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GPSU gives mixed reaction to new minimum wage

May 12, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on GPSU gives mixed reaction to new minimum wage

In the same breath deeming the new minimum wage of $35,000 monthly for full-time employees outside the Public Sector insufficient, the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) has welcomed the...

Town Clerk tells M&CC staff, function or go home

May 12, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Town Clerk tells M&CC staff, function or go home

Acting Town Clerk Carol Sooba on Thursday warned staffers of the Georgetown Mayor and City Council (M&CC) to carry out their functions effectively and within the confines of the law or risk being...

‘Melting Pot’ or ‘Salad Bowl’?

May 12, 2013 KNews Editorial Comments Off on ‘Melting Pot’ or ‘Salad Bowl’?

One of the problems of governance in our country has been the heavy-handed way in which the present administration has approached issues emanating from our ethnic diversity. The siting of the...

The Baccoo Speaks

May 12, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo Speaks

I have been talking about the madness that has gripped the land, but life goes on because people always believe that they are immune. And this should be expected because people always that they...

Sparendaam plane crash…GCAA to meet with Sithe Global on liabilities

May 12, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Sparendaam plane crash…GCAA to meet with Sithe Global on liabilities

Concerns about the insurance of the ill-fated American registered aircraft that crashed into a Sparendaam, East Coast Demerara house on April 13 may soon be put to rest. The Guyana Civil...

Govt cleared UG $50M security service debt

May 12, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Govt cleared UG $50M security service debt

– Institution still has numerous other liabilities A $50M debt incurred by the University of Guyana, for security payment was paid off by the government Friday morning. The money was paid...

A close encounter with death… ‘Sister’ Ronnie tells of being rescued from a watery grave

May 12, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on A close encounter with death… ‘Sister’ Ronnie tells of being rescued from a watery grave

By Sharmain Grainger The notion that ‘God don’t come but he sends’ suggests to those who live by it that the Supreme Being is always ready to send help in some form or the other when it...

Indian Music and Identity

May 12, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Ravi Dev Comments Off on Indian Music and Identity

During the Arrival Day activities, more than one non-Indian commentator remarked on the “survival” of Indian singing in the country. It’s part of the surprise at the...

A Brazilian WTO Head: An opportunity to make trade work?

May 12, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on A Brazilian WTO Head: An opportunity to make trade work?

By Sir Ronald Sanders The World Trade Organisation (WTO) is now set to appoint a new Director-General. He is Roberto Carvalho de Azevêdo, Brazil’s long-serving Ambassador to the Organisation....

BURNHAM WAS SINCERE ABOUT THE ANTI-APARTHEID STRUGGLE

May 12, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on BURNHAM WAS SINCERE ABOUT THE ANTI-APARTHEID STRUGGLE

The contention that Forbes Burnham, the late President of Guyana, tilted the balance in Angola’s civil war by allowing Cuban planes to refuel here in Guyana en route to that country is, at...

It’s International Nurses Day…and an ICU nurse highlights their efforts

May 12, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on It’s International Nurses Day…and an ICU nurse highlights their efforts

By Leon Suseran As another International Nurses Day is celebrated today under the theme, ‘Closing the Gap: Millennium Development Goals: 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1’, we remember and honour...

I made my mother cry on Friday

May 12, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on I made my mother cry on Friday

When I was a child I got into problems with my mother more times than I can remember. I suppose my case was like every young boy. For some strange reason, young people seem to detest...

Guyanese doctor, former world boxing champ get UWI awards

May 12, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese doctor, former world boxing champ get UWI awards

On the surface the surgeon and the pugilist have very little in common. Dr. Budhendra Doobay is a vascular surgeon who works with the Niagara Health System. He has spent his career repairing injured...

The Black caiman (Melanosuchus niger)

May 12, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on The Black caiman (Melanosuchus niger)

The black caiman (Melanosuchus niger) is a large crocodilian and the biggest extant member of the family, Alligatoridae. It is a carnivorous reptile that lives along slow-moving...

The second time I almost killed my wife

May 12, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The second time I almost killed my wife

It is a tragic picture you see when you gaze into the collective mind of this nation. The letter columns of the Kaieteur News and Stabroek News tell a sad tale of a country without a...

Book and Art Review: Pandit promotes racial unity through service and prayer

May 12, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Book and Art Review: Pandit promotes racial unity through service and prayer

By Dr Glenville Ashby In an era when the mention of religion raises tormentous images of strife and sectarianism, Pandit Shivananda Gosine has emerged like a rose among thorns. Tapped by...

The miracle of motherhood

May 12, 2013 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on The miracle of motherhood

It is a modern-day miracle that many mothers manage their families on their meagre earnings in the face of massive impediments in Guyana today. Mothers’ wellbeing is under serious stress. Measured...

Linden deaths…Survivors advised to accept compensation

May 12, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Linden deaths…Survivors advised to accept compensation

Shadow Minister for Legal Affairs for the APNU Attorney at Law Basil Williams says that relatives for the three Linden men who were killed during the July 18, 2012 protest should...

Man torches own home during row

May 12, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Man torches own home during row

The police at the Charity outpost have apprehended a Johnstown, Westbury man, who allegedly torched his two-flat concrete house, early Friday Morning. One neighbour said that her husband awoke and...

ImmigrationINFO Immigration News For Our Community…Overview of proposed registered provisional immigrant (RPI) status

May 12, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on ImmigrationINFO Immigration News For Our Community…Overview of proposed registered provisional immigrant (RPI) status

The Senate Judiciary Committee has begun “mark-up” of S. 744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act. Although 300 amendments have been...

‘Pedestrians most vulnerable road users’

May 12, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Pedestrians most vulnerable road users’

– NRSC reports during pedestrian safety week observance By Rehanna Ramsay “Pedestrians are the most frequent victims of fatal traffic accidents in the world, an average of 5,000...

Sunday Cartoon

May 12, 2013 KNews Cartoons, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Sunday Cartoon

In support of pensioners

May 12, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on In support of pensioners

Dear Editor, About two weeks ago, in the K/N letter page a very observant Guyanese drew our attention to the fact that the increase of $2.500 monthly to old age pension as part of the...

The PNC’s partnership has certainly deviated from its promise of national unity

May 12, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on The PNC’s partnership has certainly deviated from its promise of national unity

Dear Editor, Following the xenophobic pronouncements made by Carl Greenidge on the sugar workers we now have none other than Winston Felix making the following statement, “Precious little has been...

Guyana no longer has a prestigious presidency

May 12, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyana no longer has a prestigious presidency

Dear Editor, His Excellency President Donald Ramotar could see his first term become a train wreck based on his infantile political actions and his outrageous speeches especially on the budget...

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Kaieteur News- Guyana recorded just over 10,000 dengue cases in 2024, Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony revealed during an... more