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Good Samaritans fail to save GDF officer’s life

Dec 21, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Good Samaritans fail to save GDF officer’s life

By Sharmain Cornette What should have been a quiet outing with her boyfriend on Friday evening turned out to be a Good Samaritan Mission for 24-year-old Jean December, of 100 Leopold Street,...

Kaieteur News puts smiles on more than 2000 faces countrywide

Dec 21, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Kaieteur News puts smiles on more than 2000 faces countrywide

Kaieteur News Publisher Glenn Lall put smiles on the faces of more than 2,000 children across the country by granting them the wishes they had stated in letters to Santa Claus. The initiative was a...

Car new, didn’t need repainting’ – owner

Dec 21, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Car new, didn’t need repainting’ – owner

The stolen motor car (PJJ 2301) which was recovered in an Enmore body shop is, according to the owner, brand new and did not need any sort of repainting. This statement implicates the spray painter,...

This Week’s ‘Special Person’ is Edward Cambridge Richards

Dec 21, 2008 knews News Comments Off on This Week’s ‘Special Person’ is Edward Cambridge Richards

When 74-year-old Edward Cambridge Richards says that he has spent his entire life helping the cause of humanity, he means it literally. While most benevolent people begin such servitude in their...

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City Hall committed to collaboration with Central Government

Dec 21, 2008 knews News Comments Off on City Hall committed to collaboration with Central Government

What would it really take to bring the city of Georgetown back to its former glory? This is a question that resonates in the minds of many citizens, especially those who reside in the city and are...

Bridge to open Tuesday, but approach unfinished

Dec 21, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Bridge to open Tuesday, but approach unfinished

The Berbice River Bridge cannot be opened to traffic unless the access road is functional, President Bharrat Jagdeo said yesterday. At present, the Head of State said, workers are working assiduously...

Tone down the talk

Dec 21, 2008 knews Editorial Comments Off on Tone down the talk

The main concern of citizens at this time is not so much what will be on their Christmas tables — even though I am sure that all Guyanese can do with some extra cash this year. The primary...

Health Ministry fails to achieve blood target

Dec 21, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Health Ministry fails to achieve blood target

Despite the efforts of the Health Ministry to collect 10,000 units of blood by the end of this year, Health Minister Dr. Leslie Ramsammy has announced that the ministry is going to fail to reach this...

Lethem three wounded during domestic brawl, assailant in custody

Dec 21, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Lethem three wounded during domestic brawl, assailant in custody

By Brian Sam & Rustom Seegopaul A domestic quarrel left three persons in Lethem with injuries about their bodies, after Peter Grannum apparently went berserk on Friday and chopped his reputed...

The mind and the cycle of violence

Dec 21, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on The mind and the cycle of violence

Dear Editor, Great Britain’s brilliant naturalist Charles Darwin theorized for us that we were all descendants from the animal kingdom. This science found favour with many thus recognising and...

PNCR’s response to attacks on the party and its leadership

Dec 21, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on PNCR’s response to attacks on the party and its leadership

Dear Editor, The People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) has taken careful note of the increase in activity to attack the PNCR and its leadership, including the call for the resignation of its...

Owner of Olympia Club challenges deportation order

Dec 21, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Owner of Olympia Club challenges deportation order

Owner of Olympia Club, Brazilian national Francisca Souza Carvalho, has moved to the court and has secured several orders after being denied her Stay/ Work Permit/ Multiple Entry Business Visa and...

If not the government, then who?

Dec 21, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on If not the government, then who?

Dear Editor, I recently read the most disingenuous argument or presentation: “The Economy is Fuelled by Taxes”, by a contributor to “Blame the Government” featured in Kaieteur News, 30-11-08....

‘Reading is action’ – My 2008 Christmas Reading List

Dec 21, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Guyanese Literature Comments Off on ‘Reading is action’ – My 2008 Christmas Reading List

by Petamber Persaud I would like to publicly thank my literary colleagues for burdening their suitcases with reading material for my projects (which I in turn share with you); material that would be...

CARICOM Passport – A Joke

Dec 21, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on CARICOM Passport – A Joke

Dominica’s Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit says the current situation in which holders of Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM) passports are not enjoying any real attendant benefits is...

The City Council cannot maintain the Liliendaal pump

Dec 21, 2008 knews Features / Columnists Comments Off on The City Council cannot maintain the Liliendaal pump

The haste with which people seek to criticize or attack the Government can never really be understood, except that there are people who simply criticize for the sake of criticism. They look at...

Berbicians catch the cash in Cellink promotion

Dec 21, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Berbicians catch the cash in Cellink promotion

NEW AMSTERDAM, BERBICE – Several Berbicians walked off with substantial amounts of cash as the Cellink promotion ‘Cash in the Booth’ took the Ancient County by storm. The first stop was at...

Can’t wait fuh Christmas ma’ning

Dec 21, 2008 knews Features / Columnists Comments Off on Can’t wait fuh Christmas ma’ning

The Parrot loves the Christmas season for the many attributes: giving, getting, shopping, cooking and eating. I am not too enthusiastic about the traditional cleaning and finding a parking spot in...

City teams reign on day 3 of Kashif & Shanghai

Dec 21, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on City teams reign on day 3 of Kashif & Shanghai

Tigers, Camptown on winners row By Franklin Wilson City sides BK International Western Tigers and Sunburst Camptown stormed to respective 3-0 wins over their Linden rivals Blue Berry Hill United and...

GECOM fingerprint cross-matching exercise on stream

Dec 21, 2008 knews News Comments Off on GECOM fingerprint cross-matching exercise on stream

As the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) prepares to begin a continuous registration exercise, all the necessary plans are on stream for the fingerprint cross-matching exercise. According to a...

Bus owner held in Stanleytown murder probe

Dec 21, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Bus owner held in Stanleytown murder probe

Police have detained a minibus owner in connection with the death of 22-year-old Dexter Alleyne, who was found dead last Thursday near his Stanleyown, West Bank Demerara home. The bus owner is a...

The Baccoo speaks

Dec 21, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo speaks

The coming days will see many strange things, some not good at all. Desperate people will be roaming the streets with criminal intent. They will bring grief to a few but most of them will bring grief...

International scam leads woman to pilfer $4M from penny bank

Dec 21, 2008 knews News Comments Off on International scam leads woman to pilfer $4M from penny bank

An international scam has led to a Phoenix Park, West Bank Demerara housewife being charged for fraud. Joan Harry, an assistant treasurer at the “Lily of Fields” church, fell prey to an...

Phenomenal Chanderpaul named Guyana Cricketer of the Year

Dec 21, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Phenomenal Chanderpaul named Guyana Cricketer of the Year

Run Machine scores another ton in 2008 By Sean Devers The phenomenal Shivnarine Chanderpaul predictably won the Guyana Cricketer of the Year Award while Guyana under-17 leg-spinner Amir Khan copped...

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A lesson from the bread lines of America

…Peeping Tom Kaieteur News- If the American elections of 2024 delivered any one lesson to the rest of the world, it... more