June 2017

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DENTAL HEALTH…BELL’S PALSY

Jun 11, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on DENTAL HEALTH…BELL’S PALSY

By Dr. Neromini Fagu It’s easy to take for granted some of the things that are automatically done by our body. Most of us don’t have to worry about the way our facial muscles work when we smile...

I prefer you call me African Guyanese not Black Guyanese

Jun 11, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on I prefer you call me African Guyanese not Black Guyanese

Dear Editor, Historically the word black according to Frantz Fanon denotes evil, since white symbolizes justice, truth and virginity. Speaking through a third person Fanon noted: his body is black...

STANDARDS IN FOCUS…Vendors and shopkeepers must use approved weighing and measuring devices

Jun 11, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on STANDARDS IN FOCUS…Vendors and shopkeepers must use approved weighing and measuring devices

The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) is mandated under the Weights and Measures Act of 1981 and its Amendment to ensure that all weighing and measuring devices used in commercial trade are...

Caricom youth ambassadors meet in Georgetown

Jun 11, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Caricom youth ambassadors meet in Georgetown

Youth ambassadors from 13 Caricom countries assembled in Georgetown for the Annual Youth Forum. The forum opened with a cultural presentation at Umana Yana on Wednesday. Each country showcased its...

Sunday Cartoon

Jun 11, 2017 KNews Cartoons, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Sunday Cartoon

The President is entitled to determine what “fit and proper” means

Jun 11, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on The President is entitled to determine what “fit and proper” means

Dear Editor, The words in article 161(2) “not unacceptable to the President” are yet again trivialised – with brutish stupidity. With an accustomed degree of theoretical rhetoric with total...

The Carter Centre’s format for selecting the GECOM chairman is outdated

Jun 11, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Carter Centre’s format for selecting the GECOM chairman is outdated

Dear Editor, An impending visit to Guyana by a major delegation from the Trinidad Energy Chamber prompted an article in the Trinidad Guardian (Friday June 9 2017) captioned “Guyana: trouble...

“You studied long and hard just to be a teacher?”

Jun 11, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on “You studied long and hard just to be a teacher?”

Dear Editor, Kindly permit me some space to bring to the attention of the public an overlooked, under-appreciated profession. I had a conversation recently with a young lady I taught three subjects...

Teacher’s salaries for June, July and August have been withheld

Jun 11, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Teacher’s salaries for June, July and August have been withheld

Dear Editor, I wish to bring to the attention of the Ministry of Education, the Guyana Teachers Union and Guyana as whole, new developments that teachers in Region 5 are facing. The Regional...

Strategy and Framework for Financial Literacy…Developing Guyana’s Rural Economy through Financial Literacy

Jun 11, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Strategy and Framework for Financial Literacy…Developing Guyana’s Rural Economy through Financial Literacy

Dr. Terence Smith, Deputy Governor, Bank of Guyana Lack of financial literacy and financial inclusion in general are the main hurdles in expanding the coverage of financial services to the rural...

If he enters politics, he will easily get lost in translation

Jun 11, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on If he enters politics, he will easily get lost in translation

Dear Editor, From reading Freddie Kissoon, you know that he is a well-informed person, more a product of Western culture than his own Eastern origins. He is well versed with Western culture, picking...

CONSUMER CONCERNS…The National Tobacco Control Act offers protection to the public

Jun 11, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on CONSUMER CONCERNS…The National Tobacco Control Act offers protection to the public

PAT DIAL Every year on 31st May, “World No Tobacco Day” is commemorated worldwide under the auspices of the World Health Organization (WHO). In Guyana, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)...

The baccoo Speaks

Jun 11, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The baccoo Speaks

There will be another bit of excitement when a crime unit announces more charges for some people already before the court. The charges would make for interesting reading, because people had been...

Former soldiers and diaspora Guyanese in state employment

Jun 11, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Former soldiers and diaspora Guyanese in state employment

On September 1, 2015, which would be three months after the APNU+AFC entity came into power, I published a column with the title; “Lawyers and military men in politics throughout Guyanese...

Two dead girls in one squalid street

Jun 11, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery Comments Off on Two dead girls in one squalid street

By Michael Jordan They were both in their late teens. They both lived in a squalid little street in the city. And within a year, they were both dead. It was around 8:00 a.m. on Thursday, December 15,...

We will remain true to our raison d’être

Jun 11, 2017 KNews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on We will remain true to our raison d’être

In recent months there has been some public discourse on the performance of the Alliance For Change as a key partner in the Coalition Government. While the genesis of this discourse is very likely...

Weather woes, rice fields, and just chillin’

Jun 11, 2017 KNews Countryman, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Weather woes, rice fields, and just chillin’

By Dennis Nichols In the midst of life’s misadventures, it may be a good thing to find distraction in nature and leisure. We humans tend to take for granted the simple and often whimsical...

The ire of two Prime Ministers

Jun 11, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on The ire of two Prime Ministers

By Sir Ronald Sanders On May 29, two former Prime Ministers and leaders of opposing political parties in Antigua and Barbuda presented their nation’s parliament with one of those rare occasions...

Book Review… A blueprint for radical change

Jun 11, 2017 KNews Book Review…, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Book Review… A blueprint for radical change

Book: Crisis and Promise in the Caribbean Author: Winston Dookeran Critic: Dr Glenville Ashby Economist Winston Dookeran’s Crisis and Promise in the Caribbean is by far one of the most...

The Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus)

Jun 11, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on The Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus)

The hyacinth macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus), or hyacinthine macaw, is a parrot native to central and eastern South America. It is the largest macaw and the largest flying parrot species, though...

Chest Pain: When is it dangerous?

Jun 11, 2017 KNews Dr Zulfikar Bux, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Chest Pain: When is it dangerous?

By Dr Zulfikar Bux Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine Approximately 10% of visits to emergency departments are because of chest pain. About 13% of these patients with chest pain will be having...

Guyana is being internationally branded as a ‘green’ state

Jun 11, 2017 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Guyana is being internationally branded as a ‘green’ state

By HE David Granger What would you expect of a country which is larger than any Caribbean Island; with variegated landscapes including coastlands, grasslands, highlands, islands, wetlands,...

ImmigrationINFO…Immigration News For Our Community Ò…Why is a Medical Exam required for a Green Card?

Jun 11, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on ImmigrationINFO…Immigration News For Our Community Ò…Why is a Medical Exam required for a Green Card?

By Attorney Gail Seeram When a foreign national is trying to immigrate to the United States or adjust his status in the United States, a medical examination is required. Many foreign nationals are...

The Story within the Story…Finally…a Building Authority

Jun 11, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on The Story within the Story…Finally…a Building Authority

By Leonard Gildarie On Friday, a Government release had some good news. It was disclosed that the Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) is moving to establish a Building Authority to ensure...

Curbing environmental destruction is the least that can be done

Jun 11, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Curbing environmental destruction is the least that can be done

Gold mining is hazardous to the environment. Gold mining is, however, not going to be outlawed because of its environmental effects. The reason is economic. The economy only grew in 2016 because of...

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(Kaieteur News) – Empire, in its modern form, seldom arrives wearing a military uniform. It comes dressed instead as an investment banker, carrying a development plan, or as the representative of a multinational corporation bearing gifts in the language of progress. The empire does not always...

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By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – The world has broken the 1.5°C promise it made to its most vulnerable countries. The breach has not yet been recorded on a sustained basis, but the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) says it is widely assessed as unavoidable and likely within the...

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(Kaieteur News) – It was just a matter of when. From where they hail. Then, how many of them. Last, what kind of undesirables. They go by the name of ‘deportees’, third country nationals. From the moment the first word of a destination for deportees from the U.S. came up, I...

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