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Shopping furniture this Christmas Season

Dec 09, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Standards in Focus Comments Off on Shopping furniture this Christmas Season

Usually, this season presents the opportunity for consumers to purchase new pieces of furniture to add to their décor to enhance their homes. As with all other products, it is important to be...

Remittances to the C’bean projected to reach new record in 2018

Dec 09, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Remittances to the C’bean projected to reach new record in 2018

WASHINGTON, United States – CMC — The World Bank says remittances to low- and middle-income countries, including those in the Caribbean, grew rapidly and are projected to reach a new record...

Comfort Sleep CEO gives joy to hundreds of children

Dec 09, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Comfort Sleep CEO gives joy to hundreds of children

Christmas for many has been embraced as a season to receive rather than give, however, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Comfort Sleep, Dennis Charran, and his wife Sabita Charran, have proven...

Work begins on Burnham Park Synthetic Track in New Amsterdam Berbice

Dec 09, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Work begins on Burnham Park Synthetic Track in New Amsterdam Berbice

Phase three of the Construction of the Synthetic Track which entails ground preparations at the famous Burnham Park has finally begun. The contract which has been awarded to BK International...

Teen granted bail on simple larceny charge.

Dec 09, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Teen granted bail on simple larceny charge.

A worker of Oasis Car Wash found himself before the court to answer to a charge of simple larceny after he allegedly snatched a woman’s phone. John Glen, 19, made an appearance on Friday before...

584 graduate at GTI’s 67th convocation

Dec 09, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on 584 graduate at GTI’s 67th convocation

The Mechanical Department of the Government Technical Institute is this year’s most outstanding division of the institution for 2018. This was declared this week by Principal, Mrs. Renita...

Hamilton Green 9-a-side Inter-Ward/ Village KO Cup Top goalscorer race could craft exciting conclusion -Holder leads Schultz and Cozier

Dec 09, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Hamilton Green 9-a-side Inter-Ward/ Village KO Cup Top goalscorer race could craft exciting conclusion -Holder leads Schultz and Cozier

The race to see who will secure the top goalscorer prize is well and truly on and the leaders quest for the coveted reward could make today’s matches very exciting as the curtains come down...

The Caribbean: confronting its demons

Dec 09, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on The Caribbean: confronting its demons

By Sir Ronald Sanders Had the meeting of CARICOM governments on the Caribbean Single Market and Economy (CSME) been the only event affecting the Caribbean in the first week of December, it would have...

Wales estate sugar workers receive final severance

Dec 09, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Wales estate sugar workers receive final severance

Over 300 retrenched workers from the Wales Estate on Friday turned out to receive the last of their severance payments following the court ruling on December 5, 2018. Minister of Agriculture...

Young Guyanese elected to serve on Commonwealth Youth Council

Dec 09, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Young Guyanese elected to serve on Commonwealth Youth Council

Sunita Samaroo and Leiann Van Lange, both Guyanese professionals, have been elected to serve on the Commonwealth Youth Council for the period 2018 to 2020. Both of the women were appointed to the...

Attorney General appeals for Opposition support for local Law School

Dec 09, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Attorney General appeals for Opposition support for local Law School

Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Basil Williams, has said Government is still pursuing the establishment of a law school, locally. He said that Government will continue pressing the...

Man jailed 25 years for wounding wife says sentence too harsh – Appeals sentence and conviction

Dec 09, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Man jailed 25 years for wounding wife says sentence too harsh – Appeals sentence and conviction

A man who was jailed 25 years over wounding his wife has argued that the sentence imposed on him by Justice Navindra Singh at the High Court in Essequibo, is too severe. Through his...

The return of the party card?

Dec 09, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The return of the party card?

In the heyday of PNC rule, the two most prized possessions in Guyana were a party card or a United States visa. One allowed favours within the country and one facilitated escape from the country. A...

Works to $455M Leguan Ferry Terminal to commence in 2019

Dec 09, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Works to $455M Leguan Ferry Terminal to commence in 2019

Rehabilitative works to the Leguan Ferry Terminal is slated to commence in 2019. In a statement, this week, the Public Infrastructure Ministry noted that the project is in keeping with its national...

Four Guyanese plead guilty to cocaine possession in USVI

Dec 09, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Four Guyanese plead guilty to cocaine possession in USVI

ST. CROIX, USVI – United States Attorney, Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced on December 3, 2018, that Mohamed Hoseain, age 70, and Richard La Cruz, age 51, both of Guyana, pleaded guilty on...

Dentistry Stalwart, Fay Duncan is a ‘Special Person’

Dec 09, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Special Person Comments Off on Dentistry Stalwart, Fay Duncan is a ‘Special Person’

Pull Quote: “For the love of just helping people, I have remained in dentistry. When you are finished with a mouth and you would have alleviated someone’s pain or helped give their mouth a nice...

PAT DIAL ALERTING CONSUMERS TO SOME PITFALLS

Dec 09, 2018 KNews Consumer Concerns, Features / Columnists Comments Off on PAT DIAL ALERTING CONSUMERS TO SOME PITFALLS

Last week, it was reported in the press that the Pesticide Division of the Ministry of Agriculture had seized over 300 Kg of mosquito coils manufactured by Zenden. This was the second seizure that...

Holloway recommends … Closer ties between political parties; better planning for future

Dec 09, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Holloway recommends … Closer ties between political parties; better planning for future

Former US ambassador, Perry Holloway, believes that the only way Guyana can develop faster is through closer working ties between Government and the Opposition. In one of his last sit down...

Why would the PPP vow to scrap such a positive initiative?

Dec 09, 2018 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Why would the PPP vow to scrap such a positive initiative?

The People’s Progressive Party – PPP – has vowed to scrap the Green State Development Strategy-GSDS. However, your government’s vision for Guyana’s development and the means...

Thankfully, we have a true Government for the people

Dec 09, 2018 KNews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Thankfully, we have a true Government for the people

Phase one of the annual Budget debates ended in the National Assembly on Friday with the Coalition Government dominating the proceedings with positivity. Speaker after speaker laid out a raft of very...

36 persons arrested in Cummingsburg-Kingston search operations

Dec 09, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on 36 persons arrested in Cummingsburg-Kingston search operations

Police ranks yesterday arrested 36 persons in several cordon and search operations conducted in North Cummingsburg and Kingston. The 36 persons were detained in relation to several offences. Among...

PPP is not an option, but a lost Coalition isn’t an automatic alternative

Dec 09, 2018 KNews Hinds' Sight with Dr. David Hinds Comments Off on PPP is not an option, but a lost Coalition isn’t an automatic alternative

So, Minister Lawrence has apologized for words “attributed” to her. I am not sure whether she meant the words that she uttered or that she was hinting that she was misquoted. But the fact is that...

Gastroenteritis: The unpleasant bout of vomiting and diarrhea

Dec 09, 2018 KNews Dr Zulfikar Bux Comments Off on Gastroenteritis: The unpleasant bout of vomiting and diarrhea

By Dr Zulfikar Bux Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine Gastroenteritis is an infection of the gut with viruses, bacteria or other microbes. These infections irritate the gut, causing you...

Behind the mask of a magistrate

Dec 09, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Behind the mask of a magistrate

The perception of a magistrate can be far from the truth. Generally, a magistrate is viewed as a beast sitting on its throne. A person who finds himself before a magistrate is often scared. For one,...

The Story Within The Story… The fish market debate

Dec 09, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on The Story Within The Story… The fish market debate

By Leonard Gildarie In recent years, the stress on being politically correct has never been more evident. One has to be careful when writing. You can’t name a rape victim and publish details...

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Warriors secure win over Knight Riders

Sep 13, 2026

The Guyana Amazon Warriors kept their playoff hopes alive with a 25 run win over the Trinbago Knight Riders in the 2026 Limacol WCPL. Runs for Shermaine Campbell and wickets from Shabnim Ismail and...

The other side of Linden’s electricity crisis

Sep 13, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – I am not surprised that electricity demand in Linden has surged by more than 135 per cent from its 2005 level. In fact, given the price at which electricity is supplied there, it would be surprising if demand had not surged. The figures tell the story. Electricity consumption...

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...

Jagdeo on breaches Part 2

Sep 13, 2026

Hard truths… (Kaieteur News) – Never knew Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo to be sneaky. Sloppy, hostility personified and sleeker than mercury, he can be. But not sneaky, not he. Hence, I weigh why he waited until Pres. Ali’s back was turned to show his face at the Arthur Chung Convention Center...

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