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Berbice triumph over Essequibo

Jul 27, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on Berbice triumph over Essequibo

Shemaine Campbell lashed an unbeaten 123 to pilot Berbice to an emphatic victory over Essequibo after the latter team won the toss and invited the former to take first strike, when play in the...

We must stop operating like boy scouts when it comes to the nation’s future

Jul 27, 2009 KNews Letters Comments Off on We must stop operating like boy scouts when it comes to the nation’s future

Dear Editor, Our leaders are running on the spot shouting from the top of their voices about REDD and low carbon initiatives wasting good money again; yet the one project that can make a difference...

The age of reason, common sense and truth will wipe out all traces of these two political ‘dinosaurs’

Jul 27, 2009 KNews Letters Comments Off on The age of reason, common sense and truth will wipe out all traces of these two political ‘dinosaurs’

Dear Editor, The recent exchanges between Mr. Ramkarran and others, in the letter section, shows that these writers are all caught up in the past, especially Ramkarran. He claims that the PNC should...

Parents seeking transfers have the wrong perceptions – Minister Baksh

Jul 27, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Parents seeking transfers have the wrong perceptions – Minister Baksh

Candidates of the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) drawn from out-of-town schools cannot be transferred to top city Secondary Schools if they have not acquired the requisite marks to do so. This...

City Council and delinquent rate payers

Jul 27, 2009 KNews Letters Comments Off on City Council and delinquent rate payers

Dear Editor, I have noticed in your paper of July 23rd, a notice from Mayor and City Council of Georgetown which identifies delinquent rate payers and a request for them to check with the city...

Women need to fight back and maintain their dignity

Jul 27, 2009 KNews Letters Comments Off on Women need to fight back and maintain their dignity

Dear Editor, Permit me a few reflections on an article I read in the print media recently, coming from none other than a Caribbean legal mind. I think, Ms. Tracy Robinson, senior lecturer from the...

Corentyne chamber honours top performers

Jul 27, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Corentyne chamber honours top performers

ALBION, CORENTYNE – Five of the top performers from Region Six, at this year’s National Grade Six Assessment, were honoured by the Central Corentyne Chamber of Commerce. The presentation was done...

Shame on those sons who abuse their mothers

Jul 27, 2009 KNews Letters Comments Off on Shame on those sons who abuse their mothers

Dear Editor, Many years ago, I taught voluntarily at the David Rose School for the Handicapped and those children were adorably loving and kind. I spent from childhood to adulthood with a foster...

West Canje to be permanently sealed

Jul 27, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on West Canje to be permanently sealed

LOCABER, WEST CANJE – Rehabilitation work is to commence in the vicinity of a breach at Locaber in West Canje later this week. According to Region Six Chairman, Zulfikar Mustapha, a $5.4 million...

The delay in Local Government Elections helps the PPP

Jul 27, 2009 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The delay in Local Government Elections helps the PPP

The recent suggestion that Local Government Elections may not be possible this year is a serious blow to local democracy and a lifeline to the main opposition, the Peoples National Congress Reform,...

One of the most horrible moments of my life

Jul 27, 2009 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on One of the most horrible moments of my life

Is Guyana a failed state? I believe it is. Mr. Jagdeo’s business-friends who are putting up tall buildings, would say no. One would like to think that these business people have a more than...

Land Court takes too long to address issues

Jul 27, 2009 KNews Letters Comments Off on Land Court takes too long to address issues

Dear Editor, The Land Court on Brickdam is supposed to address concerns of land claims and processing of land titles, thus, the facilitating of Transports to land owners. Part of this operation, I...

An open letter to Commodore Gary Best

Jul 27, 2009 KNews Letters Comments Off on An open letter to Commodore Gary Best

Dear Commodore Best, I am writing on a matter involving members of the Disciplined Forces, but before I would like to introduce myself in my various professional capacities. I am currently working...

FOR OLD CHIMES SAKE

Jul 27, 2009 KNews Features / Columnists, Tony Deyal column Comments Off on FOR OLD CHIMES SAKE

Hangin’ down from my window Those are my wind chimes Wind chimes Wind chimes (The Beach Boys) It started for me with the Wind Chimes of Loon. Not Kow Loon or even the Loon, the provincial bird...

Clothes and Identity

Jul 27, 2009 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Clothes and Identity

Clothes, they say, “maketh the man”, not to mention the woman. While man has been making clothes for quite a while (as far back as the Palaeolithic “caveman” duds) it is safe...

Cross bar kills 19-year-old porter

Jul 26, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Cross bar kills 19-year-old porter

Hopefully the death of 19-year-old orphan, Rodrigue Mendonza, will cause the Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) in Parika to remove a cross bar from Butcher’s Street given the enormous troubles...

$140M Ophthalmology Centre commissioned

Jul 26, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on $140M Ophthalmology Centre commissioned

President Bharrat Jagdeo commissioned the first specialized Ophthalmology Centre in the Caribbean and Latin America, yesterday, at Port Mourant, Berbice. The Ophthalmology Centre is expected to...

165 youths complete five-day Police youth Camp

Jul 26, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on 165 youths complete five-day Police youth Camp

By Mondale Smith One of the nations top performers at the grade six assessment exams said, “I like technology and having my parents do everything for me, but this camp gave me an...

Expo and Trade fair earns kudos for Berbice Chamber

Jul 26, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Expo and Trade fair earns kudos for Berbice Chamber

ALBION, CORENTYNE – Chairman of the Private Sector Commission, Captain Gerry Gouveia, lauded the Central Corentyne Chamber of Commerce for its contributions to society. At the time he was...

Roraima Airways introduces new aircraft

Jul 26, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Roraima Airways introduces new aircraft

Roraima Airways has increased its’ local fleet of airplanes to with the latest addition of an Islander to its fleet. Yesterday, a number of local media operatives were afforded the opportunity of...

Three more swine flu cases confirmed

Jul 26, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Three more swine flu cases confirmed

By Fareeza Haniff The Ministry of Health yesterday confirmed three more cases of the H1N1 virus (Swine Flu), from a batch of 37 specimens that have been tested so far in Trinidad. Minister of Health,...

Judge temporarily bars CHPA from repossessing land

Jul 26, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Judge temporarily bars CHPA from repossessing land

High Court Judge, Justice Diana Insanally, has granted an injunction against the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CHPA) prohibiting the entity from canceling a transport, and repossessing and...

Man kills girlfriend’s mom

Jul 22, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Man kills girlfriend’s mom

– wounds sister Enraged at repeated refusals to let him marry his lover, a 22-year-old minibus conductor hacked his prospective mother-in-law to death at around 22:30 hrs yesterday. Rajpattie...

President seeks truce between WICB, WIPA

Jul 22, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on President seeks truce between WICB, WIPA

…in interest of West Indies cricket President Bharrat Jagdeo, in his capacity as Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), brought together Dr. Julian Hunte, President of the West Indies...

US-based family donates $500,000 in gear to Flamingo FC

Jul 22, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on US-based family donates $500,000 in gear to Flamingo FC

Promises to back club in every way By Franklin Wilson Despite the serious economic downturn of the world’s economy, there are still lots of persons who are still sharing the little that they...

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CAREBACO Juniors 2026 Jamaica: Guyana secure four medals with Singles...

Aug 21, 2026

Kaieteur Sports – Guyana junior athletes proudly represented the Golden Arrowhead at the CAREBACO Junior Badminton Championships, held in Jamaica from August 14–18, 2026. Guyana captured the...

The students who never turned up

Aug 21, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – A report in yesterday’s Kaieteur News that some 35,000 students across the Caribbean absconded from the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations ought to make every education policymaker sit up and take note. The figure is startling, but before we begin...

Haiti – Stop the money flow to Organised Crime

Aug 16, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Haiti’s plight must not be forgotten because it is no longer a regular feature of international headlines. The suffering has not diminished. Between January and early June 2026, at least 2,310 people were killed, 1,106 were injured and 99 were kidnapped,...

Loving Exxon

Aug 21, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – It is why I like these swashbucklers operating out of Spring, Texas. They know how to keep others on their toes, and to lull their partners in host counties to sleep. There was Big Chief Darren Woods during his 31st July second quarter report breaking open the champagne. ...

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