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Facts about food poisoning

Sep 25, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Facts about food poisoning

By Dr Zulfikar Bux Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine Food poisoning is a very common occurrence worldwide. Patients that have food poisoning will go through the bout and most often recover. A...

Latrodectus (Black Widow Spider)

Sep 25, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on Latrodectus (Black Widow Spider)

Latrodectus is a genus of spider, in the family Theridiidae, which contains 32 recognized species. The black widow spider is perhaps the best-known member of the genus. The venomous bite of these...

The Baccoo Speaks

Sep 25, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo Speaks

This fight against violent crime is turning out to be a game of catch me if you can. A group of young men are now daring the police to catch them in the act. That is why they stage bold daylight...

Black or White

Sep 25, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Food For Thought Comments Off on Black or White

When I was in elementary school, I got into a major argument with a boy in my class. I have forgotten what the argument was about, but I have never forgotten the lesson I learned that day. I was...

Mangrove Restoration project grows into birding expedition

Sep 25, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Mangrove Restoration project grows into birding expedition

The Guyana Mangrove Restoration Project which has been responsible for the replanting of mangroves along an extensive area of Guyana’s coastline is a well known effort. Significant support from...

Opportunities beckon: CXC worries and Suriname’s woes

Sep 25, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Opportunities beckon: CXC worries and Suriname’s woes

The Story Within The Story… By Leonard Gildarie It is indeed frightening. Chief of the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC), Glenroy Cumberbatch, this past week made a significant statement about...

Islamic organisation head begins Caribbean tour tomorrow

Sep 25, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Islamic organisation head begins Caribbean tour tomorrow

NEW YORK, USA — The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) secretary general, Iyad Madani, will tomorrow begin his first tour of the two OIC member states in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM),...

Anti-national

Sep 25, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Anti-national

What does it mean to be anti-national? Does the criticism of the government or its policies, internationally by a citizen or the opposition constitute an anti- nationalist position? During the bitter...

Do Guyanese believe the horizon is freer?

Sep 25, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Do Guyanese believe the horizon is freer?

One of the factors that kept the culture of silence alive during the PPP regime, beginning with President Janet Jagan, was the ubiquity of fear. Most of the violations of the government from the time...

State of the Industry…Public Infrastructure Ministers spotlight major projects

Sep 25, 2016 KNews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on State of the Industry…Public Infrastructure Ministers spotlight major projects

Ministers David Patterson and Annette Ferguson met with the media recently to provide for the general public updates on the progress of major developmental projects nationwide. In two segments, we...

Book Review…Sports, Sexual Assault, and the Law

Sep 25, 2016 KNews Book Review…, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Book Review…Sports, Sexual Assault, and the Law

Book: Unsportsmanlike conduct: College football and the politics of rape Author: Jessica Luther Reviewer: Dr Glenville Ashby Unsportsmanlike conduct is a revealing study that raises key sociological...

The killer, the taxi driver and the girl

Sep 25, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery Comments Off on The killer, the taxi driver and the girl

By Michael Jordan They say that revenge is a dish best served cold. The gunman that was waiting to kill Balram Jadoonauth might not have known this proverb, but his unhurried manner suggested that he...

CJIA expansion…Chinese contractor blindsides local stone producers

Sep 24, 2016 KNews News 2

…and Govt. can’t do anything about Surinamese stone importation – says Minister Gaskin Due to the contractual terms of the agreement signed between the Government of Guyana and China...

Lawyers for Vieira, Insanally threaten GNBA board Chairman

Sep 24, 2016 KNews News 2

– Say investigation is out of order Embattled members of the Board of the Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA), Anthony Vieira and Vic Insanally have employed the services of Attorneys...

Legitimate concessions, incentives were not priorities for PPP – Business Minister

Sep 24, 2016 KNews News 1

– Government now putting systems in place Faced with the question of why Go-invest has not been forthcoming with information on the number of foreign investors in Guyana, Minister of Business...

Major Mazaruni Prisons expansion to help ease inmate overcrowding

Sep 24, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Major Mazaruni Prisons expansion to help ease inmate overcrowding

-Ramjattan pushes for lesser time in marijuana sentences The solution to the overcrowding at the Georgetown Prisons, Camp Street, Georgetown, lies in the ability to expand the Mazaruni Prisons,...

Guyana gets 56 more police ranks

Sep 24, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana gets 56 more police ranks

“Talk to people, not at people. And make your contact with them a positive one.” This was the advice from Assistant Commissioner, Brian Joseph, when he addressed 56 new recruits during their...

UNDP office rescues Asian national

Sep 24, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on UNDP office rescues Asian national

A series of gunshots rang out at about 13:10hrs yesterday, on Brickdam in the vicinity of the United Nation Development Programme (UNDP) building. When Kaieteur News arrived on scene, ranks of the...

Dem boys seh … Is spite mek people seh business bad

Sep 24, 2016 KNews Dem Boys Seh, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh … Is spite mek people seh business bad

Give some people an inch and dem gun tek a mile. That is wha happening now. Guyana give de company wha lengthening de airport runway a nice contract. De company promise to employ Guyanese people...

Out-of-sorts Windies humbled in opener

Sep 24, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Out-of-sorts Windies humbled in opener

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Reigning World champions West Indies were humbled by Pakistan in the opening Twenty20 International here Friday, after virtually condemning themselves with a...

Livestock sector hold out much promise

Sep 24, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Livestock sector hold out much promise

Guyana’s livestock sector which includes dairy and beef cattle, swine, poultry, sheep, goats, wildlife and other animals such as rabbits and bees, has proven to be a self sufficient industry. Even...

Fraser hits unbeaten ton batting at No.10 as West B’ce recover from 167-7 to reach 407-9

Sep 24, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Fraser hits unbeaten ton batting at No.10 as West B’ce recover from 167-7 to reach 407-9

-GCB Jaguars 3-day League By Sean Devers A lackluster performance by East Bank, who floored at least 12 catches, allowed West Berbice to reach 407-9 by the close of the opening day of the fifth...

GPSU wages increase… AFC says Govt.’s final offer will improve public spending

Sep 24, 2016 KNews News 1

The Alliance for Change has commended its colleagues in government, particularly Minister of Finance Winston Jordan, on the final offer made to public servants and believes that the 10 per cent...

Govt. mulls measures to ensure agriculture is not forsaken for oil – Trotman

Sep 24, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. mulls measures to ensure agriculture is not forsaken for oil – Trotman

The old adage, “Out with the old in with the new,” will not apply to Guyana when oil starts pumping. That is, of course, if the government sticks to its guns and has its way. During a recent...

Scotia Bank golfing for charities event set for Lusignan Golf Club today

Sep 24, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Scotia Bank golfing for charities event set for Lusignan Golf Club today

Scotia Bbank, a strong supporter of various community initiatives with contributions ranging from sports causes and HIV/AIDS, to education and arts & culture with a focus geared towards children,...

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Kingsmen claim back-to-back wins

Aug 31, 2026

CPL – The Jamaica Kingsmen recorded their fourth win of the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) with a 7-run win via DLS over the Trinbago Knight Riders, as the rain halted play just...

The danger of renting another country’s power

Aug 31, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – There is an old temptation among small countries, particularly those situated beside larger and more troublesome neighbours. They often mistake the friendship of a great power for an insurance policy. The illusion is comforting. It permits governments to spend less time...

Haiti after Kenscoff: Pledges and Promises Do Not Stop the Killing

Aug 30, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – For generations, Kenscoff was where people from Port-au-Prince went to breathe. Its cool hills offered relief, and its farmers supplied the capital’s markets. Gang attacks reached the commune in January 2025, but it remained an important barrier between...

Praising President Ali, PPP for thinking of Guyanese

Aug 31, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – I wish to thank publicly President Ali and the PPP Govt for keeping Guyanese in mind, caring for them. This should have been done before, but circumstances kept getting in the way. The president helped to get priorities in order, so here I am with gratitude in my heart,...

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