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That Berbice jailbreak tells many stories

Jun 14, 2011 knews Editorial Comments Off on That Berbice jailbreak tells many stories

Deviants are in a class by themselves. They are a menace to society and as a result, society created an institution to protect itself from these people. Initially, the institution was more punitive...

GCC register win to maintain lead

Jun 14, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on GCC register win to maintain lead

– Carib All stars and Hikers also record wins Fifteen year old Mark Sargeant produced a breakout performance by producing an unanswered double for his GCC club to help them secure a 2-0 victory...

Winston Pompey leaves today for fistic duties in Jamaica

Jun 14, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Winston Pompey leaves today for fistic duties in Jamaica

Local middleweight boxing contender Winston Pompey leaves the country this morning for Jamaica to engage in a ten rounds contest against Jamaican, Sakima Mullings. The local pugilist will enter the...

GCF to host National C/ships on June 26

Jun 14, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on GCF to host National C/ships on June 26

The Guyana Cycling Federation will run off its premier event of the year – National Road Race Championship – on Sunday June 26 on the East Coast of Demerara. The starting point will be the...

Annual Castrol Father’s Day 50 Miler set for West Dem on Sunday

Jun 14, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Annual Castrol Father’s Day 50 Miler set for West Dem on Sunday

Robin Persaud will definitely be in the saddles and aiming to successfully retain the top spot when the 12th annual Castrol sponsored Father’s Day 50 mile cycle road race takes place on the West...

Anything short could be transmitted as an awkward perception

Jun 14, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Anything short could be transmitted as an awkward perception

By Rawle Welch When the national rugby squad defeated Barbados on Saturday at the National Stadium for the Southern Zone of the NACRA Championship, and in the process set up a final date with Bermuda...

It’s Moen Gafoor again as GASP Open Scrabble Tournament concludes

Jun 14, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on It’s Moen Gafoor again as GASP Open Scrabble Tournament concludes

Moen Gafoor endorsed his status as the leading word former when he disposed of a formidable line up to take the top honours of the Guyana Association of Scrabble Players (GASP) Open championship in...

Brazil to join Guyana and Suriname in Islamic Bloc

Jun 14, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on Brazil to join Guyana and Suriname in Islamic Bloc

DEAR EDITOR, South America’s largest nation and home to a large Arab Diaspora, Brazil is seeking Observer membership in the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC). Mr. Sergio Luiz Canaes, the...

The Cooperative Republic it still is

Jun 14, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on The Cooperative Republic it still is

DEAR EDITOR, I stand corrected. We are still the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, not because of any oversight on the part of anyone, but because the relevant article in the constitution (Article 1)...

Relief efforts in Rupununi are praiseworthy

Jun 14, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on Relief efforts in Rupununi are praiseworthy

Dear Editor, It is heartening to see that the private sector is finding ways to assist the people of Lethem during this difficult time. I read that the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company has...

Cruising drivers and excessive double lines

Jun 14, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on Cruising drivers and excessive double lines

Dear Editor, I was under the impression that according to the laws of Guyana, motorists are required to drive on the left hand side of the road leaving the right hand side clear for overtaking...

A literary scholar on a noble quest, Prof. Daizal Samad is a ‘Special Person’

Jun 12, 2011 knews News Comments Off on A literary scholar on a noble quest, Prof. Daizal Samad is a ‘Special Person’

By Leon Suseran “How do we mould a country? Imagination, intelligence and integrity, sometimes simple decency, it works as well. Just stay away from gossip as if it were a mortal sin. We’re given...

There are 215M child labourers worldwide – ILO

Jun 12, 2011 knews News Comments Off on There are 215M child labourers worldwide – ILO

Today is World Day against Child Labour and it is being celebrated under the theme “Warning! Children in Hazardous work”. Of the 215 million children around the world involved in labour...

GGDMA revises gold production target upward

Jun 12, 2011 knews News Comments Off on GGDMA revises gold production target upward

…but mining affected by flooding With the recent flooding in various locations of Region Nine, the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) is one of the agencies which have not suffered...

Flood-hit Lethem residents concerned for their Brazilian neighbours

Jun 12, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Flood-hit Lethem residents concerned for their Brazilian neighbours

Favourable reports are beginning to come in from the flood-affected Region Nine. Among these are that the waters have receded to a large extent—18 inches in some areas and almost three feet in...

Invisible exports – timber logs to Jamaica unrecorded by the Guyana Forestry Commission

Jun 12, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on Invisible exports – timber logs to Jamaica unrecorded by the Guyana Forestry Commission

Dear Editor, Jamaican Customs opened a shipping container in mid-March and discovered 122kg of cocaine in bags with a consignment of 130 logs. The Guyana Forestry Commission admitted knowledge of...

Are we the Co-operative Republic or the Republic of Guyana?

Jun 12, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on Are we the Co-operative Republic or the Republic of Guyana?

DEAR EDITOR, In a copy of the constitution posted on the website of the Parliament of Guyana, it is stated in Article 1 that the country be known as the Co-operative Republic of Guyana. Assuming this...

Every nation has its Bisrams

Jun 12, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on Every nation has its Bisrams

Dear Editor, Vishnu Bisram exhibits a deviousness that is simply amazing. So devious that absent a coherent response to any challenge of his skewed perspective on any issue, he invents his own...

NACTA Not Founded by Bisram

Jun 12, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on NACTA Not Founded by Bisram

Dear Editor, I write in reply to Mr. Freddie Kissoon’s letter captioned “Kissoon replies to Mr. Bhagwan” (KN May 29). I would have preferred not to respond but I don’t want his distortions...

It was unscrupulous to abuse and betray the privacy among friends

Jun 12, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on It was unscrupulous to abuse and betray the privacy among friends

Dear Mr. Editor, Kindly permit me to respond to your Feature Columnist, writing under the fictitious name Bill Cotton/Reform, in Sunday 5th, June, Kaieteur News. In the article “ PPP= POPE PEOPLE...

An Open Letter to Housing Minister Irfaan Ali

Jun 12, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on An Open Letter to Housing Minister Irfaan Ali

Dear Minister Ali, I write in reference to a news report in DemeraraWaves on Sunday June 5 with the caption: “Minimum cap on re-migrant spending on housing construction”. In this article, you are...

Sugar Production vs Profitability

Jun 12, 2011 knews Editorial Comments Off on Sugar Production vs Profitability

At the end of last year, we were heartened when the Minister of Agriculture informed the National Assembly that 2011 would be a “landmark” year for the sugar industry. Alluding to the massive...

Cartoons Sun. June 12, 2011

Jun 12, 2011 knews Cartoons, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Cartoons Sun. June 12, 2011

The Giant Anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla)

Jun 12, 2011 knews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on The Giant Anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla)

The Giant Anteater, Myrmecophaga tridactyla, is the largest species of anteater. It is the only species in the genus Myrmecophaga. It is found in Central and South America from Honduras to northern...

No Caribbean ‘society’

Jun 12, 2011 knews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on No Caribbean ‘society’

By Sir Ronald Sanders At their retreat in Guyana on May 21 and 22, Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM) Heads of Government are reported to have noted that the preamble to the revised...

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Need for Speed Karting Championships: Persaud, Mendonca, Tenpow, and...

Jun 22, 2026

Kaieteur Sports – The weather was not the only scorching thing this weekend as Jumbo Jet Events staged the first round of its Need for Speed Karting Championship at the 555 Speedway in...

Watch the PPPC like a hawk!

Jun 22, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – A curious silence has greeted what ought to be one of the most debated economic announcements of the year. President Irfaan Ali has indicated that bonds will be issued to members of the Guyanese diaspora, allowing them to invest in major infrastructure projects in Guyana. One...

If the OAS did not exist, it could not be created today

Jun 21, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – I have spent a decade in the councils of the Organization of American States. I have watched governments come and go, seen some crises handled well and others handled badly, sat through more commemorative meetings than sessions discussing pressing issues,...

More money for Guyanese workers

Jun 22, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – I like it. More money for Guyanese workers. Not private sector minimum wage workers, regrettably. If any local workers are due more money, private sector (and public service) minimum wage workers standout. More money is for Guyanese in the oil industry. Well, that’s...

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