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Canal # One main road under repairs

Feb 11, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Canal # One main road under repairs

For years now, there have been promises. The Canal Number One road, which leads to acres of farmlands, homes and one of the biggest housing schemes- La Parfaite Harmonie- had become a nightmare to...

Upcoming US$120M shore base initiative at the heart of local content

Feb 11, 2018 KNews News 1

-Businessman extends invitation for all Guyanese to get on board By: Kiana Wilburg The exploitation of oil and gas resources by USA oil king, ExxonMobil, will summon the need for various types of...

Bandits take over $1M in cash, stocks in attack on boat vendor

Feb 11, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Bandits take over $1M in cash, stocks in attack on boat vendor

A businessman who plies his trade in the Berbice River with his family was pounced on by five armed bandits. Randy Gladstone, a businessman who sells groceries and clothing on his boat to persons...

Long-serving remand prisoner gets 12 years for manslaughter

Feb 11, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Long-serving remand prisoner gets 12 years for manslaughter

The man who was incarcerated since 2011 on a charge of murder has been jailed for 12 years after pleading guilty to the lesser county of manslaughter. Narvin Sugrim Andrews, called “Navin...

Pomeroon Trading to become major supplier of coconut planting materials

Feb 11, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Pomeroon Trading to become major supplier of coconut planting materials

Guyana’s coconut industry is about to get a big boost with the establishment of a nursery in the Pomeroon. British businessman, Duncan Turnbull, recently set up a local company, Pomeroon Trading...

PRESERVATION OF AMERINDIAN LANGUAGES

Feb 11, 2018 KNews Consumer Concerns, Features / Columnists Comments Off on PRESERVATION OF AMERINDIAN LANGUAGES

BY PAT DIAL In the 19th century and until about mid-20th century, Guyana was still a multilingual country. The Portuguese language was still heard and at the turn of the 19th century, Portuguese...

SUNDAY SPECIAL

Feb 11, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on SUNDAY SPECIAL

SUNDAY SPECIAL Minister must give ExxonMobil seven days notice before visiting operations – Oil Contract Even though USA oil giant ExxonMobil is gearing to produce Guyana’s oil by 2020, and a...

STANDARDS CORNER…Calibrate for measurement accuracy and traceability

Feb 11, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Standards in Focus Comments Off on STANDARDS CORNER…Calibrate for measurement accuracy and traceability

There is a significant increase in the demand for calibration services by industry. Companies and laboratories are submitting their measuring instruments to the Guyana National Bureau of Standards...

The baccoo speaks

Feb 11, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The baccoo speaks

Car theft was rampant and the authorities knew why. Dealers and spare parts vendors found it easier to have stolen car parts and stolen cars than to use their money to import. But the net is closing...

Trendsetters in Occupational Therapy on mission to raise awareness

Feb 11, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Trendsetters in Occupational Therapy on mission to raise awareness

Afeeza Khan, Deoranie Babulall, Errica Canterbury and Calvin Lawrie must be celebrated as a history-making Guyanese quartet in the field of Occupational Therapy. When they strolled across the...

Structure not ad-hoc agendas key to US-Caribbean relations

Feb 11, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on Structure not ad-hoc agendas key to US-Caribbean relations

By Sir Ronald Sanders Much has been said about the government of the United States of America (US) cutting off aid to countries which do not support that country’s position in international...

Patriotism and freedom of expression

Feb 11, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Patriotism and freedom of expression

It was Samuel Johnson who warned us about the dangers of false patriotism. In his tract, The Patriot, Johnson noted that a patriot is someone whose public conduct is regulated by one single motive,...

My column…That oil contract may be rooted in history

Feb 11, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on My column…That oil contract may be rooted in history

Most of the conversation these days centres on the oil contract. This contract was made public in December after calls by the society. And from the time the contract was released, people began to...

Murder and Mystery…A thirst for fast cars and killing

Feb 11, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery Comments Off on Murder and Mystery…A thirst for fast cars and killing

By Michael Jordan Taxi drivers claim to have a built-in instinct about danger, but the driver in the burgundy Toyota Carina felt no apprehension when the three boys approached his car. Maybe it had...

The Story within the Story… Patriotism vs. Freedom of Speech

Feb 11, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on The Story within the Story… Patriotism vs. Freedom of Speech

By Leonard Gildarie Over the years, I have had a growing fondness for my passport. I always saw it as a blank cheque to a piece of this country – a stake. I jealously guard it. As the days go...

MovieTowne vows to support local film industry

Feb 11, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on MovieTowne vows to support local film industry

“People do business for money, but MovieTowne is an initiative intended to do much more than garner profits,” says international business tycoon, Derek Chin. The Guyana-born Chairman of...

Kidney failure patient shares his journey to a better life

Feb 11, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Kidney failure patient shares his journey to a better life

By Sharmain Grainger There are things that can happen during the course of life that can literally change our very existence. Some can be for the better and then there are those we simply wish we...

ImmigrationINFO Immigration News For Our Community Ò Rights & Responsibilities of a Green Card Holder

Feb 11, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on ImmigrationINFO Immigration News For Our Community Ò Rights & Responsibilities of a Green Card Holder

By Attorney Gail Seeram A green card is issued to all permanent residents as proof that they are authorized to live and work in the United States. If you are a permanent resident age 18 or older,...

Power in 2018; same as 60 years ago

Feb 11, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Power in 2018; same as 60 years ago

The first accusation that comes out of the mouths of politicians who are criticized for wrong use of power is ‘unpatriotic.” It should have come as no surprise to experienced activists and those...

Regional Super50 Festival Jaguars suffer 2ndconsecutive loss as Kent win by three-wickets

Feb 11, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Regional Super50 Festival Jaguars suffer 2ndconsecutive loss as Kent win by three-wickets

By Sean Devers in Antigua In association with Vnet Communications, Bounty Farm, Noble House Seafoods & Playter’s Enterprise A Man-of-the-Match performance from Will Gidman spearheaded Kent...

Interesting Creatures… Screaming hairy armadillo [Chaetophractus vellerosus]

Feb 11, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on Interesting Creatures… Screaming hairy armadillo [Chaetophractus vellerosus]

The screaming hairy armadillo [Chaetophractus vellerosus] is a species of armadillo also known as the small screaming armadillo, crying armadilloor or the small hairy armadillo. It is a...

Kaieteur Sport takes a look back at some of the main local events that took place in sport.

Feb 11, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Kaieteur Sport takes a look back at some of the main local events that took place in sport.

Andrea Foster recognised by Essex County College on NGWSD Guyanese middle distance runner, Andrea Foster, who is on scholarship at the Essex County College and aiming to graduate in June with an...

My Waterworks experience – teenage angst and triumph

Feb 11, 2018 KNews Countryman, Features / Columnists Comments Off on My Waterworks experience – teenage angst and triumph

By Dennis Nichols It is good to share personal stories of the not-so-good-times in one’s life. Expressing past pain and humiliation can be a cathartic process, and also a lesson to others –...

My Waterworks experience – teenage angst and triumph

Feb 11, 2018 KNews Countryman, Features / Columnists Comments Off on My Waterworks experience – teenage angst and triumph

By Dennis Nichols It is good to share personal stories of the not-so-good-times in one’s life. Expressing past pain and humiliation can be a cathartic process, and also a lesson to others –...

Cartoon – Sunday February 11,2018

Feb 11, 2018 KNews Cartoons, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Cartoon – Sunday February 11,2018

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A flawed interpretation of international law

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News – The assertion that “under international law, Venezuela is responsible for... more