March 2013

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Brother set free, other for retrial in beating murder trial

Mar 14, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Brother set free, other for retrial in beating murder trial

One brother woke up a free man this morning while his elder sibling will have to face another trial after a 12-member mix jury decided their fates yesterday. Presiding over the matter was...

Boat captain placed on $200,000 bail for wounding fellow captain

Mar 14, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Boat captain placed on $200,000 bail for wounding fellow captain

Richard Griffith, a fisherman and captain of his boat, was yesterday placed on $200,000 bail for wounding Nawab Mohamed. He pleaded not guilty when he appeared at the Georgetown’s...

Those managing our country’s resources never cease to stun me

Mar 14, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Those managing our country’s resources never cease to stun me

Dear Editor, The so-called highly qualified individuals that manage our resources in this country never cease to stun me. The latest evidence of their incompetence is the construction of a...

An intriguing question

Mar 14, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on An intriguing question

Dear Editor, “Are white people superior to non-whites?” An intriguing question. I am still trying to figure out whether the descriptions ‘intelligent’ and ‘knowledgeable’ are used...

Why not introduce a Taj Mahal Tax on homes worth more than $20 million?

Mar 14, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Why not introduce a Taj Mahal Tax on homes worth more than $20 million?

Dear Editor, As supporters of the poor and the working class in Guyana, we ask, why to date has the Presidential Tax Reform Commission not met and deliberated on this much vexed question of...

Guyana: a dangerous country?

Mar 14, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyana: a dangerous country?

Dear Editor, In my few years of living in this country, I have often questioned the general acceptance of mediocrity and widespread unprofessionalism evident in the society at large. It is...

Awareness of accountability and a system desperately in need of reform

Mar 14, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Awareness of accountability and a system desperately in need of reform

Dear Editor, The country seems to be unsure about what policing is about, and what kinds of accountability should be demanded from the Minister of Home Affairs. Over the last 12 months, we...

Is Mr. Kissoon preparing to join the communist PPP?

Mar 14, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Is Mr. Kissoon preparing to join the communist PPP?

Dear Editor, Mr. Kissoon spent much of his letter, “The ethnic supremacists are going to maul Bhagwan over his admission” (KN, 11-03-13) deriding me about my line, “While some are asleep...

Muse, amused, bemused, confused

Mar 14, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Muse, amused, bemused, confused

One of the harsh cruelties of life for me is the acceptance by society worldwide, of people who have achieved fame, eminence, status or wealth and in the process societal recognition. People flock...

West Indies v Zimbabwe, 1st Test, Barbados, 1st day…Samuels Test best destroys Zimbabwe

Mar 13, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on West Indies v Zimbabwe, 1st Test, Barbados, 1st day…Samuels Test best destroys Zimbabwe

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Off-spinners Marlon Samuels and Shane Shillingford celebrated their return to the West Indies side by combining to wreck Zimbabwe on the opening day of the first...

Mayor’s Annual KO football tourney teams briefed for March 15 event

Mar 13, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Mayor’s Annual KO football tourney teams briefed for March 15 event

The Annual Mayor’s knockout football tournament is set to kick off on March 15th at the Den Amstel ground on the West Coast of Demerara and the teams were briefed on the rules and fixtures...

Edghill doubles up again in Silver Bowl

Mar 13, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Edghill doubles up again in Silver Bowl

– Coach Idi Lewis lauds performance Guyana’s table tennis prodigy and ‘Junior Sportswoman of the Year’, Chelsea Edghill captured two titles on Sunday when the two-day Silver Bowl...

Mohamed, Garbarran hit half centuries as Everest beat Savage masters

Mar 13, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Mohamed, Garbarran hit half centuries as Everest beat Savage masters

Half centuries by former national wicketkeeper batsman Sheik Mohamed and former West Indies U-19 player Hemraj Garbarran guided Everest Masters to a comfortable 45 run victory over Savage...

DCB confirms receipt of East Bank & West Demerara U-15 teams

Mar 13, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on DCB confirms receipt of East Bank & West Demerara U-15 teams

As at yesterday’s deadline, only the East Bank Demerara Cricket Association and the West Demerara Cricket Association have submitted their teams for the DCB Inter Association U-15 cricket...

Boyce officially withdraws injunction

Mar 13, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Boyce officially withdraws injunction

– Colonel Paul Arthur is AAG GS Former President of the Athletic Association of Guyana (AAG), Colin Boyce, yesterday officially withdrew an injunction he had filed against the AAG on...

Roberts appeals LABA ban to national federation

Mar 13, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Roberts appeals LABA ban to national federation

– awaits intervention, anticipates reinstatement By Edison Jefford Former national senior and junior forward, Dwayne ‘Brown Sugar’ Roberts has appealed a six year Linden Amateur...

Fixtures set for quarter-final stage of Milo Schools Football

Mar 13, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Fixtures set for quarter-final stage of Milo Schools Football

Fixtures for the quarter-final stage of this year’s Milo / Petra Organisation Under-20 Schools Football Competition have been released by the Organisers. Starting on Saturday, at 13:00hrs,...

Ogle are ECB Elizabeth Style 2nd Division Champs

Mar 13, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Ogle are ECB Elizabeth Style 2nd Division Champs

Watched by a large crowd which was entertained by the Majestic Sound System and the Ogle Tassa Group, Golden Grove Cricket Club went down to Ogle Cricket Club in the final of the East Coast...

Alpha United administrators host ‘Teach them Young’ football sessions at Mae’s academy

Mar 13, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Alpha United administrators host ‘Teach them Young’ football sessions at Mae’s academy

Football administrators have always held fast to the belief that the development of the nursery sector enhances the onward development of the sport and to this extent have placed greater...

GMR&SC March 24 Race Meet…Samaroo Investments, agents of MAC Batteries on board

Mar 13, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on GMR&SC March 24 Race Meet…Samaroo Investments, agents of MAC Batteries on board

They can be rightfully considered the ‘new kid on the block’, but Samaroo Investments situated at the corner of Church and Thomas Streets and distributors of MAC Batteries made good...

TTCB National 2 day Premier League cricket…Singh hits half century, Ferrier grabs 5

Mar 13, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on TTCB National 2 day Premier League cricket…Singh hits half century, Ferrier grabs 5

Aranguez Sports Club and Diamond played to an exciting draw when play in the Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board National 2 day Premier League competition continued last weekend. Aranguez batted...

Meet Guyana’s latest FIFA Referee, Sherwin Moore

Mar 13, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Meet Guyana’s latest FIFA Referee, Sherwin Moore

– to officiate at 2013 Dr. Pepper Dallas Cup March 24-31 Guyana’s Referees continues to hold their own at the Caribbean and International levels, maintaining a rich tradition of...

Transparency Institute, Private Sector Commission stress urgency of…Procurement and Integrity Commissions, Ombudsman, Access to Information Act

Mar 13, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Transparency Institute, Private Sector Commission stress urgency of…Procurement and Integrity Commissions, Ombudsman, Access to Information Act

The Private Sector Commission (PSC) and Transparency Institute Guyana Inc. (TIGI) are teaming up to fight corruption. “The perception of corruption of Guyana is too important to be ignored...

Any buyer of Marriott will have to pay far more than US$51M – Chris Ram

Mar 13, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Any buyer of Marriott will have to pay far more than US$51M – Chris Ram

– Hotel granted concessions worth millions Any plans to sell the Marriott-branded hotel currently under construction in Kingston will have to include it being valued far in excess than...

Illegal Bangladeshis freed, allowed to stay until 2016

Mar 13, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Illegal Bangladeshis freed, allowed to stay until 2016

The two illegal Bangladeshis held for 10 months in police lockups are now free, thanks to the intervention of the Muslim community. Kaieteur News last week highlighted the plight of the two men who...

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Guyana Cup rematch on the cards in President’s Cup feature

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(Kaieteur News) – The field will be a packed one on Sunday November 29, at Rising Sun Turf Club when the President’s Cup horse race meet shoots off. More than 100 horses have thrown their names...

Who says the government does not listen?

Nov 07, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Who says the government does not listen? That is an unfair accusation. The government does listen. In fact, it listens very attentively. The only problem is that it appears to have a rather selective hearing. It can hear a whisper from certain quarters of the private sector...

A Divided World: A Commonwealth Opportunity

Nov 01, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – When Commonwealth leaders gather in Antigua and Barbuda from 1st to 4th November, they should address a question that reaches beyond their association: how can countries of different size, wealth and outlook sustain cooperation in a world increasingly...

Sinking ship, bailing out-US midterms – Pt. II

Nov 07, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – U.S. Vice President, J.D. Vance is among the first bailing from a sinking ship. The Iran War led to the ashes of defeat in the midterms. President Trump suddenly sheds his crazy man persona. Now talks of working with Democrats. From America I wing to Guyana, and Vice...

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