January 2017

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Australia romp to emphatic win for series sweep

Jan 08, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Australia romp to emphatic win for series sweep

SYDNEY (Reuters) Australia ended Pakistan’s resistance before the scheduled tea break on the final day of the third test to claim an emphatic victory by 220 runs and a 3-0 series sweep yesterday....

Guyana Boxing Association kicks off year’s itinerary with international card

Jan 08, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana Boxing Association kicks off year’s itinerary with international card

Fresh from their commendable performance where they procured 10 gold medals and a silver at the Caribbean Development Boxing tournament in Bridgetown Barbados, local amateur boxers will continue...

Another dominant year for POWERLIFTING …

Jan 08, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Another dominant year for POWERLIFTING …

2017 will be a year of consolidation The Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPF) has reported that 2016 was an encouraging year for the body which has continued to hold its own locally and...

Letter to the Sports Editor…The unfair treatment of the RHTY&SC by the GCB must stop

Jan 08, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Letter to the Sports Editor…The unfair treatment of the RHTY&SC by the GCB must stop

Dear Editor, The Management of the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club, M.S would like to use the national media to urge the Guyana Cricket Board to review the way how the Inter-League three days,...

Budhan Turf Club to hold race meet on Sunday March 12th

Jan 08, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Budhan Turf Club to hold race meet on Sunday March 12th

The Budhan Memorial Turf Club and Sports Complex of No.66 Village Corentyne, Berbice will stage a one day horserace meet on Sunday March 12th at their racetrack at No.66 Corentyne and over $3M in...

Entries for Wiltshire Dominoes close today

Jan 08, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Entries for Wiltshire Dominoes close today

Teams interested in competing in the Mark Wiltshire Dominoes tournament will have up to 15:00hrs today to enter. Entries can be done through Mark Wiltshire on 665-5855, Samuels on 664- 9469 or Abbe...

WICB Regional Super50 tournament…Foo returns for Guyana Jaguars

Jan 08, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on WICB Regional Super50 tournament…Foo returns for Guyana Jaguars

English County Kent Spitfires to make debut By Sean Devers The National cricket selectors yesterday released a 14-man Guyana Jaguars squad for the 2017 WICB Regional Super50 tournament, which...

The AAG’s attitude poses threat to athletes’ future

Jan 08, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on The AAG’s attitude poses threat to athletes’ future

By Edison Jefford The failure of the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) to fully capitalise on an Olympic, and Pan American Games’ Training Grant that the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA)...

Cancer Foundation to offer Pap smears to 100 women

Jan 08, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Cancer Foundation to offer Pap smears to 100 women

This month is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month and the Guyana Cancer Foundation is offering Pap smears to the first 100 underprivileged women countrywide. The project commences on January 14 and will...

GPL’s management visits home of Bush Lot employee who fell to death

Jan 08, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on GPL’s management visits home of Bush Lot employee who fell to death

The management of the Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) has praised the service of the linesman who fell to his death on Tuesday at Hampshire, Corentyne, East Berbice. In a statement, GPL said that...

Suffering in silence is not always an ideal option

Jan 08, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Suffering in silence is not always an ideal option

By Sharmain Grainger A smiling face does not always mean that everything is right with the world. In fact, a smiling face can at times serve as a mask to a world of grief and pain that could be...

Govt establishes Task Force to find effective drainage solutions for Georgetown

Jan 08, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Govt establishes Task Force to find effective drainage solutions for Georgetown

– Will utilise recommendations from Dutch Risk Reduction report Minister of State, Joseph Harmon, said on Friday, that Cabinet has setup a task force to focus on improving and managing the...

MADNESS ON THE ROADS CONTINUES

Jan 08, 2017 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on MADNESS ON THE ROADS CONTINUES

Recently, several senior police officers attached to the Traffic Department mounted a road safety campaign in an attempt to reduce the number of accidents and fatalities on the roadways. However,...

Sparking wires cause work stoppage at Diamond Hospital

Jan 08, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Sparking wires cause work stoppage at Diamond Hospital

-X-Ray, ultrasound equipment down; staff only treating emergency cases Sparking wires at the Diamond Hospital resulted in a two-hour work stoppage at the institution yesterday, with at least one...

Facing a monumental task to turn the economy around

Jan 08, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Facing a monumental task to turn the economy around

By Kiana Wilburg For a period of almost ten years, Guyana’s economy recorded praiseworthy growth rates, which averaged from 3.4 percent to 4.5. Today, the economy with a history of such...

GuySuCo to give presentation on Sugar Industry at PSC tomorrow

Jan 08, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on GuySuCo to give presentation on Sugar Industry at PSC tomorrow

The Board of Directors and Management of the Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc. (GuySuCo) will appear before the Parliamentary Sectoral Committee on Economic Services to make an oral presentation on...

Guyana does not need advocates like Hydar Ally and Eric Philips

Jan 08, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyana does not need advocates like Hydar Ally and Eric Philips

Dear Editor, I refer to a letter in the press from Eric Phillips, ACDA member now turned SARU member where he said the RED HOUSE is an example of the “misuse and abuse of state”. But isn’t...

People asked me why I was not awarded Silk

Jan 08, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on People asked me why I was not awarded Silk

Dear Editor, This letter is in response to the numerous enquiries made by friends and colleagues of mine who have been enquiring of me as to the reason why I was not appointed a Senior Counsel. I...

Sunday Cartoon

Jan 08, 2017 KNews Cartoons, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Sunday Cartoon

PET CARE

Jan 08, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on PET CARE

By: Steve Surujbally Pet owners seem to morph into different beings during the Festive Season where their companion animals are concerned. Let’s look at some areas in which human behaviour could be...

STANDARDS IN FOCUS…CONSUMER PROTECTION IS FOUNDED ON STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT

Jan 08, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on STANDARDS IN FOCUS…CONSUMER PROTECTION IS FOUNDED ON STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT

Consumers in Guyana represent the largest public body in the country and therefore the protection of their interests, health, safety and the environment is of vital importance. As a result, a number...

A Very Special Bank Account

Jan 08, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Food For Thought Comments Off on A Very Special Bank Account

Imagine you had a bank account that deposited $86,400 each morning. The account carries over no balance from day to day, allows you to keep no cash balance, and every evening cancels whatever part of...

DENTAL HEALTH….LAUGHING GAS

Jan 08, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on DENTAL HEALTH….LAUGHING GAS

By Dr. Neromini Fagu Toothache has been around since the dawn of human existence, and no doubt the desire to cure this pain has existed just as long. Until relatively recently, bad teeth were a part...

Legal arguments in support of the President’s Red House decision

Jan 08, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Legal arguments in support of the President’s Red House decision

Dear Editor, Article 112(1) of our Constitution provides “There shall be an Attorney General of Guyana who shall be the principal legal adviser to the Government of Guyana …” I merely cite this...

Suspected phone thief granted bail

Jan 08, 2017 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Suspected phone thief granted bail

A 27-year-old man, accused of stealing an Iphone on Boxing Day, was granted bail to the sum of $80,000 when he appeared in court on January 5 in the Fort Wellington Magistrate’s Court, West Coast...

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Questions for the Global Biodiversity Alliance

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(Kaieteur News) – There is an uncomfortable question that ought to be asked of the Global Biodiversity Alliance (GBA). When a country has already received payment for conserving its forests through carbon credits, on what basis can seek additional compensation for keeping the biodiversity within...

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By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – On 19 October, accepting the award of Ukraine’s Order of Merit, I said that my commitment to Ukraine rests on a principle essential to small nations everywhere: sovereignty is the freedom to govern ourselves, preserve our identity and decide our future....

The Jagdeo Doctrine

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