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State of dumpsite is a management problem – Robeson Benn

Dec 31, 2010 knews News Comments Off on State of dumpsite is a management problem – Robeson Benn

“If there is a stench coming from the Le Repentir dumpsite, in my opinion it is coming from City Hall,” said Minister of Public Works, Robeson Benn, when he commented on the state of the...

Agri Research and Extension Institute Bill passed in Parliament

Dec 31, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Agri Research and Extension Institute Bill passed in Parliament

The National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute Bill 2010 was yesterday tabled and passed in the National Assembly. This Bill, it was contended, intends to “promote greater efficiency in...

Five robbery suspects in custody

Dec 31, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Five robbery suspects in custody

Police have arrested a number of persons, including a prime suspect, in connection with a robbery, committed recently, on vendor, Shennia Yusuf, at Charity. According to police, the men were arrested...

Sukhai unaware of Amerindian land demarcation complaints

Dec 31, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Sukhai unaware of Amerindian land demarcation complaints

Minister of Amerindian Affairs Pauline Sukhai says she is unaware of complaints regarding the government’s programme for the demarcation of Amerindian lands. Over the past year, three communities...

FITUG throws support behind sugar workers

Dec 31, 2010 knews News Comments Off on FITUG throws support behind sugar workers

– Says GuySuCo’s practices influence absenteeism The Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Guyana (FITUG), Guyana’s major Trade Union grouping, has thrown its support behind sugar...

Govt. threatens arbitration, says company disrespectful

Dec 31, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Govt. threatens arbitration, says company disrespectful

– union accuses administration of ‘cat and mouse’ games By Leonard Gildarie Government yesterday blazed RUSAL, a Russian-owned bauxite company, for refusing to attend a key meeting...

24 killed in worst year for industrial deaths

Dec 31, 2010 knews News Comments Off on 24 killed in worst year for industrial deaths

– Labour Ministry collects $30M from errant employees Industrial deaths recorded a horrible year, with 24 persons killed to date, and with more than 50% of them from the mining industry alone....

MAN OF THE YEAR FOR 2010

Dec 31, 2010 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on MAN OF THE YEAR FOR 2010

I have been invited to select the Personality of the Year Award for 2010. My choice was made simple by the lack of a competitive field. Had the overwhelming winner been deleted from the shortlist, my...

Pele and Alpha United to battle for Championship

Dec 30, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Pele and Alpha United to battle for Championship

Beat 10-man Sunburst Camptown 3-0 & Bakewell Topp XX in epic dual 3-1 on penalty kicks On Saturday night the battle lines will be drawn between rivals Pele and Alpha ‘The Hammer’ United when...

Sports Minister lauds GNRA

Dec 30, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Sports Minister lauds GNRA

By Sean Devers President of the Guyana National Rifle Association (GNRA) Commodore Gary Best came out with all guns blazing at the Association’s annual Awards ceremony at the Georgetown Club...

Good year for horse racing, but improvements needed

Dec 30, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Good year for horse racing, but improvements needed

By Rawle Welch There is no doubt horseracing has become one of the major sport industries in Guyana, but there are quite a few things that needs to be rectified in order to raise the standard of...

Defection marred an excellent year of boxing achievements

Dec 30, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Defection marred an excellent year of boxing achievements

GABA President pledges to continue developmental programmes By Michael Benjamin The holding of its Annual General Meeting (AGM) coupled with the installment of a new President, supported by...

How the PPP will elect its new leader – secret ballot vs. show-of-hands

Dec 30, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on How the PPP will elect its new leader – secret ballot vs. show-of-hands

Dear Editor, Peeping Tom’s article (Kaieteur News 29-12-10) on Secret Ballot vs. Show-of-Hands – is a study in obfuscation and all manner of false arguments. And, it does matter Peeping Tom....

Guyana is an ‘Animal Farm’

Dec 30, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on Guyana is an ‘Animal Farm’

Dear Editor, In 1992 I was a young high school student, when the results of the General Elections were announced, school was dismissed early due to the chaos and confusion that were erupting in...

Woman – God’s most beautiful creation

Dec 30, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on Woman – God’s most beautiful creation

Dear Editor, One day looking up in the sky, were seen written in the shifting clouds the words, ‘Woman, God’s most beautiful creation.’ As life was breathed into her and she rose from the dust,...

Processing of reliable information is the cornerstone of successful law enforcement

Dec 30, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on Processing of reliable information is the cornerstone of successful law enforcement

Dear Editor, In a recent news item Digicel is claiming that it faces challenges with regard to implementing wiretapping systems as required by law and which it is hoped, will enhance the intelligence...

I have no apologies for my commitment and support to the cause of GAWU

Dec 30, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on I have no apologies for my commitment and support to the cause of GAWU

Dear Editor, In a letter entitled, “What about the rights of workers?” published in the Guyana Chronicle of December 21, 2010, someone claiming to be Mr. Ganesh Singh made a number of malicious...

The Minister’s comment needs clarification

Dec 30, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on The Minister’s comment needs clarification

Dear Editor, I refer to Kaieteur News’ page 2 article of December 29, 2010, captioned, “500,000 tonnes of cane left uncut”, and more specifically to paragraph two therefore where the Minister...

A move toward dictatorship?

Dec 30, 2010 knews Editorial Comments Off on A move toward dictatorship?

There are some things that are among the inalienable rights of an individual. There are no substitutes for these things and they therefore should not be taken lightly. For example, there are no...

Pele tackles Sunburst Camptown; Alpha face Bakewell Topp XX

Dec 28, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Pele tackles Sunburst Camptown; Alpha face Bakewell Topp XX

New Champions will be crowned when the curtains comes down on the 21st Edition of Guyana’s premiere football tournament on Saturday night at the National Stadium, Providence. Last evening at the...

Another baby dies

Dec 28, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Another baby dies

– relatives blame language barrier and inexperienced doctors…. “A language barrier and inexperienced doctors” are some of the things that caused his daughter-in-law Anita Forrester, 23,...

Cheekies presents gifts to 10 Christmas Day babies

Dec 28, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Cheekies presents gifts to 10 Christmas Day babies

As part of its long-standing Christmas tradition, Ansa McAl Trading Ltd., presented gifts to ten babies who were born on Christmas Day at city hospitals. To mark the occasion of the twelfth...

Sabrina Princess crowned champion at KMTC Race meet

Dec 28, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Sabrina Princess crowned champion at KMTC Race meet

Jagdeo stable take top honours, as two horses collapse and die Samuel Whyte Sabrina Princess of the Kris Jagdeo stable produced a brilliant performance to create a major upset to take the feature...

TTCB T20 Festival starts today in South Trinidad

Dec 28, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on TTCB T20 Festival starts today in South Trinidad

Guyana vying for TT$20,000 prize money By Sean Devers Guyana, the Region’s most successful T20 cricket team will have the added incentive of playing for a first prize of TT$20,000 when the Trinidad...

Rising Sun fund raising horserace Meet now set for Sunday January 2

Dec 28, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Rising Sun fund raising horserace Meet now set for Sunday January 2

By Samuel Whyte The previously postponed Rising Sun Turf Club fund raising horserace Meet in collaboration with the Lions Cub of Durban Park and the Central Demerara Lions has now been slated for...

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Kaieteur Sports – It all comes down to the final two schools in the 12th Annual Massy Distribution Secondary Schools Under-18 Football Tournament, and what a journey it has been. Chase Academic...

Workers should not settle for ‘leff-leff’

May 02, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Imagine inviting everyone to dinner and then allowing only the wealthiest guests to eat, while the rest are encouraged to admire the cutlery and wait patiently for “future dining opportunities.” Now, I am told that in Guyana, the government has invited Expressions of...

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...

A minister, a head doctor, commended and celebrated

May 02, 2026

Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – It’s a long-held mantra. The best policies and best procedures are nothing, if there are no people with the required energy, care, and ethos to breathe life into them. Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, made his moves, proved me right. He engaged,...

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