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Guyana must search its soul

May 19, 2019 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Guyana must search its soul

All the signs indicate that this country will soon go on a different footing; that there is going to be head-spinning, stomach-quivering, and gut-clenching. There is both good and bad in the works;...

PROF. GRIFFITH CONTINUES HIS LABOURS FOR REBIRTH OF A GREATER UG

May 19, 2019 KNews Consumer Concerns, Features / Columnists Comments Off on PROF. GRIFFITH CONTINUES HIS LABOURS FOR REBIRTH OF A GREATER UG

BY PAT DIAL Education at all levels is one of the great concerns of the Consumer Community as well as of the nation as a whole. Every August/September, thousands of parents frantically and even...

CARIFORUM MEMBER STATES TO BENEFIT FROM PACKAGING AND LABELLING TRAINING WORKSHOP IN GUYANA

May 19, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Standards in Focus Comments Off on CARIFORUM MEMBER STATES TO BENEFIT FROM PACKAGING AND LABELLING TRAINING WORKSHOP IN GUYANA

National Standards Bureaux and Producers, including Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), from across CARIFORUM Member States will benefit from a comprehensive three-day training on labelling and...

The baccoo speaks

May 19, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The baccoo speaks

The reign of terror that has gripped Berbice is about to come to an end. Clues from the recent robberies in Black Bush Polder will send the police to two homes in the very community. They will find...

Kaieteur News suffers a sneak attack

May 19, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on Kaieteur News suffers a sneak attack

The ways of the court will always be challenged by people who feel that they were unjustly done. We have seen this a lot. We have seen cases determined by a lower court and overturned by a higher...

How does one begin to understand this country?

May 19, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on How does one begin to understand this country?

I have lived all my life in Guyana, except for the period I was abroad studying. I think I can safely say I have a plausible understanding of Guyanese. My analysis as I write in 2019 is that it is a...

Self-made Chef, Viburt ‘Cookie’ Bernard, is a ‘Special Person’

May 19, 2019 KNews News, Special Person Comments Off on Self-made Chef, Viburt ‘Cookie’ Bernard, is a ‘Special Person’

“Hard work keeps a business going; you have to have passion and the right people around you with similar passion. If you are just looking for the money it won’t last, you have to have the passion...

CARICOM MUST UNIFY TO RESIST IMPOSITION OF OAS BOSS

May 19, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on CARICOM MUST UNIFY TO RESIST IMPOSITION OF OAS BOSS

By Sir Ronald Sanders Readers of this commentary, particularly those in small countries, might wonder why they should be concerned about who is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of any multilateral...

The government has not kept its promises

May 19, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The government has not kept its promises

The APNU+AFC government knew full well what it was getting into when it promised a solution to the high rates of criminality inherited from the PPPC. The APNU+AFC coalition was under no pretensions...

We must not forget or let anyone make us forget

May 19, 2019 KNews Eye on Guyana with Lincoln Lewis, Features / Columnists Comments Off on We must not forget or let anyone make us forget

The Trade Union Movement must honour and draw strength from its ground-breaking and empowering strides that have helped to shape this nation and human development, thanks to the blood, sweat and...

SARA secures lawyers after almost two years in operation

May 19, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on SARA secures lawyers after almost two years in operation

The State Asset Recovery Agency (SARA) is responsible for the civil recovery of state property obtained through the unlawful conduct of a public official or other person, or any benefit obtained in...

Leguan Island receives boost in roads/sea defences

May 19, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Leguan Island receives boost in roads/sea defences

The Essequibo island of Leguan has just received a major boost in roads and sea defenses according to Region Three Regional Engineer, within the Infrastructure Ministry, Seenarine Nandram. Nandram...

Cyber threats, bullying and domestic violence

May 19, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, The Story within the Story Comments Off on Cyber threats, bullying and domestic violence

By Leonard Gildarie Times have changed, and dramatically so. The idyllic life of the ‘80s and ‘90s has gone. The Sunday morning ball game in the middle of the street for bragging rights and...

Essequibians express no confidence in Police Force.

May 19, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Essequibians express no confidence in Police Force.

Residents living on the Essequibo Coast told the Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan during a meeting, yesterday, that they have no confidence in the service, nor protection provided by...

Why is my Immigration Case Processing taking so long?

May 19, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Why is my Immigration Case Processing taking so long?

WHY HASN’T YOUR CASE BEEN DECIDED YET? Nationwide, you and millions of families, businesses, and people applying for humanitarian relief are waiting longer for U.S. Citizenship and...

4th Independence Track and Field MeetCopeland wins under-18 discussKeen battles expected today

May 19, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on 4th Independence Track and Field MeetCopeland wins under-18 discussKeen battles expected today

The opening day of the Guyana Overseas Based Sports Association’s (GOBSA) Fourth Annual Independence Track and Field Ch ampionship got underway yesterday at the National Track and Field Center...

Energy Dept. attracts US$21M loan from IDB

May 19, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Energy Dept. attracts US$21M loan from IDB

The Inter-American Development Bank granted another loan to Guyana for work to be done on the Energy Sector. The loan of $21M is meant to finance the Energy Matrix Diversification and Institutional...

To our peril, we have not managed to balance Ethnic fear and Civic Responsibility

May 19, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Hinds' Sight with Dr. David Hinds Comments Off on To our peril, we have not managed to balance Ethnic fear and Civic Responsibility

There has understandably been some commentary on the achievements and non-achievements of the current government. The government itself set the tone with a lengthy statement which has become the...

South American Sea Lion (Otaria flavescens)

May 19, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on South American Sea Lion (Otaria flavescens)

The South American sea lion (Otaria flavescens, formerly Otaria byronia), also called the southern sea lion and the Patagonian sea lion, is a sea lion found on the Chilean, Ecuador, Peruvian,...

Woodpecker Products Junior National Squash Tournament Beau Fernandes and Safirah Sumner serve up exciting contest

May 19, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Woodpecker Products Junior National Squash Tournament Beau Fernandes and Safirah Sumner serve up exciting contest

On Friday night, spectators at the Georgetown Club were treated to another exciting evening at the Woodpecker Products Junio r National Squash Tournament, with an especially thrilling bout between...

Companies give laudable support to NAPS Food Bank programme

May 19, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Companies give laudable support to NAPS Food Bank programme

Aurora Gold Mines Inc. on Friday donated a large quantity of food stuff to the National AIDS Programme Secretariat (NAPS) to help take care of more than 50 percent of the daily distribution to its...

Haitians literally dying for a better life

May 19, 2019 KNews Countryman, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Haitians literally dying for a better life

By Dennis Nichols It was in 2005 in The Bahamas, that I first got acquainted with what I call the Haitian phenomenon. I don’t think I’d known a single person from that island nation before. Now,...

Guyana Livestock and Development Authority closes hatchery

May 19, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana Livestock and Development Authority closes hatchery

One of the newest agencies under the Ministry of Agriculture, Guyana Livestock and Development Authority, delivers public service related to animal production, animal health, animal genetics,...

GFF/KFC U20 Independence KO Cup – East Bank FA Timehri Panthers waltz to title triumph over Soesdyke Falcons

May 19, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFF/KFC U20 Independence KO Cup – East Bank FA Timehri Panthers waltz to title triumph over Soesdyke Falcons

Led by the tournament’s highest goal scorer, Tyrone Burnett who fired in a hat-trick, Timehri Panthers continued their dominanc e of football when they won the East Bank Football Association leg of...

Vaginal Yeast Infections: It’s very common in women

May 19, 2019 KNews Dr Zulfikar Bux, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Vaginal Yeast Infections: It’s very common in women

By Dr Zulfikar Bux Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine Yeast infections are so common that every 3 out of 4 of women will have one in their lifetime. Half of all women have more than one...

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Gurbaz half-century powers Guyana to 8-wicket win

Sep 05, 2026

2026 Republic Bank CPL… GAW vs. JKM at Providence – Hetmyer, Hope, Dindyal lead batting charge (Kaieteur News) – Guyana Amazon Warriors announced their arrival home with a brutal 8-wicket...

How should I schedule my day?

Sep 05, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Deep in the Himalayas, I once visited a Hindu guru and asked him, “Guru, how should I schedule my day?” He looked at me for a moment, smiled, and asked, “What is it that you want to schedule?” “My day,” I replied. “I want to organise my time better. There is so...

Haiti after Kenscoff: Pledges and Promises Do Not Stop the Killing

Aug 30, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – For generations, Kenscoff was where people from Port-au-Prince went to breathe. Its cool hills offered relief, and its farmers supplied the capital’s markets. Gang attacks reached the commune in January 2025, but it remained an important barrier between...

The Donny and Delcy show

Sep 05, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – What to make of this America-Venezuela oil deal, this best in history? First, it’s best to put the 65 billion barrels of heavy crude in its proper place. It’s the Donny and Delcy Gong Show. A quarter of Venezuela’s premier national treasure, a concealed deal, a very...

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