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Annual General Meeting of LABA tonight at MSC Pavilion

Jan 14, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Annual General Meeting of LABA tonight at MSC Pavilion

The Annual General Meeting of the Linden Amateur Basketball Association (LABA) will he held from 19.00hrs at the Mackenzie Sports Club Pavilion tonight. High in the agenda will be the reports from...

I made a painful mistake I will regret the rest of my life

Jan 14, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on I made a painful mistake I will regret the rest of my life

No human will ever walk into a time machine, go back into the past and achieve mental piece through the removal of a torment that nags at their soul. I came back to Guyana in the mid eighties...

31 Village Councils to be audited by February

Jan 14, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on 31 Village Councils to be audited by February

– preparations underway for Village elections Financial audits will be conducted in 31 Indigenous Villages Councils by the end of February, in preparation for the upcoming Village...

Guyana School of Agriculture: Developing human capacity for over 50 years

Jan 14, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana School of Agriculture: Developing human capacity for over 50 years

One of the most important pillars of Guyana’s successful agriculture sector is its large labour force. In fact, the industry remains the largest employer with at least 38% direct employment. But...

Repeat offender remanded for swindling woman of $4.1M

Jan 14, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Repeat offender remanded for swindling woman of $4.1M

A real estate officer who was recently sentenced to 68 months imprisonment for scamming several persons of house lots, was on Friday remanded to prison after being slapped with eight fraud...

ImmigrationINFO: Top 5 Immigration Tips

Jan 14, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on ImmigrationINFO: Top 5 Immigration Tips

By Attorney Gail Seeram Entering the United States as a first-time visitor can be an exciting experience. However, if you decide to overstay or fall into unlawful immigration status, then you...

Interesting Creatures… The Toco Toucan (Ramphastos toco)

Jan 14, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on Interesting Creatures… The Toco Toucan (Ramphastos toco)

The Toco Toucan (Ramphastos toco) is the largest and arguably best known species in the toucan family. It is found in semi-open habitats throughout a large part of central and eastern South America....

Our oil is still out there

Jan 14, 2018 KNews Countryman, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Our oil is still out there

By Dennis Nichols I hope to be alive in 2020; in fact I’ll do my best to ensure it. The ‘year of oil’ and a most crucial election round, will be one for the books, and I want to be a part of...

Political stalwart Sandra Adams laid to rest

Jan 14, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Political stalwart Sandra Adams laid to rest

Sandra Michelle Adams was yesterday interred at the Bamia Cemetery after a funeral service at the Mackenzie Sports Club Ground. Among those in attendance were President David Granger and First...

No regrets for making Haiti a ‘shithole’?

Jan 14, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on No regrets for making Haiti a ‘shithole’?

By Sir Ronald Sanders The effect of the inappropriate depiction of Haiti, El Salvador and all African nations as “shithole” countries is a matter that the people of the United States of America...

Several state boards appointed for 2018

Jan 14, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Several state boards appointed for 2018

The Cabinet has approved the appointment of several Directors of Boards of State Agencies, Minister of State Joseph Harmon said on Friday. The Guyana Office for Investment (Go-Invest) will be chaired...

The Crisis of the Absent Male Teacher

Jan 14, 2018 KNews Education Corner, Features / Columnists Comments Off on The Crisis of the Absent Male Teacher

By Olato Sam The current situation regarding males in education is significant enough to warrant a strategic long-term intervention. Our education system cannot continue to operate as though...

Jury empanelled to oversee trial into 2003 wedding house murder

Jan 14, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Jury empanelled to oversee trial into 2003 wedding house murder

A mixed 12-member jury was empanelled before Justice Navindra Singh on Thursday to oversee the murder trial of Radesh Guyadeen. Guyadeen is before the Court for a murder which occurred back in 2003....

Guyana should support India’s quest for global influence

Jan 14, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Guyana should support India’s quest for global influence

Guyana, this past week sent a large delegation of some 25 parliamentarians to attend the People of Indian Origin (PIO) Parliamentary Conference in New Delhi, India. Twenty per cent of the...

The Story within the Story… Why so much cash?

Jan 14, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on The Story within the Story… Why so much cash?

By Leonard Gildarie I have a severe difficulty in understanding why as a people we continue to walk across the bridge, the middle of which has long fallen in the treacherous waters below. For a...

Book Review… Masterpiece delves into soul of America

Jan 14, 2018 KNews Book Review…, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Book Review… Masterpiece delves into soul of America

Book: Knucklehead Author: Adam Smyer Critic: Dr Glenville Ashby Adam Smyer delivers an imaginative expose on black psychology, a subject that proves as relevant today as it was centuries ago. This...

President Trump’s hate-filled comments

Jan 14, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on President Trump’s hate-filled comments

Dear Editor, Governments and diplomats throughout Africa and the Global South continue to express their outrage and disgust at Donald Trump’s most recent ignorant and racist diatribe, in which he...

Time to set up a bi-partisan, multi-stakeholder and highly technical Economic Commission

Jan 14, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Time to set up a bi-partisan, multi-stakeholder and highly technical Economic Commission

Dear Editor, The huge oil and gas find has the potential to leap-frog the country from a low income to high income status if properly managed. Already concerns were raised by the International...

Shame on Jagdeo and his administration

Jan 14, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Shame on Jagdeo and his administration

Dear Editor, Please permit me to express my analysis to the people of Guyana. Over the past month there has been a topical issue on signing bonus from Exxon Mobile and the disclosure of the contract...

Negligence by Government in observing the Constitution

Jan 14, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Negligence by Government in observing the Constitution

Dear Editor, Our Constitution and other laws require the appointments of several Constitutional Commissions and various statutory bodies. The nation expects that the responsible authorities and...

The President cannot arbitrarily put a new process in place without consensus

Jan 14, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on The President cannot arbitrarily put a new process in place without consensus

Dear Editor, In the consideration of candidates for appointment to the posts of Chancellor and Chief Justice, there continues to be discussion as to the persons identified to fill these posts and the...

PUTTING GUYANA FIRST IN 2018

Jan 14, 2018 KNews Editorial Comments Off on PUTTING GUYANA FIRST IN 2018

The New Year has provided opportunities for the government to reduce poverty, stamp out corruption and end the illegal drug trade. There are opportunities to transform Guyana and provide a better...

DON’T LET ITC REVOLUTION PASS OVER US

Jan 14, 2018 KNews Consumer Concerns, Features / Columnists Comments Off on DON’T LET ITC REVOLUTION PASS OVER US

By PAT DIAL Information Technology (IT) has moved with such rapidity in the modern world that it gives greater economic, technical, social and political advantage to those countries which are further...

THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING STANDARDS

Jan 14, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Standards in Focus Comments Off on THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING STANDARDS

The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) is mandated to facilitate the development of standards. Standards are rules and/or guidelines, that are presented (developed) for use within various...

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Sammy to be appointed as West Indies Senior Men’s Head Coach for all formats

The oil industry is a casino of cash, power and corruption

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- According to MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow in her book, Blowout: “The oil and gas industry... more