February 2014

Archives by Month:

Archives by Year:

I have two neighbours— a ghost and a noise-maker

Feb 18, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on I have two neighbours— a ghost and a noise-maker

I live two minutes walk from the Convention Centre and the Aquatic Centre on the Railway Embankment at Turkeyen. You can say both places are my neighbours. In 2012, along with Mark Benschop, David...

Bandits remanded after high speed chase in Berbice

Feb 18, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Bandits remanded after high speed chase in Berbice

Following the high speed chase in which two bandits were nabbed by police after a failed robbery, the men were charged and remanded to jail, yesterday. They had attacked businessman Katch’s...

Sanctioning a lawyer for misconduct

Feb 18, 2014 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Sanctioning a lawyer for misconduct

At the outset it must be noted that this column does not intend to pronounce on Mr. Justice Rabi Sukul AJ’s innocence or guilt. That is best left to the legal luminaries which Guyana seems to...

Let us all look forward to the opportunity to change our lives

Feb 18, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Let us all look forward to the opportunity to change our lives

DEAR EDITOR, Looking ahead, it seems unlikely that the PPP government, given that it did not actively engage the Opposition in the planning process of the 2014 budget, will present anything close to...

What value does industry place on these graduates?

Feb 18, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on What value does industry place on these graduates?

Dear Editor, The headline said “Parents question relevance of Kuru Kuru Training College.” The litany that followed was appalling. After reading the article, I would even say the parents should...

We call for a reversal of this inhumane sentence

Feb 18, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on We call for a reversal of this inhumane sentence

DEAR EDITOR, We hold the position that all violence against children – including the violence of parents and other unwaged caregivers – is wrong and should be outlawed. Hence, when we saw the...

Celebrating the Uncooperative Republic of Guyana

Feb 18, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Celebrating the Uncooperative Republic of Guyana

DEAR EDITOR, In a few days we will be celebrating the 44th anniversary of our Republican status, that is, of our complete independence as a nation and a people. This makes it an opportune time...

A serious and important election

Feb 18, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on A serious and important election

DEAR EDITOR, The Guyana Teachers Union (G.T.U)’s biennial elections are only weeks away and it is important to note that since its existence, it has certainly contributed significantly to the...

Time to speak out against this disrespect on a matter of principle

Feb 18, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Time to speak out against this disrespect on a matter of principle

DEAR EDITOR, I appreciate the philosophical attempt at a response by National Chairman Mr. Christopher Jones MP, to my letter in the daily newspaper, but I am a pragmatist living in a real world. The...

Execution attempt on auto dealer…Hitmen were paid $6M to kill me – Deokaran Sanasie

Feb 17, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Execution attempt on auto dealer…Hitmen were paid $6M to kill me – Deokaran Sanasie

– wife, brother-in-law in custody By: Romila Boodram Deokaran Sanasie, the Auto Spares Dealer who was shot three times about the body by two gunmen on a motorcycle last Friday,...

Female taxi driver’s nude body found in Timehri backlands

Feb 17, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Female taxi driver’s nude body found in Timehri backlands

– suspect admits strangling her with shoe lace By Rabindra Rooplall The nude body of a female taxi driver was found in a clump of bushes, one mile from Jubilee Fun Park and Resort,...

Sukul’s disbarment is a national embarrassment – Chris Ram

Feb 17, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Sukul’s disbarment is a national embarrassment – Chris Ram

– calls for Presidential inquiry The disbarment in England and subsequent resignation of Court of Appeal Judge, Rabi Sukul is a National embarrassment and the President must...

Dem boys seh…De government like embarrass Guyana

Feb 17, 2014 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…De government like embarrass Guyana

Uncle Walter vex and he vex bad. He did sue de Waterfalls paper fuh libel and after a long time, de matter come up in court. He win. And de court order that de Waterfalls paper pay he some money. He...

NSC/GTTA Mashramani competition…Johnson, Ninvalle, Edghill triumph

Feb 17, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on NSC/GTTA Mashramani competition…Johnson, Ninvalle, Edghill triumph

Elishaba Johnson, Khalil Ninvalle and Chelsea Edghill turned in commendable performances to take the boys U-15 and U-13 and girls U-18 titles respectively when the National Sports Commission (NSC)/...

GSCL Inc Republic Cup..Arjune stars as Regal thump Floodlight to take Masters title

Feb 17, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on GSCL Inc Republic Cup..Arjune stars as Regal thump Floodlight to take Masters title

By Zaheer Mohamed Skipper Mahendra Arjune stroked a fine unbeaten half century as Regal defeated Floodlight XI to win the masters final of the inaugural Georgetown Softball Cricket League Inc (GSCL...

Young Tiger roars as Windies U-19s bounce back

Feb 17, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Young Tiger roars as Windies U-19s bounce back

ICC Media – Dubai, United Arab Emirates – West Indies resurrected its campaign at the ICC Under-19 World Cup with a crushing 167-run win over Zimbabwe in a Group C fixture at the Sheikh...

George, Morgan named AAG Athletes of the Year

Feb 17, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on George, Morgan named AAG Athletes of the Year

– GOA chides association for Morgan’s withdrawal from South American Games team Olympian Winston George and distance athlete Alika Morgan were named male and female ‘Athlete of the Year’...

E-Networks Inc. partners with GBL in search of talent

Feb 17, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on E-Networks Inc. partners with GBL in search of talent

It is recognized as one of the most popular sport in the United States of America (USA) and there is little or no evidence of its existence in Guyana, but E-Networks Inc in collaboration with the...

NAGICO Regional Super50 cricket…Smith, Emrit top performers, batting was a let down

Feb 17, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on NAGICO Regional Super50 cricket…Smith, Emrit top performers, batting was a let down

By Sean Devers in Trinidad In Association with Digicel, Carib Beer, Giftland Office Max, Payless Variety Store & Leisure Inn & Car Rentals Barbados, on the back of a belligerent 83 from...

Surendra Engineering pumps…NDIA CEO mum on number of drainage pumps in Guyana

Feb 17, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Surendra Engineering pumps…NDIA CEO mum on number of drainage pumps in Guyana

Whether all 14 drainage pumps procured from Surendra Engineering are in Guyana remains a mystery, as the Chief Executive Officer of the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA)...

GUMDAC Annual Open Badminton tourney concludes with presentation

Feb 17, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on GUMDAC Annual Open Badminton tourney concludes with presentation

The GUMDAC Annual Open Badminton Tournament which started on Friday 14th of February 2014 at the Queen’s College Badminton Court concluded on Saturday 15th. The Finals for both the Men Doubles and...

Guyana Boxing Association 4-nation Goodwill Boxing championships…T&T prevail as Guyanese pugilists enjoy rest night

Feb 17, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana Boxing Association 4-nation Goodwill Boxing championships…T&T prevail as Guyanese pugilists enjoy rest night

By Michael Benjamin Guyanese boxers enjoyed a night away from the ring and made way for their Caribbean counterparts from Jamaica, Trinidad and St Lucia when action in the Guyana Boxing Association...

Carib Soca Monarch 2014…Kwesi Ace dethrones Jumo Primo

Feb 17, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Carib Soca Monarch 2014…Kwesi Ace dethrones Jumo Primo

Jumo “rubber waist” Primo on Saturday night failed to retain his title as Carib Soca Monarch, proving no match for Kwesi Ace who came out victorious when the curtains for the show came...

A SLEEPING MEDIA?

Feb 17, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on A SLEEPING MEDIA?

The media is not doing its job thoroughly. It was quick on the gun in reporting allegations that a young man was sodomized while in police custody and as a consequence of this assault he had suffered...

Kitty Post Office for reconstruction

Feb 17, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Kitty Post Office for reconstruction

– Work scheduled to commence in first quarter of 2014 Reconstruction of the Kitty Post Office is scheduled to begin within the first quarter of this year. Post Master General, Henry...

PREV 20 212223 24 NEXT LAST

Chase’s and Santa Rosa eye top spot as Republic Bank Schools...

Nov 08, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Santa Rosa Secondary and defending champions Chase’s Academic Foundation sit primed on seven points as action continues today in the Republic Bank Secondary School Football...

A capital city beyond redemption?

Nov 08, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Georgetown has become so dysfunctional, so hopelessly disorganised and so resistant to correction that one must ask whether the effort to save it is worth the trouble. The greatest mistake successive governments have made is not recognising that Georgetown should have long been...

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...

The epitaph on Mr. Gavin Douglas’ tombstone should read: Murdered...

Nov 08, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Another Guyanese dead, and in degraded fashion, at the hands of State agents. A State that now stands as a monument to how much the PPP Govt. has criminalized it. When not one alleged rogue cop, with blood in his eye, but four of them, can deliver blows on a man that’s...

Archives by Month:

Archives by Year:

Website Hits

Listen to the The Glenn Lall Show

Follow on Tik Tok @Glennlall

Blunt of the day

Sports

Features/Columnists

Sir. Ronald Sanders

The GHK Lall Column

Publisher’s Note

Weekend Cartoon

Bridge Watch

> Berbice Bridge […]