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Region 10 Council meets with Alesie

Mar 13, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Region 10 Council meets with Alesie

The Regional Democratic Council (RDC) is in discussions with Dr. Turhane Doerga of the Alesie Group to expand cassava cultivation in Region Ten. Regional Ten Chairman, Renis Morian, has confirmed...

EBFA / Stag Senior League… Agricola, Diamond, Kuru Kururu and Soesdyke face off

Mar 13, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on EBFA / Stag Senior League… Agricola, Diamond, Kuru Kururu and Soesdyke face off

The second day of the STAG / East Bank Football Association (EBFA) Senior League today will see potentially mouthwatering match-ups as teams seek to gain the advantage towards the top prize and...

‘Tinninben Animation’ places spotlight on child abuse in Guyana

Mar 13, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Tinninben Animation’ places spotlight on child abuse in Guyana

By Kiana Wilburg Sexual abuse of children is a well-known phenomenon and a grave issue in Guyana. But how can we teach children about the power and importance of disclosure when these things occur?...

Harris, Ramsammy star in Eccles victory

Mar 13, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Harris, Ramsammy star in Eccles victory

Outstanding performances by Stephen Harris and Mark Ramsammy guided Eccles to a comfortable 90-run victory over Uprising when the East Bank Demerara Cricket Association 50-over tournament continued...

Perez, Rutherford, Castello slam centuries

Mar 13, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Perez, Rutherford, Castello slam centuries

Raymond Perez, Sherfene Rutherford and Alvin Castello stroked centuries when the Georgetown Cricket Association/Noble House Sea Foods second division two-day tournament continued yesterday. At DCC,...

EBFA / Ralph Green U-11 League

Mar 13, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on EBFA / Ralph Green U-11 League

Jones’ brace leads Grove Hi Tech past Diamond United Grove Hi Tech opened their quest for top honours in the Ralph Green sponsored East Bank Football Association (EBFA) Under-11 League on a...

PCL First-Class cricket… Hodge’s maiden ton put Hurricanes in charge

Mar 13, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on PCL First-Class cricket… Hodge’s maiden ton put Hurricanes in charge

Jaguars 61-3 in reply to Hurricanes’ 430 By Sean Devers in Antigua In association with Care Cottages Antigua & Noble House Seafoods A maiden unbeaten 149 from 28-year-old Montcin Hodge...

Standards in focus…CARE AND USE OF TYRES

Mar 13, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Standards in focus…CARE AND USE OF TYRES

The care and use of tyres should be of paramount concern to drivers and vehicle owners so as to ensure safety and prolonged usage. Generally, the cost of tyre care is negligible when compared to...

The spiritualist’s missing guest

Mar 13, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery Comments Off on The spiritualist’s missing guest

By Michael Jordan If there is one mother who has a right to be worried about the fate of a missing daughter, that woman is Joylyn Brotherson. And you would be worried, too, if your daughter had...

Sol Guyana Inc conducts maintenance exercise at manatee pond

Mar 13, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Sol Guyana Inc conducts maintenance exercise at manatee pond

As part of fulfilling its corporate social responsibility SOL Guyana Inc., conducted yet another maintenance exercise at the manatee pond at the Zoological Park and Botanical Gardens in Georgetown. A...

LGEs are all about empowering the populace, says independent candidate

Mar 13, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on LGEs are all about empowering the populace, says independent candidate

By Suraj Narine Contesting for Councillorship for Constituency number 14 – South Ruimveldt Park/Ruimveldt Industrial Estate, is Independent Candidate, Dr. Bertrand Stuart. Dr Stuart is currently a...

THE STATE IS RESPONSIBLE

Mar 13, 2016 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on THE STATE IS RESPONSIBLE

The government has expressed its condolences to the families of the dead inmates of the Camp Street Prison riots. Some claimed that the PPP would have lambasted the government at the Babu Jaan...

Let’s talk mosquitoes

Mar 13, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Let’s talk mosquitoes

By Sharmain Grainger Mosquitoes were probably here before mankind inhabited the earth and probably will be here for many, many more years to come. I say this to emphasize that there is no point in...

CONSUMER CONCERNS…WORLD CONSUMER RIGHTS DAY – ACTIVITIES

Mar 13, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on CONSUMER CONCERNS…WORLD CONSUMER RIGHTS DAY – ACTIVITIES

By PAT DIAL Last week this column touched on the theme of World Consumer Rights Day (WCRD) which was “ANTIBIOTICS OFF THE MENU”. World Consumer Rights Day is one of the most important events in...

Interesting Creatures… Horned screamer (Anhima cornuta)

Mar 13, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on Interesting Creatures… Horned screamer (Anhima cornuta)

The horned screamer (Anhima cornuta) is a member of a small family of birds, the Anhimidae, which occurs in wetlands of tropical South America. There are three screamer species, the other two being...

The Story within the Story… How easy is it to steal a piece of land?

Mar 13, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on The Story within the Story… How easy is it to steal a piece of land?

By Leonard Gildarie I have been writing about housing issues for some time now. The number of complaints I have been receiving of some of the wrongs that have been perpetrated on persons is...

Book Review… An Appeal to Reason

Mar 13, 2016 KNews Book Review…, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Book Review… An Appeal to Reason

Book: Human Weaknesses, Forgiveness Epitomised Author: Tony Miles Reviewer: Dr Glenville Ashby “If we could spend our time correcting our discovered flaws, our life span would not allow us...

Did Moses Nagamooto fool the people who voted for him?

Mar 13, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Did Moses Nagamooto fool the people who voted for him?

Dear Editor, I just got back from a conference on the Grenadian Revolution sponsored by the University of the West Indies Open Campus in Grenada. March 13 marks the 46th anniversary of the Grenadian...

Sunday Cartoon

Mar 13, 2016 KNews Cartoons, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Sunday Cartoon

This man should not use Kaieteur News for his hidden agenda

Mar 13, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on This man should not use Kaieteur News for his hidden agenda

Dear Editor, This is my final reply to Mr. Vishnu Bisram. I point to his letter; “Nothing wrong when people write on race” in the Kaieteur News of March 4. I was hesitant when I wrote my first...

Bruxism: Teeth Clenching and Grinding

Mar 13, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Bruxism: Teeth Clenching and Grinding

By Dr. Neromini Fagu The medical term for clenching (tightly holding your top and bottom teeth together) and grinding (sliding your teeth back and forth over each other) is bruxism. Bruxism is a...

Showers of praise for staff of the Mackenzie hospital

Mar 13, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Showers of praise for staff of the Mackenzie hospital

Dear Editor, On March 03, 2016 I went to the Mackenzie hospital in Linden after returning to Guyana to have a surgery done here with the recommendation of my sister .The...

Justice, Injustice and Karma

Mar 13, 2016 KNews Countryman, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Justice, Injustice and Karma

By Dennis Nichols Having read the incredulous defence a Saudi millionaire gave for raping a teenager last year made me consider what a taxi driver said about how 17 prisoners may have met their death...

Three ingredients in the boiling cauldron of power

Mar 13, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Three ingredients in the boiling cauldron of power

Dear Editor, I have seen some pretty inept or to be kind to Henry Jeffrey, naïve political analyses, one of which was too shocking for me and I thought my objection should be published so when...

The ghost that will stalk Guyana forever

Mar 13, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on The ghost that will stalk Guyana forever

Dear Editor, Look between the rain drops for the words of the prophet. I said it before I’ll say it once more: “like my bones and my flute” the ghost of Walter Rodney will continue to haunt...

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The clock and the cloud

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- Time, as the ancients knew, is a trickster. It slips through the fingers of kings and commoners... more