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GEA confirms gas shortage, October experienced supply constraints

Nov 09, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on GEA confirms gas shortage, October experienced supply constraints

…Guyoil to commence regular distribution Head of the Guyana Energy Agency (GEA), Mahender Sharma, has confirmed some measure of gas shortages occurring within the city and its environs....

Speeding vehicle kills Mocha woman

Nov 09, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Speeding vehicle kills Mocha woman

A 45-year-old housewife was struck down and killed instantly by a speeding vehicle last Friday night along the Mocha Access Road, East Bank Demerara. The accident which occurred around 20:30 hours,...

Triplets’ mother looks back over 20 years

Nov 09, 2014 KNews News 1

Twenty years ago, when 40-year-old Devika Persaud, a security guard of Land of Plenty, Essequibo Coast, discovered that she was pregnant for the second time she never knew she was having triplets. In...

Guyana prepares for Norway’s fourth payment

Nov 09, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana prepares for Norway’s fourth payment

The Guyana Government via its Natural Resources Ministry is preparing to collect US$35M; the fourth payment to be received from Norway under the Guyana REDD+ Investment Fund (GRIF). According to the...

Mystic performs at Palm Court

Nov 09, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Mystic performs at Palm Court

Last evening people of all colour and creed lined up to see ‘the original coolie bai’ also known as Mystic, Mystic made his debut in both Guyana and the Caribbean, at Palm Court Romeo Nermal is...

Land of Canaan shooting…Victims appeal to Opposition leader for help in securing justice

Nov 09, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Land of Canaan shooting…Victims appeal to Opposition leader for help in securing justice

The worried relatives of the victims of the Land of Canaan shoot-out, appeared before the doors of the Office of the Leader of the Opposition, David Granger, on Friday to appeal to him for any...

Dairy Queen Grill and Chill comes to Guyana

Nov 09, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Dairy Queen Grill and Chill comes to Guyana

Camex Restaurant Inc. yesterday opened its doors of the internationally acclaimed Dairy Queen (DQ) Grill and Chill, out of the United States. This marks the fourth of its international fast food...

Majority Against No Confidence Motion

Nov 09, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Majority Against No Confidence Motion

Dear Editor, An opinion survey conducted by the North American Caribbean Teachers Association (NACTA) last month found a large majority of the nation is opposed to the AFC’s no confidence motion...

This nation is being held hostage by a group of clueless elected leaders

Nov 09, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on This nation is being held hostage by a group of clueless elected leaders

Dear Editor Under the Guyana Constitution, the President has no role in the day-to-day management of the National Assembly’s business, save for Article 67. Article 67 (1) allows that, “The...

The religious community is silent at this time of greatest spiritual crisis

Nov 09, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on The religious community is silent at this time of greatest spiritual crisis

Dear Editor, The religious community has decidedly failed this society – at the time of greatest spiritual crisis in this nation, it has chosen to still its collective voice. Martin Carter said...

Sunday Cartoon

Nov 09, 2014 KNews Cartoons, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Sunday Cartoon

A better system needed to share because we care vouchers

Nov 09, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on A better system needed to share because we care vouchers

Dear Editor, The sharing of the $10,000 school voucher is not a bad initiative by the government but there are some flaws which I observed that should be addressed by the Ministry of Education. The...

The reshaping of Europe

Nov 09, 2014 KNews Editorial Comments Off on The reshaping of Europe

A quarter of a century ago this weekend, the map of a continent began to be redrawn. Against expectation, the change was not ushered in by one of those terrible confrontations between states that are...

Look beneath the Surface

Nov 09, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Food For Thought Comments Off on Look beneath the Surface

You may have heard that it takes six seconds to make a first impression. Most people don’t realize how many times they look at someone and instantly decide if they’re going to like them or not....

Father and son face second murder trial

Nov 09, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Father and son face second murder trial

Two witnesses testify A man and his son who were charged for the murder of a farmer back in 2011 are facing their second trial in the Berbice High Court for the crime. The first was aborted last...

We must stand in opposition to Nandlall’s orgasmic expectations

Nov 09, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on We must stand in opposition to Nandlall’s orgasmic expectations

Dear Editor, After days of hiding behind the exploitable diffidence of President Ramotar and the empty arrogance of Clement Rohee , the boisterously loquacious Anil Nandlall emerged...

Immigration INFO: Immigration News For Our Community

Nov 09, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Immigration INFO: 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 question...

From the Diaspora…A DUTCH TOMB, A HAUNTED HOUSE AND OTHER TID BITS FROM MY VISIT TO GUYANA

Nov 09, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on From the Diaspora…A DUTCH TOMB, A HAUNTED HOUSE AND OTHER TID BITS FROM MY VISIT TO GUYANA

By Ralph Seeram One of the things I enjoy when I visit Guyana is to go to the “rum shop” with my friends. In a “rum shop” (some folks call it a bar these days), men and women drink, lips get...

Getting a Caribbean voice at the G20

Nov 09, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on Getting a Caribbean voice at the G20

By Sir Ronald Sanders Ebola will find no place on the agenda of the G20 countries when their leaders meet in Australia on 15 and 16 November, and while climate change will be discussed reluctantly,...

“Dutty” cardboard, the mango picker and the plastic bag

Nov 09, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on “Dutty” cardboard, the mango picker and the plastic bag

A lexicographer, wherever he/she is living in this world, should come to Guyana to coin some new adjectives that best describe this land. By now, words like, “God-forsaken,” ”rotten,”...

Samantha Ashby’s last night out

Nov 09, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery Comments Off on Samantha Ashby’s last night out

By Michael Jordan Had it been a horror movie, some psychic force would have whispered a warning to Madonna Welcome. But this was real life, so Madonna walked right past the Matthew’s Ridge...

The Guyanese people will resist this aggression

Nov 09, 2014 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on The Guyanese people will resist this aggression

The Guyanese people are angry at the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC)’s threat to prevent the holding of democratic local government elections and to prevent a parliamentary debate of the...

Reflections of a venerable public servant

Nov 09, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Reflections of a venerable public servant

– Guyana’s longest-serving House Speaker, Sase Narain By Kiana Wilburg Even at age 89, Guyana’s longest-serving Speaker of the National Assembly to date, Sase Narain, remains...

Housing and You…For the love of our country

Nov 09, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Housing and You…For the love of our country

By Leonard Gildarie Every so often, there comes a time in your life where you have to stop and take stock of the situation. Life, I believe, is about choices. It puts you at the crossroads, where...

The AFC’s no-confidence gambit

Nov 09, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The AFC’s no-confidence gambit

Proroguing parliament may be a dangerous gambit. But it certainly is not as risky as the one that the opposition parties are taking in moving towards a no-confidence motion. The opposition parties...

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The GRA is batting out of its crease

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has once again demonstrated a perplexing propensity... more