September 2013

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27 Scouts complete Guyana Police Force Work Study programme

Sep 02, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on 27 Scouts complete Guyana Police Force Work Study programme

With the motto “preparing our youths for a brighter future”, the Guyana Police Force on Friday rewarded 27 successful scouts for completing an annual work study programme, which commenced...

Significant amount of domestic abuse cases terminated daily

Sep 02, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Significant amount of domestic abuse cases terminated daily

– Victims disinclined to offer evidence against their abusers While recent statistics show a steady increase in the amount of persons who are murdered, injured or permanently...

TRESPASSING!

Sep 02, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on TRESPASSING!

One guy left his home in Guyana and went overseas to live. One day he decided to return home and thought that it would be nice if he asked one of his new overseas friends to accompany him. The friend...

Surface upgrade for Soesdyke Linden Highway imminent

Sep 02, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Surface upgrade for Soesdyke Linden Highway imminent

Rehabilitation of several sections of the Soesdyke Linden Highway (SLH) to the tune of $57.5M is expected to commence shortly, according to Cabinet Secretary Dr. Roger Luncheon. According to a...

Fire guts DaSilva’s House of Optics

Sep 02, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Fire guts DaSilva’s House of Optics

One of Georgetown’s oldest wooden buildings which houses the DaSilva’s House of Optics, was gutted by a fire which is believed to have started from a faulty air condition unit in...

Other than the romantic notion of hydro, there is nothing redeeming about this particular project

Sep 02, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Other than the romantic notion of hydro, there is nothing redeeming about this particular project

Dear Editor, The news, debate and discussion on the Amaila Hydropower Project have dominated the headlines recently especially since some critical information became available. It is fair to say that...

Death of accused halts $2 billion cocaine case

Sep 02, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Death of accused halts $2 billion cocaine case

The sole person accused of attempting to traffic $ 2 billion GYD worth of cocaine in Fish food last year, is reportedly dead. Information reaching this newspaper is that Gilbert Andre...

In the face of impossible odds, we the people who love Guyana can change it

Sep 02, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on In the face of impossible odds, we the people who love Guyana can change it

Dear Editor, Guyana is at an at an important and perhaps very critical juncture of its history. Its people have survived colonialism, Jaganism, Burnhamism Hoyteism with some sense of...

New BRHA Chairman promises improved health care services for Berbicians

Sep 02, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on New BRHA Chairman promises improved health care services for Berbicians

Amidst a lot of negative reports and complaints from members of the general public, Berbicians are being assured that health care delivery services will see a drastic improvement. This promise...

Freddie needs to provide evidence of discrimination

Sep 02, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Freddie needs to provide evidence of discrimination

Dear Editor, Mr. Freddie Kissoon has not offered any evidence to support his contentious conclusion (KN column Sep 1) that Indians are not critical of aspects of PPP’s governance. There are...

$GCA\NBS second division tourney…DCC refuse to play GYO, Rain ruins several matches$

GCA\NBS second division tourney…DCC refuse to play GYO, Rain ruins several matches

Sep 02, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCA\NBS second division tourney…DCC refuse to play GYO, Rain ruins several matches

Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) refused to play host Gandhi Youth Organization (GYO) yesterday in their scheduled match of the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA)\ New Building Society (NBS) second...

ENGLAND’S SOAKER WARRIORS

Sep 02, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Tony Deyal column Comments Off on ENGLAND’S SOAKER WARRIORS

His name is Kevin Pietersen. They call him “KP” but since last Sunday night if you called him “KPee” you would not be wrong. It has been claimed that following the final Test match...

Residents block deplorable Kwakwani/Ituni road

Sep 02, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Residents block deplorable Kwakwani/Ituni road

Furious residents of Ituni and Kwakwani continue to block the main access road into their community in protest of its deplorable state for the past 40 years. According to a source, the 36 mile long...

US-based Buxton scholar continues to reward academic excellence

Sep 02, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on US-based Buxton scholar continues to reward academic excellence

Three more students from the village of Buxton have been added to the growing list of recipients of the Annie Daniels Award for outstanding scholarly performance. The three students are Okeme Beaton...

Widow blames hospital’s poor service for husband’s death

Sep 02, 2013 KNews News 4

A mother of six, who is pregnant with her seventh child, is contemplating life without her husband, who died recently from a snake bite. In fact, 42-year-old Indra Peters says that while school...

Police do not have absolute right to search without warrant – Attorneys-at-law

Sep 02, 2013 KNews News 4

Several legal authorities believe that while Guyana’s legislation states that search warrants should be provided under certain circumstances, the culture and practice in Guyana demonstrate...

Trafficking in Persons

Sep 02, 2013 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Trafficking in Persons

There is some degree of confusion on the substance of the charges by the US State Department that Guyana is not taking effective steps in confronting Trafficking in Persons (TIP) in this country. The...

Parliament Building to be cordoned off, building to have facelift

Sep 02, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Parliament Building to be cordoned off, building to have facelift

Parliament Building’s immediate environment would soon be cordoned off with the aim of shutting out unwanted elements such as vagrants, garbage and vehicles that destroy the parapets. According to...

37th NSC Teach Them Young Coaching Programme…

Sep 01, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on 37th NSC Teach Them Young Coaching Programme…

Hailed as resounding success by Mohamed; Eastman wins Juvenile, Greaves takes feature By Franklin Wilson The 37th annual National Sports Commission sponsored Teach Them Young Cycling Coaching...

It’s 2013 but GCB lags way behind the time…Even as Trinidad beat Guyana in T20 opener

Sep 01, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on It’s 2013 but GCB lags way behind the time…Even as Trinidad beat Guyana in T20 opener

By Sean Devers It’s the year 2013, but from what transpired at the Guyana National Stadium last Friday night one gets the impression that the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) is lagging way behind...

Slingerz/National Association of Women’s Football Goal for Gold football championships

Sep 01, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Slingerz/National Association of Women’s Football Goal for Gold football championships

Two capable teams; two million dollars; just one championship; who will cart off the spoils? By Michael Benjamin Two weeks of pulsating action will come to a delectable climax as Slingerz FC...

Sponsors pour in for Bush Lot United Turf Club one day Horserace meet… Close to $8M up for grabs

Sep 01, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Sponsors pour in for Bush Lot United Turf Club one day Horserace meet… Close to $8M up for grabs

Horseracing over the years has been dubbed the “Sport King” and with recent competition from other sports for sponsorship and publicity, those in the horseracing fraternity are giving the...

Former national footballer Barton passes

Sep 01, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Former national footballer Barton passes

Former national Footballer Albert Barton passed away Monday last at the age of 81 in Georgetown after returning home on vacation from Canada where he resided. Barton who lived at Bent Street...

Letter to the Sports Editor…Conveniently Stephney avoids the major issues in the Bill

Sep 01, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Letter to the Sports Editor…Conveniently Stephney avoids the major issues in the Bill

Dear Editor, I read with agony Mr. Stephney’s feeble attempt to discredit Mr. Bacchus on his position with the ill-fated Cricket Bill. Even though he claimed to have read the Bill, he...

Letter to the Sports Editor…Demerara Cricket Board strongly refutes Boston with his propaganda

Sep 01, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Letter to the Sports Editor…Demerara Cricket Board strongly refutes Boston with his propaganda

Dear Editor, Boston’s article should be headlined “Boston exhibits his propaganda skills” as this is what is artfully displayed by this writer and is the hallmark of his inimitable...

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Kaieteur Sports – Guyana’s sprinting future announced itself in emphatic fashion on the track in South American Youth Games 2026, as Ezekiel Millington powered to gold in the boys’ 100m final...

Do the right thing!

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(Kaieteur News) – For years, we have called May 5, “Arrival Day.” It is a name that sounds inclusive but, in reality, obscures more than it reveals. It is time to end the confusion and call the day what it was always intended to be: Indian Arrival Day. In 2003, during the tenure of the...

Resolving CARICOM’s Leadership Impasse

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By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) –As with all my commentaries, this one is strictly in my personal capacity, drawing on more than fifty years of engagement with Caribbean affairs and a lifelong commitment to the cause of regional integration. I do not speak on behalf of any government or...

Never has any single company

Apr 24, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – “Never has any single company…” in a single country beaten almost every single citizen into a state of paralysis. Frankly, I’m disappointed in Chartered Accountant, Attorney-at-Law (and civil society advocate), Chris Ram. Aside: does this chap ever sleep? Mr....

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