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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

Head Injury: How do you know if it’s serious?

Feb 11, 2018 KNews Dr Zulfikar Bux, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Head Injury: How do you know if it’s serious?

By Dr. Zulfikar Bux Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine When you injure your head, there is always a risk of brain injury. Our brain is our main control centre and we cannot function without...

The so-called “Education system from Britain”

Feb 11, 2018 KNews Letters 1

Dear Editor, The 09/02/17 editorial in the Kaieteur News headed “New Learning Philosophy Needed” claimed that “we inherited an education system from Britain that is geared towards producing...

Book Review… A More than Timely Discourse on Race and Identity

Feb 11, 2018 KNews Book Review…, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Book Review… A More than Timely Discourse on Race and Identity

Book: Civil Rights in America and The Caribbean, 1950s – 2010s Author: Jerome Teelucksingh Critic: Glenville Ashby, PhD Jerome Teelucksingh has arguably delivered his most compelling book to...

President and Opposition Leader need to reach a consensus on these appointments

Feb 11, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on President and Opposition Leader need to reach a consensus on these appointments

Dear Editor, RISE Guyana wishes to place on record its concerns regarding the recent developments surrounding the appointments of a Chancellor and Chief Justice. Article 127 (1) of the Constitution...

Backlog cases ‘reduced by half’

Feb 11, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Backlog cases ‘reduced by half’

-Diamond to get Magistrates’ Court The mindboggling 10,000 backlog of cases is no more. Acting Chief Justice Roxane George, recently disclosed that there is now a maximum of 5,000 pending cases,...

Reject any attempt to split, segregate, or separate us

Feb 11, 2018 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Reject any attempt to split, segregate, or separate us

On January 19, 2018, an important event took place. On that date, the second annual meeting of the National Regional Development Consultative Committee (NRDCC) was held at the Marriott Hotel. One may...

This pastor was a bad example to the Christian community

Feb 11, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on This pastor was a bad example to the Christian community

Dear Editor, The recent news captioned: ”Rosignol Pastor gets 40 years for raping minor” was very shocking and disturbing, since the rise and fall of our so called pope among other...

Guyana’s resources can never be for one group

Feb 11, 2018 KNews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Guyana’s resources can never be for one group

Guyanese woke up to a horror story this week that left many shaking their heads in collective disbelief. There it was, a half-page black and white advertisement in local newspapers, urging investors...

Pre-contract cost… US$460M seem to have been pulled from an alternate universe- Hinds

Feb 10, 2018 KNews News 2

It is simply unheard of for a company to just quote a figure to be paid, whether by another company, a person, or a government, without at least giving a breakdown of the expenses. So said Chartered...

Government policy is not decided by the advisor

Feb 10, 2018 KNews News 1

-says President Granger on Jan Mangal’s statements President David Granger, on Friday made it clear that policy decisions are made by him as the duly elected Head of State and the Cabinet. While...

Linden man killed after invading ex-wife’s home

Feb 10, 2018 KNews News 1

A Blueberry Hill, Linden man was fatally stabbed shortly after midnight, after he kicked in the door of an apartment where the mother of his child was living with another man. Dead is 24-year-old...

Trailed from bank… Fisherman shot, robbed of $7.6M he withdrew to build house

Feb 10, 2018 KNews News 3

Conscious of the recent rash of armed robberies, fisherman, Eddie Brandon, told no one, except his daughter, that he would be withdrawing $7.6M to build a new home. But despite all his precautions,...

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Deeply concerned about political dysfunction in society

Dear Editor The Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) is deeply concerned about the political dysfunction in society that is... more