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Agricola youths benefit from community outreach

May 27, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Agricola youths benefit from community outreach

Residents of Agricola were on Saturday provided with many job opportunities and health care services at the community’s first outreach. The Agricola Development Association worked in...

The state of Guyana after 53 years of Independence

May 27, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The state of Guyana after 53 years of Independence

Today is the official holiday to celebrate our 53rd anniversary of Independence. There will be parties, state functions, celebratory events, etc. But on the morning of May 28, we will wake up to face...

NAREI continues control measures for Black Sigatoka Disease

May 27, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on NAREI continues control measures for Black Sigatoka Disease

When life knocks you down, in this case the Black Sigatoka Disease (BSD) devastating acres of plantain crops, you get right back up and cultivate again. This is exactly what Ayodele Sampson, a...

UG to offer Doctorate in Biodiversity from September

May 27, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on UG to offer Doctorate in Biodiversity from September

The University of Guyana (UG) will be offering a Doctorate in Biodiversity from the academic year September 2019. The programme has a clear interdisciplinary and intersectorial focus, that...

KAMARANG…Women of shadows

May 27, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on KAMARANG…Women of shadows

By Michael Jordan Even before he told her, Vibert Sealey sensed that she knew that he was going out. He sensed, even as she sat in the living room, that she had followed his restless fidgeting...

Overseas-based Guyanese shares love in hometown

May 27, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Overseas-based Guyanese shares love in hometown

An overseas-based Guyanese has pledged to upkeep her family tradition of giving to others in need. On Friday, she reached out to residents of her hometown and shared bundles of joy. Lynette...

Bloody end to Berbice ‘terror gang’…Three gunmen killed in Black Bush Polder shootout

May 20, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Bloody end to Berbice ‘terror gang’…Three gunmen killed in Black Bush Polder shootout

– high-powered rifle among weapons recovered The manhunt for a gang suspected to be behind a spate of brutal attacks in Berbice ended in a bloody shootout yesterday, with police killing three...

Female taxi driver murdered, dumped in trench – car stolen

May 20, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Female taxi driver murdered, dumped in trench – car stolen

Concerned for her safety, Jennifer Bipat quit her security guard job for the more lucrative profession of taxi driver. On Saturday night, someone murdered the 48-year-old mother of two, stole...

UG Vice Chancellor resisted past efforts to scrutinise spending – Ram

May 20, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on UG Vice Chancellor resisted past efforts to scrutinise spending – Ram

The Administration of the University of Guyana has fought hard against efforts to scrutinise its spending habits, in the past. This is according to Accountant and Attorney-at-law Christopher...

United Arab Emirates to help Guyana address challenges to taxation, customs

May 20, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on United Arab Emirates to help Guyana address challenges to taxation, customs

By way of two crucial agreements, Guyana will soon be able to lean on the expertise of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in addressing taxation and customs issues. Disclosing this to the media...

Guyana celebrates World Family Doctor Day

May 20, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana celebrates World Family Doctor Day

Recently graduated doctors of family medicine yesterday hosted a mini exposition, at the Giftland Mall, Turkeyen, to sensitise the public about family medicine as Guyana joined the world to...

REEL Guyana aims to inspire a generation of creatives with pride in all Guyana has to offer

May 20, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on REEL Guyana aims to inspire a generation of creatives with pride in all Guyana has to offer

Guyana’s creative industry faces an uphill climb, but a young creative and environmental enthusiast, Alex Arjoon, aims to use his talents to teach the Guyanese populace more and more about...

Anna Catherina squatters ignored repeated warnings before CH&PA demolished homes

May 20, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Anna Catherina squatters ignored repeated warnings before CH&PA demolished homes

– official denies anyone injured during operation, says only empty structures taken down Squatters at Anna Catherina, West Coast Demerara, (WCD) had ignored repeated warnings from the Central...

Incident in Texas holds importance for Guyana’s election

May 20, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Incident in Texas holds importance for Guyana’s election

Last month, a group named SHE THE PEOPLE, which consists of non-white women, held a presidential forum in Texas with several presidential contenders of the Democratic Party. As expected in an...

Leguan Island gets road and sea defence boost

May 20, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Leguan Island gets road and sea defence boost

The Essequibo island of Leguan has received a major boost to the community’s roads and sea defence, says Region Three Regional Engineer within the Infrastructure Ministry, Seenarine Nandram....

‘Make a difference from in here’ ─ Minister Broomes tells young inmates at Timehri Prison

May 20, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Make a difference from in here’ ─ Minister Broomes tells young inmates at Timehri Prison

Mother’s Day for many is that one day set aside to show love and appreciation for one’s mother, aunt, grandmother or another relative who played the role of mother. Usually, on this day homes are...

‘Paradise Resort’ opens with a bang

May 20, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Paradise Resort’ opens with a bang

Paradise Resort’, located at Lot 18, Inner Bagotsville, West Bank Demerara, officially opened its doors to the public on Saturday night, attracting hundreds of patrons from the Westside and...

KAMARANG…The fate of the man who knew her

May 20, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on KAMARANG…The fate of the man who knew her

By Michael Jordan The crowd was sparse when he entered the Ritz at around seven-twenty. He hesitated briefly at the top of the stars. He saw no sign of Jason Marcus. No sign of Lucille,...

Almost seven years after…Slain miner’s relatives seek reopening of cold case

May 20, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Almost seven years after…Slain miner’s relatives seek reopening of cold case

The ‘bush’ is perhaps the easiest place to kill a man. Someone could stick a knife in your back and be long gone before they find your remains…if they ever do. That’s exactly what...

Flooding inside CJIA

May 17, 2019 KNews News, Videos Comments Off on Flooding inside CJIA

Because of oil giant’s ‘bad’ history…There must be no secret deals with Govt. officials and Petrobras – Dr. Jan Mangal

May 13, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Because of oil giant’s ‘bad’ history…There must be no secret deals with Govt. officials and Petrobras – Dr. Jan Mangal

By Kiana Wilburg “When it comes to oil companies, they have mostly all been involved in corrupt practices, but Petrobras’s recent history is pretty bad…we need to be careful with...

Parliament to debate tax waiver for Tullow this week

May 13, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Parliament to debate tax waiver for Tullow this week

Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan, will move a motion in the National Assembly on Wednesday to affirm a tax waiver for Tullow Guyana B.V. The order paper for that sitting of the National...

Gunmen storm Albion Chinese Supermarket – escape after shooting at police vehicle

May 13, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Gunmen storm Albion Chinese Supermarket – escape after shooting at police vehicle

It was nearly an hour of terror in the quiet village of Albion on the Corentyne when two men, reportedly armed with an AR-16 rifle and an automatic pistol, stormed the Z-One Chinese...

Pirates snatch $900,000 in Essequibo River attack – crewmen chopped

May 13, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Pirates snatch $900,000 in Essequibo River attack – crewmen chopped

On Thursday night last, three men plying the Essequibo River in a cargo vessel bound for Supenaam, were attacked by pirates. Today, those three men are fortunate to be alive. This publication...

Govt. commits to resolving issue of auction of indigenous land to miner

May 13, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. commits to resolving issue of auction of indigenous land to miner

Minister of State, Dawn Hastings-Williams has assured Toshao of Chinese Landing, Orin Fernandes, that Government is committed to resolving the lands right impasse between the Indigenous...

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An insult to our intelligence

May 14, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – We are told that the reason regular government press conferences have disappeared is because the administration has moved from “campaign mode” into “implementation mode.” In other words, governing has apparently become too demanding an occupation to permit the...

The Caribbean’s Limits in Absorbing Other States’ Deportees

May 10, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Migration policy is a matter of sovereign control. Governments assert, rightly, their authority to regulate borders, determine who may enter, and enforce their laws. The United States has that right, as does every sovereign state. All Caribbean governments...

Sanctity of contract

May 14, 2026

Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – Sanctity of contract has a resonant ring. In isolation. Sanctity of contract placed next to sanctity of sovereignty doesn’t have a leg on which to stand. It pales. It must fade. For what does sanctity of contract do to sanctity of...

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