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Khashoggi murder suspects to be prosecuted in Saudi Arabia

Oct 28, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Khashoggi murder suspects to be prosecuted in Saudi Arabia

By Kemol King Saudi Foreign Minister, Adel al-Jubeir, said that the 18 persons who are suspected to be involved in the murder of Jamal Khashoggi will be prosecuted. This comes after the Saudi...

Joint Services Sports 2018… Police detain Defence Force after three-year reign

Oct 28, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Joint Services Sports 2018… Police detain Defence Force after three-year reign

Following the cancellation of the 2017 games due to the Camp Street Prison break, the annual Joint Services (Prison, Police and Fire and Army) games resumed this year with the 2018, one week long...

Hamilton Green 9-a-side Inter-Ward resumes today at Den Amstel -Sparta Family headline Round Two

Oct 28, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Hamilton Green 9-a-side Inter-Ward resumes today at Den Amstel -Sparta Family headline Round Two

Play in the Hamilton Green 9-a-side Inter-Ward/ Village KO Cup, which is being held to commemorate the 84th Birth Anniversary of the former Mayor of Georgetown and Prime Minister of Guyana Hamilton...

Palm court on board Guyana Softball Cup 8

Oct 28, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Palm court on board Guyana Softball Cup 8

Organisers of the Guyana Softball Cup 8 received corporate backing from popular entertainment sport Palm Court of Main Street even as the event concludes today. Palm Court head Accountant Tiya Chung...

Regional Super50 cricket final… Jaguars aim to break 13-year title drought, face CCC today at Kensington Oval

Oct 28, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Regional Super50 cricket final… Jaguars aim to break 13-year title drought, face CCC today at Kensington Oval

By Sean Devers Guyana Jaguars, hunting their 10 title and first since 2005, face-off with surprise finalist CCC Marooners today from 11:30hrs at the ‘Mecca’ in the final of the 2018 Regional...

All roads lead to Rising Sun Turf Club Rodeo today at West Berbice

Oct 28, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on All roads lead to Rising Sun Turf Club Rodeo today at West Berbice

The place to be today is at the Rising Sun Turf Club Rodeo Committee organised Grand Rodeo at their West Coast Berbice facility starting form 11:00am. Several events are carded for the day to bring...

UDFA/ GTT 2017/18 Senior League Football resumes tonight – Battle for survival as Hi Stars face Ward Panthers, Botafago against Topp XX

Oct 28, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on UDFA/ GTT 2017/18 Senior League Football resumes tonight – Battle for survival as Hi Stars face Ward Panthers, Botafago against Topp XX

The GTT Senior Football League which started a year ago will resume with two of the eighteen matches left tonight at the Mackenzie Sports Club ground. The Upper Demerara Football Association (UDFA)...

COURTS Peewee 2018… Defending champs West Ruimveldt reach final four – Tucville upset dangerous St. Agnes

Oct 28, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on COURTS Peewee 2018… Defending champs West Ruimveldt reach final four – Tucville upset dangerous St. Agnes

The quarterfinal round of the COURTS Under-11 Peewee football tournament was completed yesterday at the Ministry of Education (MOE) ground on Carifesta Avenue with some exciting matches. The 2017...

GMRSC Ignite… Ming confirms participation in anticipated SR3 radicals’ battles

Oct 28, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on GMRSC Ignite… Ming confirms participation in anticipated SR3 radicals’ battles

Overseas based Guyanese and NACAM F4 Champion Calvin Ming has confirmed participation in the Radical Caribbean SR3 Cup set for November 10 and 11 at the South Dakota Circuit. The Guyanese, who was on...

CODE OF PRACTICE FOR FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES

Oct 28, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Standards in Focus Comments Off on CODE OF PRACTICE FOR FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES

As we are near the conclusion of Agriculture Month, 2018, it is pertinent to feature a key standard, which offers useful guide to producers of fruits and vegetables. This National Standard is...

Tiana Codrington and ‘Happy Feet’: Using dance to achieve peace of mind

Oct 28, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Tiana Codrington and ‘Happy Feet’: Using dance to achieve peace of mind

By Feona Morrison Coping with life situations can at times be difficult. And while many persons have their desired hobby for relieving tension, one young woman turns to dancing to free her mind. This...

GFSCA Guyana Cup 8… Regal Masters, Fishermen Masters, Parika Defenders, Floodlights Legends and SVC CC march into finals

Oct 28, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFSCA Guyana Cup 8… Regal Masters, Fishermen Masters, Parika Defenders, Floodlights Legends and SVC CC march into finals

By Zaheer Mohamed Regal Masters, Fishermen Masters, Parika Defenders, Floodlights Legends and SVC Cricket Club have secured their places in the final of their respective categories when the Guyana...

The Story within the Story… A cesspool of corruption at City Hall

Oct 28, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on The Story within the Story… A cesspool of corruption at City Hall

Note: There is an ongoing Commission of Inquiry, headed by Justice (Ret’d) Cecil Kennard, into the operations of City Hall. The disclosures coming out are enough to raise deep concerns and propel...

ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE COULD BE REVERSED

Oct 28, 2018 KNews Consumer Concerns, Features / Columnists Comments Off on ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE COULD BE REVERSED

“Health” was often regarded as being largely physical, that is, if one’s body was strong and well and the organs of the body, as for example, the heart, lungs, kidneys, liver...

Immigration INFO: What to Expect in Immigration Removal Proceedings?

Oct 28, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Immigration INFO: What to Expect in Immigration Removal Proceedings?

By Attorney Gail Seeram Removal proceedings (or “deportation”) can be initiated against a lawful permanent resident or undocumented noncitizen (collectively referred to as “noncitizens”)....

Guyana aiming to implement ICAO CORSIA programme for local airline operators

Oct 28, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana aiming to implement ICAO CORSIA programme for local airline operators

Guyana, through the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) will participate in the Pilot Phase of the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) commencing in 2021....

The continued growth of GTT

Oct 28, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on The continued growth of GTT

Op-ed by Justin Nedd Justin Nedd is the Chief Executive Officer of GTT, Guyana’s strongest and longest serving technology provider In 1990, GTC, the state owned telephone company, was being...

Guard shot in stomach during robbery attempt at hotel

Oct 28, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Guard shot in stomach during robbery attempt at hotel

Police are hunting for gunmen who shot an armed security guard in the stomach during a robbery attempt on Friday night at the Regency Hotel in Hadfield Street. The guard is said to be in critical...

Thinking about Shadow: Poverty is Hell

Oct 28, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Hinds' Sight with Dr. David Hinds Comments Off on Thinking about Shadow: Poverty is Hell

As a student of the mother music of the Anglophone Caribbean, the calypso, I weep for our region whenever one of the giants of the art-form passes on. Yes, I am saddened when the artist is called to...

The cat, the corpse and the killer

Oct 28, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery Comments Off on The cat, the corpse and the killer

By Michael Jordan When I took him in to CID Headquarters. Eve Leary, five years ago, the youth they called ‘Big Foot’ didn’t seem to have a clue or care that I was taking him in for murder. It...

Book Review… Lust, Love and Rape – An Unlikely Outcome Defines Saga

Oct 28, 2018 KNews Book Review…, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Book Review… Lust, Love and Rape – An Unlikely Outcome Defines Saga

Book: Watershed Author: Kimberley Thompson Critic: Glenville Ashby, PhD In this page-turning drama, emotions are raw, mercurial and life-changing. Writer Kimberley Thompson transforms the ubiquitous...

Guyana: The untouchable class and the poor and powerless

Oct 28, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Guyana: The untouchable class and the poor and powerless

There are times I look out my bedroom window straight onto the Atlantic and I wonder what became of me and my country when I was a freshman at university. There is a contemplative song, “Where Did...

Kaieteur News Cartoon-Oct.-28-2018

Oct 28, 2018 KNews Cartoons, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Kaieteur News Cartoon-Oct.-28-2018

Another Guyanese traveller is arrested outside Guyana

Oct 28, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on Another Guyanese traveller is arrested outside Guyana

As a boy, my mother always told me to be contended and not to feel envy over what someone else has. But when one is hungry it is difficult not to envy someone who always seems to have a full belly....

Interesting Creatures… Greta oto or glasswing butterfly

Oct 28, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on Interesting Creatures… Greta oto or glasswing butterfly

Greta oto is a species of brush-footed butterfly and member of the subfamily Danainae, tribe Ithomiini, and subtribe Godyridina. It is known by the common name glasswing butterfly for its...