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$167M bid submitted for spares for T&HD vessels

Dec 05, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on $167M bid submitted for spares for T&HD vessels

Under the Transport and Harbours Department (T&HD), four bids were opened yesterday at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB), for the acquisition of...

Mackenzie High wins JOF Haynes debate for third year in a row

Dec 05, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Mackenzie High wins JOF Haynes debate for third year in a row

Having battled to the bitter end to prove itself worthy of the title, the team from Mackenzie High School was yesterday able to claim a well deserved victory, defeating its arch rival Anna Regina...

NAPS releases preliminary national HIV testing results

Dec 05, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on NAPS releases preliminary national HIV testing results

Of the 3,969 persons tested in Region Four during the recent National testing drive a “negligible amount” were found to be HIV-positive. There were 28 persons who tested positive...

Family Commission relaunched

Dec 05, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Family Commission relaunched

– Censorship high on revamped agenda With censorship high on its agenda, the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security on Monday relaunched a reinvigorated Family Commission at Cara...

DPP orders inquest into Randy Morris’ death

Dec 05, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on DPP orders inquest into Randy Morris’ death

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has ordered an inquest into the death of high profile robbery accused Randy Morris, who was slain by police last June after a botched robbery. An...

Labourer shot in left leg

Dec 05, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Labourer shot in left leg

– Bandit escapes with “cheap phone” A 25-year-old labourer is currently at the Georgetown Public Hospital nursing a gunshot wound to his left leg. Eon Ambrose of 91 Sideline Dam, La...

Situation at N/A Hospital “back to normal”

Dec 05, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Situation at N/A Hospital “back to normal”

…officials believe sewage system was sabotaged By Leon Suseran The situation at the New Amsterdam Public Hospital is back to normal. This is according to Chief Executive Officer (CEO)...

Grove man charged with Edun Farms employee’s murder

Dec 05, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Grove man charged with Edun Farms employee’s murder

A Grove resident has been charged with the murder of 57-year-old Aga Khan, the Edun Poultry Farms employee who was shot and killed during a robbery in early November. Mahindra Bishundial called...

‘Picture Boy’ murder case…Verdict looms as jury prepares to deliberate

Dec 05, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Picture Boy’ murder case…Verdict looms as jury prepares to deliberate

Cyon Collier called ‘Picture Boy’ may know his fate tomorrow as the murder trial’s 12-member jury gets set for deliberations. The prosecution, headed by Senior State Counsel Judith...

Errant driver in fatal accident fined for licence, insurance breaches

Dec 05, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Errant driver in fatal accident fined for licence, insurance breaches

A man who was charged in relation to the November 21 smash-up which left two persons dead, appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court yesterday. Trevor Smith was charged for driving...

Charlestown man remanded for cocaine possession

Dec 05, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Charlestown man remanded for cocaine possession

Police have accused a Charlestown man of having one gram of cocaine in his possession for the purpose of trafficking. Lance Walters denied any knowledge of the drugs when he faced the...

Convict gets third sentence a day after his release

Dec 05, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Convict gets third sentence a day after his release

A 29-year-old man, who obviously had not learnt from his previous errors, was yesterday sentenced to six months imprisonment by Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry. Vickram Sukdeo, who...

Helping micro- and small-enterprise development in Guyana

Dec 05, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Helping micro- and small-enterprise development in Guyana

Dear Editor, SN reported on 16 November that the LCDS project ‘Micro and small enterprise development and building alternative livelihoods for vulnerable groups’ will start in...

Government not listening to rice farmers

Dec 05, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Government not listening to rice farmers

Dear Editor, Rice farmers in the MMA district and probably other parts of the country are planting on lands rented from lessees. These lands were leased to persons, some of whom know...

Government mishandled SN breach of Intelligence Building

Dec 05, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Government mishandled SN breach of Intelligence Building

Dear Editor, Regarding your news item on the police visit to SN office and the quizzing of its editor, the government made a terrible mistake in its handling of the breach of the...

A tribute to Hilbert Spence, former Minister of Trade

Dec 05, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on A tribute to Hilbert Spence, former Minister of Trade

Dear Editor, It is with regret that I learnt of the passing of Hilbert Spence who I am told died at the age of 92. Too often patriotic Guyanese pass away without anyone knowing of the...

The political Permanent Secretary

Dec 05, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on The political Permanent Secretary

Dear Editor, As is customary we do not read the Chronicle of propaganda, distortions and untruths but our friends and supporters continue to send us pertinent articles from that pitiful...

Government should order mid-term review of Hope Canal project

Dec 05, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Government should order mid-term review of Hope Canal project

Dear Editor, A few days ago we made a site visit to the Hope Canal Project to assess construction progress. What we observed with respect to project activities, quality control and the...

Partnering development

Dec 05, 2012 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Partnering development

The evident abandonment by the World Trade Organization (WTO) of the Doha Development Round of negotiations highlights importance of the last Millennium Goal: for countries to enter...

Thanks for the money, Mr. Corbin!

Dec 05, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Thanks for the money, Mr. Corbin!

Two months ago, I got a call from Robert Corbin. Mr. Corbin contacted me to give me some good news. More than two years ago, the police had shot and killed a sixteen-year-old boy at Patentia. The...

Guinness ‘Greatest of de Streets’ Futsal Competition…

Dec 04, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guinness ‘Greatest of de Streets’ Futsal Competition…

Massive support anticipated for teams as semi-finals begin tonight Even though most times in sports the best teams make it to the championship round, no one could have predicted that the...

Chess champions Taffin Khan and Anthony Drayton collect accolades at GCF ceremony

Dec 04, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Chess champions Taffin Khan and Anthony Drayton collect accolades at GCF ceremony

Errol Tiwari honoured for sterling contribution to sport After an especially hectic year where chess players travelled to several rural communities to compete for lucrative accolades, the Guyana...

23rd Kashif and Shanghai Football Tournament…Beharry to hand over MVP Motor Car today

Dec 04, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on 23rd Kashif and Shanghai Football Tournament…Beharry to hand over MVP Motor Car today

Corporate Guyana is making good of its promise as it relates to the 23rd Kashif and Shanghai Football Tournament, as Edward B. Beharry & Company LTD, is set to hand over a brand new motor car...

Exclusive Styles presents tournament balls

Dec 04, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Exclusive Styles presents tournament balls

Known for its support for athletes and sports events, Exclusive Styles further enhanced its reputation as a corporate entity that delivers on its promises to aid in the development of sports...

Flex Night International…Mukesh Kanhai vows “Suriname is coming to Guyana to win”

Dec 04, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Flex Night International…Mukesh Kanhai vows “Suriname is coming to Guyana to win”

Mike Tyson once said that in the ring he threw punches “with bad intentions.” President of the Suriname Bodybuilding and Weightlifting Federation, Mukesh Kanhai, was in similar combative...

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Ebo McNeil delivers 1500m bronze at South American Youth Games

Apr 23, 2026

…Ezekiel Millington to contest 100m finals today Kaieteur Sports – Guyana’s Ebo McNeil delivered a strong performance on the track in Panama, claiming bronze in the boys’ 1500m final at the...

Glenn Lall has raised some important concerns

Apr 23, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – There is something fundamentally incongruent about a country standing atop one of the most promising oil frontiers of the 21st century while simultaneously deepening its reliance on external debt. Guyana today embodies that contradiction. It is hailed as the world’s...

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...

Mohameds Extradition – the latest episode

Apr 23, 2026

Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – It is obvious that there are two sets of folks who want Messrs. Azruddin Mohamed and Nazar “Shell” Mohamed out of Guyana. Persons of interest in the first set take the form of the Government of Guyana, specifically the hostile PPP leadership...

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