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Pool the energies and potential of our various groups

Oct 26, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Pool the energies and potential of our various groups

Dear Editor, It would be a useful exercise if all of us who are interested in harmony and progress in our country, as well as the well-being of our citizens, should undertake to consider what each of...

Conductor charged with damage of property

Oct 26, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Conductor charged with damage of property

Deon Paul appeared in front of Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court Friday last, charged with damage to property charge. Paul, a conductor, on October 22,...

Mercury and Gold

Oct 26, 2014 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Mercury and Gold

In Boa Vista just across the Brazilian border there is a statue in the town’s centre in honour of the garimpero (the Brazilian equivalent of our porknocker) because of his role in opening up...

Sunday Cartoon

Oct 26, 2014 KNews Cartoons, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Sunday Cartoon

Senior citizens receive musical treat from ‘Sweet Kendingo’

Oct 26, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Senior citizens receive musical treat from ‘Sweet Kendingo’

By Nicholas Peters As a way to show appreciation to the senior citizens of Guyana, Berbice born musician Rudolph Kendall, also known as Sweet Kendingo, journeyed around Georgetown to various...

U.S. Ambassador to Guyana: Who Is Perry Holloway?

Oct 26, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on U.S. Ambassador to Guyana: Who Is Perry Holloway?

On July 24, 2014, President Barack Obama nominated Perry L. Holloway, a career Foreign Service officer, to be the U.S. Ambassador to Guyana. If confirmed by the Senate, it will be the first...

Man sentenced for robbery under arms

Oct 26, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Man sentenced for robbery under arms

Magistrate Judy Latchman jailed Kevin Leonard for 24 months following his conviction on a robbery under arms charge. Prosecutor Joel Ricknauth told the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court that on...

PUSH YOURSELF!!!!

Oct 26, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Food For Thought Comments Off on PUSH YOURSELF!!!!

Too often, it’s easy to get stuck in a rut, doing the same thing the same way over and over every day. But if we are going to live at our absolute best, we should constantly be growing and...

We were not recipients of the “Because we care grant

Oct 26, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on We were not recipients of the “Because we care grant

Dear Editor, I write, not only as a concerned parent but as chairperson of the Four Miles,Port Kaituma Nursery School Annex PTA, seeking your assistance in highlighting our situation to the relevant...

The Baccoo Speaks

Oct 26, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo Speaks

There seems no end to the madness. There are simply too many guns around, so every idiot feels that it is appropriate to reach for a gun at the slightest opportunity. The result is that a policeman...

STARR Computer to offer free weekly Tech Workshops

Oct 26, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on STARR Computer to offer free weekly Tech Workshops

Technology giant STARR Computer Inc. will from Tuesday (October 28) be offering free weekly Technology Workshops. At its Lot 59 Brickdam, Stabroek head office, the company also plans to launch a...

TIME TO LOBBY FOREIGN GOVT’S AND INT’L ORGANIZATIONS

Oct 26, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on TIME TO LOBBY FOREIGN GOVT’S AND INT’L ORGANIZATIONS

The PNC, when in power, was extremely dismissive of public opinion. It did not care much about public opposition to what it did. It did not care, because the PNC did not need public support to stay...

Guyana to host forum for Caribbean Statisticians

Oct 26, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana to host forum for Caribbean Statisticians

Commencing tomorrow, Guyana will be hosting the 39th Meeting of the Standing Committee of Caribbean Statisticians (SCCS) and the 24th Regional Census Coordinating Committee (RCCC) at the Princess...

Sir Ronald Sanders receives honorary doctorate from UWI

Oct 26, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Sir Ronald Sanders receives honorary doctorate from UWI

“I consider myself a consummate Caribbean man” (The following is an abbreviated version of the address by Sir Ronald Sanders to the Graduands of the Faculty of Social Sciences of the St...

Hamlet at the NCC: Civilization still alive in Guyana

Oct 26, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Hamlet at the NCC: Civilization still alive in Guyana

A British theatre group brought Hamlet to the National Cultural Centre (NCC) on Friday evening. It was an enjoyable production, but perhaps within the Guyana context the wrong Shakespeare play....

China wants its mining companies to disclose payments to overseas Govt’s

Oct 26, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on China wants its mining companies to disclose payments to overseas Govt’s

The China Chamber of Commerce for Mining, Metals and Chemicals – a Chinese government-affiliated body – on Friday launched a set of voluntary guidelines for Chinese mineral companies that operate...

The People Progressive Party – does it really care?

Oct 26, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on The People Progressive Party – does it really care?

By Sheba Thomas The obsessive use of the new slogan ‘ Because we care’ by the People’s Progressive Party is intriguing; to care is a very humanistic quality that requires the provision of what...

Home is where the heart is, but don’t lose your head!

Oct 26, 2014 KNews Countryman, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Home is where the heart is, but don’t lose your head!

Countryman – Stories about life, in and out of Guyana, from a Guyanese perspective By Dennis A. Nichols The Bahamas is beautiful, but it’s not home! America is the home of the brave, (and the...

Why has Chikungunya spread so fast countrywide?

Oct 26, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Why has Chikungunya spread so fast countrywide?

(From the desk of the Vector Control Director, Dr Reyaud Rahman) Chikungunya was first detected in Guyana in May 2014. It was however detected in the first Caribbean territory, St. Martin, in...

The Emergency Room visit (cont’d)

Oct 26, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on The Emergency Room visit (cont’d)

(With Dr Zulfikar Bux, Head of GPHC’s A&E; Asst. Prof. of Emergency Medicine) The emergency room of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) works without a break. It is there to...

Ebola is a national threat. It requires a national response

Oct 26, 2014 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Ebola is a national threat. It requires a national response

President Donald Ramotar’s broadcast to the nation last Friday, 17th October, was necessary but did not go far enough. The President indicated that his government is aware of the international...

The Crab-eating raccoon (Procyon cancrivorus)

Oct 26, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on The Crab-eating raccoon (Procyon cancrivorus)

The crab-eating raccoon (Procyon cancrivorus) is a species of raccoon native to marshy and jungle areas of Central and South America (including Trinidad and Tobago). It is found from Costa...

Housing and You…Revisiting the mortgage application process

Oct 26, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Housing and You…Revisiting the mortgage application process

By Leonard Gildarie The rainy season appears imminent. Yesterday, it was raining cats and dogs, as they say, and I saw large pools of water in the pot-holed roads and the drains overflowing with...

Support group being touted as crucial feature for heart patients

Oct 26, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Support group being touted as crucial feature for heart patients

By Sharmain Grainger The possible formation of a support group for heart patients is currently being discussed among some patients of the Caribbean Heart Institute (CHI). The relatively novel idea to...

Immigration INFO: Immigration News For Our Community

Oct 26, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Immigration INFO: Immigration News For Our Community

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

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Bonofiglio, Bonds demand winning finish

Nov 11, 2026

…Golden Jaguars target Gold Cup qualification By Rawle Toney (Kaieteur News) – Golden Jaguars Head Coach Marco Bonofiglio and captain Elliot Bonds have made their intentions abundantly clear...

The landlord is eating the entrepreneur’s lunch

Nov 11, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Recently, a group of young entrepreneurs decided to pool their resources and embark on a business venture. They were determined to take a chance, invest their savings and build something for themselves. Rather than wait for somebody to offer them employment, they wanted to...

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...

What the video says?

Nov 11, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Once what is termed the “new video” is confirmed as authentic, a new story emerges. In this, the age of AI, one must be cautious. Until confirmation, it’s just a new video, no more. If confirmed, the saga of the 12th October nighttime gunfight between Senior Supt...

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