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The GPHC Board has brought stability to the Corporation

Oct 16, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on The GPHC Board has brought stability to the Corporation

Dear Editor, Over the past year we have had to work under extremely poor leadership at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC). It had demotivated us and even affected how patients were...

The bauxite industry – an uphill struggle to relive the glory days

Oct 16, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on The bauxite industry – an uphill struggle to relive the glory days

By Kiana Wilburg In 1993, the bauxite industry stood proudly as one of the major sectors that accounted for more than 30.4 percent of Guyana’s GDP and 57.7 percent of our country’s export...

Tropical gnatcatcher (Polioptila plumbea)

Oct 16, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on Tropical gnatcatcher (Polioptila plumbea)

The tropical gnatcatcher (Polioptila plumbea) is a small active insectivorous songbird, which is a resident species throughout a large part of the Neotropics. There are large geographical...

Old time story and a muddle of statistics

Oct 16, 2016 KNews Countryman Comments Off on Old time story and a muddle of statistics

By Dennis Nichols In my early reporter days, I was exhorted to write as simply and as succinctly as possible bearing in mind the readership of the hypothetical ‘average Joe’ – the man working...

Challenges for Guyana’s National Border Institute

Oct 16, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Challenges for Guyana’s National Border Institute

By Odeen Ishmael On August 4, 2016, the Guyana government announced plans to establish a National Border Institute aimed at providing advice and ideas on border-related matters, and to enable...

The quality of life

Oct 16, 2016 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on The quality of life

(Excerpt from His Excellency President David Granger’s Address to the National Assembly, October 13, 2016) ‘Quality of life’ is a measure of citizens’ satisfaction with their lives....

The politics of the opposition

Oct 16, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column 1

Political opposition parties are stuck in one gear. They all refuse to accept the good that the other party is doing, but they are fast to mount protests, even if those protests are for the wrong...

ImmigrationINFO Immigration News For Our Community…U.S. Visa Lottery Open from Oct 4th – Nov 7th

Oct 16, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on ImmigrationINFO Immigration News For Our Community…U.S. Visa Lottery Open from Oct 4th – Nov 7th

By Attorney Gail Seeram The visa lottery program will be accepting applications for the 2018 Diversity Visa Lottery program from October 4, 2016 to November 7, 2016. Each year, the Diversity Visa...

The past has returned to haunt the present

Oct 16, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom 1

The government is intent on changing the face of the public service. It is intent on replacing persons whom it feels were sympathetic to the People’s Progressive Party and replace them with its own...

Death stalks the 106th batch

Oct 16, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery Comments Off on Death stalks the 106th batch

– They were best friends embarking on a career to save lives. Did some psychopath take theirs? By Michael Jordan Fitzroy Dublin doesn’t trust in coincidences. But back in 1989 a case...

Book Review…Change we can believe in

Oct 16, 2016 KNews Book Review…, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Book Review…Change we can believe in

Book: Achieving Peace, Equality and a Healthy Environment Author: Dr Jerome Teelucksingh Reviewer: Dr Glenville Ashby Fifty years ago American singer James Brown belted out, “It’s a man’s...

Deluge of unimaginable, incredible tales

Oct 16, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon 2

I have not published my numbers in the telephone directory, nor have I ever listed them and my e-mail address in my columns for the 28 years I have been a published and public commentator. In last...

Anxiety Disorder: The missed illness

Oct 16, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Anxiety Disorder: The missed illness

By Dr Zulfikar Bux Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine Our mind can be our greatest friend and yet it can become our biggest enemy. Persons who suffer with anxiety disorders tend to be fighting...

The Baccoo Speaks

Oct 16, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo Speaks

The hinterland, particularly the North West District has attracted the criminals, many of who were content at one time with a lowly life. Murders will be the order of the day because these people...

Foreign investors and their ‘well-guarded’ proposals

Oct 16, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Foreign investors and their ‘well-guarded’ proposals

– Taxpayers have a right to know what’s going on in their backyard By Kiana Wilburg Kaieteur News prides itself on an unwavering focus on relevant issues, particularly relating to the...

When our Gov’t ministries, agencies lose respect for our regulators

Oct 16, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on When our Gov’t ministries, agencies lose respect for our regulators

The Story within the Story… By Leonard Gildarie “Ours is a government of liberty, by, through and under the law. No man is above it, and no man is below it.” – US President Theodore...

Govt. proactively and responsibly preparing for oil production

Oct 16, 2016 KNews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Govt. proactively and responsibly preparing for oil production

The Ministry of Natural Resources has noted the perspectives and opinions expressed by members of the public on how the country should be preparing for the oil and gas sector. The Minister and staff,...

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Mental illness is real and a serious public health concern

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- Mental illness is a reality we often acknowledge in passing but seldom confront with the... more

OAS Secretary General Election and renewed OAS Consensus

Antiguan Barbudan Ambassador to the United States, Sir Ronald Sanders By Sir Ronald Sanders Kaieteur News- The upcoming election... more

Budget 2025: first take

Hard truths… Kaieteur News- The 2025 budget is callousness in numbers; it skewers Guyana’s expectant, needy, impoverished. ... more

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The GPHC Board has brought stability to the Corporation

The bauxite industry – an uphill struggle to relive the glory days

Tropical gnatcatcher (Polioptila plumbea)

Old time story and a muddle of statistics

Challenges for Guyana’s National Border Institute

The quality of life

The politics of the opposition

ImmigrationINFO Immigration News For Our Community…U.S. Visa Lottery Open from Oct 4th – Nov 7th

The past has returned to haunt the present

Death stalks the 106th batch

Book Review…Change we can believe in

Deluge of unimaginable, incredible tales

Anxiety Disorder: The missed illness

The Baccoo Speaks

Foreign investors and their ‘well-guarded’ proposals

When our Gov’t ministries, agencies lose respect for our regulators

Govt. proactively and responsibly preparing for oil production

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