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East Ruimveldt resident flushes ganja down toilet

Jan 03, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on East Ruimveldt resident flushes ganja down toilet

– court hears An East Ruimveldt resident was remanded to prison, on Thursday, after he made an appearance before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts charged...

Why was Foo not picked for Super50?

Jan 03, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Why was Foo not picked for Super50?

Asks Sean Devers Albion’s 25-year-old right-hander Jonathan Alexander Foo must have been the most surprised young man in Berbice when he got the news that he was not in the Guyana Jaguars’ 14-man...

Sowing for 2016 first crop below projections—Rice industry experts

Jan 03, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Sowing for 2016 first crop below projections—Rice industry experts

By Jarryl Bryan The year 2015 has been one of much speculation in rice cultivation, record-breaking production and protesting farmers, who demanded that Government take steps to help them reduce...

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!

Jan 03, 2016 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!

As the nation welcomes the New Year, most Guyanese both at home and in the diaspora are hoping it would be bright, prosperous and peaceful for Guyana. The New Year should bring a number of economic...

Veteran softball cricketer Troy Kippins to lead Berbice Masters in Cricket Festival

Jan 03, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Veteran softball cricketer Troy Kippins to lead Berbice Masters in Cricket Festival

With the highly anticipated softball and hardball Cricket Festival scheduled for the Guyana National Stadium on Saturday January 30, 2016 fast approaching, Berbice has appointed veteran inter county...

Bartician man remanded for allegedly severing man’s hand

Jan 03, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Bartician man remanded for allegedly severing man’s hand

On Wednesday, a resident from Bartica was remanded to prison when he appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court for severing another man’s arm during a...

Interesting Creatures… The Yellow-tailed woolly monkey (Oreonax flavicauda)

Jan 03, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on Interesting Creatures… The Yellow-tailed woolly monkey (Oreonax flavicauda)

The yellow-tailed woolly monkey (Oreonax flavicauda) is a New World monkey endemic to Peru. The species was first described by Alexander von Humboldt in 1812 under the name Simia flavicauda,...

6,000 hinterland households benefitted from solar power

Jan 03, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on 6,000 hinterland households benefitted from solar power

The Hinterland Electrification Programme that is under the purview of the Ministry of Public Infrastructure has achieved much success in supplying electricity across the hinterland. The...

New Year: New resolution or same old illusion?

Jan 03, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on New Year: New resolution or same old illusion?

By Sir Ronald Sanders The prospects of economic growth and social development for the English-speaking Caribbean region in 2016 are not bright. While there may be improvements in a few countries,...

NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS TO SMILE ABOUT

Jan 03, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS TO SMILE ABOUT

By Dr. NerominiFagu Did you know that the tradition of making New Year’s resolutions started with the Babylonians 4000 years ago? Since the Babylonian New Year coincided with the planting of new...

Local Govt. Elections…Tuesday is deadline for party symbols

Jan 03, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Local Govt. Elections…Tuesday is deadline for party symbols

– Nomination Day set for Jan. 26 The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has stated that Tuesday, is the deadline for the submission of applications for approval of symbols for contestants of...

Tenelec Inc Under-15 Cricket Competition in Berbice… Javed Karim (83) Seon Glasgow Jnr (8-wicket haul) see Blairmont through to semis

Jan 03, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Tenelec Inc Under-15 Cricket Competition in Berbice… Javed Karim (83) Seon Glasgow Jnr (8-wicket haul) see Blairmont through to semis

Blairmont Community Centre defeated the highly favoured Young Warriors outright to earn their spot in the semi-finals of the Tenelec Inc Under-15 Cricket Competition in Berbice. In the quarter final...

ORGIES OF PLEASURE OF THE PPP GENERATION

Jan 03, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on ORGIES OF PLEASURE OF THE PPP GENERATION

Sometimes it is good to go out on the town and feel the pulse of the nation. The Peeper did just that on New Year’s Eve. The lessons of that experience, rather than the experience itself, are...

ALBION NAME SUB COMMITTEES FOR 2016

Jan 03, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on ALBION NAME SUB COMMITTEES FOR 2016

THE newly-elected executives of the Albion Community Centre Cricket Club, under the presidency of Imtiaz Baccus met recently and have named the Club’s various Sub-Committees, captains and...

TIP Ministerial Taskforce revamps programme

Jan 03, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on TIP Ministerial Taskforce revamps programme

The Ministry of Public Security in its ongoing efforts to improve the efficacy of the Security Sector in Guyana, and to avoid duplication of strategies among stakeholder Agencies, will reconvene...

‘Don’t call me Madge!’ (A 1966 pre-independence tale)

Jan 03, 2016 KNews Countryman, Features / Columnists Comments Off on ‘Don’t call me Madge!’ (A 1966 pre-independence tale)

By Dennis Nichols His name was Majic Maloney. Yes, Magic with a ‘J’. He used to tell people, especially his drinking pals, that he was the only Guyanese with that peculiar Christian name, and...

Blackwater FC holds meeting today at East Ruimveldt School

Jan 03, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Blackwater FC holds meeting today at East Ruimveldt School

The Blackwater Football Club will be holding a general meeting this morning from 10:30 hrs at the East Ruimveldt Secondary school and all members are encouraged to attend. Meanwhile, the new...

First imported case of the H1N1 virus detected in Guyana

Jan 03, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on First imported case of the H1N1 virus detected in Guyana

….patient seeking medical attention overseas The first imported case of the H1N1 virus (Swine Flu) has been detected in Guyana after a Guyanese travelling from China returned home, Chief...

Tackling mental health – an ongoing Ministry of Public Health initiative (Part 2)

Jan 03, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Tackling mental health – an ongoing Ministry of Public Health initiative (Part 2)

By Sharmain Grainger There is no denying that we have entered the New Year with many problems that require all hands on deck to be fixed. Suicide is one of those problems and, as I promised last...

“HAPPY NEW YEAR 2016! Expect real sporting fireworks this year!”

Jan 03, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on “HAPPY NEW YEAR 2016! Expect real sporting fireworks this year!”

Colin E. H. Croft “Happy New Year 2016”, the “Year of the Red Fire Monkey” in the Chinese Zodiac! Per author and religious minister, late Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, whose words should have...

All Roads lead to Rising Sun Turf Club for Mohammed “Nankoo” Shariff Memorial Meet

Jan 03, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on All Roads lead to Rising Sun Turf Club for Mohammed “Nankoo” Shariff Memorial Meet

The day has arrived and with this being the last event for the 2015/ 2016 horseracing season all the horses eligible and the major stables are ready for an action packed day of racing. Despite the...

My 2016 Wish: Support for us to deliver better Emergency Medical Care for all

Jan 03, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on My 2016 Wish: Support for us to deliver better Emergency Medical Care for all

By Dr. Zulfikar Bux Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine Its 3:45 in the morning and I can’t sleep. My staff in the overcrowded emergency room are overworked and tired and have just informed...

Don’t Be Afraid

Jan 03, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Food For Thought Comments Off on Don’t Be Afraid

Here we are, afraid of losing what we have all the time, holding on to it so tight that not a soul can touch it. We think by hiding it from the world, it’s hidden and it’s ours. Nothing...

Forbes Burnham will always loom large

Jan 03, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Forbes Burnham will always loom large

Dear Editor, In the interest of balance, one picture is missing in the anniversary of the PPP; there is attempt to “whitewash” history. In the PPP’s Anniversary campaign no mention is made of...

Local Government: Why You Should Be Involved

Jan 03, 2016 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Local Government: Why You Should Be Involved

WHAT IS LOCAL GOVERNMENT? Local government is the system for managing and developing your community under the leadership of persons you choose from within your community. The leaders chosen by you to...

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Poverty does not come with a lifetime warranty

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- When the national discussion segues to poverty reduction, it resurrects the age-old debate... more