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Prof. Ivelaw Griffith’s UG renaissance at work

Jul 23, 2017 KNews Consumer Concerns, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Prof. Ivelaw Griffith’s UG renaissance at work

By PAT DIAL One of Prof. Ivelaw Griffith’s Renaissance aims for the University of Guyana is for it to make itself immediately relevant to the life of the Guyanese Community. The Turkeyen and Tain...

STOP LYING TO SUGAR WORKERS!

Jul 23, 2017 KNews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on STOP LYING TO SUGAR WORKERS!

Sometime in 2005 the BBC shot a documentary in Guyana and gave it the title: Guyana -Trouble in Paradise. The producer of the documentary had been following then President Jagdeo and some members of...

The Baccoo Speaks

Jul 23, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo Speaks

There is going to be another media frenzy following news that one of the prison escapees was cornered. At the same time the police are going to get reports of another escaped prisoner, this one a...

The cruel, uncaring, indifferent society that never learns

Jul 23, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The cruel, uncaring, indifferent society that never learns

If you check the commentators, columnists and letter-writers for all the newspapers since the burning down of the Camp Street prison, without exception, there have been strong critiques of the...

The Coalition government has fully embraced ICT

Jul 23, 2017 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on The Coalition government has fully embraced ICT

There is no doubt that countries that fail to embrace Information Communication Technology will not only be left behind, but will be left out of the rapidly evolving phenomena that is sweeping the...

Understanding the Metric System – Using the Units of Mass

Jul 23, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Standards in Focus Comments Off on Understanding the Metric System – Using the Units of Mass

The Metric System, which is the legal system of measurement in Guyana, conforms to the Standard International (SI) units including the kilogram that is used to measure mass. This system is simple to...

Guyana’s crime situation is reversible

Jul 23, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on Guyana’s crime situation is reversible

A foreign media entity has been compiling reports on the Caribbean. It has been documenting the Caribbean nationals who made it big in the entertainment world, in sport and even in the criminal...

Hernias: What you need to know about them

Jul 23, 2017 KNews Dr Zulfikar Bux, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Hernias: What you need to know about them

By Dr Zulfikar Bux Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine I can recall growing up and hearing of guys having hernias (sometimes mistakenly called “goady”) and being ridiculed by others. Even...

The girl in the bathroom

Jul 23, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery Comments Off on The girl in the bathroom

At first glance, it appeared like a clear case of suicide. But some detectives began to dig deeper, and unearthed a sordid tale of murder close to home… By Michael Jordan Most God-fearing,...

Financial Literacy: Thriftiness and Saving Money

Jul 23, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Financial Literacy: Thriftiness and Saving Money

Thriftiness and saving money to build wealth The secret to personal financial success is believing and practising this axiom: “A part of all you earn is yours to keep.” So wrote George Clason in...

SYNCOPE

Jul 23, 2017 KNews Dental Health, Features / Columnists Comments Off on SYNCOPE

By Dr. Neromini Fagu The most common and least life-threatening emergency that may occur in the dental office is a condition called syncope. Syncope, commonly known as fainting, refers to a sudden...

GPHC issues explanation for $632M drug purchase

Jul 22, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on GPHC issues explanation for $632M drug purchase

– says management erred, Minister not responsible An explanation has been issued by the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation [GPHC] regarding its controversial $632 million emergency...

Contract disclosure a major issue for citizens during consultations – Local EITI Head

Jul 22, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Contract disclosure a major issue for citizens during consultations – Local EITI Head

– Says body will push for laws to be changed to encourage same By Kiana Wilburg The disclosure of the contract between the Government of Guyana and US oil giant, ExxonMobil, was one...

Key witness in Bisram case being treated for suspected poisoning

Jul 22, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Key witness in Bisram case being treated for suspected poisoning

A key witness in the killing of 26-year-old Faiyaz Narinedatt, whose battered body was found on the roadway at Number 70 village, Berbice, on November 1, last, is being treated for suspected...

Visiting Guyanese allegedly trailed from bank, shot during robbery

Jul 22, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Visiting Guyanese allegedly trailed from bank, shot during robbery

– Gunmen escape with $1.5M A visiting Guyanese was yesterday trailed from a city bank on Water Street, Georgetown, and shot to the right arm by gunmen who escaped with $1.5M. Up to press...

Over $500M for emergency prison operations at Lusignan, G/town

Jul 22, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Over $500M for emergency prison operations at Lusignan, G/town

By Murtland Haley The July 9, 2017 conflagration and riot at the Georgetown Prisons, Camp Street, has placed the government of Guyana in a position that it has to expend $500M to cover costs related...

US$50M Diamond/Ogle bypass… New Indian contractor selected after previous companies pull out

Jul 22, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on US$50M Diamond/Ogle bypass… New Indian contractor selected after previous companies pull out

The much anticipated bypass road, which will link the East Bank to the East Coast of Demerara, has hit a snag, after the two contractors that had previously expressed interest to execute the works,...

Commuters, drivers call for better traffic management on E.B.D Highway

Jul 22, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Commuters, drivers call for better traffic management on E.B.D Highway

What has been described as “inept” management of traffic on the East Bank of Demerara continues to be a source of concern for commuters and drivers who utilise the link on a daily basis. Just...

Loans to agriculture, manufacturing and other sectors decline – Central Bank

Jul 22, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Loans to agriculture, manufacturing and other sectors decline – Central Bank

The Bank of Guyana has found that private sector credit has fallen by 1.5 percent for the second quarter compared with a decline of 1.3 percent one year ago. According to the Bank, this position...

Reparative justice must be steadfastly pursued

Jul 22, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Reparative justice must be steadfastly pursued

– President Granger tells Nat’l Rastafarian Conference President David Granger emphasised that public education is essential in order to heighten awareness at the personal, national,...

Fisherman stabbed to death

Jul 22, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Fisherman stabbed to death

The police are investigating the death of a 42-year-old fisherman who was stabbed on Thursday night at the Meadow Bank Wharf, East Bank Demerara (EBD). The suspect was not apprehended. The deceased...

Corruption stain Guyana

Jul 22, 2017 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Corruption stain Guyana

When anybody talk to Soulja Bai about corruption he does remind dem that he got zero tolerance fuh anything that got to do wid corruption. He does tell people that when he do anything he does do it...

Ex-cop remanded on robbery under-arms charges

Jul 22, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Ex-cop remanded on robbery under-arms charges

An ex-policeman was yesterday remanded to prison after denying two robbery under-arms charges. Twenty-four-year-old, Edwin Nunes of 32 West Meten-Meer-Zorg, West Coast Demerara, was refused bail when...

Wanted bulletin issued for shot GPHC escapee

Jul 22, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Wanted bulletin issued for shot GPHC escapee

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) yesterday issued a wanted bulletin for 18-year-old Marlon Jeffrey also known as “Melvor Jeffrey” and “Buck.” Jeffrey is wanted for escaping from lawful custody...

Fortunately no injuries

Jul 22, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Fortunately no injuries

Minibus, BPP 5641, collided with a Toyota Spacio PVV 9070 last evening at the intersection of Garnett and Middleton Streets, Georgetown. The motorcar was proceeding north along Middleton while the...

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