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SOCU’s performance is commendable

Sep 07, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on SOCU’s performance is commendable

Dear Editor, In his quiet unassuming way Lt. Col (ret’d) Sydney James, the Head of Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) has always impressed me with his attention to detail, bolstered by a steadfast...

A simple call to me would have given these truths, Mr. Kissoon

Sep 07, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on A simple call to me would have given these truths, Mr. Kissoon

Dear Sir, I have read with mixed emotions of the critical reviews, compliments, and sometimes with amusement of the various articles published in the newspapers since the opening of the Giftland...

Is the Top Cop’s driver bigger than the Commander?

Sep 07, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Is the Top Cop’s driver bigger than the Commander?

Dear Editor, Please permit us a space in your column to publish our letter. This is an open letter to the Commissioner of Police Mr. Seelall Persaud. We the drivers and conductors of the Parika Mini...

PADDY BUG capable of causing havoc in the rice industry in Guyana

Sep 07, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on PADDY BUG capable of causing havoc in the rice industry in Guyana

Dear Editor, Like red rice, the ‘paddy bug’ or ‘stink bug’, as known by all rice farmers, is another menace to the rice industry in Guyana and capable of causing significant damage to the...

Guyana has been dodging corruption for a long time

Sep 06, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana has been dodging corruption for a long time

US urges patience over forensic audits – Charge d’Affaires Bryan Hunt By Leonard Gildarie The US has urged Guyanese to be patient as a number of Government-ordered forensic audits continue....

Fuel still being trucked across Demerara Bridge…GPL’s $242M Vreed-en-Hoop wharf still not in operation

Sep 06, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Fuel still being trucked across Demerara Bridge…GPL’s $242M Vreed-en-Hoop wharf still not in operation

Almost seven months after the Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) commissioned a US$36M power plant- its biggest to date- on the West Bank of Demerara, an adjoining wharf is still to become...

BaiShanLin ordered to stop selling logs on local market

Sep 06, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on BaiShanLin ordered to stop selling logs on local market

In a bid to stop Chinese logging company BaiShanLin’s encroachment on the local market, the Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) entered into an agreement with the company to prohibit them from direct...

Cops solve murder of 68-year-old…Drug addict cuts out old woman’s tongue after raping her on roadway

Sep 06, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Cops solve murder of 68-year-old…Drug addict cuts out old woman’s tongue after raping her on roadway

When the drug addict saw 68-year-old Megan Jones wandering alone on a West Coast Demerara roadway, last July, he beat her unconscious, raped her, then cut out the old woman’s tongue. That’s the...

Berbice Bridge toll is a hindrance to development – President David Granger

Sep 06, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Berbice Bridge toll is a hindrance to development – President David Granger

-“We as a coalition are convinced that it could be lowered” By: Kiana Wilburg President David Granger is of the firm belief that the high tariffs of the Berbice River Bridge are a hindrance to...

Ramotar sees “nothing wrong” with Red House deal

Sep 06, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Ramotar sees “nothing wrong” with Red House deal

By Abena Rockcliffe Former President, Donald Ramotar sees no wrong in the People Progressive Party/ Civic’s (PPP/C) action when it leased Red House to a company controlled by Party members, yet...

Jagdeo helping to recover billions

Sep 06, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Jagdeo helping to recover billions

President Granger says the Opposition Leader has been “friendly and cooperative” By: Kiana Wilburg It appears that the Granger government and the new corruption watchdog of the people, Bharrat...

Dedicated educator and author, Geneva Thomas is a special person

Sep 06, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Dedicated educator and author, Geneva Thomas is a special person

“I love teaching. It brings me joy and gives me the niche I need to contribute to the development of others.” By Rehanna Ramsay While some people regard the teaching profession as...

Stigma, taboo on suicide doing more harm than good

Sep 06, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Stigma, taboo on suicide doing more harm than good

“Having suicidal thoughts is not something you feel proud of or something you’re willing to share with anyone, including your family. You feel a bit of shame that you want to kill yourself.”...

Babu Jaan, memorial site for former Presidents neglected

Sep 06, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Babu Jaan, memorial site for former Presidents neglected

Most countries take pride in preserving their heritage sites, but over the past 23 years, the previous PPP government has been accused of neglecting and desecrating such facilities throughout Guyana....

Standards in Focus… The GNBS investigates consumer complaints

Sep 06, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Standards in Focus… The GNBS investigates consumer complaints

Consumers are subjected almost on a daily basis to unfair and deceptive business practices, substandard and dangerous products, inaccurate weights and measures, questionable food quality and a host...

Take the Berbice Bridge from the greedy bastards and return it to its rightful owners, the people

Sep 06, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Take the Berbice Bridge from the greedy bastards and return it to its rightful owners, the people

By Ralph Seeram My taxi had just arrived at the Rosignol Stelling, or I should say at Rosignol, as we were nearly half a mile back of the line to cross the Rosignol/New Amsterdam ferry. It would have...

Scores disconnected in ‘D’ field Sophia

Sep 06, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Scores disconnected in ‘D’ field Sophia

– as GPL disconnection campaign builds steam The Guyana Power and Light Inc, GPL is further warning persons to desist from stealing electricity as the company intensifies its operations to...

Berbicians share views on the Berbice Bridge tolls saga

Sep 06, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Berbicians share views on the Berbice Bridge tolls saga

By Malisa Harry The recent initiative by the new administration to reduce the Berbice Bridge Toll is at a standstill, with the Berbice Bridge Company including shareholders still to have their input...

Clarion call made to support educational strides

Sep 06, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Clarion call made to support educational strides

The business of education cannot be effectively done by officers and teachers within the education system alone. This notion was recently amplified by Chief Education Officer (CEO), Olato Sam, who...

The Story Within The Story…Some tweaking of the labour laws is urgently needed

Sep 06, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on The Story Within The Story…Some tweaking of the labour laws is urgently needed

By Leonard Gildarie As I grow older, I worry more and more about my pension. I see too many Guyanese barely eking out a living, depending on public assistance, old age and NIS pension and if they are...

Of Matters Financial

Sep 06, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Of Matters Financial

By Lance Hinds Over the past few weeks I have watched the exchanges between the Government of Guyana and the Berbice Bridge Company Inc. with great interest. Let me say first of all that as the...

Investing in Emergency Care: The best value for money in low and middle income countries

Sep 06, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Investing in Emergency Care: The best value for money in low and middle income countries

By Dr. Zulfikar Bux Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine After reviewing an article from Dr Ziad Obermeyer of the Harvard University on the importance of emergency medical care in health...

No Guyanese athletic triumph, but plenty to celebrate in IAAF 2015

Sep 06, 2015 KNews Countryman, Features / Columnists Comments Off on No Guyanese athletic triumph, but plenty to celebrate in IAAF 2015

By Dennis Nichols Over the past two weeks I was part-Jamaican, exulting inthe feats of Mr. Bolt, Mrs. Fraser-Pryce, and their island’s12-medal harvest at IAAF World Championships 2015. Our Caricom...

Black-throated Mango

Sep 06, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on Black-throated Mango

The black-throated mango (Anthracothorax nigricollis) is a mainly South American hummingbird species. It is 10.2 cm long and weighs 7.2g. The longish black bill is slightly de-curved. The tail in...

Cartoon 06 Sept. 2015

Sep 06, 2015 KNews Cartoons, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Cartoon 06 Sept. 2015

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