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ExxonMobil makes no financial commitment to deal with responsibilities of possible oil spill

Aug 06, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on ExxonMobil makes no financial commitment to deal with responsibilities of possible oil spill

…yet granted Environmental Permit There is a possibility that neighbouring countries, when environmental damage occurs, can move against Guyana. If the burden is left to bear by Guyana, the...

China’s modus operandi around the world mirrors events in Guyana – Pt. 2…Guyana dodged a bullet with deep water harbour

Aug 06, 2017 KNews China’s Modus Operandi, News Comments Off on China’s modus operandi around the world mirrors events in Guyana – Pt. 2…Guyana dodged a bullet with deep water harbour

INTRODUCTION As we continue to highlight China’s modus operandi around the world, the focus this week will be on Sri Lanka’s Deep Sea Port and the Deep Water Harbour that was proposed to...

Soldiers find illegal airstrip near Lethem

Aug 06, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Soldiers find illegal airstrip near Lethem

– 12 abandoned camps, several dug out trenches also at location Soldiers yesterday found an illegal airstrip, a chain saw and aviation fuel five kilometres west of Santa Fe, outside of Lethem....

Problems plague hospital, school and police station at Matthew’s Ridge

Aug 06, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Problems plague hospital, school and police station at Matthew’s Ridge

It would be ideal that a respectable level of government services are provided in remote areas, for the simple reason that it would be difficult for persons in those areas to access services in the...

Anti-Money Laundering supervisors appointed for high-risk entities – Finance Ministry

Aug 06, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Anti-Money Laundering supervisors appointed for high-risk entities – Finance Ministry

In an effort to enhance the integrity and stability of the local financial sector, the Government has taken further steps to strengthen the nation’s Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the...

Master of Tech-Voc, Andy Moore, is a ‘Special Person’

Aug 06, 2017 KNews News, Special Person Comments Off on Master of Tech-Voc, Andy Moore, is a ‘Special Person’

“When someone is going to say if you are academically challenged there is always technical education, that is an insult, because some of the people who claim to be academics can’t...

Ah Minister deh in de oil company pocket

Aug 06, 2017 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Ah Minister deh in de oil company pocket

A blind man once asked God, “Can there be anything worse than losing yuh eyesight?” He replied, “Yes my son, losing yuh vision!” After reading that, dem boys laugh and seh some Guyanese...

Cevons, Puran Brothers withdraw services over $300M owed by Council

Aug 06, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Cevons, Puran Brothers withdraw services over $300M owed by Council

In a joint statement released last evening, Cevons Waste Management and Puran Brothers, the two principal waste disposal entities contracted to the Georgetown Municipality, indicated that they are...

NGO supports Education Ministry’s focus on entrepreneurial skills for youths

Aug 06, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on NGO supports Education Ministry’s focus on entrepreneurial skills for youths

Come Alive Network Incorporated (CANI), a non-governmental organization, yesterday held its fourth annual Youth Conference at the Pegasus Hotel under the theme ‘Empower Youth’. Managing Director...

Toronto-based ‘Pueblo Science’ wraps up successful workshops

Aug 06, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Toronto-based ‘Pueblo Science’ wraps up successful workshops

For the past three days, St. Stanislaus College came alive with intriguing scientific experiments built from cardboard, local fruits and other simple materials. The experiments were conducted...

Waini river tragedy…Almost a year later and inquest into children’s death yet to begin

Aug 06, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Waini river tragedy…Almost a year later and inquest into children’s death yet to begin

It will soon be a year since Ophelia James lost her two young children in a boat accident in the Waini River, Region One, which has also left her partially paralyzed, and the inquest ordered...

The Grey fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus)

Aug 06, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on The Grey fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus)

The grey fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) is a carnivorous mammal of the family Canidae ranging throughout most of the southern half of North America from southern Canada to the northern part of...

Gatlin steals Bolt’s thunder to win gold in 100m World Championship final

Aug 06, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Gatlin steals Bolt’s thunder to win gold in 100m World Championship final

Jamaican bows out with bronze finish in last individual race Daily Mail – A terrible silence met the end of the men’s 100m final in the London Stadium last night. Not only was Usain Bolt, the...

Guyana Hockey Board submits proposal to construct astro-turf facility

Aug 06, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana Hockey Board submits proposal to construct astro-turf facility

Requests permission to use land west of CASH Two years ago the presidents of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) Leandro Negre and the Pan American Hockey Federation, Alberto ‘Coco’...

Social status and mental enslavement

Aug 06, 2017 KNews Countryman, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Social status and mental enslavement

By Dennis Nichols Race and class! We Guyanese talk about it and joke about it; we may even attempt to analyze it as a social construction. But how many of us express what is truly in our...

Hero CPL t20 cricket… Gayle’s SKNP beat Warriors for first time by 4 wkts despite 60 from Walton

Aug 06, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Hero CPL t20 cricket… Gayle’s SKNP beat Warriors for first time by 4 wkts despite 60 from Walton

By Sean Devers in Florida In association with Carib Beer Vnet Communications, Ming’s Services & Products & Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club In an atmosphere less riveting than last...

Does the United States care about democracy in Venezuela

Aug 06, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Does the United States care about democracy in Venezuela

By Jack Pannell Research Associate at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs (Republished from Caribbean News Now) On July 17, President Trump declared that “The US once again calls for free and...

Petra/Corona Beer Invitational Football tournament… Beacons, Pele and Northern Rangers enjoy exciting wins at GFC ground

Aug 06, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Petra/Corona Beer Invitational Football tournament… Beacons, Pele and Northern Rangers enjoy exciting wins at GFC ground

Play in the Petra Organization organized Top Brandz Corona Beer Invitational Football Tournament continued at the Georgetown Football Club ground with a triple header on Friday despite the inclement...

High level CARICOM boxing meeting for Guyana – Ninvalle

Aug 06, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on High level CARICOM boxing meeting for Guyana – Ninvalle

Boxing Administrators from CARICOM are scheduled to gather in Guyana between September 9th and 10th to focus on the region’s way forward in relation to the recent troubles in world governing body...

Buddy’s Gym backs the National Men and Women Hockey teams

Aug 06, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Buddy’s Gym backs the National Men and Women Hockey teams

Pledges 6 months free membership as they prep for Pan Am cups On October 14th 2017, Guyana will embark on hosting its first ever Pan American level hockey championships. The tournament, called the...

Massy / Seven Seas 14th National Park Cycle Meet… Leal powers to feature win; Duguid takes juvenile contest

Aug 06, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Massy / Seven Seas 14th National Park Cycle Meet… Leal powers to feature win; Duguid takes juvenile contest

Raul Leal cantered to victory in the school boys and invitational 35-lap feature race in One Hour 17 Minutes 56.94 Seconds yesterday when the 14th edition of the Massy / Seven Seas National Park...

Revolution and Justice

Aug 06, 2017 KNews Book Review…, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Revolution and Justice

Book: Ideology, Politics and Radicalism of the Afro-Caribbean Author: Dr. Jerome Teelucksingh Critic: Dr. Glenville Ashby Caribbean politics can be foreboding. It requires a keen ability to...

Think small, act safe!

Aug 06, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Think small, act safe!

Guyanese investors, including the government, are conservative. The big chances which need to be taken, the high risks which other investors assume, are avoided when investing in Guyana. Major...

Extra Beer/Ballers in the Summer Street Football kicks off tonight @ Pouderoyen Tarmac

Aug 06, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Extra Beer/Ballers in the Summer Street Football kicks off tonight @ Pouderoyen Tarmac

The third edition of the Second Ground Entertainment / Extra Beer Ballers in the Summer Street knock-out football tournament is set to kick off this evening at the Pouderoyen Tarmac with fourteen...

USA based Timothy Kumar battles tonight in GABBFF Mr. Guyana Seniors

Aug 06, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on USA based Timothy Kumar battles tonight in GABBFF Mr. Guyana Seniors

USA based Under-145lb bodybuilder Timothy Kumar has expressed confidence of doing well when the Guyana Amateur Body Building and Fitness Federation (GABBFF) stages its Mr. Guyana Seniors...

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Olympic Kremlin crowned Horse-of-the-Year at One Guyana Thoroughbred Racing Awards

The government is in choppy waters

Peeping Tom Kaieteur News- The government stands like a beleaguered captain at the helm of a storm-tossed ship, finds itself... more