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GPHC Matron sent on administrative leave…Minister Norton takes note of nurses’ “very serious allegations”

Jul 24, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on GPHC Matron sent on administrative leave…Minister Norton takes note of nurses’ “very serious allegations”

— prepared to do everything to correct situation at GPHC “Disappointing”, was how Minister of Public Health, Dr. George Norton, described a recent statement issued by the Guyana Nurses’...

UG Social Work Class 2041-2016 rewarded for hosting Walk-A-Ton on Domestic Violence

Jul 24, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on UG Social Work Class 2041-2016 rewarded for hosting Walk-A-Ton on Domestic Violence

The efforts of the students of the University of Guyana Social Work Class 2041-2016 in contributing towards the awareness of domestic violence through a Walk-A-Ton and Rally have not gone unnoticed....

10 year-old Sulivan, Hicks, Hearts of Oak FC and Humphrey recognised

Jul 24, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on 10 year-old Sulivan, Hicks, Hearts of Oak FC and Humphrey recognised

…Gregory Gaskin Memorial Berbice Sports Awards History was created on Friday last when ten-year-old Patrina Sulivan became the youngest ever awardee of the Gregory Gaskin Memorial / Rose Hall...

Regal Sports supports National U15 cricketers

Jul 24, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Regal Sports supports National U15 cricketers

As part of its corporate responsibility Regal Sports have continued to support young cricketers. On Friday last the entity presented a quantity of gears to cricketers Dwayne Dick and Daniel Paul at...

Credit Reports will help people secure Loans – CreditInfo Guyana

Jul 24, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Credit Reports will help people secure Loans – CreditInfo Guyana

It is common practice that persons will approach financial lending agencies to secure loans in order to fund projects, investments or to purchase assets. According to CreditInfo Guyana, a credit...

Two months later…Doctors still to remove bullet from shot teen waitress

Jul 24, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Two months later…Doctors still to remove bullet from shot teen waitress

Doctors are yet to remove the bullet that is lodged in Onika Luke, the 16-year-old waitress who was shot during a botched robbery at the Lucky Star Chinese Restaurant, Better Hope, East Coast...

Linden councillors want Gold Board branch in region

Jul 24, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Linden councillors want Gold Board branch in region

Linden councillors would like to see the decentralisation of Government institutions which they say will stimulate the regional economy. At a meeting with the Parliamentary Sectoral Committee on...

Sloth in prosecution of rape trials…Public advocacy needed to ensure justice for child victims — CCPA officials

Jul 24, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Sloth in prosecution of rape trials…Public advocacy needed to ensure justice for child victims — CCPA officials

With a number of rape cases involving child victims still to be presented for trial, officials of the Childcare and Protection Agency, (CCPA) see the need for greater advocacy by members of public...

Kitty stabbing victim loses movement in arm

Jul 24, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Kitty stabbing victim loses movement in arm

Selina Ramotar, the 29-year-old woman who was brutally stabbed more than 20 times by the father of her child, has been released from the hospital. However, she has temporarily lost movement in the...

Man who threatened to kill Court Marshal, jailed

Jul 24, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Man who threatened to kill Court Marshal, jailed

Carlos Hooke, 30, of Blairmont Village West Bank Berbice, was on Wednesday sentenced to three weeks imprisonment by Magistrate Alex Moore when he appeared before him in the Blairmont Magistrate’s...

DECIDING BAI SHAI LIN’S FATE

Jul 24, 2016 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on DECIDING BAI SHAI LIN’S FATE

The presence of the Chinese company, Bai Shan Lin Forest Development Inc. in Guyana and the iron grip it has on the country’s forests and mining sector has created serious tensions. In 2006, Bai...

Sunday Cartoon

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

Interesting Creatures… The blue-winged Teal (Anas discors)

Jul 24, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on Interesting Creatures… The blue-winged Teal (Anas discors)

The blue-winged teal (Anas discors) is a small dabbling duck from North America. It has reportedly been found in South American territories too. The scientific name is derived...

Strange case of the missing miner…More body parts found, DNA tests needed to verify identity

Jul 24, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Strange case of the missing miner…More body parts found, DNA tests needed to verify identity

The case of missing miner, Shawn Clarke, keeps getting stranger by the day, with police announcing that they have now recovered more body parts that they suspect are the 47-year-old man’s remains....

Woman before court for posting nude photos of another

Jul 24, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Woman before court for posting nude photos of another

Bail was set at the tune of $20,000 for a Russell Street, Charlestown resident who was arraigned in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts, after it was alleged that she published nude photos of a...

STANDARDS IN FOCUS…Transporting petroleum by bulk transportation carriers

Jul 24, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on STANDARDS IN FOCUS…Transporting petroleum by bulk transportation carriers

The transport of petroleum and petroleum products using bulk transportation carriers is a daily business for many of truck owners in Guyana and because of the volatility of these products and the...

Renaissance of the university needs full support

Jul 24, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Renaissance of the university needs full support

CONSUMER CONCERNS PAT DIAL The University of Guyana has always been a major concern of the public and this is seen at the times of the Common Entrance and CXC Examinations when parents are in great...

Book Review… Guyanese writer delivers mythological masterpiece

Jul 24, 2016 KNews Book Review…, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Book Review… Guyanese writer delivers mythological masterpiece

Book: Children of the Spider Author: Imam Baksh Critic: Dr Glenville Ashby Culture is the blood of civilization that finds meaning through generational layers of myths. Guyanese author Imam...

DOUBLE-DIPPING AND TRIPLE-DIPPING

Jul 24, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom 2

The government contends that Guyanese living overseas will not be eligible for old age pension. This announcement was met with complaints by the opposition. But why should it? It was the PPP who,...

Plea of help from Corentyne fishermen

Jul 24, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Plea of help from Corentyne fishermen

Dear Editor, Please grant me space in your newspaper to publish this open letter from the CARRIBBEAN NETWORK OF FISHERFOLK ORGANISATION, the GUYANA NATIONAL FISHERFOLK ORGANISATION and the...

In finding yourself in Guyana, democracy has to be a casualty

Jul 24, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon 2

I have been on television panels where the topic of President Forbes Burnham’s autocratic politics came up. On every occasion, the panelists, who are admirers of Mr. Burnham, would shamelessly say...

Ensuring careful management of Pesticides and Toxic Chemicals

Jul 24, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Ensuring careful management of Pesticides and Toxic Chemicals

By Kiana Wilburg From the manufacturing and mining sectors, to the field of agriculture, extremely toxic chemicals are used and emitted on a daily basis. And failure to monitor how these industries...

WHO IS IN CHARGE OF NURSING?

Jul 24, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on WHO IS IN CHARGE OF NURSING?

Dear Editor, As an executive member of the Guyana Nurses Association (GNA), I take this particular time to ask a few questions of the public so they may be the judge. Nurses for too long have been...

Explanations for the increase in revenues

Jul 24, 2016 KNews Letters 1

Dear Editor, Recently, Finance Minister, Winston Jordon reported that central government’s revenue totaled $53.4 billion at the end of April 2016. According to him this represents an increase of $3...

The call is to have mercy on those brutal killers

Jul 24, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column 2

It is amazing how people can insist that life is sacred at a time when there are those who seem not to care about the other person’s life. A team from the Human Rights Commission descended on...

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