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Death on Guyana’s roadways

Mar 23, 2014 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Death on Guyana’s roadways

Monday’s colourful and joyful Phagwah celebrations were marred by a sad series of road accidents. Crashes occurred at Industry, East Coast Demerara; Vlissengen Road and Station Street, Kitty in...

The Anti-Money Laundering charade

Mar 23, 2014 KNews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on The Anti-Money Laundering charade

The Alliance For Change has been, and remains, greatly concerned with the prevalence of dubiously obtained wealth within the Guyanese economy and its effects on legitimate business investors. In...

GWMO appointed member of UN’s Mining Working Group

Mar 23, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on GWMO appointed member of UN’s Mining Working Group

The invaluable contributions of the Guyana Women Miners’ Organization (GWMO) to expand opportunities for women in the extractive industry were recently recognized during the 57th session of the...

Taking aim at photography on a higher level

Mar 23, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Taking aim at photography on a higher level

– the captivating efforts of John Greene By Kiana Wilburg From the most photogenic young ladies to breathtaking landscapes, John Greene is on a mission to capture it all. International...

The case of the Kitty Strangler

Mar 23, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery Comments Off on The case of the Kitty Strangler

By Michael Jordan Shortly after Mashramani Day in 2004, residents living in a long yard in Public Road, Kitty, became aware of an unpleasant smell emanating from one of the houses in proximity. The...

ImmigrationINFO …Immigration News For Our Community

Mar 23, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on ImmigrationINFO …Immigration News For Our Community

Immigration Status & Eligibility for Health Care under the Affordable Care Act By Attorney Gail Seeram, [email protected] As the March 31, 2014 deadline draws near for many in the United States to...

Changes made to Canada Visa Application

Mar 23, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Changes made to Canada Visa Application

The process to apply for a temporary resident visa at the High Commission of Canada in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago has changed. This is according to the High Commission of Canada in High &...

Importance of ‘Eye Bank’ amplified by visiting Ophthalmologist

Mar 23, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Importance of ‘Eye Bank’ amplified by visiting Ophthalmologist

The possibility of Guyana introducing an Eye Bank, a facility that retrieves and stores eyes for cornea transplant and research, is certainly not out of reach. In fact, such a realisation could be...

Countryman – Stories about life, in and out of Guyana, from a Guyanese perspective

Mar 23, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Countryman – Stories about life, in and out of Guyana, from a Guyanese perspective

Guyana is home, but cutting cane is hell! By Dennis A. Nichols The Bahamas is beautiful, but it’s not home! America is the home of the brave, (and the land of the free) but, going colloquial, it...

That insult to a serving president

Mar 23, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on That insult to a serving president

Politics is a remarkable game, and I say game, because people are always trying to outwit others and score points. It is not that some politicians are not keen to improve the welfare of the people,...

Ptolemy Reid Rehab Centre rallies despite challenges

Mar 23, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Ptolemy Reid Rehab Centre rallies despite challenges

By Romila Boodram Despite experiencing a shortage of teachers, especially those trained in special needs, officials at the Ptolemy Reid Rehabilitation Centre are satisfied with the work being done by...

Caribbean Tourism: the battle is far from over

Mar 23, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on Caribbean Tourism: the battle is far from over

By Sir Ronald Sanders There is much euphoria in the tourism establishment over the Air Passenger Duty (APD) that, on 19 March, the British government announced would be reduced on flights to and from...

Greater spear-nosed bat (Phyllostomus hastatus)

Mar 23, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on Greater spear-nosed bat (Phyllostomus hastatus)

The greater spear-nosed bat (Phyllostomus hastatus) is a bat species of the family Phyllostomidae from South and Central America. It is one of the larger bats of this region and...

Ramotar demotes Chronicle Editor after ‘Jagdeo’ story

Mar 22, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Ramotar demotes Chronicle Editor after ‘Jagdeo’ story

A front page story in the state-owned Guyana Chronicle yesterday suggested that former President Bharrat Jagdeo is the best choice for Presidential candidate in any forthcoming elections. That story...

US donates patrol boat to Guyana

Mar 22, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on US donates patrol boat to Guyana

By Latoya Giles With more emphasis being placed on strengthening the borders and better patrolling the waterways in Guyana, three spanking new 500 horsepower boats were handed over to the Guyana...

UG workers stage protest to retaliate non-payment of salaries

Mar 22, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on UG workers stage protest to retaliate non-payment of salaries

— Union Rep. insist “the university has gotten worse” “Who must go? VC must go…” was the chant of several University of Guyana (UG) workers as they staged an animated protest outside...

Indian firm announces medical college for Turkeyen

Mar 22, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Indian firm announces medical college for Turkeyen

An Indian company behind a major 10,000 mega-farm in Canje, Berbice, has announced plans to start construction soon on a medical college at Turkeyen. However, the Guyana Office for Investments...

Local oil exploration firm plunges $140M in land search

Mar 22, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Local oil exploration firm plunges $140M in land search

– ready to move to next level Locally-owned exploration company, Nabi Oil and Gas Inc., says data gathered from recent activities are being analyzed. There are plans to take it to another level...

Former Deputy Speaker Deborah Backer dies

Mar 22, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Former Deputy Speaker Deborah Backer dies

-She was the one politician who mastered the art of heckling; we have lost a great icon-APNU By: Kiana Wilburg Executive members of the political opposition coalition, A Partnership for National...

Dem boys seh…Donald pull Jagdeo plug

Mar 22, 2014 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Donald pull Jagdeo plug

Donald was a trusting man. He believe that he party and de people who he put in position was wukking in de interest of he and de people. He didn’t realize that dem was wukking in dem own interest....

Regional four-day cricket …Fudadin hits 71 as Guyana labour to 209-6

Mar 22, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Regional four-day cricket …Fudadin hits 71 as Guyana labour to 209-6

By Sean Devers in Barbados In Association with Star Party Rentals & Payless Variety Store Assad Fudadin hit a painstaking 71 from 259 minutes and 209 balls, to lead another sluggish Guyana...

Dottin powers Windies to victory over Aussies in warm-up

Mar 22, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Dottin powers Windies to victory over Aussies in warm-up

Savar, Bangladesh – (CMC) Deandra Dottin emphatically announced her return to international cricket with a scintillating unbeaten half-century as West Indies Women whipped Australia Women by 16...

Seereeram versus Vieira is a mouth watering prospect

Mar 22, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Seereeram versus Vieira is a mouth watering prospect

Usually a lot of the focus heading into a motor racing Meet is centred on the cars, but knowledgeable fans are aware that a lot of excitement is also generated by the Superbikers and tomorrow’s...

GCA AGM set for November 20

Mar 22, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCA AGM set for November 20

The Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) held a Special General meeting on Thursday last at Malteenoes Sports Club as ordered by Chief Justice Ian Chang following an injunction filed by Nazimul...

NAWF Girls U17 Inter-Secondary Schools Football…Uitvlugt trounce Vreed-en-Hoop to book semi final place; St. Johns also advance

Mar 22, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on NAWF Girls U17 Inter-Secondary Schools Football…Uitvlugt trounce Vreed-en-Hoop to book semi final place; St. Johns also advance

Uitvlugt romped to a comfortable 3-0 win over Vreed-en-Hoop and in the process won Group ‘A’ as well as qualify for the semi finals of the National Association of Women Football Under-17...

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Savory, Persaud show class ahead of Regional C/ships with fifties

Jagdeo’s press conferences are about grievance rather than governance

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- When it comes to political irony, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has ascended to a position... more