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Coronavirus: It has mutated and is now even more infectious

Jun 28, 2020 KNews Dr Zulfikar Bux, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Coronavirus: It has mutated and is now even more infectious

By Dr. Zulfikar Bux Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine Scientists have found that the coronavirus has mutated and it is spreading more rapidly than previously. They are calling it the D614G...

This election has changed Guyana for the worse

Jun 28, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Hinds' Sight with Dr. David Hinds Comments Off on This election has changed Guyana for the worse

Nobody can say with any confidence when and how Guyana’s current political impasse would end. This is partly because we have not been down this road before and partly because the final outcome is...

Nigel Hughes, fin de siècle, and my admission of schadenfreude

Jun 28, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Nigel Hughes, fin de siècle, and my admission of schadenfreude

One evening a few years ago, during the Ramotar presidency at a public meeting at Stabroek Market square, Basil Williams was being his usual humorous self. I have known Basil since we were...

Boyfriend charged with murder of pregnant teen who drowned in Berbice River

Jun 28, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Boyfriend charged with murder of pregnant teen who drowned in Berbice River

A 19-year-old man of DeVeldt Village, Upper Berbice River and of Smithfield, New Amsterdam, was on Friday remanded to prison for the murder of his 17 year old pregnant girlfriend. Dequan Abrams was...

Our Frontline Worker of the Week is… Dr. Nichole Nedd-Jerrick

Jun 28, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Our Frontline Worker of the Week is… Dr. Nichole Nedd-Jerrick

By Sharmain Grainger We are not all cut from the same cloth. If we were the world would have been an especially dreary and bleak place with robotic and expected outcomes rather than spontaneous...

Over 200 prisoners released in last 3 months

Jun 28, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Over 200 prisoners released in last 3 months

Some 202 prisoners have been released in the last three months as part of efforts by the Guyana Prison Service (GPS) to reduce the population in wake of COVID-19. Director of Prisons, Gladwin...

Extension to Stay in U.S. during Coronavirus Pandemic

Jun 28, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Extension to Stay in U.S. during Coronavirus Pandemic

ImmigrationINFO… By Attorney Gail Seeram During this global coronavirus pandemic, many tourists with B-1/B-2 visas are not able to leave the U.S. before their given departure time. Many airports...

One people, one nation, one destiny…not!

Jun 28, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, News, The Story within the Story Comments Off on One people, one nation, one destiny…not!

By Leonard Gildarie Former US president, Franklin D. Roosevelt said: “Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us. The ultimate rulers of our democracy are not a...

Cellphone store looted by gunmen

Jun 28, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Cellphone store looted by gunmen

A cell phone store located at Mon Repos East Coast Demerara (ECD) was looted on Friday last by a pair of armed bandits. The Celltronicx Guyana Cell Phone Sales and Repair Centre was robbed at around...

We should not take for granted the right to due process, judicial recourse and Rule of Law

Jun 28, 2020 KNews Eye on Guyana with Lincoln Lewis, Features / Columnists Comments Off on We should not take for granted the right to due process, judicial recourse and Rule of Law

The political challenges in Guyana at election time is not new. What is new is the reaction and responses by trusted allies which give rise to concern whether at the end of the process this nation...

Gold miners tell cops they beat, robbed boss because he owed them

Jun 28, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Gold miners tell cops they beat, robbed boss because he owed them

Three gold miners are alleging that they beat and robbed their Brazilian employer because he had not paid them. Police said that the men admitted to robbing Adam Da Silva, 62, of a quantity of raw...

Death came knocking at her door – a former Governor’s daughter mistakenly let her killer in

Jun 28, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery, News Comments Off on Death came knocking at her door – a former Governor’s daughter mistakenly let her killer in

By Michael Jordan When I went prowling around Quamina Street many years ago where she had once lived, not a single soul had anything bad to say about old Miss Dorothy King. She was kind, some said,...

Banks DIH donates to Santa Rosa

Jun 28, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Banks DIH donates to Santa Rosa

Banks DIH Limited recently made a donation of Triskits Crackers to Santa Rosa in Moruca, Region One (Barima/Waini). This was following a call for assistance for the community which has been seriously...

Curlfete co-founder, Denisha Victor, dies suddenly

Jun 28, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Curlfete co-founder, Denisha Victor, dies suddenly

Natural enthusiast and stylist, Denisha Victor, died suddenly on Friday evening at the Georgetown Public Hospital. Immediately after the news got public, messages of condolences poured in on social...

Sarwan says he was mentally ‘framed out’ of WI cricket

Jun 28, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Sarwan says he was mentally ‘framed out’ of WI cricket

By Sean Devers Former Guyana and West Indies Captain Ramnaresh ‘Ronnie’ Sarwan, speaking with Alexis Jordon on the Jamaican Sports Max Zone TV programme on Friday Evening says he was ‘framed...

CCJ offers parties in Guyana pathway to rule of law

Jun 28, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on CCJ offers parties in Guyana pathway to rule of law

By Sir Ronald Sanders There have been unhelpful and destructive attacks by leading members and zealous supporters of the APNU+AFC caretaker government in Guyana against all with whose position they...

Deep anger as photo of slaughtered deers surfaces

Jun 28, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Deep anger as photo of slaughtered deers surfaces

Residents along the East Coast of Demerara are calling for the authorities to consider more monitoring after photos of several slaughtered deers surfaced yesterday. It appeared the animals were...

New York Independence Cup called off, but Parasnauth confident of Prime Minister’s T20 Cup

Jun 28, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on New York Independence Cup called off, but Parasnauth confident of Prime Minister’s T20 Cup

Veteran softball player Bobby Parasnauth says we have to deal with the new reality of COVID-19 which affects this year’s New York Independence Softball Cup slated for July 1. However, he is...

GCOS support Eastveldt Football Club

Jun 28, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCOS support Eastveldt Football Club

One of Guyana’s rising Non Governmental Organisations (NGO) the Guyana Committee of Services (GCOS) recently made a monetary donation to the Eastveldt Football Club aimed towards helping the club...

Prolific self-published author, Geary Reid, is a ‘Special Person’

Jun 28, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Prolific self-published author, Geary Reid, is a ‘Special Person’

“The early mornings are quiet and I’m well rested and energized and I can spend time drawing inspiration, especially from the Creator to put my thoughts into words.” By Rehanna Ramsay With over...

Kaieteur News Cartoon 28 – 2020

Jun 28, 2020 KNews Cartoons, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Kaieteur News Cartoon 28 – 2020

It is either we reject Lowenfield’s figures or face the end of democracy

Jun 28, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on It is either we reject Lowenfield’s figures or face the end of democracy

Dear Editor, Today marks 118 days during which Guyanese have been waiting the results of the General and Regional elections of March 2. Guyana wins hands down the prize for the longest delay in the...

Keith Lowenfield is out of order with his figures

Jun 28, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Keith Lowenfield is out of order with his figures

Dear Editor, It has been over 110 days since Elections Day when 464,565 Guyanese people stepped forward to cast their ballot on March 2, 2020. As this nation found out from the Elections Day count...

The validity of votes cast cannot be determined after the fact by Lowenfield

Jun 28, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on The validity of votes cast cannot be determined after the fact by Lowenfield

Dear Editor, The Court of Appeal recently returned a ruling to the effect that the term “more votes cast“ in Article 177(2) of our Constitution shall be construed to mean ”more valid votes...

Now is time for stronger action against the APNU+AFC Coalition

Jun 28, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Now is time for stronger action against the APNU+AFC Coalition

Dear Editor, I noted earlier this year that the incumbent APNU+AFC will not voluntarily demit office. I believe that many political observers and, more importantly, the Guyanese public feared this...