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London court rules against Digicel

Apr 16, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on London court rules against Digicel

The High Court of London has ruled in favour of Cable and Wireless Communications PLC (C&W) in a case filed by wireless giant, Digicel, but the company said it will be asking Trinidad authorities...

Charter Cities

Apr 16, 2010 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Charter Cities

Paul Romer, the seminal thinker on economic growth, accepts that aid can be useful to poor countries, such as Haiti, when disaster strikes. He is very sceptical, however, about its efficacy in...

For its long-term viability and relevance the AFC cannot permanently rule out mass protests

Apr 16, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on For its long-term viability and relevance the AFC cannot permanently rule out mass protests

Dear Editor: While I have addressed in a letter to SN the Norman Browne-Sheila Holder discussion on the AFC’s decision to not use street protests and demonstrations as part of its overall political...

Marcano double guides Jabloteh over Alpha

Apr 16, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Marcano double guides Jabloteh over Alpha

Jason Marcano registered on either side of the half to lead Pro League club San Juan Jabloteh to a 2-0 victory over Guyanese giants Alpha United on Wednesday night at the Marvin Lee Stadium. It was...

Synergy Holdings Inc. may not raise project money

Apr 15, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Synergy Holdings Inc. may not raise project money

There are now more questions than answers surrounding the US$15 million contract that has been awarded to Makeshwar ‘Fip’ Motilall. The contract is to build approach roads to the Amaila Falls...

Former GDF officer fingered in cruise ship scam

Apr 15, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Former GDF officer fingered in cruise ship scam

In wake of Guyanese coming forward with information that they were victims of a cruise ship job offer scam, more persons have come forward with information of yet another instance. Several persons...

Man beaten to take back stolen bed frame, jailed for two years

Apr 15, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Man beaten to take back stolen bed frame, jailed for two years

Forty-three year-old Luis Mc Donald of 23 Da Silva Street, Newtown, who pleaded guilty to a charge of break and enter and larceny was yesterday sentenced to two years in jail by Acting Chief...

Child to undergo counseling

Apr 15, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Child to undergo counseling

Thanks to the Director of Child Protection Services, Ms. Ann Greene, the investigations into the 39-year-old man molesting a four-year-old has been given a push. Yesterday, after seeing the article...

Two nabbed after Digicel outlet robbery

Apr 15, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Two nabbed after Digicel outlet robbery

Quick action by two public-spirited citizens yesterday, led to the arrest of two men who robbed the Vreed-en-Hoop Cell Smart Digicel outlet. The series of events began to unfold at around 13:00 hours...

Taxi driver still critical

Apr 15, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Taxi driver still critical

– no arrests yet Police officers have intensified the search for two brazen bandits who robbed and shot taxi driver, Shawn Dummett, two times in the region of his abdomen during a botch robbery...

Everybody watching

Apr 15, 2010 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Everybody watching

Is a shad situation. C.N. Sharma does seh suh when something happen and he don’t really understand. De government award a contract to a company fuh do de hydro project. Is nuff money—$3...

IMF: Slow sugar modernization could expose Guyana to world-price volatility

Apr 15, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on IMF: Slow sugar modernization could expose Guyana to world-price volatility

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has concluded its annual assessment of Guyana’s economic health and found the country “weathered the impact of the global crisis”...

Suddie Hospital down again

Apr 15, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Suddie Hospital down again

A resident of Moruca, Region One, who is in need of surgery to remove gall stones, has to wait another month to have that operation done at Suddie Hospital. The woman who cannot afford the finances...

Alleged chain snatcher granted bail

Apr 15, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Alleged chain snatcher granted bail

Seventeen-year-old Geoffrey Gittens was granted $75,000 bail on Wednesday, when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson, at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court. Gittens is...

Optimal zoo maintenance require private sector support – Vasconcellos

Apr 15, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Optimal zoo maintenance require private sector support – Vasconcellos

There is never enough resource to optimally manage the National Zoological Parks, said General Manager of the National Parks Commission, Yolanda Vasconcellos, as she attempted to outline the...

CASSOS meeting begins here today

Apr 15, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on CASSOS meeting begins here today

The Fourth Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Caribbean Aviation Safety and Security Oversight System (CASSOS) will be officially opened here today at the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)...

GAWU to represent Berbice Bridge employees

Apr 15, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on GAWU to represent Berbice Bridge employees

The Berbice Bridge Company Incorporated (BBCI) has signed an agreement recognising the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers’ Union (GAWU) as its employees’ union. The Recognition Agreement was...

GPL, Guyana examine energy saving capability

Apr 15, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on GPL, Guyana examine energy saving capability

Jose Manuel Ruiz, the Chief of Operations from the Inter American Development Bank (IDB), has said that the partnership between Guyana Power and Light and his company is decades old. IDB recently...

No CET waiver approval for rice in CARICOM – Persaud

Apr 15, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on No CET waiver approval for rice in CARICOM – Persaud

Guyana will not be approving any requests for a regional tax waiver for rice by CARICOM states and this country has more than enough rice to supply. Minister of Agriculture, Robert Persaud, made this...

Amerindians fear large scale gold mining in south Guyana

Apr 15, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Amerindians fear large scale gold mining in south Guyana

…traditional life, biodiversity face disruption By Neil Marks Amerindian communities closest to a proposed large scale mining project at Marudi Mountain in Region Nine in the south of Guyana, fear...

Teen dubbed as vicious in stabbing incident

Apr 15, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Teen dubbed as vicious in stabbing incident

Eighteen-year-old Stephen Campbell, called “Burnham” was remanded to prison by Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson. Campbell is accused of unlawfully and maliciously wounding, Melroy Poole,...

In support of the sacked Aroaima workers

Apr 15, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on In support of the sacked Aroaima workers

Dear Sir, As a concerned citizen of Guyana and a worker who fears that what is happening to bauxite workers can happen in the organization in which I work, I am calling on President Bharrat Jagdeo to...

Action needed, not another bureaucratic excuse for doing nothing

Apr 15, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on Action needed, not another bureaucratic excuse for doing nothing

Dear Editor, I write in response to an article in the SN on Monday, April 12, with the caption: ‘Ministry of Health to collect data on alcohol abuse’, and I ask, “Where does the Minister of...

THE PEOPLE ARE NOT READY FOR PROTESTS

Apr 15, 2010 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THE PEOPLE ARE NOT READY FOR PROTESTS

If the protests launched by the opposition parties following the 1997 general elections were infiltrated by the ruling party’s agent provocateurs, then how does one explain that during the height...

Is a coalition necessary?

Apr 15, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on Is a coalition necessary?

Dear Editor, I take this opportunity to address Mr. Eric Phillips’ contention that shared governance is the best course of action for Guyana. I think it should be acknowledged by Phillips and...

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Apr 26, 2026

Kaieteur Sports – The race to the final of the 2026 Massy Distribution–sponsored Petra Organisation Under-18 Schools Football Championship hits boiling point today, as four in-form sides...

Georgetown has reached its limits

Apr 26, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Georgetown, the capital city of Guyana, I have concluded after extensive observation (and several near-death experiences attempting to cross Regent Street), has not merely reached its tipping point. It has tipped, landed awkwardly, and is now apologizing to itself while asking...

Resolving CARICOM’s Leadership Impasse

Apr 19, 2026

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...

AG Nandlall – reflect, set standard, exemplify

Apr 26, 2026

Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – Mr. Anil Nandlall, honorable Attorney General, has a dilemma. His foot is in a trap, and the more he opens his mouth to help himself, the more he makes matters worse. What was heard from the Caribbean Court of Justice was the subtle chiding of...

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