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He is a coward to attack me while hiding behind a fake name

Jun 04, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on He is a coward to attack me while hiding behind a fake name

Dear Editor, I have searched the pages of the 2017 Guyana Telephone Directory, and the entire Region 5 section of the GECOM Official List of Electors that was issued on April 14, 2015, and no one...

Our unsung heroes in Guyana’s battle with drug addiction

Jun 04, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Our unsung heroes in Guyana’s battle with drug addiction

Dear Editor, I write this letter today to remind your readers of a few modern day unsung heroes who battle an epidemic that continues to ravage Guyana and indeed, the world. The epidemic I speak, of...

The Minister thinks, we sand truck owners are thieves

Jun 04, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Minister thinks, we sand truck owners are thieves

Dear Editor, During the past week, the Minister of Natural Resources said that there will be steps taken with the operations of sand pits. And whilst listening to the newscast, I was really...

Recommendations on negotiations by the CoI in the Public Service

Jun 04, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Recommendations on negotiations by the CoI in the Public Service

Dear Editor, This letter is on collective bargaining negotiations for improved terms and conditions including remuneration for public servants by the recognized majority trade union, the Guyana...

The vital role Kaieteur News and Freddie Kissoon played

Jun 04, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on The vital role Kaieteur News and Freddie Kissoon played

Dear Editor, I write in response to Nigel Hinds letter dated 24 May regarding your columnist Freddie Kissoon’s alleged unwarranted criticisms of ex-President, Bharrat Jagdeo. Nigel Hinds’ letters...

Is this a case of sour grapes at the Georgetown Hospital?

Jun 04, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Is this a case of sour grapes at the Georgetown Hospital?

Dear Editor, It is amazing how some people can turn over and become pious overnight. Social media is buzzing over the Georgetown Hospital situation and one of the persons posting the most is a former...

DENTAL HEALTH…GLASS IONOMER RESTORATIVE MATERIALS

Jun 04, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on DENTAL HEALTH…GLASS IONOMER RESTORATIVE MATERIALS

By Dr. Neromini Fagu Glass Ionomer has been used in dentistry for decades. This dental material was developed in 1965 and introduced to clinical dentistry in 1972. The name Glass Ionomer was termed...

Agonizingly slow internet service from GTT

Jun 04, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Agonizingly slow internet service from GTT

Dear Editor, I wonder if I am the only person in this country complaining about the quality of internet service that is currently provide to us by GTT. Even after we have faithfully paid our monthly...

The possession of money is less important than how you use it

Jun 04, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on The possession of money is less important than how you use it

Dear Editor, I read the recent letter about respected local outfits coaching ‘John and Jane Public’ in financial management, in advance of envisaged benefits to be reaped once Guyana’s economy...

Apology

Jun 04, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Apology

We refer to a letter of May 17, 2017 on the Berbice High School in which some actions were attributed to staff member, Jainarine Singh. Mr. Singh has written to us denying such actions. We...

Sunday Cartoon

Jun 04, 2017 KNews Cartoons, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Sunday Cartoon

CONSUMER CONCERNS…Environmental studies and action more impacting

Jun 04, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on CONSUMER CONCERNS…Environmental studies and action more impacting

PAT DIAL Tomorrow 5th June is World Environmental Day. This Day is commemorated worldwide under the auspices of the United Nations. Every year, a new theme is given to the Day and Environmentalists...

Infrastructural problems and criminal attacks in Cummings Lodge

Jun 04, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Infrastructural problems and criminal attacks in Cummings Lodge

Dear Editor, Is the community of Cummings Lodge forgotten by the Government and Mayor and City Council? Cummings Lodge is densely populated by students of the Cyril Potter College of Education and...

City Hall officials who travel the world aimlessly

Jun 04, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on City Hall officials who travel the world aimlessly

Dear Editor, It should come as no surprise nor disappointment to the Town Council of Georgetown that the purported stakeholders in the disgraceful parking meter fiasco have shown an insouciance to...

Resuscitating the livestock industry

Jun 04, 2017 KNews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Resuscitating the livestock industry

The APNU+AFC Coalition Government continues to invest in the development of public services and the quality of the service it provides. The livestock industry is back on the front burner under the...

The Story within the Story…Housing: An economy boost if we get it right

Jun 04, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on The Story within the Story…Housing: An economy boost if we get it right

By Leonard Gildarie This week, I return to a favorite topic of mine – housing. I don’t know much how to mix cement or cut a tile at a particular angle. But I do have a fair idea whether the...

The Baccoo Speaks

Jun 04, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo Speaks

Disturbance is brewing in the prisons. Once more there is dissatisfaction over the fact that the system has been tightened. Phones and drugs are being found regularly and this is riling the...

Guyanese in the Bahamas are keeping their fingers crossed

Jun 04, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Guyanese in the Bahamas are keeping their fingers crossed

One of the Caribbean countries that has been very kind to Guyanese who are seeking greener pastures has been the Bahamas. It is estimated that there are about four thousand Guyanese living in the...

Frequent Travel Abroad and Abandonment of Lawful Permanent Resident Status

Jun 04, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Frequent Travel Abroad and Abandonment of Lawful Permanent Resident Status

By Attorney Gail Seeram The most frequent question I receive as an immigration lawyer is, “Can my travel and length of stay abroad impact my green card?” The treatment of lawful permanent...

What to do when your child swallows an object

Jun 04, 2017 KNews Dr Zulfikar Bux, Features / Columnists Comments Off on What to do when your child swallows an object

By Dr Zulfikar Bux Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine Young children and, sometimes, older children and adults may swallow toys, coins, safety pins, buttons, bones, wood, glass, magnets,...

The elections conundrum

Jun 04, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on The elections conundrum

There is once more a stalemate with the appointment of a chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission. President David Granger has rejected a second list presented by the Opposition Leader. Indeed...

Degu

Jun 04, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on Degu

The degu is a small caviomorph rodent endemic to the Chilean matorral ecoregion of central Chile. The name “degu” on its own indicates either the genus Octodon or, more usually, O. degus. The...

Irrespective of the economic odds…Young couple dares to build organic farming business

Jun 04, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Irrespective of the economic odds…Young couple dares to build organic farming business

In today’s fast-paced world, where many are seeking the glossiest of job titles in the corporate arena, a young Guyanese couple is daring to plant itself firmly in the arduous but rewarding field...

Book Review… A poet’s romance with love

Jun 04, 2017 KNews Book Review…, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Book Review… A poet’s romance with love

Book: At The Tick of Twilight Author: Orette C. Burke Critic: Dr Glenville Ashby At The Tick of Twilight is a romantic monologue that celebrates femininity in its myriad forms. Nature in all her...

Trial of man accused of trafficking cocaine in Banko Wine, baking powder continues

Jun 04, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Trial of man accused of trafficking cocaine in Banko Wine, baking powder continues

The trial of convicted drug trafficker, Dennis Albert Jones, who is accused of attempting to smuggle 22 pounds of cocaine via the Guyana Post Office Corporation (GPOC) continued Friday before Chief...

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Teen arrested over uncle’s murder after sharing burial plan with relative

Kaieteur News- A teenager of Tabatinga, Lethem, Central Rupununi, Region Nine was arrested for murder on Friday after he... more