January 2012

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Olympics, World C/ships among early priority for GTTA this year

Jan 04, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Olympics, World C/ships among early priority for GTTA this year

By Edison Jefford The 2012 Olympic Games in London, England and the World Table Tennis Championships that will be held in Germany are among the main priorities for the Guyana Table...

Volleyball enjoyed encouraging resurgence

Jan 04, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Volleyball enjoyed encouraging resurgence

-Acquisition of TARAFLEX Floor was highlight By Rawle Welch After suffering from a lack of steady activity, local volleyball made an encouraging resurgence last year and with the acquisition of what...

Sherwin Johnson: Guyana latest FIFA Referee

Jan 04, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Sherwin Johnson: Guyana latest FIFA Referee

“When I was told that I was being nominated to the FIFA Panel as a FIFA Referee for the 2012 season, I was elated, excited and overwhelmed with joy.” These were the words of Sherwin...

Guyana Softball League starts their first tournament of 2012 next weekend

Jan 04, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana Softball League starts their first tournament of 2012 next weekend

The Guyana Softball League and its affiliates: Georgetown Softball Cricket League (GSCL); Linden Softball Cricket League (LSCL); The Lower East Coast Softball Cricket League (LECSCL);...

2011 NBS 2nd div. 40 over cricket…Bridgelall 90, Imam 6-13 in Shieldstown win; Percival snares 5-1 including helmet-trick

Jan 04, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on 2011 NBS 2nd div. 40 over cricket…Bridgelall 90, Imam 6-13 in Shieldstown win; Percival snares 5-1 including helmet-trick

Heeralall Bridgelall stroked a well composed 90 (7×4 7×6) and was the main contributor to Shieldstown’s total of 261 for 8 in 35 overs against No.3 in their latest match in...

From the doldrums to several lucrative FIDE ratings

Jan 04, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on From the doldrums to several lucrative FIDE ratings

The steady progression of chess By Michael Benjamin The year 2010 was marred by disgruntlement among executives and affiliates of several sports Federations/Associations, more...

In support of Irfaan Ali

Jan 04, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on In support of Irfaan Ali

Dear Editor, I am not someone who gets involved in politics. As a matter of fact I try to stay as far away from politics as possible. However I would be doing my conscience an injustice...

Amerindians are original advocacy group for a rail service in Guyana

Jan 04, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Amerindians are original advocacy group for a rail service in Guyana

Dear Editor, Not because the editorial of a newspaper recognizes the need for a rail service in 2011, does that mean that the topic was not discussed before.. Ashton Simon from the National...

Let AFC have the Speakership

Jan 04, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Let AFC have the Speakership

Dear Editor, The two most important positions for the opposition in the current parliament are: (1) the Leader of the Opposition and (2) the Speakership. Both positions carry the salary...

Freddie Kissoon’s double standards

Jan 04, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Freddie Kissoon’s double standards

Dear Editor, Freddie Kissoon in his January 1, column in Kaieteur News said that even though he is against the death penalty he is glad that Saddam Hussain of Iraq was hanged. Of course...

Where has the money gone?

Jan 04, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Where has the money gone?

Dear Editor, I refer to a letter in the press on December 31, 2011 caption “Why the obsession with Jagdeo?” which accused sections of the media of trying to keep this man in the...

The forgotten GuySuCo workers

Jan 04, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on The forgotten GuySuCo workers

Dear Editor, We, the retired employees of GuySuCo, and former workers of their Blairmont, Rose Hall, Albion and Skeldon locations respectively, have been dedicated workers for 25 to 40...

Why the silence over that child rape?

Jan 04, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Why the silence over that child rape?

Dear Editor, Your Sunday December 25, 2011 edition under the headline “Five-year-old abducted, raped’ I am somewhat surprised that to date I haven’t heard any word of condemnation...

Daljeet should also criticize the opposition

Jan 04, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Daljeet should also criticize the opposition

Dear Editor, I endorse Mr. Anand Daljeet’s call for changing the fraudulent Burnhamite constitution (KN Dec 30). Daljeet reprimanded, and justifiably so, the PPP for passing up...

Mourning a senseless fatality

Jan 04, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Mourning a senseless fatality

Dear Editor, Just over one month has passed since Patrice Welcome was mowed down on Aubrey Barker Street, South Ruimveldt. Since then, many other commuters and pedestrians have shared...

Softball Cricket, 2011 was good – says GFSCA

Jan 04, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Softball Cricket, 2011 was good – says GFSCA

The Guyana Floodlight Softball Cricket Association (GFSCA) organized and managed for the first time in 2011, two nationwide softball tournaments held in three categories. The Male/...

Bollywood Night Club robbery…Police arrest four, recover M15 rifle, air pistol

Jan 04, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Bollywood Night Club robbery…Police arrest four, recover M15 rifle, air pistol

Police arrested four men and recovered an M 15 assault rifle and an air pistol in an operation that has enhanced their image in terms of their response to armed robbery. About 22:00 hours on...

De Willem pensioner’s murder…Suspect remains in custody

Jan 04, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on De Willem pensioner’s murder…Suspect remains in custody

Up to press time yesterday the man who was detained to assist with investigations into the death of 65-year-old Bebe Jahooral Banu was still in police custody. The man, who is a taxi driver,...

Coconuts dominate agri exports in 2011 – Guyana earns $1.3B

Jan 04, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Coconuts dominate agri exports in 2011 – Guyana earns $1.3B

Coconuts continued to dominate the commodity exports market, with over 7,000 tonnes shipped between January and November last year. According to the latest figures from Ministry of Agriculture, some...

Pregnant woman claims female rank beat her at Springlands Station

Jan 04, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Pregnant woman claims female rank beat her at Springlands Station

Carolyn Williams of #59 Village, Corentyne, is claiming that she was badly beaten on December 27, by a female rank attached to the Springlands Police Station in Corriverton. According to Williams,...

Uitvlugt Primary students sent home

Jan 04, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Uitvlugt Primary students sent home

– meet appalling physical conditions as school reopens While teachers across Guyana welcomed students yesterday at the beginning of the New Year, those at Uitvlugt Primary School had to...

Special ministerial team tackling Cane Grove rice dust pollution

Jan 04, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Special ministerial team tackling Cane Grove rice dust pollution

A long simmering environmental problem at Cane Grove, East Coast Demerara, over dust pollution from a rice mill, is being addressed by a government team of ministers. On Monday, the group...

Social activists picket OP

Jan 04, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Social activists picket OP

– call for treason accused to be pardoned Yesterday, social activist Mark Benschop, columnist Freddie Kissoon and Trade Unionist Norris Witter picketed the Office of the President,...

Guyanese home among four firebombed in NY

Jan 04, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese home among four firebombed in NY

– suspect held after car stakeout New York – A man suspected of five New York City fire bombings, including on the home of a Guyanese family, was arrested yesterday by cops who...

Drug rehab counsellor’s killing…PI adjourned until Jan. 17

Jan 04, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Drug rehab counsellor’s killing…PI adjourned until Jan. 17

The matter against interdicted anti-narcotics cop, Lance Corporal Sherwin Smith, who is charged with the September 15, 2011 murder of 54-year-old drug rehab counsellor Ralph Turpin, has been...

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Golden Jaguars rout Dominica 8-1, close in on Gold Cup and League A

Oct 05, 2026

By Rawle Toney (Kaieteur News) – Guyana’s Golden Jaguars moved to within touching distance of the 2027 Concacaf Gold Cup and promotion to League A on Sunday, producing a commanding 8-1...

Pinktober is here!

Oct 05, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The month of October is known as Cancer Awareness Month. And it is time that our nation takes a sober look at this disease and its effects. The statistics themselves tell us why the conversation matters. According to recent reports in the media, at least 704 Guyanese were...

The People’s Wars, Caribbean Bills

Oct 04, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – The Caribbean did not start, or participate in, the war involving the United States, Israel and Iran, nor the other continuing conflicts in the Middle East. Yet millions of Caribbean people are paying a price for them every day. They pay it at petrol...

A national government as a national criminal enterprise

Oct 05, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Want to see the PPP Govt’s true colours? Expose it as the premier national criminal enterprise in Guyana and watch it go crazy. Want to watch the national leadership degrade in the worst way? Give it the public label of the region’s leading national criminal...

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