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May 15, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Dr. Flaherty concludes his impressions and descriptions of Guyana
Dear Editor, Thanks for publishing the first part of this. I conclude the journey today Another negative strikes me (pardon the pun) almost every day during my late-afternoon “constitutional”...May 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on CONSUMER CONCERNS…50TH ANNIVERSARY IS HERE: NEW BEGININGS FOR HAPPIER GUYANA
PAT DIAL We are just a week away from the week of activities to celebrate the 50th Anniversary. The week begins next Sunday, May 22. Anniversaries are always multi-faceted events but the first 50th...May 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on DENTALHEALTH…SMOKING AND ITS EFFECTS ON YOUR ORAL HEALTH
By Dr. NerominiFagu We all know that smoking is bad for our health. It increases the risks for several types of cancers, respiratory diseases, coronary heart disease, stroke, diabetes and ulcers. It...May 15, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Canecutter remanded to jail for killing stepfather
A man who murdered his stepfather during a drinking spree on Mother’s Day has been remanded to jail. The man Bisram Ramsamugh, a canecutter, 33, and a father of two of Lot 308 Bloomfield,...May 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on STANDARDS IN FOCUS…LEARNING THE METRIC SYSTEM – USING THE UNITS OF VOLUME
As we prepare to commemorate World Metrology Day on May 20, 2016, the focus will be on measurement and its importance to our daily lives. Therefore, it is relevant for all of Guyana to refresh and...May 15, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Mechanic gun-butted, robbed by bandits
A 27-year-old mechanic was gun-butted and robbed by two bandits Friday night after one of the men entered his car and demanded that he follow the other gunman, who was driving a white Toyota Premio....May 15, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Serious management problems at MAE’S schools
Dear Editor, Please allow me a part of your newspaper to pen my letter to continue the conversation with regards to a popular private school in Guyana, Mae’s Schools. I’m a former teacher and...May 15, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on The press is under threat from the new power-holders
Dear Editor, I find it very ironic and disturbing at to see that the free press is being targeted for destruction with threats of libel and perceptive intimidation. One irony being played out, is...May 15, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on More complaints about the Correia Group of companies
Dear Editor, Minister Patterson has kindly undertaken a review of the lease between the Government of Guyana and Ogle Airport Inc (OAI) which would be instructive. The National Air Transport...May 15, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Who says marijuana use is a cause of crime?
Dear Editor, In response to the piece published, editorials “…drugs and crime,” I find it highly inaccurate and somewhat biased. Though well written, it is extremely naive to assume that...May 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana should emulate China’s model of Special Economic Zones
by Tanza McAlmont Globally, Special Economic Zones (SEZs) are nothing new; countries in Asia, Europe, Africa and Latin-America have all experimented with this model of development. Some are called...May 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on The Story within the Story…That Gafoor blaze and the lessons to be learnt
By Leonard Gildarie The fire at Gafoor’s Houston Complex last Monday is a tragedy that should worry all Guyanese. First of all, I don’t think we have seen a fire of that enormity for a long...May 15, 2016 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on One Nation, Guyana
Guyana achieved Independence on 26th May 1966, under the inspirational national motto – One People, One Nation, One Destiny. The Nation, this month, will celebrate its 50th anniversary of...May 15, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Entrepreneurship is the answer
Dear Editor, Private sector development in Guyana is shaky and evolved haphazardly, hence high unemployment. Entrepreneurship is part of the solution. Governmental and political issues are part of...May 15, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Social cohesion is just not practical without the PPP
There is an old joke about a man who was in financial difficulty. One day he walked into a church and started to pray. ‘’Listen God,’’ he said. ‘’I know I haven’t been perfect but I...May 15, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery Comments Off on The trusting Governor’s daughter
By Michael Jordan When I went prowling around Quamina Street where she had once lived, not a single soul had anything bad to say about old Miss Dorothy King. She was kind, some said. She reached out...May 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on SUPERNATURAL…Sealey‘s Prostitute
By Michael Jordan Vibert Sealey stared at the ceiling, his senses tuned to the Kamarang night. Somewhere overhead, he heard a passing night-bird’s mournful cry. Distant music from the direction of...May 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Performance enhancing drugs and their effects on your body
By Dr Zulfikar Bux Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine There are some athletes who use performance enhancing drugs, especially androgens, to boost their performance. This is obviously illegal...May 15, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column 1
These past weeks I have been caught up with nostalgia. Like so many, I was here when Guyana became independent in 1966. I have seen the transformation that has occurred across the country. Last week...May 15, 2016 KNews Book Review…, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Book Review… An in-depth look at a political icon
Book: The Legacy of Eric Williams: Caribbean Scholar and Statesman Editor: Colin A. Palmer Critic: Dr Glenville Ashby The Legacy of Eric Williams: Caribbean Scholar and Statesman is a sobering...May 15, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyana must have a professional public service
Dear Editor, The Public Service Commission of Inquiry has submitted its report to President David Granger. This report is awaited with much anticipation, given its Terms of Reference (ToR), and the...May 15, 2016 KNews Countryman, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Another Essequibo Coast ramble (Rainy days, jaguars, and ‘Juice Man’)
By Dennis Nichols I’ve just returned from a three-week revisit to the coast of the Cinderella County. Time passed slowly and monotonously, as heavy downpours intermittently pounded every inch of...Nov 08, 2026
Cricinfo – Towhid Hridoy staged a turnaround for the ages as his record-breaking unbeaten 242 handed Bangladesh a 30-run first-innings lead on day three of the second Test against West Indies....Nov 07, 2026
(Kaieteur News) – Who says the government does not listen? That is an unfair accusation. The government does listen. In fact, it listens very attentively. The only problem is that it appears to have a rather selective hearing. It can hear a whisper from certain quarters of the private sector...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...Nov 07, 2026
(Kaieteur News) – U.S. Vice President, J.D. Vance is among the first bailing from a sinking ship. The Iran War led to the ashes of defeat in the midterms. President Trump suddenly sheds his crazy man persona. Now talks of working with Democrats. From America I wing to Guyana, and Vice...Freedom of speech is our core value at Kaieteur News. If the letter/e-mail you sent was not published, and you believe that its contents were not libellous, let us know, please contact us by phone or email.
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