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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...

EU withholds EURO $28.9M support for sugar due to prorogued parliament

Jan 24, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on EU withholds EURO $28.9M support for sugar due to prorogued parliament

The government has been given its first clear sign of an international sanction for proroguing the Parliament. Yesterday, the European Union (EU) said that it has temporarily put on hold its two...

US$18M Specialty Hospital embarrassment… “Bankrupt” Indian firm disappears; court grants $900M judgment

Jan 24, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on US$18M Specialty Hospital embarrassment… “Bankrupt” Indian firm disappears; court grants $900M judgment

Months after suing Indian firm, Surendra Engineering Corporation Limited (SECL), for failing to deliver on the US$18M Specialty Hospital, a local court has ordered the company to pay over $900M. But...

Female GPHC patient jumps to her death

Jan 24, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Female GPHC patient jumps to her death

A Meten-Meer-Zorg resident, who had been a patient of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) since last year, ended her life last evening around 20:30hrs by jumping to her death. Dead is...

Dr. Faith Harding is dead

Jan 24, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Dr. Faith Harding is dead

Guyana has lost a former Government Minister, educator, women’s rights activist, community worker and psychotherapist, Dr. Faith Harding. Dr. Harding died yesterday afternoon in Guyana after a...

Con artist who went on a cell phone robbing spree remanded

Jan 24, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Con artist who went on a cell phone robbing spree remanded

Two days after pretending to be a detective in an attempt to seize smart phones from several students of Queen’s College, a 28-year-old ex-convict was taken before a city Magistrate on several...

‘Chatree’ threat to innocent reporters enough to unseat Govt. – Nagamootoo

Jan 24, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Chatree’ threat to innocent reporters enough to unseat Govt. – Nagamootoo

The atrocities the People Progressive Party (PPP) administration inflicted on the people of Guyana such as condoning a rogue Attorney General will result in a serious backlash for the Party at the...

‘Hit man’ walks free of hairdresser’s murder

Jan 24, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Hit man’ walks free of hairdresser’s murder

The man accused of killing West Coast Demerara hairdresser Bibi Rafeena Saymar was yesterday freed of the indictment. Troy Green, a labourer from Holmes Street, Cummingsburg Georgetown was acquitted...

A big man mek a stamp fuh do Donald wuk

Jan 24, 2015 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on A big man mek a stamp fuh do Donald wuk

Most people don’t know but in this country you got to be a certain age before you can marry. If you under age you parents got to sign fuh you. Jagdeo come of age yesterday and de Waterfalls boss...

Log production jumps 21 percent in 2014

Jan 24, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Log production jumps 21 percent in 2014

– operators request similar benefits to other sectors Large-scale forest companies and operators were called upon to increase value added production and harvesting since most forest...

GPL powers up Angoy’s Avenue

Jan 24, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on GPL powers up Angoy’s Avenue

By Leon Suseran On Thursday evening the lights of one of Guyana’s largest squatter settlements were turned on by Prime Minister Samuel Hinds, ably assisted by a youngster from the area,...

Contracting firm expressed surprise at newspaper article

Jan 24, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Contracting firm expressed surprise at newspaper article

– Says PPP MP has his own motive The principals of the H. Nauth and Sons Civil Engineering Contractors Firm has expressed shock and surprise with an article appearing in the media on Thursday...

AFC – APNU pro-democracy talks to conclude in four weeks – Granger

Jan 24, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on AFC – APNU pro-democracy talks to conclude in four weeks – Granger

– Greenidge leads APNU seven-member team in negotiations As the concerns surrounding the May 11 election date continue to increase, so too do the burning questions and speculations regarding...

Sol drops fuel price at the pumps

Jan 24, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Sol drops fuel price at the pumps

Sol Petroleum Guyana has now lowered its fuel prices after realizing the impracticality and uncompetitive stance in not initiating on the 30 percent reduction imposed by Government. According to Sol...

China gives $40M to equip police force

Jan 24, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on China gives $40M to equip police force

China has approved a $40M grant that is to be used to equip the police force. The money was announced yesterday by Secretary to the Cabinet, Dr. Roger Luncheon, who said that Home Affairs Minister,...

GPHC to facilitate fathers in delivery room

Jan 24, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on GPHC to facilitate fathers in delivery room

Up until recently, the likelihood of finding a father in a birthing room at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC)’s Maternity Ward, holding his wife’s hand through the final...

Alleged gang rape… Victim transferred to New Amsterdam Psychiatric Hospital

Jan 24, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Alleged gang rape… Victim transferred to New Amsterdam Psychiatric Hospital

The 18-year-old man who alleged that he was drugged and raped by 10 men in a house at Vreed-en-Hoop, West Coast Demerara (WCD) on Old Year’s Night, has been referred to the New Amsterdam...

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...

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Hauls from Persaud and Farley highlight MVP Sports Girl’s U11 Football Tourney commencement

The PPP is in the grip of the bourgeoisie

…Peeping Tom Kaieteur news- The People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) stands at a crossroads. Once the vanguard... more