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Pepsi Mike Parris U-16 Boxing C/Ships staged

May 27, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Pepsi Mike Parris U-16 Boxing C/Ships staged

The Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) held its Pepsi Mike Parris U-16 School boys & Juniors Boxing Championships at the Andrew ‘Six Head’ Lewis Boxing Gym in Albouystown on Saturday last. There...

Teachers and Prison Officers taught Table Tennis skills in Berbice

May 27, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Teachers and Prison Officers taught Table Tennis skills in Berbice

Another successful Basic Table Tennis Coaching Course was recently conducted by the National Sports Commission/Guyana Table Tennis Association in collaboration with the Ministry of Education,...

Reliance Hustlers, RG XI, Bacchus Bulls and Queenstown B through to final four

May 27, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Reliance Hustlers, RG XI, Bacchus Bulls and Queenstown B through to final four

Reliance Hustlers, RG XI, Bacchus Bulls and Queenstown have secured their places in the semi finals of the Banks DIH softball cricket competition following victories in their respective quarterfinal...

Pomeroon-Supenaam observes Independence Day

May 27, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Pomeroon-Supenaam observes Independence Day

The Independence Flag Raising Ceremony of the Pomeroon-Supenaam Region was held at the Regional Administration building beginning at 8:00 hours yesterday. Patriotism filled the atmosphere where some...

NAREI continues control measures for Black Sigatoka Disease

May 27, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on NAREI continues control measures for Black Sigatoka Disease

When life knocks you down, in this case the Black Sigatoka Disease (BSD) devastating acres of plantain crops, you get right back up and cultivate again. This is exactly what Ayodele Sampson, a...

I Am Legend Concert Surpasses Expectations

May 27, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on I Am Legend Concert Surpasses Expectations

– over 24,000 attended show It was dubbed the ‘I Am Legend Concert’, and it surpassed all expectations. It featured iconic Reggae Superstar Buju Banton, and even after it ended, fans were...

$600,000 in grants to boost HEYS businesses in Moraikobai

May 27, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on $600,000 in grants to boost HEYS businesses in Moraikobai

Marina Hope is among thousands of highly successful young Indigenous entrepreneurs who are realising life changing experiences as beneficiaries of the Hinterland Employment Youth Service (HEYS)...

UG to offer Doctorate in Biodiversity from September

May 27, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on UG to offer Doctorate in Biodiversity from September

The University of Guyana (UG) will be offering a Doctorate in Biodiversity from the academic year September 2019. The programme has a clear interdisciplinary and intersectorial focus, that...

RCC holds fourth annual workshop at Pegasus

May 27, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on RCC holds fourth annual workshop at Pegasus

In commemoration of Guyana’s 53rd Independence celebrations, the commissioners and staff of the Rights of the Child Commission (RCC) hosted its fourth annual Child Rights and Independence Workshop...

The Integrity Commission is toothless

May 27, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The Integrity Commission is toothless

The Integrity Commission is empowered to receive and demand financial declarations from persons in public office. But its members are also required to submit their own declarations to the President....

KAMARANG…Women of shadows

May 27, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on KAMARANG…Women of shadows

By Michael Jordan Even before he told her, Vibert Sealey sensed that she knew that he was going out. He sensed, even as she sat in the living room, that she had followed his restless fidgeting...

Guyana needs to heal as the country enters 53 years of Independence

May 27, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyana needs to heal as the country enters 53 years of Independence

DEAR EDITOR, As Guyana enters its 54th anniversary of Independence, the country is more divided than ever. Instead of the gap between the two major parties to be reduced, it is getting wider and it...

Overseas-based Guyanese shares love in hometown

May 27, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Overseas-based Guyanese shares love in hometown

An overseas-based Guyanese has pledged to upkeep her family tradition of giving to others in need. On Friday, she reached out to residents of her hometown and shared bundles of joy. Lynette...

Mr. Granger should be entrusted to bring the necessary constitutional changes we need

May 27, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Mr. Granger should be entrusted to bring the necessary constitutional changes we need

DEAR EDITOR, Everyone agrees that there is the need for constitutional changes and I think that to proceed to the next general elections, we need to address this all important concept BEFORE...

Some questions Guyanese must ask in relation to the SARA Inquiry

May 27, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Some questions Guyanese must ask in relation to the SARA Inquiry

DEAR EDITOR, Regarding the recently disclosed SARA inquiry into the award of the Kaieteur and Canje Blocks, here are five brief questions all Guyanese should want answered publicly and promptly. 1)...

Independence Day – Celebrating a broken cistern

May 27, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Independence Day – Celebrating a broken cistern

DEAR EDITOR, What is there to celebrate after 53 years of independence? We often hoist our flag, even in remote areas, recite the National Pledge, sing the National Anthem and patriotic songs on the...

We must also commemorate Wismar Massacre on May 26

May 27, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on We must also commemorate Wismar Massacre on May 26

DEAR EDITOR, Reference your editorial relating to May 26 Independence Day and several news reports (May 26) as well as planned programmes. Your newspaper reported on flag hoisting events and...

Guyana: A land is still trapped in the same place

May 27, 2019 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Guyana: A land is still trapped in the same place

Independence: liberty and learning to maximise national gifts. And yet, after over a half century, maximisation can be summed up in two words: Never again! This is the unique, always intriguing,...

Salt and sweet water forms a natural barrier

May 27, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Salt and sweet water forms a natural barrier

DEAR EDITOR, I wish first up to establish the value of your editorial of Saturday, May 25, 2019 and its implications for orderly societal development. However, on closer inspection, the editorial is...

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Members of the National Assembly should exercise civility towards their peers

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- The following column was published two years ago in response to the same controversy that... more