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Ron off the radio; Ron on the radio

Jun 19, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Ron off the radio; Ron on the radio

Ron Robinson is a Guyanese institution. A likeable person, Ron has been around as long as the sun in Guyana. I remember doing a column on the last GuyExpo and I ended it with some praise for this...

Trade Barriers

Jun 19, 2008 knews Editorial Comments Off on Trade Barriers

The recent publicity given to the efforts of the government in CARICOM to their quest for secure food security was in large part due to the calamitous rise in food prices across the globe and, of...

Log exports continue to decline even

Jun 19, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Log exports continue to decline even

Prices for Guyana’s log exports have seen marked improvements over the past month. However, there has been a decline in log export volumes over this period, according to an international report....

Time to take the steps so necessary to ensure our survival on planet earth

Jun 19, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Time to take the steps so necessary to ensure our survival on planet earth

DEAR EDITOR, With the mercury rising alarmingly in many parts of the country and hundreds in the north succumbing to the heat wave, we are slowly awaking to the phenomenon of ‘global warming’....

PSC condemns attack on National Cultural Centre

Jun 19, 2008 knews News Comments Off on PSC condemns attack on National Cultural Centre

…says Carifesta an unmatchable opportunity Carifesta X provides an unmatchable opportunity to showcase the uniqueness of our culture and to share that culture with our partners in the Caribbean and...

Freddie says dictatorship, I say democracy

Jun 19, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Freddie says dictatorship, I say democracy

DEAR EDITOR, I do not agree with Freddie Kissoon calling the ruling PPP/C Government a dictatorship. Too often now he is starting to sound exactly like those who oppose everything Government does or...

Ministry unveils children’s home standards

Jun 19, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Ministry unveils children’s home standards

The Ministry of Human Services yesterday launched its minimum operational standards and regulations for childcare homes. The launch was held yesterday in the Savannah Suite of Le Meridien Pegasus...

Bartica stabbing accused remanded to prison

Jun 19, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Bartica stabbing accused remanded to prison

Duncan Alleyne, the reputed husband of Simone Fiedtkou, appeared before Principal Magistrate Melissa Robertson-Ogle, answering charges of attempted murder. It is alleged that on Sunday 15 June, 2008,...

Charity Magistrate’s Court in need of immediate attention

Jun 19, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Charity Magistrate’s Court in need of immediate attention

DEAR EDITOR, I work just at the back of the court house in Charity, and I want to enlighten the public as to what is happening in and around that court house. Firstly, the building is in such a state...

Fathers – a prerequisite for Guyana entering a day of glory

Jun 19, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Fathers – a prerequisite for Guyana entering a day of glory

DEAR EDITOR, I refer to the letter by Frank Fyffe, entitled, “Can Guyana ever be returned to its former glory?” (Kaieteur News, 08/06/14). I am open to enlightenment as to what aspect of...

Govt. withholds subventions to NDCs

Jun 19, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Govt. withholds subventions to NDCs

…wants plan of action on squatting, illegal structures Government has ordered that the annual subvention to the various Neighborhood Democratic Councils (NDCs) across the country be withheld until...

Family turns to court over lock-ups death

Jun 19, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Family turns to court over lock-ups death

Chief Justice Ian Chang yesterday directed that an Order or Rule Nisi be issued to the presiding Magistrate/Coroner at the Cove and John Magistrate’s Court to hold an inquest into the unnatural...

Essequibo man held for murdering brother-in-law

Jun 19, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Essequibo man held for murdering brother-in-law

Police in Essequibo have detained a man in connection with the death of his brother-in-law Eric Murray. Murray, 20, a labourer from Aurora, Essequibo Coast died at the Georgetown Public Hospital...

Let’s all be vigilant to ensure Carifesta X is not sabotaged

Jun 19, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Let’s all be vigilant to ensure Carifesta X is not sabotaged

DEAR EDITOR, I vividly remember during the launch of Carifesta X, the People’s National Congress (PNC) was protesting against the staging of Carifesta here in Guyana. I even noted some public...

Tropical Rhythms boosts ‘Golden Jaguars’ financially : $500,000 handed over to GF&FFF

Jun 19, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Tropical Rhythms boosts ‘Golden Jaguars’ financially : $500,000 handed over to GF&FFF

By Franklin Wilson Ansa Mc Al Trading yesterday boosted the ‘Golden Jaguars’ ahead of their return clash with Suriname on Sunday when they handed over a cheque for half a million dollars to the...

Laparkan sets sights on Panama, Far East trade lanes

Jun 19, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Laparkan sets sights on Panama, Far East trade lanes

…Takatu Bridge to provide strategic business opportunity regionally The Laparkan Freight Group of Companies has currently set its sights on new opportunities that have emerged from Panama and the...

GABF Inter-Sub Association Tournament : Triple-header clash on Saturday

Jun 19, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on GABF Inter-Sub Association Tournament : Triple-header clash on Saturday

By Rawle Welch Old foes Georgetown and Linden announced strong Under-23 line-ups for their upcoming clash in the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF)–organised Inter-Sub-Association...

One-day tourney added to TCL under-19 cricket series : Revised format not a concern to three-day champs Guyana

Jun 19, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on One-day tourney added to TCL under-19 cricket series : Revised format not a concern to three-day champs Guyana

By Sean Devers Initially dropped from this year’s TCL West Indies under-19 cricket series in Barbados, the One-Day format has once again been added to the three-day format and the 2008 tournament...

Hilbert “Old Beef” Humphrey Memorial week of activities start Sunday

Jun 19, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Hilbert “Old Beef” Humphrey Memorial week of activities start Sunday

The11th edition of the Annual Hilbert ‘Old Beef’ Humphrey Memorial week of activities will commence on Sunday with a church service at the All Saints Anglican Church and is expected to conclude...

‘Golden Jaguars’ team profiles continued

Jun 19, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on ‘Golden Jaguars’ team profiles continued

We continue with our profiles of the players comprising the Golden Jaguars team, who will engage Suriname in the return leg of their home and away 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Qualifying tie on...

‘Fine Man’s Gang’ a child army -‘Mud up’, 16, ‘Chung Boy, 16, Sancho, 14

Jun 18, 2008 knews News 1

By Dale Andrews Evidence has emerged that the gang controlled by Guyana’s most wanted man, Rondell ‘Fine Man’ Rawlins, consists mainly of teenage boys who fled from their homes in the...

Slain gunmen brought to the city

Jun 18, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Slain gunmen brought to the city

Cecil Simeon Ramcharran, also known as ‘Uncle Willie’ and Limpy,’ who once boasted of celebrating his 50th birthday in Buxton, lied about his age, according to one of his siblings. The...

PSC wants apology to Yesu

Jun 18, 2008 knews News Comments Off on PSC wants apology to Yesu

– seeking clarification on investors’ concessions The Private Sector Commission (PSC) is calling for a public apology to Yesu Persaud, following what it described as a “hostile” attack on...

Time running out for Fine Man

Jun 18, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Time running out for Fine Man

“He is no bin Laden” – Rohee Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee believes that time is running out on Rondell ‘Fine Man’ Rawlins. Speaking with this newspaper yesterday in the wake of...

Woman hospitalised after vicious chopping attack from husband

Jun 18, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Woman hospitalised after vicious chopping attack from husband

An abusive relationship took a turn for the worse in the early hours of last Sunday morning when Duncan ‘Wikki Wikki’ Alleyne repeatedly and severely chopped his reputed wife of sixteen years...

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Kaieteur Sports – Newly imported horse from the Jumbo Jet Racing Stables, Sand Pipes stormed to a comprehensive victory in the prestigious Guyana Cup horse race at Rising Sun Turf Club on a cool...

Ten schools on one street

Aug 24, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Guyana never ceases to amaze me. There are moments when a government announces an achievement and it is done in such a manner that one is expected to feel grateful for the evidence of progress. Some of these announcements are about routine things. Yet, the announcement is made...

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...

Procurement master composer Ali on stage

Aug 24, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Those visits by Pres. Ali into places of worship may be paying off. He sees the light. He may insist that he sees god (meaning himself); I settle for light. Light is late in coming. Its speed slowed down by GPL wires and thick political darkness. But light has arrived...

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