January 17, 2016

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First Lady wants NGOS to increase anti-suicide campaign

Jan 17, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on First Lady wants NGOS to increase anti-suicide campaign

– inducted as Patron of Guyana Foundation First Lady, Sandra Granger, has called on the charitable organisations, Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), and members of wider society to play a...

G/Town Magistrates’ Courts records first fatal accident conviction

Jan 17, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on G/Town Magistrates’ Courts records first fatal accident conviction

By Feona Morrison At the conclusion of a nine-month trial, the first conviction this year for the offence of causing death by dangerous driving was handed down last Wednesday, by Chief Magistrate Ann...

Teleperformance Guyana complements Government’s telecommunication sector plan – says Minister Cathy Hughes

Jan 17, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Teleperformance Guyana complements Government’s telecommunication sector plan – says Minister Cathy Hughes

The launch of Teleperformance is being dubbed a complement to Government’s plan to enhance the telecommunications sector by Minister of Public Telecommunications, Cathy Hughes. Speaking at the...

Rape murder accused fit to stand trial

Jan 17, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Rape murder accused fit to stand trial

A man who raped and murdered his great aunt has been declared fit to undergo trial for the capital, offence. Devon Griffith, called “Two Kick”, 23, of Cemetery Road, Hopetown Village, who is on...

A blueprint for curbing suicide

Jan 17, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on A blueprint for curbing suicide

Dear Editor, We are all deeply saddened by the scourge of suicide that has reached pandemic proportions in our country. Region Two alone had about nine suicides and two attempts since the beginning...

How to proceed with national awards

Jan 17, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on How to proceed with national awards

Dear Editor, Shortly after Guyana became a republic in February 1970, Forbes Burnham, the Head of Government removed British awards such as knighthood (Sir), OBE, CBE, MBE, etc and replaced them...

Residents appeal to President Granger

Jan 17, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Residents appeal to President Granger

Dear Editor, Your Excellency, we the residents and occupants of East Street hereafter appeal to your esteemed office, the President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana to discontinue the...

Refuse to Quit

Jan 17, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Food For Thought Comments Off on Refuse to Quit

When things go wrong, as they sometimes will, when the road you’re trudging seems all uphill, When the funds are low and the debts are high, And you want to smile, but you have to sigh, When care...

Dental Health Wisdom Teeth

Jan 17, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Dental Health Wisdom Teeth

By Dr. NerominiFagu Wisdom teeth are the last set of teeth to erupt in our mouth. In dental speak these teeth are called our third molars and they are located at the very back of our mouth. They...

Shaping the next generation

Jan 17, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Shaping the next generation

Dear Editor, Once again, I would like to commend your publication for its consistency in highlighting and making the case for urgent interventions to be found in order to arrest and reverse the dire...

The time has come to own land

Jan 17, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on The time has come to own land

Dear Editor, I believe that the time has come to call a spade a spade by this I mean that the Nation of Guyana must understand that Africans have just as much ability as any other ethnic group to...

Sunday Cartoon

Jan 17, 2016 KNews Cartoons, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Sunday Cartoon

STANDARDS IN FOCUS…HOW CAN SMALL BUSINESSES BENEFIT FROM THE USE OF STANDARDS?

Jan 17, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on STANDARDS IN FOCUS…HOW CAN SMALL BUSINESSES BENEFIT FROM THE USE OF STANDARDS?

Standards provide as many benefits for small businesses as they do for global enterprises. The strategic use of standards can make a significant difference to the annual profits of an SME, and can...

Region Nine continues to benefit from IAST, Ministry partnership

Jan 17, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Region Nine continues to benefit from IAST, Ministry partnership

By Kiana Wilburg Projects aimed at enhancing the livelihood of Amerindian farmers and producers in the Region Nine area continue to be pursued by the Ministry of Social Cohesion and the Institute of...

The Azure Jay (Cyanocorax caeruleus)

Jan 17, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on The Azure Jay (Cyanocorax caeruleus)

The azure jay (Cyanocorax caeruleus) (Brazilian Portuguese: Gralha-azul – blue jay) is a passeriform bird of the crow family, Corvidae. It is found in the Atlantic Forest, especially...

GOLD MINERS MAKE THEIR PITCH FOR DUTY FREE CONCESSIONS

Jan 17, 2016 KNews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on GOLD MINERS MAKE THEIR PITCH FOR DUTY FREE CONCESSIONS

The Ministry of Natural Resources has begun a series of ‘hearings’ with miners of gold and diamonds who have requested duty-free concessions on machinery, fuel, vehicles and other related...

BaiShanLin ventures into hardware supplies

Jan 17, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on BaiShanLin ventures into hardware supplies

Local truckers and hardware suppliers are facing tough competition from this truck. Owned by BaiShanLin Forest Development, the truck was seen Friday offloading steel at a North Road construction...

Anxiety Disorder: The missed illness

Jan 17, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Anxiety Disorder: The missed illness

By Dr Zulfikar Bux Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine Our mind can be our greatest friend and yet it can become our biggest enemy. Persons who suffer with anxiety disorders tend to be fighting...

Bridging the Gap – One Nation

Jan 17, 2016 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Bridging the Gap – One Nation

(The following are excerpts from speeches made by H.E. Brigadier David Granger on Hinterland Development) The four major, hinterland, regional administrative centres – Bartica, Mahdia, Mabaruma...

Caricom conducts “Free Movement” Workshop

Jan 17, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Caricom conducts “Free Movement” Workshop

With the aim of sensitising the Private Sector, Employers and Trade Unions on “Free Movement” within the Caricom Single Market Economy (CSME), the Caricom Secretariat conducted a two-day workshop...

A CLASSIC CASE FOR SARU

Jan 17, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on A CLASSIC CASE FOR SARU

The construction of the sugar packaging plant at Enmore, by the PPP, attracted two sets of controversies. The first was over the construction costs and the second was over the decision to establish...

The Baccoo speaks

Jan 17, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo speaks

While the politicians focus on things national, they have taken their eyes off the mental illness part of the society. Indeed the society has not placed a lot of attention on mental illness, so we...

We have dumped what once worked

Jan 17, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on We have dumped what once worked

The year started badly with a rash of murders. By the time the dust settled, it turned out that the killers of at least three people were teenagers who had become drug addicts. When the police made...

The Story within the Story…Sexy clothes and Foreign Direct Investments

Jan 17, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on The Story within the Story…Sexy clothes and Foreign Direct Investments

By Leonard Gildarie I love clothes. If it were possible, I would wear jeans and a t-shirt to every event. Unfortunately, in the media, at the drop of a hat, you are in the fields dealing with death...

A Time Travel Visit with H.N. Critchlow

Jan 17, 2016 KNews Countryman, Features / Columnists Comments Off on A Time Travel Visit with H.N. Critchlow

By Dennis Nichols As the scenario of our independence golden jubilee unfurls, Countryman will attempt to take readers on a brief trip down Memory Avenue by recalling, and honouring, a few of the...

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