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Tony Deyal – OH MY DOORLING

Jun 09, 2008 knews Tony Deyal column Comments Off on Tony Deyal – OH MY DOORLING

Port of Spain has always been a hot town Like a pepper in a pot of rice and peas Waiting to burst and scatter, a trap For the unwary… The new Hyatt Hotel in Trinidad is in the old Port of Spain,...

Freddie Kissoon – Is Mr. Jagdeo controversial or dictatorial?

Jun 09, 2008 knews Freddie Kissoon 6

It was Ras Tom Dalgetty who argued publicly in the letter columns of the newspapers that looking at what we have for a government, it was better if the WPA had tried to work out a compromise with...

Peeping Tom – COMMENDATIONS ARE IN ORDER

Jun 09, 2008 knews Peeping Tom 1

The Peeper is no expert but the Peeper knows now for sure that had the government procured the sort of choppers that Captain Gerry Gouveia had been advising all along, Fineman and his gang would have...

Clinton can be compared to the PNCR

Jun 09, 2008 knews Letters 1

Dear Editor, No one can tell those die-hard fans and supporters of Hilary Clinton that she did not even come close to winning the popular vote. Hilary Clinton voted for Michigan and Florida not to be...

Are the President and the entire Cabinet willing to take polygraph tests?

Jun 09, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Are the President and the entire Cabinet willing to take polygraph tests?

Dear Editor, It’s a sad day for this beautiful country when you read the daily newspapers. Imagine, the Customs fiasco, with officials being sacked because they failed polygraph tests. Well,...

The U.S. must prove the allegation against Guyana

Jun 09, 2008 knews Letters 1

Dear Editor, Five years ago, the American Government told the world that Sadam Hussein and Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction. What a spectacle did Colin Powel present to the Congress of...

Guyana seed assistance to Jamaica

Jun 09, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Guyana seed assistance to Jamaica

Dear Editor, The Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) wants to draw attention to an article in the Sunday edition of the SN of 8th June, 2008, titled “Guyana gives Jamaica US$10,000 boost for rice...

Unenlightened enlightenment

Jun 09, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Unenlightened enlightenment

Dear Editor, I refer to the Sunday Stabroek Editorial of June 8, 2008, where it injected as its running theme the notion that the Office of the President is oblivious to enlightenment. It, however,...

Saving electricity

Jun 09, 2008 knews Editorial 1

As the price of crude oil rises inexorably towards the US$200 per barrel marker (with no upper limits in sight), it should surprise no one that the cost of generating electricity — which in our...

Government must ensure systems are in place for timely hearing of all cases

Jun 09, 2008 knews Letters 1

Dear Editor, I respond to Kwame McCoy’s letter under the caption “Criticisms of the judiciary are the cross-checks and balance of power” (Kaieteur News 06.04.08). Firstly, the state comprises...

Gunfight at Christmas Falls…‘Fine Man’ planned further massacres to avenge sister’s death

Jun 08, 2008 knews News 5

…diary reveals A heavily-armed Joint Services contingent was yesterday still hot on the trail of fugitive Rondell ‘Fine Man’ Rawlins and several other gunmen, who escaped following...

Derelict building comes crashing down, 24 homeless

Jun 08, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Derelict building comes crashing down, 24 homeless

A building believed to be more than 100 years old collapsed yesterday morning, leaving some 24 persons, among them several children, homeless. This newspaper understands that, at around 01:30 hours,...

Joint Services target Oliver Hinckson’s relatives, close friends

Jun 08, 2008 knews News 3

…conduct early morning raids at their homes The close family and friends of sedition accused Oliver Hinckson yesterday said that they are being victimized by members of the Joint Services. Early...

President Jagdeo to seek funding for regional farmers

Jun 08, 2008 knews News Comments Off on President Jagdeo to seek funding for regional farmers

President Bharrat Jagdeo will be approaching financial institutions on the possibility of establishing a special financing window for small states, explicitly recognising the characteristics related...

GBA president speaks out on judicial criticism

Jun 08, 2008 knews News Comments Off on GBA president speaks out on judicial criticism

Newly elected President of the Guyana Bar Association (GBA), Teni Housty, has taken note of the recent response by the Office of the President regarding the issue of judicial criticism. In a release,...

Transportation exploitation slim during Carifesta, say Ministers

Jun 08, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Transportation exploitation slim during Carifesta, say Ministers

The likelihood of visitors being exploited by operators of public transportation during Guyana’s hosting of Cairfesta X will be greatly reduced, since according to Minister of Public Works, Robeson...

Sexual molestation, harassment reports being investigated

Jun 08, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Sexual molestation, harassment reports being investigated

– Minister Baksh The Ministry of Education has expressed concern over several reports of alleged sexual harassment and molestation and has mounted its own investigations. Minister of Education,...

Govt. to slash subsidised electricity to Linden from July 1

Jun 08, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Govt. to slash subsidised electricity to Linden from July 1

Yesterday, Prime Minister Samuel Hinds and GPL Chairman Winston Brassington held a live programme on the two television stations in Linden to clarify the situation as relates to the impending...

There is a problem for vacation seekers

Jun 08, 2008 knews Editorial 1

Guyanese pay more for gasoline than most people in the United States. They do not work for United States dollars, which are traded at just over $200 in local currency to a single United States...

MURDER AND MYSTERY – Death and the Lotto winner

Jun 08, 2008 knews Murder and Mystery Comments Off on MURDER AND MYSTERY – Death and the Lotto winner

How could a killer get through the tiny window of the Khedoo’s residence? By Michael Jordan At around 01:45 hrs on Sunday, April 24, 2005 detectives at the Grove Police Station received a series of...

Distrust of police stems from lack of ethical standards

Jun 08, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Distrust of police stems from lack of ethical standards

The region’s police chiefs are convinced that a lack of ethical standards will continue to lead to distrust of police officers and the further erosion of public confidence. In addition, they...

A teenager struggles with hearing loss

Jun 08, 2008 knews News Comments Off on A teenager struggles with hearing loss

…but wants to pursue a career in nursing By Yannason Duncan At first, whenever anyone called her, Carmen Marks would be unresponsive, creating a belief within everyone that she was intentionally...

Interesting Creatures of Guyana: The Humming Bird

Jun 08, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Interesting Creatures of Guyana: The Humming Bird

Best known for their intriguing ability to hover in mid-air by rapidly flapping their wings 15 to 18 times per second, Humming Birds are listed among the smallest bird species which can be found...

From aspiring doctor to leading cell phone entrepreneur

Jun 08, 2008 knews News 1

Young entrepreneur of the week… By Dale Andrews Twenty-five year old Samantha Singh was an aspiring doctor but when she met her future husband that plan was shelved immediately. Today she is the...

Ptolemy Reid Centre – making an impact on society

Jun 08, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Ptolemy Reid Centre – making an impact on society

Situated prominently at 130 Carmichael Street, Georgetown, the Ptolemy Reid Rehabilitation Centre has over the years been rendering an indispensable service to the local citizenry, more specifically...

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Jun 19, 2026

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, – The two-day racing extravaganza that kicks off an action-packed month of motorsport starts today at the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club (GMR&SC) Thomaslands venue...

Punctuality is now a problem in Georgetown Schools

Jun 19, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Every school day in the city, in almost every ward, you can see scores of school children – dressed in their uniforms – ambling to school after 9:00am. The casualness of these children suggests that punctuality is no longer important to them or to their parents. But it does...

Why the Commonwealth Matters Again

Jun 14, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Small and medium-sized states, from the most vulnerable island nations to more diversified middle‑income economies, have always faced a difficult reality. They have to navigate a world in which power is unevenly distributed and in which the decisions of...

UGGI Survey: Pt. IV

Jun 19, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – This is the last commentary on the University of Guyana Green Institute (UGGI) Independence 60 Survey titled: Guyana at 60: Trust, Oil, and the Society being Built. Today’s focus goes beyond the two bottom performing areas of “national government” and “foreign oil...

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