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Jan 20, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Orthopaedic patients praise post-surgery care
Several persons receiving post-operative care after undergoing orthopaedic surgery at the Georgetown Public Hospital are very pleased with the services. On a visit to the hospital yesterday,...Jan 20, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on TIP report for 2017: 50 alleged victims; 35 suspects; 3 convictions to date
A 2017 report on trafficked persons has highlighted 14 suspected cases that year in Guyana. This week, the Cabinet of Ministers received the Report of the Ministerial Task Force on Trafficking...Jan 20, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCA/NBS Second Division Cameron grabs four as GYO thump GNIC; GDF overcome Police despite Savory’s half century
By Zaheer Mohamed Demeter Cameron grabbed four wickets to lead Gandhi Youth Organisation (GYO) to a 101-run win over GNIC SC, while Guyana Defence Force (GDF) defeated Police by 13 runs when...Jan 20, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on GDF, US soldiers prepare for another ‘Exercise New Horizon’
Guyana Defence Force troops stand to benefit from the skills of their US counterparts during ‘Exercise New Horizon’. This is a joint training exercise between the GDF and the United States...Jan 20, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Magnum Mash Cup commences Feb 2
The second edition of the Magnum Mash Cup is set to kick off on February 2, at the National Gymnasium. According to a member of the Organising Committee, Esan Griffith, the competition will be...Jan 20, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Ejected seismic vessel, two others resume work for Exxon
Almost four weeks after a Venezuelan naval vessel stopped a Norwegian oil exploration ship in Guyana’s waters, ExxonMobil is moving full steam ahead with seismic work. Yesterday, the...Jan 20, 2019 KNews Consumer Concerns, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Phasing out the private lesson system
BY PAT DIAL The subject of Education is of perennial concern to parents and consumers as a whole. In this offering, the focus will be on private lessons. Until the last generation, private...Jan 20, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Belle-West squatters to be regularised
Minister within the Ministry of Communities, with responsibility for Housing, Valerie Adams-Yearwood met on Thursday with the squatters at Plantation Belle-West, Canal No. 2, West Bank...Jan 20, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ West Demerara/East Bank Zone Defending Champions Showstoppers off to winning start
The 2019 season of the biggest and longest running street football tournament in Guyana; the Banks Dih sponsored Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ street football tournament, commenced on...Jan 20, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on GMRSC confirms dates for Endurance and Drag race meets
The Guyana Motor Racing & Sports Club (GMRSC) in a correspondence to Kaieteur Sports has confirmed with Kaieteur Sport that the first race meet of the year will be round one of the...Jan 20, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Illegal use of CARICOM SG’s photo on social media being investigated
GEORGETOWN – The Guyana-based Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat on Friday said it is investigating reports of the illegal use of the picture of its Secretary General Irwin LaRocque...Jan 20, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFF hosts CONCACAF-facilitated Marketing Workshop
The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) is hosting a two-day marketing workshop, which began yesterday, aimed at building capacity of its members to understand marketing, sports marketing,...Jan 20, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Hinds' Sight with Dr. David Hinds Comments Off on Teach the Children: African Guyanese must be frank with our leaders
A little-known calypso by Kelvin Pope aka the Mighty Duke titled “Teach the Children” is fresh on my mind. It is part of a module on historical memory for a course on Black Political Music that I...Jan 20, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Two drivers freed on separate causing death charges
Two men who were on separate charges of causing death by dangerous driving, on Friday walked out of the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts free men. Ryan Seecharran, 23, of 361 Herstelling, East...Jan 20, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on A remarkable political decision
There are some things that seem to defy logic. One of them involves an overseas-based Guyanese who took time off to call me, not once, but twice, to chide me. A few weeks ago I did a column that...Jan 20, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Special Person Comments Off on Battling the scourge of leprosy… The Story of Pheona Schroeder
By Sharmain Grainger “God doesn’t give us more than we can bear!” This is the notion that Pheona Schroeder firmly embraced a few years ago although, at times, her faith wavers. There are...Jan 20, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on The OAS dangerously in disarray
By Sir Ronald Sanders Over the last few days, there has been a serious overreach by Luis Almagro, of the authority he has as Secretary-General of the Organisation of American States (OAS). If Mr....Jan 20, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on How about a Committee for the Defence of the Constitution?
A grouping of professional organizations and independent Guyanese came together and launched a highly successful boycott of the 1978 referendum. That grouping was known as the Committee of Concerned...Jan 20, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists Comments Off on GTUC embarks on Venezuela border controversy outreach
Two Thursdays ago, i.e. 10th January, the Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) boardroom was transformed into a reflective environment. This soon became very emotional and touching when former...Jan 20, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, The Story within the Story Comments Off on Guyana: A political cauldron of intense emotions
By Leonard Gildarie At the time of writing, the Parliamentary Opposition – the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) – was preparing to choose a Presidential candidate and a new...Jan 20, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Immigration News For Our Community What you need to know about Visa Revocation
By Attorney Gail Seeram Many visa holders seem surprised when their visas are revoked at the U.S. port of entry or upon a visit to the U.S. Embassy for renewal. However, the officers...Jan 20, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo Speaks
A decision by the Guyana Elections Commission will not find favour with the political opposition, although this course of action was previously endorsed by the opposition. This is going to...Jan 20, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on Jaguarundi (Herpailurus yagouaroundi)
The jaguarundi (Herpailurus yagouaroundi) or eyra is a small wild cat native to southern North America and South America. It has been listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List since 2002....Jan 20, 2019 KNews Countryman, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Tall tales of devilish covenants
By Dennis Nichols The holiday season is well and truly over, and whatever respite it provided from the political bombshell on December 21 has dissipated, as the aftershock reverberates across our...Jan 20, 2019 KNews Dr Zulfikar Bux, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Difficulty Swallowing: It can be a sign of seriousness
By Dr Zulfikar Bux Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine While difficulty swallowing is not a frequent complaint, it can indicate seriousness and is sometimes ignored by patients when it...Nov 08, 2026
(Kaieteur News) – Santa Rosa Secondary and defending champions Chase’s Academic Foundation sit primed on seven points as action continues today in the Republic Bank Secondary School Football...Nov 08, 2026
(Kaieteur News) – Georgetown has become so dysfunctional, so hopelessly disorganised and so resistant to correction that one must ask whether the effort to save it is worth the trouble. The greatest mistake successive governments have made is not recognising that Georgetown should have long been...Nov 01, 2026
By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – When Commonwealth leaders gather in Antigua and Barbuda from 1st to 4th November, they should address a question that reaches beyond their association: how can countries of different size, wealth and outlook sustain cooperation in a world increasingly...Nov 08, 2026
(Kaieteur News) – Another Guyanese dead, and in degraded fashion, at the hands of State agents. A State that now stands as a monument to how much the PPP Govt. has criminalized it. When not one alleged rogue cop, with blood in his eye, but four of them, can deliver blows on a man that’s...Freedom of speech is our core value at Kaieteur News. If the letter/e-mail you sent was not published, and you believe that its contents were not libellous, let us know, please contact us by phone or email.
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