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Buxton Emancipation observances kick off today

Jul 29, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Buxton Emancipation observances kick off today

The Buxton First of August Movement has organized its annual activities to observe the 180th anniversary of the end of plantation slavery in Guyana and the Anglophone Caribbean under the theme,...

The Baccoo speaks

Jul 29, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo speaks

There must be something in the air that is causing men to attack women at the drop of a hat. A young man is going to stab a young woman with whom he shared a relationship for reasons best known to...

Commission recovers $8M exchanges, refunds for consumers -150 complaints filed for first half

Jul 29, 2018 KNews Peeping Tom Comments Off on Commission recovers $8M exchanges, refunds for consumers -150 complaints filed for first half

The Competition and Consumer Affairs Commission (CCAC) has recovered more than $8M in exchanges, refunds and repairs on behalf of consumers for the period January to June 2018, Director of the CCAC,...

Verdict looms for former soldier facing manslaughter trial

Jul 29, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Verdict looms for former soldier facing manslaughter trial

Justice Sandil Kissoon will early in the week sum up the evidence in the trial of former Guyana Defence Force (GDF) rank, Allister Woolford, who is charged with manslaughter following the...

Dr Fred Kennedy talks slavery, reparations and education in Caribbean society

Jul 29, 2018 KNews Book Review…, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Dr Fred Kennedy talks slavery, reparations and education in Caribbean society

Interviewer: Glenville Ashby, PhD *** Glenville Ashby (GA): Dr Kennedy, you have written extensively about Daddy Sharpe, what does that name mean to you? Fred Kennedy (FK): The Hon Samuel Sharpe,...

Duo discharged of murdering miner at Omai Landing

Jul 29, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Duo discharged of murdering miner at Omai Landing

Two friends who were on remand after being charged with the murder of Carlos Wong, got the murder charge against them discharged on Friday. They allegedly chopped Carlos Wong at Omai Landing...

Bald Uakari (Cacajao calvus)

Jul 29, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on Bald Uakari (Cacajao calvus)

The bald uakari (Cacajao calvus) or bald-headed uakari is a small New World monkey characterized by a very short tail; bright, crimson face; a bald head; and long coat. The bald uakari is...

Crime is a talking point

Jul 29, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on Crime is a talking point

Crime is not something that is common to any one country. In some countries it is worse than others. It could be violent, with gunmen taking advantage of ordinary law-abiding citizens; it could be...

Guyana produced Clifford Krauss and will produce more like him

Jul 29, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Guyana produced Clifford Krauss and will produce more like him

Clifford Krauss has a bigoted mind, one that is contemptuous of Third World people and his bigotry is nurtured by the limitation of his scholarship. No doubt many of his editors at the New York Times...

An Open Emancipation letter to African Guyanese in the presence and hearing of the rest of Guyana

Jul 29, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Hinds' Sight with Dr. David Hinds Comments Off on An Open Emancipation letter to African Guyanese in the presence and hearing of the rest of Guyana

Dear African Brothers and Sisters, As Guyana observes another emancipation anniversary, it must not only be a moment of celebration but also a time of deep reflection, especially among African...

Is President Granger being well served by his advisors?

Jul 29, 2018 KNews Eye on Guyana with Lincoln Lewis, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Is President Granger being well served by his advisors?

There is perception the government is floundering in the making of policies, and not serving the people’s best interest, due to an absence of vision that would impact coherent thought processes and...

Last bout for Ramesh Bess

Jul 29, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery Comments Off on Last bout for Ramesh Bess

By Michael Jordan Anyone who followed boxing during the ‘70s would remember him. Slightly-built but ferocious. Fighting from light-flyweight to the bantamweight division. He was Ramesh Bess, an...

The public service is a fat cow

Jul 29, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The public service is a fat cow

The Commission of Inquiry (COI) into the Public Service of Guyana did not make radical recommendations. The COI did not, for example, call for a downsizing of the public service. The COI made...

ICT developments highlighted as Region Three’s top NGSA performers are awarded

Jul 29, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on ICT developments highlighted as Region Three’s top NGSA performers are awarded

There have been some significant developments in Information and Communication Technology [ICT] in Region Three [(Essequibo-Islands – West Demerara]. This was amplified yesterday by Minister of...

Pan-Africanism and nationalism

Jul 29, 2018 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Pan-Africanism and nationalism

By H.E. David Granger Pan-Africanism has its roots deeply embedded in two historical phenomena. The first, the Trans-Atlantic Trade in Captive Africans, resulted in the forced removal of millions of...

Inflammatory Bowel Disease: When life has become uncomfortable

Jul 29, 2018 KNews Dr Zulfikar Bux, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Inflammatory Bowel Disease: When life has become uncomfortable

By Dr Zulfikar Bux Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is rapidly increasing as more countries become industrialized. Studies are showing that the westernized...

Maintenance works on Linden/Ituni/Kwakwani road begin

Jul 29, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Maintenance works on Linden/Ituni/Kwakwani road begin

– Infrastructure Minister conducts inspection Minister of Public Infrastructure, David Patterson on Thursday inspected and confirmed that ongoing maintenance works have commenced on the...

A reporter and a missionary’s Guyana ‘Single Story’

Jul 29, 2018 KNews Countryman, Features / Columnists Comments Off on A reporter and a missionary’s Guyana ‘Single Story’

By Dennis Nichols Someone wrote a great rebuttal article to the New York Times Exxon-Guyana story recently penned by Mr. Clifford Krauss. In the article, and in response to a tweet from one of...

Give your best to relationships

Jul 29, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Food For Thought Comments Off on Give your best to relationships

A boy and a girl were playing together. The boy had a collection of marbles. The girl had some sweets with her. The boy told the girl that he will give her all his marbles in exchange for her sweets....

Kudos for the Police Force

Jul 29, 2018 KNews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Kudos for the Police Force

Former President and Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo gave Guyanese even more evidence in the past week suggesting that he is becoming increasingly delusional. He jumped into the back-and-forth in...

China’s Yuan will rival US dollar globally

Jul 29, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on China’s Yuan will rival US dollar globally

By Sir Ronald Sanders (This is a modified version of an article that we published on February 8, 2015. Its content could be considered even more relevant today) Within the next ten years the...

$30B GuySuCo bond no factor on foreign reserves – Minister Jordan

Jul 29, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on $30B GuySuCo bond no factor on foreign reserves – Minister Jordan

Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan is confident that the recently secured $30 Billion syndicated bond to revitalise the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) will not put pressure on foreign reserves....

Crime is a talking point

Jul 29, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on Crime is a talking point

Crime is not something that is common to any one country. In some countries it is worse than others. It could be violent, with gunmen taking advantage of ordinary law-abiding citizens; it could be...

GPF responds to 297 calls via suicide helpline

Jul 29, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on GPF responds to 297 calls via suicide helpline

Since it was launched two years ago, the Guyana Police Force, (GPF) suicide helpline has received 297 calls from persons seeking help to deal with issues such as depression, frustration, anxiety and...

Govt examines transfer of NICIL properties to Kwakwani utility

Jul 29, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Govt examines transfer of NICIL properties to Kwakwani utility

The government is pursuing the transfer of some National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL) properties now being maintained by the Kwakwani Utility Incorporated (KUI). KUI falls...

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