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The demise of a medical institution

Feb 17, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on The demise of a medical institution

Dear Editor, Family rage is apparently being fuelled with the increase in the number of careless and unnecessary deaths at the West Demerara Regional hospital (BEST). As an art, health care...

GASA Mash Meet 2012 off to enterprising start

Feb 17, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on GASA Mash Meet 2012 off to enterprising start

Gaskin, Grant & Simmons set records on day one Hannibal Gaskin (Boys 13-14), Amy Grant (Girls 9-10) and Soroya Simmons (Girls 15-17) rewrote the record books as action in the Guyana Amateur...

Permaul tops Holder and Bonner

Feb 17, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Permaul tops Holder and Bonner

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, CMC – A penetrative spell from Veerasammy Permaul trumped half-centuries from Nkrumah Bonner and Jason Holder to give Guyana the edge over Combined Campuses &...

Ramdin 20 away from century

Feb 17, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Ramdin 20 away from century

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Denesh Ramdin led consistent batting down the order, putting Trinidad & Tobago in early control against Barbados in the Regional 4-Day Tournament yesterday. The...

‘Screw’ Richmond Schoolboys Memorial Football Tournament launched

Feb 17, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on ‘Screw’ Richmond Schoolboys Memorial Football Tournament launched

– Opening Ceremony set for February 28 at MSC By Rawle Welch Into its 4th year of existence, the Edward ‘Screw’ Richmond Memorial Schoolboys Football Tournament was launched during a simple...

Kings rule LABA League with experience

Feb 17, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Kings rule LABA League with experience

Defeats Royals to remain on throne The game lived up to all the hype as fans were entertained with 40 minutes of basketball action. In the end, it was Kings, who not only came out victorious...

BCB to host one day academy & fast bowlers clinic in West Berbice this weekend

Feb 17, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on BCB to host one day academy & fast bowlers clinic in West Berbice this weekend

The Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) rainy season Coaching Programme would continue this weekend with the hosting of a one-day Academy for West Berbice Youths and a Clinic for promising...

NaMilCo Football Festival…GDF, Santos latest teams to advance

Feb 17, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on NaMilCo Football Festival…GDF, Santos latest teams to advance

The Guyana Defence Force and Santos registered impressive wins when action in the NaMilCo Football Festival continued on Wednesday evening, at the Tucville ground. On the second night of competition,...

AAG first Developmental Meet set for Sunday

Feb 17, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on AAG first Developmental Meet set for Sunday

After weeks of inclement weather in Georgetown which forced the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) to alter their calendar of events, the first Development Meet is now slated for Sunday from...

FACC annual Mash 45-mile cycle race…Cyclists in the Ancient County set to clash on Feb. 23

Feb 17, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on FACC annual Mash 45-mile cycle race…Cyclists in the Ancient County set to clash on Feb. 23

Cyclists in the Ancient County of Berbice are set to collide on Mash Day, February 23 when the Flying Ace Cycling Club (FACC) brings off their annual 45-miles cycle road race in observance of...

PPYC to host king and queen domino today

Feb 17, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on PPYC to host king and queen domino today

The Police Progressive Youth Club (PPYC) will be hosting their first fund raising activity for the 2012 athletic season in the form of male and female domino competitions at their Club...

Hadi’s Softball results for Feb. 12

Feb 17, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Hadi’s Softball results for Feb. 12

Demerara Zone: Education Ground: Success X1 def. Cena X1 by 4 wickets. Cena X1 96 all out. N. Boodhoo 3 for 15. Success X1 97 for 6. J. Seenan 36 not out. Wolf Warriors def. Challengers...

DCC host Pre- Mash Karaoke and Lime tonight

Feb 17, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on DCC host Pre- Mash Karaoke and Lime tonight

The Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) which is celebrating its centennial year will be hosting a Grand Pre Mash Karaoke and Lime in association with Everest Cricket Club today at the club’s...

No major outbreak of water borne diseases this year

Feb 17, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on No major outbreak of water borne diseases this year

Unlike the 2005 floods, Guyana has no reports of any serious water borne diseases that might have been caused by the current flood. This was according to Dr. Narine Singh, Director of...

Newly commissioned officers receive their state warrants

Feb 17, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Newly commissioned officers receive their state warrants

The 15 officers who recently completed the Standard Officers’ Course # 44 were yesterday presented with their State Warrants by Commander-In-Chief of the Armed Forces, President Donald...

EU calls for urgent establishment of broadcast authority

Feb 17, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on EU calls for urgent establishment of broadcast authority

– as TV stations, media launch new association Media executives and key stakeholders in the news business, have banded together in a new association that will advocate for new...

Red Village a dumping ground for hospital waste

Feb 17, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Red Village a dumping ground for hospital waste

-residents lament lack of potable water After years of living under appalling conditions in the Sandpit/Onderneeming Red Village, Essequibo Coast, residents have decided that they can no...

Day 4: Blairmont Sugar Estate strike…AFC pledges support for workers

Feb 17, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Day 4: Blairmont Sugar Estate strike…AFC pledges support for workers

Hundreds of sugar workers attached to the Blairmont Estate entered their fourth day of industrial action yesterday to press the Guyana sugar corporation to address several grievances affecting them....

AFC seeking answers to several Govt. spendings

Feb 17, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on AFC seeking answers to several Govt. spendings

The Alliance For Change (AFC) says that it will take all measures necessary and allowable under the law to ensure the government is held accountable, especially scrutinizing the...

YCT bemoans Human Services Minister’s silence on Top Cop’s conduct

Feb 17, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on YCT bemoans Human Services Minister’s silence on Top Cop’s conduct

The Youth Coalition for Transformation is appealing to Human Services Minister, Jennifer Webster, to “come out as a woman, as a mother and as a concerned Guyanese” and...

Dawn of a new era?… Local Government Ministers finally meet with City Mayor

Feb 17, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Dawn of a new era?… Local Government Ministers finally meet with City Mayor

There seems to be a renewed relationship between the Georgetown Municipality and the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development. Years of Government ignoring the political...

Bureau of Standards, stakeholders to discuss implementation of standards

Feb 17, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Bureau of Standards, stakeholders to discuss implementation of standards

The Guyana National Bureau of Standards cannot implement standards in isolation and therefore needs input from private and public companies, which are expected to operate in keeping...

“Rescue UG” committee urges speedy signing of $10M World Bank grant….

Feb 17, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on “Rescue UG” committee urges speedy signing of $10M World Bank grant….

-minor works commence at campus As the “sit in” action continued at the University of Guyana, “Rescue UG” committee members are now strongly calling for the urgent signing of a $10M grant...

Hassar curry poisoning… Man vows never to forgive daughter

Feb 17, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Hassar curry poisoning… Man vows never to forgive daughter

Although the two Mahaica poison victims are out of the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), their family fears the worse since both father and son...

GPHC admitted 29,591 persons last year

Feb 17, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on GPHC admitted 29,591 persons last year

The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) admitted 29,591 patients last year. Out of that amount, the hospital revealed that 1,406 patients died at the institution. According to...

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GBF secures certified Hardwood Court in major boost for basketball...

Jun 17, 2026

Kaieteur Sports – As Guyana prepares to host the FIBA AmeriCup 2029 Caribbean Pre-Qualifiers from July 8-12 at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, the Guyana Basketball Federation (GBF) has made a...

No right to a firearm permit exists

Jun 17, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Years ago, there was a man who contended, “I need a firearm licence because I have a lot of money.” The then relevant officer replied, “Then you can afford security—next application, please.” The man had been so confident he would get a firearm licence...

Why the Commonwealth Matters Again

Jun 14, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Small and medium-sized states, from the most vulnerable island nations to more diversified middle‑income economies, have always faced a difficult reality. They have to navigate a world in which power is unevenly distributed and in which the decisions of...

Carolyn Rodrigues – Birkett for UN Sec Gen. – I endorse

Jun 17, 2026

Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – Way to go, Excellency Ali. Excellency Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett is Guyana’s nominee for the prestigious and demanding role of United Nations Secretary General. Why not? Since everybody globally have their eyes on a wedge of Guyana’s riches,...

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