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Who is Mr. Larry?

Nov 29, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Who is Mr. Larry?

Dear Editor, The article in your Sunday’s edition of November 22, 2015, headlined; “Celina ignores government to halt works” is deceptive. Mention is made in the article that; “Workers said...

Al Creighton accuses Kaieteur News of newsworthy opportunism

Nov 29, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Al Creighton accuses Kaieteur News of newsworthy opportunism

Dear Editor, I am now commenting on a news item recently carried in the daily editions of the Kaieteur News about the release of the Shortlist for the Guyana Prize for Literature. I have decided,...

Things are not always as they appear

Nov 29, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Food For Thought Comments Off on Things are not always as they appear

There was once a man who was ship-wrecked and stranded on an island. Every day he prayed asking God to send someone to rescue him, but to his disappointment, no one ever came. Months passed and this...

The Story within the Story…How to beat your woman

Nov 29, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on The Story within the Story…How to beat your woman

By Leonard Gildarie If you are reading this, the headline is deliberate. I am trying desperately to raise awareness to the issue of domestic violence, and by no means attempting to encourage...

A Specialist’s view on the operation of the GPHC’s A&E Unit

Nov 29, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on A Specialist’s view on the operation of the GPHC’s A&E Unit

—stresses need for substantial funding The Accident and Emergency (A&E) Unit at any hospital is very important. Here, in Guyana, the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPHC)’s A&E is dubbed...

LEAD ME TO WATERS DARK (PART THREE)

Nov 29, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on LEAD ME TO WATERS DARK (PART THREE)

By Michael Jordan After what had happened to Maxie, we knew we had to talk to somebody elderly. We went to Old Skeets, who’d worked at sea a long time back. I guess he saw the fear in our eyes, and...

The case of the kidnapped Iranian cleric

Nov 29, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery Comments Off on The case of the kidnapped Iranian cleric

By Michael Jordan Of all of the cases that I have reported on, few have been as strange as the saga of Mohamed Hassan Ibrahimi. Ibrahimi, an Islamic cleric from Iran, arrived in Guyana thirteen years...

Special needs children have rights too

Nov 29, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Special needs children have rights too

– says passionate Educator —calls for yearlong support By Sharmain Grainger Regardless of how people feel about them, Special Needs children have been and will always be a part of society. This...

Let’s all reach out to our friends and family members

Nov 29, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on Let’s all reach out to our friends and family members

Suicide is now the talk of Guyana, and not because the country made the news as the suicide capital of the world. Rather, it is because we now have young people choosing innovative ways to kill...

ImmigrationINFO – Immigration News For Our Community …5 Reasons for U.S. Citizenship Denial

Nov 29, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on ImmigrationINFO – Immigration News For Our Community …5 Reasons for U.S. Citizenship Denial

“I hereby declare by oath…that I will support and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States of America…” – this is a portion of the oath of allegiance you take when you...

THE ISIS DILEMMA: Lessons Learned From Paris

Nov 29, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on THE ISIS DILEMMA: Lessons Learned From Paris

By Jack Warner The tragedy in Paris is certainly a wake-up call for many of us living in the Western part of the globe. The many responses on social media were very instructive because they raised...

Neck Pain: Knowing when to visit the Doctor

Nov 29, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Neck Pain: Knowing when to visit the Doctor

By Dr Zulfikar Bux Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine I am often confronted by patients who complain that their neck is hurting and they came to ensure that their pressure wasn’t high. Some...

Book Review…Poet triumphs through pain

Nov 29, 2015 KNews Book Review…, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Book Review…Poet triumphs through pain

Book: Tangled Emotions Author: Charmaine Wallace Reviewer: Dr Glenville Ashby Tangled Emotions is a gripping revelation of the many existential crises that beset us. In the vein of Viktor Frankl,...

Key stakeholder says excluded from drafting new tobacco legislation

Nov 29, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Key stakeholder says excluded from drafting new tobacco legislation

– claims tax increases will only amplify illicit trade By Jeanna Pearson A key stakeholder in the tobacco trade, Demerara Tobacco, claims that the company has been excluded from the...

“The mind is a democratic source of power. We are ALL endowed with it”

Nov 29, 2015 KNews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on “The mind is a democratic source of power. We are ALL endowed with it”

(Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo’s remarks at the 2nd Graduation Ceremony of Texila American University) “I am here to offer heartfelt congratulations to all Graduands, both Guyanese...

Gender-based violence is never acceptable

Nov 29, 2015 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Gender-based violence is never acceptable

The International community recognises the period November 25 – December 10 as a period where efforts are mounted to end violence against women and girls around the World. A Partnership for...

The Baccoo Speaks

Nov 29, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo Speaks

One more road death would be recorded before the end of the month. Again careless driving would be the cause. No one wants to wait so this driver is going to force his way around stationary vehicles,...

The private sector should not taking pushing around

Nov 29, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The private sector should not taking pushing around

The richest segment of Guyana has been treated very poorly. The private sector, which represents the powerful propertied class in Guyana, has been over the past four years treated like a foot stool....

Kemp’s ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempii)

Nov 29, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on Kemp’s ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempii)

Kemp’s ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempii ), or the Atlantic ridley sea turtle, is the rarest species of sea turtle and is critically endangered. It is one of two living species in the...

The soul of the murdered granny is calling on President Granger

Nov 29, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The soul of the murdered granny is calling on President Granger

This nation will never learn. Every human being in and out of this country that witnessed the aftermath of the “Mash Day jailbreak” in 2002 would know that remanded accused and convicted...

Political parties should not contest local elections

Nov 29, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Political parties should not contest local elections

Dear Editor, Here is my brief response to a letter that was published in Kaieteur News of November 25, 2015 under the caption, “PPP, APNU AND AFC are on the same political page”. Your letter-...

Committee set up to review legality of radio licences

Nov 28, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Committee set up to review legality of radio licences

By Abena Rockcliffe The Board of the Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA) has set up a special committee to review all issues relating to broadcasting licences as well as examine the...

Specialty Hospital saga…Finance Minister declines to react to queries, concerns

Nov 28, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Specialty Hospital saga…Finance Minister declines to react to queries, concerns

By Kiana Wilburg In spite of the criticisms over Government’s selection of a particular contractor for the completion of the Specialty Hospital, Finance Minister Winston Jordan says that he simply...

CJIA probing use of BaiShanLin’s trucks in US$150M expansion project

Nov 28, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on CJIA probing use of BaiShanLin’s trucks in US$150M expansion project

An investigation has been ordered by the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) into how several trucks belonging to a logging firm, BaiShanlin Forest Development Inc., have been working on the...

One dead…Tacoma driver looks at victims, speeds off

Nov 28, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on One dead…Tacoma driver looks at victims, speeds off

– Road safety month records 16 fatalities A 17-year-old motorcyclist is the country’s latest reported road fatality. Travis Bollers, of Princes Street, Wortmanville, died around 1:00 hr...

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