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Police ‘B’ Division enables 95 to graduate with varying computer skills

Sep 11, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Police ‘B’ Division enables 95 to graduate with varying computer skills

A total of 95 persons, inclusive of police personnel and civilians, recently graduated with varying skills in Computer Science when the Guyana Police Force, through its Zara Computer Training...

Yokohama opens Auto dealership here

Sep 11, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Yokohama opens Auto dealership here

– to provide additional services International Auto giant Yokohama Trading, on Thursday officially launched its local office at Plantation Sophia, East Coast Demerara. At the opening,...

Man who wounded ex-lover jailed for 12 years

Sep 11, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Man who wounded ex-lover jailed for 12 years

A Corentyne man who is well known to the authorities, and was on trial for wounding his ex-lover after she spurned him, has been jailed for 12 years. Thirty-eight year-old Robert Rawlings called...

Three inmates use cutlass, wood to break out from Juvenile Centre

Sep 11, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Three inmates use cutlass, wood to break out from Juvenile Centre

– One recaptured in Corentyne Police have recaptured one of three inmates, who used a cutlass and a few pieces of wood from a bed to break out of the Juvenile Holding Centre at Sophia, around...

MPI assisting to remedy Bartica power outages

Sep 11, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on MPI assisting to remedy Bartica power outages

As Bartica continues to grapple with power outages following the failures of two engines, Government is asking for residents there to be patient. Yesterday, the Ministry of Public Infrastructure said...

STANDARDS IN FOCUS…International standard developed to improve community sustainability

Sep 11, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on STANDARDS IN FOCUS…International standard developed to improve community sustainability

The International Organisation for Standardisation has developed the ISO 37101 standard, Sustainable Development in Communities which sets out requirements for guidelines to help communities become...

Asst Commissioner Amsterdam, FACC event peddles off in Berbice today

Sep 11, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Asst Commissioner Amsterdam, FACC event peddles off in Berbice today

Divisional Commander of the Berbice ‘B’ Division Assistant Commissioner Ian Amsterdam has teamed up with the Flying Ace Cycling Club (FACC) to stage a grand cycling event today in Berbice from...

Sunday Cartoon

Sep 11, 2016 KNews Cartoons, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Sunday Cartoon

DENTAL HEALTH…PHANTOM TOOTH PAIN

Sep 11, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on DENTAL HEALTH…PHANTOM TOOTH PAIN

By Dr. Neromini Fagu Phantom tooth pain is a real condition in dentistry. It is also known by such names as atypical odontalgia, neuropathic orofacial pain, idiopathic odontalgia, and oral...

Living with Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome

Sep 11, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Living with Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome

– Fitzroy Leitch Jr. is an inspiration to many One can attest to the fact among the more satisfying moments in life is when we meet someone who is so courageous that he or she inspires...

STANDARDS IN FOCUS…Sustained effort needed to lessen traffic accidents

Sep 11, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on STANDARDS IN FOCUS…Sustained effort needed to lessen traffic accidents

By PAT DIAL Traffic accidents is one of the greatest killers in Guyana. At the beginning of World War II and until the end of the 1960’s traffic accident deaths were comparatively rare....

Airport Expansion project…Local truckers accuse contractor of exploitation

Sep 11, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Airport Expansion project…Local truckers accuse contractor of exploitation

As the Cheddi Jagan International airport expansion project continues to move at a fast pace, little is known about the plight of the local truck operators who work with the contractor, China Harbour...

Useless Tears

Sep 11, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Food For Thought Comments Off on Useless Tears

A man had a little daughter, an only and much beloved child. He lived only for her, she was his life. So when she became ill and her illness resisted the efforts of the best obtainable physicians, he...

Vendors’ Union wants dialogue with M&CC to prevent recurrence of Bourda suspension

Sep 11, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Vendors’ Union wants dialogue with M&CC to prevent recurrence of Bourda suspension

President of the Guyana Market Vendors Union, Eon Andrews, has taken the position that there needs to be dialogue between the newly-established union and the Georgetown Mayor and City Council, so as...

Documents required for Immigrant Visa Processing Abroad

Sep 11, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Documents required for Immigrant Visa Processing Abroad

By Attorney Gail Seeram The most frustrating part of the immigrant visa process when the beneficiary is living outside the United States is gathering supporting documents. About six to nine months...

Culture and the future

Sep 11, 2016 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Culture and the future

(An address by His Excellency Brigadier David Granger, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, at the launching of Indigenous Heritage Month on September 1st, 2016) Indigenous Heritage Month...

President Granger has to be more pro-active on the Venezuelan claim

Sep 11, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on President Granger has to be more pro-active on the Venezuelan claim

Dear Editor, “The Secretary General praised the willingness of Presidents Granger and Maduro to uphold their countries’ tradition of dialogue while a path toward resolution of the controversy is...

The Tupinambis

Sep 11, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on The Tupinambis

Tupinambis is a lizard genus which belongs to the family Teiidae, and contains seven described species. These large, South American lizards are commonly referred to astegus; Tupinambis merianae...

Oh, no…a shortage of coconuts?!

Sep 11, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Oh, no…a shortage of coconuts?!

By Leonard Gildarie We are a blessed country when it comes to our natural resources. Not only do we have fertile lands, we have our forests, fish – from freshwater and from the Atlantic; we...

The Baccoo Speaks

Sep 11, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo Speaks

Scarcely a day goes by without some madness. Young people who do not even read the newspapers or have time to worry with the news are teaming up for a crime spree. That explains the series of armed...

The medical school’s comedy of errors

Sep 11, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on The medical school’s comedy of errors

Dear Editor, After having done a brief mental self-examination I am now ready to pen these few lines. I daresay that each and every day that I read the local Guyanese newspapers; I try to quell my...

Book Review…Love and privilege unravel in quiet Anguilla

Sep 11, 2016 KNews Book Review…, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Book Review…Love and privilege unravel in quiet Anguilla

Book: On the Way Back Author: Montague Kobbe Critic: Dr Glenville Ashby Venezuelan writer Montague Kobbe delivers a checkered narrative with enough highs and lows to warrant a dose of Dramamine....

“A lot of action since HEYS was rolled out”

Sep 11, 2016 KNews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on “A lot of action since HEYS was rolled out”

Last week we presented the first part of the address delivered by Minister of Indigenous Peoples Affairs, Valerie Garrido-Lowe to the 212 Toshaos and Senior Councillors who attended the 2016 National...

NCN’s CEO must be fired

Sep 11, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on NCN’s CEO must be fired

Dear Editor, The Prime Minister, according to news reports, has advised the CEO, NCN to apologise to Natasha Smith for removing her from the air because she is pregnant. There is something surreal...

An Amerindian Heritage Month chronicle – Lady Northcote’s dance

Sep 11, 2016 KNews Countryman, Features / Columnists Comments Off on An Amerindian Heritage Month chronicle – Lady Northcote’s dance

By Dennis Nichols Amerindian Heritage Month unfolds once more, and with it the life-stories and traditions of our first nation people. They include tales of pride, ingenuity, and perseverance against...

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Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- The sugar industry has been for centuries Guyana’s agricultural backbone. Yet, its struggles... more