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Rape victim frustrated as file of cops soliciting money from her disappears

Jan 22, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Rape victim frustrated as file of cops soliciting money from her disappears

As if having been raped is not enough, a 30-year-old woman is sickened after learning a file in which the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) had recommended departmental charges for two female...

Bauxite Union’s response to RUSAL on workers’ welfare imminent

Jan 22, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Bauxite Union’s response to RUSAL on workers’ welfare imminent

The Guyana Bauxite and General Workers Union (GB&GWU) is expected to respond to a proposal which it had received from the Bauxite Company of Guyana Incorporated, controlled by the Russian...

Guyana making ‘significant headway’ with EITI application

Jan 22, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana making ‘significant headway’ with EITI application

According to Natural Resources Minister, Raphael Trotman, Guyana is making significant headway in relation to the application process for the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI)....

Jailhouse overcrowding…Steering Committee to assist in critical IDB-funded project

Jan 22, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Jailhouse overcrowding…Steering Committee to assist in critical IDB-funded project

Cabinet has agreed to the establishment of a Steering Committee for the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)-approved US$8 million Criminal Justice System Project, which is aimed at assisting Guyana...

They might as well be contagious too!!

Jan 22, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on They might as well be contagious too!!

By Sharmain Grainger Although they are no less threatening, most people have a healthy respect for communicable diseases, especially those that are transmitted sexually. The list of these types of...

Using ethanol to mitigate State’s fuel costs could kill rum industry

Jan 22, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Using ethanol to mitigate State’s fuel costs could kill rum industry

– GuySuCo’s CEO The Board of Directors and the management of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) appeared on Friday before the National Assembly’s Economic Services Committee (ESC), to...

The Right Place

Jan 22, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Food For Thought Comments Off on The Right Place

A mother and a baby camel were lying around under a tree. Then the baby camel asked, “Why do camels have humps?” The mother camel considered this and said, “We are desert animals so we have the...

EMBRACING IDEALS OF TRANSFORMATIVE LEADERSHIP

Jan 22, 2017 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on EMBRACING IDEALS OF TRANSFORMATIVE LEADERSHIP

In his book titled “Transforming Leadership” published in 1978, American Historian and Pulitzer Prize winner James MacGregor Burns states that transformative leadership is a process where leaders...

CONSUMER CONCERNS…TELEPHONE USERS’ ALERTNESS PREVENTS EXPLOITATION

Jan 22, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on CONSUMER CONCERNS…TELEPHONE USERS’ ALERTNESS PREVENTS EXPLOITATION

By PAT DIAL The motto of the Guyana Consumers Association is “Value For Money.” The meaning of this motto is that in buying goods and services, consumers must make the best choice, which they...

WHY YOU SHOULD CHANGE YOUR TOOTHBRUSH REGULARLY

Jan 22, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on WHY YOU SHOULD CHANGE YOUR TOOTHBRUSH REGULARLY

By Dr. Neromini Fagu Sometimes we get attached to things and it is hard to let go. However, your toothbrush should not be one of those things. Being attached to your toothbrush can cause you more...

The administration of the City Police is not professional

Jan 22, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on The administration of the City Police is not professional

Dear Editor, On page ten (10) of the Stabroek News Paper dated Tuesday January 10, 2017, there was an article captioned ‘Constabulary Officers suspended for misconduct.’ The article indicated...

Sunday Cartoon

Jan 22, 2017 KNews Cartoons, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Sunday Cartoon

Likening Minister Cathy Hughes to a Sophist

Jan 22, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Likening Minister Cathy Hughes to a Sophist

Dear Editor, Reading a comment from Mrs. Cathy Hughes, Minister in the Granger government that “the APNU/AFC Government is committed to reducing corruption” immediately reminds me of the...

STANDARDS IN FOCUS…GNBS Act at final stage of review

Jan 22, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on STANDARDS IN FOCUS…GNBS Act at final stage of review

– to benefit all stakeholders The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) has completed the review and inclusion of proposed amendments to the legislation that mandates its activities. Through...

City Hall eroding the Georgetown support of the PNC

Jan 22, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on City Hall eroding the Georgetown support of the PNC

Dear Editor, A notice is being circulated to vendors around the city that seems to have come from the Office of the Town Clerk, stating that all street vendors in Georgetown will have to register...

The corpse in Mr. Reddy’s hallway

Jan 22, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery Comments Off on The corpse in Mr. Reddy’s hallway

By Michael Jordan Sixty-one-year-old Permaul Reddy should have seen the corpse the moment he stepped through his front door. After all, it was lying in plain sight in his hallway. But he insists that...

Suggestions for the improvement of fire-fighting

Jan 22, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Suggestions for the improvement of fire-fighting

Dear Editor, A fire on Robb Street this past week has really brought home a number of many important and dangerous issues which need to be addressed immediately by the authorities. I have operated a...

Towards an enabling environment

Jan 22, 2017 KNews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Towards an enabling environment

For too long in Guyana we have done things the old traditional way with a rigid economy that depended on a handful of agricultural products. Many countries had long diversified their agricultural,...

An oxymoronic moment in 2016

Jan 22, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on An oxymoronic moment in 2016

I appreciated deeply, the offer to serve Guyana by being part of the National Commemoration Commission – to plan and shape the celebration of the 50 years of Independence last year. But at the...

Lamentations on Linden’s terrible conditions

Jan 22, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Lamentations on Linden’s terrible conditions

Dear Editor, Permit me space to express my disgust as it relates to the bad condition of roads and street lighting in ‘Lindentown’. Sir, Lindentown as I call it, is blessed with creeks and mostly...

Anil Nandlall makes the record unambiguous

Jan 22, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Anil Nandlall makes the record unambiguous

Dear Editor, I refer to a letter published in the Kaieteur News on 21-01-2017, under the caption “Double Standard of Anil Nandlall” written by Carl Witherspoon. Mr. Witherspoon completely...

Book Review…A story that must be told

Jan 22, 2017 KNews Book Review…, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Book Review…A story that must be told

Book: Unearthing the Diamond: A Story of Struggle and Strife to a Successful Life Authors: Tamika Felina and Pommells Williams Critic: Dr Glenville Ashby Streams of sorrow flow through our lives...

Things you need to know about food poisoning

Jan 22, 2017 KNews Dr Zulfikar Bux, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Things you need to know about food poisoning

By Dr Zulfikar Bux Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine Food poisoning is a very common occurrence worldwide. Patients that have food poisoning will go through the bout and most often recover....

The Story within the Story…Hillary and our partisan politics

Jan 22, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on The Story within the Story…Hillary and our partisan politics

By Leonard Gildarie On Friday, the world watched as 70-year-old Donald John Trump, became America’s 45th president. He upturned the apple cart of the world, shocking the pundits who thought they...

Trump, trade and the Caribbean

Jan 22, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on Trump, trade and the Caribbean

By Sir Ronald Sanders Trade between the US and other countries of the world, particularly China, was a major plank of Donald Trump’s campaign for the Presidency. He regarded all the trade deals...

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Merry Christmas, Ya Filthy Animals!

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- Ah, Christmas—the season of goodwill, good cheer, and, let’s not forget, good riddance!... more