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NBTS appeals for blood donation during Christmas

Nov 17, 2008 knews News Comments Off on NBTS appeals for blood donation during Christmas

Following the severe shortage of blood the National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS) has recently experienced, there has been some amount of improvement in terms of voluntary donation. This is...

Pump up the marketing plans

Nov 17, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Pump up the marketing plans

DEAR EDITOR, I honestly believe that when a product becomes a household name, it results from serious marketing strategies and planning. The Guyana Annual, which is the new name for The Christmas...

LABA secretary replies to Banks DIH’s denial for sponsorship commitment

Nov 17, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on LABA secretary replies to Banks DIH’s denial for sponsorship commitment

DEAR MR. EDITOR, After due consideration and in light of denial by the beverage giants Banks DIH Limited, that it never committed itself to sponsor the LABA’s 2008 First Division basketball ...

Adam Harris and others should be paid their due

Nov 17, 2008 knews Letters 1

DEAR EDITOR, The issue of the non-payment of pension entitlement to Adam Harris has been brought to my attention. It is my view that if the man has fulfilled the requirements for a pension (or...

Rape and indecent assault should be distinct offences

Nov 17, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Rape and indecent assault should be distinct offences

Women have always had a fascination with the male reproductive organ. Not all of this fascination is sexual in origin. There is just something about the male phallus that ignites curiosity and wonder...

Truck crushes teen

Nov 17, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Truck crushes teen

Nineteen-year-old Shawn Austin, of 6 Drysdale Street, Charlestown, is the country’s latest road fatality. The teen was reportedly run over by a Canter truck while trying to disembark from the...

Uplifting pension books

Nov 17, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Uplifting pension books

DEAR EDITOR, I address a burning issue pertaining to the uplifting of pension books. It was stated in the Kaieteur News (13th September, 2008) that pension books would not be issued to anyone except...

DIAL “L” FOR LIME

Nov 17, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Tony Deyal column Comments Off on DIAL “L” FOR LIME

It started with Prince. He changed his name to “TAFKAP” (The Artist Formerly Known As Prince). Now it is Beyonce’s turn. She is changing her name to Sasha Fierce, and her new album will...

UNICEF commits to boosting VCT services on the Corentyne

Nov 17, 2008 knews News Comments Off on UNICEF commits to boosting VCT services on the Corentyne

ROSE HALL TOWN, CORENTYNE — UNICEF is spending some $10.5 million to enhance Voluntary Counselling and Testing (VCT) facilities at the St. Francis Community Developers at Rose Hall Town on the...

Water wasted by necessity at Block 8, Mon Repos

Nov 17, 2008 knews Letters 1

DEAR EDITOR, Mr. Karan Singh of the Guyana Water Incorporated said he visited West Coast Demerara and saw persons washing vehicles with treated water (Kaieteur News, October 28, 2008). It seems that...

Pensioners’ Assoc. chairman claims wife denied benefits

Nov 17, 2008 knews News 2

….after 31 years of unbroken serviceNEW AMSTERDAM, BERBICE – Chairman of the Government Pensioners’ Association of Guyana, Berbice Branch, Clement Johnson, is calling on Government to...

Mr. Ramsaroop’s suggestion

Nov 17, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon 5

Mr. Peter Ramsaroop of Vision Guyana has placed a full-page advertisement in the newspapers asking people who have been victimized by the Government of Guyana to call a certain telephone number to...

MARKING TIME

Nov 17, 2008 knews Editorial Comments Off on MARKING TIME

Back in June, in our editorial, “Reforming the International Economy”, we pointed out: “Over the last decade, there is a growing consensus among both governments and independent experts that...

Another attempted jailbreak in N/A

Nov 16, 2008 knews News 2

NEW AMSTERDAM, BERBICE – Several inmates of the New Amsterdam Male Prison attempted a daring prison break yesterday morning. According to reports, the attempt was foiled after they were spotted...

Ex-con’s battered body found in cemetery

Nov 16, 2008 knews News 16

Residents of Soesdyke got an unpleasant surprise early yesterday morning when they discovered the battered body of an ex-convict in a nearby cemetery. The partly-clad body of 36-year-old Rickford...

Agricola teen missing

Nov 16, 2008 knews News 7

An Agricola couple is trying to locate their teenage daughter, who has been missing since Friday. Donnel Leo, 17, of Lot 177 Titus Street, Agricola, East Bank Demerara, left for school at around...

Roy Geddes is keeping the steelpan art form alive

Nov 16, 2008 knews News 7

(By Alex Wayne) An array of beautiful tropical trees and flower plants line the lush walkway accentuated by steelpan souvenirs and other assortments that send the distinct message of ‘a vivid...

Digicel launches spectacular road parade

Nov 16, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Digicel launches spectacular road parade

Digicel staged a spectacular display of decorative artistry on Friday, to present a very colourful Christmas Road Parade to sensitise the public to the launch and to other factors surrounding the...

St Stanislaus awarded as ‘Most improved school’

Nov 16, 2008 knews News 1

…teachers share $800,000 The Board of Governors of St. Stanislaus College was recognised for the second time as being the most improved secondary school in Guyana on Thursday evening. The event...

Philip Moore gets computer and accessories from GT&T

Nov 16, 2008 knews News 3

Last Thursday, Christobel Hughes, Chairperson of the Commemoration Committee, and Samuel London, Vice Chairman, travelled to Lancaster Village on the Corentyne to visit renowned artist Philip Moore...

It makes it much harder for us – Jamaica Team Manager

Nov 16, 2008 knews Sports 1

Jamaica versus USA match abandoned Defending champions Jamaica Team Manager Milton Henry speaking with Kaieteur Sport yesterday said that the abandoned game against the United States of America (USA)...

OP saves national schools’ championships

Nov 16, 2008 knews Sports 1

–GTU bursts through red tapes By Edison Jefford The Office of the President’s (OP) intervention that saved the national schools’ track and field, cycling and swimming championships was...

Guyana go down to Windwards by 3 wickets in thriller at Blairmont

Nov 16, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Guyana go down to Windwards by 3 wickets in thriller at Blairmont

By Franklin Wilson Watched by the largest crowd to date in any match, home team Guyana were upstaged by the Windward Islands in a nail biting finish to their President’s Cup Regional One Day...

Corbin and Trotman helped delay Harris’s benefits

Nov 16, 2008 knews Peeping Tom 3

Issues often get blown out of proportion because people seek political mileage or merely a chance to criticize the Government at the slightest opportunity. There is not much that they can talk about...

<<<<<< Letter to the Sports Editor >>>>>>

Nov 16, 2008 knews Sports 5

Some points for you to ponder as calls are made for Klass’ head Dear Sir, Please permit me space in your Newspapers to have a small say in the ongoing fiasco with regards to the call for Mr Klass...

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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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