Education Minister reveals 2008 Grade Six Assessment results

Jul 01, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Education Minister reveals 2008 Grade Six Assessment results

The results of the National Grade Six Assessment for 2008 were unveiled yesterday by Education Minister Shaik Baksh, who expressed much satisfaction at the overall performance. According to the...

National Grade Six Assessment… 13 in top ten

Jul 01, 2008 knews News Comments Off on National Grade Six Assessment… 13 in top ten

C.V. Nunes Primary in Region Two came out on top when the results of the National Grade Six Assessment for 2008 were disclosed by the Education Ministry yesterday. Among the schools securing the top...

President Arthur Chung laid to rest at Seven Ponds

Jul 01, 2008 knews News Comments Off on President Arthur Chung laid to rest at Seven Ponds

“He, better than most, understood the need to ensure that the tenets of the nation were not uprooted by the ongoing, sometimes controversial political and economic evolution taking Place”...

Mora Point man kills reputed wife, torches house

Jul 01, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Mora Point man kills reputed wife, torches house

A man from Mora Point in the Mazaruni River went berserk yesterday, killing his wife and then burning their house down following a heated domestic argument. Desmond Lawlist, a miner, was caught...

$190M sluice commissioned at Westbury

Jul 01, 2008 knews News Comments Off on $190M sluice commissioned at Westbury

Feasibility studies have commenced to have more agricultural lands available to farmers on the Essequibo Coast. Yesterday, Minister of Agriculture, Robert Persaud, announced that some 5,000 acres in...

Estimated 5,000 tonnes of sugar being smuggled out annually

Jul 01, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Estimated 5,000 tonnes of sugar being smuggled out annually

– distributors’ quota reduced By Leonard Gildarie Local officials are estimating that approximately 5,000 tonnes of sugar is being smuggled out of the country annually. The claims are being...

Double-jeopardy for fishermen: Convicted in Suriname, now facing Guyana courts

Jul 01, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Double-jeopardy for fishermen: Convicted in Suriname, now facing Guyana courts

After almost five weeks of languishing in a Surinamese jail, several local fishermen are back in Guyana…to face court once again. This time, according to relatives, the fishermen, numbering about...

Health Minister chides City Hall for ignoring its mandate

Jul 01, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Health Minister chides City Hall for ignoring its mandate

…we are doing as much as we can – Green Minister of Health, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy, yesterday lashed out at City Hall and other local government entities for not having an effective vector...

DPP to advise on Gilhuys incident

Jul 01, 2008 knews News Comments Off on DPP to advise on Gilhuys incident

The Guyana Police Force has approached the Director of Public Prosecutions for advice on the way forward in the case involving the alleged shooting of a Police rank by Magistrate Gordon Gilhuys....

Pedestrian killed on C/tyne Public Road

Jul 01, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Pedestrian killed on C/tyne Public Road

A 36-year-old Corentyne pedestrian became the country’s latest road fatality when he allegedly walked into the path of a speeding car on Sunday. Amorjet Persaud, of Yakusari, South Black Bush...

Man shot in groin

Jul 01, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Man shot in groin

A 26-year-old Berbician is now a patient at the Skeldon Hospital after he was shot following an argument with a pedal cyclist near the Number 63 Beach. Safraz Bacchus, of Line Path, Skeldon, was shot...

Guybernet launches Democracy Project to aid peace

Jul 01, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Guybernet launches Democracy Project to aid peace

With the primary aim of building capacity for civic participation of the Guyanese populace, Guybernet yesterday launched its first media presentation of a Democracy Project. The project, according to...

CARICOM at 35

Jul 01, 2008 knews Editorial Comments Off on CARICOM at 35

Today, CARICOM’s 29th summit of its Heads of Government will be inaugurated in grand style in Antigua and Barbuda. President Bharrat Jagdeo will be one of five regional heads of government, who...

Do not bring back the days of Government-owned buses

Jul 01, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Do not bring back the days of Government-owned buses

DEAR EDITOR, I gather from recent reports that the Government is contemplating the reintroduction of state-owned buses for passenger transport in Guyana. Guyanese who, by chance, had cause to pass by...

The system is not about justice anymore, but all about showmanship

Jul 01, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on The system is not about justice anymore, but all about showmanship

DEAR EDITOR Once again, the gravity of the issue concerning the ongoing fallout from the Roger Khan spy equipment fiasco is the only reason why I would entertain a person who prefers to use a...

Start the change to make our society a better one

Jul 01, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Start the change to make our society a better one

DEAR EDITOR, At long last, the Government of Guyana, or at least the Ministry of Health, seems to have recognised the contribution which the use of alcohol makes to increased levels of domestic...

There is an eye in the sky

Jul 01, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on There is an eye in the sky

DEAR EDITOR, Excellent true colour satellite photographs of many parts of Guyana’s coastal and interior regions are available on line at...

Police ‘shake down’ must stop

Jul 01, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Police ‘shake down’ must stop

DEAR EDITOR, The recent incident involving Magistrate Gilhuys has opened up a lot of questions, especially with regards to the crime fighting approach by the Police. First of all, I would like to...

Sports Minister seeks discussion on future of Regional Sports Development

Jul 01, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Sports Minister seeks discussion on future of Regional Sports Development

Winston Williams, Minister of Sport, Antigua and Barbuda has called on the Caribbean Community to organise a Conference of Sport Ministers to discuss the future of Regional Sport Development within...

Guyana Under-19 Ruggers intensify preparations : Giles a good addition to the team – Adonis

Jul 01, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Guyana Under-19 Ruggers intensify preparations : Giles a good addition to the team – Adonis

Head Coach of the Guyana National Under-19 Rugby squad Laurie Adonis, said that even though the team’s preparations was hampered by most of the players being engaged in the CXC examinations, he...

Who’s who in Guyana’s U-19 cricket team (continued)

Jul 01, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Who’s who in Guyana’s U-19 cricket team (continued)

By Sean Devers Guyana begin the defence of their West Indies under-19 three-day cricket title against the Leeward Islands in Barbados from July 4 and Kaieteur Sports continues its series of profiles...

Jul 01, 2008 knews Cartoons Comments Off on

The giant that never woke up

Jul 01, 2008 knews Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The giant that never woke up

Which Guyanese do not like their country? You will hardly find such people. They are countless number of Guyanese who aren’t coming back from the foreign lands to which they migrated. But those...

CARICOM at 35

Jul 01, 2008 knews Editorial Comments Off on CARICOM at 35

Today, CARICOM’s 29th Summit of its Heads of Government will be inaugurated in grand style in Antigua and Barbuda. President Bharrat Jagdeo will be one of five regional heads of government, who...

Guyana is between a rock and a hard place

Jul 01, 2008 knews Peeping Tom Comments Off on Guyana is between a rock and a hard place

I have always felt that the present economic model and the management of Guyana’s economy could not adequately control inflation. The government may be able to control the exchange rate and the...