May 2014

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The Northern Muriqui (Brachyteles hypoxanthus)

May 18, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on The Northern Muriqui (Brachyteles hypoxanthus)

The Northern Muriqui (Brachyteles hypoxanthus) is an endangered muriqui (woolly spider monkey) species endemic to Brazil. It is unusual among primates in that it shows egaliterian social...

The Baccoo Speaks

May 18, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo Speaks

The interior is seen as the salvation of Guyana at this time and this may be the case. The problem is that those who are not prepared to struggle in life and those who believe in the fast dollar have...

Corruption is now a way of life

May 18, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on Corruption is now a way of life

None of us ever thinks about the manner in which we speak. We are born in Guyana; we grow up here and we all share a common accent but we never think about that. It is the same with people born...

“Touch of class” mortician passes on

May 18, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on “Touch of class” mortician passes on

Described in many circles as a mortician with a touch of class, George Winslow Merriman had for many years embraced his profession with nothing short of integrity. This outstanding man has been...

Anti-Money Laundering legislation… Continued outcry about looming sanctions is scare-mongering

May 18, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Anti-Money Laundering legislation… Continued outcry about looming sanctions is scare-mongering

– AFC’s Gaskin By Dwijendra Rooplall Treasurer and Executive Member of the Alliance for Change (AFC) Dominic Gaskin is contending that the continued talk and outcry about impending sanctions over...

Final-year medical student embraces creative writing

May 18, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Final-year medical student embraces creative writing

…gets first book published through Caribbean Press By Sharmain Grainger While some may be torn between pursuing a career in medicine or dabbling in the art of writing, there is one young man...

The right to life and the right to protect

May 18, 2014 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on The right to life and the right to protect

The shooting to death of persons – usually poor, single, young males – by members of the Guyana Police Force seems to be occurring with increasing frequency again. Citizens are boldly...

ImmigrationINFO …Immigration News For Our Community

May 18, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on ImmigrationINFO …Immigration News For Our Community

By Attorney Gail S. Seeram Through this “Question & Answer” column, our goal is to answer your immigration questions. We appreciate your comments and questions. If you have a...

Norvell Fredericks – the innovative force behind Linden’s Town Day/Week

May 18, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Norvell Fredericks – the innovative force behind Linden’s Town Day/Week

By Enid Joaquin Linden celebrated its 44th anniversary as a Town, recently, with the now customary week of activities. Lindeners and visitors alike converged in the streets, exhibited their goods,...

Human Rights Commission needed to monitor Police Force

May 18, 2014 KNews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Human Rights Commission needed to monitor Police Force

On October 5, 2012, a young man was ‘hanging out’ with his friends at the popular ‘White Castle Fish Shop’ on Hadfield Street. In a few hours he would have been celebrating his 22nd Birthday....

Insel Air adds to tourism growth through connectivity

May 18, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Insel Air adds to tourism growth through connectivity

By Zena Henry Aiming to remove Guyana from what was described as an isolated state, Dutch airline Insel Air, like some three other airlines expected to commence on the Guyana route in the near...

PPP/C rejects bid to lower toll at Berbice River Bridge

May 17, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on PPP/C rejects bid to lower toll at Berbice River Bridge

…Opposition voting strength approves the resolutions “I will not reduce the toll for any person in Guyana until we have determined economically that it will be a benefit,” Robeson Benn. By...

Woman, 26, shot in execution style attempt

May 17, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Woman, 26, shot in execution style attempt

In what is believed to be an execution attempt, four gunmen around 02:55 hrs yesterday opened fire on a 26-year-old woman outside a house at Garnett Street, Campbellville leaving her in a critical...

$1.3M spent last year on not-working Region 10 vehicle

May 17, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on $1.3M spent last year on not-working Region 10 vehicle

Region Ten Chairman, Sharma Solomon, has expressed concern that monies amounting to more than $4million are being wasted to repair an old vehicle allocated to his office, which has not been working...

Body with bullets in head…Cops say slain boxer was armed robbery suspect

May 17, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Body with bullets in head…Cops say slain boxer was armed robbery suspect

Police stated yesterday that slain ex-boxer, Trevor Bumbury, was a suspect in several robberies. Close associates linked him to Charlestown resident Rafeek Mohamed, who was dumped in the Atlantic...

Bee Hive man killed by car driven by Traffic cop

May 17, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Bee Hive man killed by car driven by Traffic cop

A traffic cop is under close arrest for his involvement in an accident which resulted in the death of 62 year- old pedal cyclist Chandrapaul called ‘Baba’, on the Bee Hive Public Road, East Coast...

Racket involving “falsified” work permit letters spark probe

May 17, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Racket involving “falsified” work permit letters spark probe

The Ministry of Home Affairs has reportedly launched an internal probe after the discovery of several Immigration letters that appeared to be falsified. According to the Ministry yesterday, in a...

Dem boys seh…Guyana build Marriott without money

May 17, 2014 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Guyana build Marriott without money

Dem boys now understand why dem can’t hear from Steve Suruj, de man in charge of elections in Guyana. He try he best to find people to wuk and now that he find de people he got trouble finding wuk...

GCB 50-over U-19 Inter-County cricket…Demerara advance to tomorrow’s final with thrilling win over E’bo

May 17, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCB 50-over U-19 Inter-County cricket…Demerara advance to tomorrow’s final with thrilling win over E’bo

By Sean Devers Demerara beat Essequibo by four wickets in their final preliminary round of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) 50-over under-19 Inter-County cricket match at Enmore yesterday in a...

Ansa McAl resumes support as East Demerara Football Association football league set to start

May 17, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Ansa McAl resumes support as East Demerara Football Association football league set to start

Eight clubs along the East Coast corridor will compete for championship honours over the next six weeks when the curtains go up on the East Demerara Football Association (EDFA) 2014 Senior League at...

GCB Inter County U-19 50 over tourney…Berbice scrape past President’s XI by three runs

May 17, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCB Inter County U-19 50 over tourney…Berbice scrape past President’s XI by three runs

By Zaheer Mohamed Berbice snatched victory from the jaws of defeat against the President’s XI in the final preliminary round game of the Guyana Cricket Board Inter County Under-19 50 overs...

Sir Viv helps HPC prep for Bangladesh – A

May 17, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Sir Viv helps HPC prep for Bangladesh – A

Cave Hill, Barbados – Head coach of the Sagicor West Indies High Performance Centre team Graeme West said the presence of Sir Vivian Richards in the training camp ahead of their series against...

GABF names Presidential Team to face RB Nets

May 17, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on GABF names Presidential Team to face RB Nets

Quincy De Santos will Captain the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) Under-19 Presidential team that will face Georgetown Second Division Champions, Republic Bank Nets this evening at the...

GSA/Woodpecker National Junior Squash C/ships…Harding shows victory over Lewis was no fluke

May 17, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on GSA/Woodpecker National Junior Squash C/ships…Harding shows victory over Lewis was no fluke

The Guyana Squash Association (GSA), in collaboration with its corporate sponsor Digicel Guyana, held night-three of its 2014 National Junior Squash Championships sponsored by Woodpecker Products...

East Coast Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ opens in Haslington

May 17, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on East Coast Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ opens in Haslington

The Haslington Market Square will come alive tonight when the East Coast segment of the Banks DIH-sponsored Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Futsal Competition opens with eight matches,...

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Republic Bank U18 Football League: Unbeaten trio flex muscles as...

Nov 02, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The intensity was palpable at the Ministry of Education ground on Carifesta Avenue this past Sunday as the seventh annual Republic Bank Under 18 School’s Football League...

We have entered the dark zone once again

Nov 02, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The police account of the incident in which shots were fired in Kitty at a vehicle in which was the leader of the opposition, brings back haunting and uncomfortable memories of one of the darkest eras of Guyana. And it specifically brings back memories of the assassinations of...

A Divided World: A Commonwealth Opportunity

Nov 01, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – When Commonwealth leaders gather in Antigua and Barbuda from 1st to 4th November, they should address a question that reaches beyond their association: how can countries of different size, wealth and outlook sustain cooperation in a world increasingly...

King Charles III – post visit reflections

Nov 02, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The mind can be a funny thing. Mine played a trick on me, did a somersault. Now that King Charles III came and went, it’s confession time. He should come again. Guess who would lead the parade, the welcoming party? Incidentally, there could be a temporary halt to...

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