July 2017

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The Baccoo speaks

Jul 16, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo speaks

The police would get a report of a sighting of one of the prison escapees. This would spark a fevered reaction to a location on the East Bank. There would be the sound of gunshots and the community...

CSME is an essential element of Caribbean regional integration

Jul 16, 2017 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on CSME is an essential element of Caribbean regional integration

The Caribbean Single Market and Economy (CSME) is an essential element of Caribbean regional integration. The declaration by Member States of readiness to participate in the Single Market in 2006 was...

The unusual disappearance of little Nordex Wilkinson

Jul 16, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery Comments Off on The unusual disappearance of little Nordex Wilkinson

– Does an unmarked grave in Pattensen contain her remains? By Michael Jordan There have been some rather unusual disappearances over the past few years. There is Michael Harris, the...

There is rampant corruption in the forestry sector

Jul 16, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on There is rampant corruption in the forestry sector

Dear Editor, It was quite shocking, sad and worrying to read about the corruption or alleged corruption by the GFC Monitoring unit and Land Allocation unit staffers with possible or in collusion with...

Large numbers of Guyanese visited the US last year

Jul 16, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Large numbers of Guyanese visited the US last year

Dear Editor, United States Ambassador to Guyana, Mr. Perry Holloway has reportedly said that 7000 immigrant visas were issued and 72,000 applications for non-immigrant visas were processed last year....

The relevance and state of US-Caribbean relations

Jul 16, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on The relevance and state of US-Caribbean relations

By Sir Ronald Sanders The Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, DC has produced a publication entitled, “The Relevance of US-Caribbean Relations – Three...

COMMUNITY RADIO IN THE HINTERLAND

Jul 16, 2017 KNews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on COMMUNITY RADIO IN THE HINTERLAND

There is a revolution taking place in Guyana’s interior and hinterland communities. It’s a quiet one going almost unnoticed on the coastland where over 60 percent of Guyana’s population lives....

Living in Guyana is not for people with vision who are thinkers

Jul 16, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Living in Guyana is not for people with vision who are thinkers

Dear Editor, I rested my pen for a while to enjoy a much deserved vacation and further direct my energy to a considerably more fruitful vocation. However, in the light of a few recent disturbing...

Book Review…A story that must be told

Jul 16, 2017 KNews Book Review…, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Book Review…A story that must be told

Unearthing the Diamond: A Story of Struggle and Strife to Successful Life Authors: Tamika Felina and Pommells Williams Critic: Dr Glenville Ashby Streams of sorrow flow through our lives leaving...

Reshuffle Ministers Ramjattan and Jordan

Jul 16, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Reshuffle Ministers Ramjattan and Jordan

Dear Editor, The citizens of Guyana should not expect the Honourable Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan, to resign after the horrific jail break. Ministers in Guyana do not resign for...

This country has lost its humanity; there will be tragedies

Jul 16, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on This country has lost its humanity; there will be tragedies

I live in a home overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. It is my routine to have my breakfast alfresco-style. Many mornings I would gaze upon the mighty Atlantic and wonder what has become of the...

How can a Green Card Holder file for a Family Member?

Jul 16, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on How can a Green Card Holder file for a Family Member?

ImmigrationINFO…Immigration News For Our Community Ò By Attorney Gail Seeram The most common question presented to my office is: how can a green card holder (permanent resident) submit a...

Talent is short

Jul 16, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Talent is short

Earlier this year, the Head of the Guyana Gold Board and another senior officer were sent on administrative leave pending the outcome of an investigation into the purchasing of gold from a particular...

Guyana’s potential oil prosperity and IMF’s words of caution

Jul 16, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana’s potential oil prosperity and IMF’s words of caution

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its 2017 review of Guyana’s economy was keen to focus its attention on the nation’s potential oil wealth. This is understandable as the oil and gas sector...

Scabies: The itching that is persistent

Jul 16, 2017 KNews Dr Zulfikar Bux, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Scabies: The itching that is persistent

By Dr Zulfikar Bux Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine From time to time, I would see a patient who itches all over and they cannot get rid of it. Some persons may think their scabies is an...

School’s out; watch your children

Jul 16, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on School’s out; watch your children

Dear Editor, The July/August term break is here. Children will be on vacation for the next 49 days. Many parents will take this opportunity to send their children to visit relatives or various summer...

The Goose

Jul 16, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on The Goose

Geese are waterfowl belonging to the tribe Anserini of the family Anatidae. This tribe comprises the genera Anser (the grey geese), Branta (the black geese) and Chen (the white geese). Some other...

The Story within the Story…Jail fire: We are paying the price for misplacing our priorities

Jul 16, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on The Story within the Story…Jail fire: We are paying the price for misplacing our priorities

By Leonard Gildarie The past two years under the current administration have provided a tough baptism for its leaders. It was characterized by highs and lows. Floods, a tough going for the economy,...

It’s One Blood!

Jul 16, 2017 KNews Countryman, Features / Columnists Comments Off on It’s One Blood!

By Dennis Nichols Have you ever wondered if we, Homo sapiens, have become so resigned to bloodshed that we just accept it as a disconcerting part of life? I do. From time immemorial it seems, the...

Attempted robbery on Republic Bank…Serial robbing bank employee gets six years for guilty plea

Jul 15, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Attempted robbery on Republic Bank…Serial robbing bank employee gets six years for guilty plea

-Cop, Rural Constable among four remanded By Feona Morrison It was almost a two-hour long court hearing when five men accused of attempting to rob Republic Bank’s Water Street, Georgetown branch...

GRA boss favours tax credits instead of exemptions

Jul 15, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on GRA boss favours tax credits instead of exemptions

By Kiana Wilburg Guyana loses billions of dollars on an annual basis through the granting of tax exemptions. Hoping to cut these losses significantly, the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has its sight...

Extradition hearings for wanted US businessman…Brooklyn court delays matter pending hearings in Guyana

Jul 15, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Extradition hearings for wanted US businessman…Brooklyn court delays matter pending hearings in Guyana

A Brooklyn, New York court has agreed to delay the extradition hearing of US-based Guyanese businessman, Marcus Bisram, by almost a month, after his lawyers said that the ongoing murder case in local...

Three dead in Soesdyke/Linden highway smashup

Jul 15, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Three dead in Soesdyke/Linden highway smashup

A driver and two male passengers were killed around 19.30 hrs last night after the car they were in slammed into the back of a parked truck on the Soesdyke/Linden highway, near Kairuni. None of the...

Govt. makes public names of early release prisoners

Jul 15, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. makes public names of early release prisoners

The government has made public, the names of 57 prisoners that were granted early release in an attempt to reduce the population of displaced Camp Street inmates. The list was issued to the media...

Halliburton signals investment interest in Guyana’s oil industry

Jul 15, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Halliburton signals investment interest in Guyana’s oil industry

Halliburton, one of the world’s premier oil and gas supply and services companies, is seeking to open offices in Guyana to offer its upstream oilfield services to oil and gas companies as Guyana...

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Chase’s and Santa Rosa eye top spot as Republic Bank Schools...

Nov 08, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Santa Rosa Secondary and defending champions Chase’s Academic Foundation sit primed on seven points as action continues today in the Republic Bank Secondary School Football...

A capital city beyond redemption?

Nov 08, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Georgetown has become so dysfunctional, so hopelessly disorganised and so resistant to correction that one must ask whether the effort to save it is worth the trouble. The greatest mistake successive governments have made is not recognising that Georgetown should have long been...

A Divided World: A Commonwealth Opportunity

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...

The epitaph on Mr. Gavin Douglas’ tombstone should read: Murdered...

Nov 08, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Another Guyanese dead, and in degraded fashion, at the hands of State agents. A State that now stands as a monument to how much the PPP Govt. has criminalized it. When not one alleged rogue cop, with blood in his eye, but four of them, can deliver blows on a man that’s...

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