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Bidentate yellow-eared bat (Vampyressa bidens)

Jan 24, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on Bidentate yellow-eared bat (Vampyressa bidens)

The bidentate yellow-eared bat (Vampyressa bidens), is a bat species from South America. Formerly classified in the monotypic genus Vampyriscus, genetic analysis has shown that they instead...

When hands fly and women die

Jan 24, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on When hands fly and women die

I interviewed President David Granger early Thursday morning. The topic was domestic violence. This is something that has been a bane to the Guyanese society. Men beat women and even kill them. I had...

NATURAL JUSTICE

Jan 24, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on NATURAL JUSTICE

It is not outlawed for the Commissioner-General of the Guyana Revenue Authority to share taxpayers’ information with foreign embassies. It is not outlawed for the holder of that office to also...

Waivers for Inadmissibility filed in U.S. not at Embassy

Jan 24, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Waivers for Inadmissibility filed in U.S. not at Embassy

ImmigrationINFO – Immigration News For Our Community…. Previously, applicants for immigrant visas outside the United States filed Form I-601 or Form I-212 with supporting evidence at a...

Fixing a society laden with unacceptable peculiarities

Jan 24, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Fixing a society laden with unacceptable peculiarities

By Sharmain Grainger Being courteous, saying hello or simply paying attention seem to be rather difficult tasks for some young people, and even some older ones for that matter, in our society. But...

THE FIGHT FOR CASSIE’S LIFE

Jan 24, 2016 KNews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on THE FIGHT FOR CASSIE’S LIFE

For a bit over two years Cassie, now 20, had been obviously labouring under tremendous pressure. Her young brows were furrowed all the time; she moved about the office more slowly than a tiny...

The OAS ship has to be righted

Jan 24, 2016 KNews Ronald Sanders Comments Off on The OAS ship has to be righted

By Sir Ronald Sanders It is little known outside of the Organisation of American States (OAS) and even among its member Governments that it has been in a financial crisis for several years. The...

The Baccoo Speaks

Jan 24, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo Speaks

The road fatalities are coming again. Two of them were caused by recklessness. There will be another this week as a pedestrian will be the victim. The drive is on to keep these down but there are...

Assured Services to host ground-breaking Career Day for students

Jan 24, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Assured Services to host ground-breaking Career Day for students

-Participants coming from over thirty schools nationwide By Rawle Welch At least 65 students from schools across Guyana will have a great opportunity to participate in a ground-breaking event...

The Story within the Story…When we deviate from procedures

Jan 24, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on The Story within the Story…When we deviate from procedures

By Leonard Gildarie Last week was eventful. A few things grabbed my attention and I could not but help think how critical it is for us to follow rules. Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), rules,...

Book Review…Wounds that never healed

Jan 24, 2016 KNews Book Review…, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Book Review…Wounds that never healed

Book: Through the lens of the TransAtlantic Slave Trade Author: Vinita Moch Ricks Reviewer: Dr Glenville Ashby Riveting and stunningly disturbing! In this searing opus, Vinita Moch Ricks, retired...

GRA: Sattaur backdates GRA’s pension claim, collects $12M

Jan 23, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on GRA: Sattaur backdates GRA’s pension claim, collects $12M

-illegally shared information with embassy -collected Govt. pension while on the job -Tax Chief insists he was asked to do illegal things The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has launched an...

Tax Chief refutes GRA’s reasons for sacking

Jan 23, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Tax Chief refutes GRA’s reasons for sacking

-claims he was asked to do illegal things Following the explanations given Rawle Lucas, Chairman of the Guyana Revenue Authority, on the termination of Commissioner-General, Khurshid Sattaur, the...

Gunmen stage daring robbery at Mon Repos bank

Jan 23, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Gunmen stage daring robbery at Mon Repos bank

With crime seemingly on the rise in Guyana, four gunmen have taken it up a notch by pulling off a daring daylight robbery on the Mon Repos branch of the Bank of Baroda yesterday. Mon Repos is a...

Recovering State Assets…World Bank/UN Mission pledge assistance in developing SARU Legislation

Jan 23, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Recovering State Assets…World Bank/UN Mission pledge assistance in developing SARU Legislation

A scoping mission from the World Bank and the United Nations (UN) which specializes in state asset recovery initiatives held discussions yesterday with the country’s Attorney General, Basil...

Jaguars wreak havoc at Mainstay, Tapakuma

Jan 23, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Jaguars wreak havoc at Mainstay, Tapakuma

As the depletion of livestock and animals continue to occur in Lima Sands, Mainstay/Wyakah and Tapakuma areas, residents have now resorted to appeal to the Guyana Defence Force and the police to help...

Murdered woman identified as mother of three

Jan 23, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Murdered woman identified as mother of three

– Husband still on the run The woman whose battered body was found submerged in a trench at Zeelugt New Scheme, East Bank Essequibo (EBE) Thursday night has been identified as 41-year-old...

Today Jagdeo tun a bigger boy today

Jan 23, 2016 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Today Jagdeo tun a bigger boy today

In some countries today would have been a national holiday. Dem boys don’t mek joke wid religion but at least de world does observe de birthday of two great men. In de modern day people does...

Guyanese Hall of Famer, Alex Bunbury, holds clinic in Linden

Jan 23, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyanese Hall of Famer, Alex Bunbury, holds clinic in Linden

Guyanese Alex Bunbury, who played Football at the National level in Canada and who was inducted in the Canadian Hall of Fame, held a football clinic at the McKenzie Sports Club Ground on Monday for...

Hikers 2016 Hockey Festival & Fun Day launched

Jan 23, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Hikers 2016 Hockey Festival & Fun Day launched

The 2016 Edition of the Hikers Hockey Club One-Day Hockey Festival and Fun-Day was launched yesterday, during a simple ceremony which was conducted at Antonio’s Grill on Sheriff Street. Among those...

Milestones race by as Djokovic, Serena lead old guard through

Jan 23, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Milestones race by as Djokovic, Serena lead old guard through

MELBOURNE (Reuters) Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams reached the fourth round of the Australian Open without having lost a set between them on Friday as the grand slam establishment held firm on...

Mobile Wizard 10/10 knockout stage begins today

Jan 23, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Mobile Wizard 10/10 knockout stage begins today

The quarterfinals draw for the Mobile Wizard 10/10 organized by the Guyana Softball League and sponsored by Mobile Wizard, Trophy Stall, Miss Love (West Coast) Trading, Rohan’s Furniture...

SUNBURST / EBFA U-17 set for tomorrow

Jan 23, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on SUNBURST / EBFA U-17 set for tomorrow

Grove Hi Tech collide with Soesdyke Falcons for top prize Defending champions Grove Hi Tech will be going all out to retain the billing as the best Under-17 team on the East Bank when the final of...

Albion Community Centre and Port Mourant to meet in the Final today

Jan 23, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Albion Community Centre and Port Mourant to meet in the Final today

Elizabeth Styles Under-19, 50-Over Cricket Competition… The often postponed final of the Elizabeth Styles Under-19, 50-Over Cricket Competition in Berbice will at last be played off today at...

GVF Referees Clinic commences today at Coast Guard Headquarters

Jan 23, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on GVF Referees Clinic commences today at Coast Guard Headquarters

The Guyana Volleyball Federation (GVF) has invited all interested persons to attend a Referees Clinic starting today and runs until tomorrow, at the Guyana Defence Force Coast Guard Headquarters,...

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A flawed interpretation of international law

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News – The assertion that “under international law, Venezuela is responsible for... more