May 2013

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Are some people in Sophia humans or animals?

May 10, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Are some people in Sophia humans or animals?

It was only on Wednesday morning that I told my daughter that the poorer folks in Pakistan and India have absolutely nothing to do with their time. Once there is a shout of some race or religious...

14-month sentence shocks shoplifter

May 10, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on 14-month sentence shocks shoplifter

Due to his criminal history and the fact that he did not waste the court’s time, 54-year-old Derrick Persaud, of 45 Stanleytown, Berbice, who appeared yesterday before Magistrate Sueanna...

Kato tender not yet opened

May 10, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Kato tender not yet opened

Dear Editor, Reference is made to an article in the Kaieteur News, May 1, 2013, under the caption “Govt. still looking for contractor for Kato Hydro project”. The article infers that there was...

Dishonest female cop gets three years

May 10, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Dishonest female cop gets three years

Police Corporal Sharon Logan was yesterday sentenced to three years imprisonment by Chief Magistrate Priya Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court. During her trial, Logan denied the...

Alleged robber refused bail

May 10, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Alleged robber refused bail

Despite his remorseful appeals to the court, Kevin Maloney was remanded to prison for the charge of robbery which was read to him by Magistrate Sueanna Lovell at the Georgetown Magistrates’...

“High Blood Pressure patient” remanded on ganja possession charge

May 10, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on “High Blood Pressure patient” remanded on ganja possession charge

“Your worship, I am begging you for another chance. Please, I am so sorry. I am begging you for bail. I am suffering from high blood pressure and I am asking for bail so that I can seek...

Some pointers for Freddie

May 10, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Some pointers for Freddie

Dear Mr Kissoon, Although I am a teacher I try to avoid acting like a wise act or smartass. I esteem your articles very much because as they were the most important source for me to help...

A travesty

May 10, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on A travesty

Dear Editor, It is evident that somewhere along the way and for reasons which are complex, many of our Guyanese seem to have lost compassion and a concern for others— particularly the underdog...

In defence of Carol Sooba

May 10, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on In defence of Carol Sooba

Dear Editor, It has been a great indictment on the Georgetown public and in particular newspaper readers not to comment on the harassment the Mayor and his clique are conducting against the...

Salute Our Nurses

May 10, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Salute Our Nurses

Dear Editor, Rawsi Williams stated that “To do what nobody else will do, a way that nobody else can do, in spite of all we go through; is to be a nurse.” I am reminded that May 6 to May 12...

HORACE CAMPBELL’S CATHARTIC FICTION

May 10, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on HORACE CAMPBELL’S CATHARTIC FICTION

Dear Editor, A remarkable thing happened along the journey of the likely Oliver Tambo award to the late Forbes Burnham. Notwithstanding its merits, a menagerie of hate and extremism seem to instruct...

Burnham not deserving of OT Award

May 10, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Burnham not deserving of OT Award

Dear Editor, This is in response to several commentaries (Messrs. Mark Archer, Hamley Case, Aubrey Norton, Freddie Kissoon, Maxwell Shaw, etc. in KN criticizing the South African...

The NBA 2023 playoffs and what you need to know

May 09, 2013 knews Sports Comments Off on The NBA 2023 playoffs and what you need to know

The 2023 NBA playoffs are already happening in full speed, and it is turning into yet another exciting event in the history of the NBA. Since the season started in early April, the teams and players...

All Eyes on the Court as Teams Battle it Out in the NBA Playoffs

May 09, 2013 knews Sports Comments Off on All Eyes on the Court as Teams Battle it Out in the NBA Playoffs

The NBA Playoffs are always an exciting time for basketball fans, as the best teams from each conference compete against one another to see who will take home the championship title. This...

The Impact of Technology on the NBA

May 09, 2013 knews Sports Comments Off on The Impact of Technology on the NBA

Technology has had a major impact on the NBA, from how the game is played to how it is broadcast, viewed and analyzed. Innovations and advancements have changed how we all experience basketball on...

Cruelty in South Sophia

May 09, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Cruelty in South Sophia

…mason beaten to death, tied to utility pole The sight of a dead man, naked and tied to a utility pole greeted residents of ‘B’ Field Sophia early yesterday morning much to...

2012 budget cuts……AG gets 5 days to file statement of claim

May 09, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on 2012 budget cuts……AG gets 5 days to file statement of claim

Attorney General (AG) Anil Nandlall will file a statement of claim within five days to show the wrong committed by the Opposition when they made cuts to the 2012 budget. The AG was...

Traffic policeman banned, fined for drunk driving

May 09, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Traffic policeman banned, fined for drunk driving

A drunken traffic policeman, who has been on the wrong side of the law recently, has found himself in more serious problems. He broke the said law that he had sworn to enforce and ended up...

Dem boys seh…Cruel people mek Guyana punish

May 09, 2013 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Cruel people mek Guyana punish

Cruelty is something that in everybody but some people more cruel that anybody can imagine. A long time ago a man hate he neighbour so much that he confess to a murder that he didn’t commit...

Opposition not surprised by Ramotar’s rejection of Bills

May 09, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Opposition not surprised by Ramotar’s rejection of Bills

Newtown’s law of motion says “To every action there is always an equal and opposite reaction”. President Donald Ramotar’s refusal to assent to two Opposition Bills passed in the...

NACRA 15’s Rugby…A lot of work still to be done-Henry

May 09, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on NACRA 15’s Rugby…A lot of work still to be done-Henry

Head Coach of the national rugby squad Theodore Henry, speaking with Kaieteur Sport on Tuesday afternoon during a practice session at the National Park, said the squad currently preparing for...

Ramjattan denies a personal interest in Specialty Hospital

May 09, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Ramjattan denies a personal interest in Specialty Hospital

“There is absolutely no truth about pecuniary interest,” said Leader of the Alliance for Change (AFC), Khemraj Ramjattan, as he sought to clear the air about his association with...

Opposition applies brakes as Govt. rushes to amend laws against financial crimes

May 09, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Opposition applies brakes as Govt. rushes to amend laws against financial crimes

– Guyana faces being put on int’l blacklist The Parliamentary opposition on Tuesday evening halted the speed of government to amend laws against financial crimes, namely...

Engineers learn about Marriott’s “new” technology

May 09, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Engineers learn about Marriott’s “new” technology

New technologies being used in the construction at the Marriott Hotel, Kingston, took centre stage Tuesday night during a presentation by the Project Manager, Romesh Budhram. According to...

Cambio employee dumps local currency in daring heist at Piarco Airport

May 09, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Cambio employee dumps local currency in daring heist at Piarco Airport

A Trinidad money exchange employee stole thousands of dollars on Saturday during a daring heist at the Piarco International Airport but dumped the Guyana cash. Nearly TT$400,000 was allegedly stolen...

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Fernandes, Khalil, Bulkan among top performers at GSA Diamond...

May 20, 2026

Kaieteur Sports – The Guyana Squash Association (GSA) wrapped up four days of exciting action featuring a number of top players who competed in the Diamond Independence Cup Squash Tournament...

Building the Orange Future

May 20, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – About fifteen years ago, the idea was floated that Guyana should establish a National School of Music. It was not a fanciful suggestion then, and it is even less so now. In fact, in today’s Guyana—poised between oil wealth and a rapidly expanding cultural footprint, it is...

The OAS faces a moral test in Panama

May 17, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – An attempt is now being made by a few member states of the Organization of American States (OAS), using procedural manoeuvres, to prevent a proposed “Declaration on the Rights of Persons and Peoples of African Descent” from proceeding to the OAS...

Sacred trust, latest presidential fairytale

May 20, 2026

Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – When President Ali talks about “sacred trust”, clearly, he is a leader floating in his own spaceship. Making matters worse, he now believes in his own fairytales. Incredibly, he expects others also to fall for his fables. REOs reshuffled; some sent...

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