April 2019

Archives by Month:

Archives by Year:

Grass fire traps elderly woman in home

Apr 07, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Grass fire traps elderly woman in home

An elderly woman was trapped in her home on Friday, after thick smoke emanating from a grass fire filled her home and obstructed her vision. Her son arrived just in time to locate her and guide her...

PAHO calls for equitable access to health care as World Health Day is observed

Apr 07, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on PAHO calls for equitable access to health care as World Health Day is observed

Millions of people in the world still lack access to health care and many are forced to choose between spending on health and other daily expenses. It is estimated that in the Americas around...

Minister and she husband don’t talk wuk in bed

Apr 07, 2019 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Minister and she husband don’t talk wuk in bed

Things can get really busy when people planning fuh celebrate dem anniversary. Last week dem boys had a lot of wuk to do to celebrate dem anniversary. At de same time dem was wukking hard to mek sure...

Illness anxiety disorder: You aren’t sick; it’s just your mind

Apr 07, 2019 KNews Dr Zulfikar Bux, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Illness anxiety disorder: You aren’t sick; it’s just your mind

By Dr Zulfikar Bux Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine Illness anxiety disorder is a persistent fear of having a grave medical illness. A person with this disorder pays excessive...

Carnegie celebrates 86 years

Apr 07, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Carnegie celebrates 86 years

On Friday the Carnegie School of Home Economics celebrated its 86th anniversary with a thanksgiving service on the lawns of the school. Principal Ms. Myrna Lee gave a report under four themes. She...

US Army, other medical missions to partner with Govt. for eye surgeries

Apr 07, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on US Army, other medical missions to partner with Govt. for eye surgeries

300 eye surgeries conducted in first quarter at National Ophthalmology Hospital A medical team from the United States Army is scheduled to visit Guyana soon to work with other international...

Digicel donates back-packs to students in Essequibo

Apr 07, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Digicel donates back-packs to students in Essequibo

During the hosting of their Fourth Annual Triple Treat event in Essequibo, Digicel Guyana paid a visit to the Al Madinah Islamic Academy. The occasion was the simple handing over on Sunday...

Conflict of Interest

Apr 07, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Conflict of Interest

The Leader of the Opposition, former President Bharrat Jagdeo, in his most recent press conference reported that he was approached by a sub-contractor about non-payment by a principal contractor....

Min. Ramjattan hints at stipends for CPGs― encouraged them to keep up the good work

Apr 07, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Min. Ramjattan hints at stipends for CPGs― encouraged them to keep up the good work

Members of Community Policing Groups (CPG) across the country may soon be receiving a stipend for the voluntary work they do in keeping their communities safe. This was hinted at by Minister...

HEYS no more a programme but an irreversible movement- $8M stimulus package launched in Region 10

Apr 07, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on HEYS no more a programme but an irreversible movement- $8M stimulus package launched in Region 10

One hundred and sixty-one youth from Region Ten have benefitted from a stimulus package facilitated under the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs Flagship Youth initiative– the Hinterland...

Region 3 Education Dept. hosts Special Needs parenting workshop

Apr 07, 2019 KNews Education Corner, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Region 3 Education Dept. hosts Special Needs parenting workshop

Just recently the Department of Education Special Education Needs (SEN) Units hosted a Parenting Workshop geared at empowering parents to deal with special education needs and disabilities. Speaking...

KN at 25: Consequences of class and colour

Apr 07, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on KN at 25: Consequences of class and colour

This column is a summary of my presentation at the ceremony marking the 25th birth anniversary of the Kaieteur News held at the Pegasus on Thursday evening, April 4. Because of space, some aspects of...

$1M in supplies for Region Four Environmental Health Dept.

Apr 07, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on $1M in supplies for Region Four Environmental Health Dept.

Holding true to its commitment that 2019 would see an enhanced approach to continued growth and development within the various sectors, the Environmental Health Department of Region Four has received...

ISO standards support health for all

Apr 07, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on ISO standards support health for all

The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) gives support to all organisations and individuals in Guyana and the rest of the world as we commemorate World Health Day 2019. Health is...

US army, other medical missions to partner with Public Health Ministry for eye surgeries here

Apr 07, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on US army, other medical missions to partner with Public Health Ministry for eye surgeries here

A medical team from the United States army is scheduled to visit Guyana soon to work with other international partners and the Ministry Of Public Health to conduct cataract and other surgeries here....

The Venezuela problem could be a warning

Apr 07, 2019 KNews Editorial Comments Off on The Venezuela problem could be a warning

No, it is not a death in the family. Not yet. But many are in piercing agony and slowly dying on their feet; feet that are weakened from the daily struggles for survival. This is survival for...

Fisherman collapses and dies aboard fishing boat in Surinamese waters.

Apr 07, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Fisherman collapses and dies aboard fishing boat in Surinamese waters.

A 42-year-old father of six of Number 56 Village, Corentyne, Berbice, is now dead. He reportedly collapsed on board the fishing vessel on which he ventured out into Surinamese waters with...

Guyana’s physical transformation is moving full steam ahead

Apr 07, 2019 KNews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Guyana’s physical transformation is moving full steam ahead

MANARI BYPASS ROAD, REGION 9 The road alignment project in the South Rupununi is complete and in use. Prior to this road project, the Manari Bridge was the scene for many accidents with...

SUNDAY

Apr 07, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on SUNDAY

Guyana Goldfields received US$50M in tax exemptions in last three years …Duty free concessions for Peruvian company being questioned In the early 90s, there were little investments coming....

Man, 38, dies following freak accident at home

Apr 07, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Man, 38, dies following freak accident at home

Police on the Essequibo Coast are investigating the strange circumstances, surrounding the death of a 38 years old father last Friday. The deceased has been identified as Gowkaran Narine, better...

The Baccoo speaks

Apr 07, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo speaks

The courts are going to be busy dealing with young gunmen who seem bent on attacking people they deem as helpless. There will be one such attack in the heart of the city. Not surprisingly,...

Belize: Put the national interest first

Apr 07, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on Belize: Put the national interest first

By Sir Ronald Sanders Narrow party-political ambitions frequently thwart the wider national interest in practically every country. The world is watching this play-out now as a public spectacle...

SMM Royalty Centre Church marks 30 years of Ministry for Founder/Leader

Apr 07, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on SMM Royalty Centre Church marks 30 years of Ministry for Founder/Leader

Special Miracles Ministries, (SMM) Royalty Centre Church has marked yet another milestone. The Church, last Sunday, hosted a special ceremony which marked 30 years of ministry for its...

Be Careful

Apr 07, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Be Careful

This delivery truck toppled yesterday in the Loo Creek area, Soesdyke/Linden Highway after suffering mechanical issues. There were no reports of injuries.

The girl in the pink nightgown and other strange night visitors

Apr 07, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery Comments Off on The girl in the pink nightgown and other strange night visitors

By Michael Jordan The night-shift nurses were sitting in the Nurses’ Station when the girl entered. She appeared to be about nine, and she was wearing a pink nightgown. They didn’t see her...

PREV 44 454647 48 NEXT LAST

Guyana begins installation of first FIFA Arena mini-pitches

Oct 20, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Guyana has moved closer to delivering its first two FIFA Arena mini-pitches, with installation works now underway at Haslington on the East Coast of Demerara, marking a...

Jagdeo’s olive branch may have a snake in the grass

Oct 20, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – At the ‘wake’ of former Leader of the PNCR, Robert Corbin, Bharrat Jagdeo began talking about political cooperation, and the need to move beyond political divisions. But faced with this olive branch, the sensible citizen should reach for a comfortable chair, a strong cup of...

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...

The Robert Corbin effect

Oct 20, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – This man’s Robert Herman Orlando Corbin’s handiworks needs a longer, slower look. In dying, it seems that Mr. Corbin is more alive. Certainly, his spirit has taken on a motivating quality, a pervading strength. Who would have believed? I wouldn’t have gone so...

Archives by Month:

Archives by Year:

Website Hits

Listen to the The Glenn Lall Show

Follow on Tik Tok @Glennlall

Blunt of the day

Sports

Features/Columnists

Sir. Ronald Sanders

The GHK Lall Column

Publisher’s Note

Weekend Cartoon

Bridge Watch

> Berbice Bridge […]