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The WPA: Aging deceivers or aging revolutionaries?

Jun 15, 2010 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The WPA: Aging deceivers or aging revolutionaries?

There is an old saying – you have to know when to quit. It applies to most things. If you were once great, bow out before you get old, persist in doing what nature prevents you from so doing,...

TEN MORE JUDGES NEEDED!

Jun 15, 2010 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on TEN MORE JUDGES NEEDED!

The new Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Kamla Persad- Bissessar, was quoted as saying that the criminal justice system was over-burdened, overwhelmed and under-resourced. She was speaking...

GRFU REDUCES NATIONAL SQUAD TO 19

Jun 15, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on GRFU REDUCES NATIONAL SQUAD TO 19

The Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) yesterday released the names of 19 players to continue preparations for the upcoming CAC Games which will be staged, at the National Stadium on July 24-25....

Champ Squires on show today

Jun 15, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Champ Squires on show today

The Guyana Lawn Tennis Association has released the fixtures for today’s round of matches in the GBTI Open Tournament which is set to continue at the Bank’s Sports Club. In Men’s...

Kings crowned LABA League Champions

Jun 15, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Kings crowned LABA League Champions

– reign supreme after low-scoring final Kings dominated Wismar Pistons with a strong second half offensive performance to ensure that they are crowned the Linden Amateur Basketball Association...

Singh, Khan share Topco Juice Chess Tournament Title

Jun 15, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Singh, Khan share Topco Juice Chess Tournament Title

– Saeed Ali tops juniors Raymond Singh and Taffin Khan both amassed 6 1/2 points apiece and even after the application of the tie-breaker system, remained deadlocked, eventually agreeing to...

Nero edges D’Andrade in Granny Luces Classic

Jun 15, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Nero edges D’Andrade in Granny Luces Classic

– stops Guyanese from winning three straight titles The rivalry between Trinidad and Tobago’s, Gavin Nero and Guyana’s, Lionel D’Andrade took an intense twist on Sunday in the Granny...

National ruggers hitting peak

Jun 15, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on National ruggers hitting peak

– Fitness and confidence high UK-based Kevin McKenzie believes that the national Sevens Rugby squad is so good that if Guyana were to field two teams at the CAC Games and NACRA Tournament they...

Yvonne Murray prevails in Worldly Words inaugural Berbice Scrabble c/ships

Jun 15, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Yvonne Murray prevails in Worldly Words inaugural Berbice Scrabble c/ships

Yvonne Murray turned in a flawless display to register 6 games and a positive spread of 678 to cart off the honours when the Worldly Words Scrabble Club staged its inaugural Intermediate tournament...

Alleyne wins GTTA ‘B’ Class Independence crown

Jun 15, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Alleyne wins GTTA ‘B’ Class Independence crown

– Goliah beats Fraser in ‘C’ Class final Joel Alleyne came from being a set down to win the Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) Independence ‘B’ Class title while Xen Goliah...

Guyana, Cuba clash on June 26 & July 3 in home and away tie; 18 shortlisted

Jun 15, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Guyana, Cuba clash on June 26 & July 3 in home and away tie; 18 shortlisted

By Franklin Wilson The dates have now been confirmed; the ‘Lady Jags’ in their quest to become the first Guyanese team (female /male) to ever qualify for the CONCACAF Gold Cup will face off...

Olympic Day Fun Run, Jog, Walk on Sunday

Jun 15, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Olympic Day Fun Run, Jog, Walk on Sunday

– AAG will also host CARICOM 10km trials The Guyana Olympic Association’s (GOA) annual Olympic Day Fun Run, Jog and Walk will be held on Sunday, beginning and ending outside the YMCA, with...

No coalition can defeat the PPP in 2011 general election

Jun 15, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on No coalition can defeat the PPP in 2011 general election

Dear Editor, Recently, I noted that the PNCR has not ruled out a coalition approach to contest the 2011 election. However, I do hope that they aren’t interested in forming a coalition government...

We must confront this ‘war’ against our children

Jun 15, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on We must confront this ‘war’ against our children

Dear Editor, It has now become common for the PPP/C regime and its agencies to behave as though some segments of the Guyanese population have no rights that they are obligated or duty bound to...

Foreign workers barred from socialising with locals

Jun 15, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on Foreign workers barred from socialising with locals

Dear Editor, I am writing to express my dissatisfaction and abhorrence with the restrictions placed on the freedom of some members of the Princess Hotel (Casino) Dance Troupe. It has been brought to...

The party must be paramount to individual desires

Jun 15, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on The party must be paramount to individual desires

Dear Editor, I wish to alert the entire country and more so, the leadership, members, and supporters of the Peoples National Congress Reform (PNCR) of a sinister plot by a disgruntled few to cripple...

NCN official failed to address major concerns

Jun 15, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on NCN official failed to address major concerns

Dear Editor, The CEO of NCN finally spoke. He chose to respond to utterances in the letters’ columns that NCN is not placing cricket in the forefront (SN June 12, 2010). It’s so sad that I —...

Who will carry on Magda Pollard’s fight?

Jun 15, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on Who will carry on Magda Pollard’s fight?

Dear Editor, I congratulate Magda Pollard for her years of service fighting for women’s rights and raising the bar for women not only in Guyana but throughout the Caribbean. The article (Kaieteur...

Disrespect is a growing menace

Jun 15, 2010 knews Editorial Comments Off on Disrespect is a growing menace

Respect in general is crucial to how a society develops and operates. It determines whether people would walk around freely and without fear, or whether they would suffer at the hands of bullies,...

Hand in Hand bond not yet in force

Jun 13, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Hand in Hand bond not yet in force

…spokesperson explains procedure A director of Hand in Hand Group of Companies has said that the mobilisation bond covers the mobilisation stage which generally precedes the contract work which...

A passionate advocate for women’s rights

Jun 13, 2010 knews News Comments Off on A passionate advocate for women’s rights

…Magda Pollard is a ‘Special Person’ “We all have a brain. We should all be free to participate in the areas where we have expertise.” By Neil Marks At the height of the second wave of...

Bleak outlook as Kwakwani runs out of options

Jun 13, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Bleak outlook as Kwakwani runs out of options

– estimated 300 flood-weary residents out of work By Leonard Gildarie Kwakwani residents, hard hit by heavy rains and an overtopping Berbice River, are working in a last ditch attempt to move...

L.B.I Seventh Day Adventist makes presentation to Cheshire Home

Jun 13, 2010 knews News Comments Off on L.B.I Seventh Day Adventist makes presentation to Cheshire Home

Yesterday, as part of the La Bonne Intention Seventist Church, Light Bearers Master Guide Club’s first anniversary, an outreach programme was held at the Cheshire Home, Mahaica. Yesterday’s...

Freddie Kissoon and the CADRES polls

Jun 13, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on Freddie Kissoon and the CADRES polls

Dear Editor, I am pleased to read Mr. Freddie Kissoon praising and quoting the CADRES polls daily in his columns from June 4, but I wonder whether he has reflected on the queries he made about NACTA...

There are many freedoms!

Jun 13, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on There are many freedoms!

Dear Editor, The modern western world has led the outcries for freedom; freedom of speech, freedom of religious and cultural expressions, freedom of movement, freedom to assemble, freedom to choose;...

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Steadfast Eagles soar to strong position after Savory/ Paul fifties

Apr 21, 2026

2026/27 West Indies Regional 4-Day Championships Round 2…GHE vs WWIV Day 2 – Volcanoes trail by 210 runs ahead of Day 3 By Clifton Ross Kaieteur Sports – Clinical half-century knocks...

Dynastic politics is repulsive to the electorate

Apr 21, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – In 2025, there was a seismic shift in Guyanese politics. For years the established parties assumed voters would remain in their accustomed enclosures, dutifully choosing between familiar flags, familiar slogans, and familiar disappointments. But then something happened last...

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...

Wales GTE: Many questions, no answers

Apr 21, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The questions came before, are coming again. Former Minister David Patterson pushed questions in and out of parliament relative to the Wales gas-to-energy project and got nowhere. The Speaker of the National Assembly, like a Roman emperor, repeatedly gave the thumbs down. ...

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