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Interesting Creatures… The Greater Rhea (Rhea americana)

Dec 08, 2019 KNews Interesting Creatures in Guyana, News Comments Off on Interesting Creatures… The Greater Rhea (Rhea americana)

The greater rhea (Rhea americana) is a species of flightless bird native to eastern South America. Other names for the greater rhea include the grey, common, or American rhea; ñandú (Guaraní and...

Guyana Floodlights Softball Cricket Association sending Under-15 Team to Florida

Dec 08, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana Floodlights Softball Cricket Association sending Under-15 Team to Florida

Traditionally known for organising softball cricket in and out of Guyana, the GFSCA have put together an under-15 team for the first time to participate at the annual Cricket Council United States of...

Shuman claims PPP/C wanted to meet with him through a back door for coalition agreement

Dec 08, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Shuman claims PPP/C wanted to meet with him through a back door for coalition agreement

In a recent press conference Presidential Candidate Mr. Lennox Shuman of the Liberty and Justice Party was asked, “Why did you not have a meeting with the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C)...

Immigration Questions & Answers

Dec 08, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Immigration Questions & Answers

ImmigrationINFO Immigration News For Our Community By Attorney Gail Seeram Through this “Question & Answer” column, our goal is to answer your immigration questions. We appreciate your...

Guyana beat Grenada 90-73 on night one of Goodwill B/Ball C/Ships

Dec 08, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana beat Grenada 90-73 on night one of Goodwill B/Ball C/Ships

By Sean Devers Watched a disappointing turnout, hosts Guyana defeated Grenada 90-73 on the opening night of the Goodwill Basketball tournament at the Cliff Anderson National Sportshall on Friday...

Over 50 horses registered as KMTC gears for exciting Boxing Day meet

Dec 08, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Over 50 horses registered as KMTC gears for exciting Boxing Day meet

Over 50 horses have been registered for the much anticipated Kennard Memorial Turf Club (KMTC) Boxing Day meet which is set for Bush Lot Farm, Corentyne, Berbice. According to Chairman of the KMTC...

Foreign and local investment: fairness for all

Dec 08, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on Foreign and local investment: fairness for all

By Sir Ronald Sanders There has always been tension between encouraging foreign investment and promoting local entrepreneurship. In many countries, local businesses are expected to pay a range of...

Adel’s Rainforest Resort: Discover a hidden paradise within the Pomeroon

Dec 08, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Adel’s Rainforest Resort: Discover a hidden paradise within the Pomeroon

By Shikema Dey Guyana is a tropical haven, filled with hidden gems in the nooks and crannies of the lush forested land. So when the busy city life gets too much; the noise, the crowds, the same old...

Banks DIH 15/15 Softball Cricket League in Berbice

Dec 08, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Banks DIH 15/15 Softball Cricket League in Berbice

Final showdown on today at Albion Community Center Trophy Stall adds weight to competition with additional sponsorship The Trophy Stall Guyana Limited has added some weight to the Banks DIH Limited...

A Journey of Despair, Courage and Triumph

Dec 08, 2019 KNews Book Review…, News Comments Off on A Journey of Despair, Courage and Triumph

Book: My New Normal: Reflections of a Stroke Survivor Author: Hilary Wehby Critic: Glenville Ashby, PhD ‘My New Normal: Reflections of a Stroke Survivor’ relives the transformative experience of...

Kaieteur News Cartoon 08 / 2019

Dec 08, 2019 KNews Cartoons, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Kaieteur News Cartoon 08 / 2019

The disdain for customers continues at Republic Bank

Dec 08, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on The disdain for customers continues at Republic Bank

Dear Editor, The letters to the Editor column offer a channel to the citizenry to express their views on profound issues relevant to society, from politics to sports, arts, culture and a chance for...

We need to get back to basics

Dec 08, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on We need to get back to basics

Dear Editor, It hurt me to the core when I read of the rape of a six year old boy in his school’s toilet, by pupils who are a few years older than him. Imagine the pain that this child was...

What will be the fate of the Chateau Margot ‘monument’?

Dec 08, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on What will be the fate of the Chateau Margot ‘monument’?

Dear Editor, Like many who have lived a long time in the unique and peaceful village of Chateau Margot, on the East Coast of Demerara, I have developed a love for the historic chimney that the French...

The lives of the ordinary mean nothing to politicians unless they want your votes

Dec 08, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on The lives of the ordinary mean nothing to politicians unless they want your votes

Dear Editor, People are inboxing and calling with alarming frequency asking why I am not saying much on what is happening with our politics in Guyana. Elections are right around the corner and people...

TIGI is unfit to pronounce on lack of transparency and corruptibility in Guyana

Dec 08, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on TIGI is unfit to pronounce on lack of transparency and corruptibility in Guyana

Dear Editor, Transparency Institute of Guyana Inc. (TIGI) personifies everything that is so tragic, sickening and morally backward about this country. I am addressing this evaluation here to the...

Lindo Creek families still waiting to hear CoI report

Dec 08, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Lindo Creek families still waiting to hear CoI report

Dear Editor, During the latter part of President David Granger’s one-on-one interview with Stan Gouveia on Thursday, he made a statement in relation to the Commission of Inquiries (CoIs) of the...

If RUSAL claims they are not making a profit, why after over ten years are they still here?

Dec 08, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on If RUSAL claims they are not making a profit, why after over ten years are they still here?

Dear Editor, Monday, 9th December will mark a decade of the Russian-controlled Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc (BCGI) not wanting to deal with the Guyana Bauxite & General Workers Union...

Business as usual… Rusal resumes stripping operations

Dec 07, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Business as usual… Rusal resumes stripping operations

More than two months after reportedly halting its stripping operations at its Kurubuka mines, Region 10, Russian-controlled Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc. (BCGI) has restarted. According to workers,...

Early morning fire razes three houses in Bent St.

Dec 07, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Early morning fire razes three houses in Bent St.

“I don’t have anywhere else to go…I done start shopping for the holiday season and then this is what happened to my house. I barely wake up and see the smoke but the thing happened so fast I...

GRA trains 118 to protect Guyana’s oil interest

Dec 07, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on GRA trains 118 to protect Guyana’s oil interest

By Kiana Wilburg In an effort to ensure the nation does not suffer significant value leakage, the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has trained a total of 118 officials in the areas of Oil and Gas audit...

Cops begin patrols with body cameras

Dec 07, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Cops begin patrols with body cameras

The Guyana Police Force has begun using body cameras. Assistant Commissioner Edgar Thomas, who is Commander of ‘Division Four A’ (Agricola, East Bank Demerara to Cummings Lodge, East Coast...

Footballers injured after bus topples on Linden Highway

Dec 07, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Footballers injured after bus topples on Linden Highway

A football team missed their intended match yesterday evening after the bus they were travelling in toppled several times on the Linden Soesdyke Highway. According to information received, several...

GMSA to host over 80 exhibitors at ‘Marketplace UncappeD’

Dec 07, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on GMSA to host over 80 exhibitors at ‘Marketplace UncappeD’

‘Marketplace Uncapped’ 2019, the exhibition hosted by the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) is expected to have more than 80 local producers. The event is set for tomorrow,...

Fishermen thankful to be alive after pirates strike in Region One

Dec 07, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Fishermen thankful to be alive after pirates strike in Region One

Five fishermen aboard the vessel “Shivanie” are considering themselves very lucky to be alive after they were robbed by pirates at around 08:30hrs yesterday. The incident occurred some five...