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Trophy Stall Christmas Badminton Tournament off to good start

Dec 16, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Trophy Stall Christmas Badminton Tournament off to good start

The Trophy Stall Christmas Singles Badminton Tournament 2018 was opened Friday at the National Gymnasium. The Trophy Stall makes it possible once a year for the Badminton Players to compete in...

The Story Within The Story… Dangerous times for politicians

Dec 16, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on The Story Within The Story… Dangerous times for politicians

By Leonard Gildarie Recently, outgoing US ambassador, Perry Holloway, met with a number of media personnel as part of his final engagements before departing Guyana. He left two Saturdays ago....

KFC Mega Cup Round 2… All systems ready for finale

Dec 16, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on KFC Mega Cup Round 2… All systems ready for finale

The second round of the KFC Mega Cup Karting event takes place today at GT Motorsports on Thomas Lands and Albert Street. Featuring the North American style competition in qualifying,...

Regional 4-day cricket Permaul five-for put Jaguars in commanding position

Dec 16, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Regional 4-day cricket Permaul five-for put Jaguars in commanding position

Left-arm spinner Veerasammy Permaul captured his 26thfive-wicket haul at this level to leave four-times defending champions Guyana Jaguars in sight of their second consecutive victory of this...

Is party paramountcy back?

Dec 16, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Is party paramountcy back?

A former member and leader of the Young Socialist Movement (YSM), the youth arm of the PNCR, recently died overseas and his body was brought back to Guyana for interment. A video is circulating on...

Abjal had outstanding season for Good Success in OSCL

Dec 16, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Abjal had outstanding season for Good Success in OSCL

Following his outstanding showing in the Ontario Softball Cricket League (OSCL), Imtiaz Abjal was rewarded for his efforts when the League held its annual awards ceremony recently in...

Is Aurora Company’s beef policy, a violation of Guyana’s copyright law?

Dec 16, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Is Aurora Company’s beef policy, a violation of Guyana’s copyright law?

It is not only ignorance but sad intellectual paucity when a post-colonial citizen cannot understand who controls trade, power, the global media and the world’s resources. One hopes that the only...

Victory for the coalition is assured

Dec 16, 2018 KNews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Victory for the coalition is assured

During the general debate on the 2019 National Budget, Prime Minister and Party Elder Statesman, Moses Nagamootoo, stated that for the 2020 elections, victory for the APNU+AFC coalition is assured....

I am stressed out; I need help

Dec 16, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on I am stressed out; I need help

On occasions too numerous to mention, I would hear people say that they cannot afford to take on stress. Of course, it was not until recently that the word ‘stress’ entered my lexicon. As a boy...

The Baccoo Speaks

Dec 16, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo Speaks

Just as I said, there is a mad rush by some to get nowhere and they are going there fast. The road fatalities keep mounting and in the coming days there would be even more. A motorcyclist would be in...

NBS and BCB 40 overs Second Division Upper Corentyne zone continues

Dec 16, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on NBS and BCB 40 overs Second Division Upper Corentyne zone continues

Play in the New Building Society (NBS) and Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) 40 overs Second Division competition for teams in the Upper Corentyne zone is continuing. Results of matches show Skeldon Titans...

Smalta girls’ peewee finals West versus North for title

Dec 16, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Smalta girls’ peewee finals West versus North for title

A new champion will be crowned this afternoon at the Ministry of Education (MOE) ground when the 2018 Smalta girls’ under-11 peewee football tournament concludes. After a month of...

Illness anxiety disorder: You aren’t sick; it’s just your mind

Dec 16, 2018 KNews Dr Zulfikar Bux Comments Off on Illness anxiety disorder: You aren’t sick; it’s just your mind

By Dr Zulfikar Bux Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine Illness anxiety disorder is a persistent fear of having a grave medical illness. A person with this disorder pays excessive...

Immigration News For Our Community  Tips to be Prepared for an Immigration Interview

Dec 16, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Immigration News For Our Community  Tips to be Prepared for an Immigration Interview

By Attorney Gail Seeram Face-to-face interviews with your local immigration office can be intimidating, but they are absolutely vital to obtaining approval of your immigration case. In the...

The Caique

Dec 16, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on The Caique

The caiques are species of parrots in the genus Pionites. They are relatively small and stocky, with a short, square tail. Due to their very bright, pure colours they are considered among the most...

Book Review… A Must-Read Memoir

Dec 16, 2018 KNews Book Review…, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Book Review… A Must-Read Memoir

Tigerbelle: The Wyomia Tyus Story Authors: Wyomia Tyus and Elizabeth Terzakis Reviewer: Dr. Glenville Ashby The Wyomia Tyus Story is a timely memoir that redefines the hybrid dynamics of...

When adults ‘suffer’ little children

Dec 16, 2018 KNews Countryman, Features / Columnists Comments Off on When adults ‘suffer’ little children

By Dennis Nichols There is a recurring motif in many of my stories. It is centred on the repugnant actions of adults with little thought for the repercussions on children, usually theirs. It appears...

Tribute to a fallen comrade

Dec 16, 2018 KNews Eye on Guyana with Lincoln Lewis, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Tribute to a fallen comrade

Today, Bevon Currie’s earthly remains will be interred at Buxton, East Coast Demerara. Death never fails to make us review what life is all about; how precious it is and sometimes how...

“Transforming the Economy, Empowering People, Building Sustainable Communities for the Good Life” (Excerpts from a statement in support of Budget 2019 by Hon. Ronald Bulkan MP)

Dec 16, 2018 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on “Transforming the Economy, Empowering People, Building Sustainable Communities for the Good Life” (Excerpts from a statement in support of Budget 2019 by Hon. Ronald Bulkan MP)

Budget 2019 is crafted to create the enabling economic environment to promote growth and development, to deliver the goods and services to our citizens while addressing the challenges...

The case of the executed pastor

Dec 16, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery Comments Off on The case of the executed pastor

By Michael Jordan It was Sunday night, December 2nd, 2007, and four members of the Prophecy One Deliverance Ministry were gathered in the church, located at Lot 45 Hadfield Street, Lodge....

Dropping the Ball: Can the Coalition recapture its 2015 voting blocs?

Dec 16, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Hinds' Sight with Dr. David Hinds Comments Off on Dropping the Ball: Can the Coalition recapture its 2015 voting blocs?

This past week I have been asked by a few people for my view on the prospects of the Coalition at the next election. They were all supporters who voted for the collection of parties, but the results...

Scotiabank’s obligation for decades of profits

Dec 16, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on Scotiabank’s obligation for decades of profits

By Sir Ronald Sanders A curious double standard is being applied by the Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) by its decision to sell its operations in nine Caribbean countries to Republic Financial...

The persecution continues

Dec 16, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on The persecution continues

Dear Editor, The US House of Representatives said on December 12 that it “condemns” the Iranian government’s longstanding persecution of the Baha’is in Iran – the country’s largest...

Tobacco tax-Insecticides and the Peeper’s opinion

Dec 16, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Tobacco tax-Insecticides and the Peeper’s opinion

Dear Editor, I take umbrage to a missive by Peeping Tom, “Pesticides, tobacco and social cohesion” in KN, Nov 30th. The peeper sought to criticize the Government’s approach on...

Budget 2019 will not address the instances of mismanagement and corruption

Dec 16, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Budget 2019 will not address the instances of mismanagement and corruption

Dear Editor, As a Guyanese who has struggled most of his life-time trying to lift himself from an impoverished upbringing during the Burnham era, I would have thought that at the twilight of my life...

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GFF U17 Youth Ensemble Programme gets underway this weekend

Sep 11, 2026

– Elite U17 competition to run simultaneously as new feature (Kaieteur News) – The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Under-17 Youth Ensemble Programme will kick off nationally this weekend,...

What is happiness?

Sep 11, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – This time, I went to Guru, I asked him what I thought was the most important question of all. “Guru,” I said, “what is happiness?” He smiled. “You have come a long way to ask a very difficult question.” “Isn’t happiness simply being happy?” “No,” he...

The World Has Broken the 1.5°C Promise. Small States Should Not Have...

Sep 06, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – The world has broken the 1.5°C promise it made to its most vulnerable countries. The breach has not yet been recorded on a sustained basis, but the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) says it is widely assessed as unavoidable and likely within the...

Amerindian Heritage Month – the best celebration

Sep 11, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The best manner in which Guyana’s indigenous can be honored in this their Heritage Month is through a credible Commission of Inquiry (COI) into the MV Barima catastrophe. An avoidable tragedy now written in blood on the books of Guyana. The callous, reckless, and...

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