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AFC Column – Independence – fears and tears…Guyana 42 years on

May 25, 2008 KNews AFC Column Comments Off on AFC Column – Independence – fears and tears…Guyana 42 years on

By Cathy Hughes, Executive Member I know what an emotional time it was, the end of a long and bitter struggle against colonial domination, the culmination of a bitter fight by our valiant forefathers...

Murder and Mystery – Death on a ship of secrets

May 25, 2008 KNews Murder and Mystery Comments Off on Murder and Mystery – Death on a ship of secrets

– Someone lured Jean Khan to her doom at the Bartica foreshore a decade ago… By Michael Jordan If you were to visit Bartica, you would see an ancient, half-sunken vessel jutting out of the...

My column – Fear stalks the land

May 25, 2008 KNews My Column Comments Off on My column – Fear stalks the land

A man is never aware of his situation until he sees himself against others; an athlete is not at his best unless and until he competes with others of his class. These thoughts crossed my mind when I...

The hilarious antics of the PNC, AFC, and GAP

May 25, 2008 KNews Letters 1

Dear Editor, Having lost the last general elections convincingly to the PPP/C, the PNCR is up to yet renewed tricks. It was hilarious to read that PNCR’s Robert Corbin has now recruited AFC’s...

A rainforest to save

May 25, 2008 KNews Editorial Comments Off on A rainforest to save

By Robert Semple (Taken from the New York Times) The other day I went to a meeting to hear Harrison Ford talk about saving the rainforests and ended up listening to a man who has a rainforest to...

The move by the joint Parliamentary Opposition

May 25, 2008 KNews Letters Comments Off on The move by the joint Parliamentary Opposition

Dear Editor, I wish to applaud the move made by the joint Parliamentary Opposition to work together to ensure that the plight of the Guyanese people, during these recent times, is highlighted and...

Blame the Government – Corbin is shifting the goal post

May 25, 2008 KNews Peeping Tom Comments Off on Blame the Government – Corbin is shifting the goal post

Any decision, once unexplained or unannounced, seems to be a crime, and this has been the case with two transfers effected by the Police. Two ranks have been transferred to hinterland locations, and...

Rains cause mudslide in Linden, house threatened

May 24, 2008 KNews News Comments Off on Rains cause mudslide in Linden, house threatened

$24M committed for emergency works The rainy season seems to be in full swing and to date the mining town of Linden is the hardest hit. Despite the fact the town is relatively higher than the coast,...

Lalchan nabbed, remanded for Berlin’s murder

May 24, 2008 KNews News Comments Off on Lalchan nabbed, remanded for Berlin’s murder

More than two months after a Laing Avenue shooting death, a 27-year-old man was yesterday charged with the March 30 murder of George Barton.

Has a new gang of gunmen emerged?

May 24, 2008 KNews News Comments Off on Has a new gang of gunmen emerged?

By Michael Jordan The revelation that the gunning down of two men this year and recent attacks around the city were executed with firearms that were never identified before has raised speculation...

CNS Channel Six licence suspension hearing…

May 24, 2008 KNews News Comments Off on CNS Channel Six licence suspension hearing…

Judge out of jurisdiction Justice William Ramlal was expected to make a ruling on whether President Bharrat Jagdeo has absolute immunity from prosecution and whether the court has jurisdiction to...

Local counter narcotics activities stymied by outdated legal system

May 24, 2008 KNews News Comments Off on Local counter narcotics activities stymied by outdated legal system

… law enforcement agencies hamstrung by meager personnel budgets Guyana’s counter narcotics activities are encumbered by the peculiarities of a British colonial-era legal system that has not been...

CJ explains decision to allow murder accused bail

May 24, 2008 KNews News Comments Off on CJ explains decision to allow murder accused bail

Acting Chief Justice Ian Chang has cited several case laws to defend his decision to grant bail to a man accused of murder. Murder accused Hemchand Persaud was granted bail on Monday after a...

Guyana’s donation to China tops $6M mark

May 24, 2008 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana’s donation to China tops $6M mark

…trade, financial assistance not affected-Chinese Ambassador As China’s death toll from the recent catastrophic earthquake passes a horrific 51,000 mark with almost 30,000 persons still missing,...

Army Court martial…

May 24, 2008 KNews News Comments Off on Army Court martial…

Judge advocate to sum up case Judge advocate Oslen Small, who is hearing the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) court martial, is expected to sum up the case for the jury’s consideration on Tuesday....

Leatherback released after caught in fishermen’s seines

May 24, 2008 KNews News Comments Off on Leatherback released after caught in fishermen’s seines

Some fishermen of Domburg, Wakenaam had an unusual catch when a sea turtle found its way into their seines in the Essequibo River shortly after midday yesterday. This event attracted scores of...

Attorney supports Chief Justice, claims that he helped the state

May 24, 2008 KNews News Comments Off on Attorney supports Chief Justice, claims that he helped the state

Attorney-at-Law Sandil Kissoon, who made a successful application to have a murder accused placed on bail, yesterday responded to attacks on the Acting Chief Justice Ian Chang. Kissoon, who had filed...

Climate change and its effects:

May 24, 2008 KNews News Comments Off on Climate change and its effects:

GuySuCo forced to work round the clock to make up for lost days – Persaud By Leonard Gildarie Climate change has severely hampered the sugar industry to the extent that the number of days that...

3,000 rooms already available for CARIFESTA

May 24, 2008 KNews News Comments Off on 3,000 rooms already available for CARIFESTA

Accommodation and transportation arrangements are almost in place for CARIFESTA as the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport along with the Ministry of Tourism continues to prepare to host the mega...

Arts and Crafts Association to play pivotal role in Carifesta X

May 24, 2008 KNews News Comments Off on Arts and Crafts Association to play pivotal role in Carifesta X

The Guyana Arts and Crafts Association is expected to play a pivotal role in Carifesta X, according to Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, Manniram Prashad. His comments came during a meeting...

Fulfilling the intellectual role

May 24, 2008 KNews Letters Comments Off on Fulfilling the intellectual role

Dear Editor, In SN on Thursday, May 8th, was a letter to the editor by one D. Ramprakash, under the caption, ‘Guyanese should be wary of Western vilification of “Third World” leaders’. In...

Essequibo students visit Kaieteur News

May 24, 2008 KNews News Comments Off on Essequibo students visit Kaieteur News

Yesterday, a group of 80 students and seven teachers from the Essequibo Islands Secondary School, Wakenaam, visited Kaieteur News as part of an educational trip to Georgetown. During their visit, the...

The alumina plant—Linden’s enduring landmark

May 24, 2008 KNews News Comments Off on The alumina plant—Linden’s enduring landmark

Established in 1961, almost a century after the famous Waterwheel at Christianburg, at a cost of $65 million, the old Alumina Plant at Spieghtland (Mackenzie) Linden is most likely the most expensive...

Minister’s comments offensive to Guyanese and the Constitution

May 24, 2008 KNews Letters Comments Off on Minister’s comments offensive to Guyanese and the Constitution

Dear Editor, Recent statements by Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports, Dr. Frank Anthony, in an article published in Kaieteur News dated 5/19/2008, are not likely to resonate well with Guyanese....

Family seeks assistance to find missing girl

May 24, 2008 KNews News Comments Off on Family seeks assistance to find missing girl

Fourteen-year-old Renetta Blake of 882 Patensen, Turkeyen, has gone missing and members of her family are praying that she returns home safely. It is however, the belief of some members of the family...

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Government backs FIBA AmeriCup 2029 Pre-Qualifier as Kashif and...

Jun 09, 2026

Kaieteur Sports – The Government of Guyana has thrown its full support behind the hosting of the FIBA AmeriCup 2029 Pre-Qualifier tournament, with Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport Charles...

Guyana’s costly misnomer

Jun 09, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – What is a bank? At its core, a bank intermediates between savers and borrowers. It takes deposits from the public—households, businesses, pension funds—and lends those funds out, subject to market discipline and prudential regulation. A bank that does not take deposits is...

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...

Fun, frolic, filth

Jun 09, 2026

Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – Plenty has been said about flag-raising. So as not to lower my own standards the less said the better. Never been a man to join the pile-on. Low people do that sort of thing. Regarding the U.S. Ambassador to Guyana, the now venerated Excellency...

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