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Police corporal battles for life following Soesdyke/Linden accident

Jul 16, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Police corporal battles for life following Soesdyke/Linden accident

A 33-year-old police corporal is battling for his life at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) following a horrific accident on the Soesdyke/Linden Highway which resulted in the death of...

Guyanese can now access faster internet

Jul 16, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese can now access faster internet

…as GTT launches ‘+Blaze’ high speed service The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) yesterday launched its spanking new internet service under the name “Blaze” high speed...

CONSUMER CONCERNS… NOISE POLLUTION – A DANGER TO HEALTH

Jul 16, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on CONSUMER CONCERNS… NOISE POLLUTION – A DANGER TO HEALTH

By PAT DIAL It was reported in the media last Friday that the Ministry of Public Security had taken the initiative of establishing an Inter-Agency Task Force with the intention of eliminating noise...

Sunday Cartoon

Jul 16, 2017 KNews Cartoons, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Sunday Cartoon

Value the time with your children

Jul 16, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Food For Thought Comments Off on Value the time with your children

A Primary School teacher asked her pupils to write an essay on “A wish you want from God?” At the end of the day, the teacher collected all the essays given by her pupils. She took them to her...

Financial Literacy: Understanding Credit Reporting Systems

Jul 16, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Financial Literacy: Understanding Credit Reporting Systems

Dr. Terence Smith, Deputy Governor, Bank of Guyana Financial literacy and credit reporting systems Financial education without financial inclusion is of limited value. That is why strong...

TOOTH JEWELLERY – BLINGING UP THE PEARLY WHITES

Jul 16, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on TOOTH JEWELLERY – BLINGING UP THE PEARLY WHITES

By Dr. Neromini Fagu The world of beauty and aesthetics is ever changing, and this applies to fashion as well as dentistry. Aesthetics has become very important in dentistry and has led to the...

STANDARDS IN FOCUS…RICE-SPECIFICATION AND ITS IMPORTANCE TO GUYANA’S RICE SECTOR

Jul 16, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on STANDARDS IN FOCUS…RICE-SPECIFICATION AND ITS IMPORTANCE TO GUYANA’S RICE SECTOR

The cultivation of rice in Guyana dates back to the eighteenth century when it was first introduced by the Dutch. Since its introduction, rice cultivation has improved and increased tremendously over...

What is Guyana really getting from oil?

Jul 16, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on What is Guyana really getting from oil?

The coming of oil has exposed Guyana’s underdevelopment. For one, it has no one with the academic or engineering skill to decipher what is happening at this time. For decades there has been...

The Baccoo speaks

Jul 16, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo speaks

The police would get a report of a sighting of one of the prison escapees. This would spark a fevered reaction to a location on the East Bank. There would be the sound of gunshots and the community...

CSME is an essential element of Caribbean regional integration

Jul 16, 2017 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on CSME is an essential element of Caribbean regional integration

The Caribbean Single Market and Economy (CSME) is an essential element of Caribbean regional integration. The declaration by Member States of readiness to participate in the Single Market in 2006 was...

The unusual disappearance of little Nordex Wilkinson

Jul 16, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery Comments Off on The unusual disappearance of little Nordex Wilkinson

– Does an unmarked grave in Pattensen contain her remains? By Michael Jordan There have been some rather unusual disappearances over the past few years. There is Michael Harris, the...

There is rampant corruption in the forestry sector

Jul 16, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on There is rampant corruption in the forestry sector

Dear Editor, It was quite shocking, sad and worrying to read about the corruption or alleged corruption by the GFC Monitoring unit and Land Allocation unit staffers with possible or in collusion with...

Large numbers of Guyanese visited the US last year

Jul 16, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Large numbers of Guyanese visited the US last year

Dear Editor, United States Ambassador to Guyana, Mr. Perry Holloway has reportedly said that 7000 immigrant visas were issued and 72,000 applications for non-immigrant visas were processed last year....

The relevance and state of US-Caribbean relations

Jul 16, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on The relevance and state of US-Caribbean relations

By Sir Ronald Sanders The Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, DC has produced a publication entitled, “The Relevance of US-Caribbean Relations – Three...

COMMUNITY RADIO IN THE HINTERLAND

Jul 16, 2017 KNews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on COMMUNITY RADIO IN THE HINTERLAND

There is a revolution taking place in Guyana’s interior and hinterland communities. It’s a quiet one going almost unnoticed on the coastland where over 60 percent of Guyana’s population lives....

Living in Guyana is not for people with vision who are thinkers

Jul 16, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Living in Guyana is not for people with vision who are thinkers

Dear Editor, I rested my pen for a while to enjoy a much deserved vacation and further direct my energy to a considerably more fruitful vocation. However, in the light of a few recent disturbing...

Book Review…A story that must be told

Jul 16, 2017 KNews Book Review…, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Book Review…A story that must be told

Unearthing the Diamond: A Story of Struggle and Strife to Successful Life Authors: Tamika Felina and Pommells Williams Critic: Dr Glenville Ashby Streams of sorrow flow through our lives leaving...

Reshuffle Ministers Ramjattan and Jordan

Jul 16, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Reshuffle Ministers Ramjattan and Jordan

Dear Editor, The citizens of Guyana should not expect the Honourable Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan, to resign after the horrific jail break. Ministers in Guyana do not resign for...

This country has lost its humanity; there will be tragedies

Jul 16, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on This country has lost its humanity; there will be tragedies

I live in a home overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. It is my routine to have my breakfast alfresco-style. Many mornings I would gaze upon the mighty Atlantic and wonder what has become of the...

How can a Green Card Holder file for a Family Member?

Jul 16, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on How can a Green Card Holder file for a Family Member?

ImmigrationINFO…Immigration News For Our Community Ò By Attorney Gail Seeram The most common question presented to my office is: how can a green card holder (permanent resident) submit a...

Talent is short

Jul 16, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Talent is short

Earlier this year, the Head of the Guyana Gold Board and another senior officer were sent on administrative leave pending the outcome of an investigation into the purchasing of gold from a particular...

Guyana’s potential oil prosperity and IMF’s words of caution

Jul 16, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana’s potential oil prosperity and IMF’s words of caution

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its 2017 review of Guyana’s economy was keen to focus its attention on the nation’s potential oil wealth. This is understandable as the oil and gas sector...

Scabies: The itching that is persistent

Jul 16, 2017 KNews Dr Zulfikar Bux, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Scabies: The itching that is persistent

By Dr Zulfikar Bux Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine From time to time, I would see a patient who itches all over and they cannot get rid of it. Some persons may think their scabies is an...

School’s out; watch your children

Jul 16, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on School’s out; watch your children

Dear Editor, The July/August term break is here. Children will be on vacation for the next 49 days. Many parents will take this opportunity to send their children to visit relatives or various summer...

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“One Guyana” is no less a national slogan than “Green Guyana”

Kaieteur News- The notion that “One Guyana” is a partisan slogan is pure poppycock. It is a desperate fiction... more