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The pastor with a sordid past

Jan 25, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery Comments Off on The pastor with a sordid past

– Is this unsolved murder a revenge killing? By Michael Jordan It was close to 30 years after his wife’s murder that the killers paid Pastor Motielall Persaud a visit. They say it was raining...

GTU prepared to share evidence to refute Manickchand’s “less than honest” claims

Jan 25, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on GTU prepared to share evidence to refute Manickchand’s “less than honest” claims

Although Education Minister, Priya Manickchand, has insisted that there is no backlog of eligible teachers awaiting their duty free concessions for vehicles, word out of the Guyana Teachers’ Union...

Book Review… A Disturbing Tale of Lost Innocence

Jan 25, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Book Review… A Disturbing Tale of Lost Innocence

Book: Daisy McIntosh Author: Roger Panton Reviewer: Dr Glenville Ashby Roger H. Panton’s ‘Daisy McIntosh is an unnerving tale set in Jamaica. Against the backdrop of rural living, decades ago, is...

Sri Lanka seizes car fleet ‘not returned’ by ex-President

Jan 25, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Sri Lanka seizes car fleet ‘not returned’ by ex-President

(BBC) Sri Lankan police say they have seized more than 50 state-owned vehicles not returned after former President Mahinda Rajapaksa was toppled in elections. The 53 vehicles, said to include...

World Leprosy Day… Disease can be completely cured

Jan 25, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on World Leprosy Day… Disease can be completely cured

– Dr Morris-Wilson By Rabindra Rooplall Guyana will be joining the world today (January 25) in observance of World Leprosy Day as local efforts are intensified to raise awareness about the...

The Story Within The Story… The possibilities of a smartphone and the Internet

Jan 25, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on The Story Within The Story… The possibilities of a smartphone and the Internet

I am very disappointed this week. We were supposed to examine the coconut industry. It has been doing superbly, so much so that I have been getting reports that Suriname is taking off a significant...

Does Caribbean Integration have practical value? Astute reflections of Owen Arthur

Jan 25, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on Does Caribbean Integration have practical value? Astute reflections of Owen Arthur

By Sir Ronald Sanders There is no doubt about the passion of Owen Arthur, one of the Caribbean’s foremost economists and thinkers, for the economic integration of the Region. As the Prime Minister...

COUNTRYMAN – Stories about life, in and out of Guyana, from a Guyanese perspective

Jan 25, 2015 KNews Countryman, Features / Columnists Comments Off on COUNTRYMAN – Stories about life, in and out of Guyana, from a Guyanese perspective

More heroes – Wesley Autrey, Nick Vujicic, and a Guyanese Rasta By Dennis Nichols One of my favourite poems is ‘Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard’ by Thomas Gray. I love the rustic...

Interesting Creatures… The Bearded bellbird (Procnias averano)

Jan 25, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on Interesting Creatures… The Bearded bellbird (Procnias averano)

The bearded bellbird (Procnias averano) also known as the campanero or anvil-bird, is a passerine bird which occurs in tropical northern South America. There are two subspecies; the nominate taxon,...

ELECTION JITTERS

Jan 25, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on ELECTION JITTERS

It happens to the best of us; it happens to the worst of us. Everyone at some stage or the other has jitters, especially approaching a major event in our lives. The opposition parties right now have...

Understanding Emergency Room Overcrowding with Dr Zulfikar Bux

Jan 24, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Understanding Emergency Room Overcrowding with Dr Zulfikar Bux

Emergency rooms function as a public “safety net,” providing care to patients who have unexpected illness or injury that may result in death, disability, or severe pain if not cared for...

Golden Jaguars visit Ruimveldt Children Aid Centre -interactive session deemed a success

Jan 24, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Golden Jaguars visit Ruimveldt Children Aid Centre -interactive session deemed a success

Guyana’s flagship football team, the ‘Golden Jaguars’ is not all about playing football but there is a humanitarian side to the team that has brought this nation tremendous glory in the...

Smith happy to be back, Welshman elated to be invited

Jan 24, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Smith happy to be back, Welshman elated to be invited

By Franklin Wilson The Golden Jaguars continued their training session yesterday afternoon at the Guyana Defence Force ground having held their morning session at the Guyana National Stadium,...

Nadal avoids Federer’s fate with comfortable win

Jan 24, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Nadal avoids Federer’s fate with comfortable win

MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Rafa Nadal reached the fourth round of the Australian Open with a 6-1 6-0 7-5 win over Israel’s Dudi Sela on Friday, avoiding the fate that befell great rival Roger...

West Side leg of Guinness ‘Greatest of de Streets’ set to kickoff tonight

Jan 24, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on West Side leg of Guinness ‘Greatest of de Streets’ set to kickoff tonight

Tonight will mark another historic moment in football on the West Side when the Guinness ‘Greatest of de Streets’ Futsal Competition commences, at the Pouderoyen Tarmac, starting at 19:00 hrs....

Clarke resigns as Pacesetters Chairman

Jan 24, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Clarke resigns as Pacesetters Chairman

Long-standing Trinity Grid Holdings (TGH) Pacesetters Chairman, Dennis Clarke has tendered his resignation from the club for unknown reasons, stating merely that he is doing so against the backdrop...

Letter to the Sports Editor Inept WICB Directors Destroying Caribbean Cricket Cricket Fans must urgently rally together for their immediate removal

Jan 24, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Letter to the Sports Editor Inept WICB Directors Destroying Caribbean Cricket Cricket Fans must urgently rally together for their immediate removal

Dear Sports Editor, After reading with interest the comments and opinions of various distinguished West Indian personalities on the subject of West Indies Cricket Board’s (WICB) governance woes, I...

NBS lends support to Young Warriors CC Mash Cup fundraiser

Jan 24, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on NBS lends support to Young Warriors CC Mash Cup fundraiser

Once again the New Building Society has supported the YWCC annual fundraiser, Mash Cup 2015, the third edition. This eagerly anticipated day of action and fun will take place on Monday 23rd of...

FIFA Regional TDO visits GuyanaFIFA Regional TDO visits Guyana

Jan 24, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on FIFA Regional TDO visits GuyanaFIFA Regional TDO visits Guyana

FIFA’s Regional Technical Development Officer (TDO) of the South East Caribbean Mr. Anton Corneal visited Guyana for two days of discussions with the Technical Director of the Guyana Football...

Hong Kong Sevens line-up released

Jan 24, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Hong Kong Sevens line-up released

The line-up for the 2015 Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens has been announced with the tournament retaining its status as the largest on the HSBC Sevens World Series. Twenty-eight men’s teams...

GCB issues press statement on AGM

Jan 24, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCB issues press statement on AGM

The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) issues a press statement on its scheduled AGM fixed for tomorrow at the GCC Pavilion, Bourda. Here is the full text of that statement: “GCB wishes to formally...

Suspected bandit remanded for Linden robberies

Jan 24, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Suspected bandit remanded for Linden robberies

A technician fingered in a spate of robberies in Linden, was remanded to prison by Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry yesterday. Marlon De Freitas, called “Natty,” of Lot 261 One Mile,...

Parliament dead but budget preparation ongoing – Luncheon

Jan 24, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Parliament dead but budget preparation ongoing – Luncheon

Office of the President has dismissed the possibility of Government recalling Parliament, but yesterday disclosed that it is continuing with its preparation of the 2015 national budget. Answering...

Guyana advance to first final since 2009 Chanderpaul’s unbeaten 98 lead Jaguars to 6-Wkt win over Jamaica

Jan 23, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana advance to first final since 2009 Chanderpaul’s unbeaten 98 lead Jaguars to 6-Wkt win over Jamaica

By Sean Devers in Trinidad in association with Carib Beer, GT&T, Lifetime Reality & Cascadia Hotel Watched by a disappointing working day turnout in the height of the Carnival season here,...

With a focus on fitness, Golden Jaguars commence training Nurse joins session; Smith & Welshman expected today

Jan 23, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on With a focus on fitness, Golden Jaguars commence training Nurse joins session; Smith & Welshman expected today

By Franklin Wilson Even with the level of fitness not up to the acceptable standard for this level of competition, the Golden Jaguars commenced what will be an intense period of training ahead of...

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One win away! Bonofiglio’s men target fifth consecutive win against...

Nov 12, 2026

By Rawle Toney (Kaieteur News) – Guyana’s Golden Jaguars will look to take another significant step towards CONCACAF Nations League, League A promotion and qualification for next year’s Gold...

A compromise is possible but not likely

Nov 12, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Back in 2009, legislation was passed by the then PPP/C government giving former presidents a wide range of benefits and facilities. These included security, vehicles, staff, utilities, medical expenses and other support, many of which were not subject to clear limits. Critics...

A Divided World: A Commonwealth Opportunity

Nov 01, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – When Commonwealth leaders gather in Antigua and Barbuda from 1st to 4th November, they should address a question that reaches beyond their association: how can countries of different size, wealth and outlook sustain cooperation in a world increasingly...

Not one cent more for former presidents

Nov 12, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Over the years, I have learned to cultivate great tolerance for stupidity; still greater patience for the asinine. Tolerance snaps, however, whenever a word is mentioned about the benefits bill for former presidents. Here’s the short and sweet: not one damn cent more for...

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