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Stairway to Heaven

Jun 03, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Stairway to Heaven

I learnt from a tender age that music is a universal language. Music transcends age, cultures, and borders. I was young, in 1971, when one of the greatest pop songs ever written came out; Led...

Broomes meets quarry operators following cease orders

Jun 03, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Broomes meets quarry operators following cease orders

– millions owed in royalties to be clarified with GGMC Minister within the Ministry of Natural Resources, Simona Broomes, has met with quarry owners and representatives to sort out issues related...

New well at Port Mourant, to be completed within a month

Jun 03, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on New well at Port Mourant, to be completed within a month

– Residents to get 24hr water supply A$60 Million well is being constructed at the Port Mourant water treatment plant by the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI). Once completed residents in the...

The killing fields of Guyana

Jun 03, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on The killing fields of Guyana

Eighteen years ago, a man hacked another because the other man objected to the relationship the assailant shared with his daughter. The assailant went even further; he hacked three dogs then he fled...

Black Bush Polder, Blairmont get ICT Hubs

Jun 03, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Black Bush Polder, Blairmont get ICT Hubs

Blairmont in Region Five and Black Bush Polder in Region Six are the most recent beneficiaries of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Hubs, bringing the total to 119. The ICT hubs...

GUYANA WAS NEVER A XENOPHOBIC NATION

Jun 03, 2018 KNews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on GUYANA WAS NEVER A XENOPHOBIC NATION

In recent weeks, the spotlight was placed on some of our larger investing companies by the local media citing them for several lapses linked mostly to allegations of shying away from engaging local...

Healthier children, happier communities

Jun 03, 2018 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Healthier children, happier communities

Movie stars, social celebrities and business magnates, a few years ago, were often pictured smoking cigarettes and drinking alcohol – habits which were imitated by their adoring fans, especially...

Blood clots: They cause more deaths than you know

Jun 03, 2018 KNews Dr Zulfikar Bux, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Blood clots: They cause more deaths than you know

By Dr. Zulfikar Bux Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine Do you know that blood clots are the most common reason why people get heart attacks and stroke? Abnormal blood clotting is responsible...

Worrying times for the globe

Jun 03, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Worrying times for the globe

By Leonard Gildarie Times have changed dramatically in the last two decades. Google, Facebook, Amazon and online shopping have emerged as powerhouses, with China, India, Canada, and of course...

A dying soul in need of love

Jun 03, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Food For Thought Comments Off on A dying soul in need of love

A nurse took the tired, anxious serviceman to the bedside. “Your son is here,” she said to the old man. She had to repeat the words several times before the patient’s eyes opened. Heavily...

Walter Rodney represents the best of our Guyana-Caribbean civilization

Jun 03, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Hinds' Sight with Dr. David Hinds Comments Off on Walter Rodney represents the best of our Guyana-Caribbean civilization

Dr. Walter Rodney was assassinated on June 13, 1980. His assassination brought to a premature end a life that represented the best of our Caribbean civilization. This month we again remember...

Fear and funniness

Jun 03, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Fear and funniness

Guyana can be a funny place. Imagine minibus drivers are protesting the increase in fuel prices and are calling for an increase in fares. The East Coast drivers kicked off the protest a few...

Stairway to Heaven

Jun 03, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Stairway to Heaven

I learnt from a tender age that music is a universal language. Music transcends age, cultures, and borders. I was young, in 1971, when one of the greatest pop songs ever written came out; Led...

Margay (Leopardus wiedii)

Jun 03, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on Margay (Leopardus wiedii)

The margay (Leopardus wiedii) is a small wild cat native to Central and South America. A solitary and nocturnal cat, it lives mainly in primary evergreen and deciduous forest. Until the 1990s,...

Steven Edward King, the claw-hammer killer

Jun 03, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery Comments Off on Steven Edward King, the claw-hammer killer

It was pitch-black, cold and raining heavily when the men entered the track off the Soesdyke/Linden highway. The rain-soaked group included armed police ranks, led by homicide boss, Michael Marks,...

The acting Chancellor and acting Chief Justice’s performance and appointment

Jun 03, 2018 KNews Eye on Guyana with Lincoln Lewis, Features / Columnists Comments Off on The acting Chancellor and acting Chief Justice’s performance and appointment

The approach being taken to the appointment of a substantive Chancellor and a Chief Justice, and the performance of acting Chancellor Yonette Cummings-Edwards and acting Chief Justice Roxane...

The killings fields of Guyana

Jun 03, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on The killings fields of Guyana

Thought-Provoking Insight Into Spirituality

Jun 03, 2018 KNews Book Review…, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Thought-Provoking Insight Into Spirituality

Book: In Search of Truth: A Course in Spiritual Psychology Author: Glenville Ashby, PhD Reviewer: Literary Titan In Search of Truth: A Course in Spiritual Psychology by Glenville Ashby is a...

The Baccoo speaks

Jun 03, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo speaks

Fires are never far away. They are started by either carelessness or by some faulty electrical connection. There will be a fire in the eastern part of the country that will cause significant damage....

Let Mia Mottley’s seed sprout across the Caribbean

Jun 03, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on Let Mia Mottley’s seed sprout across the Caribbean

By Sir Ronald Sanders In the wake of the clean sweep by the Barbados Labour Party (BLP) of all the seats in general elections on May 24 for the Barbados House of Representatives, the problem...

Santa Rosa Secondary gets new school bus

Jun 03, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Santa Rosa Secondary gets new school bus

Students of the Santa Rosa Secondary School received a 19-seater bus yesterday. The vehicle will bring relief to students who travel as many as 12 miles (to and from school) on a daily basis....

A neighbourly old tale of race relations

Jun 03, 2018 KNews Countryman, Features / Columnists Comments Off on A neighbourly old tale of race relations

By Dennis Nichols In Guyana ‘old time story’ is a phrase that can be interpreted a couple of different ways. One relates to an argument or feud between families or friends that could date...

How can a Green Card Holder (Permanent Resident) file for a Family Member?

Jun 03, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on How can a Green Card Holder (Permanent Resident) file for a Family Member?

The most common question presented to my office is how can a green card holder (permanent resident) submit a sponsorship petition for their relatives. As a green card holder (permanent resident), you...

Civic groups band together to provide help to Venezuela refugees

Jun 03, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Civic groups band together to provide help to Venezuela refugees

Eight civic and faith-based organizations have launched the Venezuela Support Group (VSG) to provide advice and assistance to Venezuelans seeking refuge from the deprivations and insecurity currently...

Who commissioned this report?

Jun 03, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Who commissioned this report?

Dear Editor, Having noticed what made the state-owned Guyana Chronicle’s headlines on June 1, 2018, makes it necessary to lament the problem that is the ‘third world syndrome’ of accepting as...

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The stakes are high in Guyana’s democracy

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- In any vibrant democracy, the mechanisms that bind it together are those that mediate differences,... more