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Book Review… Icon comes alive in scholarly work

Aug 30, 2020 KNews Book Review…, News Comments Off on Book Review… Icon comes alive in scholarly work

Book: Caribbean Counterpoint – The Aesthetics is Salt in Lasana Sekou Author: Sara Florian, PhD Critic: Glenville Ashby Dr. Sara Florian forays into the mind of Lasana Sekou; his fears and...

Coronavirus: Where do we go from here?

Aug 30, 2020 KNews Dr Zulfikar Bux, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Coronavirus: Where do we go from here?

By Dr. Zulfikar Bux Assistant professor of Emergency Medicine As the case numbers continue to increase in Guyana, behavioural change to help mitigate the spread is not consistent in the population....

Cocoi Heron (Ardea cocoi)

Aug 30, 2020 KNews Interesting Creatures in Guyana, News Comments Off on Cocoi Heron (Ardea cocoi)

Interesting Creatures… The cocoi heron (Ardea cocoi) is a species of long-legged wading bird in the heron family Ardeidae found across South America. It has predominantly pale grey plumage with...

Leguan Stelling contractor warned to complete work in timely manner

Aug 30, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Leguan Stelling contractor warned to complete work in timely manner

S. Maraj Contracting Services has received a stern warning from Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill and Minister within the Ministry, Deodat Indar, to complete his work at the Leguan Stelling in a...

Keeping kids focused during the COVID-19 pandemic

Aug 30, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Keeping kids focused during the COVID-19 pandemic

For families, this school year began with conflicted messages as parents scrambled to understand what the right thing was. Children were left confused and saddened as open houses turned to virtual...

Heritage Month activities will not exceed $15M

Aug 30, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Heritage Month activities will not exceed $15M

– Minister Sukhai Minister of Amerindian Affairs, Pauline Sukhai, stated that the cost attached to the holding of Amerindian Heritage Month activities will not exceed $15M. This is because the...

We must never forget those 5 months of 2020

Aug 30, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on We must never forget those 5 months of 2020

I was walking my dog on Thursday afternoon, when this young man in an open back pick-up pulled up. He thanked me for my support for democracy during the five-month ordeal we have just passed through....

Supply man now faces murder charge after victim dies

Aug 30, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Supply man now faces murder charge after victim dies

A man who was found beaten and barely conscious in his yard, on August 14, died on Wednesday last while receiving treatment at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC). Dead is Romeo...

Our Frontline Worker of the Week is… Dr. Cyril Giddings

Aug 30, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Our Frontline Worker of the Week is… Dr. Cyril Giddings

“Health is a cross cutting challenge. We have to model a multi-sectoral, participatory approach and we must seek to be ever prepared.” By Sharmain Grainger On a regular day, those working within...

Police shoot, capture man wanted for marketing agent’s murder

Aug 30, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Police shoot, capture man wanted for marketing agent’s murder

Police ranks, on Thursday last, shot and captured a known offender who was reportedly wanted for the murder of Navindra Samaroo. Samaroo was a marketing agent who was shot and killed on Middle Road,...

Immigration Filing Fee Increase on October 2, 2020

Aug 30, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Immigration Filing Fee Increase on October 2, 2020

ImmigrationINFO Immigration News ForOur Community  U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced an astronomical 80% fee increase on cost to become a U.S. citizen, obtain a green...

Striking the right chords

Aug 30, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, News, The Story within the Story Comments Off on Striking the right chords

The Story Within The Story… By Leonard Gildarie Friday was a day that brought our feet back squarely on the ground. Whether we like it or not, the world is a small village and we are all connected....

Lions Clubs helping to bring COVID-19 relief

Aug 30, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Lions Clubs helping to bring COVID-19 relief

Last week Sunday, August 23, 2020, Lions Clubs of Guyana – Region 2 provided COVID-19 relief to families living in Chateau Margot Sideline Dam. Hampers with essential food items and...

Video Analyst Ravishwar Latif seeks assistance from Sports Minister

Aug 30, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Video Analyst Ravishwar Latif seeks assistance from Sports Minister

Cricket West Indies (CWI) regional Video analyst Randy Latif is requesting from Minister of Culture Youth and Sports Charles Ramson Jnr. financial assistance to enhance cricket here. According to...

NDC Councillor wakes up to home burglarized

Aug 30, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on NDC Councillor wakes up to home burglarized

A Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) Councillor woke up yesterday only to find that his Hyde Park, East Bank Essequibo (EBE) home was burglarized. Investigators believe that the thief/thieves...

The last 24 hours Quamie Dalton

Aug 30, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on The last 24 hours Quamie Dalton

The journey to the ‘final destination’… By Shervin Belgrave As we look at the various random occurrences in our society, some resulting in the loss of lives, sometimes our minds are plagued...

We must be unified to get the best benefits from oil

Aug 30, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on We must be unified to get the best benefits from oil

Dear Editor, This is my personal call for every Guyanese and all of Guyana to join hearts and hands in a unified bloc on our oil. To get the best benefits from it and to secure what is rightly due to...

The Rise of a Sports Industry

Aug 30, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on The Rise of a Sports Industry

The Guyana Golf Association welcomes the announcement of the new PGA-standard golf course, one of two that is scheduled to be built in the Maraiko Bay megaresort in Mahaica. “This will put...

GOA selects 8 sports officials for Panam training

Aug 30, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on GOA selects 8 sports officials for Panam training

The Guyana Olympic Association after receiving an invitation from the Panam Sports Office to participate in a Webinar on the Long Term Athlete Development (LTAD) model has selected a mix of eight...

Attorney-at-Law, Jailall Tiwari Kissoon, is a ‘Special Person’

Aug 30, 2020 KNews News, Special Person Comments Off on Attorney-at-Law, Jailall Tiwari Kissoon, is a ‘Special Person’

Serving the legal system with integrity and excellence for five decades… By Kiana Wilburg Very few men who have had the distinguished honour of being a member of the legal profession,...

Health Ministry mum on rising COVID-19 numbers

Aug 30, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Health Ministry mum on rising COVID-19 numbers

– Three deaths on Friday, no info on victims On Friday last, Guyana recorded three new COVID-19 deaths pushing the death toll to 35 and despite being repeatedly pressed for details by the...

Dr. Adams’ work remains unmatched in the areas of energy and the environment

Aug 30, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Dr. Adams’ work remains unmatched in the areas of energy and the environment

Dear Editor, The decision of the new Government to effectively terminate the services of Dr. Vincent Adams, Director of the Environment Protection Agency (EPA), will be demoralizing to many, who like...

Kaieteur News Cartoon 30/2020

Aug 30, 2020 KNews Cartoons, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Kaieteur News Cartoon 30/2020

We have no confidence that the EPA can make key decisions without Dr. Adams

Aug 30, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on We have no confidence that the EPA can make key decisions without Dr. Adams

Dear Editor, Transparency Institute Guyana Inc (TIGI) is asking the Government why Dr. Vincent Adams, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), is being sent on leave before he decides...

Open Letter to Mr. Alistair Routledge, Country Manager of ExxonMobil in Guyana

Aug 30, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Open Letter to Mr. Alistair Routledge, Country Manager of ExxonMobil in Guyana

Dear Editor, On behalf of the National Directorate and members of OVP (Organization for the Victory of the People), I wish to remind the Country Manager of ExxonMobil in Guyana, Alistair Routledge,...