June 2017

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I hope Guyana is kind to people like these

Jun 25, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on I hope Guyana is kind to people like these

Dear Editor, I left Guyana in the eighties after my parents decided to migrate to the US. Before then I was in the YSM, the youth arm of the PNC. At the time also John Williams and I were good...

Because I love you

Jun 25, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Food For Thought Comments Off on Because I love you

One day, a young guy and a young girl fell in love. But the guy came from a poor family. The girl’s parents weren’t too happy. So the young man decided not only to court the girl but to court her...

THE EFFORT AT CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM DOES NOT MATCH THE 1999 ENDEAVOUR

Jun 25, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on THE EFFORT AT CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM DOES NOT MATCH THE 1999 ENDEAVOUR

Dear Editor, Lincoln Lewis engaged in some necessary pushback against the calls for constitutional reform when he accused some advocates of being ignorant of key aspects of the constitution (in his...

Sunday Cartoon

Jun 25, 2017 KNews Cartoons, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Sunday Cartoon

Guyanese Teachers Must be Empowered to Bridge the Financial Literacy Gap

Jun 25, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese Teachers Must be Empowered to Bridge the Financial Literacy Gap

Dr. Terence Smith, Deputy Governor, Bank of Guyana A study by the University of Wisconsin revealed that while 89 percent of K-12 teachers agree that students should either take a financial...

CARICOM: Pride turned to Gloom

Jun 25, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on CARICOM: Pride turned to Gloom

By Sir Ronald Sanders Three weeks ago, I and many other committed Caribbean integrationists, declared that the unity displayed by CARICOM countries at the Organization of American States (OAS) on May...

Book review: A novel you hate to love

Jun 25, 2017 KNews Book Review…, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Book review: A novel you hate to love

Book: Show me a beautiful woman Author: Heru Ptah Critic: Dr Glenville Ashby Jamaica-born Heru Ptah taps into our narcissism and self-centeredness in Show me a Beautiful Woman, a risqué novel...

WWF, Agriculture Ministry join forces to improve artisanal fishery sector

Jun 25, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on WWF, Agriculture Ministry join forces to improve artisanal fishery sector

“Fishes don’t recognise boundaries. (Therefore), we must work together to ensure sustainable harvesting so (that) we do not deplete the stock and leave nothing for the future. It’s not a...

What you need to know about “red eye”

Jun 25, 2017 KNews Dr Zulfikar Bux, Features / Columnists Comments Off on What you need to know about “red eye”

By Dr Zulfikar Bux Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine We are currently experiencing an outbreak of conjunctivitis which is better known in Guyana as “red eye”. Many are scared of it...

Tax exemptions can be a sign of an anaemic economy

Jun 25, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Tax exemptions can be a sign of an anaemic economy

A reduction of tax exemptions from as high as $80B to a low of almost $20B may not as positive as it may seem. The reduction in exemptions needs to be carefully analyzed so that the actual source of...

The blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii)

Jun 25, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on The blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii)

The blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii) is a marine bird native to subtropical and tropical regions of the Pacific Ocean. It is one of six species of the genus Sula – known as boobies. It is easily...

Selecting the GECOM chair … LISTS FROM THE PAST

Jun 25, 2017 KNews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Selecting the GECOM chair … LISTS FROM THE PAST

The appointment of a new Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) remains a trending topic in national conversations. Speculation is rife, with a lot of suppositions and threats...

A country that does not assess its functionaries has no right to exist

Jun 25, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on A country that does not assess its functionaries has no right to exist

I have long made up my mind that Guyana’s main problem is the psychic damage of its people, which I truly believe emerged in the turbulent period of what I refer to as “the three-pronged rage,”...

‘Curvy Girls’ on a mission to empower victims of scoliosis

Jun 25, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Curvy Girls’ on a mission to empower victims of scoliosis

By Sharmain Grainger For some people, not being able to have their way in a single day is enough for them to deduce that the Supreme Being has neglected them. But imagine learning at a very tender...

The Story within the Story…Why are insurance companies lagging behind?

Jun 25, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on The Story within the Story…Why are insurance companies lagging behind?

By Leonard Gildarie I have lots of relatives and friends in the US. Many of them would love to come back home, but they have nowhere to go. I see them when I visit and there is that frantic look...

Vagrants, abandoned persons commanding space at GPHC

Jun 25, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Vagrants, abandoned persons commanding space at GPHC

Officials appeal for relatives to “do the right thing” By Sharmain Grainger A relatively new phenomenon has been unfolding at the country’s premier public health facility – the...

Facing Reality – GUYSUCO

Jun 25, 2017 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Facing Reality – GUYSUCO

In the run-up to the May 2015 elections the Coalition promised the nation that if elected to office it would find a way forward for GUYSUCO. A promise was made that a Commission of Inquiry into the...

U.S. Cannot Revoke Citizenship over False Statements

Jun 25, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on U.S. Cannot Revoke Citizenship over False Statements

By Attorney Gail Seeram In the recently decided U.S. Supreme Court case, Maslenjak v. United States, 6/22/17, the justices unanimously rejected the government’s position that a naturalized U.S....

The Baccoo Speaks

Jun 25, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo Speaks

The rains will see vehicles driving overboard in the city. This is a common sight. A driver would be inattentive as she approaches a turn in the road uncertain where the edge is. The driver would be...

National Orthotic and Prosthetic Workshop helping to restore mobility

Jun 25, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on National Orthotic and Prosthetic Workshop helping to restore mobility

Although an accident could cost you a leg or some other limb, this does not mean that you will forever be immobile. This is thanks to the operation of the National Orthotic and Prosthetic Appliance...

Three violent murders in one week

Jun 25, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on Three violent murders in one week

There is no shortage of excitement. Three people died violently this past week and the evidence is clear. People still have no regard for human life. It all began when a man killed his wife in the...

Mentally-unbalanced – The Good, the Bad and the Indifferent

Jun 25, 2017 KNews Countryman, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Mentally-unbalanced – The Good, the Bad and the Indifferent

By Dennis Nichols There’s news, and there’s news, and then there’s reality. They’re not necessarily the same. Media news can be easily spun, distorted, underreported or sensationalized due to...

Tax exemptions significantly reduced since 2015 – GRA Boss

Jun 24, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Tax exemptions significantly reduced since 2015 – GRA Boss

By Kiana Wilburg Over the years, the system governing tax exemptions at the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) was compromised and was not strictly monitored. Under new management, it appears that the...

Early objections as Exxon advertises for key services

Jun 24, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Early objections as Exxon advertises for key services

More than a week after receiving its production licence, paving the way for operations to begin in 2020, ExxonMobil has started advertising for key services that will pay billions of dollars...

Post-contract evaluation can rule out inept contractors for future projects – NPTAB Chair

Jun 24, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Post-contract evaluation can rule out inept contractors for future projects – NPTAB Chair

By Murtland Haley It has been suggested that strict post-contract evaluation done on public projects will improve the tendering process and the award of contracts in the future. This was recommended...

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(Kaieteur News) – I think that the Hon Leader of the Opposition (LOO), Mr. Azruddin Mohamed, blundered. Three Local Govt seats in hand. One went to the Hon Ms. Amanza Walton-Desir’s Forward Guyana Movement. Good! The second should have gone to the APNU. Would have been reflective of...

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