January 2013

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Police blamed for inaction as … Mahdia accident driver walks away with slap on the wrist

Jan 26, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Police blamed for inaction as … Mahdia accident driver walks away with slap on the wrist

Relatives say that the police action leaves much to be desired. There should be a thorough investigation into the works of the Guyana Police Force especially the police stationed at the Mahdia Police...

Not hopeful of a change in attitude

Jan 26, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Not hopeful of a change in attitude

DEAR EDITOR, Peeping Tom, you’ve done a great service bringing to attention the sad fact that Guyana has practically neglected its historical sites, monuments, and buildings. St Barnabas Baptist...

Where are the defenders of the PPP fighting those who have hijacked the party?

Jan 26, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Where are the defenders of the PPP fighting those who have hijacked the party?

DEAR EDITOR, Three seminal events happened in this country in the past two years. The first was the PPP’s loss of majority power. Not only did this shatter the party’s political invincibility, it...

Renowned medical specialist visits Guyana

Jan 26, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Renowned medical specialist visits Guyana

…focus is on female reproduction and health Dr. Sterling Williams, who is the Vice President for Education at The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), is currently in...

It’s a shame that Georgetown is in such a sorry state

Jan 26, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on It’s a shame that Georgetown is in such a sorry state

Dear Editor, I wish to commend the decision taken by the Ministry of Local Government to come to the rescue of the City Council to rid the city from the piles of garbage that have been accumulating...

GTUC and GPSU sign communiqué

Jan 26, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on GTUC and GPSU sign communiqué

Heads of the Guyana Trade Union Congress (GTUC) and the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) have embarked on a partnership to tackle what the parties indicated are public servant woes. The two unions...

A prisoner in my own home

Jan 26, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on A prisoner in my own home

Dear Editor, It is regrettable that I had to use this medium to bring to light a situation that has been in existence for some time with no relief in sight. First, I must say that I believe our...

Illegal Guyanese migrants, Haitians rescued from disabled vessel

Jan 26, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Illegal Guyanese migrants, Haitians rescued from disabled vessel

Miami (AP) – The U.S. Coast Guard has repatriated ten Haitian migrants who were picked up at sea east of Boynton Beach. Coast Guard officials say the migrants were taken to Cap Haitien in Haiti...

Bauxite companies to present plans for 2013 today

Jan 26, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Bauxite companies to present plans for 2013 today

The Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment will host a strategic review of the bauxite sector in Linden, today, to highlight achievements, challenges and projections for the sector. The...

The deal for a campus-wide Wi-Fi zone at UG must be openly reviewed

Jan 26, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on The deal for a campus-wide Wi-Fi zone at UG must be openly reviewed

Dear Editor, The announcement that telecoms giant, GT&T, is preparing to launch a campus-wide Wi-Fi zone at the University of Guyana (Turkeyen Campus) was made with great pomp and fanfare. On the...

The rivers and the new pilots

Jan 26, 2013 KNews Editorial Comments Off on The rivers and the new pilots

In the past two months there were two major river accidents. Combined they claimed at least fifteen lives. They both occurred in Essequibo, albeit at different points and in different rivers. And in...

Gunmen strip businessman of jewellery in brazen daylight robbery

Jan 26, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Gunmen strip businessman of jewellery in brazen daylight robbery

Having experienced what he described as a near death encounter, a businessman of Success, East Coast Demerara, is claiming that he is now living in fear since even the police, according to him, have...

Leon Belony leads from the front as GASP Scrabble Scramble concludes

Jan 25, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Leon Belony leads from the front as GASP Scrabble Scramble concludes

President of the Guyana Association of Scrabble Players (GASP), Leon Belony celebrated his new portfolio with a resounding victory when the GASP staged the Scrabble Scramble at the Maltenoes Sports...

WICB Board of Directors decisions from January 18 meeting

Jan 25, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on WICB Board of Directors decisions from January 18 meeting

Gros Islet, St Lucia –The Board of Directors of the West Indies Cricket Board met in St Lucia at the weekend. Following are synopses of the more critical decisions taken and reports presented at...

Guyana Fight Night activities resume

Jan 25, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana Fight Night activities resume

Mark Austin/Gladwin Dorway bout should be a scorcher Tonight’s boxing card that pits the skills of several local pugilists might not appear glittering on paper but the Mark Austin/Gladwin Dorway...

Milo U-20 Schools Football Competition…Matches fixed for tomorrow & Sunday

Jan 25, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Milo U-20 Schools Football Competition…Matches fixed for tomorrow & Sunday

After two exciting days of action in the Milo Under-20 Schools Football Competition, three more matches are scheduled to be played tomorrow at the Ministry of Education Ground, Carifesta Avenue,...

$Noble House Seafoods \ GCA 2nd div. cricket…Police, GCC chalk up wins; UG draw with DCC$

Noble House Seafoods \ GCA 2nd div. cricket…Police, GCC chalk up wins; UG draw with DCC

Jan 25, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Noble House Seafoods \ GCA 2nd div. cricket…Police, GCC chalk up wins; UG draw with DCC

Police Sports Club (PSC) and the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) recorded victories, while Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) lost first innings points in a drawn encounter against the...

GAPF to lift off Season on March 10 in NA

Jan 25, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on GAPF to lift off Season on March 10 in NA

Novices & Junior C’ships to set tone; AGM fixed for Feb. 10 Following a gratifying 2012, the Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPF) is aiming to better last year in ever regard. The GAPF...

Roberts banned for 6 years

Jan 25, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Roberts banned for 6 years

– threatened LABA official to ‘Crush’ association while on suspension The Linden Amateur Basketball Association (LABA) has imposed a six year ban on the Retrieve Raiders’...

LABA AGM now set for Tuesday at MSC Lounge

Jan 25, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on LABA AGM now set for Tuesday at MSC Lounge

The Linden Amateur Basketball Association (LABA) Annual General Meeting and Biennial Elections is now set for Tuesday and not Monday as previously advertised, at the Mackenzie Sports...

Letters to the Sports Editor…High praise for Guyana’s T20 performance

Jan 25, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Letters to the Sports Editor…High praise for Guyana’s T20 performance

Dear Editor, From the inception I was pleased with the selection of the Guyana team even though it was done without the Inter County playoffs that would have given the selectors a more...

Profound Gratitude for FIFA/CONCACAF Intervention in Local Football

Jan 25, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Profound Gratitude for FIFA/CONCACAF Intervention in Local Football

Dear Editor, The historical one day visit by representatives of FIFA and CONCACAF, on Thursday, January 10, 2013 primarily to resolve the previous dispute between the Guyana Football...

Businessman gunned down in hotel yard

Jan 25, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Businessman gunned down in hotel yard

– cameras record victim’s attempt to flee from killer A gunman dressed in a white tee-shirt and black pants chased 37-year-old businessman Intaz Roopnarine to the back of the Cool...

Stewartville fatal fire…Blaze caused by child playing with matches

Jan 25, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Stewartville fatal fire…Blaze caused by child playing with matches

A source at the Guyana Fire Service has confirmed that Wednesday evening’s fire which claimed the life of three-week-old, Alisha Boodram, was as a result of a young child playing with matches. This...

Appeal Court rules in favour of Toucan Suites owner

Jan 25, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Appeal Court rules in favour of Toucan Suites owner

After 13 years, the case of N&R Company Limited, owners of the Toucan Suites Guest House, versus the Guyana government, seems to have come to an end, with the Appeal Court awarding judgment in...

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Kaieteur Sports – A captain’s knock backed by some decent bowling pushed Ireland to a narrow 1-run win by virtue of the Duckworth/Lewis/Stern (DLS) method following yesterday’s...

What happen to the rights of men?

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(Kaieteur News) – A recent incident near Stabroek Market, where a woman was openly seen raining blows on a man in full public view, should force us to confront an uncomfortable question. The man appeared reluctant to defend himself. He seemed more concerned about avoiding trouble than protecting...

Not Charity, but Repair: a Response to Pope Leo’s Slavery Apology

May 31, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Signed on 15th May, 2026 and released on 25th May, 2026, Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, marks a significant moment in the long reckoning with slavery. It contains the clearest papal acknowledgment to date of the Holy See’s role...

A challenge: praise or pity the President

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Hard truths… (Kaieteur News) – The widespread floods are a challenge of crisis proportions for many Guyanese. There’s another test: either to praise or pity Pres Ali. Waters rising, surging, in alarming crests. There’s that breathtaking, jarring, mind-bending photo: Excellency Ali with...

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