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Electoral insanities unseen in modern times

May 03, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Electoral insanities unseen in modern times

What goes through the mind of the leadership of APNU+AFC is a process no genius in psychoanalysis can fathom. With each day that passes the unthinkable is done by the election commission that sets...

Our ‘Frontline Worker’ of the Week is Dr. Bibi Mohamed

May 03, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Our ‘Frontline Worker’ of the Week is Dr. Bibi Mohamed

“Becoming a doctor is really about knowing your strengths and knowing your best and highest use as a human being, it also requires having the capacity to care for others.” By Sharmain Grainger As...

Local humanitarian efforts mount to aid Guyana’s most vulnerable in wake of COVID -19 crises

May 03, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Local humanitarian efforts mount to aid Guyana’s most vulnerable in wake of COVID -19 crises

John Donne’s famous poem, Meditation XVII, gives us the line, “No man is an island, entire of itself” encapsulating the interdependence of human beings on each other for survival. Today, the...

Eligibility for U.S. Government Benefits due to Coronavirus and the “Public Charge” Rule

May 03, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Eligibility for U.S. Government Benefits due to Coronavirus and the “Public Charge” Rule

ImmigrationINFO Immigration News ForOur Community  By Attorney Gail S. Seeram With over 30 million people unemployed in the U.S. and availability of certain U.S. government benefits, many lawful...

The Story Within The Story… It can never be normal again!

May 03, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, News, The Story within the Story Comments Off on The Story Within The Story… It can never be normal again!

By Leonard Gildarie Life as we know it can never be normal again. The world was chugging merrily along with civil wars, hunger, the growth of giants like Amazon and Google, and of course, China....

GECOM must enforce Code of Conduct surrounding recount and assert its authority

May 03, 2020 KNews Eye on Guyana with Lincoln Lewis, Features / Columnists Comments Off on GECOM must enforce Code of Conduct surrounding recount and assert its authority

All things being equal the National Recount should start this week. The journey, while having some hiccups, the fact that we have been able to come this far, Guyana can be proud. This is in spite of...

Lockdown thing… Bringing party vibes to your living room

May 03, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Lockdown thing… Bringing party vibes to your living room

By Shikema Dey You’ve probably heard at least once the saying “every tinin cup knack, I deh” used to describe someone who never misses a party. Whether it be the hype weekends at the Strip,...

The clock of death and other ‘hard to explain’ stories

May 03, 2020 KNews Murder and Mystery, News Comments Off on The clock of death and other ‘hard to explain’ stories

By Michael Jordan A clock that brings death to those who lie close to it…chairs that rock untouched by hand or breeze…ghostly figures that flit along passageways.. No, this isn’t the plot for...

Wayne Jones described as the ‘Gary Sobers’ of Softball cricket Despite never playing hardball cricket

May 03, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Wayne Jones described as the ‘Gary Sobers’ of Softball cricket Despite never playing hardball cricket

By Sean Devers It very rare for someone who has never played any hardball cricket to become arguable the best softball batsman ever in Guyana but 60-year-old left-hander Wayne Jones proves this can...

iBET Supreme’s FIFA 20 ‘League of Champions’ eSports Round of 16 completed, Bremner, Cummings among favourites

May 03, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on iBET Supreme’s FIFA 20 ‘League of Champions’ eSports Round of 16 completed, Bremner, Cummings among favourites

The iBET Supreme FIFA 20 ‘League of Champions’ eSports championship which got underway just a week ago is now at the quarter-final stage with the Round of 16 being completed in a series of close...

Former Guyana Open champion Sukhram remains positive despite delay

May 03, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Former Guyana Open champion Sukhram remains positive despite delay

By Zaheer Mohamed Around the globe, stadiums and sports arenas have plunged into silence in recent months with the corona virus (COVID-19) outbreak bringing tournaments to a standstill. As...

Urgent work needed to restore Caribbean tourism in COVID-19 era

May 03, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on Urgent work needed to restore Caribbean tourism in COVID-19 era

By Sir Ronald Sanders To be among the first beneficiaries of a restarted global tourism industry, the present enforced downtime should be used by all actors to position Caribbean countries to compete...

Bourda granny’s murder… Family offers $600,000 reward to anyone who can help police solve case

May 03, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Bourda granny’s murder… Family offers $600,000 reward to anyone who can help police solve case

“It’s almost eight months since she was murdered and we are still not getting any information from the police. I will be offering $600,000 to anyone who can provide me with substantial...

AAG hopeful athletics can resume in August with Nat’l C/ships

May 03, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on AAG hopeful athletics can resume in August with Nat’l C/ships

World Athletics; governing body for track & field globally, had announced last month that the second weekend of August, the eighth and ninth, has been established by the entity’s newly created...

Musical extraordinaire, David Martins, is a ‘Special Person’

May 03, 2020 KNews News, Special Person Comments Off on Musical extraordinaire, David Martins, is a ‘Special Person’

“I learned a lot from listening to the approaches of the Trinis, particularly Sparrow, and Lord Kitchener, but I was also a big fan of Lord Blakie, the man with the ribald infectious laugh, and...

Kaieteur News Cartoon 03 – 2020

May 03, 2020 KNews Cartoons, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Kaieteur News Cartoon 03 – 2020

Freddie Kissoon’s misinformation campaign

May 03, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Freddie Kissoon’s misinformation campaign

Dear Editor, Reference is made to Frederick Kissoon’s article “Degeneracy: Trade unionism in Guyana in 2020” (Kaieteur News, 2nd May, 2020). Freddie demonstrates here he has no regard for...

Recommendations for the upcoming Elections recount and final declaration

May 03, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Recommendations for the upcoming Elections recount and final declaration

Dear Editor, Please permit me to share my predictions and recommendations for the upcoming recount and final declaration of Guyana Elections 2020. Every decision regarding this process has thus far...

We need to bring home stranded Guyanese passengers

May 03, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on We need to bring home stranded Guyanese passengers

Dear Editor, Passengers who were unable to return to their respective countries when the curfew/lockdown commenced, are being assisted by their respective Governments to return to their destinations....

Visiting Le Repentir Cemetery in Guyana is a distressing experience

May 03, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Visiting Le Repentir Cemetery in Guyana is a distressing experience

Dear Editor It distresses me every time I make a trip to Guyana to visit my parents’ graves in the Le Repentir Cemetery in the capital city, Georgetown. Simply put, it is disgusting. I have had to...

We need a system of governance that will enjoy acceptance across political divisions

May 03, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on We need a system of governance that will enjoy acceptance across political divisions

Dear Editor, Looking beyond the official declaration of the National and Regional elections held on March 2, I wish to offer some comments on elections and governance generally, and specifically in...