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Oil Revenues Invested in Social Spending but more so in Industries Generating Wealth and Jobs

Jul 19, 2020 KNews Consumer Concerns, News Comments Off on Oil Revenues Invested in Social Spending but more so in Industries Generating Wealth and Jobs

CONSUMER CONCERNS: By Pat Dial Some time ago, this column had carried the position of the Guyana Consumers Association (GCA) on the use and protection of the country’s prospective oil revenues....

18 Guyanese hospitality professionals to benefit from 4-week Caribbean training

Jul 19, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on 18 Guyanese hospitality professionals to benefit from 4-week Caribbean training

Eighteen Guyanese hospitality workers, sponsored by the Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL), will embark on a four-week training programme in various Level 1 Awards in Spirits courses, conceptualized...

President’s College Head-Teacher, Carlyn Canterbury, is a ‘Special Person’

Jul 19, 2020 KNews News, Special Person Comments Off on President’s College Head-Teacher, Carlyn Canterbury, is a ‘Special Person’

On a steady path to improving the education sector… By Rehanna Ramsay Carlyn Canterbury was just 17 years old when she joined the teaching profession. She started her teaching career in 1987, at...

WIN $100,000 EVERY MONTH WITH SLEEPY NATURAL SANITARY PADS

Jul 19, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on WIN $100,000 EVERY MONTH WITH SLEEPY NATURAL SANITARY PADS

Sleepy, Guyana’s number one selling Diaper Brand, now launches its “Sleepy Sanitary Pads Promotion” for a duration of Six Months; where you can win ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($100,000)...

Guyana political circus has outrun its time

Jul 19, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on Guyana political circus has outrun its time

By Sir Ronald Sanders It is long past time for good sense to prevail in Guyana amongst the leadership of the APNU+AFC coalition that has been a caretaker government since the March 2 general and...

Mandela’s struggle symbolic for Guyana – “It Always Seems Impossible Until It’s Done”

Jul 19, 2020 KNews Eye on Guyana with Lincoln Lewis, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Mandela’s struggle symbolic for Guyana – “It Always Seems Impossible Until It’s Done”

Nelson Mandela said, “It always seems impossible until it’s done.” Eleven years ago, the United Nations declared 18th July “Nelson Mandela International Day.” This body saw such...

The country has grounded to a halt

Jul 19, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, News, The Story within the Story Comments Off on The country has grounded to a halt

By Leonard Gildarie On March 2- Elections Day- I arrived at work and marched upstairs to find out about Kaieteur Radio’s coverage of the proceedings. It was the mother of all elections in Guyana....

U.S. can Revoke Tourist Visa at ANYTIME for ANY REASON

Jul 19, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on U.S. can Revoke Tourist Visa at ANYTIME for ANY REASON

ImmigrationINFO Immigration News For Our Community  By Attorney Gail S. Seeram When a B-1/B-2 tourist visa is issued to an applicant, it is done so by DISCRETION of an U.S. immigration officer....

U.S. Sanctions are Real

Jul 19, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on U.S. Sanctions are Real

By José Cárdenas That the United States government announced this week that it has begun imposing sanctions on Guyanese citizens engaging in anti-democratic behavior should not have come as a...

Our Frontline Worker of the Week is… Nurse Khadine Christian

Jul 19, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Our Frontline Worker of the Week is… Nurse Khadine Christian

“My love for helping people, got the better of me, even though I realized that working on the frontline, in the fight against COVID-19, could jeopardize, not only my life, but those closest to...

African population in 1974- 31 percent; in 2020 – 29 percent

Jul 19, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on African population in 1974- 31 percent; in 2020 – 29 percent

In December 1974, Prime Minister Forbes Burnham, addressed a special congress of his party, at the party’s head office at Sophia. His speech was compiled in booklet form and given the title, the...

Guyanese man dies in Lake Ontario incident

Jul 19, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese man dies in Lake Ontario incident

Family members of Guyanese man who migrated to Canada are in deep mourning after he drowned during an outing to Lake Ontario on Friday. The man has been identified as Tahir Khan, said to be in his...

Farewell to the flesh, Osaze: The sound of the drums will forever haunt them

Jul 19, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Hinds' Sight with Dr. David Hinds Comments Off on Farewell to the flesh, Osaze: The sound of the drums will forever haunt them

Death is inevitable. At some point that dreadful news must come. This past week, those who are and were associated with the WPA got news that one of the stalwarts of that movement has passed away....

Pan Am youth games scheduled for April 2021

Jul 19, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Pan Am youth games scheduled for April 2021

Following the postponement of a few tournaments this year namely the Indoor Pan Am Cup and the Pan American Challenge/South American Championships that was scheduled to run for June 27th to July...

Goliath birdeater (Theraphosa blondi)

Jul 19, 2020 KNews Interesting Creatures in Guyana, News Comments Off on Goliath birdeater (Theraphosa blondi)

Interesting Creatures… The Goliath birdeater (Theraphosa blondi) belongs to the tarantula family Theraphosidae. Found in northern South America, it is the largest spider in the world by mass...

Wiltshire dominoes tourney set for July 25 at Turning Point

Jul 19, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Wiltshire dominoes tourney set for July 25 at Turning Point

Some of the top city teams are expected to be in action from July 25 at Turning Point when Senior Organising Secretary of the Guyana Domino League, Mark Wiltshire stage one of his annual tournaments...

Rhonda Alder: Building an Empire with Makeup

Jul 19, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Rhonda Alder: Building an Empire with Makeup

Rhonda Alder is a 27-year-old local makeup artist whose way of channeling her inner creativity is through glam and cinematic makeup. The young makeup artist began her journey when she was just...

More than 150 countries engaged in COVID-19 vaccine global access facility

Jul 19, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on More than 150 countries engaged in COVID-19 vaccine global access facility

WHO: Geneva/London – Seventy-five countries have submitted expressions of interest to protect their populations and those of other nations through joining the COVAX Facility, a mechanism designed...

Seven new cases recorded

Jul 19, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Seven new cases recorded

Guyana has been seeing steady increases in the number of positive COVID-19 cases. To date, the national figures stands at 327 confirmed cases of the virus. Yesterday, the Ministry of Public Health...

Nat Squash Queen Ashley Khalil also played Badminton for Guyana

Jul 19, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Nat Squash Queen Ashley Khalil also played Badminton for Guyana

By Sean Devers The Multi-talented 27-year-old Ashley Khalil holds two unique records in Guyana in the Sports of Squash and Badminton. In 2007 the talented Ashley made her Guyana Senior Squash team...

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

Jul 19, 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 As our efforts continue to contain COVID-19, I believe it is important that I remind the public that it is important for us to work...

Community service for labourer who says ganja used to treat cold

Jul 19, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Community service for labourer who says ganja used to treat cold

A labourer was on Friday sentenced to one month community service after he pleaded guilty to a possession of cannabis charge. Kecin Dos Ramos, who lives on Wakenaam Island, Essequbio River, appeared...

The Psychology of Fear

Jul 19, 2020 KNews Book Review…, News Comments Off on The Psychology of Fear

Book Review… Book: Obeah, Race and Racism – Caribbean Witchcraft in the English Imagination Author: Eugenia O’Neal Critic: Glenville Ashby, PhD Eugenia O’Neal’s ‘Obeah, Race and...

Boxing coaches receive AMBC certificates

Jul 19, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Boxing coaches receive AMBC certificates

Five coaches attached to the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) yesterday received certificates after participating in a Seminar organized by the Americas Boxing Confederation (AMBC). The virtual...

Supervisor on bail for shooting West Berbice woman in face

Jul 19, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Supervisor on bail for shooting West Berbice woman in face

A 44-year-old supervisor attached to Ansa McAl was on Friday granted bail after he was charged with the attempted murder of his partner. Julius Arthur of Lot 293 ‘B’ Field, Sophia, East...

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Premier Eagles, Classic Ball Blasters (CBB) headline Independence...

May 28, 2026

Kaieteur Sports – Premier Eagles and Classic Ball Blasters (CBB) emerged as winners after a string of elite performances this past weekend in the Demerara Volleyball Association (DVA)...

Flipping and flopping

May 28, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – If there is one thing that should be simple in a democracy, it is a press conference. One person asks questions on behalf of the public. One person answers on behalf of the state. No drama. No tricks. No role reversal. Yet we keep managing to complicate even that. We have seen,...

The OAS faces a moral test in Panama

May 17, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – An attempt is now being made by a few member states of the Organization of American States (OAS), using procedural manoeuvres, to prevent a proposed “Declaration on the Rights of Persons and Peoples of African Descent” from proceeding to the OAS...

Foreigners maltreated

May 28, 2026

Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – The migrant in me hurts. This mistreatment of foreigners flocking here for economic opportunity, so that their families can make it, doesn’t sit well. I speak against it. The government should take a close look, be serious about doing something about...

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