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200 participate in palliative care seminar

Jul 18, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on 200 participate in palliative care seminar

Two hundred stakeholders, including healthcare professionals, representatives from pharmaceutical companies, and members of the public yesterday attended a one-day seminar on Palliative Care and...

Still no trace of Edinburgh wife-killer

Jul 18, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Still no trace of Edinburgh wife-killer

The Edinburgh man who brutally chopped his common- law partner to death on March 27, 2010 is still on the run. More than a year after the gruesome murder had rocked the Ancient County, there has been...

UN high level meeting to discuss Non-Communicable Diseases – Ramsammy

Jul 18, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on UN high level meeting to discuss Non-Communicable Diseases – Ramsammy

The outcome of the United Nations first high level meeting to discuss Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), scheduled for September 2011, could impact the delivery of healthcare worldwide, particularly...

LIVE, LEARN AND LAUGH

Jul 18, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Tony Deyal column Comments Off on LIVE, LEARN AND LAUGH

Psychiatry students were in their Emotional Extremes class. “Let’s set some parameters,” the professor said. “What’s the opposite of joy?” he asked one student. “Sadness,” the student...

DISGRACEFUL!

Jul 18, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on DISGRACEFUL!

One of the problems confronting the national registration exercise was the absence of source documents. Citizens were clearly told that their passports or ID cards were not sufficient for them to be...

Creating more competition within the Economy

Jul 18, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Creating more competition within the Economy

Dear Editor, Guyana’s economy registered a growth rate of 3.6 percent last year. This is a relatively high growth rate considering the recent global financial crisis which affected other Caribbean...

Mr. Khan should publicly apologise to GRA staff

Jul 18, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Mr. Khan should publicly apologise to GRA staff

Dear Editor, I wish to refer to a letter dated Thursday June 23, 2011 titled “WHAT IS HIS RATIONAL BEHIND THE BUREAUCRATIC NONSENSE AT GRA?” written by Rafiq T Khan and published in the Stabroek...

Animal Rescue Tourism

Jul 18, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Animal Rescue Tourism

Dear Editor, In June 2011, an American visitor named Jason came to Guyana to participate in the great jungle adventures Guyana has to offer. His trek into the unknown was delayed for a few days and...

Waiting two years for telephone transfer

Jul 18, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Waiting two years for telephone transfer

Dear Editor, It is very encouraging that the CEO of GT&T is excellent in organizing the GT&T Fastball competition; this is evident from the numerous press conferences coupled with his oratory...

People don’t have faith in the local masters who took over from the Whites

Jul 18, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on People don’t have faith in the local masters who took over from the Whites

Dear Editor, It is not often that I am in agreement with my friend, Freddie Kissoon. But in his column (KN Jul 10), Freddie correctly penned that an opinion survey in Jamaica showed that Jamaicans...

Animal Hazards Ahead

Jul 18, 2011 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Animal Hazards Ahead

The US advisory on animal hazards on our roads rings true. There are accidents caused by these animals every day somewhere in our country. Unfortunately, they are only reported in the media when...