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The Story within the Story… A cesspool of corruption at City Hall

Nov 19, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on The Story within the Story… A cesspool of corruption at City Hall

By Leonard Gildarie This past week, in Zimbabwe, an African state, conflicting reports indicated an army coup with the country’s leader, Robert Mugabe, placed under house arrest. Coming to power in...

Interesting Creatures… Red-legged cormorant (Phalacrocorax gaimardi)

Nov 19, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on Interesting Creatures… Red-legged cormorant (Phalacrocorax gaimardi)

The red-legged cormorant (Phalacrocorax gaimardi) also known as the red-legged shag, red-footed cormorant, red-footed shag, Gaimard’s cormorant and grey cormorant, is a resident of the...

Applaud and Salute the Process of Life

Nov 19, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Food For Thought Comments Off on Applaud and Salute the Process of Life

Hot sun. Salty air. Rhythmic waves. A little boy is on his knees scooping and packing the sand with plastic shovels into a bright blue bucket. Then he upends the bucket on the surface and lifts it....

Accusation leads to shooting

Nov 19, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Accusation leads to shooting

A man shot his best friend to the stomach Friday night after being accused by the friend of having an affair with his wife. The incident happened around 21:00 hrs at the Mon Repos, East Coast...

Production Sharing Agreements…Guyana clings to flawed model while creator abandons it

Nov 19, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Production Sharing Agreements…Guyana clings to flawed model while creator abandons it

By Kiana Wilburg Indonesia is said to be the nation that gave the world Production Sharing Agreements (PSA). This arrangement stipulates that the host country will receive its profits after the oil...

GECOM granted $$millions more …despite unaddressed fraud issues

Nov 19, 2017 KNews News 1

Fraud allegations involving the expenditure of $100 million still hang over the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) which has been approved to spend $192.8 million on capital projects in 2018. All of...

Book Review… Lessons in tolerance

Nov 19, 2017 KNews Book Review…, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Book Review… Lessons in tolerance

Book: Bedtime Conversations with Nana Author Iqubal Hydal Critic: Dr Glenville Ashby Cultural Diplomacy has long been used to promote goodwill, tolerance and understanding among nations. Governments...

A cursory examination of alternative systems for Guyana – Part 2.

Nov 19, 2017 KNews Letters 2

Dear Editor, I wish to urge all of Guyana’s remaining independent-minded politicians within both the PPP and the Coalition to ensure they understand the implications of this letter. I also urge all...

This man and his organization paint a false picture of Mabaruma

Nov 19, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on This man and his organization paint a false picture of Mabaruma

Dear Editor, I happened to open one of the dailies and read from beginning to end, a lengthy article by an individual whom I presumed to be an investigative journalist: Peter Persaud. As former...

The President is flagrantly breaking those same laws with his unilateral appointment

Nov 19, 2017 KNews Letters 2

I would like to have a discussion with you on two matters of importance. My first item surrounds statements made by Dr. Barton Scotland Speaker of The House of Assembly in Guyana. Dr Scotland in his...

Sad end to a man once regarded as the architect Zimbabwe’s liberation struggle

Nov 19, 2017 KNews Letters 1

Dear Editor The political situation in Zimbabwe has attracted world attention. The days of President Mugabe are clearly numbered and it is only a matter of time before he is forced by the military...

Coping with a vindictive Region Six official

Nov 19, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Coping with a vindictive Region Six official

Dear Editor, Please allow me to highlight some double standards and vindictive behaviour practiced by a named regional official, and my predicament as an AFC activist who would make a stand for...

Either something is radically wrong or something is extremely right

Nov 19, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom 1

The Minister of Public Health is elated about the results of the national nursing examinations. However, she ought to worried, extremely worried. It was reported in March of this year that there had...

Bullets and Kool-Aid in a place called Jonestown, 39 years later

Nov 19, 2017 KNews Countryman, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Bullets and Kool-Aid in a place called Jonestown, 39 years later

By Dennis Nichols People don’t really commemorate the thirty-ninth anniversary of an event; the 40th yes, so next year many will recall what is considered the most surreal act of depravity ever...

Mugabe: a Graceful Coup

Nov 19, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on Mugabe: a Graceful Coup

By Sir Ronald Sanders When independence was finally wrenched from Britain in April 1980, Zimbabwe was described as the “jewel of Africa” by Tanzania’s President Julius Nyerere. Almost four...

Those heart-rending sacrificial murders

Nov 19, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery Comments Off on Those heart-rending sacrificial murders

By Michael Jordan Who would strangle a five-year-old girl after having a dream about ‘Dutch gold’ buried in their backyard? Or stab a nine-year-old boy to death and dump his corpse in a latrine?...

INFRASTRUCTURAL GROWTH A SURE SIGN OF A DEVELOPING NATION

Nov 19, 2017 KNews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on INFRASTRUCTURAL GROWTH A SURE SIGN OF A DEVELOPING NATION

The Ministry of Public Infrastructure has been quietly and without fanfare effecting significant change to the landscapes all over Guyana. The changes are already having a positive effect on the...

How tainted is the Guyana Police Force?

Nov 19, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column 1

The case of Godfrey Scipio, called ‘Sagga’, continues to stun the nation. This past week the Major Crimes Unit arrested a policeman who was once at the top of the law enforcement pile. This...

The Common Good- Working together to achieve the good life for all (Excerpts from an address by HE David Granger President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana to the 71st sitting of the 11th Parliament of Guyana on 2nd November 2017)

Nov 19, 2017 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on The Common Good- Working together to achieve the good life for all (Excerpts from an address by HE David Granger President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana to the 71st sitting of the 11th Parliament of Guyana on 2nd November 2017)

The enactment of the Telecommunications Act 2016 and the Public Utilities Commission (Amendment) Act will provide greater impetus to the liberalisation and regulation of telecommunications. The...

Peripheral artery disease: The leg pain that you need to know about

Nov 19, 2017 KNews Dr Zulfikar Bux, Features / Columnists 1

By Dr Zulfikar Bux Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is a condition that can cause leg pain that gets worse with activity. Muscle pain that gets worse with...

Prominent Caribbean academic wants a post-IMF Caribbean economy

Nov 19, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Prominent Caribbean academic wants a post-IMF Caribbean economy

KINGSTON, Jamaica (CMC) – The Pro Chancellor of the University of the West Indies (UWI), Sir Hilary Beckles says there is need for both a new style International Monetary Fund (IMF) and a 21st...

Death of a poor man in a beastly country

Nov 19, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon 3

The picture of a security guard, with the involuntary movement of his muscles as he lay dying on the Mon Repos public road, is an image I will never forget once I remain a columnist writing about the...

Cop who masterminded ‘Sagga’ execution linked to other killings and robberies

Nov 18, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Cop who masterminded ‘Sagga’ execution linked to other killings and robberies

…gunman claims he did not get promised payment Police Corporal, Derwin Eastman, whose name has been linked to the execution-style killing of 58-year-old Godfrey Scipio, is being investigated for...

Speaker belatedly condemns PPP’s disrespect in Parliament

Nov 18, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Speaker belatedly condemns PPP’s disrespect in Parliament

By Kiana Wilburg Two weeks after the political opposition staged a sitting protest during the address of President, David Granger, Speaker of the National Assembly, Dr. Barton Scotland, chose the...

Freddie Kissoon assault trial… It’s a total fabrication – accused Freedom House operatives claim

Nov 18, 2017 KNews News 1

The three men, who are on trial for throwing fecal matter on newspaper columnist and social activist, Frederick Kissoon, yesterday led their defence before Principal Magistrate, Judy Latchman. When...

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Kingsmen claim back-to-back wins

Aug 31, 2026

CPL – The Jamaica Kingsmen recorded their fourth win of the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) with a 7-run win via DLS over the Trinbago Knight Riders, as the rain halted play just...

The danger of renting another country’s power

Aug 31, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – There is an old temptation among small countries, particularly those situated beside larger and more troublesome neighbours. They often mistake the friendship of a great power for an insurance policy. The illusion is comforting. It permits governments to spend less time...

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...

Praising President Ali, PPP for thinking of Guyanese

Aug 31, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – I wish to thank publicly President Ali and the PPP Govt for keeping Guyanese in mind, caring for them. This should have been done before, but circumstances kept getting in the way. The president helped to get priorities in order, so here I am with gratitude in my heart,...

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