November 2015

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Audiology workers complete two-day workshop

Nov 15, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Audiology workers complete two-day workshop

The Disability and Rehabilitation Services in the Ministry of Public Health recently concluded a two-day workshop on audiology, with the ultimate aim of keeping local audiology practitioners...

Early morning fire ravages La Grange residence

Nov 15, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Early morning fire ravages La Grange residence

An early morning fire has left a La Grange, West Bank Demerara, (WBD) family of five, counting their losses. The flames completely gutted the upper flat of the two-storey wooden building, Yahya...

Ogle airport name change was agreed to by shareholders, Gouveia – Correia

Nov 15, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Ogle airport name change was agreed to by shareholders, Gouveia – Correia

– before reversing position By Jarryl Bryan Back in September, during the commissioning of the Trans Guyana Beechcraft 1900D, President David Granger proposed that the Ogle International...

“Remain engaged in UG!’ urges new Chancellor

Nov 15, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on “Remain engaged in UG!’ urges new Chancellor

– as 1,500 graduate at 49th convocation Yesterday’s convocation at the University of Guyana saw about 1,500 persons receiving degrees, diplomas, and certificates. Though an exact number could...

Soldiers display military pride during route march – says army Chief

Nov 15, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Soldiers display military pride during route march – says army Chief

Whether it be replacement of or new hardware the Defence Board working with the GDF will determine what is necessary for defending Guyana’s territorial integrity. Those deemed necessary for...

Poverty fuels teenage pregnancy

Nov 15, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Poverty fuels teenage pregnancy

—not the other way around. By Jeanna Pearson She listened to the sound of laughter drifting down the street. School was over; and her three brothers had not yet returned from the shop. Inside the...

CANU bust two with cocaine at city hotel

Nov 15, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on CANU bust two with cocaine at city hotel

Two drug mules, who were preparing to board a flight to JFK New York, were busted Saturday night at an Alpha Hotel with a quantity of cocaine pellets. Ranks from the Customs Anti Narcotic Unit...

Organisation mulls legal advice over baby’s delivery

Nov 15, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Organisation mulls legal advice over baby’s delivery

An organization that has since reached out to the Reliance mother whose baby’s arms were dislocated during birth, has intentions to challenge those involved at the Suddie Public Hospital, legally....

Construction worker loses leg following accident

Nov 15, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Construction worker loses leg following accident

Construction worker, Neil Richardson, 46, of lot 502 West Ruimveldt lost his right leg following an accident on Sunday. The hospitalized father of two said that he was hit by car while riding his...

Truck driver perishes in Itabali crash

Nov 15, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Truck driver perishes in Itabali crash

A horrific accident on the Itabali/Puruni Road yesterday afternoon claimed the life of a truck driver who according to reports, had been on a drinking spree earlier in the day. Reports reaching this...

Shot man loses kidney after clash with police

Nov 15, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Shot man loses kidney after clash with police

A Soesdyke-Linden man has lost one of his kidneys. He is hospitalized in the High Dependency Unit of the Georgetown Public Hospital after he allegedly attempted to disarm a police rank at a Soesdyke...

19- year-old turns passion into thriving business

Nov 15, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on 19- year-old turns passion into thriving business

Born May 27, 1996 in Georgetown, young Grace Williams spent bits and pieces of her life between Guyana and the British Virgin Islands, finally settling in Guyana in 2010. Throughout her life, Grace...

Sunday Cartoon

Nov 15, 2015 KNews Cartoons, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Sunday Cartoon

Political activist accuses GAWU of political conspiracy

Nov 15, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Political activist accuses GAWU of political conspiracy

Dear Editor, Recently, the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) had announced production figures showing that the Corporation had consistently surpassed its weekly targets and is heading for a record...

STANDARDS IN FOCUS…TIPS FOR PURCHASING ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES THIS CHRISTMAS

Nov 15, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on STANDARDS IN FOCUS…TIPS FOR PURCHASING ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES THIS CHRISTMAS

Christmas is usually the time when many shoppers decide to add those new pieces of electrical appliances to their homes or replace or upgrade the old ones.The housewife or home-maker seeks to buy...

Ban the cane and you will see the gain

Nov 15, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Ban the cane and you will see the gain

Dear Editor, Permit me to add my two bits to the latest brouhaha regarding the banning of corporal punishment in schools. There has been a plethora of reasons for banning the cane ranging from the...

DENTAL HEALTH…ORAL CANCER

Nov 15, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on DENTAL HEALTH…ORAL CANCER

By Dr. NerominiFagu Most people have heard of cancer affecting parts of the body such as the lungs or breasts. However, cancer can also occur in the mouth where the disease can affect the lips,...

Georgetown Hospital paid more to the lawyer than the victim

Nov 15, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Georgetown Hospital paid more to the lawyer than the victim

Dear Editor, I refer to an article in Kaieteur News of 13th November, titled ‘Parents of newborn injured at GPHC to sue hospital’. I hope that if a settlement is reached by the hospital, they do...

Exchange between two past Hindu College teachers

Nov 15, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Exchange between two past Hindu College teachers

Dear Editor, Many years ago I read the book Daughter of Destiny: An Autobiography by Benazir Bhutto, a former and late Prime Minister of Pakistan. One line from the Introduction has stuck in my...

Success depends on maturity (Pt.2)

Nov 15, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Food For Thought Comments Off on Success depends on maturity (Pt.2)

Maturity is the ability to live up to your responsibilities, and this means being dependable. It means keeping your word. Dependability is the hallmark of integrity. Do you mean what you say-and do...

Montane fish-eating rat (Neusticomys monticolus)

Nov 15, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on Montane fish-eating rat (Neusticomys monticolus)

The montane fish-eating rat (Neusticomys monticolus) is a species of semi-aquatic rodent in the family Cricetidae. It inhabits the Andes Mountains of Colombia and Ecuador. Montane...

Guyana Bird Society is a bird’s best friend

Nov 15, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana Bird Society is a bird’s best friend

“We have something so unique. Today, South America has over 5,000 birds and there are less than 10,000 birds in the world. The South American continent holds more than half of the world’s birds...

The Story within the Story…Two Diwalis and encouraging signs for the homeless

Nov 15, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on The Story within the Story…Two Diwalis and encouraging signs for the homeless

By Leonard Gildarie There was some good news and some really bad news this past week. In keeping with tradition, I will start with the one that irked me the most. As Guyanese, we should never allow...

The role of exercise in the management of diabetes

Nov 15, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on The role of exercise in the management of diabetes

By Dr. Kumar Sukhraj Lifestyle change (Diet and Exercise) is the foundation of any successful management plan for diabetes. Exercise plays a very important role in managing diabetes. Once diabetics...

The case of the Stanleytown stalker

Nov 15, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery Comments Off on The case of the Stanleytown stalker

By Michael Jordan Travel through Inner Stanleytown, on the West Bank of Demerara and you’ll observe the canefields, the canals and the thick vegetation. It may then dawn on you that this area would...

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Chase’s and Santa Rosa eye top spot as Republic Bank Schools...

Nov 08, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Santa Rosa Secondary and defending champions Chase’s Academic Foundation sit primed on seven points as action continues today in the Republic Bank Secondary School Football...

A capital city beyond redemption?

Nov 08, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Georgetown has become so dysfunctional, so hopelessly disorganised and so resistant to correction that one must ask whether the effort to save it is worth the trouble. The greatest mistake successive governments have made is not recognising that Georgetown should have long been...

A Divided World: A Commonwealth Opportunity

Nov 01, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – When Commonwealth leaders gather in Antigua and Barbuda from 1st to 4th November, they should address a question that reaches beyond their association: how can countries of different size, wealth and outlook sustain cooperation in a world increasingly...

The epitaph on Mr. Gavin Douglas’ tombstone should read: Murdered...

Nov 08, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Another Guyanese dead, and in degraded fashion, at the hands of State agents. A State that now stands as a monument to how much the PPP Govt. has criminalized it. When not one alleged rogue cop, with blood in his eye, but four of them, can deliver blows on a man that’s...

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