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Shakes: ‘’ I would love to play for the Golden Jaguars again!’’

Mar 01, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Shakes: ‘’ I would love to play for the Golden Jaguars again!’’

The man who scored the goal which changed the history of Guyanese football, Ricky Shakes, has announced his desire to once again feature for the National Team and help the Golden Jaguars roar in...

Interesting Creatures… The Blue-fronted amazon (Amazona aestiva)

Mar 01, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on Interesting Creatures… The Blue-fronted amazon (Amazona aestiva)

The blue-fronted amazon (Amazona aestiva), also called the turquoise-fronted amazon and blue-fronted parrot, is a South American species of amazon parrot and one of the most common...

ImmigrationINFO Immigration News For Our Community

Mar 01, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on ImmigrationINFO Immigration News For Our Community

Obama Immigration Plan Delayed by Court Injunction By Attorney Gail Seeram, [email protected] “This is not the first time where a lower court judge has blocked something or attempted to block...

Can a diplomat help the PPP rebuild its tarnished image?

Mar 01, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Can a diplomat help the PPP rebuild its tarnished image?

DEAR EDITOR, Amongst the thorns of the Jagdeoites at Freedom House she is viewed as naïve and inexperienced with a distinct and separate flair that would not fit into the mold of PPP propaganda and...

The Story Within The Story… That UG situation, questions about spending, and gated communities

Mar 01, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on The Story Within The Story… That UG situation, questions about spending, and gated communities

By Leonard Gildarie It has been five weeks now since the staffers of the University of Guyana downed tools for salary increases. Today, the blockade of operations would represent one of the most...

Guyana remains firmly with PetroCaribe

Mar 01, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana remains firmly with PetroCaribe

By Dr Odeen Ishmael (Republished from Caribbean News Now) Ever since the inception of PetroCaribe in 2005, Guyana has remained firmly committed to the agreement. This staunch assertion flies in the...

Enterprise overcome Canal No. 2 by 63 runs

Mar 01, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Enterprise overcome Canal No. 2 by 63 runs

Enterprise Sports Club defeated host Canal No. 2 by 63 runs in a specially arranged T20 match played recently. Enterprise batted first and rattled up 187-4. Bhaskar Yadram and Vivian Albert laid the...

Joyce Ormela Harris: Over 50 years of sweet singing

Mar 01, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Joyce Ormela Harris: Over 50 years of sweet singing

By Nicholas Peters Growing up in the West Bank Demerara community of Good Hope Canal Number One, didn’t prepare Joyce Ormela Harris for the famed status she would have later in life. Despite that,...

Former football stalwart, Mervin ‘Pug’ Wilson, laid to rest

Mar 01, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Former football stalwart, Mervin ‘Pug’ Wilson, laid to rest

He appeared serene and at peace with himself as he lay in a polished casket at Sandy’s Funeral Home, Chapel and Durban Streets, while members of the football fraternity, family members and other...

Melissa Kyte wins female 3-mile Mash road race in Berbice

Mar 01, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Melissa Kyte wins female 3-mile Mash road race in Berbice

Melissa Kyte crossed the finish line ahead of Denise McKenzie to win a specially arranged 3-mile athletic road race organised as part of Mashramani celebrations in the Ancient County. The two...

A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to extricate the nation from five decades of racial animosity

Mar 01, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to extricate the nation from five decades of racial animosity

Dear Editor, At the announcement of the ‘Cummingsburg Accord’ on Valentine’s Day, Brig. David Arthur Granger declared, “There is no time to lose”. Those six words stand out among other...

Police Reform: A viewpoint – Part II

Mar 01, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Police Reform: A viewpoint – Part II

By Dale Andrews Our previous discussion centered on a typology of resistance factors which impact on efforts to reform police forces, with a focus on the current reforms purportedly underway in...

Chaotic conditions were created by traders operating outside St. Swithin’s Church

Mar 01, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Chaotic conditions were created by traders operating outside St. Swithin’s Church

Dear Editor, This is a letter that we, the representatives of the Church of St. Swithin, wrote to the Chairman of the Best/Klein Poudriyen NDC at Poudroyen, West Bank Demerara, regarding the presence...

Leishmaniasis in Guyana and Vector Control intervention

Mar 01, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Leishmaniasis in Guyana and Vector Control intervention

(From the Desk of the Vector Control Director, Dr Reyaud Rahman) Leishmaniasis is a disease which is transmitted by an infected sand fly. Although there are several different forms of Leishmaniasis,...

Medi-Care Pharmacy has raised the bar in customer service

Mar 01, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Medi-Care Pharmacy has raised the bar in customer service

Dear Editor, I travelled to a few countries and saw many pleasant sceneries and received impeccable customer service and I always wonder when things in Guyana will improve. I am delighted to say that...

Sex taboo grinding against education efforts

Mar 01, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Sex taboo grinding against education efforts

By Desilon Daniels A cry shatters the silence and her eyes instantly jerk open. Beside her, her blind mother stirs, but does not wake, as she quietly creeps out of the bed they share, towards her...

We must hold this current leadership accountable for their abuses

Mar 01, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on We must hold this current leadership accountable for their abuses

Dear Editor, In any civilised society governance is guided by universally accepted standards which include the respect for rights, rule of law and time honoured principles. The PPP, as a political...

From the Diaspora…AFC BETRAYAL? AND THE DEATH OF A POLITICAL PRISONER

Mar 01, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on From the Diaspora…AFC BETRAYAL? AND THE DEATH OF A POLITICAL PRISONER

By Ralph Seeram A little over a month ago he was firmly in the AFC camp. He told me that he would be voting for the AFC. He was fed up with the PPP of which he was supporter. After the “business...

The PPP has made a fine art of blacklisting my employment and threatening existing clients

Mar 01, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on The PPP has made a fine art of blacklisting my employment and threatening existing clients

Dear Editor, In response to Ms. Ryhaan Shah’s latest letter. Ms. Shah says:: “Mr. Johnson writes hopefully of a new dispensation where writers and artists would be free of fear from victimization...

Leishmaniasis in Guyana and Vector Control intervention

Mar 01, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Leishmaniasis in Guyana and Vector Control intervention

Sacked Magistrate to challenge JSC’s decision

Mar 01, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Sacked Magistrate to challenge JSC’s decision

Days after being issued marching orders by the Judicial Service Commission (JSC), Attorney-at-Law Geeta Chandan-Edmond, has said that she plans to fight back against the decision. She views the...

Does the AFC oppose the expansion of CJIA?

Mar 01, 2015 KNews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Does the AFC oppose the expansion of CJIA?

A resounding NO! The AFC would not oppose any programme or project that will enhance the socio-economic development of Guyana and Guyanese. In the case of the CJIA, we believe that the time for a...

Berbice Mashramani Celebrations to culminate today

Mar 01, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Berbice Mashramani Celebrations to culminate today

Mashramani activities in Berbice are set to culminate today with the usual costume band and float parade through the streets of New Amsterdam. A number of costume bands and floats from Georgetown and...

Enjoying the good life, or riding on the backs of the poor?

Mar 01, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on Enjoying the good life, or riding on the backs of the poor?

By Adam Harris Someone leaked a detailed list of people who enjoyed funding from the government for medical procedures. Indeed, the nation was informed that the government would make advances or fund...

Miracle baby…Husband refutes allegations made by wife’s relatives

Mar 01, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Miracle baby…Husband refutes allegations made by wife’s relatives

Ganga Persaud, the husband of Samantha Persaud, has come forward to clear his name, in the wake of statements by his wife and in-laws. Expressing his joy that his wife and child survived a testing...

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Merry Christmas, Ya Filthy Animals!

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- Ah, Christmas—the season of goodwill, good cheer, and, let’s not forget, good riddance!... more