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Oil prices are lower, but

Jan 24, 2016 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Oil prices are lower, but

The price of oil on the world market is at its lowest in 13 years. Yesterday the world market price was under US$30 per barrel, down from the record high of US$110 per barrel a few months ago. Indeed...

Parents of Alpha United Goalkeeper, carpenter appeal for their children’s return

Jan 24, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Parents of Alpha United Goalkeeper, carpenter appeal for their children’s return

For two mothers who were deprived of the comfort of having their sons since last year September and throughout the holiday season, the search for answers continues even as the clock continues to...

GTT looking forward to a year of progress

Jan 24, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on GTT looking forward to a year of progress

– to soon announce significant investments in key areas Liberalisation of the telecommunication sector and realizing 4G mobile data service is among the vision for the Guyana Telephone and...

Sueria Manufacturing Launches Healthy Kids Juice at Joshua House

Jan 24, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Sueria Manufacturing Launches Healthy Kids Juice at Joshua House

The Sueria Manufacturing and Distribution Company is fast becoming a leader in the fruit juice market in Guyana. The company’s latest addition to its product line is Juicy Juice 100 % Juice....

STANDARDS IN FOCUS…GNBS PROVIDED CRUCIAL METROLOGY SERVICES IN 2015

Jan 24, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on STANDARDS IN FOCUS…GNBS PROVIDED CRUCIAL METROLOGY SERVICES IN 2015

Under the National Weights and Measures Programme, the Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS), with support from the various weights and measures offices countywide, continued to effectively...

Diamond homes under siege from bush fire

Jan 24, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Diamond homes under siege from bush fire

Yesterday, fire tenders were busy at work trying to put out a bush blaze at the back of Diamond. All fire hydrants in the area were utilized to control the inferno. The residents of Diamond Housing...

No place for corporal punishment in Guyana- President Granger

Jan 24, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on No place for corporal punishment in Guyana- President Granger

By Abena Rockcliffe President David Granger is all for the abolition of corporal punishment in Guyana. In fact, he has said that the biblical quote, “Spare the rod and spoil the child” is...

CANU refutes claims of officers involvement in businessman’s detainment, jewellery confiscation

Jan 24, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on CANU refutes claims of officers involvement in businessman’s detainment, jewellery confiscation

The Head of the Customs Anti- Narcotics Unit (CANU) is refuting claims made by businessman Richard Ramjit, who is accusing CANU officers of wrongfully detainment and confiscation of his jewellery. As...

Linden’s riverain schoolchildren get boat

Jan 24, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Linden’s riverain schoolchildren get boat

…as President Granger’s 3Bs programme goes to Region Ten Positing that education is top priority, and that his administration would do everything in its power to ensure that every child in Guyana...

Helpless Love

Jan 24, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Food For Thought Comments Off on Helpless Love

Once upon a time all feelings and emotions went to a coastal island for a vacation. According to their nature, each was having a good time. Suddenly, a warning of an impending storm was announced and...

Was Chanderpaul a selfish sportsman?

Jan 24, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Was Chanderpaul a selfish sportsman?

Dear Editor, Shivnarine Chanderpaul’s resignation in my view came far too late. He should have done so more than 18 months ago when he was overlooked by the selectors in selecting teams for One Day...

Sunday Cartoon

Jan 24, 2016 KNews Cartoons, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Sunday Cartoon

What was the relevance of my name?

Jan 24, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on What was the relevance of my name?

Dear Editor, I sent the following letter to Stabroek News on Sunday, Jan 17 in response to what was written about me in that newspaper on that very day. I re-sent it but no publication as yet. The...

Impacted Wisdom Teeth

Jan 24, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Impacted Wisdom Teeth

By Dr. NerominiFagu Let’s continue our discussion about wisdom teeth from last week by looking at impacted wisdom teeth.An impacted tooth is any tooth that is prevented by tissue, bone, or another...

Politicians of all parties must work together

Jan 24, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Politicians of all parties must work together

Dear Editor, One cannot help but be depressed about the equitable development of our nation when those on both sides of the political spectrum continue to carry on the affairs of our country with the...

Drivers should stop when asked to by the police to

Jan 24, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Drivers should stop when asked to by the police to

Dear Editor, “They are under instructions to stop a vehicle only if they observe a violation has occurred,” is a quote from Freddie Kissoon’s column in Saturday’s edition of...

CONSUMER CONCERNS…Clearing city of vagrants should be part of clean-up campaign

Jan 24, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on CONSUMER CONCERNS…Clearing city of vagrants should be part of clean-up campaign

PAT DIAL Over the last several months, Government and the Georgetown City Council have been seriously addressing the problem of drainage and cleaning of the City and they have made much progress in...

President Jagdeo displaced over 3000 bauxite workers

Jan 24, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on President Jagdeo displaced over 3000 bauxite workers

Dear Editor, The call by Bharrat Jagdeo for meetings to address the issue of the proposed closure of the Wales estate that would affect 1600 workers, were one to examine same through the lens of...

Singing cop touts optimistic messages for troubling issues

Jan 24, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Singing cop touts optimistic messages for troubling issues

By Jarryl Bryan The scourge of suicide has almost been overwhelming in Guyana in recent times. The recent escalation caused President David Granger to convene a suicide prevention meeting on January...

Two murdered girls…two unsolved cases…

Jan 24, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery Comments Off on Two murdered girls…two unsolved cases…

DO YOU KNOW THE BATH SETTLEMENT KILLER? By Michael Jordan “You look at these scattered houses, and you are impressed by their beauty. I look at them, and the only thought which comes to me...

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: An increasingly common disorder in women

Jan 24, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: An increasingly common disorder in women

By Dr Zulfikar Bux Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine I have decided to highlight Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) this week, because it’s becoming a common finding in young females in...

Boycott watching the Academy Awards next month

Jan 24, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Boycott watching the Academy Awards next month

I don’t think I have looked at three Academy Awards (the Oscars) in my lifetime. I am not big on movies as I am on music. I have one of the largest music collections as a layman. And the genres are...

My wife and I contributed 50 years to the agricultural sector

Jan 24, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on My wife and I contributed 50 years to the agricultural sector

Dear Editor, My first letter to Stabroek News was sometime in late 1989, when as a 16-year old Sixth Former, I chose to highlight the lack of funding and deplorable condition of my old school. ...

The ‘secondary impact’ of criminal violence

Jan 24, 2016 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on The ‘secondary impact’ of criminal violence

Address by His Excellency Brigadier David Granger, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, to a ‘Seminar on Tackling Domestic Abuse in Guyana’ sponsored by the Supreme Court in...

‘101 WORDS THAT TELL YOU’RE GUYANESE’…

Jan 24, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on ‘101 WORDS THAT TELL YOU’RE GUYANESE’…

Bascom enlightens new generation about Guyanese rich oral tradition By Michael Jordan ‘Do you remember words like, ‘goady’, and ‘jombie-umbrella’—words like ‘poezee’, and‘...

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A lesson from the bread lines of America

…Peeping Tom Kaieteur News- If the American elections of 2024 delivered any one lesson to the rest of the world, it... more