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This scourge has been continuing for far too long

Jun 10, 2018 KNews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on This scourge has been continuing for far too long

For at least two days last week, large parts of commercial Georgetown were plagued by blackouts. Standby power generators whirred and the traffic lights system went on the blink. For many in our...

Caribbean democracy demands Constitutional change

Jun 10, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on Caribbean democracy demands Constitutional change

By Sir Ronald Sanders The Leader of the Opposition is assigned important roles in the Constitutions of all Commonwealth Caribbean (CC) countries. The roles stand at the heart of the democratic...

Donald Trump demands re-negotiations on trade deals but Guyana can’t demand on oil

Jun 10, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Donald Trump demands re-negotiations on trade deals but Guyana can’t demand on oil

Dear Editor, It is either “a fair deal or no deal.” That is essentially what the Trump administration is saying to Canada and Mexico as it moves to renegotiate the North American Free Trade...

‘Major Foods’ – Decades of producing quality condiments

Jun 10, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Major Foods’ – Decades of producing quality condiments

‘Major Foods’ is a family-owned company that is committed to producing quality products. From the sourcing of raw materials to the delivery of individual condiment creations, quality is...

TSA’s New Secret Watch List – the“95 List”

Jun 10, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on TSA’s New Secret Watch List – the“95 List”

By Gail Seeram TSA (Transportation Security Administration) has created a new secret watch list also known as a “95 list” to monitor people who may be targeted as potential threats at...

Guyana’s major problem is economic mismanagement by our major political parties

Jun 10, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyana’s major problem is economic mismanagement by our major political parties

Dear Editor, The Democratic National Congress (DNC) was finally launched on May 23, 2018. The following is a section of the opening remarks, which we are confident is a major step in reconciling our...

Revisiting Jamaican Bauxite

Jun 10, 2018 KNews Book Review…, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Revisiting Jamaican Bauxite

Book: Jamaican Bauxite: A Retrospective Author: Anthony R.D. Porter Critic: Glenville Ashby, PhD Jamaican Bauxite: A Retrospective explores the unique natural resource of a Caribbean nation....

The skeletons are falling out the closet

Jun 10, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on The skeletons are falling out the closet

Dear Editor, I had three kids who attended Mae’s and wrote CXC. When my last kid wrote CXC last year, he was asked to attend school for work study. On his arrival at school, he was asked to leave...

A wake-up call for Indigenous people

Jun 10, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on A wake-up call for Indigenous people

Dear Editor, I refer to the treatment meted out to the nine year old Amerindian pupil by the Administration of Mae’s School on the occasion of Culture Day. Sir, I want to say that this...

An Aesop fable for the Exxon oil deal

Jun 10, 2018 KNews Countryman, Features / Columnists Comments Off on An Aesop fable for the Exxon oil deal

By Dennis Nichols One of the poems I have enjoyed immensely since my youth is the entertaining parody of an ancient Aesop fable – The Fox and the Crow. Its author Guy Wetmore Carryl, added...

Red Thread on a mission to end Domestic Violence

Jun 10, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Red Thread on a mission to end Domestic Violence

Red Thread is slowly moving to establish a systematic and holistic approach to addressing domestic violence in Guyana. The group is currently finalising a report on its two-year project implemented...

Observing Guyana’s 52nd

Jun 10, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Observing Guyana’s 52nd

Guyana Consulate in Toronto hosted the annual flag raising ceremony held on Saturday, May 26 2018, at Toronto City Hall, Canada. The occasion was Guyana’s 52nd Independence anniversary. The Honour...

Nightjar

Jun 10, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on Nightjar

Nightjars are medium-sized nocturnal or crepuscular birds in the family Caprimulgidae, characterized by long wings, short legs and very short bills. They are sometimes called goatsuckers, due...

Ex-cop accused of theft helps victim search for missing articles

Jun 10, 2018 KNews Consumer Concerns, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Ex-cop accused of theft helps victim search for missing articles

– court hears A former member of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) who allegedly stole from a woman known to him, then helped her search for the missing articles was on Friday charged and...

Remembering the ‘Brink: Oil and a Whole Lotta Gas’ moves to Linden today

Jun 10, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Remembering the ‘Brink: Oil and a Whole Lotta Gas’ moves to Linden today

After five successful shows at the newly refurbished home in Kingston, Georgetown, the Theatre Guild’s Workshop Ensemble will perform “Remembering the Brink: Oil and a Whole Lotta Gas’ in...

Christopher Ram is a national treasure

Jun 10, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Christopher Ram is a national treasure

Dear Editor, I would like every Guyanese to recognize the exceptional talent and bravery and champion of all Guyanese, Mr. Christopher Ram. It is my firm belief that this nation does not recognize...

After my US trip, the disadvantages of doing business in Georgetown are more glaring

Jun 10, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on After my US trip, the disadvantages of doing business in Georgetown are more glaring

Dear Editor, Having just returned from a business trip in the United States, where I observed a large percentage of small medium and large business being very optimistic about the direction in which...

Businessman charged with causing death of pedal cyclist

Jun 10, 2018 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Businessman charged with causing death of pedal cyclist

Principal Magistrate Judy Latchman on Friday granted a businessman $1M bail after he was slapped with a causing death by dangerous driving charge. Ramanand Jagdeo, 44, of 3036 Section ‘C’ Golden...

This decision is a slap on our justice system

Jun 10, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on This decision is a slap on our justice system

Dear Editor, I am not a legal person but a common man, who, like the jurors in a criminal matter, must decide on guilt or innocence based on the evidences provided in the particular case. The recent...

Third accused on trial for 2010 ‘Watermelon Man’ murder

Jun 10, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Third accused on trial for 2010 ‘Watermelon Man’ murder

A 12-member mixed jury has been empanelled to begin hearing the case of the murder that was committed in 2010. On trial is Stafford Harry called “Bilall” 40, of Hampshire, Corentyne, Berbice. He...

De Sinco clerk slapped with 13 fraud charges

Jun 10, 2018 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on De Sinco clerk slapped with 13 fraud charges

One month after a former clerk of De Sinco Limited, appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan and was slapped with two fraud charges, he was back before a City Magistrate, last Friday where 13...

Surinamese jailed 12 years for fatal shooting of ‘DJ Cheddie’

Jun 10, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Surinamese jailed 12 years for fatal shooting of ‘DJ Cheddie’

Omar Williams, formerly of Abanastraat, “K” Flight, Paramaribo, Suriname, was on Friday handed a 12-year jail sentence after he pleaded guilty to manslaughter. In other words, Williams, 36, a...

Aeronautical Engineering School celebrates notable achievements on 25th anniversary

Jun 10, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Aeronautical Engineering School celebrates notable achievements on 25th anniversary

The Art Williams and Harry Wendt Aeronautical Engineering School (AW&HWAES) at the Eugene F. Correia International Ogle, East Coast Demerara is celebrating its Silver Jubilee this Year with...

This statue is an affront to our ancestors and our sovereignty

Jun 10, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on This statue is an affront to our ancestors and our sovereignty

Dear Editor, The person, or persons responsible for throwing red pain on the statue of British Monarch, Queen Victoria, must be congratulated for their audacious act. Perhaps they chose red to...

THE SIGNIFICANCE OF WORLD ACCREDITATION DAY – DELIVERING A SAFER WORLD

Jun 10, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Standards in Focus Comments Off on THE SIGNIFICANCE OF WORLD ACCREDITATION DAY – DELIVERING A SAFER WORLD

Yesterday Standards and Conformity Assessment Institutions like the Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) joined in commemorating World Accreditation Day (WAD) under the theme “Delivering a...

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Need for Speed Karting Championships: Persaud, Mendonca, Tenpow, and...

Jun 22, 2026

Kaieteur Sports – The weather was not the only scorching thing this weekend as Jumbo Jet Events staged the first round of its Need for Speed Karting Championship at the 555 Speedway in...

Watch the PPPC like a hawk!

Jun 22, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – A curious silence has greeted what ought to be one of the most debated economic announcements of the year. President Irfaan Ali has indicated that bonds will be issued to members of the Guyanese diaspora, allowing them to invest in major infrastructure projects in Guyana. One...

If the OAS did not exist, it could not be created today

Jun 21, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – I have spent a decade in the councils of the Organization of American States. I have watched governments come and go, seen some crises handled well and others handled badly, sat through more commemorative meetings than sessions discussing pressing issues,...

More money for Guyanese workers

Jun 22, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – I like it. More money for Guyanese workers. Not private sector minimum wage workers, regrettably. If any local workers are due more money, private sector (and public service) minimum wage workers standout. More money is for Guyanese in the oil industry. Well, that’s...

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