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The Story within the Story…Education in Guyana…There is nothing to smile about yet

Jul 02, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on The Story within the Story…Education in Guyana…There is nothing to smile about yet

By Leonard Gildarie On Friday last, as has become the norm every year, thousands of anxious children (over 13,000 students wrote the exams in April) and their parents waited with fingers crossed for...

The Baccoo Speaks

Jul 02, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo Speaks

This is going to be a most unusual weekend. The police are going to be kept busy chasing a spate of robberies. One will occur in the heart of the city. Then there will be news of another in the...

Something to live or die for!

Jul 02, 2017 KNews Countryman, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Something to live or die for!

By Dennis Nichols Unwillingly yet irresistibly, this week I’m drawn back to the subject of youth and the tragedy of broken lives. Controversial Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw is quoted as...

The Variable Hawk (Geranoaetus polyosoma)

Jul 02, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on The Variable Hawk (Geranoaetus polyosoma)

The variable hawk (Geranoaetus polyosoma) is a polymorphic species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. It is widespread and often common in open habitats in western and southern South...

Atherosclerosis: Blockage in your arteries that has deadly consequences

Jul 02, 2017 KNews Dr Zulfikar Bux, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Atherosclerosis: Blockage in your arteries that has deadly consequences

By Dr Zulfikar Bux Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine We often hear about atherosclerosis, but we do not usually understand the seriousness of this process and its consequences. Years of poor...

The selling off of sugar will bring fat profits to foreigners

Jul 02, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on The selling off of sugar will bring fat profits to foreigners

Dear Editor, It was quite interesting to read an article on June 28, 2017 which reported that Government-appointed sugar salesman, Wesley Kirton stated that several foreign-owned companies have...

GuySuCo – The way forward

Jul 02, 2017 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on GuySuCo – The way forward

A key component of GuySuCo’s diversification initiatives is the transitioning of redundant employees into independent, sustainable farmers. GuySuCo will surrender land for lease to employees for...

$60M Lethem Bridge swamped months after commissioning

Jul 02, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on $60M Lethem Bridge swamped months after commissioning

A $60M bridge linking Lethem and Tabatinga, two communities in Region Nine, appears to have been a waste of money. The recent heavy rains and floods have clearly shown that it was poorly constructed....

‘School of the Nations’ girl is 2017 NGSA top performer

Jul 01, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on ‘School of the Nations’ girl is 2017 NGSA top performer

It was 12-year-old Saskia Twahir of the privately operated School of the Nations who was named the country’s top National Grade Six Assessment [NGSA] performer when the results were announced...

Security guard shot dead during botched robbery

Jul 01, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Security guard shot dead during botched robbery

– Gunmen escape with victim’s firearm A security guard was shot dead last night during a scuffle with two gunmen at the Good Luck Supermarket on Dennis Street, Sophia around 18:30...

‘Raking in arrears is what’s saving us’ – Jordan

Jul 01, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Raking in arrears is what’s saving us’ – Jordan

– VAT collection down $1.8B Contrary to the belief that the government is raking in money, there has actually been a shortfall in Value-Added Tax (VAT) and Income Tax collection, says the...

Nandlall digs deeper into $500,000 housing rental

Jul 01, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Nandlall digs deeper into $500,000 housing rental

The Clerk of the National Assembly, Sherlock Isaacs, has officially responded to the concerns of former Attorney General, Anil Nandlall. This is as it relates to the rental of two houses at $500,000...

First paddy shipment leaves for Mexico

Jul 01, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on First paddy shipment leaves for Mexico

More than two years after losing a major rice market in Venezuela, the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) yesterday announced the start of paddy shipments to Spanish-speaking nation, Mexico. This...

Nandlall cannot replace Ashni in court- Harmon

Jul 01, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Nandlall cannot replace Ashni in court- Harmon

Former Finance Minister, Dr. Ashni Singh, who is a person of interest in the ongoing investigations of National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL), should present himself for...

$120.2M more to be spent on Supenaam Stelling

Jul 01, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on $120.2M more to be spent on Supenaam Stelling

The Supenaam Stelling in Region Two (Pomeroon/Supenaam) is once again, slated to undergo a multimillion-dollar make over. Minister of State Joseph Harmon, during the post-Cabinet Press briefings in...

De Chat-3 begging fuh sympathy

Jul 01, 2017 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on De Chat-3 begging fuh sympathy

Wha go round does come round. De Brazil President, Lula, wha Jagdeo give de highest national award in Guyana, is before de courts fuh thiefing. De lady who he install get kick out de wuk and dem...

Amna Ally appointed PNC General Secretary; Oscar Clarke retires

Jul 01, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Amna Ally appointed PNC General Secretary; Oscar Clarke retires

Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNC/R), David Granger, has appointed Amna Ally, MP, to serve as General Secretary of the Party with effect from July 1, 2017. She would replace...

Crushing defeat put Windies on verge of series loss

Jul 01, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Crushing defeat put Windies on verge of series loss

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Another abject batting performance sent West Indies tumbling to a 93-run defeat to India in the third One-Day International here yesterday, leaving the embattled...

GBA’s Andrew Lewis Nat Novices C/Ships…GDF retain crown after ‘Blackout’ stops fights

Jul 01, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on GBA’s Andrew Lewis Nat Novices C/Ships…GDF retain crown after ‘Blackout’ stops fights

By Sean Devers The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) came with heavy artillery and quick marched to back-to-back titles as they dominated the five other gyms when the extended Guyana Boxing Association...

CARICOM Day ‘Cuff Out’ Boxing Tournament put off to July 31

Jul 01, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on CARICOM Day ‘Cuff Out’ Boxing Tournament put off to July 31

Organisers of the inaugural ‘Cuff Out’ Amateur Boxing Tournament, which was originally billed for tomorrow at the Vergenoegen Rice Mill Tarmac, has been cancelled and a new date of Monday July...

Port Kaituma Primary overcome Canal Bank Primary in U-13 softball

Jul 01, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Port Kaituma Primary overcome Canal Bank Primary in U-13 softball

Port Kaituma Primary defeated Canal Bank Primary by nine wickets when they collided in the first round of the Ministry of Education U-13 10/10 softball competition which commenced recently in region...

NAPF/Caribbean and NAPF/FESUPO Powerlifting…Confident 15-member team leaves Guyana tomorrow for battle; six to make debuts

Jul 01, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on NAPF/Caribbean and NAPF/FESUPO Powerlifting…Confident 15-member team leaves Guyana tomorrow for battle; six to make debuts

By Franklin Wilson A confident 15-member national team of strongwomen and men will leave Guyana tomorrow for the USA where they will battle for top honours at the 16th Annual NAPF/FESUPO Pan-American...

Graham’s Hall, Mae’s, Sophia, Winfer Gardens triumph

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Shadman hits fifty, WI drop three catches on truncated day

A little room to breathe and a podium of their own!

…Peeping Tom Kaieteur News- Week after week, the General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC)... more