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Gov’t fails to collect $900M court judgment…AG -judgement is an empty one as SECL cannot be located

Jul 03, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Gov’t fails to collect $900M court judgment…AG -judgement is an empty one as SECL cannot be located

Back in January 2015, the previous administration won over $900M in a court judgement against Indian company Surendra Engineering Company Limited (SECL). It had sued for sums it had lost to the...

Clive Atwell takes fundraiser to the US – Seeks assistance from the Diaspora

Jul 03, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Clive Atwell takes fundraiser to the US – Seeks assistance from the Diaspora

Clive Atwell, the young Guyanese boxer, who has been advised to undergo his second surgery, is scheduled to make an appearance in the United States for the 4th of July Celebrations. The 27-year-old...

Sunday Cartoon – July 03rd, 2016

Jul 03, 2016 KNews Cartoons, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Sunday Cartoon – July 03rd, 2016

CH&PA engages Chinese firm to build Perseverance turn-key homes

Jul 03, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on CH&PA engages Chinese firm to build Perseverance turn-key homes

A team headed by Minister with responsibility for the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA), Valerie Patterson, on Tuesday and Wednesday visited neighbouring Suriname, where they were...

Guyana to host September visit from FATF/ICRG team …Before it can move to exit watch list

Jul 03, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana to host September visit from FATF/ICRG team …Before it can move to exit watch list

A high level team comprising Financial Action Task Force/International Coordinating Review Group (FATF/ICRG) Co-Chairs will be in Guyana come September, to conduct onsite inspections of several of...

St. Ambrose overcome St. Angela’s

Jul 03, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on St. Ambrose overcome St. Angela’s

St. Ambrose defeated St. Angela’s by three runs when the National Sports Commission 50 shades of games primary schools Windball competition continued recently in Georgetown. Batting first in the...

A case of stealing more than one can hide

Jul 03, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column 1

When the wider society began to talk about theft and corruption, when the media picked up the issue, when the politician made it a campaign issue, the rebuttal was that anyone making the accusation...

The five challenges of Independence(Part 3)

Jul 03, 2016 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on The five challenges of Independence(Part 3)

(Address by His Excellency Brigadier David Granger, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana at the Dinner in honour of Guyana’s 50th Independence Anniversary, in New York.) We (Guyanese)...

Interesting Creatures… Arapaima leptosoma

Jul 03, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Interesting Creatures… Arapaima leptosoma

One of the largest freshwater fish is the Arapaima which lives in Tropical South America in a region between Brazil and Guyana. They can grow to a length of 3 metres and can weigh a massive 200...

The Inner Wheel Club of Georgetown… The pearl among Guyana’s Non-Profit Organizations

Jul 03, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on The Inner Wheel Club of Georgetown… The pearl among Guyana’s Non-Profit Organizations

By Kiana Wilburg Rich with a sense of dedication, sisterhood and an untiring love for helping others, the Inner Wheel Club (IWC) of Georgetown not only exemplifies the power of giving back, but quite...

The ultimate pledge against crime and corruption

Jul 03, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on The ultimate pledge against crime and corruption

By: Kiana Wilburg Within the borders of the Philippines, a blunt-speaking, 71-year-old man who apparently cannot stand the sight or the tiniest hint of corruption was sworn in a few days ago as that...

Child Status Protection Act helps children over age 21

Jul 03, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Child Status Protection Act helps children over age 21

By Attorney Gail Seeram There are several issues faced by children who are beneficiaries of a pending family-based immigration petition. One of the major issues is when a child turns age twenty-one...

More assistance needed for TIP victims in rural areas

Jul 03, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on More assistance needed for TIP victims in rural areas

The US Department of State in the 2016 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report has suggested that the government improves its efforts to fight TIP in areas outside of the Capital. The report stated that...

Book Review…After Brexit new concerns over convergence

Jul 03, 2016 KNews Book Review…, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Book Review…After Brexit new concerns over convergence

Book: Shifting the Frontiers: An Action Framework for the Future of the Caribbean Editors: Winston Dookeran and Carlos Elias Reviewer: Dr Glenville Ashby Nations in the throes of political, social,...

Jagdeo responds to Trotman

Jul 03, 2016 KNews Letters 1

It has been brought to my attention that a letter sent to me by Minister of Natural Resources, Mr. Raphael Trotman, MP., has been released to the public. I was informed that this letter was received...

The Baccoo Speaks

Jul 03, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo Speaks

The madness that is becoming a part of the society continues unabated. There is going to be another cutlass attack in the eastern part of the city. A simple disagreement would turn violent because...

Always keeping health in focus, Dr. Claudette Harry is a ‘Special Person’

Jul 03, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Always keeping health in focus, Dr. Claudette Harry is a ‘Special Person’

Pull Quote: “Watch your diet and know what your weight is supposed to be for your height…Exercise is very important to keep your muscles going. If there is an infection and there is a vaccine...

BREXIT: No one won

Jul 03, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on BREXIT: No one won

By Sir Ronald Sanders The result of the British referendum to leave the European Union (EU) has already left a trail of culprits, victims and intended and unintended consequences. Its primary outcome...

Controversy will mar the release of the NGSA results

Jul 03, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Controversy will mar the release of the NGSA results

Tension is in the air. More than fourteen thousand Guyanese students and their parents are nervously awaiting the results of the National Grade Six Assessment. The Ministry of Education has announced...

Jaguars looking to even the score with Reggae Boys on October 5th

Jul 03, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Jaguars looking to even the score with Reggae Boys on October 5th

When the Golden Jaguars and the Reggae Boys clash on October 5th 2016 in the Scotia Bank’s sponsored Caribbean Football Championship, the Jaguars will be looking to even the score with the Reggae...

The women in the cemeteries

Jul 03, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery Comments Off on The women in the cemeteries

By Michael Jordan ‘DEE DEE’ The gravedigger was used to seeing corpses, but certainly not like the one he was seeing now. What was this one doing here…pregnant, mutilated, dumped in Le Repentir...

Others should follow the lead of BK Tiwari

Jul 03, 2016 KNews Letters 1

Dear Editor, The United Republican Party (URP) wishes to join with Mr. Brian Tiwarie in his request to have former President Donald Ramotar answer the many question raised by the contractor. The URP...

Strengthening our insurance industry: More protection for consumers?

Jul 03, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Strengthening our insurance industry: More protection for consumers?

By Leonard Gildarie The Insurance Bill 2016 was last week debated and passed in the National Assembly. No legislation presented in the National Assembly will be perfect. It will be passed, but it...

Donald Ramotar’s brother and Jagdeo’s confidante

Jul 03, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon 1

There is a group of people I refer to as supremacists in my columns. They see Guyana only through ethnic lenses. For these people, the PPP is always preferred to the PNC in the administration of...

Digicel Senior National Squash Championships Favorites Joseph, Arjune, Jeffery advance

Jul 03, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Digicel Senior National Squash Championships Favorites Joseph, Arjune, Jeffery advance

Day three of the Guyana Squash Association (GSA) Digicel Senior National Squash Championships at the Georgetown Club on Friday saw action in the Men’s Open category with favorites, defending...

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What Guyanese leaders can learn from Donald Trump

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News-There is little dispute that Donald Trump knows how to make an entrance. He does so without... more