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Double-jeopardy for fishermen: Convicted in Suriname, now facing Guyana courts

Jul 01, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Double-jeopardy for fishermen: Convicted in Suriname, now facing Guyana courts

After almost five weeks of languishing in a Surinamese jail, several local fishermen are back in Guyana…to face court once again. This time, according to relatives, the fishermen, numbering about...

Health Minister chides City Hall for ignoring its mandate

Jul 01, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Health Minister chides City Hall for ignoring its mandate

…we are doing as much as we can – Green Minister of Health, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy, yesterday lashed out at City Hall and other local government entities for not having an effective vector...

DPP to advise on Gilhuys incident

Jul 01, 2008 knews News Comments Off on DPP to advise on Gilhuys incident

The Guyana Police Force has approached the Director of Public Prosecutions for advice on the way forward in the case involving the alleged shooting of a Police rank by Magistrate Gordon Gilhuys....

Pedestrian killed on C/tyne Public Road

Jul 01, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Pedestrian killed on C/tyne Public Road

A 36-year-old Corentyne pedestrian became the country’s latest road fatality when he allegedly walked into the path of a speeding car on Sunday. Amorjet Persaud, of Yakusari, South Black Bush...

Man shot in groin

Jul 01, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Man shot in groin

A 26-year-old Berbician is now a patient at the Skeldon Hospital after he was shot following an argument with a pedal cyclist near the Number 63 Beach. Safraz Bacchus, of Line Path, Skeldon, was shot...

Guybernet launches Democracy Project to aid peace

Jul 01, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Guybernet launches Democracy Project to aid peace

With the primary aim of building capacity for civic participation of the Guyanese populace, Guybernet yesterday launched its first media presentation of a Democracy Project. The project, according to...

CARICOM at 35

Jul 01, 2008 knews Editorial Comments Off on CARICOM at 35

Today, CARICOM’s 29th summit of its Heads of Government will be inaugurated in grand style in Antigua and Barbuda. President Bharrat Jagdeo will be one of five regional heads of government, who...

Do not bring back the days of Government-owned buses

Jul 01, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Do not bring back the days of Government-owned buses

DEAR EDITOR, I gather from recent reports that the Government is contemplating the reintroduction of state-owned buses for passenger transport in Guyana. Guyanese who, by chance, had cause to pass by...

The system is not about justice anymore, but all about showmanship

Jul 01, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on The system is not about justice anymore, but all about showmanship

DEAR EDITOR Once again, the gravity of the issue concerning the ongoing fallout from the Roger Khan spy equipment fiasco is the only reason why I would entertain a person who prefers to use a...

Start the change to make our society a better one

Jul 01, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Start the change to make our society a better one

DEAR EDITOR, At long last, the Government of Guyana, or at least the Ministry of Health, seems to have recognised the contribution which the use of alcohol makes to increased levels of domestic...

There is an eye in the sky

Jul 01, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on There is an eye in the sky

DEAR EDITOR, Excellent true colour satellite photographs of many parts of Guyana’s coastal and interior regions are available on line at...

Police ‘shake down’ must stop

Jul 01, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Police ‘shake down’ must stop

DEAR EDITOR, The recent incident involving Magistrate Gilhuys has opened up a lot of questions, especially with regards to the crime fighting approach by the Police. First of all, I would like to...

Sports Minister seeks discussion on future of Regional Sports Development

Jul 01, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Sports Minister seeks discussion on future of Regional Sports Development

Winston Williams, Minister of Sport, Antigua and Barbuda has called on the Caribbean Community to organise a Conference of Sport Ministers to discuss the future of Regional Sport Development within...

Guyana Under-19 Ruggers intensify preparations : Giles a good addition to the team – Adonis

Jul 01, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Guyana Under-19 Ruggers intensify preparations : Giles a good addition to the team – Adonis

Head Coach of the Guyana National Under-19 Rugby squad Laurie Adonis, said that even though the team’s preparations was hampered by most of the players being engaged in the CXC examinations, he...

Who’s who in Guyana’s U-19 cricket team (continued)

Jul 01, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Who’s who in Guyana’s U-19 cricket team (continued)

By Sean Devers Guyana begin the defence of their West Indies under-19 three-day cricket title against the Leeward Islands in Barbados from July 4 and Kaieteur Sports continues its series of profiles...

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The giant that never woke up

Jul 01, 2008 knews Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The giant that never woke up

Which Guyanese do not like their country? You will hardly find such people. They are countless number of Guyanese who aren’t coming back from the foreign lands to which they migrated. But those...

CARICOM at 35

Jul 01, 2008 knews Editorial Comments Off on CARICOM at 35

Today, CARICOM’s 29th Summit of its Heads of Government will be inaugurated in grand style in Antigua and Barbuda. President Bharrat Jagdeo will be one of five regional heads of government, who...

Guyana is between a rock and a hard place

Jul 01, 2008 knews Peeping Tom Comments Off on Guyana is between a rock and a hard place

I have always felt that the present economic model and the management of Guyana’s economy could not adequately control inflation. The government may be able to control the exchange rate and the...

‘Skinny’s’ escape blamed on contractor’s error

Jun 30, 2008 knews News Comments Off on ‘Skinny’s’ escape blamed on contractor’s error

A contractor’s mistake may have facilitated the escape of notorious criminal Jermaine ‘Skinny’ Charles. A senior source at the Sparendaam Police Station told this newspaper that the wooden...

State Funeral today for Guyana’s 1st President

Jun 30, 2008 knews News Comments Off on State Funeral today for Guyana’s 1st President

Guyanese of every class, colour, creed and political affiliation yesterday turned up at the National Cultural Centre (NCC) to get a glimpse of the body of the late former President of Guyana, the...

Nine-year-old perishes in Sophia ‘Blacka’

Jun 30, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Nine-year-old perishes in Sophia ‘Blacka’

Ten-year-old friend survives after artificial respiration By Alex Wayne Screams of deep anguish filled the air in Guyhoc Park yesterday afternoon when a single-parent mother received news of her...

Fishermen call for stiffer penalties for illegal fishing in local territory

Jun 30, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Fishermen call for stiffer penalties for illegal fishing in local territory

There is need for stronger penalties to be implemented to deal with persons who are caught fishing illegally in Guyana’s waters. This is one of the issues that were highlighted yesterday when the...

Slaughtered miners…Arrival date of forensic expert unknown – Rohee

Jun 30, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Slaughtered miners…Arrival date of forensic expert unknown – Rohee

Minister of Home Affairs, Clement Rohee, says he is yet to receive word on when the requested forensic expert from the United States of America will arrive in Guyana to assist in ascertaining certain...

Sewerage problem in Albouystown continues

Jun 30, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Sewerage problem in Albouystown continues

– despite complaints lodged almost a year ago Residents of the Albouystown area are upset over failure of the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) to rectify the sewerage problem that they have been...

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Guyana starts preparation to host 2027 CARIFTA Games

Aug 26, 2026

Kaieteur Sports – Guyana has officially begun the process of preparing to host the 2027 CARIFTA Games, marking a historic milestone for the country as it prepares to stage the premier youth and...

Lack of time and misinterpretation?

Aug 26, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The belated explanation offered by Ralph Ramkarran, former Chairman of the Constitution Reform Commission (CRC) that the present constitutional gridlock over the appointment of Guyana’s Chancellor and Chief Justice resulted from a misinterpretation by the Oversight Committee...

Facts, Due Process and Fairness: The CCJ’s Test

Aug 23, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – I have been an advocate of the Caribbean Court of Justice from its conception. In 2015, on the Court’s tenth anniversary, I described its creation as arguably the most significant institutional achievement of the English-speaking Caribbean since the...

MV Barima – a month later

Aug 26, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The night of Saturday, July 18, 2026 and the early hours of the agonising Sunday that followed are now dates etched into the memory and history of Guyanese. The first hours brought the first pieces of news of a tragedy about which none had a clue that it was really one. And...

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