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Screaming hairy armadillo (Chaetophractus vellerosus)

Feb 23, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on Screaming hairy armadillo (Chaetophractus vellerosus)

The screaming hairy armadillo (Chaetophractus vellerosus) is a species of armadillo also known as the small screaming armadillo, crying armadillo or the small hairy armadillo. It is a burrowing...

Housing and You…GNBS explains the National Building Codes

Feb 23, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Housing and You…GNBS explains the National Building Codes

By Leonard Gildarie Over the last two weeks we have been examining the National Building Codes which has been published on the website of the Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS). At first...

Book Review…A chronicle of accomplished dreams

Feb 23, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Book Review…A chronicle of accomplished dreams

Book: Olympic Hero: Lennox Kilgour’s Story Author: Joanne Kilgour Dowdy, Ph.D Critic: Dr Glenville Ashby Joanne Dowdy, a professor at Kent University (OH) in the School of Teaching, Learning and...

The PPPC’s grand deception

Feb 23, 2014 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on The PPPC’s grand deception

The People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) administration is misleading the Guyanese nation and the international community by a cunning campaign of misinformation about the Anti-Money-Laundering...

Clarifying my role in the Fatima Martin case

Feb 23, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Clarifying my role in the Fatima Martin case

Dozens of persons have expressed disappointment at my involvement in the Fatima Martin case that saw me participating in protest/picket action and meeting the Chancellor as part of a delegation, all...

Petro Caribe: are Caribbean countries prepared for the worst?

Feb 23, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on Petro Caribe: are Caribbean countries prepared for the worst?

By Sir Ronald Sanders Caribbean governments that are members of the Petro Caribe Agreement with Venezuela would be prudent by beginning to adjust their budgets to take account of the loss of benefits...

The AFC’s proposals are no compromise

Feb 23, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The AFC’s proposals are no compromise

The so-called compromise that is being proposed by the Alliance For Change (AFC) in relation to the National Procurement Commission represents a political cul-de-sac. The proposal by the AFC does not...

Education and character should be synonymous

Feb 23, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Education and character should be synonymous

By Dwijendra Rooplall Education in its contemporary form is primarily focused on the acquisition of knowledge, the end result of which is to get a job. This has been the entrenched position for quite...

Anti-money laundering legislations…Passing Bill will not lead to automatic removal from blacklist – CFATF

Feb 22, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Anti-money laundering legislations…Passing Bill will not lead to automatic removal from blacklist – CFATF

– APNU insists on critical changes Guyana will not be automatically removed from the current blacklisted status it currently holds with the mere passage of the amendments to the Anti Money...

Hammer beating…Pharmacist dies, wife transferred to GPHC

Feb 22, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Hammer beating…Pharmacist dies, wife transferred to GPHC

The man who used a hammer to inflict a brutal beating on his wife, a doctor, last Wednesday morning and then consumed a poisonous substance died yesterday. The Doctor whose condition has improved was...

GuySuCo’s largest union urges overhaul of Board

Feb 22, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on GuySuCo’s largest union urges overhaul of Board

– says production decline most negative occurrence in recent history The sugar industry’s biggest union has urged an overhaul of the Board of Directors for the Guyana Sugar Corporation...

Rape accused attempts suicide in court

Feb 22, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Rape accused attempts suicide in court

A Charity Squatting area resident who allegedly raped a fellow unemployed Charity Squatting area female resident, Monday night, at Charity had to be forcefully restrained by the police after he was...

Major companies pull out Mash Day float parade

Feb 22, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Major companies pull out Mash Day float parade

A number of large companies that have been fixtures of the annual Mash Day parade will not be around this year. But coordinators downplayed this, yesterday, saying that the show will be as exciting...

Dem boys seh…Knock got knock back

Feb 22, 2014 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Knock got knock back

People who know police know that when dem do stupidness and get arrest, dem does feel de weight of de law in more ways than one. Dem police in de station does sit down or stand up pun de criminal....

Chanderpaul, Campbelle top National Sports Awards…Yaw and Edghill claim Junior honours

Feb 22, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Chanderpaul, Campbelle top National Sports Awards…Yaw and Edghill claim Junior honours

Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Shemaine Campbelle were named the Sportsman and Sportswoman of the year 2013 when the National Sports Commission (NSC) panel convened at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall...

Sammy helps West Indies save face

Feb 22, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Sammy helps West Indies save face

ESPNcricinfo – West Indies were far from unfortunate in defeat two days ago but for the first half of this match it looked as if they could be accused of carelessness. Ireland had squeezed West...

Lucky Dollar on board RHTY&SC Anti Suicide Campaign

Feb 22, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Lucky Dollar on board RHTY&SC Anti Suicide Campaign

The efforts of the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club (RHTY&SC) eight cricket teams to tackle the major problem of suicide among youths in Berbice on Thursday last received a massive boost...

Guyana NRA fund raising bar on Mash route

Feb 22, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana NRA fund raising bar on Mash route

In an effort to augment any funds that might be received from the local business community when it comes to overseas travel and the development of the sport, the Guyana National Rifle Association...

GCU&SA, DCU&SA congratulate Duguid for on field int’l debut

Feb 22, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCU&SA, DCU&SA congratulate Duguid for on field int’l debut

The Georgetown and Demerara Cricket Umpires and Scorers Associations have extended congratulations to Nigel Duguid on his on field international debut. Duguid officiated in the second t20 game...

Universal DVD/Universal Solutions added to list of sponsors for Mash Cup cricket

Feb 22, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Universal DVD/Universal Solutions added to list of sponsors for Mash Cup cricket

All roads lead to the Young Warriors Cricket Ground in Cumberland on Mash Day, February 23rd 2014 as Universal DVD/Universal Solutions adds big dollars to the fundraiser. At a presentation ceremony...

BOUNTY FARM MASH HANDICAP TOURNAMENT

Feb 22, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on BOUNTY FARM MASH HANDICAP TOURNAMENT

Khalil advance to the semis Defending champion Jason Ray Khalil survived a scare in his quarterfinal encounter of the 2014 Bounty Farm Mash Handicap Tournament, organised by the Guyana Squash...

Mesmerize win Mashramani Dominoes Competition for Persons with Disabilities

Feb 22, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Mesmerize win Mashramani Dominoes Competition for Persons with Disabilities

The Annual Mashramani Dominoes Competition for Persons with Disabilities, which was held in Region#2, came to an end on Sunday 16th February 2014 at the Queenstown Community Based Rehabilitation...

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The Windfall Tax paradox

…Peeping Tom Kaieteur News- It is a curious feature of the modern age that the more complex our agreements, the more... more