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GPF needs to manage resources better—PSC

Oct 30, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on GPF needs to manage resources better—PSC

The Integrated Crime Information System (ICIS) should dictate how the Guyana Police Force (GPF) deploys its assets for crime fighting. This position was taken as the Private Sector Commission voiced...

Ex-GNS members want memorial, housing, preservation of Kimbia

Oct 30, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Ex-GNS members want memorial, housing, preservation of Kimbia

Former members of the Guyana National Service (GNS) had their say yesterday before the Veterans Commission of Inquiry (COI). During the engagement at the GNS Club on Carifesta Avenue, it was Gerald...

GRPA raises awareness on bullying

Oct 30, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on GRPA raises awareness on bullying

The Guyana Responsible Parenthood Association (GRPA) hosted a street fair to increase awareness on the subject of bullying and its resulting effects, on Main Street, on Friday. This event was in...

DEEPAVALI IS ALL EMBRACING – says Dr. Vindhya Persaud

Oct 30, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on DEEPAVALI IS ALL EMBRACING – says Dr. Vindhya Persaud

Festivals are an integral part of Hinduism. Each of our festivals is associated with several legends and our scripture. Deepavali is primarily Lakshmi puja, when homage is paid to the Goddess Maha...

Centennial Stamps unveiled at Three Friends Mine

Oct 30, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Centennial Stamps unveiled at Three Friends Mine

The bauxite centennial committee in collaboration with the Guyana Post Office Corporation recently unveiled four centennial stamps in observance of the bauxite industry’s centennial anniversary....

21-year-old mother of four missing

Oct 30, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on 21-year-old mother of four missing

A 21 year-old mother of three boys, aged seven, six and four and a 21-month-old baby girl went missing on Monday, October 17, 2016. The woman has been identified as Felita Williams, of Kuru Kururu...

Mangrove forests – protecting the coastline, supporting village economies

Oct 30, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Mangrove forests – protecting the coastline, supporting village economies

By Murtland Haley The Mangrove Forest, which has gained the status of being a protected species in Guyana, is doing much more than protecting the coastline of Guyana but also aids in supporting...

Unchecked de-risking can ultimately lead to economic collapse of C’bean states

Oct 30, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Unchecked de-risking can ultimately lead to economic collapse of C’bean states

– Finance Minister warns If de-risking continues unchecked, all Caribbean states can ultimately experience an economic collapse. This fiscal forecast was recently delivered by Finance Minister...

Brickdam lockup rehabilitation suffers setbacks in public tender process – Public Security Minister

Oct 30, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Brickdam lockup rehabilitation suffers setbacks in public tender process – Public Security Minister

Even as concerns continue to rise over the stalled rehabilitation of the Brickdam Police lock ups, Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan, has explained that the detention facility, which was...

Consultant threatens to expose deficiency in Agri. projects

Oct 30, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Consultant threatens to expose deficiency in Agri. projects

Incompetence is not something that is easily addressed. This assertion was made recently by Engineering Consultant, Charles Ceres, as he raised concerns with those tasked with evaluating projects...

CELEBRATING DIWALI

Oct 30, 2016 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on CELEBRATING DIWALI

Diwali or Deepavali which is the festival of lights is an ancient Hindu gala that is celebrated in autumn of every year. Diwali is one of the largest and brightest festivals in India that is...

Scores stage Breast Cancer Awareness Walk

Oct 30, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Scores stage Breast Cancer Awareness Walk

Scores of persons assembled at Independence Park (Parade Ground) Georgetown, for the Breast Cancer Awareness Walk, which was organised by the Ministry of Public Health. Joining them was First Lady,...

One dead following vehicle collision after Annai School Sports

Oct 30, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on One dead following vehicle collision after Annai School Sports

A collision which occurred on Friday around 18:45 hours claimed the life of 44-year-old Howard Williams of St. Ignatius, 94 miles south of Annai, North Rupununi. According to reports, Williams was...

Zeelugt alleged rapist captured

Oct 30, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Zeelugt alleged rapist captured

Police in ‘D’ Division captured the man who reportedly raped a mother of four and then bit off her eyelid last Tuesday at Zeelugt, East Bank Essequibo (EBE). The suspect was captured after his...

Charity Business, Vendors clash over access to shorefront

Oct 30, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Charity Business, Vendors clash over access to shorefront

The Charity shorefront seems to be a prime commercial spot and access to it has been causing some degree of conflict between Adamantium Holdings Inc. and farmers who sell their produce on the charity...

Ministry treating small miners with contempt

Oct 30, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Ministry treating small miners with contempt

Dear Editor, The bureaucracy at GGMC is frustrating gold and diamond miners. Business decisions and investments are being delayed while miners are forced to wait on the GGMC to make basic routine...

Sunday Cartoon

Oct 30, 2016 KNews Cartoons, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Sunday Cartoon

A call for GTT to come to the rescue

Oct 30, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on A call for GTT to come to the rescue

Dear Editor, G. T. & T is lagging too much in its responsibility to rectify my defective land line phone which has been out of order for some time now despite repeated reports made at the...

Georgetown woman remanded for cocaine

Oct 30, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Georgetown woman remanded for cocaine

A woman who was nabbed with a quantity of cocaine on Thursday at a backtrack crossing on the Corentyne has been remanded to jail. The unemployed woman, Senimelia Alizzia Lewis, 31, of 84 Sugar Cane...

DENTAL HEALTH…TRICK OR TREATING TIPS

Oct 30, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on DENTAL HEALTH…TRICK OR TREATING TIPS

By Dr. Neromini Fagu Halloween is a relatively new event celebrated in Guyana and while it can be a fun-filled activity for kids, it also means lots of candy wreaking havoc on their teeth. I remember...

CONSUMER CONCERNS…GTT must desist from latest consumer harassment

Oct 30, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on CONSUMER CONCERNS…GTT must desist from latest consumer harassment

PAT DIAL The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Co. (GTT) since its establishment in Guyana over a quarter of a century ago, has been doing better than any other company with an average profitability of...

Give your best to relationships

Oct 30, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Food For Thought Comments Off on Give your best to relationships

A boy and a girl were playing together. The boy had a collection of marbles. The girl had some sweets with her. The boy told the girl that he will give her all his marbles in exchange for her sweets....

This Govt is making too many avoidable mistakes

Oct 30, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on This Govt is making too many avoidable mistakes

Dear Editor, Governance is about the people and their business. Any decision, including laws, being made on the people’s behalf must factor in the culture of the society. It is being observed that...

Byer’s Senior Citizens provided with some long-awaited “pampering”

Oct 30, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Byer’s Senior Citizens provided with some long-awaited “pampering”

The Byer’s Senior Citizen’s Home, located at Lot 86 Upper Robb St, Bourda Georgetown, on Friday received a number of items from the Regional Officer, Eleatrice Davenport of the Mothers’ Union...

Guyana Foundation launches skills training on Essequibo Coast

Oct 30, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana Foundation launches skills training on Essequibo Coast

On Saturday during a simple ceremony, the Guyana Foundation which was established in 2013, opened its first centre the “Sunrise Centre”, at Zorg-En-Vlygt, Essequibo Coast. The occasion also saw...

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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