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Community Parenting Support Groups for young parents launched

Feb 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Community Parenting Support Groups for young parents launched

– First Lady commends Ministry’s effort First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, on Friday, attended the Adolescent Health Unit of the Ministry of Public Health’s launch of the Adolescent Clinic...

The Chinese way of life …through the eyes of a Guyanese living abroad

Feb 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on The Chinese way of life …through the eyes of a Guyanese living abroad

When she left these shores in 2009, Tanza Mc Almont, a Hopetown, Berbice native found herself on a flight en route to China. A past student of the Guyana School of Agriculture, (GSA), she was awarded...

Repairs to Bartica Stelling to be completed by next month

Feb 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Repairs to Bartica Stelling to be completed by next month

The Bartica stelling is now undergoing much needed repairs and is expected to be completed within a month. In December 2015, a total of $76M was allocated towards repairs to the Bartica, Leguan and...

Murder of Berbice Carpenter…Trial of alleged cop bribing duo; target gives conflicting testimony

Feb 05, 2017 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Murder of Berbice Carpenter…Trial of alleged cop bribing duo; target gives conflicting testimony

Police Sergeant, Kamal Pitama, a key prosecution witness in the trial of Mary Ann Lionel and Shamella Inderjali, who allegedly offered him $4M cash to suppress evidence against Marcus Bisram, who is...

CONSUMER CONCERNS…CAN THE PARKING METER SCHEME WIN ACCEPTABILITY?

Feb 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on CONSUMER CONCERNS…CAN THE PARKING METER SCHEME WIN ACCEPTABILITY?

By Pat Dial The overwhelming majority of the Committee of the Guyana Consumers Association as well as many members of the public with whom the Association related, were entirely against the very idea...

PARKING METERS – SUGGESTIONS ON PRICING STRUCTURE

Feb 05, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on PARKING METERS – SUGGESTIONS ON PRICING STRUCTURE

Dear Editor, “Compromise is what binds people together. Compromise is sharing and conciliatory, it is loving and kind and unselfish.” – Ali Harris, The First Last Kiss. The parking meters are...

The sudden death of two organizations of lawyers

Feb 05, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on The sudden death of two organizations of lawyers

Dear Editor, Over the past few weeks, there have been a number of occurrences in the legal fraternity which have excited public attention and concern. Were we living in a normal society and in a...

Give the Coalition Government a chance to perform

Feb 05, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Give the Coalition Government a chance to perform

Dear Editor, At the recent 5th Biennial National Conference of the Alliance for Chance (AFC) at the Vreed-en-Hoop Primary School on Saturday, January 28, 2017, the newly elected Chairman of that...

Sunday Cartoon

Feb 05, 2017 KNews Cartoons, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Sunday Cartoon

DENTALHEALTH…ANTIBIOTIC USE IN DENTISTRY

Feb 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on DENTALHEALTH…ANTIBIOTIC USE IN DENTISTRY

By Dr. NerominiFagu Antibiotics are medicines used to treat and prevent infections caused by bacteria. One of the first known antibiotics is Penicillin which was discovered by Alexander Flemming in...

THE DEATH OF AMBASSADOR SINCLAIR

Feb 05, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on THE DEATH OF AMBASSADOR SINCLAIR

Dear Editor, The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Director General and members of staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs have received the sad news of the passing of one of Guyana’s finest Diplomats,...

STANDARDS IN FOCUS… GNBS TO ADOPT CARICOM POULTRY STANDARD AS NATIONAL STANDARD

Feb 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on STANDARDS IN FOCUS… GNBS TO ADOPT CARICOM POULTRY STANDARD AS NATIONAL STANDARD

The Guyana National Bureau (GNBS) is currently in the process of adopting the CARICOM Regional Standard Specification for Poultry and Poultry Products as a National Standard. This standard, which...

The Flame of Hope

Feb 05, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Food For Thought Comments Off on The Flame of Hope

In a room there were four candles burning. The ambiance was so soft you could hear them talking. The first one said, “I am PEACE, however nobody can keep me lit. I believe I will go out.” It’s...

GuySuCo accuses its critics of what it also does – mislead

Feb 05, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on GuySuCo accuses its critics of what it also does – mislead

Dear Editor, I refer to GuySuCo’s response in KN edition of February 2nd, 2017 to one of my letters. In typical style, the Corporation was patently dismissive without providing an iota of...

City Hall’s services to Georgetown is far from modern

Feb 05, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on City Hall’s services to Georgetown is far from modern

Dear Editor, The recent attempt by Royston King via the letters column to cajole residents and visitors to Georgetown into supporting the beleaguered parking meter project that has been unfairly...

The Town Clerk says some Guyanese do not want order

Feb 05, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Town Clerk says some Guyanese do not want order

Dear Editor, I remain befuddled by a full page advertisement, which appeared in your newspaper issue of February 1, 2017 under the caption “WE THANK YOU ALL…MOVEMENT AGAINST PARKING METERS.” I...

THE PARKING METER BOYCOTT

Feb 05, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THE PARKING METER BOYCOTT

There is no point at this stage in the Movement Against Parking Meters (MAPM) engaging in any consultations with City Hall. No consultations at this stage will change anything. There is only one way...

The Baccoo Speaks

Feb 05, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo Speaks

The attacks on people suspected to have a lot of cash on their person will continue in the coming days. Two gunmen will target a man who had travelled from the eastern part of the country. They would...

Wash-bays, tax evasion and the death of God and Marx

Feb 05, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Wash-bays, tax evasion and the death of God and Marx

Every society has its moral codes. Some of these values may be downright obnoxious, but the reality is that power will always favour the upper classes and the rich classes determine the moral...

Political leadership in the Caribbean

Feb 05, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on Political leadership in the Caribbean

By Sir Ronald Sanders The remarks in this Commentary were spoken in a television interview in Grenada on the day that Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz, the former President of Cuba, died. The...

The Story within the Story…The parking meter fiasco

Feb 05, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on The Story within the Story…The parking meter fiasco

By Leonard Gildarie Over the last few months, one particular issue has galvanized the country to such an extent that it appeared, for once, there was unanimity on something. On Friday last, I asked...

Book Review…Revisiting an iconic Caribbean writer

Feb 05, 2017 KNews Book Review…, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Book Review…Revisiting an iconic Caribbean writer

Author: Alfred H. Mendes Book: Short Stories, Articles and Letters Editor: Michele Levy Critic: Dr Glenville Ashby Trinidad-born Alfred H. Mendes (1897-1991) may not be widely popular, but his...

Facts on Trump’s Travel Ban Executive Order

Feb 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Facts on Trump’s Travel Ban Executive Order

By Attorney Gail Seeram In the executive order signed January 27, 2017, President Trump suspended immigrant (such as green card holders) and nonimmigrant (such as B-1/B-2, F-1, K-1, E-1/E-2, L-1,...

Herniated disks: When back pain becomes dangerous

Feb 05, 2017 KNews Dr Zulfikar Bux, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Herniated disks: When back pain becomes dangerous

By Dr Zulfikar Bux Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine A while back I had written about cauda equine syndrome. Since then, quite a few persons have been asking me about their back pain and have...

The killing of Jankie Mahadeo

Feb 05, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery Comments Off on The killing of Jankie Mahadeo

By Michael Jordan The seawalls that protect Guyana’s coastlands from the Atlantic hold decades upon decades of secrets…secrets of hidden love affairs…of rites to unseen forces…and of murder....

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