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Argentina commits to regional cooperation with Guyana

May 31, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Argentina commits to regional cooperation with Guyana

….announces tango team to bolster cultural integration The Embassy of Argentina has congratulated the election of Guyana’s new government, last night. And the two nations committed themselves...

“West Indies Test cricket team – Focusing on what we do have!”

May 31, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on “West Indies Test cricket team – Focusing on what we do have!”

Colin E. H. Croft That headline was paraphrased from a United States Marines Corp recruiting advertisement in which a magnificently fit Master Sergeant suggests: “In the Marines, we do not worry...

Failed robbery attempt lands man in ‘hot water’

May 31, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Failed robbery attempt lands man in ‘hot water’

A Brazilian national is now counting his lucky stars after he narrowly escaped death, following an attempted robbery. Hilton Carlos DeSouza escaped unhurt after Dellon Emanuel allegedly attempted to...

ImmigrationINFO Immigration News For Our Community

May 31, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on ImmigrationINFO Immigration News For Our Community

Substitute Sponsor of a Visa Petitioner By Attorney Gail Seeram Death can come at any moment or time. Unfortunately, when a petitioner of a family based visa petition dies, so does the pending visa...

Attempted murder charge… Former soldier pleads guilty to lesser count

May 31, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Attempted murder charge… Former soldier pleads guilty to lesser count

A former soldier who was facing a charge of attempted murder in the Berbice High Court has pleaded guilty to the lesser count of causing grievous bodily harm. Cleon Douglas, who was 19 at the time of...

Guyanese extradited from Trinidad indicted in US for US$50M mortgage fraud

May 31, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese extradited from Trinidad indicted in US for US$50M mortgage fraud

The last co-defendant in a US$50M mortgage fraud scheme targeting Guyanese residents in Florida and other states was indicted Thursday, according to the U.S.A States Attorney for the Southern...

Oil discovery should be tempered with a deep sense of environmental responsibility

May 31, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Oil discovery should be tempered with a deep sense of environmental responsibility

Dear Sir, Guyanese welcome the recent news about a significant oil find by ExxonMobil-in the Stabroek Block. Indeed, there appears to be an understandable hype about the prospects and the anticipated...

China: Strike while the iron is hot

May 31, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on China: Strike while the iron is hot

By Sir Ronald Sanders China’s Premier Li Keqiang, accompanied by over 100 senior Chinese business leaders, visited four South American countries for eight days in May. Along the way, he...

Politics enriched our marriage –Prime Minister and spouse

May 31, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Politics enriched our marriage –Prime Minister and spouse

“Politics is my calling. I’m not here because of a desire to be President but a desire for change and a commitment to betterment. It is all I have ever fought for,” PM Moses V. Nagamootoo By:...

Bishop of Guyana dies in Florida

May 31, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Bishop of Guyana dies in Florida

Anglican Bishop of Guyana, Rt. Rev. Cornell Moss died yesterday, after a period of illness in his native Bahamas. There is a report that he died in Florida after undergoing surgery. He had been...

Can Georgetown ever be flood-free?

May 31, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Can Georgetown ever be flood-free?

Dear Editor, President David Grainger may not have been around, or may have been too young to recall what Georgetown really looked like around 1945 – 1950, but there are some senior citizens, still...

Reflections on Brickdam, our ‘monumental’ and iconic First Street

May 31, 2015 KNews Countryman, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Reflections on Brickdam, our ‘monumental’ and iconic First Street

COUNTRYMAN – Stories about life, in and out of Guyana, from a Guyanese perspective By Dennis Nichols I love my imagination. On Monday last I sauntered nonchalantly up to the Independence Arch on...

Security guards arrested for $6M missing liquor at GRA bond

May 31, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Security guards arrested for $6M missing liquor at GRA bond

Following the disappearance of some $6M in seized liquor from its Eccles bond, the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) says that a number of security personnel from a private firm are in police custody....

GUYSUCO is in its death throes

May 31, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on GUYSUCO is in its death throes

Dear Editor, Three years ago, at a public forum at the new Hope Secondary School, I expressed the view that Guysuco would not survive another four years. Three years have gone by and Guysuco has all...

Oil set to bring economic opportunities with huge challenges

May 31, 2015 KNews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Oil set to bring economic opportunities with huge challenges

The discovery by ExxonMobil of huge deposits of oil within Guyana’s Economic Maritime Zone spells progress for every citizen, economically, socially and even psychologically. One more positive...

Prisoner further remanded after failed escape attempt

May 31, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Prisoner further remanded after failed escape attempt

Dexter Rae of Agricola made another court appearance on Friday to answer charges that stemmed from a failed escape attempt earlier this month. It is alleged that he orchestrated a plot to free...

Man allegedly assaults eight year old

May 31, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Man allegedly assaults eight year old

The police in Berbice were able to nab a man who is said to be mentally challenged, who on Thursday took advantage of an eight year old boy and sexually assaulted him. The child is also said to be...

Diagnoses & prescriptions for the crippled GUYSUCO

May 31, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Diagnoses & prescriptions for the crippled GUYSUCO

Dear Editor, Our ailing sugar industry has been attracting numerous diagnoses and prescriptions from many well-meaning ‘experts’, friends and serious stakeholders who should all be complimented...

Police respond to men luring errant girls

May 31, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Police respond to men luring errant girls

Police acted swiftly after they were alerted to two teenage girls who apparently were taken to a house by a male somewhere in Queenstown Village, on Friday. According to reports, the girls were taken...

Zero tolerance for child abuse

May 31, 2015 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Zero tolerance for child abuse

From birth to childhood, children are innocent, compliant and affectionate and should be nurtured and loved. They should not be sexually or physically abused. Can the Granger-led Coalition government...

A damning indictment of the rich and famous

May 31, 2015 KNews Book Review…, Features / Columnists Comments Off on A damning indictment of the rich and famous

Book: The Anger Meridian Author: Kaylie Jones Reviewer: Dr Glenville Ashby Kaylie Jones is quite an impressive novelist. Her ‘Anger Meridian’ is a dizzying thriller that blends hackneyed...

The military is the finest profession a young person can choose – New Commander in Chief

May 31, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on The military is the finest profession a young person can choose – New Commander in Chief

Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of Guyana, His Excellency David Arthur Granger yesterday paid his first official visit to the Guyana Defence Force at Base Camp Stephenson where he declared...

Enthusiasm for our ruling coalition will depend on effective managing of the economy

May 31, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Enthusiasm for our ruling coalition will depend on effective managing of the economy

Dear Editor, I have little doubt that President Granger is fully aware that the wave of enthusiasm for our ruling coalition can easily collapse if he and his government flop in the management of our...

Eastern cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus)

May 31, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on Eastern cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus)

The eastern cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) is a New World cottontail rabbit, a member of the family Leporidae. It is one of the most common rabbit species in North America. The eastern...

Consumer Corner: SQUATTING

May 31, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Consumer Corner: SQUATTING

By Pat Dial Housing has always been an item of consumer concern world-wide. All governments of Guyana, from colonial times, have been engaged in housing activity and indeed, so has been the private...