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Henry slams 110 as Tutorial Academy pile up 289-7

Nov 29, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Henry slams 110 as Tutorial Academy pile up 289-7

The Berbice zone of the National Secondary School 40-overs under-15 Cricket Competition continued in Disricts five, six and 15. In the latest round of matches, Jamal Henry of Tutorial Academy...

Three-day practice match for Guyana senior team

Nov 29, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Three-day practice match for Guyana senior team

The Guyana Cricket Board has arranged a three-day practice match for the senior National Cricketers from December 2-4 as the Guyanese prepare for the 2009 Carib Beer regional four-day first-class...

GOPIO condemns series of bomb blasts in Mumbai

Nov 29, 2008 knews News Comments Off on GOPIO condemns series of bomb blasts in Mumbai

The Global Organization of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO) has indicated its strong and unequivocal condemnation of the series of bombings in Mumbai that killed more than 100 innocent people and left...

Parbhudin’s ton sees Windsor Forest to victory

Nov 29, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Parbhudin’s ton sees Windsor Forest to victory

At Windsor Forest on Saturday last, the host beat West Bank Demerara All Youth by 226 runs as seventeen-year-old Yadhistir Parbhudin stroked six sixes and nine fours in a commanding 116. Parbhudin...

‘Seeram sacked for incompetence, Dowlin pleased with team’ says DCB County board vows to fight GCB on Gajanand Singh’s dispute

Nov 29, 2008 knews Sports 1

By Sean Devers The saga continues! Just days after two ex-Guyana First-Class cricketers and former Demerara selectors allegedly quit citing insularity in the selecting of the Demerara 20/20 team, the...

Brothers granted bail for forged tint permit

Nov 29, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Brothers granted bail for forged tint permit

Two men were yesterday granted bail to the tune of $95,000 each, after being charged with forging a tint permit. The men, Eric Sankar and his brother, Nigel Sankar, made their appearance at the...

‘Ultimate Warrior’ celebrates 51st birthday with football fun day

Nov 29, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on ‘Ultimate Warrior’ celebrates 51st birthday with football fun day

Former national player Gordon ‘Ultimate Warrior’ Braithwaite will celebrate his 51st birth anniversary with a football fun day tomorrow at the Parade ground, Middle Street. The Beacon Football...

Maid jailed for stealing raw gold

Nov 29, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Maid jailed for stealing raw gold

A woman who admitted to stealing a quantity of raw gold from her employers has been jailed. Bhena Mohamed, who was charged with simple larceny, made her appearance yesterday at the Georgetown...

Domestic and community tourism standouts honoured

Nov 29, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Domestic and community tourism standouts honoured

Pioneers in domestic and community service, Frank Singh and Sydney Allicock, are among those who have been honoured for their contributions to the development of the tourism industry in Guyana....

Folkes joins Windies as new Strength and Conditioning Coach

Nov 29, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Folkes joins Windies as new Strength and Conditioning Coach

The West Indies Cricket Team has a new Strength and Conditioning Coach. He is Steve Folkes, the legendary Australian Rugby League player and coach, who has joined the Windies as they get ready for...

Don’t blame it on the children

Nov 29, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Don’t blame it on the children

Dear Editor, On Thursday November 13 I attended a meeting at the Linden Foundation School, at which Parents/guardians were hurriedly summoned by the school’s authority to address the serious and...

GWI defends delay in payment of workers

Nov 29, 2008 knews News Comments Off on GWI defends delay in payment of workers

Several staffers of the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) have expressed their dissatisfaction that the water company has failed to pay them their salaries for this month without offering them as much...

Region Ten Chairman responds to ‘school sports’ allegations

Nov 29, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Region Ten Chairman responds to ‘school sports’ allegations

Dear Editor, As Chairman of Region 10, I had initially refrained from commenting on the various statements attributed to the President of the Guyana Teachers’ Union and others in the media, which...

Vision Guyana, Computer High Tech donate system

Nov 29, 2008 knews News 2

Yesterday, Keevil Stephens, who has been confined to a wheelchair for most of his life, and has faced marginalisation due to his disability, was presented with a complete computer system, courtesy of...

Poetic Conference slated for Dec. 6

Nov 29, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Poetic Conference slated for Dec. 6

On Saturday, December 6, at the National Library’s Conference Room Three, a number of entities will come together as part of the first ever Poetic Conference, with poets (all Guyanese) between the...

Uneasy about aspects of the Berbice Bridge

Nov 29, 2008 knews Letters 2

Dear Editor The long awaited Berbice River Bridge is almost complete. Soon the long delays and inconveniences that were always associated with traveling to and from Berbice will be a thing of the...

Two companies explore ethanol production here

Nov 29, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Two companies explore ethanol production here

Chief Executive Officer of Guyana Office for Investment (Go Invest), Geoffrey Da Silva, has said that two feasibility studies are underway for ethanol projects in Guyana. According to him, two major...

AFC’S irresponsible remarks

Nov 29, 2008 knews Letters 2

Dear Editor I refer to the Alliance for Change (AFC) recent press conference at the Sidewalk Café on Wednesday 26, November 2008. This AFC conference definitively suggested that, “Guyana is...

Special bulletin to be released on HIV stats

Nov 29, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Special bulletin to be released on HIV stats

…as plans for World AIDS Day observance unfold The implementation of a much anticipated HIV/AIDS legislation will be placed high on the Parliamentary agenda for next year, according to Health...

GuySuCo payroll heist…

Nov 29, 2008 knews News 1

Police ranks should be rewarded for their bravery, honesty — AFC Alliance For Change Chairman Khemraj Ramjattan says that, based on the fact that the administration is in the habit of handing...

THE REINTRODUCTION OF DESIGNATED BUS STOPS

Nov 29, 2008 knews Editorial 3

There are a number of things necessary to bring order to the traffic situation in the city. Amongst these measures is the reintroduction of designated bus stops. Bus stops went out of existence many...

With more than 500 criminal cases pending in High Court

Nov 29, 2008 knews News Comments Off on With more than 500 criminal cases pending in High Court

…What are the consequences? By Nadia Guyadeen Even with the introduction of mediation, there still remains an unprecedented backlog in the court system, and this seems to increase annually....

This one thing about people I truly hate

Nov 29, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon 2

I once wrote a letter published in this paper and the Stabroek News confessing to something in life that I have hatred for. Hate is not an emotion or mental feeling people should nurture inside of...

WHERE DO YOU LIVE?

Nov 29, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on WHERE DO YOU LIVE?

The cardinal rule in journalism is that facts are sacred and that nothing is to be assumed to be fact unless checked. I once read about a sign in an editorial room which stated, “If your mother...

Ramsammy calls for proper storage of blood at recruitment workshop

Nov 29, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Ramsammy calls for proper storage of blood at recruitment workshop

Even as the National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS) is appealing for donors to come forward, Minister of Health, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy, is calling for the proper storage of blood. At a one-day blood...

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Courtney Walsh bowls into Guyana’s restaurant scene

May 22, 2026

…cricket legend says Guyana was a ‘No-Brainer’ for 519 expansion By Rawle Toney Kaieteur Sports – West Indies fast-bowling legend Courtney Walsh has taken another major step in life after...

It’s time for the government to legally set minibus and hire car...

May 22, 2026

Peeping Tom… (Kaieteur News) – Every day, thousands of people in Guyana stand by the roadside, waiting for public transportation. They have one question on their minds: “How much will it cost me?” And the sad truth is, nobody can give them a straight answer. We have a serious problem...

The OAS faces a moral test in Panama

May 17, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – An attempt is now being made by a few member states of the Organization of American States (OAS), using procedural manoeuvres, to prevent a proposed “Declaration on the Rights of Persons and Peoples of African Descent” from proceeding to the OAS...

Nothing can come between

May 22, 2026

Hard Truths by GHK Lall “Nothing can come, nothing can come Nothing can come between us…” (Kaieteur News) – Those words are from British singer Sade’s 1988 song of the same name. It wasn’t her doing the honours in Guyana. Greet, Mr. Jacob Helsberg, U.S. Undersecretary of Economic...

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