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Apr 22, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Away they go; will I see them again?
In several Easter columns stretching back to 2003, I reflected on the kites going up and likened them to people leaving Guyana. I did that in 2003, 2004; in 2007, my Easter piece carried the title,...Apr 22, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Industrious farmer Rayon Bacchus seeks help to break into international market
by Alex Wayne Thirty-two year old Rayon Bacchus of Calcutta Village, Mahaicony East Coast Demerara is the very epitome of the adage that perseverance is the strongest factor that can lead to success....Apr 22, 2019 KNews News, Sports Comments Off on GTTA secures Pan American Para table tennis spot Paves way for National Champion Hussein to compete in Peru
The Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) secured a qualification spot for a Para athlete to represent the nation in the sport at the 2019 Pan American games Paralympic table tennis championships...Apr 22, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on KAMARANG…The pork-knocker speaks of the girl with changing names
By Michael Jordan Michael Jones passed the white colonial-style building that was the Ministry’s Brickdam headquarters. There was no sign of the Bedford truck. He’d be back at work...Apr 22, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Welcome to the wild side!’ − 2019 Rupununi Rodeo underway
If you enjoy the thrills of vaqueros straddling wild bulls or attempting to milk wild cows, then the Rupununi Rodeo in Lethem, Region 9 is definitely the place to be this Easter. This is the...Apr 22, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Miss New Silver City Secondary is Miss Teen Ambassador
Aquila Handy, Miss New Silver City Secondary, was yesterday crowned Miss “Teen Ambassador,” beating out five other contestants for the coveted title, in a keenly contested pageant, at the...Apr 22, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on A missing boy with a kite…a sadistic killer…NEVER TO RETURN HOME
By Feona Morrison Five days before Easter Monday in April 2015, a nine-year-old boy named Shaquan Gittens wandered off alone to fly his kite. But that child never returned home, and today,...Apr 22, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Letters, News Comments Off on Disband Special Organised Crime Unit
DEAR EDITOR, As one of the persons who aided in the establishment of the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU), as well as one who is a victim of its malicious prosecution, I feel compelled to comment...Apr 22, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, News, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Kite-flying and its lessons on how to live
In my lifetime, I had only one kite. It was bought for me when I was three years old. My parents never had to buy another. That one kite was used for my entire kite-flying days. At the end of Easter,...Apr 22, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Letters, News Comments Off on Unfair racial practices are uncivilized and unacceptable
DEAR EDITOR, As an advocate for racial /ethnic diversity and inclusion, I must call out the rampant racial / ethnic discriminatory practices by the APNU/PNC/AFC Government. It is obvious that...Apr 22, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Letters, News Comments Off on This does not make sense!
DEAR EDITOR, Just a moment ago – between sleep and wake…I caught this concluding statement in a BBC Radio report: “This is a critical moment in the history of Africa”. Perhaps because my mind...Apr 22, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Letters, News Comments Off on Males –Teaching your Son about Sex
DEAR EDITOR, Males act as very influential figures in the lives of their children. It is a well- known and widely-accepted fact that both boys and girls need a strong male to teach and show them how...Apr 22, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Letters, News Comments Off on Taeniasis-Cysticercosis, the worm that kills
DEAR EDITOR, I want to thank Kaieteur News in advance for publishing my experience living with parasite. What is known as Tete in Guyana had been a nightmare for me and many people all over the...Apr 22, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Letters, News Comments Off on Is the minimum wage being adhered to?
DEAR EDITOR, Immediately after the NCM and the country was under the impression that elections will be held soon, the social media started buzzing about the increase of minimum wages by supporters of...Apr 22, 2019 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Time to rein in social media
War has been declared. It is gathering force and coming from multiple fronts, some surprising, but still welcomed. It is war for Facebook (internet) curbs. If ever there was an idea and move whose...Apr 22, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, News, Sports Comments Off on Bartica Easter Regatta – Cycling Thirty-seven BMX riders entertain; Four rewarded with cycles
The Red Earth Riders Club of Bartica organised Grass Track competition which coincided with Easter Regatta celebrations, 2019 was one with a difference on Saturday last at the Mongrippa Hill Round....Apr 21, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Procurement Officer caught on tape prepping colleague about tampering probe-talks about $20,000 payment
A few weeks ago, the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) was rocked with allegations that one of its most senior staffers was allegedly fingered in a plot to tamper...Apr 21, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on What happened with Kaieteur, Canje Blocks was daylight robbery – Dr. Mangal
By Kiana Wilburg Oil and Gas Consultant, Dr. Jan Mangal, is of the firm conviction that the award of the Kaieteur and Canje Blocks by the Donald Ramotar administration just days before the General...Apr 21, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Trinidadians build their offshore platforms instead of procuring established foreign suppliers
— Guyana, other producers must also make local content is a major priority –Industry Analyst By Kiana Wilburg Ensuring high levels of local participation in the oil sector is not something that...Apr 21, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Int’l airlines body protests CJIA fees increases
Months before the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) increased a number of fees, to cater for the US$150M renovations, airlines had complained to their association. In late January, the...Apr 21, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Teen loses life in new home during antenna fixing; dad survives
Moving into a new home and making a fresh start, can at times bring a true sense of accomplishment, something that warrants a measure of enthusiasm. For 45-year-old Junior Pryce and 47-year- old...Apr 21, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on UG Executives tripled their salaries in five years
Questions about how the budgetary allocations of the University of Guyana are spent have been circulating for quite some time. Students have been complaining that while tuition fees continue to rise,...Apr 21, 2019 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Engineers bleeding de Treasury
Is Easter again and people mekking all kind of joke. Dem boys remember de time when de people mek joke bout de money—de currency. De joke was, it was so light because it don’t have value. Now...Apr 21, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on UG Executives tripled their salaries in five years
Questions about how the budgetary allocations of the University of Guyana are spent have been circulating for quite some time. Students have been complaining that while tuition fees continue to rise,...Nov 11, 2026
…Golden Jaguars target Gold Cup qualification By Rawle Toney (Kaieteur News) – Golden Jaguars Head Coach Marco Bonofiglio and captain Elliot Bonds have made their intentions abundantly clear...Nov 11, 2026
(Kaieteur News) – Recently, a group of young entrepreneurs decided to pool their resources and embark on a business venture. They were determined to take a chance, invest their savings and build something for themselves. Rather than wait for somebody to offer them employment, they wanted to...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 11, 2026
(Kaieteur News) – Once what is termed the “new video” is confirmed as authentic, a new story emerges. In this, the age of AI, one must be cautious. Until confirmation, it’s just a new video, no more. If confirmed, the saga of the 12th October nighttime gunfight between Senior Supt...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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