour Club (CSTC) launches their first race walk for the 2012 season...

“Caribbean T-20 2012 – Exciting cricket, but has it been really good cricket?”

Jan 22, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on “Caribbean T-20 2012 – Exciting cricket, but has it been really good cricket?”

Colin E. H. Croft Like most Caribbean sporting people, I too have enjoyed the excitement of Caribbean T-20 2012. Now that we have reached the final stages, perhaps this is the correct...

GAPF to host Champion of Champions Awards Ceremony Feb. 6

Jan 22, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on GAPF to host Champion of Champions Awards Ceremony Feb. 6

Morgan, Barker, Melville & Shewdas are tops; AGM set for same date Following another successful year on the local, regional and international scene, the Guyana Amateur...

Letter to the Sports Editor…Under no given circumstance can GFC accommodate 10,000 spectators

Jan 22, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Letter to the Sports Editor…Under no given circumstance can GFC accommodate 10,000 spectators

Dear Sir, Apart from being an overstatement by a few sports journalists, that the GFA/ Banks DIH sponsored Knockout Tournament which culminated on January 1st, 2012 at the GFC Ground,...

Motor racing ace Andrew King is a ‘Special Person’

Jan 22, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Motor racing ace Andrew King is a ‘Special Person’

Pull Quote: “It (1990-91 Suzuki Swift Series) was a Series that involved most of the top drivers of that period, and that I could be so dominant was testimony to my ability.” By...

Leonora girl was not burnt by stepfather

Jan 22, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Leonora girl was not burnt by stepfather

– marks were from skin fungus, not burns A stepfather who was accused of burning his step-daughter’s leg with hot oil has been exonerated after a medical examination found that the...

Crabwood Creek shooting leaves one critically injured

Jan 22, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Crabwood Creek shooting leaves one critically injured

Doctors at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) are still trying to save the 31-year-old Berbice farmer, who had received several pellet shots in his head and spine on...

Heavily armed bandits invade Tucville home

Jan 22, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Heavily armed bandits invade Tucville home

– cart off cash, jewellery, alcohol Six heavily armed bandits robbed and terrorized an Edun Street Tucville family, before carting off over $2.5M in cash, jewellery, liquor and...

Police, Home Affairs Ministry deny using undercover ‘trunkers’

Jan 22, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Police, Home Affairs Ministry deny using undercover ‘trunkers’

The Ministry of Home Affairs and the Guyana Police Force yesterday issued a statement disclaiming allegations of ever giving persons permission to perform covert operations to thwart...

Corentyne watchman chopped to death, suspect held

Jan 22, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Corentyne watchman chopped to death, suspect held

A Number 55 Village, Corentyne watchman was brutally chopped to death by a co-worker just after 23:00 hrs on Friday. Rohan ‘Pujarie’ Basdeo, 38, was at a cattle ranch in the Number 56...

French Bridge to Brazil: Guyana should not be stranded

Jan 22, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on French Bridge to Brazil: Guyana should not be stranded

By Sir Ronald Sanders The world is about to see Europe linked to South America in a way that has never happened before. A bridge will link French Guiana, the last European outpost in the...

The Baccoo Speaks

Jan 22, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo Speaks

The past week was not unusual with its happenings. There were the robberies of which I spoke and there was the domestic murder. Another news-making event is on the cards. A man is going to be...

Top Cop, Home Affairs Minister should resign -YCT

Jan 22, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Top Cop, Home Affairs Minister should resign -YCT

The Youth Coalition for Transformation (YCT) is calling for the resignation of the Commissioner of Police, Henry Greene, citing the fact that the top cop has passed the retirement age and also...

Sunday Cartoon – January 22, 2012

Jan 22, 2012 KNews Cartoons, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Sunday Cartoon – January 22, 2012

From the Diaspora…STOP THIS FORCED HPV VACCINE ON OUR YOUNG GIRLS NOW

Jan 22, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on From the Diaspora…STOP THIS FORCED HPV VACCINE ON OUR YOUNG GIRLS NOW

By Ralph Seeram A 17-year-old girl died suddenly due to suspected heart arrhythmia two days after receiving the shot; a 14-year-old girl developed a medical condition after the...

Camoudie stalls D&I workers

Jan 22, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Camoudie stalls D&I workers

Drainage and Irrigation workers interrupted a mating ball between two camoudies on Saturday morning in Market Street, Adelphi Village, Canje, Berbice. While this 13-foot female was captured,...

ImmigrationTALK – Commentary on Proposal for Stateside Processing of Waivers

Jan 22, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on ImmigrationTALK – Commentary on Proposal for Stateside Processing of Waivers

By: Attorney Gail S. Seeram On January 6, 2012, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that a new regulation would be drafted and hopefully published which would allow waivers relating...

The Internet Freedom Battle

Jan 22, 2012 KNews Editorial Comments Off on The Internet Freedom Battle

Most Guyanese that use the internet were only made aware of a battle to control its freedom through the action of Wikipedia, which blacked out its service on Wednesday. Several other internet giants,...

End to Radio Monopoly needed- YCT

Jan 22, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on End to Radio Monopoly needed- YCT

– opposition should have access to NCN Radio and Television The Youth Coalition for Transformation (YCT) is echoing calls for the total end of the radio monopoly...

West Demerara Lions Club paints crossings

Jan 22, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on West Demerara Lions Club paints crossings

Over the past few years, many school children were involved in serious accidents. Some even lost their lives. To avoid further accidents, the West Demerara Lions club has assisted with...

Relevance of Third Parties in race based politics: Case of Guyana

Jan 22, 2012 KNews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Relevance of Third Parties in race based politics: Case of Guyana

(The following is the full text of Khemraj Ramjattan’s feature presentation at the Congress of the People (COP)’s Convention in Trinidad and Tobago on Saturday, January 14) Mr. Prakash...

Reconstructing ‘C’ Division…New commander buoyed by responsiveness of ranks

Jan 22, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Reconstructing ‘C’ Division…New commander buoyed by responsiveness of ranks

Pull quote: “Why do you think that when you go to a station there aren’t ranks available? It’s because they are not comfortable remaining there, sleeping there and having to do things there...

Antigua controversy…Guyanese lawyer could still be appointed

Jan 22, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Antigua controversy…Guyanese lawyer could still be appointed

St. John’s, Antigua – Guyanese attorney, Sanjeev Datadin, could still be appointed as an assistant to the police to investigate the IHI Debt Settlement issue and other matters related to...

The Titi Monkey

Jan 22, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on The Titi Monkey

The titis, or titi monkeys, are the New World monkeys of the genus Callicebus. They are the only extant members of the Callicebinae subfamily, which also contains the extinct genera Xenothrix,...

UWI assists eye care mission in Guyana

Jan 22, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on UWI assists eye care mission in Guyana

Although the Ministry of Health’s eye care programme has been deemed one of the most vibrant as it is free, its efforts were just recently bolstered through a collaborative effort which saw...

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GFF President Forde announces Guyana Junior Jaguars’...

Jun 18, 2026

Kaieteur Sports – President of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF), Wayne Forde, has announced that Guyana’s Junior Jaguars will participate in the inaugural FIFA Global U-15 Boys...

Income tax thresholds

Jun 18, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The government has done it again. It has indicated that workers can look forward to an increased income tax threshold of $200,000 by the end of the decade. One Facebook comment hit the nail on the head. It urged the government to file for intellectual bankruptcy. Increasing the...

Why the Commonwealth Matters Again

Jun 14, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Small and medium-sized states, from the most vulnerable island nations to more diversified middle‑income economies, have always faced a difficult reality. They have to navigate a world in which power is unevenly distributed and in which the decisions of...

Churches as moral compass

Jun 18, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – President Ali got that one right. Institutions such as churches have a duty to function as “society’s moral compass.” I couldn’t agree more with the president. Commend him. More commendations for Excellency Ali: “together let us find the soul of this...

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