March 2019

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Victims of cemetery robbery drop case against teen

Mar 10, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Victims of cemetery robbery drop case against teen

Derrick Austin, Desiree Austin and Elton David on Wednesday returned to court and decided to drop the case against, 19-year-old Mario Walters who allegedly robbed them at gunpoint of their jewellery,...

SQUATTING IS ANTI-NATIONAL

Mar 10, 2019 KNews Consumer Concerns, Features / Columnists Comments Off on SQUATTING IS ANTI-NATIONAL

PAT DIAL In his end-of-year statement, the Commissioner of Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission (GLSC), Mr Trevor Benn, feelingly complained that defaulting lessees and squatters had hampered the...

City constabulary concerned over increase in youth criminal activities

Mar 10, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on City constabulary concerned over increase in youth criminal activities

The City Constabulary is concerned over a growing number of juveniles committing criminal acts in and around the municipal markets. Officials attached to the City Constabulary, admitted recently, at...

The legal mettle of Bernard De Santos

Mar 10, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on The legal mettle of Bernard De Santos

In 1982, at the age of 22, I prosecuted my first case at the DPP Chambers as State Counsel. It was a murder case, and I was “thrust into the deep to sink or swim.” My then supervisors, Manny...

BCGI workers’ struggle continues – reflection as the campfire blazes in Aroaima

Mar 10, 2019 KNews Eye on Guyana with Lincoln Lewis, Features / Columnists Comments Off on BCGI workers’ struggle continues – reflection as the campfire blazes in Aroaima

It is Friday night and I am around the campfire outside of the barricade set up by a resilient group of workers employed by the Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc. (BCGI). For the third straight week this...

Linden loggers sensitised on forest management

Mar 10, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Linden loggers sensitised on forest management

Representatives of logging concessions and associations in Coomacka, Rockstone, Blueberry Hill, all of Linden, Region 10, participated in a capacity building workshop on the environmental...

Jagan, Manickchand, Jagdeo: Facts for fighters

Mar 10, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Jagan, Manickchand, Jagdeo: Facts for fighters

When I was very young, the Mirror, the newspaper of the PPP, carried a weekly column written by Cheddi Jagan with the title, “Facts for Fighters.” Someone needs to do a similar column in one of...

On a mission to mould the nation’s children, ‘Sir’ Harrinarine is a ‘Special Person’

Mar 10, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Special Person Comments Off on On a mission to mould the nation’s children, ‘Sir’ Harrinarine is a ‘Special Person’

“Teaching is very challenging and school is not without difficulties, but as a teacher, even as a head teacher, I have tried my best to be what you call a servant leader. I get involved, I try to...

Guyana woos Smithsonian Institution to build marine research capacity

Mar 10, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana woos Smithsonian Institution to build marine research capacity

Officials from the Smithsonian Institute on Friday met with Minister of State, Joseph Harmon. at his office at the Ministry of the Presidency, with a view to expanding collaboration in a number of...

The Baccoo speaks

Mar 10, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo speaks

These days are full of surprises. It would come as a surprise when a young man decides to barefacedly try to steal from a woman in a busy downtown area. When caught and thrashed he would say that...

Royston King challenges dismissal

Mar 10, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Royston King challenges dismissal

Former Town Clerk, Royston King, has challenged the Local Government Commission’s decision to dismiss him from duty. Last January, King was fired by the (LGC) following recommendations made by...

The bullying of David Alexander, a blind and dumb man

Mar 10, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on The bullying of David Alexander, a blind and dumb man

I grew up hearing the saying that blood is thicker than water. This is indeed so in reality, and early in my life I often wondered why people said this, until I realized that people were talking...

Miner walks free on manslaughter charge

Mar 10, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Miner walks free on manslaughter charge

A miner who was charged for manslaughter, walked free on Thursday after a jury of 12 in the Suddie High Court, unanimously found the accused not guilty. The accused, Thurston Kendrick Williams, who...

The secret of Jankie Mahadeo

Mar 10, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery Comments Off on The secret of Jankie Mahadeo

By Michael Jordan The seawalls that protect Guyana’s coastlands from the Atlantic hold decades upon decades of secrets…secrets of hidden love affairs…of rites to unseen forces…and of murder....

We are a jokey country

Mar 10, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on We are a jokey country

By Leonard Gildarie More than a week ago, two Bourda vendors died after a crash involving a minibus that turned turtle, on the East Coast of Demerara. There was anger and then it was quickly...

Ramjattan justifies the court challenge to the no-confidence vote

Mar 10, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Ramjattan justifies the court challenge to the no-confidence vote

This past week, Adam Harris, Editor in Chief, secured an interview on No-Confidence litigation with Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan. Adam: Mr. Ramjattan as a senior Government official and...

Immigration Tips – Do not…

Mar 10, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Immigration Tips – Do not…

By Attorney Gail Seeram Entering the United States as a first-time visitor can be an exciting experience. However, if you decide to overstay or fall into unlawful immigration status, then you should...

The Constitution, GECOM, and the memory of Dr. Jagan

Mar 10, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Hinds' Sight with Dr. David Hinds Comments Off on The Constitution, GECOM, and the memory of Dr. Jagan

In a letter to the press this past week I sought to make the point that what some commentators are calling a constitutional crisis in Guyana is really a deep political crisis which would ultimately...

Pampas Fox (Lycalopex gymnocercus)

Mar 10, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on Pampas Fox (Lycalopex gymnocercus)

The pampas fox (Lycalopex gymnocercus), also known as Azara’s fox, or Azara’s zorro, is a medium-sized zorro, or “false” fox, native to the South American pampas. The...

Surreal encounter in the Guyana bush (Pt. Two)

Mar 10, 2019 KNews Countryman, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Surreal encounter in the Guyana bush (Pt. Two)

By Dennis Nichols “I saw a man standing where just moments before the jaguar had crouched …. And his eyes, like ice and fire, burned into my own” (Surreal Encounter – Pt. 1) “Kanaima!...

Cough Medicines: How do you know which is the right one?

Mar 10, 2019 KNews Dr Zulfikar Bux, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Cough Medicines: How do you know which is the right one?

Dr Zulfikar Bux Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine We have all had the unpleasant experience of having a cough. Sometimes it becomes annoying and we need help to suppress or get rid of...

Society’s Struggle to Find Meaning

Mar 10, 2019 KNews Book Review…, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Society’s Struggle to Find Meaning

Book: Around Harvard Square Author: C.J. Farley Critic: Glenville Ashby, PhD C.J. Farley’s ‘Around Harvard Square’ is a witty and artful narrative of a society on the crossroads of change. In...

“As we forgive”

Mar 10, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on “As we forgive”

Prelude “As we forgive” is the title of a 264-page work by Catherine Claire Larson on the Rwandan genocide. It is a narrative of seven interrelated stories of unparalleled horror and unmatched...

Women deserve a good life

Mar 10, 2019 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Women deserve a good life

International Women’s Day (8 March) was held this year under the theme “Think Equal, Build Smart, Innovate for Change”. The following are excerpts from an address by His Excellency David...

No, Mr. Rohee, NCIRT is a functioning part of GoG’s cyber security architecture

Mar 10, 2019 KNews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on No, Mr. Rohee, NCIRT is a functioning part of GoG’s cyber security architecture

Minister of Public Telecommunications, Cathy Hughes, took former Home Affairs Minister, Clement Rohee to task for his “hypocritical and disingenuous attempt to mislead the nation, to scare citizens...

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Age-Defying Tahir sets sights on CPL glory for Guyana Amazon Warriors

Sep 16, 2026

2026 Republic Bank CPL… – says not crossing finish line now, a waste of hard work By Clifton Ross (Kaieteur News) – The Guyana Amazon Warriors have done it again, securing yet...

If you want to stop corruption, start at the top

Sep 16, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – There is nothing wrong with warning public officials that procurement breaches will have consequences. In fact, it is long overdue that every person entrusted with public money understands that the public purse is not a personal purse. But there is a fundamental question which...

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...

Music lovers treated with kid gloves, coddled

Sep 16, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Guyanese love their music. I do, too. The problem is that Guyanese love their music much too much. It’s a big problem, a national one. Citizens clash with members of the Guyana Police Force trying to do their job, establish sanity around the Kitty area. Citizens in...

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