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Daly-Ramdyhan leaves for Spain

Nov 02, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on Daly-Ramdyhan leaves for Spain

ITF certified Level 1 tennis coach Shelly Daly-Ramdyhan left the country recently to attend a worldwide coaches conference which begun on October 29 and runs until November 5 in Spain. The current...

Local pugilists experience mixed fortunes in Barbados

Nov 02, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on Local pugilists experience mixed fortunes in Barbados

– Goodwill boxing card disrupted after ring incident The Guyanese boxing team that traveled to Barbados to engage boxers of that country in a goodwill boxing tournament Saturday evening last,...

GT take inaugural National Women’s F/Ball league title

Nov 02, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on GT take inaugural National Women’s F/Ball league title

Beat Region 9 1-nil to remain unbeaten In sweltering heat at the Lethem Community Centre ground, the dominant Georgetown lasses beat Region Nine 1-nil yesterday afternoon to take the inaugural...

The disintegration of the fabric of our civilisation

Nov 02, 2009 KNews Letters Comments Off on The disintegration of the fabric of our civilisation

Dear Editor, I am not ashamed to say that the image of the injury to the lower torso of the 14-year-old Guyanese Youth on the front page of one of the two independent dailies caused me to...

You could be next

Nov 02, 2009 KNews Letters Comments Off on You could be next

Dear Editor, Imagine if you will, as a foreign national visiting Guyana , you happen upon some police men and become a suspect of a crime. A forced confession could be gotten out of you and your...

Colin Ming captures EU Golf title

Nov 02, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on Colin Ming captures EU Golf title

Experienced golfer Colin Ming stepped up his game to triumph in the European Union (EU) sponsored Medal Play handicap tournament last Saturday at Lusignan Golf Course just three weeks before the...

Despite the multi-million $$$ Doppler Radar weather reports still inaccurate

Nov 02, 2009 KNews Letters Comments Off on Despite the multi-million $$$ Doppler Radar weather reports still inaccurate

Dear Editor, Perhaps it was several inches of rain which was dumped over Guyana last Saturday (31-10-09), but of course we did not receive such a prediction or report from the Ministry of...

AID and bad governance poor bedfellows for sustainable development

Nov 02, 2009 KNews Letters Comments Off on AID and bad governance poor bedfellows for sustainable development

Dear Editor, AID in the form of loans, grants, and debt relief provided close to no comfort for the bottom billion countries over the last 30 years; in fact, research at the Centre for Global...

Those responsible must be held accountable

Nov 02, 2009 KNews Letters Comments Off on Those responsible must be held accountable

Dear Editor, It was a ghastly sight to see the burns on the private parts of the teenager on the front page of Kaieteur News. The torture of the young man at the hands of police must be condemned in...

Torture of lad by police signals time for supporters of the PPP to call for government’s resignation

Nov 02, 2009 KNews Letters Comments Off on Torture of lad by police signals time for supporters of the PPP to call for government’s resignation

Dear Editor, On reading KN’s news story, “Torture,” (October 31), featuring a 14-year-old lad whose lower torso bore gruesome burn marks allegedly at the hands of police officers who...

Calling for justice for this 14-year-old child

Nov 02, 2009 KNews Letters Comments Off on Calling for justice for this 14-year-old child

Dear Editor, As a mother I was shocked and saddened when I saw the photograph that was published in Kaieteur News of a 14-year-old child tortured by the policeþ at Leonora Police Station. I can...

Who approved such inhumane methods?

Nov 02, 2009 KNews Letters Comments Off on Who approved such inhumane methods?

Dear Editor, Was I in total shock with KN front page image of the brutalised 14-year teenager by investigative officers of the police force? No. I will agree with anyone that it was a barbaric method...

THE POLICE CANNOT INVESTIGATE THIS ONE!

Nov 02, 2009 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THE POLICE CANNOT INVESTIGATE THIS ONE!

Twenty five lawyers have taken a first and important step in condemning the recent torture of a teenager while in Police lockups. This is a decisive step, I believe in Guyana, and commences a...

Chaitram got it wrong

Nov 02, 2009 KNews Letters Comments Off on Chaitram got it wrong

Dear Editor, In response to Mona Chaitram’s critique of my letter (27/10/09) .First of all, I want to ask Ms. Chaitram when last she visited Guyana and how long she spent? There is no doubt in my...

Torture in Hotel California

Nov 02, 2009 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Torture in Hotel California

There are some fantastic songs that even if they fall outside your favourite genre of music, you would still have a deep, aesthetic appreciation for their intrinsic value. There are too many to...

Corbin must resign

Nov 02, 2009 KNews Letters Comments Off on Corbin must resign

Dear Editor, It is only a beast that would look into the eyes of a terrified child and calculatingly inflict such an horrendous injury that shocks an entire nation. I cannot find words to describe...

THIS BULL BUSINESS

Nov 02, 2009 KNews Features / Columnists, Tony Deyal column Comments Off on THIS BULL BUSINESS

“They getting on awful, so ah bring back the bull.” — Lord Kitchener If you’re looking for an appropriate Revival Assembly for the male member of the species Bovinae, the...

LCDS Financing

Nov 02, 2009 KNews Editorial Comments Off on LCDS Financing

As we draw closer to the December Copenhagen meeting on Climate Change that will attempt to craft a successor to the Kyoto Protocol, we are receiving increasingly optimistic information that the...

Gov’t peeved with Peeping Tom

Nov 01, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Gov’t peeved with Peeping Tom

The Ministry of Finance yesterday admitted that taxpayer’s money sometimes meet the travel expenses of the spouses of Ministers when they travel. The Ministry of Finance declared that the...

Takutu Bridge poses a threat to police fight against gun smuggling

Nov 01, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Takutu Bridge poses a threat to police fight against gun smuggling

With the opening of the Takutu Bridge, the Guyana Police have said that there needs to be increased monitoring at the Brazil/Guyana border. Crime Chief, Seelall Persaud, in a presentation to review...

Former Crime Chief heads torture probe

Nov 01, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Former Crime Chief heads torture probe

Two policemen are reportedly under arrest as the force commenced a massive investigation into allegations of torture of a teenaged boy at the Leonora Police Station. The investigation is being headed...

H1N1 testing hits a snag

Nov 01, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on H1N1 testing hits a snag

By Fareeza Haniff While Guyana has already acquired the equipment to test for the H1N1 virus, the testing will not commence until December because the facilitators for the training programme of...

Guyanese native fined for illegal possession of birds

Nov 01, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese native fined for illegal possession of birds

A Guyanese-born man, Stephen Andrew Moore, 46, of Pocono Township, Pennsylvania, must pay $2,250 in animal cruelty fines after pleading guilty Thursday to illegally possessing various protected...

Police Commissioner calls for more public assistance

Nov 01, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Police Commissioner calls for more public assistance

…even as there is a drop in serious crimes Police Commissioner, Henry Greene is calling for more public support to effectively tackle crime fighting. The Commissioner was at the time addressing...

I expect to do well – Gouveia

Oct 28, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on I expect to do well – Gouveia

Rating his performance at Bushy Park in Barbados as credible, local 2B driver Gavin Gouveia speaking with Kaieteur Sport said that he expects to do well at the November 8, judging from how the car...

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PC girls hit 10 as ExxonMobil U18 Schools Football competition...

Oct 12, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – President’s College produced the biggest victory of the day with a commanding 10-0 win over Hope Secondary in the girls’ division as the ExxonMobil Under-18 Schools Football...

The evolution of crime in Guyana

Oct 12, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Thirty-three years ago, the death of Monica Reece sent shockwaves throughout Guyana. Today, we can look back and say that Monica’s death marked a turning point for violent crime in the country. Guyanese were so shocked by her death and the dumping of her body in the middle...

Haiti: When the Promise of a Haitian-Led Solution Begins to Fade

Oct 11, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Who speaks for Haiti? It is a question the international community can no longer avoid. For years, governments and international organisations have insisted that the country’s deepening crisis must have a “Haitian-led solution”. The principle is...

What Mr. Routledge didn,t say, what I say

Oct 12, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Exxon’s Guyana head, Mr. Alistair Routledge, created a firestorm in Guyana with an unyielding expression of his company’s position. Though he said much, he was careful to steer clear of certain circumstances, disciplined to silence. What Mr. Routledge didn’t say, I...

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