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Queenstown pit bull attack…Family says that victim taking advantage of situation

Jun 11, 2008 knews News 7

Close family members of the owner of the pit bulls that attacked a man in Queenstown, Georgetown, said yesterday that they are being taken advantage of. A close family member who asked not to be...

Sponsors hand over cheques for Agri Forum

Jun 11, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Sponsors hand over cheques for Agri Forum

The sponsors for the Regional Agriculture Forum believe that the venture will lead to future successful investment not only in Guyana but also in the region. This is according to Country Manager for...

CNS TV6 licence suspension…Lawyers approach Chief Justice

Jun 11, 2008 knews News 1

Lawyers for television host Chandra Narine Sharma are in limbo over the suspension of his broadcast licence and have contacted Acting Chief Justice Ian Chang on a way forward. It is now more than two...

Most independent sovereign states inadequately represented in Int’l institutions

Jun 11, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Most independent sovereign states inadequately represented in Int’l institutions

– Commonwealth Heads say this is unacceptable, commit to accelerate reform Several Commonwealth Heads, including Guyana’s President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday expressed concern that the...

Celebratory artwork for Walter Roth Museum

Jun 11, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Celebratory artwork for Walter Roth Museum

The Walter Roth Museum will come alive tomorrow with the unveiling of the ‘Hikarana Pole’ carving, a symbol of joy ushering in the Tenth Caribbean Festival of Arts. The 23-foot piece, which is of...

20-year-old fined for forged travel document

Jun 11, 2008 knews News 1

A 20-year-old woman from Mahaica was yesterday fined a total of $180,000 with an alternative of three years’ imprisonment for uttering a forged document. The accused, Maharanie Ramnarine, made her...

Airline industry expanding

Jun 11, 2008 knews News 1

Guyana may enjoy another airline with the introduction of Skyservice, which will provide a direct flight between Toronto and Guyana from July 1. Tourism Minister Manniram Prashad recently met with...

GPL worker on the mend

Jun 11, 2008 knews News Comments Off on GPL worker on the mend

The Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) has reported that Juan Moore, who narrowly escaped death by electrocution atop a pole on Regent Street last week, is on his way to recovery. Moore is in a stable...

Crowds swarm Licence Office at 11th hour

Jun 11, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Crowds swarm Licence Office at 11th hour

Yesterday, crowds swarmed the Licence Revenue Office, at the eleventh hour, to purchase licences for operating businesses, motor vehicles and motor cycles. The grace period permitted by the Guyana...

Another scale for heavy trucks on Demerara Harbour Bridge

Jun 11, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Another scale for heavy trucks on Demerara Harbour Bridge

On the West Bank side of the Demerara Harbour Bridge (DHB) the construction of a scale, similar to the one on the East Bank side of the DHB, has commenced. The scale will be used to weigh heavy duty...

Govt. to spend $200M to remove asbestos for UG

Jun 11, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Govt. to spend $200M to remove asbestos for UG

At a cost of $200M, the removal of asbestos from the University of Guyana’s Turkeyen campus is expected to commence on July 1. This disclosure was made yesterday when members of the university’s...

Arsonist nabbed torching GT&T cables

Jun 11, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Arsonist nabbed torching GT&T cables

– cross-box destroyed, over 1,300 land line consumers affected Police last night arrested a man who was caught red-handed torching Guyana Telephone & Telegraph Company (GT&T) cables in...

Tree crushes sleeping teen

Jun 11, 2008 knews News 1

The police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of 16-year old Christopher Callender, of Pattensen ECD, which occurred about 12:15 hours on Monday at Mines Quarts, Lethem Trail....

Break and enter suspect on $300,000 bail

Jun 11, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Break and enter suspect on $300,000 bail

The man who allegedly broke into Cell Phone Shack has been granted $300,000 bail by Principal Magistrate Melissa Robertson-Ogle yesterday. The accused, 21-year-old Alf Kishown Nurse, made his...

Barakat Brothers 20/20 final…Parika Warriors clinch thrilling two-run win

Jun 11, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Barakat Brothers 20/20 final…Parika Warriors clinch thrilling two-run win

Former National under-19 player Sase Narine turned in a Man-of-the-Match performance to spur Parika Salem to a thrilling two-run win against Meten-Meer-Zorg in last Sunday’s final of the Barakat...

Fishermen to strike today

Jun 11, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Fishermen to strike today

Fishermen from the Upper Corentyne Fishermen Society are planning a strike for today to demonstrate their disappointment with the Chief Cooperative Development Office (CCDO) and the Fisheries...

Guyana’s World Cup campaign starts Saturday

Jun 11, 2008 knews Sports 1

Support the GOLDEN JAGUARS! Support GUYANA! Let’s be proud to be Guyanese! South Africa 2010, here we come! This preceding theme should be the focus of all Guyana as we move closer to this...

Sigma Labs certified by GNBS

Jun 11, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Sigma Labs certified by GNBS

The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) has announced that Sigma Labs has been certified according to regulations. The certification of Sigma Labs brings the total number of labs certified by...

Davo Lumber Yard and East Coast Select XIII Triumph at Ogle

Jun 11, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Davo Lumber Yard and East Coast Select XIII Triumph at Ogle

Softball cricket fans turned out in large numbers to watch two exciting matches at the Ogle Community Centre last Sunday. The games, which were held as a fund raiser by the Floodlights Squads,...

West Berbice, Rising Sun Farms 20/20 competition starts today

Jun 11, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on West Berbice, Rising Sun Farms 20/20 competition starts today

The inaugural 2008 West Berbice Cricket Association Inter-club 20/20 cricket competition gets underway today with three first round matches. The competition, which is sponsored by Rising Sun Farms,...

Herstelling acid-tossing trial begins… Victim testifies of unprovoked attack

Jun 11, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Herstelling acid-tossing trial begins… Victim testifies of unprovoked attack

A young barber who was burnt with a corrosive liquid, allegedly by a former customer and his mother, yesterday testified about a series of events which led to an unprovoked attack. Komal Persaud and...

Guyana Softball League/Banks DIH 15-overs cricket…Rangers, Leonora, La Grange record victories

Jun 11, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Guyana Softball League/Banks DIH 15-overs cricket…Rangers, Leonora, La Grange record victories

Rangers, Leonora Youths and La Grange all recorded wins in latest matches of the Guyana Softball League Banks DIH sponsored 15-over Softball Cricket following play last Sunday. At Den Amstel Ground:...

Peeping Tom – Freddie is losing his groove

Jun 11, 2008 knews Peeping Tom 7

Freddie Kissoon is falling apart. Confronted by his own intellectual fragility, contradictions within his writings and the contrasting and often febrile positions he has taken on issues, the...

Man jailed for attempting to steal from church yard

Jun 11, 2008 knews News 1

Principal Magistrate Melissa Robertson-Ogle yesterday sentenced a man to one year in prison after he pleaded guilty to an attempt to commit a felony charge. The accused, 28-year-old Royston Forde,...

Escapee recaptured, remanded

Jun 11, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Escapee recaptured, remanded

Principal Magistrate Melissa Robertson-Ogle yesterday remanded Oswald Rambarran to prison after he was charged with escaping from lawful custody. On June 3rd, Rambarran allegedly escaped from the...

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Millington lads Guyana’s historic 1-2 finish in 100m at South...

Apr 24, 2026

Kaieteur Sports – Guyana’s sprinting future announced itself in emphatic fashion on the track in South American Youth Games 2026, as Ezekiel Millington powered to gold in the boys’ 100m final...

Do the right thing!

Apr 24, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – For years, we have called May 5, “Arrival Day.” It is a name that sounds inclusive but, in reality, obscures more than it reveals. It is time to end the confusion and call the day what it was always intended to be: Indian Arrival Day. In 2003, during the tenure of the...

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...

Never has any single company

Apr 24, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – “Never has any single company…” in a single country beaten almost every single citizen into a state of paralysis. Frankly, I’m disappointed in Chartered Accountant, Attorney-at-Law (and civil society advocate), Chris Ram. Aside: does this chap ever sleep? Mr....

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