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Road users bemoan poor traffic management at East Bank Highway expansion sites at night

Aug 21, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Road users bemoan poor traffic management at East Bank Highway expansion sites at night

With the East Bank Demerara thoroughfare currently being expanded to accommodate additional lanes among other upgrades, commuters and drivers have registered their disappointment with the ‘poor’...

Boa Vista: The Metropolis of the Savannahs

Aug 21, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Boa Vista: The Metropolis of the Savannahs

By Nicholas Peters Under the cloudless midday sky, the green shrubs and red loam of the savannah sped past the vehicle, every metre leaving the Kanuku Mountains further and further behind, a ghostly...

Another SVN standout elated with CSEC performance

Aug 21, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Another SVN standout elated with CSEC performance

With 13 Grade Ones, 1 Grade Two and 1 Grade Three secured at this year’s Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examination, Bharrat Anand Sookdeo, is on course to embracing a profession...

GWI partners with Surinamese counterparts to enhance sector

Aug 21, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on GWI partners with Surinamese counterparts to enhance sector

The Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) has started an exchange programme with the Suriname Water Company (SWC) which is expected to create improvements in the sector. The partnership is also expected to...

GNBA Board members to put aside differences, work together for greater good – Nagamootoo

Aug 21, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on GNBA Board members to put aside differences, work together for greater good – Nagamootoo

There is now a ray of hope that the Board of the Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA) may finally move forward and make some much needed changes in the Broadcasting sector. For quite some...

Private businesses critical of PPP/C Govt. were victimized – USAID

Aug 21, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Private businesses critical of PPP/C Govt. were victimized – USAID

…Party members, supporters received contracts, radio licences, undervalued lands Under the former People’s Progressive Party Civic government some private entities were marginalized and...

East Canje Organisation of NY assists local students

Aug 21, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on East Canje Organisation of NY assists local students

Another overseas-based organisation has come forward to assist students who have performed exceptionally well at the recently held National Grade Six Assessment. At a simple but significant ceremony...

Why the happenings of the global economy should matter to you

Aug 21, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Why the happenings of the global economy should matter to you

If you thought for one moment that the matters of the emerging and developing economies are not your business then think again. A domino effect exists in almost every circumstance of our lives and...

GPHC finally boasts baby-friendly status

Aug 21, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on GPHC finally boasts baby-friendly status

By Sharmain Grainger After many years of trying and failing, the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) is finally able to boast of being a ‘baby-friendly’ institution. This essentially...

Diversification is the way to unlock Berbice’s potential, says President

Aug 21, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Diversification is the way to unlock Berbice’s potential, says President

…as county’s Expo and Trade Fair kicks off The Central Corentyne Chamber of Commerce on Friday evening officially kicked off the Berbice Expo and Trade Fair at the Albion Sports Complex,...

Army Sergeant burnt by flare during simulated attack

Aug 21, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Army Sergeant burnt by flare during simulated attack

An army platoon sergeant is nursing burns after a simulated attack on Thursday went wrong. According to a statement from the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), around 17:45hrs on Thursday, Sergeant...

The Side Effects of Medications on Oral Health

Aug 21, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on The Side Effects of Medications on Oral Health

By Dr. Neromini Fagu We take medications for solutions to certain health problems but sometimes these medications can have side effects that we may not know or even anticipate. Many medications can...

CONSUMER CONCERNS…INT’L YOUTH DAY AND EMPOWERMENT OF GUYANESE YOUTH

Aug 21, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on CONSUMER CONCERNS…INT’L YOUTH DAY AND EMPOWERMENT OF GUYANESE YOUTH

PAT DIAL The Guyana Consumers’ Association (GCA) over the last 30 years has been encouraging young people to get into the mainstream of national life. In the GCA, there has been consistent drive...

Many important types of drugs are in short supply

Aug 21, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Many important types of drugs are in short supply

Dear Editor, Regardless of being overused the saying, ‘the health of the Nation is the wealth of the Nation’ will always remain relevant until the end of time. Therefore, the Nation’s health...

These out-of-court settlements by Govt. must be questioned

Aug 21, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on These out-of-court settlements by Govt. must be questioned

Dear Editor, Having publicly castigated the contractor for shoddy works and having appealed the aforementioned Court ruling, one would have expected that the Attorney-General would have prosecuted...

The City Council needs the $16 billion owed to it

Aug 21, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on The City Council needs the $16 billion owed to it

Dear Editor, The Mayor and City Council has not always been portrayed in a very flattering light. Nonetheless, there is need to take a look at the positive side of things while reiterating some of...

Sunday Cartoon

Aug 21, 2016 KNews Cartoons, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Sunday Cartoon

The other angle

Aug 21, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Food For Thought Comments Off on The other angle

A teacher teaching Maths to seven-year-old Laiq asked him, “If I give you one apple and one apple and one apple, how many apples will you have?” Within a few seconds Laiq replied confidently,...

Adumbrations on the three branches of government

Aug 21, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Adumbrations on the three branches of government

Dear Editor, Article 106 of the Constitution provides for the composition of the members of cabinet and in addition to the presidents, the vice presidents such other ministers as may be appointed by...

Rex McKay says 55 companies are in violation of the by- laws

Aug 21, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Rex McKay says 55 companies are in violation of the by- laws

Dear Editor, In Kaieteur News of the 23rd July, 2016 I expressed my support and welcomed the decision of the City Councillors to set up a “National Capital Planning Commission to guide the...

Family Sponsorship for Relatives Living Outside the U.S.

Aug 21, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Family Sponsorship for Relatives Living Outside the U.S.

By Attorney Gail Seeram The most common question I get from readers is about the timing of the family sponsorship process. There is no generic answer because the timing depends on the U.S....

Black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa)

Aug 21, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on Black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa)

The black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa) is a large, long-legged, long-billed shorebird first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. It is a member of the Limosa genus, the godwits. There are...

Male Infertility: Devastation for some couples

Aug 21, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Male Infertility: Devastation for some couples

By Dr Zulfikar Bux Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine A silent killer in relationships is infertility. Females are more often the ones at risk of being infertile. What is not well known is the...

Treading a dangerous course

Aug 21, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Treading a dangerous course

“Those who forget the past are condemned to repeat it.” Guyana’s descent in authoritarianism in 1976 began with the flying of the flag of the ruling PNC over the Appeal Court. Today, it is not...

A stranger in her bed

Aug 21, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery Comments Off on A stranger in her bed

– What if you woke up one morning to find that your husband was not the man he claimed to be? By Michael Jordan It was just before dawn on Friday, March 22, 1996, that Linda Jairam and her husband,...

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The tirade against the independent media continues unabated

…Peeping Tom Kaieteur News- In every democracy worth its salt, the press serves as the watchdog, the thorn in the side... more