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STANDARDS IN FOCUS…GNBS – MAINTAINING ACCURACY IN THE PETROLEUM SECTOR

Jan 29, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on STANDARDS IN FOCUS…GNBS – MAINTAINING ACCURACY IN THE PETROLEUM SECTOR

The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) which is empowered under the Weights and Measures Act of 1981, has been mandated to check and verify the accuracy of bulk meters, fuel pumps and other...

Rule of law and good governance under threat by the APNU+AFC

Jan 29, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Rule of law and good governance under threat by the APNU+AFC

Dear Editor, From the inception of the APNU+AFC government, the rule of law and good governance in Guyana have been under threat. It has become necessary for me to issue the reminder that the...

Lilith Lindie celebrates her 100th birthday

Jan 29, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Lilith Lindie celebrates her 100th birthday

…is sixth centenarian in family in two generations By Suraj Narine Another Guyanese recently reached the seemingly magical three-figure mark in the always cherished existence on Mother Earth....

The Story within the Story…Our zoning and environmental laws needs fixing, pronto!

Jan 29, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on The Story within the Story…Our zoning and environmental laws needs fixing, pronto!

By Leonard Gildarie Most of the young folks I know have one important goal…that of owning their homes. Guyana is a country blessed with lots of land and while the coastal areas are fast becoming...

President Trump’s Policies and the Caribbean

Jan 29, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on President Trump’s Policies and the Caribbean

By Sir Ronald Sanders The President of the United States of America, Donald Trump, is systematically implementing the pledges he made during the Presidential election campaign. Those who argued...

Book Review…Resistance of the Black Caribs

Jan 29, 2017 KNews Book Review…, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Book Review…Resistance of the Black Caribs

Book: Hiroona: An Historical Romance in Poetic Form Author: Reverend Canon Horatio Nelson Huggins Editor: Désha A. Osborne Critic: Dr Glenville Ashby Poetry is an earthshaking tool used to...

YOUTH CONGRESS TO FOLLOW NATIONAL CONFERENCE

Jan 29, 2017 KNews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on YOUTH CONGRESS TO FOLLOW NATIONAL CONFERENCE

Following yesterday’s biennial National Conference of our Party, the Youth For Change (YFC) group will host their own executive conference later this year. Apart from electing the President, Vice...

Interesting Creatures…Turquoise-fronted amazon (Amazona aestiva)

Jan 29, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on Interesting Creatures…Turquoise-fronted amazon (Amazona aestiva)

The turquoise-fronted amazon (Amazona aestiva), also called the turquoise-fronted parrot, the blue-fronted amazon and the blue-fronted parrot, is a South American species of amazon parrot and one of...

The Pastor’s premonition

Jan 29, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery Comments Off on The Pastor’s premonition

It was Sunday night, December 2nd, 2007, and four members of the Prophecy One Deliverance Ministry were gathered in the church, located at Lot 45 Hadfield Street, Lodge. Among them were 41-year-old...

The things people did with unbridled power

Jan 29, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on The things people did with unbridled power

A first time visitor to Guyana would conclude that the government is doing nothing right. He would not have been aware of the atrocities performed by the previous administration. Instead, he would be...

A list of six former judges

Jan 29, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on A list of six former judges

We now have it from the horse’s mouth. The President has been quoted by the Guyana Chronicle as saying that he will appoint someone who is fit to be a judge as Chairperson of the Guyana Elections...

Hernias: What you need to know about them

Jan 29, 2017 KNews Dr Zulfikar Bux, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Hernias: What you need to know about them

By Dr Zulfikar Bux Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine I can recall growing up and hearing of guys having hernias (sometimes mistakenly called “goady”) and being ridiculed by others. Even...

Trump’s Immigration Executive Orders on Interior Public Safety & Border Security – Brief Analysis

Jan 29, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Trump’s Immigration Executive Orders on Interior Public Safety & Border Security – Brief Analysis

By Attorney Gail Seeram President Trump signed two immigration-related executive orders that are intended to follow through on campaign promises to build a wall and deport millions. The orders, aimed...

Screening for your own protection

Jan 29, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Screening for your own protection

By Sharmain Grainger There are many challenges that face the health sectors of the world. But the notion that is continually being touted is that individuals should seek to take responsibility for...

Do we truly believe the children are our future?

Jan 29, 2017 KNews Countryman, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Do we truly believe the children are our future?

By Dennis Nichols When I read local news articles about the plight of Guyana’s ‘most precious assets’ and the assertion that they are ‘the future’ there is often something missing –...

The Baccoo speaks

Jan 29, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo speaks

Desperate times are here for some gun-toting young men who are bent on preying on hard-working Guyanese. There will be another attempt that will be thwarted by civilian action and the police. ** A...

‘Reminiscence Guyana’ – making gifts good enough to eat!

Jan 29, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Reminiscence Guyana’ – making gifts good enough to eat!

By Kiana Wilburg The combination of fresh, luscious fruits and gourmet decorations present an irresistible feast suitable for any occasion. But when such edible arrangements are paired with the...

Human safety and national development

Jan 29, 2017 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Human safety and national development

(Excerpts from an address by President David Granger to the Annual Police Officers’ Conference on January 27, 2017) Change is compelling and inevitable. The nature of crime, particularly...

Many more questions about fraud at the Rice Board

Jan 29, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Many more questions about fraud at the Rice Board

Dear Editor, I was happy to read in your newspaper that finally the GRDB audit report came out however, the little comments made by the minister is of much concern to me as there is no mention made...

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Berbice ease past Demerara in low-scoring match

The geography of pettiness

Kaieteur News – You have to admire the commitment. Not to international diplomacy, mind you, but to the art of the... more