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GNBA will seek to have illegal cable operators charged criminally

Oct 15, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on GNBA will seek to have illegal cable operators charged criminally

The Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA) will be stern in its dealings with illegal cable operators. Chairman of the Authority’s Board of Directors, Leslie Sobers, said as much during an...

Survivor recalls bittersweet battle with cancer

Oct 15, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Survivor recalls bittersweet battle with cancer

By Sharmain Grainger Bittersweet is perhaps the term that can probably best describe Ms. Debra Lowe’s battle with cancer. Although she fought valiantly and won, the disease was able to...

Operation Safeway garners results – Top Cop

Oct 15, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Operation Safeway garners results – Top Cop

Almost one year since Operation Safeway was launched, the Police traffic department has managed to reduce the number road fatalities. On September 15, 2016, the Traffic Chief launched Operation...

Lions Club of Diamond/Grove reaching out to residents

Oct 15, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Lions Club of Diamond/Grove reaching out to residents

The Lions Club of Diamond/Grove yesterday hosted a fund raising programme at the Ramada Princess Hotel to raise funds for the Lions Club International, located in the US. The money is to assist those...

Guyana shortlisted as nine poultry plants approved to sell within CARICOM

Oct 15, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana shortlisted as nine poultry plants approved to sell within CARICOM

Guyana (CMC) – Nine poultry processing plants in the region have been approved to trade among member states as the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) continues to move steadily towards increasing...

How the poor live!

Oct 15, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Food For Thought Comments Off on How the poor live!

One day, a father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the firm purpose of showing his son how poor people live. They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of...

Broadcasting Amendment Bill casts a long shadow on press freedom

Oct 15, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Broadcasting Amendment Bill casts a long shadow on press freedom

Dear Editor, As a legal challenge against the Broadcasting Amendment 2017 awaits a fixed date hearing on November 6 before the Chief Justice in Guyana’s High Court; the Guyana media landscape...

PM’s Berbice representative challenges PPP on Skeldon factory

Oct 15, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on PM’s Berbice representative challenges PPP on Skeldon factory

Dear Editor, Many harsh statements were made in the Press and on Television by both the Opposition and GAWU in relation to my stance on privatization of Guysuco, especially Skeldon Estate. Yet Mr....

STANDARDS IN FOCUS…THE DEVELOPMENT OF A REGIONAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY BUILDING CODE

Oct 15, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on STANDARDS IN FOCUS…THE DEVELOPMENT OF A REGIONAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY BUILDING CODE

The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS), on October 12, hosted a Consultation session for contractors, engineers and suppliers of building materials to garner their inputs on the Draft...

Sunday Cartoon

Oct 15, 2017 KNews Cartoons, Features / Columnists 1

In constituency voting Anil Nandlall wouldn’t win his seat

Oct 15, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on In constituency voting Anil Nandlall wouldn’t win his seat

Dear Editor, Please permit me some space to respond to two letters written by Anil Nandalall on CR. The first “No need for constitutional reform commission by way of ordinary law.”KN july 11th...

NDC harassing this small school at Cornelia Ida

Oct 15, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on NDC harassing this small school at Cornelia Ida

Dear Editor, Thank you for allowing me a space in your newspaper to air my view on the traffic situation in Cornelia New Scheme and how it affects the residents of the scheme, kids and parents of...

Guyana has approximately 98% mad people

Oct 15, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyana has approximately 98% mad people

Dear Editor, I am a regular reader of Freddie Kissoon’s articles on Kaieteur News. Most articles I agree with him and he seems to have a very good point. He is always fair and the only person in...

Financial Literacy: Behavioural Economics and our Struggle with Money

Oct 15, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Financial Literacy: Behavioural Economics and our Struggle with Money

Dr. Terence Smith, Deputy Governor, Bank of Guyana Our behaviour and financial attitudes Changing your financial attitude will allow you to handle whatever financial hurdles life throws at you. Emily...

This doctor is endangering the lives of patients

Oct 15, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on This doctor is endangering the lives of patients

Dear Editor, I’m writing to complain about a certain doctor. I have named him in my orginal letter but asked that this not be reproduced in the published version; I don’t want nthe paper to face...

CONSUMER CONCERNS…ALL LIFE IS INTERDEPENDENT – PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT

Oct 15, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on CONSUMER CONCERNS…ALL LIFE IS INTERDEPENDENT – PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT

By PAT DIAL Last month, the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer was commemorated. The Ozone Layer is a thin layer of O3 gas in the lower Atmosphere which shields the Earth from...

Granger needs to add another B to his five Bs

Oct 15, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Granger needs to add another B to his five Bs

I am not saying that I know this country better than any other Guyanese, but I know this place. Here is what I wrote in a column headlined, “If Americans have a problems so have Guyanese,” on...

The frightening increase in Cancer cases

Oct 15, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on The frightening increase in Cancer cases

This past week many things grabbed my attention. One of them was the rate of cancers, the other was a criticism of the government’s effort to promote small entrepreneurs. Both were astonishing, to...

Two burnt bodies, one missing husband

Oct 15, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery Comments Off on Two burnt bodies, one missing husband

By Michael Jordan At around nine o’clock on the evening of Tuesday, July 18, 2006, John Elquemedo Hernandez took his new girlfriend, Fayon Williams, to meet his parents at their Bagotstown, East...

The Baccoo Speaks

Oct 15, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo Speaks

Certain societal failures have unleashed a breed of people who are little better than animals. Their ability to reason is almost non-existent with the result that they will prey on people who appear...

Defending the indefensible

Oct 15, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Defending the indefensible

There have been many calls over the years for a civilized and respectful discourse on race relations in Guyana. The main obstacle to such a discourse, however, is the ‘defensive’ posture usually...

Vena Mookram secures Nations University scholarship

Oct 15, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Vena Mookram secures Nations University scholarship

Regardless of the outcome of the 2017 Miss World Pageant set for next month in China, once it is completed Miss Vena Mookram, who is representing Guyana, is set to pursue studies at Nations...

ImmigrationINFO ..Immigration News For Our Community Ò…100 Mobilized U.S. Immigration Judges Help to Fast Track Deportation

Oct 15, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on ImmigrationINFO ..Immigration News For Our Community Ò…100 Mobilized U.S. Immigration Judges Help to Fast Track Deportation

By Attorney Gail Seeram The Department of Justice’s Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) released statistics on the impact of Executive Order (EO) 13767: Border Security and Immigration...

Book review…The Challenges of regional integration and identity

Oct 15, 2017 KNews Book Review…, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Book review…The Challenges of regional integration and identity

Book: Ideology, Regionalism, and Society in Caribbean History Editors: Shane J. Pantin and Jerome Teelucksingh Critic: Dr Glenville Ashby Ideology, Regionalism, and Society...

Pampas deer (Ozotoceros bezoarticus)

Oct 15, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on Pampas deer (Ozotoceros bezoarticus)

Pampas deer (Ozotoceros bezoarticus) live in the grasslands of South America at low elevations. They are known as venado or gama in Spanish and as veado-campeiro in Portuguese. Their habitat includes...

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Welcome’s hattrick enough to sink Hope Sec’

Apr 09, 2026

…Santa Rosa, St John’s, East R/veldt among winners as Massy U18 School Football continues Kaieteur Sports – Round two of the 12th Annual Massy Distribution Schools Under-18 Football...

The cash grant app is fast becoming a ‘crash gyant’ app

Apr 09, 2026

Kaieteur News – The rollout of the cash grant initiative was supposed to signal efficiency, modernisation, and a government in step with the digital age. Instead, what many Guyanese are experiencing is frustration, delay, and a growing sense that the system simply is not working as it should....

The Caribbean Is Being Forced to Reconsider Trade Dependence on the...

Apr 05, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – The Caribbean has not set out to loosen its trade dependence on the United States. It is being driven to do so. For generations, Caribbean importers and consumers have looked first to the American market. They have done so for reasons of preference and...

$20B paid, not one word

Apr 09, 2026

Kaieteur News – The headline fairly screamed: “Guyana secretly paid US$80M to Wales gas plant contractor after losing arbitration (KN April, 3, 2026). I wanted to scream. The arbitrator within counseled: go ahead, write. Excellency Ali insists that his government has been about...

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