March 3, 2019

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“Greatest Schoolboy athlete” Eric Phillips bestowed with A.A.

Mar 03, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on “Greatest Schoolboy athlete” Eric Phillips bestowed with A.A.

Gifted athlete, engineer and youth mentor, Eric Phillips, was among the list of individuals who received national awards last week from H.E. President David Granger. The former Queen’s...

Guyanese horse trainer Dharamjit making waves in U.S.

Mar 03, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyanese horse trainer Dharamjit making waves in U.S.

United States (U.S.) based Guyanese horseowner and trainer, Darmindra Dharamjit, who has been an owner for over ten years, made some headlines last month with a maiden win for his horse. Dharamjit,...

Govt. grants American Airlines 90 % concession on landing fees

Mar 03, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. grants American Airlines 90 % concession on landing fees

It appeared that the coming of American Airlines (AA) to Guyana in November was a big deal for the Government of Guyana. According to aviation officials, Government decided that do something unusual....

GMSA wants dedicated maintenance programme for hinterland roads

Mar 03, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on GMSA wants dedicated maintenance programme for hinterland roads

Hinterland roads must be subjected to a dedicated Government-led project to maintain them, so that manufacturers, especially in the forestry and wood-processing industry, have better accessibility,...

Regional First-Class cricket Reifer, Hemraj & Permaul give Jaguars 6th win Still ahead with 134.2 points with a game to go

Mar 03, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Regional First-Class cricket Reifer, Hemraj & Permaul give Jaguars 6th win Still ahead with 134.2 points with a game to go

By Sean Devers Guyana Jaguars, led by Man-of-the-Match Raymon Reifer, a four-wicket haul from Veerasammy Permaul and an aggressive 51 from Chanderpaul Hemraj, won their sixth match for the season...

City businessman files appeal for Cuban couple jailed for passport fraud

Mar 03, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on City businessman files appeal for Cuban couple jailed for passport fraud

A city businessman who said he was moved by the widely publicized story of a Cuban couple jailed last month for forged passports has filed appeals. According to court documents filed last week, gold...

CID office at New Amsterdam office robbed- source

Mar 03, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on CID office at New Amsterdam office robbed- source

The Criminal Investigations Department in New Amsterdam Thursday night reportedly had a break in which resulted in two professional came The Criminal Investigations Department in New Amsterdam...

Nandlall’s law book trial deferred as Appeal Court grants stay

Mar 03, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Nandlall’s law book trial deferred as Appeal Court grants stay

One week after the Court of Appeal granted an interim stay in the trial of former Attorney General Anil Nandlall who is on trial for the alleged theft of Law Reports from the State, the matter has...

FEBRUARY IS BLACK HISTORY MONTH

Mar 03, 2019 KNews Consumer Concerns, Features / Columnists Comments Off on FEBRUARY IS BLACK HISTORY MONTH

By PAT DIAL Consumer advocates are concerned not only with the goods and services consumers buy and use but they are also concerned with socio-cultural matters if they affect the public in any...

UNAIDS urges action to change discriminatory laws

Mar 03, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on UNAIDS urges action to change discriminatory laws

In 2018, a number of countries made landmark decisions to change discriminatory laws and bills. The Supreme Court of India, for example, struck down Section 377 of the Penal Code, which...

An in-depth study of resistance

Mar 03, 2019 KNews Book Review…, Features / Columnists Comments Off on An in-depth study of resistance

Book: A Response to Enslavement: Playing Their Way to Virtue Author: Peter A. Roberts Critic: Glenville Ashby, PhD Peter A. Roberts’ ‘A Response to Enslavement: Playing their Way to...

This is the future we seek – a united Guyana

Mar 03, 2019 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on This is the future we seek – a united Guyana

That Bharrat Jagdeo chose to disrespect a sitting President and has refused (via press conference) to meet with David Granger to discuss matters of national importance, is highly irregular, immature...

Surreal encounter in the Guyana bush

Mar 03, 2019 KNews Countryman, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Surreal encounter in the Guyana bush

By Dennis Nichols Here’s another story from my repertoire of diversionary tales, as we prepare ourselves for God-only-knows-what in the remaining ten months of 2019. They are set in Guyana’s...

An open letter to the Opposition Leader

Mar 03, 2019 KNews Eye on Guyana with Lincoln Lewis, Features / Columnists Comments Off on An open letter to the Opposition Leader

Re: The politics of deception, separation and unity Hon. Bharrat Jagdeo: Please refer to the caption. The Office of Leader of the Opposition is constitutional. It falls under the Executive branch...

A perilous state of affairs

Mar 03, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on A perilous state of affairs

These are not normal times, although there are some who would want this to be the case. After March 21, unless something happens, the government would be illegal. This is because of the constitution,...

The Jagdeo/Ramotar era; easily painted from memory

Mar 03, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The Jagdeo/Ramotar era; easily painted from memory

I walk my dog in the evenings at least four times a week at the back of Giftland Mall. The mall ends where the gated, private commercial housing estate of Eddie Boyer of National Hardware begins. The...

Roads, trade unions and foreign companies

Mar 03, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists Comments Off on Roads, trade unions and foreign companies

By Leonard Gildarie Writing weekly in a manner where I have to take my hat off as a journalist and become a commentator is a tricky walk. There is a natural inclination for the latter to be a...

The kidnapping of Vishnu Bhim

Mar 03, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery Comments Off on The kidnapping of Vishnu Bhim

By Michael Jordan On the morning of Tuesday, November 29, 1994, eight-year-old Vishnu Bhim of Annandale, East Coast Demerara, did his chores, kissed his mom, then left for school. At around midday,...

80-year-old mechanic/musician, Roy Malcolm Hinds, is a ‘Special Person’

Mar 03, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Special Person Comments Off on 80-year-old mechanic/musician, Roy Malcolm Hinds, is a ‘Special Person’

“I always liked working with my hands and I loved the engine. So I decided to become a mechanic.” As a seasoned musician and mechanic, he has given his fair share to society. Yet, if you...

End to Self-Scheduled InfoPass Appointment – Scheduling Only with Pre-Authorization

Mar 03, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on End to Self-Scheduled InfoPass Appointment – Scheduling Only with Pre-Authorization

The new Information Services Modernization Program is replacing the current self-scheduled InfoPass appointment system that allows anyone to make an appointment on-line or at their local USCIS office...

The Baccoo speaks

Mar 03, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo speaks

There has been a rash of fires and that has not passed. A mentally man would set fire to his home and take some others with it. The fire service would be unable to do much because of the condition of...

Remembering Walter Rodney and the Grenadian Revolution

Mar 03, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Hinds' Sight with Dr. David Hinds Comments Off on Remembering Walter Rodney and the Grenadian Revolution

This is the month of March—the birth month of Dr. Walter Rodney and the month of the Grenadian revolution. If he were alive, Rodney would be celebrating his 77th birthday this month. And on...

What really happens when you feel dizzy

Mar 03, 2019 KNews Dr Zulfikar Bux, Features / Columnists Comments Off on What really happens when you feel dizzy

By Dr Zulfikar Bux Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine “Feeling dizzy” means different things to different people. Or even to the same person in different situations. Most...

Respect rule of law internationally

Mar 03, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on Respect rule of law internationally

By Sir Ronald Sanders The United States of America, Canada and the English-speaking countries of the Caribbean together share the deeply-held values of democracy and human rights more than the...

Interesting Creatures… Neotropical Otter (Lontra longicaudis)

Mar 03, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on Interesting Creatures… Neotropical Otter (Lontra longicaudis)

The neotropical otter or neotropical river otter (Lontra longicaudis) is an otter species found in Central America, South America and the island of Trinidad. It is physically similar to the northern...

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Guyana’s basketball, futsal, chess & volleyball teams in...

Oct 23, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Guyana’s basketball, futsal, chess and volleyball teams will be among the country’s representatives in action today as the 2026 Inter-Guiana Games gets underway in Suriname,...

Are migrants really taking jobs away from Guyanese?

Oct 23, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The argument is being made in some quarters that businesses are deliberately choosing migrants over locals. The implication is that employers are discriminating against Guyanese in favour of foreigners. But having spoken with numerous business people, I have encountered a...

The Caribbean “Too Rich for Help”: When Will the Fiction End?

Oct 18, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – On 14 October, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva warned that higher borrowing costs, falling development assistance and other economic pressures threaten to widen the distance between advanced and developing economies. She appealed for additional...

Guyana the unbelievable, the inexplicable

Oct 23, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Guyana is one hell of a country. This country under the PPP Govt. must qualify to be in an extremely ugly category of its own. I watch as a citizen is savaged repeatedly, and silence is the only sound that splits the air. Silence, the product of fear. Or cheap...

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