February 2012

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Cricket IMC to hold series of public meetings starting tomorrow

Feb 11, 2012 knews Sports Comments Off on Cricket IMC to hold series of public meetings starting tomorrow

The Interim Management Committee appointed by the Ministry of Sports to oversee Guyana’s cricket, has programmed a series of meetings with the officers and members, affiliated groups, stakeholders...

Fernandes returns as President of GHB

Feb 11, 2012 knews Sports Comments Off on Fernandes returns as President of GHB

Incumbent President Philip Fernandes was re-elected to the stewardship of the Guyana Hockey Board (GHB) for another term when the entity held its Annual General Meeting on Tuesday evening in the GCC...

Flex night inc. for Georgetown Club launching

Feb 11, 2012 knews Sports Comments Off on Flex night inc. for Georgetown Club launching

Today, Saturday February 11, Flex Night Incorporated will have its official launching at the Georgetown Club. The event will be declared open by the Hon. Minister of Culture, Youth & Sport, Dr....

Mashramani Cup Inter-Schools Secondary 7-a-side KO football set for today

Feb 11, 2012 knews Sports Comments Off on Mashramani Cup Inter-Schools Secondary 7-a-side KO football set for today

The Holy Family Bible Club, 2012 Mashramani Cup Knockout 7-a-side Football Competition for Secondary Schools will be staged today at the Saints Stanislaus Ground, Carifesta Avenue. Action gets...

Helena #1&2 SC defy soggy conditions to top zone in Preparatory T10 Softball cricket

Feb 11, 2012 knews Sports Comments Off on Helena #1&2 SC defy soggy conditions to top zone in Preparatory T10 Softball cricket

Helena #1&2 SC overcame a strong challenge from Cricket Zone USA and eventually prevailed by 2 wickets and take the top honours in the Upper East Coast zone when action in the finals of the...

Guyana Karate President get US Referee License

Feb 11, 2012 knews Sports Comments Off on Guyana Karate President get US Referee License

Sukhdeo ‘Ricky’ Jagnarain, 5th Dan Black Belt and President of the Guyana Karate Association (GKA), was recently promoted to an ‘A’ referee by the United States Specialty Sports Association...

Hadi’s Softball action continues tomorrow

Feb 11, 2012 knews Sports Comments Off on Hadi’s Softball action continues tomorrow

Play in the Guyana Floodlights Cricket Association Hadi’s Softball cricket competition continues tomorrow with several matches. In the scheduled games: Demerara zone: Success ground: 9:30am-Young...

Third parties hardly make a difference despite…

Feb 11, 2012 knews Letters Comments Off on Third parties hardly make a difference despite…

DEAR EDITOR, While the jury is still out on the AFC’s role in electing the PNC/APNU’s choice of Rafael Trotman as Speaker, I respectfully suggest it must make amends for this if it is to survive....

Why this confusion?

Feb 11, 2012 knews Letters Comments Off on Why this confusion?

Dear Editor, The recent changes made of several streets are very confusing and unstructured. For instance, from Robb Street to North Road on Albert Street, traffic is allowed in a northern direction,...

Why no women on the Police Service Commission?

Feb 11, 2012 knews Letters Comments Off on Why no women on the Police Service Commission?

Dear Editor, Maybe the views of other members of the reading public could clarify two matters which have been puzzling to me. I will couch one in the form of the question; “Is the Guyana Water Inc....

This issue with the Ultrasound machine is one that the Minister needs to ‘Get Right’ urgently

Feb 11, 2012 knews Letters Comments Off on This issue with the Ultrasound machine is one that the Minister needs to ‘Get Right’ urgently

Dear Editor, I was very much concerned when I learnt that the Ultra Sound machine at the Suddie Public Hospital, though serviceable, cannot be put in use because there is nobody capable of reading or...

Mahaica family hospitalized After hassar curry meal

Feb 11, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Mahaica family hospitalized After hassar curry meal

-teen critical A 17-year-old boy is critical and doctors at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) are monitoring four other family members who fell ill on Thursday night after...

Death of Karen Bahdal…Physician denies performing abortion on teen mother

Feb 11, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Death of Karen Bahdal…Physician denies performing abortion on teen mother

The physician accused of causing the death of 18-year-old Karen Bahdal has denied that he performed an abortion on the teenaged mother. Kaieteur News understands that the doctor issued the...

Paramakatoi parents bemoan Police inaction over son’s death

Feb 11, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Paramakatoi parents bemoan Police inaction over son’s death

Parents of a teen found dead in a mining camp in Region Eight fear he was killed, but say they are being pushed around by the police. Dead is Nimrod Williams. He was 19-years-old....

N/A outlines big plans for Mash 2012

Feb 11, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on N/A outlines big plans for Mash 2012

Berbice will have its own mega Mash Float Parade on Mash Day this year. This is according to Public Relations Officer and Organizing Secretary of the New Amsterdam 2012 Mashramani Committee, Maxine...

Foreign Affairs Minister amplifies need to instill volunteerism in the young

Feb 11, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Foreign Affairs Minister amplifies need to instill volunteerism in the young

The notion that volunteerism could mould the minds of young people towards making a meaningful contribution to national development has prompted Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carolyn...

Body of third victim from rescue boat found

Feb 11, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Body of third victim from rescue boat found

Relatives of 33-year-old Damodar Khemraj yesterday helped police identify his body, which washed ashore at Perseverance Beach. His body is the third from the ill-fated rescue boat to be found....

US medical group hands over $5M Bartica Hospital annex

Feb 11, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on US medical group hands over $5M Bartica Hospital annex

Members of the United States-based, Guyana Medical Relief Inc. (GMR), last Thursday handed over a newly-constructed $5M annex to the Bartica Hospital. Chief Operating Officer of the outfit, Sharir...

Greene has lost the moral authority to lead Police Force-Women Lawyers’ Assoc.

Feb 10, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Greene has lost the moral authority to lead Police Force-Women Lawyers’ Assoc.

Two days after his attorneys secured a temporary order to block rape charges being slapped on him, the Guyana Association of Women Lawyers (GAWL), has again called for the resignation of Police...

Two more portraits of deceased Presidents to be unveiled in Parliament today

Feb 10, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Two more portraits of deceased Presidents to be unveiled in Parliament today

Guyana’s 10th Parliament is set for a ceremonial opening today, complete with a military procession and a speech by recently elected President Donald Ramotar in the presence of Members of...

Senior GRA official skips country amidst $4M bribery probe

Feb 10, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Senior GRA official skips country amidst $4M bribery probe

A senior official of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has reportedly resigned amidst investigations into the unauthorized release of a container and the demand of bribes. GRA officials...

Fishermen demand guns to protect themselves

Feb 10, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Fishermen demand guns to protect themselves

-during meeting with President Ramotar Fishermen are demanding the right to protect themselves with firearms out at sea, days after one of the worst pirate attacks of recent times. Yesterday,...

Children sex molestation… Islamic teacher rearrested after securing High Court bail

Feb 10, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Children sex molestation… Islamic teacher rearrested after securing High Court bail

Despite paying $250,000 bail which was granted by the High Court on Wednesday, the Muslim scholar at the center of a child molestation probe was yesterday back in jail after being...

GTUC confident Ramotar will depart from Jagdeo’s autocratic rule

Feb 10, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on GTUC confident Ramotar will depart from Jagdeo’s autocratic rule

…says President must outline new direction for Guyana On the eve of President Donald Ramotar’s ceremonial opening of the 10th Parliament General Secretary of the Guyana Trades Union...

CariCom Secretariat’s Introspection

Feb 10, 2012 KNews Editorial Comments Off on CariCom Secretariat’s Introspection

CARICOM’s Council of Ministers met earlier this week to discuss, we were told, the Secretariat’s work programme and budget. This meeting, of course, is in the tradition that the...

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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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