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Govt. officials mum on controversial construction

Nov 19, 2008 knews News 2

Residents in Subryanville are frustrated to the extent that they say they have lost faith in the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CPHA). At the centre of the frustration is the construction of...

Kantasingh spins CCC to six wicket win over USA

Nov 19, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Kantasingh spins CCC to six wicket win over USA

Waterlogged outfield reduced match to 27 overs By Franklin Wilson The Combined Colleges and Campuses (CCC) posted their second win in as many matches when they defeated the United States of America...

OAS to pursue drug fight

Nov 19, 2008 knews News Comments Off on OAS to pursue drug fight

Reliable and advanced information are necessary to assist Organisation of American States to pursue efficient methods of combating the illegal drug problem. This was among the sentiments expressed...

Barbados book semi-final spot with 13-run win against W/wards

Nov 19, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Barbados book semi-final spot with 13-run win against W/wards

By Sean Devers An accomplished 83 from Test batsman Devon Smith failed to prevent the Windward Islands from going down by 13 runs to Barbados as President’s Cup regional One-Day cricket action...

Man who fell from coconut tree succumbs

Nov 19, 2008 knews News 2

At approximately 10:30 hours yesterday, Seon John, 22, of Lot 971 Block ‘F’, Sophia, died at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), where he had been nursing injuries he sustained...

National Schools’ Cycling Championships

Nov 19, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on National Schools’ Cycling Championships

Singh finally gets 25k gold, Upper Dem. sweeps male race By Edison Jefford Naomi Singh’s story is a true reflection of triumph through struggles. From falling down to road accidents, the persistent...

Sebastian feels Windwards hard done by fixtures

Nov 19, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Sebastian feels Windwards hard done by fixtures

Lack of preparation also continue to affect Islanders By Sean Devers Manager of the Windward Islands cricket team former first-class batsman Lockhart Sebastian feels his team, which is currently...

FIFA Gold Project dream to finally become a reality

Nov 19, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on FIFA Gold Project dream to finally become a reality

By Michael Benjamin After years of vague promises and unmitigated disappointment, Guyana’s inclusion in the FIFA Gold Cup project will finally become a reality following the intervention of a Good...

Local Junior Badminton players cop 19 medals in Suriname

Nov 19, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Local Junior Badminton players cop 19 medals in Suriname

The Guyana Badminton Association Junior Team returned to Guyana with 19 Medals; 4 Golds, 5 Silvers & 10 Bronze from the Suriname Junior International Badminton Championships which took place in...

Soesdyke claim area Inter-Block football title

Nov 19, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Soesdyke claim area Inter-Block football title

Soesdyke captured the Inter-Block football tournament staged in their area and sponsored by the Ministry of Culture Youth and Sports last weekend at Soesdyke. The competition, which featured three...

13-man squad selected to represent Old Fort

Nov 19, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on 13-man squad selected to represent Old Fort

Old Fort Hockey Club recently named a strong 13-man squad along with a Coach and Manager to prepare for the 2008 Diamond Mineral Water International Indoor Competition which runs from November 27-30,...

Barbados-based Guyanese musician for guest appearance at Accolade Awards

Nov 19, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Barbados-based Guyanese musician for guest appearance at Accolade Awards

You would definitely want to experience first-hand the flavour and fervor of ‘Accolade – The Music Awards of Guyana’, with the homecoming of Don Trent, Barbados-based Guyanese musician....

Barefaced thief awaits sentencing

Nov 19, 2008 knews News 1

“I tek de money and spend it out” were the words of Adrian Duncan who pleaded guilty to simple larceny, yesterday. The accused made his appearance before Magistrate Nashaya Williams-Hatmin, where...

GNRA Handgun team turn in creditable performance in Suriname

Nov 19, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on GNRA Handgun team turn in creditable performance in Suriname

The Guyana National Rifle Association Handgun team returned to the international scene after a long hiatus having taken part in the recently concluded Suriname Shooting Federation (SSF) IPSC event....

Reid (61), Devers (4-23) see GYO to victory against TSC

Nov 19, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Reid (61), Devers (4-23) see GYO to victory against TSC

Carols Reid stroked seven fours and three sixes in an entertaining 61 while National under-17 player Ricardo Devers grabbed 4-23 to spearhead GYO to a five-wicket victory against TSC at the GYO...

Global financial situation high on CARICOM Bureau’s agenda

Nov 19, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Global financial situation high on CARICOM Bureau’s agenda

As individual member states assess the implications of the current financial situation, the Bureau of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will consider the global economic and...

Exciting day of races planned for Norman Singh Turf Club

Nov 19, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Exciting day of races planned for Norman Singh Turf Club

The Norman Singh Turf Club has had more than its fair share of excitement after organizing horse race meets that provided top class entertainment for Turfites. Once again, organizers have planned...

Cyclist’s gear up for Cadbury night meet on Friday at Everest

Nov 19, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Cyclist’s gear up for Cadbury night meet on Friday at Everest

The Everest Cricket Club ground will be set ablaze with cycling come Friday evening when a 16-race meeting organised by National Coach Hassan Mohamed and sponsored by Geddes Grant under their Cadbury...

Residents express dissatisfaction with City Hall’s services

Nov 19, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Residents express dissatisfaction with City Hall’s services

During a recent meeting between the Mayor and City Council and some citizens of Georgetown, on Friday, the citizens expressed their dissatisfaction with the service meted out to them by the Council....

Guyoil cannot enforce any fuel price – AFC, Vision Guyana

Nov 19, 2008 knews News 2

The forcible readjustment of gasoline prices at the Chicoramas Fuel Station at Non Pareil, East Coast Demerara, by Guyana Oil Company (GUYOIL) personnel, who were accompanied by four men armed with...

JONESTOWN REVISITED: Reflections on The 30th anniversary of a ‘people’s’ tragedy

Nov 19, 2008 knews News 2

Lear Matthews On the 30th anniversary of the Jonestown (People’s Temple) tragedy in Guyana, South America, and after the exhilarating election of Barack Obama to the presidency of the United...

Body of knowledge

Nov 19, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon 6

We know more about people when we do research on the things that they have said and done in the past. The last two weeks have seen an outpouring of deserved eulogies for David De Caires, who died at...

Help the Blind Mice Band

Nov 19, 2008 knews Features / Columnists Comments Off on Help the Blind Mice Band

The Parrot remembers a childhood song. No, it’s not “insy bitsy spider” which is popular even among adults; it’s “three blind mice”. Somehow this song sprang to mind whilst looking at the...

Crime prevention strategy discussed at 17th COHSOD meeting

Nov 19, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Crime prevention strategy discussed at 17th COHSOD meeting

As earlier indicated by CARICOM Assistant Secretary General for Human and Social Development, Dr. Edward Greene, the development of a crime prevention strategy was discussed at the seventeenth...

The government’s rhetoric on torture – does it add up?

Nov 19, 2008 knews Letters 7

Dear Editor, Thursday 23 October 2008 should be declared the darkest day in the history of our nation. This was the day when one of Guyanese most basic human rights was unrepentantly dismissed by the...

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Eight spots open as Massy Distribution 12th Annual Schools Under-18...

Apr 18, 2026

Kaieteur Sports – From an initial field of 32 schools, the 12th Annual Massy Distribution Schools Under-18 Football Tournament, organised by the Petra Organisation has been trimmed to the final...

If you can’t respect the dead, you will have nothing but contempt...

Apr 18, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Years ago, I witnessed a scene that has remained with me ever since. A funeral cortège was making its way slowly along a public road, led by the hearse. Scores of vehicles driven by impatient motorists were overtaking the cortège, seemingly oblivious to the need to show...

The Cost of Netanyahu’s Wars

Apr 12, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – When the two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran was announced on 7th April, 2026, the immediate reaction across much of the world was relief. By 8th April, that relief was reflected in a sharp fall in oil prices after weeks in which conflict...

Southport – real inquiry, real results

Apr 18, 2026

Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – The Commission of Inquiry chaired by Sir Adrian Fulford and probing for answers into the Southport, England tragedy went live with early conclusions on Monday, April 13 Three young girls, all under the age of 10, were knifed to death, six other...

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