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Jagdeo performs gymnastics on Berbice Bridge

Sep 26, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Jagdeo performs gymnastics on Berbice Bridge

…advocates Govt. buyout Former President, Bharrat Jagdeo, has said that he would not oppose the Berbice Bridge toll being lowered. He is also promoting a buyout of the private equity in the...

Guyana complains to IDB about Venezuela threat

Sep 26, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana complains to IDB about Venezuela threat

By Leonard Gildarie Guyana raised the Venezuela threat situation with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), yesterday and complained of the negative impact on investors. President David Granger...

Granger got no invitation from Maduro for talks

Sep 26, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Granger got no invitation from Maduro for talks

President David Granger has said that he has not received an invitation for talks with Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro, but he stands ready to listen to any advice on the issue. Questioned...

Guyana showcases military skills in face of Venezuela buildup

Sep 26, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana showcases military skills in face of Venezuela buildup

By Jarryl Bryan Three days after news of Venezuela’s gunboats entering the Cuyuni River made headlines, Chief of Staff Brigadier Mark Phillips has made it clear that the Guyana Defense Force (GDF)...

Civilians turn in 24 shotguns in one day

Sep 26, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Civilians turn in 24 shotguns in one day

With five days left for the firearm amnesty, civilians from interior locations yesterday turned in a whopping 24 illegal shotguns to the police. This occurred a day after a civilian at Omai gave...

$6M cocaine bribery scandal… Cash recovered from homes of implicated cops

Sep 26, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on $6M cocaine bribery scandal… Cash recovered from homes of implicated cops

Police have recovered a fraction of the $6M that drug dealers allegedly gave an Assistant Superintendent and some of his junior colleagues to avoid prosecution, after a massive cocaine find. Crime...

GPHC records 44 neonatal deaths in one month— Health Minister says

Sep 26, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on GPHC records 44 neonatal deaths in one month— Health Minister says

…aims at reducing spate of neonatal deaths Of the 562 babies born at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) last year August, 44 did not survive. The number of deaths in the identified...

Cop steals businessman’s firearm lodged at Eve Leary

Sep 26, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Cop steals businessman’s firearm lodged at Eve Leary

Even as police officials are urging civilians to bring in illegal firearms, a young police constable may have put one more gun on the streets. Police sources said that a businessman had lodged his...

Jagdeo on he back and ee two foot in de air

Sep 26, 2015 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Jagdeo on he back and ee two foot in de air

When you find youself wid you back against de wall you got to retaliate. Same way when a cat cornered he extremely dangerous. You does do and seh things that does surprise everybody, even youself....

Guyanese woman pickets Maduro in St Kitts

Sep 26, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese woman pickets Maduro in St Kitts

A Guyanese national, who was protesting on Wednesday against Venezuela’s claim to a large chunk of Guyana’s territory, and the recent build-up of heavily armed troops near Guyana’s western...

Roadside vendors picket Anna Regina Municipality

Sep 26, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Roadside vendors picket Anna Regina Municipality

The Anna Regina Town Council’s approach to restore the National Policy against road vending, especially in Region Two (Pomeroon/Supenaam), was met with a protest staged by vendors, yesterday....

Unsupervised cancer patient bleeds out, dies

Sep 26, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Unsupervised cancer patient bleeds out, dies

…after catheter dislodges The Ministry of Public Health has launched an investigation into the death of a 10-year-old boy, who was allegedly left to bleed for a long time at the Georgetown Public...

Did I deliver one baby or two? Mother to sue Anamayah Hospital

Sep 26, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Did I deliver one baby or two? Mother to sue Anamayah Hospital

A mother, who was told that she was carrying twins for nine months, is set to sue the Anamayah Memorial Hospital in Berbice after she was given one baby when she woke up from a Caesarean section...

Local nurses undergo “Helping Babies Breathe’ training

Sep 26, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Local nurses undergo “Helping Babies Breathe’ training

With the expectation that they will be in a position to help save the lives of newborn babies, local nurses were recently exposed to crucial training. The training was facilitated by medical experts...

Stag Elite League… GDF get first win, Fruta Conquerors remain unbeaten

Sep 26, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Stag Elite League… GDF get first win, Fruta Conquerors remain unbeaten

By Sean Devers Under a clear night sky and in breezy conditions the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) and Fruta Conquerors registered wins in the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Stag Elite League at the...

43rd CAC Championships – Bahamas… Mr. Guyana Kerwyn Clarke, Andrews, Davis, Campbell & Alisha Fortune to feature today

Sep 26, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on 43rd CAC Championships – Bahamas… Mr. Guyana Kerwyn Clarke, Andrews, Davis, Campbell & Alisha Fortune to feature today

Following some intense pre-judging at the Atlantis Resort on Paradise Island in the Bahamas last night, Guyana’s athletes to the 43rd Central American and Caribbean Bodybuilding and Fitness...

Swiss open criminal investigation of world soccer chief Blatter

Sep 26, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Swiss open criminal investigation of world soccer chief Blatter

ZURICH (Reuters) Swiss prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation into Sepp Blatter, the head of world soccer body FIFA, on suspicion of criminal mismanagement and misappropriation, the Swiss...

A 34-year-old Belarusian cyclist becomes the fastest time trialist on the planet

Sep 26, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on A 34-year-old Belarusian cyclist becomes the fastest time trialist on the planet

Officials check bike for a motor Business Insider – RICHMOND, VIRGINIA — Vasil Kiryienka of Belarus did the ride of his life here on Wednesday at the UCI Road World Championships, claiming...

These are the people I refuse to live with

Sep 26, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on These are the people I refuse to live with

You can’t help feeling sorry for the new government. It must be merciless endurance in psychological torture to know that it has to live with PPP placements in the most strategic areas of the...

A NEW BEGINNING FOR THE SUGAR INDUSTRY

Sep 26, 2015 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on A NEW BEGINNING FOR THE SUGAR INDUSTRY

In Guyana, agriculture, especially the sugar and the rice industries, remains the primary focus of the APNU+AFC government, especially the Minister of Agriculture. Historically, sugar has been the...

Public service training programme lacks follow – ups- Training Manager tells COI

Sep 26, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Public service training programme lacks follow – ups- Training Manager tells COI

Manager of Training at the Training Division at the Department of Public Services, Jean Carol has disclosed that training personnel within the Public service lacks the necessary monitoring or follow...

No need for public to panic over hole in Camp Street prison fence

Sep 26, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on No need for public to panic over hole in Camp Street prison fence

The Prison Services are alert; there is no need for any major concern or fears by the citizenry regarding the current hole in the prison fence assures Welton Trotz, Head of the Guyana Prison Service....

U.S. Embassy gets new Ambassador

Sep 26, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on U.S. Embassy gets new Ambassador

The United States Embassy in Guyana has a new Ambassador. Ambassador Perry Holloway arrived in Guyana on Thursday last. He was confirmed by the Senate in August and was sworn in as Ambassador to the...

Wismar residents to fashion water management plan

Sep 26, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Wismar residents to fashion water management plan

Lindeners are expected to converge at the Wisburg Secondary School today for a public consultation on the Dakoura Creek Watershed management plan. Environmental Management consultant for GWI, Samuel...

Low blood count in Sickle Cell disease

Sep 26, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Low blood count in Sickle Cell disease

By Dr Kumar Sukhraj Sickle cell disease is an inherited condition in which there is not enough healthy red blood cells to carry enough oxygen to all the cells of the body. In normal circumstances...

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The stakes are high in Guyana’s democracy

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- In any vibrant democracy, the mechanisms that bind it together are those that mediate differences,... more