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I’m telling President Ali, this is what Guyanese want

Sep 06, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on I’m telling President Ali, this is what Guyanese want

The world has almost eight billion humans, and a majority of them do not want to be in politics or want to be in the news. A majority of these folks would like to avoid controversy. A majority in the...

Our Frontline Worker of the Week is… Nurse Orande Roland

Sep 06, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Our Frontline Worker of the Week is… Nurse Orande Roland

By Enid Joaquin It is not easy losing a parent at a young age, and some children never quite overcome such a traumatic event. However, while for some facing up to the pressures of the real world...

Encouraging events, disturbing developments… Random issues from last week

Sep 06, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Encouraging events, disturbing developments… Random issues from last week

By GHK Lall I start on an encouraging note. From Friday September 4 (KN), I read that, “Six patients released from COVID-19 ICU after restorative plasma treatment.” That is as good as any news...

Health Ministry examining options for COVID-19 vaccination

Sep 06, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Health Ministry examining options for COVID-19 vaccination

The Ministry of Health (MOH) is examining the options for COVID -19 vaccinations. During a virtual press conference held on Friday, Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony has said that the government...

A crisis that needs all hands on deck

Sep 06, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, News, The Story within the Story Comments Off on A crisis that needs all hands on deck

The Story Within The Story… By Leonard Gildarie Last week was interesting. I am locked down after testing positive for the COVID-19 virus. The news came last Monday, August 31st, after testing...

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

Sep 06, 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...

Govt. turns to former managers of Rose Hall, Skeldon estates for “reopening”

Sep 06, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. turns to former managers of Rose Hall, Skeldon estates for “reopening”

Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha, yesterday visited the Rose Hall and Skeldon sugar estates that were closed by the previous administration. He disclosed that he has since appointed the...

AFC’s MPs submit motion to rename Ministry of Amerindian Affairs

Sep 06, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on AFC’s MPs submit motion to rename Ministry of Amerindian Affairs

New Alliance for Change (AFC) Members of Parliament, Juretha Fernandes and Devin Sears, have submitted a motion to the National Assembly to have the Ministry of Amerindian Affairs’ recent name...

Batting improving ahead of Semis says Omar Khan

Sep 06, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Batting improving ahead of Semis says Omar Khan

By Sean Devers The Guyana Amazon Warriors with 12 points from six wins and four losses will play their seventh semi-final in the 8th edition of the Caribbean Premier League CPL T20 tournament on...

A united front to tackling issues facing over 49,000 persons living with disabilities

Sep 06, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on A united front to tackling issues facing over 49,000 persons living with disabilities

Guyana Council of Organisations for Persons with Disabilities… Rehanna Ramsay For over a decade the Guyana Council of Organisations for Persons with Disabilities (GCOPD) has presented a united...

Small parties board members appointed without full consultation

Sep 06, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Small parties board members appointed without full consultation

– Harmon says Teixiera’s excuse for main opposition exclusion “vulgar and indecent” In the past few days, the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) government has been dismantling...

Prominent Guyanese softball player Khalid Bilall Haslim passes on

Sep 06, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Prominent Guyanese softball player Khalid Bilall Haslim passes on

Prominent Guyanese softball player Khalid Bilall Haslim passed away Friday morning due a heart failure, according to a report. The versatile all-rounder Haslim was 41-years-old and from Industry East...

Minister Ramson meets with Golf Academy

Sep 06, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Minister Ramson meets with Golf Academy

Minister of Youth, Sport and Culture Charles Ramson, is no stranger to golf, being himself an avid player in times when he had less responsibilities. However, he vowed to find time to re-engage in...

A nation’s right to decide its friends

Sep 06, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on A nation’s right to decide its friends

By Sir Ronald Sanders Nelson Mandela in 1990 was a towering symbol of the triumph of right over wrong. Released from prison after 27 cruel years for his unrelenting stand against apartheid and the...

Leading Cardiac Sonographer, Ramona Chanderballi, is a ‘Special Person’

Sep 06, 2020 KNews News, Special Person Comments Off on Leading Cardiac Sonographer, Ramona Chanderballi, is a ‘Special Person’

Providing vital support to the medical field… By Rehanna Ramsay In every sector there are people who work behind the scenes providing much...

Cadet Officer develops Sports plan, seeks support

Sep 06, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Cadet Officer develops Sports plan, seeks support

Khalifa Hale; a Cadet Officer attached to the Guyana Prison Service (GPS), has developed a sports plan for Guyana which will cover ways in which to better market the different disciplines inclusive...

Kaieteur news Cartoon 06/2020

Sep 06, 2020 KNews Cartoons, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Kaieteur news Cartoon 06/2020

Suggestions for the Government

Sep 06, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Suggestions for the Government

Dear Editor, Guyana is a young nation and has to plan bigger and better infrastructural projects so as the country grows, the infrastructural needs would be adequate for the people. The new...

The time for action and competent management of this pandemic is now

Sep 06, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on The time for action and competent management of this pandemic is now

Dear Editor, The mismanagement of the COVID-19 pandemic by the Government of Guyana is unleashing disaster of a permanent nature upon Guyanese families who continue to lose their loved ones. The...

Energy drinks are silent killers of our youths

Sep 06, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Energy drinks are silent killers of our youths

Dear Editor, It breaks my heart to see that more and more people, particularly young adults, turn to energy drinks (Sting, Redbull, Rockstar, XL, Turbo, Monster, etc.) that are generally, but...

Who pays the piper will always call the tune

Sep 06, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Who pays the piper will always call the tune

Dear Editor, In the parlance of machoism, there is a popular saying, ” If someone violates you for the first time it is not your fault. But if it happens a second time it is your fault.”...

Cathy Hughes’ statement exposes an APNU+AFC lie

Sep 06, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Cathy Hughes’ statement exposes an APNU+AFC lie

Dear Editor, The statement by opposition Member of Parliament Catherine Hughes in relation to an Indigenous Member of the National Assembly exposes the crassness and lies told by the opposition over...

Granger’s government failed to adequately respond to the COVID-19 pandemic

Sep 06, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Granger’s government failed to adequately respond to the COVID-19 pandemic

Dear Editor, Permit me to offer my humble views on the recent ramblings of former President David Granger with regards to the COVID-19 situation in Guyana. By now, any right thinking, intelligent...

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Land, taxes and penalties

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News-The American humorist Will Rogers once remarked that the best investment on earth is earth... more