August 2012

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Brothers remanded on marijuana charge

Aug 29, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Brothers remanded on marijuana charge

Michael Budhu and Bonny Budhu, brothers, have been refused bail for possession of a significant quantity of marijuana. Both accused pleaded not guilty to the charge which was read to them by...

Former supermarket cashier in court over missing $200,000

Aug 29, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Former supermarket cashier in court over missing $200,000

A former cashier accused of pilfering almost $200,000 from the Survival Supermarket, has been charged. Savitri Ramnauth was yesterday placed on $85,000 bail. Police said that she stole...

That Passport Office

Aug 28, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on That Passport Office

Dear Editor, Permit me to congratulate the management and staff of the Passport Office on Camp Street for the excellent job they are doing under difficult circumstances. In fact, I would argue...

Discrimination of Guyana nationals in St. Kitts/Nevis

Aug 28, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Discrimination of Guyana nationals in St. Kitts/Nevis

Dear Editor, I wish to draw to the attention of the relevant authorities within the Government a matter of concern with regards to the treatment of Guyanese nationals residing in the Federation of...

Linden complains but Aishalton suffers

Aug 28, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Linden complains but Aishalton suffers

Dear Editor, There is an old saying that goes, “I complained of having no shoes until I saw a man who had no feet”. It is widely reported that the people of Linden consumes three times the...

I pray for Freddie Kissoon

Aug 28, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on I pray for Freddie Kissoon

Dear Editor, I offer these words to join Sultan Sattaur on what he had to say about Freddie Kissoon in your paper yesterday. Freddie Kissoon is a relative of mine through his father. In the extended...

Race voting is no excuse for accepting dictatorship, corruption within PPP, PNC

Aug 28, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Race voting is no excuse for accepting dictatorship, corruption within PPP, PNC

Dear Editor, The elites controlling the PNC and PPP have used the race card to control the Guyanese people. And the Guyanese voters, 70% of which are Indians and Africans, predominantly vote race....

My cri de coeur

Aug 28, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on My cri de coeur

Each day, I hold back the anger. I love my fellow Guyanese. I know they are good people. But the distress and indignation of their acceptance of their daily humiliation tears your heart apart....

Good plans, poor execution

Aug 28, 2012 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Good plans, poor execution

When it was announced that Guyana would be home to a specialty hospital the first question was whether the country could staff such a facility. It turns out that the hospital would be staffed by...

We must encourage discipline on our roadways

Aug 28, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on We must encourage discipline on our roadways

It does not require drastic nor draconian measures for the number of road fatalities in Guyana to reduce. All that is required is a commitment to a sustained campaign to inculcate greater...

Orlet Bullock dethrones Fred Collins to claim Caribbean Individual Scrabble crown

Aug 28, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Orlet Bullock dethrones Fred Collins to claim Caribbean Individual Scrabble crown

By Michael Benjamin Orlet Bullock avenged a humiliating defeat at the hands of former local, and now former Caribbean champion, Fred Collins, during the Caribbean team championships, to lift the...

Guyana win big to stay top of the table

Aug 28, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana win big to stay top of the table

Windwards, Jamaica also win to stay in the hunt Bridgetown, Barbados — Guyana recorded an easy five-wicket win over Leeward Islands to end the West Indies Cricket Board’s Under-19 50-over...

Caribbean Badminton C/ships…Narayan Ramdhani goes down in semifinal hurdle

Aug 28, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Caribbean Badminton C/ships…Narayan Ramdhani goes down in semifinal hurdle

Narayan Ramdhani went down at the semifinal hurdle on Day three of the Caribbean Badminton Championships (CAREBACO) being staged in the Dominican Republic. Several other Guyanese players advanced...

GCA’s NBS 2nd div cricket…Fifties for Naughton, Hyman, 5-wkt haul for Heywood

Aug 28, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCA’s NBS 2nd div cricket…Fifties for Naughton, Hyman, 5-wkt haul for Heywood

Malteenoes, Gandhi Youth Organisation and University of Guyana recorded victories as the New Building Society (NBS) sponsored Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) second division 40-over cricket...

GCA Carib Beer Friends of cricket 1st division competition…

Aug 28, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCA Carib Beer Friends of cricket 1st division competition…

Jacobs hits ton as MSC crush GNIC by an innings and 135 runs – Bishun grabs 7-104 & 3-68 for DCC National allrounder Steven Jacobs slammed a magnificent century as host Malteenoes Sports...

“This is the best I’ve played” – says David

Aug 28, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on “This is the best I’ve played” – says David

Guyana’s highest ranked International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) player, United States-based Paul David has admitted that his sojourn in the just-concluded Caribbean Championships is the best...

Cush hits 65 as Payless lose to Goed Fortuin

Aug 28, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Cush hits 65 as Payless lose to Goed Fortuin

Former Guyana and USA National all-rounder Lennox Cush top scored with a robust 65 in a losing cause for Payless Variety Story X1 against a Goed Fortune combination in a feature T20 softball match on...

Elle’s Vision creates big upset at Guyana Cup

Aug 28, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Elle’s Vision creates big upset at Guyana Cup

It was another day of horseracing and another day of upsets and plenty of disappointments. In the end it was the little known and newly imported Elle’s Vision of the Jagdeo stable that stole the...

Guyana Karate College holds successful grading

Aug 28, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana Karate College holds successful grading

The Guyana Karate College on Saturday last held its mid-year grading examinations at the Malteenoes Sports Club Dojo in Thomas Lands, Georgetown, under the scrutiny and watchful eyes of a panel of...

Malteenoes win latest David Persaud Investments trophy competition match

Aug 28, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Malteenoes win latest David Persaud Investments trophy competition match

Play in the David Persaud Investments Georgetown Cricket Association under-19 competition continued yesterday with several matches. Malteenoes defeated St Stanislaus College at the Malteenoes ground...

APNU signs off on NCN ‘corruption’ debates

Aug 28, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on APNU signs off on NCN ‘corruption’ debates

– Challenges Irfaan Ali statement on CJIA expansion The country’s main opposition, the coalition A Partnership National Unity (APNU), yesterday said it would no longer...

Works stalled on East Bank four-lane extension

Aug 28, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Works stalled on East Bank four-lane extension

– Presence of utility poles, pipelines cited For weeks, construction works to expand the East Bank Demerara Public Road into a four-lane from the ‘high bridge’ at Demerara Distillers...

You have to be as incompetent as possible to get contracts – Dr. Roopnaraine

Aug 28, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on You have to be as incompetent as possible to get contracts – Dr. Roopnaraine

With the government seemingly turning a blind eye to the failings of contractors and granting them further contracts, Dr Rupert Roopnaraine of opposition coalition, APNU, has expressed the notion...

13-year-old twin sisters raped

Aug 28, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on 13-year-old twin sisters raped

Police are on the hunt for two men who allegedly raped 13-year-old twin sisters last week. The sisters who hail from the Ruimveldt area were lured to a house near Laing Avenue by the two men,...

Opposition, unions slam Amb. Karran’s OAS report on Linden

Aug 28, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Opposition, unions slam Amb. Karran’s OAS report on Linden

– “One sided and abysmal” – APNU’s Roopnaraine – PNCR wants Karran’s remarks to be withdrawn – GTUC says gov’t propaganda machinery gone...

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Gurbaz half-century powers Guyana to 8-wicket win

Sep 05, 2026

2026 Republic Bank CPL… GAW vs. JKM at Providence – Hetmyer, Hope, Dindyal lead batting charge (Kaieteur News) – Guyana Amazon Warriors announced their arrival home with a brutal 8-wicket...

How should I schedule my day?

Sep 05, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Deep in the Himalayas, I once visited a Hindu guru and asked him, “Guru, how should I schedule my day?” He looked at me for a moment, smiled, and asked, “What is it that you want to schedule?” “My day,” I replied. “I want to organise my time better. There is so...

Haiti after Kenscoff: Pledges and Promises Do Not Stop the Killing

Aug 30, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – For generations, Kenscoff was where people from Port-au-Prince went to breathe. Its cool hills offered relief, and its farmers supplied the capital’s markets. Gang attacks reached the commune in January 2025, but it remained an important barrier between...

The Donny and Delcy show

Sep 05, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – What to make of this America-Venezuela oil deal, this best in history? First, it’s best to put the 65 billion barrels of heavy crude in its proper place. It’s the Donny and Delcy Gong Show. A quarter of Venezuela’s premier national treasure, a concealed deal, a very...

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