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Caribbean Airlines cancels flights in light of Hurricane Matthew

Oct 02, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Caribbean Airlines cancels flights in light of Hurricane Matthew

Major Hurricane Matthew will pose severe risks to lives and property across Jamaica, eastern Cuba and Haiti by unleashing flooding rain, destructive winds and an inundating storm surge early next...

Lack of DNA capability takes toll on Guyana’s Criminal Justice System

Oct 02, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Lack of DNA capability takes toll on Guyana’s Criminal Justice System

Several years after it was set up, the Police Forensic Laboratory located aback of the University of Guyana Turkeyen Campus is yet to achieve Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) testing capabilities. And...

Nine acres of marijuana destroyed

Oct 02, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Nine acres of marijuana destroyed

During a 12-hour exercise yesterday, ranks of the Guyana Police Force conducted a drug eradication exercise at Araray Village, Upper Essequibo. In excess of nine acres of cultivated cannabis with...

Illegal aircraft found at Yupukari flown to Timehri’s army base

Oct 02, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Illegal aircraft found at Yupukari flown to Timehri’s army base

An aircraft, suspected of being in the drug trade, has been flown from the interior to the army’s hangar at Timehri. According to the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) yesterday, the twin-engine Cessna,...

President attends funeral of slain teacher

Oct 02, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on President attends funeral of slain teacher

President David Granger on Friday attended the funeral service for the late Marisha Asha Bowen, who was found dead in her Nassau, Bahamas apartment on September 9, last, with multiple stab wounds....

NIS Chairman to pursue commercial banking for pensioners

Oct 02, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on NIS Chairman to pursue commercial banking for pensioners

At the recently held anniversary ceremony on Thursday to mark 47 years of the National Insurance Scheme, Chairman of the NIS board, Dr. Surendra Persaud urged employees to ensure that pensioners are...

Guyana getting support to deal with worrying Microcephaly

Oct 02, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana getting support to deal with worrying Microcephaly

…two births already recorded Although Guyana has not recorded as many cases of the Zika Virus as some other countries, there is no doubt that it remains a major concern to the local health...

Atwell wins his toughest battle

Oct 02, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Atwell wins his toughest battle

Boxing Champion recovering from Brain Surgery By Suraj Narine Once again, Guyana’s own Boxing Sensation, Clive Atwell, stood on the precipice and once again, he has emerged victorious. Though his...

National Elderly Commission spearheads draft for improvement of senior citizens homes

Oct 02, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on National Elderly Commission spearheads draft for improvement of senior citizens homes

Given its mandate, the Ministry of Social Protection‘s National Commission for the Elderly has commenced a process of initiating guidelines to help boost the operating standards of Senior Citizen...

Overseas foundation to help expand GPHC’s Paediatric Heart Surgery Unit

Oct 02, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Overseas foundation to help expand GPHC’s Paediatric Heart Surgery Unit

-completes more successful surgeries Plans are apace for an extension of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC’)s Paediatric Heart Surgery Unit. The hospital’s heart surgery programme...

SCMS project to end sole sourcing of drugs in Public Health sector

Oct 02, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on SCMS project to end sole sourcing of drugs in Public Health sector

As the Supply Chain Management Systems project comes to an end this year, one of the positives emanating from it has been the abolition of sole sourcing for drugs in the public health sector. This...

Cops baffled by recent killing

Oct 02, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Cops baffled by recent killing

While the Guyana Police Force (GPF) has been making progress in solving a number of high profile murders, some of which dated back to eight years ago, there are at least two cases for this year which...

GDF Chief of Staff to retire tomorrow

Oct 02, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on GDF Chief of Staff to retire tomorrow

Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defence Force, Brigadier General, Mark Phillips, will end his tour of duty in the military tomorrow. Phillips joined the Guyana Defence Force at the age of 19 and served...

In three months…90 Kgs of cocaine seized at CJIA from outgoing passengers

Oct 02, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on In three months…90 Kgs of cocaine seized at CJIA from outgoing passengers

Commissioner of Police (acting), David Ramnarine, disclosed that of the 102 Kgs of cocaine seized between July and September of this year, 90 Kgs was confiscated from outgoing passengers at the...

Region Five schools host literacy extravaganza

Oct 02, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Region Five schools host literacy extravaganza

Students from throughout Region Five, Mahaica-Berbice, were on Thursday involved in what the authorities called a Literacy Extravaganza, at Fort Wellington. This activity formed part of Education...

DIVERSIFY THE ECONOMY

Oct 02, 2016 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on DIVERSIFY THE ECONOMY

Understandably, the government has a fixation on economic growth, but it continues to measure economic growth based mainly on the production of sugar and rice and bauxite, the three main pillars of...

No more long lines for pensioners with electronic system – Social Services Director

Oct 02, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on No more long lines for pensioners with electronic system – Social Services Director

Moves to introduce an electronic system for the payment of pensioners are expected to not only improve accountability within the pension system. They are also designed to help address a number of...

Top-notch filmmakers dare to tell horrifying truths about suicide

Oct 02, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Top-notch filmmakers dare to tell horrifying truths about suicide

By Kiana Wilburg When 19-year-old Glenda McCurdy made the decision to sever ties with her lover, 22-year-old Terry Alexander, he refused to accept rejection. Overcome with heartache, he ensured that...

Social Responsibility – A Good Business Practice

Oct 02, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Social Responsibility – A Good Business Practice

Organisations around the world, and their stakeholders, are becoming increasingly aware of the need for and benefits of socially responsible behaviour. The objective of social responsibility is to...

East Canje farmer was shot four times

Oct 02, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on East Canje farmer was shot four times

…bloody clothing found by cops at home of suspect The police intensified investigation into the execution style murder of an East Canje livestock farmer, after a post mortem examination conducted...

Hearing to commence tomorrow at Lethem into mystery plane found at Yupukari

Oct 02, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Hearing to commence tomorrow at Lethem into mystery plane found at Yupukari

The Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the mystery plane that was discovered near the village of Yupukari, in Region Nine (Upper Takatu-Upper Essequibo), some weeks ago, will begin its first session of...

Sueria Manufacturing Inc. gives away 20 tablets

Oct 02, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Sueria Manufacturing Inc. gives away 20 tablets

-as ‘Juicy Juice’ back to school promotion ends “Unmatched” is how Chief Executive Officer of Sueria Manufacturing Inc., Frank Sanichara, described ‘Juicy Juice’ – an all-natural...

Beneficiaries laud GPHC’s heart surgery programme

Oct 02, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Beneficiaries laud GPHC’s heart surgery programme

It would perhaps be one of the toughest decisions for any parent to agree to have his or her newborn undergo a major operation, even if it could be life-saving. After all, medical officials usually...

Government is unwilling to implement the Cricket Administration Act

Oct 02, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Government is unwilling to implement the Cricket Administration Act

Dear Editor, In 2011 former Chief Justice (Ag) Ian Chang in his ruling on the Angela Haniff vs GCB application for an injunction stated that the Government through its Ministry/Minister of Sport...

They didn’t turn up to question Bharrat Jagdeo

Oct 02, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on They didn’t turn up to question Bharrat Jagdeo

Dear Editor, “We black people…” These words were uttered by someone whom countless Guyanese would be shocked that these words came from his mouth. But yes, Guyana’s former president and...

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