March 22, 2015 - Page 2 of 3

Archives by Month:

Archives by Year:

Woman dies two weeks after burns

Mar 22, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Woman dies two weeks after burns

Two weeks after she was treated for first degree burns at the Georgetown Public Hospital, 60-year-old Tarwattie Ronie,a/k” Auntie Data” died early yesterday morning. Almost two weeks ago, the...

Amaila Falls Hydro Project unnecessary…Lethem/Linden road can lead to hydroelectric plant

Mar 22, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Amaila Falls Hydro Project unnecessary…Lethem/Linden road can lead to hydroelectric plant

By Nicholas Peters A Brazil-backed Lethem/Linden road is essential to the development of Guyana, thus fulfilling the goals of the Initiative for the Integration of the Regional Infrastructure of...

A language that is not our own

Mar 22, 2015 KNews Editorial Comments Off on A language that is not our own

The following involves what was the mood in India. It is not dissimilar from the mood in Guyana especially when it comes to the English language. Without it, we are doomed. NEW DELHI — A BOATMAN I...

Man allegedly drowns at work site

Mar 22, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Man allegedly drowns at work site

Family suspects foul play Investigations are ongoing into the death of an employee of the H. Nauth and Sons Civil Engineering Contractors Company. The man was found dead in a trench at the work site...

Road culture must change to reduce carnage – Public Works Minister

Mar 22, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Road culture must change to reduce carnage – Public Works Minister

Though billions of dollars are spent annually on improving road networks across Guyana, Minister of Public Works Robeson Benn is of the view that a change in the road culture is necessary for the...

President honours Berbice healthcare workers at Annual Awards Ceremony

Mar 22, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on President honours Berbice healthcare workers at Annual Awards Ceremony

Notwithstanding the few mistakes of public servants, particularly healthcare workers, due recognition must be given to workers in the health sector in Guyana, said President Donald Ramotar on Friday....

M’cony fisherman beaten to death, body dumped in Pomeroon River

Mar 22, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on M’cony fisherman beaten to death, body dumped in Pomeroon River

– Captain among two in custody A 23-year-old fisherman was reportedly beaten to death by a crew member and then dumped into the Pomeroon River last Tuesday. Up to press time last evening, the...

Berbice “notorious” bandit freed of all robbery charges

Mar 22, 2015 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Berbice “notorious” bandit freed of all robbery charges

When 19-year old Kishan Hemnauth was arrested in February last year, the police were certain that he was part of a gang that was wreaking havoc on the Corentyne. At the time the Police Force was...

Alleged drug trafficker walks free

Mar 22, 2015 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Alleged drug trafficker walks free

Deochand Khan, of Patentia Squatting Area, West Bank Demerara, walked out the Wales Magistrate’s Court a free man on Friday after a charge of Possession of Narcotics for the purpose of Trafficking...

The APNU/AFC Coalition must understand that they are facing a desperate PPP Government

Mar 22, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on The APNU/AFC Coalition must understand that they are facing a desperate PPP Government

Dear Editor, I do not believe that the May 11, 2015 polls in Guyana will result in any change of Government. In fact this conviction grows weekly when I see the level of desperation, deceit,...

Sunday Cartoon

Mar 22, 2015 KNews Cartoons, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Sunday Cartoon

What goes around, comes around

Mar 22, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Food For Thought Comments Off on What goes around, comes around

There was a farmer who sold a pound of butter to the baker. One day the baker decided to weigh the butter to see if he was getting a pound and he found that he was not. This angered him and he took...

Delaying the Amaila project will stunt the nation’s development

Mar 22, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Delaying the Amaila project will stunt the nation’s development

Dear Editor, Allow me as Minister Responsible for Energy and Electricity for some two decades to respond to some of what Mr. David Granger is reported to have said in the article in SN of 2015-03-18,...

Cheddi Jagan had two possessions that dwarfed Jagdeo’s luxurious lifestyle

Mar 22, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Cheddi Jagan had two possessions that dwarfed Jagdeo’s luxurious lifestyle

Dear Editor, If the recent execution of Courtney Crum Ewing, the brazen comments made by controversial former President Jagdeo of his luxurious lifestyle being comparable to that of the late Dr Jagan...

Too little, too late for North West Region

Mar 22, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Too little, too late for North West Region

Dear Editor, The Minister of Local Government did quite a good job in preparing the Report Card on all the works completed in Region 1. According to Whittaker (Stab. News 18/01), fifty seven...

The Baccoo Speaks

Mar 22, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo Speaks

Fear is something that makes people do things they would normally not contemplate. The police are going to respond to a call that would suggest that some criminals are in the neighbourhood. The...

The People’s Progressive Party is exhausted

Mar 22, 2015 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on The People’s Progressive Party is exhausted

(This article was first published in 2013 and is reprinted with slight changes) The People’s Progressive Party, after nearly 23 years in office, is exhausted. Taken together with its seven-year...

Dresden makes Guyana look like a prehistoric site

Mar 22, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Dresden makes Guyana look like a prehistoric site

Several times in these columns, I have made reference to Dresden in Germany. The rebuilding of the city of Dresden is the most compelling evidence in social science analysis that something must be...

TOO BIG FOR THE PNCR

Mar 22, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on TOO BIG FOR THE PNCR

The Upper Mazaruni Hydroelectric Project was always too big for the PNC. The development of the Potaro Basin may also be too big a burden for the PNCR. But misguidedly, APNU, of which the PNCR is the...

The Police Role in National Elections (cont’d)

Mar 22, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on The Police Role in National Elections (cont’d)

By Dale Andrews There have been troubling claims of political influence and interference in the affairs of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) which if they are to be addressed require a marked cultural...

Vanuatu and Tuvalu – inadequate response to human suffering

Mar 22, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on Vanuatu and Tuvalu – inadequate response to human suffering

By Sir Ronald Sanders People on the East Coast of the United States of America (US) and the Caribbean should consider how best they might lend a helping hand to the people of the islands of Tuvalu...

Education Ministry continues teachers’ duty free offering

Mar 22, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Education Ministry continues teachers’ duty free offering

…but silence on debunching payment worries GTU The Ministry of Education has resumed its offering of duty free concessions to public school teachers after what is believed to have been a...

Voices from the Grave

Mar 22, 2015 KNews Countryman, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Voices from the Grave

Countryman – Stories about life, in and out of Guyana, from a Guyanese perspective By Dennis Nichols ‘Blood-soaked earth!’ This phrase lay dormant in my thoughts for a long time. But on...

OUTRAGEOUS ABUSE OF TREASURY, CONSTITUTION BY PPP/C WILL STOP!

Mar 22, 2015 KNews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on OUTRAGEOUS ABUSE OF TREASURY, CONSTITUTION BY PPP/C WILL STOP!

The APNU/AFC Coalition from the first day in government will implement stringent measures to ensure that our people’s monies are protected and used only for their benefit. No more will there be...

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) Basics with Dr Zulfikar Bux

Mar 22, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) Basics with Dr Zulfikar Bux

WHAT TO DO IF SOMEONE IS UNRESPONSIVE As Doctors we are trained to do CPR and would know what to do in the event of coming across someone who is unresponsive. Unfortunately there aren’t doctors...

PREV 123 NEXT

Guyana and US sign pact to strengthen cooperation, address regional challenges

By Shania Williams Kaieteur News- Guyana and the United States signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Thursday, aimed... more