August 2012

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Disbelief at $1M obeah price

Aug 11, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Disbelief at $1M obeah price

Dear Editor, I read your article yesterday about the obeah price tag of nearly $1M and was left shaking my head in disbelief at the stupidity of some people parting with that kind of cash. When...

Is President Ramotar a puppet?

Aug 11, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Is President Ramotar a puppet?

Dear Editor, Reading the letter titled “Present PPP strategies full of Jagdeo’s fingerprint” (KN, August 6, 2012), I was blown away by the following statement from Messrs Dr. Asquith Rose and...

Educating CSEC grads at UG remains a huge challenge

Aug 11, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Educating CSEC grads at UG remains a huge challenge

Dear Editor, KN should be commended for giving frequent attention to the issue of higher education in Guyana. With that thought in mind, I read the first three paragraphs of your editorial “Higher...

Abram Zuil’s Sarah Hakh is top CSEC student

Aug 11, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Abram Zuil’s Sarah Hakh is top CSEC student

– Overall pass rate declines slightly By Latoya Giles Sixteen-year-old Sarah Hakh of Abram Zuil Secondary, has been adjudged this year’s top student for the Caribbean Secondary...

PSC insists Ramotar should visit Linden

Aug 11, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on PSC insists Ramotar should visit Linden

– Displeased with slothfulness of negotiations between parties The Private Sector Commission (PSC) is still insisting that President Donald Ramotar should visit Linden to discuss pressing...

Furniture company loses CCJ battle

Aug 11, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Furniture company loses CCJ battle

…not entitled to question increase of remuneration of receiver A local furniture company under receivership has lost its appeal in the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), questioning the legality of...

Wages, Hours of Work survey begins this week

Aug 11, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Wages, Hours of Work survey begins this week

The Ministry of Labour, Human Services and Social Security will launch its Occupational Wages and Hours of Work Survey on Wednesday, August 15, to gather relevant data from across various...

Wayne Braithwaite to face Sean Corbin as GBBC stages 44 rounds Redemption card

Aug 11, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Wayne Braithwaite to face Sean Corbin as GBBC stages 44 rounds Redemption card

By Michael Benjamin Former World Boxing Council (WBC) cruiserweight champion, Wayne ‘Big Truck’ Braithwaite will get a chance to redeem himself in the eyes of local supporters when he matches...

Bahamas run down U.S. for 4×400 relay gold

Aug 11, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Bahamas run down U.S. for 4×400 relay gold

LONDON- Bahamas edged out favourites the United States to take gold in the Olympic men’s 4×400 metres relay final yesterday. Bahamas’ Chris Brown, Demetrius Pinder, Michael Mathieu and Ramon...

The GNRA to host West Indies Fullbore Championships in October

Aug 11, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on The GNRA to host West Indies Fullbore Championships in October

The Guyana National Rifle Association (GNRA) will host the West Indies Fullbore championships during the second week in October. The tournament is expected to attract shooters from Antigua/Barbuda,...

U.S. women scorch to relay record

Aug 11, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on U.S. women scorch to relay record

LONDON (Reuters) – The United States smashed a 27-year-old world record in the women’s 4×100 metres relay yesterday, running a sizzling 40.82 seconds to win gold at the Olympics for the...

International friendly set as football administrators plan developmental strategies

Aug 11, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on International friendly set as football administrators plan developmental strategies

As local footballers continue to hone their skills in preparation for the semi-final stage of the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers, a team of these ball weavers will engage a Bolivia team in an...

4th Tri-Nation International Guyana Cup tournament…

Aug 11, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on 4th Tri-Nation International Guyana Cup tournament…

Despite late notice Western Tigers FC confident of winning They have been given a mere two weeks’ notice but a team of footballers from the Western Tigers FC are confident of carting off the major...

Windies Cricket U-19 tourney round-up August 10

Aug 11, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Windies Cricket U-19 tourney round-up August 10

Bridgetown, Barbados — Summarised scores on the opening day of the fourth round of matches in the West Indies Cricket Board’s Under-19 three-day tournament yesterday: At Kensington Oval: Barbados...

Batavia $1B cocaine bust…Magistrate to make ruling on no-case submission

Aug 11, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Batavia $1B cocaine bust…Magistrate to make ruling on no-case submission

Magistrate Haymant Ramdhani is expected to make a ruling on a no-case submission next Friday in the matter against five accused who are facing charges of possession of cocaine for the purpose of...

TCL (Guy) Inc. Cricket Academy & Republic Bank Summer Camp ends

Aug 11, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on TCL (Guy) Inc. Cricket Academy & Republic Bank Summer Camp ends

The Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club last Thursday wrapped up two of its summer programmes which were described as successful. The TCL (Guy) Cricket Academy for 80 young players and the...

Kwakwani residents reiterate call for ferry service

Aug 11, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Kwakwani residents reiterate call for ferry service

Residents of Kwakwani, Region 10, have once again made the call for a ferry service from New Amsterdam to their community During a meeting in the area this week, the residents petitioned Natural...

Neesa Gopaul murder….Accused committed to High Court trial

Aug 11, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Neesa Gopaul murder….Accused committed to High Court trial

Bibi Sharima Gopaul and her former lover Jarvis Barry Small were yesterday committed to stand trial at the next appropriate sitting of the High Court for the murder of Gopaul’s daughter, Neesa...

NTC wants speedy resolution to Linden problems

Aug 11, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on NTC wants speedy resolution to Linden problems

The National Toshaos’ Council (NTC) is calling on Government and Opposition Parties to resolve the situation in Linden, which has also disrupted the lives of Amerindians in Regions Eight, Nine and...

GCF AGM now set for August 18

Aug 11, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCF AGM now set for August 18

– cyclists rep. to be selected today @ NP The much anticipated Annual General Meeting of the Guyana Cycling Federation (GCF) is now set for Saturday August 18, 2012 at the Guyana Olympic...

ImmigrationTALK: Questions & Answers

Aug 11, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on ImmigrationTALK: Questions & Answers

By: Attorney Gail S. Seeram Through this “Question & Answer” column, our goal is to answer your immigration questions. Many of you have questions on backlog time and...

United Federation for Arts and Culture hosts National Day of Prayer

Aug 11, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on United Federation for Arts and Culture hosts National Day of Prayer

The United Federation for Arts and Culture (Vreed en Hoop, W.C.D) will be holding a National Day of Prayer tomorrow. Those attending will assemble at 7.30 am at the Vreed en Hoop stelling and at 8 am...

Breaking News: Linden protests escalate…Five buildings destroyed by fire

Aug 10, 2012 knews News Comments Off on Breaking News: Linden protests escalate…Five buildings destroyed by fire

Five buildings were destroyed by fire early today as the almost month-long protests at Linden took an ugly turn. The Guyana Revenue office, the Linden Care Foundation, the Old GECOM Office, the...

Opposition denies return of monies to OP, GINA and NCN

Aug 10, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Opposition denies return of monies to OP, GINA and NCN

-PM warns of countrywide electricity tariff hike By Gary Eleazar On July 18 last, three demonstrators were shot and killed in Linden, as they protested against the increase in electricity...

Guest found dead in city hotel room

Aug 10, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Guest found dead in city hotel room

The discovery of the lifeless body of a guest at a Hotel on Cross Street, Werk-en-Rust, is baffling both staff members and detectives of the Guyana Police Force. The man who was identified as Ishmael...

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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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