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Troy Doris to Visit Guyana

May 20, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Troy Doris to Visit Guyana

The National Sports Commission (NSC) has extended an invitation to 2018 Commonwealth gold medalist, Mr. Troy Doris, to visit Guyana during the week of Guyana’s 52nd Independence anniversary...

Curtis Dey wins Powerade Cycle race

May 20, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Curtis Dey wins Powerade Cycle race

Under a steaming mid-day sun in strong breeze, Berbician Curtis Dey yesterday won the 35-lap Powerade School Boys and Invitational Cycle race in the National Park. Jamal John finished second, while...

Guyana Police Force boosted by 150 new ranks

May 20, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana Police Force boosted by 150 new ranks

Some 150 new constables were added to the Guyana Police Force after successfully completing a rigorous six months of training, at the Felix Austin Police College, which began on November 20, 2017....

Boxing coach Orland ‘Pocket Rocket’ Rogers pushing his hinterland programme

May 20, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Boxing coach Orland ‘Pocket Rocket’ Rogers pushing his hinterland programme

Former boxer and seasoned Boxing coach, Orland ‘Pocket Rocket’ Rogers has been traversing the hinterland of Guyana unearthing talent for the Government of Guyana and the Guyana Boxing...

GCB/DMLAS/NSC/NSSCL… Chase Academy romp to 3rd consecutive GT title

May 20, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCB/DMLAS/NSC/NSSCL… Chase Academy romp to 3rd consecutive GT title

Chase Academy continued their dominance in local school cricket defeating North Georgetown Secondary by 37 runs in a truncated Georgetown Zone final of the GCB/DMLAS/NSC National Secondary School’s...

Convicted prisoner admits to threatening to kill president

May 20, 2018 KNews Court Stories, News Comments Off on Convicted prisoner admits to threatening to kill president

Five months after a convicted prisoner was charged for calling the emergency number 911 on several occasions and threatening to kill President David Granger, he appeared in court yesterday and was...

“You will see results”- Lindo Creek CoI Chairman tells Kwakwani residents

May 20, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on “You will see results”- Lindo Creek CoI Chairman tells Kwakwani residents

… criticizes former government for failing to hold earlier inquest Chairman of the Lindo Creek Commission of Inquiry, retired Justice Donald Trotman, has assured residents of Kwakwani, Upper...

GASA Independence Swim Meet… Seaton, Raekwon, Mahaica, Persaud Gonsalves, Lewis shine on day two

May 20, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on GASA Independence Swim Meet… Seaton, Raekwon, Mahaica, Persaud Gonsalves, Lewis shine on day two

By Zaheer Mohamed Leon Seaton, Noel Raekwon, Patrice Mahaica, Aleka Persaud Ethan Gonsalves, Shareefah Lewis swam brilliantly as they give the fans much to cheer about when the Guyana Amateur...

Astute Attorney-at-law, Andrew Pollard S.C. is a ‘Special Person’

May 20, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, News, Special Person Comments Off on Astute Attorney-at-law, Andrew Pollard S.C. is a ‘Special Person’

“As we say in law, the day you stop reading, is the day you stop learning, is the day you start dying. Law is a constantly evolving legal system, it is never static. As social factors change and...

Success Village makes it three wins in Unity Cup – West Coast, NA, Canje to start this weekend

May 20, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Success Village makes it three wins in Unity Cup – West Coast, NA, Canje to start this weekend

The Unity Cup organized by the Guyana Softball League saw the village of Success staying on top by having three teams going on to the next round by defeating their neighbouring village in Better...

GTT Launches More to love Campaign

May 20, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on GTT Launches More to love Campaign

The past year has been quite an exciting one for GTT and its customers as the company continues to roll out new products, services and promotions. The company, last Tuesday, launched its ‘More...

Four undergo ground-breaking cardiac procedure at Woodlands Hospital

May 20, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Four undergo ground-breaking cardiac procedure at Woodlands Hospital

A ground-breaking cardiac procedure was yesterday for the first time conducted in Guyana at the Woodlands Hospital. The procedure, cardiac electrophysiology, caters to patients who suffer from...

Minister Harmon conducts community outreaches in three West Coast communities

May 20, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Minister Harmon conducts community outreaches in three West Coast communities

Minister of State, Joseph Harmon, on Friday, committed to working with residents of De Kinderen Village and the Boerasirie Housing Scheme, West Coast Demerara, the Neighbourhood Democratic Council...

Peter’s Hall dental lab undertakes $20M expansion

May 20, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Peter’s Hall dental lab undertakes $20M expansion

One of the country’s biggest dental laboratories has expanded with more equipment and rooms to deal with the growing crowds that have been coming. At the Lot 14 Public Road, Peter’s Hall...

Repossessed BiShanLin forest concessions being raided by loggers – Trotman

May 20, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Repossessed BiShanLin forest concessions being raided by loggers – Trotman

Logging operations continue on forest concessions once controlled by disgraced Chinese investor, BaiShanLin. Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman, has denied that the company is behind the...

The Baccoo speaks

May 20, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo speaks

We knew about the quick police response following a robbery attempt. The results were made known. This will drastically reduce the attacks in the city, but the criminal-minded would seek easier...

White fans didn’t know he was an East Indian boy

May 20, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon, News Comments Off on White fans didn’t know he was an East Indian boy

If I was a travel writer, working and living in Guyana, given the nature of the human being that is called Guyanese, the accusations of embellishment and fictionalization would have been endless....

There need not be active gunmen

May 20, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on There need not be active gunmen

Being a Guyanese is a matter of pride. We have so much to be thankful for, but many of us simply keep griping about something or the other. Even when things are going our way we gripe. I remember the...

After three years, we are back to square one

May 20, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Hinds' Sight with Dr. David Hinds Comments Off on After three years, we are back to square one

By David Hinds Not unexpectedly, there has been some hype in the media about the performance of the current government as it marked its third anniversary in office. The government itself set the tone...

Abnormal bleeding in women: It is getting too common

May 20, 2018 KNews Dr Zulfikar Bux, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Abnormal bleeding in women: It is getting too common

By Dr Zulfikar Bux Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine We are becoming unhealthier in our eating and lifestyle. Of course, there are numerous consequences that arise from being unhealthy. For...

Bananaquit (Coereba flaveola)

May 20, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on Bananaquit (Coereba flaveola)

The bananaquit (Coereba flaveola) is a species of passerine bird of uncertain relation. It is tentatively placed in the tanager family. Its classification is debated, and it is often placed in...

The man with the tattooed arm

May 20, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery Comments Off on The man with the tattooed arm

By Michael Jordan The slim, East Indian man on the mortuary slab had the words ‘Rebecca’ and ‘Love’ tattooed on his left arm, a cross and ‘Jesus’ printed on his right arm, and someone had...

The Art of Resistance

May 20, 2018 KNews Book Review…, Features / Columnists Comments Off on The Art of Resistance

Book: Black American History from Plantations to Rap Culture Author: Pascal Archimede Critic: Glenville Ashby, PhD Guadeloupean writer Pascal Archimede chronicles a cataclysmic era that tested the...

THE FIRE OF HOPE IS BURNING AGAIN

May 20, 2018 KNews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on THE FIRE OF HOPE IS BURNING AGAIN

Supporters of the opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP) are expected to do a lot more complaining in coming weeks/months as the Special Organized Crime Unit (SOCU) and the State Assets...

Celebrate the bounty of Guyana’s soil this Saturday

May 20, 2018 KNews Countryman, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Celebrate the bounty of Guyana’s soil this Saturday

By Dennis Nichols On Saturday, Guyana turns 52. Although Independence Day celebrations have become somewhat muted over time, many of us still see May 26 as an iconic commemorative day in our...

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National Table Tennis duo Shemar Britton, Chelsea Edghill to represent Guyana at prestigious Panam Table Tennis Cup

Mashramani must break from the shackles of imitation

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- Mashramani, heralded as Guyana’s grand national celebration, is often presented as a... more