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Woman’s skeletal remains…Detained teacher’s male friend sticks to story

Jul 27, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Woman’s skeletal remains…Detained teacher’s male friend sticks to story

The taxi driver at the centre of investigations into the disappearance of teacher, Nyozi Goodman, is reportedly sticking to his story that he did not pick her up from the National Gymnasium on...

Missing crew members…Boat owner to identify body found in Suriname today

Jul 27, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Missing crew members…Boat owner to identify body found in Suriname today

The owner of ‘Ms. Seema,’ the abandoned fishing boat which was discovered on the foreshore at Whim, Corentyne Berbice without its crew members, left Guyana yesterday to identify the body found in...

Be wary of attempts to discredit Burnham-PNCR congress hears

Jul 27, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Be wary of attempts to discredit Burnham-PNCR congress hears

By Abena Rockcliffe As the 18th Biennial Congress of the People’s National Congress/Reform (PNC/R) got underway, the Party’s incumbent chairperson, Basil Williams, warned members about the...

Cautious GBTI says many miners leaving

Jul 27, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Cautious GBTI says many miners leaving

– worried over rice dependence on Venezuelan market One of the country’s biggest banks has expressed worry over the poor performance of a number of key industries, including gold. The Guyana...

Three arrested for suspicious CPL behaviour, including from Guyana

Jul 27, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Three arrested for suspicious CPL behaviour, including from Guyana

Trinidad Express – Three individuals have been arrested for suspicious behaviour at Limacol Caribbean Premier League games over the course of the tournament so far. This was announced by the...

Healthy lifestyle changes – a crucial path to preventing heart attack

Jul 27, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Healthy lifestyle changes – a crucial path to preventing heart attack

By Sharmain Grainger Although it might have been his father dying from a heart attack last year, coupled with his own health scare that helped to effect lifestyle changes, Jaishema Gangaram is...

Ramotar opens Tenth Berbice Expo

Jul 27, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Ramotar opens Tenth Berbice Expo

…underscores need for more value – added products Stressing the need to create more value-added products and industries in Guyana such as rice cereals and sugar cane co-generation,...

Bartica residents blast government for “lack of forward thinking”

Jul 27, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Bartica residents blast government for “lack of forward thinking”

…demand apology from GPL CEO for offending remarks By Zena Henry Barticians are furious over the constant, prolonged periods of blackout. They say that those in charge are not concerned about the...

Pirates step up activities as….Guyana, Suriname shelve joint patrols on Corentyne River

Jul 27, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Pirates step up activities as….Guyana, Suriname shelve joint patrols on Corentyne River

The plan for the military of Guyana and Suriname to jointly patrol the Corentyne River appears to have been shelved. The result is that and pirates are having a field day with the lives of Guyanese...

I had two unfair and depressing moments with David Granger

Jul 27, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on I had two unfair and depressing moments with David Granger

Dear Editor, I have been reading about the negatives and positives of Mr. Granger’s leadership in the newspaper columns. Most disadvantageously, a majority of them come from people who live...

Stop the references to race

Jul 27, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Stop the references to race

Dear Editor, Today I read your Dem Boys Seh article titled “Have faith, your cries will be answered,” and as usual was pleased with the way in which you continue to expose the excesses of the...

Eid Messages

Jul 27, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Eid Messages

From Madame Deolatchmee Ramotar, First Lady I greet with overflowing happiness and embrace with deep affection the members of the Muslim community on Eid Ul Fitr 2014. This occasion officially marks...

A case of interagency bureaucracy

Jul 27, 2014 KNews Editorial Comments Off on A case of interagency bureaucracy

Now we have the Guyana Police Force (GPF) and the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) trading insults and accusations in the media, not unlike the airing of dirty laundry in a public space. The...

From the Diaspora…Nepotism, denials and guilt by association

Jul 27, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on From the Diaspora…Nepotism, denials and guilt by association

By Ralph Seeram I am interviewing my boss’ son or daughter for a position in the organization. Sure they are qualified for the job, so do the other candidates, but I must remember who signs my...

The Commissioner General should have known better

Jul 27, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Commissioner General should have known better

Dear Editor, The Commissioner General of Guyana Revenue Agency (GRA) long, tedious and supercilious letter in Kaieteur News titled: “My children were not given any special or peculiar treatment in...

NACTA Poll: Granger Preferred in PNC/R Leadership Contest

Jul 27, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on NACTA Poll: Granger Preferred in PNC/R Leadership Contest

Dear Editor, The findings of an opinion poll conducted by NACTA (North American Caribbean Teachers Association) on the leadership contest of the People National Congress/Reform (PNC/R) show most...

A thunderous silence on demands for the passage of these amendments

Jul 27, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on A thunderous silence on demands for the passage of these amendments

Dear Editor, Government must be commended for establishing the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU). This unit it is reported will be “dedicated to the investigation and prosecution of suspected...

Sunday Cartoon

Jul 27, 2014 KNews Cartoons, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Sunday Cartoon

Ambitious youth introduces website to celebrate Guyanese

Jul 27, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Ambitious youth introduces website to celebrate Guyanese

By Sharmain Grainger At first glance you just might run away with the belief that it is merely another entertainment website and not very different from those already in existence. But careful...

One Nation

Jul 27, 2014 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on One Nation

Guyana is facing a human development crisis as a result of the PPPC’s chronic maladministration. Public protests have become the visible and voluble expressions of resistance against the PPPC’s...

Immigration INFO: Immigration News For Our Community

Jul 27, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Immigration INFO: Immigration News For Our Community

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

China will cast a huge shadow as Japan meets CARICOM

Jul 27, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on China will cast a huge shadow as Japan meets CARICOM

By Sir Ronald Sanders The word will not be spoken in any formal speeches and it won’t be mentioned in final statements and declarations, but it will be talked about in the corridors and it will be...

The Baccoo Speaks

Jul 27, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo Speaks

Once more the pressures of social living are taking their toll. Two people are committing suicide and there will be another. This time the provoking factor would be an unrequited love. At the centre...

The case of Sattaur’s children

Jul 27, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on The case of Sattaur’s children

An issue that became a talking point last week involved the Commissioner General of the Guyana Revenue Authority. Someone disclosed that the Commissioner General, Khurshid Sattaur had employed within...

The Rose-ringed Parakeet (Psittacula krameri)

Jul 27, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on The Rose-ringed Parakeet (Psittacula krameri)

The Rose-ringed Parakeet (Psittacula krameri), also known as the Ring-necked Parakeet, is a gregarious tropical Afro-Asian parakeet species that has an extremely large range. Since the trend of the...