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Coalition used close to $50M tax dollars to pay for elections, other court cases

Aug 23, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Coalition used close to $50M tax dollars to pay for elections, other court cases

– Special audit to follow –AG Attorney General (AG) and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall, says he has uncovered enormous spending of tax dollars by the previous administration on the...

Contracts of “political fat cats” of SARA to be scrapped – AG

Aug 23, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Contracts of “political fat cats” of SARA to be scrapped – AG

Minister of Legal Affairs, Attorney General, Anil Nandlall, has announced that the new Irfaan Ali-led People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) government will move to terminate the contracts of the...

$15M boat bought by Region Six two years ago never used

Aug 23, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on $15M boat bought by Region Six two years ago never used

The Regional Administration of Region Six had in 2018 purchased a boat and engine to use in the riverain areas when needed. The purchase was an initiative under the then Regional Executive Officer...

No work started on Wales cold storage, agro-processing project

Aug 23, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on No work started on Wales cold storage, agro-processing project

– 200 acres prime, waterfront lands gifted to foreign company Days before the March 2nd elections, there were a flurry of announcements by the state-owned National Industrial Commercial and...

We might as well shut down the oil sector if Guyanese don’t share in the prosperity – Jagdeo

Aug 23, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on We might as well shut down the oil sector if Guyanese don’t share in the prosperity – Jagdeo

Vice President, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, is of the firm view that if the Guyanese people do not share in the prosperity of oil, there is no use in keeping the local industry running. He appeared on last...

Ponzi gat some people sittin pun posey

Aug 23, 2020 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Ponzi gat some people sittin pun posey

Dem Boys Seh… Dem boys is like de Critic. Dem nah know who is dem great grandfather. But dem boys gun start fuh search because, like de Critic, dem boys gat lil Portuguese blood running through dem...

A comprehensive audit of SLED is required

Aug 23, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on A comprehensive audit of SLED is required

A controversy has erupted over the arrest of former Director of Sport, Christopher Jones, and the search of his home. Supporters of Jones have sought to focus on the actions of the police; while his...

Motorcyclist caught riding up one-way assaults traffic rank, attempts to escape

Aug 23, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Motorcyclist caught riding up one-way assaults traffic rank, attempts to escape

A motorcyclist riding up a one way on King Street, Georgetown, yesterday, was caught on video brutally assaulting a traffic rank. He was caught after attempting to escape. The brutal attack on the...

COVID-19 cases barrels down on 1,000-mark

Aug 23, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on COVID-19 cases barrels down on 1,000-mark

The Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) announced 35 new cases of the novel Coronavirus yesterday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 925. According to the Ministry’s daily update, there...

Headache for Berbice as more Cubans illegally cross into Guyana

Aug 23, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Headache for Berbice as more Cubans illegally cross into Guyana

Eleven Cubans along with two Guyanese are currently being held at the quarantine facility in Georgetown after they were arrested in Berbice on Friday evening. Information provided to Kaieteur News by...

GPL looking for up to 30MW of power

Aug 23, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on GPL looking for up to 30MW of power

Growing demands for energy has Guyana searching now for 30 megawatts of power. According to the state-owned Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL), through a ‘Request For Expressions of Interest’...

Army chief briefed on security at Kaikan

Aug 23, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Army chief briefed on security at Kaikan

During the command visit to Location Eteringbang, on Wednesday, the army’s Chief-of-Staff (COS) Brigadier Godfrey Bess, has urged ranks to take steps to protect themselves from COVID-19. He also...

Army medic helps to delivery Kaikan baby

Aug 23, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Army medic helps to delivery Kaikan baby

Guyana Defence Force(GDF) Medic, Lance Corporal, Thirston Tappin, has rendered medical attention to a Kaikan resident, resulting in the safe delivery of a baby boy. According to the army yesterday,...

WATER RE-FILLERS SHOULD CONFORM TO NATIONAL STANDARD

Aug 23, 2020 KNews News, Standards in Focus Comments Off on WATER RE-FILLERS SHOULD CONFORM TO NATIONAL STANDARD

STANDARD IN FOCUS: The number of water re-filling establishments continues to grow countrywide to serve the needs of residents purchasing potable water in the various communities. However, the...

Queen Elizabeth II congratulates President Ali

Aug 23, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Queen Elizabeth II congratulates President Ali

– expresses her desire to deepen ties President Irfaan Ali has received a congratulatory letter from Her Majesty Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms, who...

Why Can’t We Be Like Neighbours?…We Must Learn

Aug 23, 2020 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Why Can’t We Be Like Neighbours?…We Must Learn

We are good at talking about ethical, transformational, and servant leadership, along with all the other kinds of sterling national leadership that inspires listening citizens. We do so at every...

A foundational text deserving of inclusion in schools’ social studies curriculum

Aug 23, 2020 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on A foundational text deserving of inclusion in schools’ social studies curriculum

(A Review of David Granger’s The Village Movement: 1839-1889. The cradle of the nation.) David Granger’s The Village Movement: 1839-1889 is an informative and richly-illustrated book written for...

Shifting Sands: Sex and Culture in the Caribbean

Aug 23, 2020 KNews Book Review…, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Shifting Sands: Sex and Culture in the Caribbean

Book Review… Book: Gender Variances and Sexual Diversity in the Caribbean – Perspectives, Histories, Experiences Edited by Marjan de Brun and R. Anthony Lewis Critic: Glenville Ashby, PhD...

Coronavirus: Life in the ER is getting tougher; help us to help you

Aug 23, 2020 KNews Dr Zulfikar Bux, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Coronavirus: Life in the ER is getting tougher; help us to help you

By Dr Zulfikar Bux Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Vanderbilt Medical Center “Doc it’s becoming very difficult for us”. Those were the words of a member of my team recently while...

Tayra (Eira barbara)

Aug 23, 2020 KNews Interesting Creatures in Guyana, News Comments Off on Tayra (Eira barbara)

Interesting Creatures… The tayra (Eira barbara) is an omnivorous animal from the weasel family, native to the Americas. It is the only species in the genus Eira. Tayras are also known as the...

APNU+AFC: Complex and not so complex reasons for the untergang

Aug 23, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on APNU+AFC: Complex and not so complex reasons for the untergang

Over the coming months, I will analyze the 2020 electoral untergang of the APNU+AFC in the 2020 election. It will not be a series. I will just from time to time, pinpoint some of the deciding factors...

Our Frontline Worker of the Week is… Nurse Coretta Alves

Aug 23, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Our Frontline Worker of the Week is… Nurse Coretta Alves

“Fear can cause us to do two things; either we cower, or we fight… We should fear COVID-19 in the sense that this virus is out there, but we should fight back by adhering to precautions.” By...

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

Aug 23, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Eligibility for U.S. Government Benefits due to Coronavirus and the “Public Charge” Rule

ImmigrationINFO: By Attorney Gail Seeram With over 30 million people unemployed in the U.S. and availability of certain U.S. government benefits, many lawful permanent residents (or green card...

Rupununi Essence attracts raving reviews for being a true Guyanese beauty elixir

Aug 23, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Rupununi Essence attracts raving reviews for being a true Guyanese beauty elixir

By way of clever marketing tactics, many of today’s skincare products promise beautiful, blemish free, youthful skin. But how many of those claims are actually true and more importantly, how do we...

Warriors defend the lowest total in CPL history

Aug 23, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Warriors defend the lowest total in CPL history

Andre Russell’s unbeaten 52 off 37 balls goes in vain TAROUBA, Trinidad, – Guyana Amazon Warriors overcame losing 10/62 in 81 balls and a vintage onslaught from Andre Russell to record the...

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Rana five-for and enterprising batting put Bangladesh in the driver’s seat

Morally Right. Legally wrong

…Peeping Tom Morally Right. Legally wrong Kaieteur News- The situation concerning the disputed parliamentary seat held... more