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Will there be a global food crisis because of LCDS

Jul 06, 2009 KNews Letters Comments Off on Will there be a global food crisis because of LCDS

Dear Editor, Guyana’s global mendicancy unashamedly marches on two simultaneous fronts. First there was the launching of the Low Carbon Development Strategy on June 8. Then on June 11, Navin...

Pumps for sewerage system not expected until year end – Gafoor

Jul 06, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Pumps for sewerage system not expected until year end – Gafoor

The Georgetown Sewerage system is likely to remain in a compromised state for another few months, since according to Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) Acting Director of Capital Investment and...

Honduras’ ousted President seriously miscalculated bid for extension

Jul 06, 2009 KNews Letters Comments Off on Honduras’ ousted President seriously miscalculated bid for extension

Dear Editor, On June 30, your newspaper carried an article, “Latam (Latin American) leaders, PPP condemn coup in Honduras,” and while I understand the stated concerns of both those...

PNCR has no reservation over Globe Trust/CLICO probe

Jul 06, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on PNCR has no reservation over Globe Trust/CLICO probe

The People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) in a press statement, has asserted that none of its executive members were involved in the management of the affairs of the privately owned and managed...

Keyboard warriors and their sense of proprietorship when it comes to Guyana

Jul 06, 2009 KNews Letters Comments Off on Keyboard warriors and their sense of proprietorship when it comes to Guyana

Dear Editor, Mr. Gerhard Ramsaroop’s chiding remarks on the contents of some letters supposedly emanating from one Elizabeth Daly, in which she/he engages in a rambling and accusatory attack upon...

‘Our Life Our Culture’ must be commended for their selection of topics

Jul 06, 2009 KNews Letters Comments Off on ‘Our Life Our Culture’ must be commended for their selection of topics

Dear Editor, Once again the programme “Our Life Our culture” on Sunday June 21, did a splendid job in giving us added insight into the horror of the now prevalent, rapid spreading and...

Education Ministry to take aggressive measures against absconding teachers

Jul 06, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Education Ministry to take aggressive measures against absconding teachers

In its efforts to recoup monies that were overpaid to teachers over the years, the Ministry of Education is prepared to implement aggressive measures which are likely to see the names of some be...

City Hall to host Michael Jackson look-a-like

Jul 06, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on City Hall to host Michael Jackson look-a-like

Local fans of the legendary Michael Jackson who died a little over a week ago will have a chance to celebrate his life and death tomorrow, when the Mark Benschop Foundation hosts a one of a kind...

Khemraj caught a fish with plastic bait

Jul 06, 2009 KNews Letters Comments Off on Khemraj caught a fish with plastic bait

Dear Editor, Mr. Gerhard Ramsaroop completely fails to grasp the point in his letter titled “Defensive posturing and a lack of respect for the common sense of Guyanese” on July 3, 2009 in...

LCDS and Sustainable Development

Jul 06, 2009 KNews Editorial Comments Off on LCDS and Sustainable Development

The success of the Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) that was launched by President Jagdeo last month is ultimately premised on the acceptance by the developed nations of the concept of...

Two dead, two critical after two-cycle collision

Jul 05, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Two dead, two critical after two-cycle collision

Two persons were left dead on the La Belle Alliance Public Road, Essequibo Coast after two motorcycles collided shortly after 18:00hrs yesterday. Dead are Devanand Narine, 18, of Airy Hall, Essequibo...

Remembering Son Chapman four decades later

Jul 05, 2009 KNews News 1

July 6, 1964, for most Guyanese back then had begun like any other day. For Claude Patoir, a resident of Ituni, and employee of Norman Chapman, an enterprising businessman, it was just a regular...

Cytotec accounts for 10% of maternal deaths

Jul 05, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Cytotec accounts for 10% of maternal deaths

The use of Cytotec accounts for approximately 10 per cent of maternal deaths in Guyana. According to Minister of Health, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy; the use of this drug has led to serious illnesses and...

Bahamas see decline in tourists’ arrivals

Jul 05, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on Bahamas see decline in tourists’ arrivals

Prime Minister of Bahamas, Hubert Ingraham, has revealed that his country is currently experiencing a double digit decline in air arrivals, as is the case with other Caribbean countries as well....

S&S Boxing Promotions Group mulls expansion strategies for local pugilists

Jul 01, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on S&S Boxing Promotions Group mulls expansion strategies for local pugilists

By Michael Benjamin Less than one week after promoting double title bouts between Leon Gilkes and Lennox Allen for the local super/middleweight title, and Leon ‘Hurry Up’ Moore up against...

St. Pius, St. Angela’s top Georgetown Zone

Jul 01, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on St. Pius, St. Angela’s top Georgetown Zone

St. Pius and St. Angela’s were crowned the Georgetown Zone Boys and Girls champions of the Al Sport & Tour Promotions / Guyana Teachers Union / Stereo Sonic Primary Schools Windball Cricket...

Adonis to lead National U-19 ruggers

Jul 01, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on Adonis to lead National U-19 ruggers

The Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU), yesterday released the names of 22 players to travel to Barbados to participate in this year’s NAWIRA Under-19 Championship Qualifier for the IRB U-20, 2010...

Guyana U-19s being robbed of valuable practice

Jul 01, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana U-19s being robbed of valuable practice

Bramble receives gear from UK-based Guyanese On an afternoon blessed with glorious sunshine yesterday, the Guyana Under-19 cricketers were again robbed of valuable practice when the first day of...

Sonics criticises basketball in Georgetown

Jul 01, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on Sonics criticises basketball in Georgetown

Says sport being plundered for personal benefits By Edison Jefford Pepsi Sonics Basketball Club has criticised the state of the sport in Georgetown and believes that there are individuals within...

School Cricket gets boost in Rupununi

Jul 01, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on School Cricket gets boost in Rupununi

Schools in Rupununi recently acquired five books on the laws of Cricket and Cricket gear, from Sylvie’s General Store to boost cricket in the area. These Law books were presented to cricket coach,...

Poor defence costs ‘Nations’

Jul 01, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on Poor defence costs ‘Nations’

Poor defence and the absence of potent offence cost School of the Nations dearly in a crucial encounter against rivals, Marian Academy yesterday, when the National Schools’ Basketball Festival...

Arjoon, one of our main medal contenders – Ince

Jul 01, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on Arjoon, one of our main medal contenders – Ince

Coach of the Guyana national Junior Squash team, Carl Ince speaking with Kaieteur Sport recently said he believes former Caribbean champion Alex Arjoon is one of our strongest contenders in the Boys...

Charles ‘Wheeler’ Henry now gives back to Guyana

Jul 01, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on Charles ‘Wheeler’ Henry now gives back to Guyana

By Michael Benjamin He was always sports oriented and could have excelled in basketball, a sport he practiced as a youth. The Berbician was also an avid cyclist and was so proficient that his...

Education Ministry overpaid millions

Jun 29, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Education Ministry overpaid millions

The Ministry of Education has been cited in the 2007 Auditor General’s report for a number of deficiencies, such as failure to recover several millions of dollars in overpaid salaries, bank...

Moore, Allen punch their way to titles

Jun 29, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on Moore, Allen punch their way to titles

By Michael Benjamin In what should have been 12 rounds of fistic fury, Leon ‘Hurry Up’ Moore disposed of Dexter Marques in 1:40 seconds of the second frame to relieve him of his bantamweight...

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Guyana boxers depart for intensive Trinidad camp ahead of CAC and...

Jun 11, 2026

Kaieteur Sports – With the Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games and the Commonwealth Games fast approaching, the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) has intensified its preparations by sending...

Art is much more than a reflection of reality

Jun 11, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – It is no wonder the arts, in all its forms, in Guyana is mired in mediocrity. If there can be such scant understanding of what art is about, then it should surprise no one that this country has failed to develop its cultural industry. The purpose of art, be it sculpture,...

Language is Infrastructure – Why Antigua and Barbuda’s...

Jun 07, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Antigua and Barbuda is one of the smaller countries of the Caribbean. Yet small states have often advanced ideas that have significance beyond their size. The decision by the Government of Antigua and Barbuda, led by Prime Minister Gaston Browne, to make...

Petitioning Excellencies Ali, Phillips, Jagdeo and Cabinet

Jun 11, 2026

Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – This is a public appeal to every leader and minister in the Government of Guyana. Excellencies Ali, Phillips, and Jagdeo and the entire cabinet is included. In fact, this courtesy is extended to the ruling party’s Central Executive, all voting and...

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