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Cops locate Babita Sarjou file

May 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Cops locate Babita Sarjou file

After informing the relatives of Babita Sarjou that the original file, with statements taken after the woman went missing in 2010 cannot be located, the police on Friday said that they have managed...

Georgetown Public Hospital records successful maternal delivery

May 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Georgetown Public Hospital records successful maternal delivery

The life of a 21-year-old woman was saved on Thursday after she was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital after she started to experience complications in her pregnancy. It was the fourth...

GEA rescues 47 miles village with energy supply

May 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on GEA rescues 47 miles village with energy supply

The Guyana Energy Agency (GEA) is boasting that it has been able to assist a small village with energy. This has gone a long way toward improving facilities for those dwelling in the area. Propelled...

Roadside barbers, cosmetologist temporarily relocated to Merriman Mall

May 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Roadside barbers, cosmetologist temporarily relocated to Merriman Mall

A significant number of roadside city barbers and cosmetologists have been temporarily relocated to a new space at the Merriman Mall. A section of the Mall situated at Bourda, Georgetown, has been...

APNU/AFC Govt. repeats abuse of Contingencies Fund –Financial Analysts

May 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on APNU/AFC Govt. repeats abuse of Contingencies Fund –Financial Analysts

Several Financial Analysts are of the opinion that the one-year-old APNU/AFC administration has already made the grievous mistake of taking moneys from the Contingencies Fund which do not meet the...

Haslington killer shows remorse after sobering up

May 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Haslington killer shows remorse after sobering up

Now that he has sobered up, 60-year-old Les Hamilton is quietly reflecting on a moment of madness that caused him to stab his brother-in-law Terrence Adams to death at Haslington, East Coast Demerara...

A NATION PETRIFIED

May 15, 2016 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on A NATION PETRIFIED

There have been many editorials written on crime, violence and murders in the country. But one cannot help but continue to write on these issues because almost every day there are headlines in the...

Granger reaffirms commitment to environmentally-sustainable exploitation of natural resources

May 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Granger reaffirms commitment to environmentally-sustainable exploitation of natural resources

By Abena Rockcliffe-Campbell When he addressed the National Assembly, President David Granger said that his government—one year in—continues to work on the building of a green economy. The...

Nurses: Professionals who vow to practice faithfully

May 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Nurses: Professionals who vow to practice faithfully

By Sharmain Grainger “Nursie” is an all too familiar name that we hear in many of our communities. When said, it often exudes affection and respect towards the individual it is directed. These...

CHI commissions $2.1 B Cath Lab

May 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on CHI commissions $2.1 B Cath Lab

-has capacity to do advance procedures “What we have here is the real McCoy…it is state of the art,” said Minister of Public Health Dr. George Norton of a $2.1 billion Catherisation Laboratory...

Security officer at St. Margaret’s Primary remanded for injuring parent

May 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Security officer at St. Margaret’s Primary remanded for injuring parent

A security officer of St. Margaret’s Primary School was on Friday indicted on an unlawful wounding charge after he admitted that he struck a woman with a padlock while he was on duty. Appearing at...

NICIL being revamped –Finance Minister

May 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on NICIL being revamped –Finance Minister

By Kiana A. Wilburg Even though a detailed forensic audit report has recommended that the National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL) be shut down, Finance Minister, Winston...

‘From Colony to Nation’ opens at Castellani House

May 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on ‘From Colony to Nation’ opens at Castellani House

– Showcases fascinating art from pre-independence era and beyond A special art exhibition titled ‘From Colony to Nation,’ is currently on at the Castellani House, Vlissengen Road and...

‘My workers are my greatest assets’ – Sattaur Gafoor

May 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on ‘My workers are my greatest assets’ – Sattaur Gafoor

With the recent fire which consumed 40 percent of the Gafoor’s Houston Complex last Tuesday, the company, Gafsons Industries, is on the fast lane to reinstate its name as one of the leading...

Street vendor loses his cart to City Constabulary

May 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Street vendor loses his cart to City Constabulary

A push cart fruit vendor was stopped by City Police on Friday after he tried to sell a watermelon in downtown Georgetown yesterday. The owner of the cart who asked that his name remain anonymous said...

Rose Hall Town man charged with severing wife’s neck

May 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Rose Hall Town man charged with severing wife’s neck

A Rose Hall Town resident who severed his wife’s head during a dispute following a drinking spree has been charged with the murder. The man, Desmond August Gordon, called ‘Tall Man’, 50, of Lot...

The Mephisto waltz is playing all over Guyana

May 15, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The Mephisto waltz is playing all over Guyana

In the early seventies, celebrity magazines were hailing British actress Jacqueline Bisset as the prettiest woman in the world. This aura made the movies of Bisset very popular including, The...

Sunday Cartoon

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Dr. Flaherty concludes his impressions and descriptions of Guyana

May 15, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Dr. Flaherty concludes his impressions and descriptions of Guyana

Dear Editor, Thanks for publishing the first part of this. I conclude the journey today Another negative strikes me (pardon the pun) almost every day during my late-afternoon “constitutional”...

CONSUMER CONCERNS…50TH ANNIVERSARY IS HERE: NEW BEGININGS FOR HAPPIER GUYANA

May 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on CONSUMER CONCERNS…50TH ANNIVERSARY IS HERE: NEW BEGININGS FOR HAPPIER GUYANA

PAT DIAL We are just a week away from the week of activities to celebrate the 50th Anniversary. The week begins next Sunday, May 22. Anniversaries are always multi-faceted events but the first 50th...

DENTALHEALTH…SMOKING AND ITS EFFECTS ON YOUR ORAL HEALTH

May 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on DENTALHEALTH…SMOKING AND ITS EFFECTS ON YOUR ORAL HEALTH

By Dr. NerominiFagu We all know that smoking is bad for our health. It increases the risks for several types of cancers, respiratory diseases, coronary heart disease, stroke, diabetes and ulcers. It...

Canecutter remanded to jail for killing stepfather

May 15, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Canecutter remanded to jail for killing stepfather

A man who murdered his stepfather during a drinking spree on Mother’s Day has been remanded to jail. The man Bisram Ramsamugh, a canecutter, 33, and a father of two of Lot 308 Bloomfield,...

104 and going strong!

May 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on 104 and going strong!

Evadnea Talbot, one of Buxton’s oldest citizens, is open to a crossword challenge in spite of celebrating her 104th birth anniversary this week. Born on May 10, 1912, the woman grew up in Buxton...

STANDARDS IN FOCUS…LEARNING THE METRIC SYSTEM – USING THE UNITS OF VOLUME

May 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on STANDARDS IN FOCUS…LEARNING THE METRIC SYSTEM – USING THE UNITS OF VOLUME

As we prepare to commemorate World Metrology Day on May 20, 2016, the focus will be on measurement and its importance to our daily lives. Therefore, it is relevant for all of Guyana to refresh and...

Mechanic gun-butted, robbed by bandits

May 15, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Mechanic gun-butted, robbed by bandits

A 27-year-old mechanic was gun-butted and robbed by two bandits Friday night after one of the men entered his car and demanded that he follow the other gunman, who was driving a white Toyota Premio....

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