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GuySuCo guarantees electricity supplies for Christmas

Nov 15, 2008 knews News Comments Off on GuySuCo guarantees electricity supplies for Christmas

…as GPL pays some $100M of its debt to sugar company-Persaud The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) is in the final stages of agreeing on a complete power purchase agreement with Guyana Power...

More laws on the cards to protect children

Nov 15, 2008 knews News 1

Five new laws are being developed to protect the rights of children. Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Priya Manickchand, yesterday told this to children from all across the country,...

Police Force unveils plan to track down gun runners

Nov 15, 2008 knews News 4

Acting Police Commissioner Henry Greene says that the Guyana Police Force is working on a plan to penetrate the gun-running gangs that are smuggling weapons into the country. At a press briefing...

GPL moves to convert Canefield power station

Nov 15, 2008 knews News Comments Off on GPL moves to convert Canefield power station

…as GPL pays some $100M of its debt to sugar company-Persaud The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) is in the final stages of agreeing on a complete power purchase agreement with Guyana Power...

Man heads to jail for ganja possession

Nov 15, 2008 knews News 3

“Yuh Worship, I just want to go to the compound and do some work,” were the words of Augustine Cupertino. He had just pleaded guilty to possession of cannabis. The defendant was probably hinting...

GDF honours 32 for long service

Nov 15, 2008 knews News 1

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) this week honoured five of its officers and 27 other ranks for exemplary service, with the Chief of Staff, Commodore Gary Best, hailing their contribution to the Force...

Cell phone Shack, Mohammeds Enterprise continue to back Kashif and Shanghai

Nov 15, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Cell phone Shack, Mohammeds Enterprise continue to back Kashif and Shanghai

Cell phone Shack and Mohammeds Enterprise continued to throw their support behind the Kashif and Shanghai Organisation and the staging of the 2008/2009 edition of the yearend extravaganza. Yesterday,...

NWD to benefit from first medical humanitarian mission in a decade

Nov 15, 2008 knews News Comments Off on NWD to benefit from first medical humanitarian mission in a decade

…as US Ambassador pledges continued assistance Thousands in the North West District stand to benefit from the USS Kearsarge’s Humanitarian Mission to Guyana. The medical contingent has set up...

Trinidad and Tobago crush Leewards by nine wickets

Nov 15, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Trinidad and Tobago crush Leewards by nine wickets

-Pollard claims this year’s first hat-trick By Rawle Welch Lendl Simmons (112*) blasted a delightful unbeaten century to steer Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) to a comfortable nine wickets...

CCC humble Windwards by 68 runs

Nov 15, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on CCC humble Windwards by 68 runs

Currency, Reifer hit 50’s; MOM Sealy grabs 3-31 By Franklin Wilson Combined Colleges and Campuses shrugged off any unsettling thoughts their four wicket defeat to host Guyana would have had on...

Graduate doctors to be afforded specialist training in Cuba

Nov 15, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Graduate doctors to be afforded specialist training in Cuba

Medical doctors, primarily those who have been trained in Cuba, will now be given the privilege to specialise in a specific field of medicine through intensified collaboration between the governments...

Letter to the Editor: Collie Hercules and J.P. Rodriguez do not speak for me

Nov 15, 2008 knews Sports 1

I am writing this letter to clear my position with Mr. Klass and the GFF. I chose to remain anonymous because I am not alone. I have been a National player for over five years and all this time I...

Letter to the Editor: A view of Klass and the football situation

Nov 15, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Letter to the Editor: A view of Klass and the football situation

Guyanese, particularly the football fraternity is again calling for the President of the Guyana Football Federation Mr. Colin Klass to take the Red Card and leave the football arena because he is...

CARICOM to hold three key meetings

Nov 15, 2008 knews News Comments Off on CARICOM to hold three key meetings

Education, external trade, the implementation of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) and the impact of the global economic crisis on the region, will be among the areas of discussion when...

Amateur boxing to set Gymnasium ablaze

Nov 15, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Amateur boxing to set Gymnasium ablaze

The Guyana Amateur Boxing Association Champion of Champions boxing tournament continues tonight after opening last evening, and the action is set to heat up tonight as competitors look to tomorrow...

70 golfers to face starter’s orders as Guyana Open commences

Nov 15, 2008 knews Sports 1

Seventy golfers including competitors from the United States, Canada and neighbouring Suriname will compete in the 2008 Smirnoff Guyana Open Golf championships billed for today and tomorrow at the...

Barbados register second consecutive win

Nov 15, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Barbados register second consecutive win

USA go down by 110 runs on D/L system By Sean Devers Barbados beat an inexperienced USA team by 110 runs on the Duckworth/Lewes system in their rain affected President’s Cup regional One-Day...

GWI contractors gear for fact-finding seminar

Nov 15, 2008 knews News Comments Off on GWI contractors gear for fact-finding seminar

– those guilty of stealing water will be jailed Key components of improving water and the quality of work produced by contractors are expected to be addressed when the Guyana Water Incorporated...

The corporate community threatens to fail sports again

Nov 15, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on The corporate community threatens to fail sports again

By Edison Jefford The stage is set for the homecoming of the annual schools’ track and field, cycling and swimming championships in Linden but the financial framework to hold the structure together...

Guyana farms moving towards mechanisation

Nov 15, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Guyana farms moving towards mechanisation

Many of the new farms that have been set up in Guyana are quickly moving towards mechanization, and it is the hope of Agriculture Minister Robert Persaud that the country’s education system directs...

A slice of orange and a glass of water

Nov 15, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom 1

Guyana’s football reminds me of cricket in Essequibo. It has made few strides over the decades True, last year, Guyana’s ranking in world football rose, but there was also a brief moment,...

Courtney Walsh and the nature of power in Guyana

Nov 15, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon 10

Courtney Walsh is to Jamaica what Brian Lara is to Trinidad, Vivian Richard to Antigua, and Sobers to Barbados. Courtney faced an election for President of the Jamaican Cricket Association. To the...

Klass and his cohorts must go

Nov 15, 2008 knews Letters 2

Dear Editor, The call for Colin Klass to demit office is long overdue. For too long attempts to get this gentleman to quit leadership of the GFF have fallen on deaf ears. From all appearances...

Fire scare at David Rose School

Nov 15, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Fire scare at David Rose School

The skills of the teachers at the David Rose School for the Handicapped, located at Thomas Lands in the city, were put to the ultimate test earlier this week when they were confronted by a fire....

Commerce Minister needs to be firmer

Nov 15, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Commerce Minister needs to be firmer

Dear Editor, I wish that the Minister would stop telling the travelling public that the fare is supposed to be reduced and ensure this is done. It seems that there is nothing the Minister can do but...

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TEK A TASTE

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(Kaieteur News) – The driver drove to the parking spot, aligned the vehicle into one of the lanes and then shut the engine down. I opened the door so that we could exit. The scene was slightly intimidating. This was a posh location. If the service matched the façade, then this was the perfect...

Why the Commonwealth Matters Again

Jun 14, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Small and medium-sized states, from the most vulnerable island nations to more diversified middle‑income economies, have always faced a difficult reality. They have to navigate a world in which power is unevenly distributed and in which the decisions of...

Keeping my day job advising Pres. Ali

Jun 20, 2026

Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – Because Pres. Ali needs the hand, I’m keeping my day job. Unpaid advisor to HE Ali. It’s a thankless gig. But for country and presidency, no sacrifice is too high. Guyana needs some standards. Plenty; with starting all over recommended. ...

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