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Cops seek ‘Grey Boy’ over alleged death threats to Crum-Ewing’s mother

Aug 13, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Cops seek ‘Grey Boy’ over alleged death threats to Crum-Ewing’s mother

Police are seeking the whereabouts of former murder accused Regan Rodrigues, called ‘Grey Boy’, over alleged death threats he made to Donna Harcourt, the mother of slain political activist...

2020 Elections must be about Guyanese Values and Principles

Aug 13, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on 2020 Elections must be about Guyanese Values and Principles

Dear Editor, I would like to continue my advocacy for a ‘One Party, One Term Government’ from 2020-2025. For the past 51 years our current organisational structure for governing the country has,...

Sunday Cartoon

Aug 13, 2017 KNews Cartoons, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Sunday Cartoon

Interesting Creatures… Zone-tailed hawk (Buteo albonotatus)

Aug 13, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on Interesting Creatures… Zone-tailed hawk (Buteo albonotatus)

The zone-tailed hawk (Buteo albonotatus) is a medium-sized hawk of warm, dry parts of the Americas. It is somewhat similar in plumage and flight style to a common scavenger, the turkey vulture,...

Guyana Press Association has misled Guyanese

Aug 13, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyana Press Association has misled Guyanese

Dear Editor, I am writing as I am very concerned that the Guyana Press Association (GPA) has not only misled the Guyanese citizenry but also their international counterparts – Reporters without...

FIGHTING THE SELF-DESTRUCTIVE URGE

Aug 13, 2017 KNews Countryman, Features / Columnists Comments Off on FIGHTING THE SELF-DESTRUCTIVE URGE

By Dennis Nichols I wish I could write more positive and heart-warming stories about my country; I wish I could touch the hearts of all who hurt with words and actions that would heal the deep...

Book Review… Fun-filled adventure takes a deadly turn

Aug 13, 2017 KNews Book Review…, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Book Review… Fun-filled adventure takes a deadly turn

Book: The Lost Canyon Author Nina Revoyr Reviewer: Dr Glenville Ashby In this gripping odyssey a breathtaking adventure goes terribly wrong. Nina Revoyr takes a straight, narrow literary...

PULP VITALITY

Aug 13, 2017 KNews Dental Health, Features / Columnists Comments Off on PULP VITALITY

By Dr. Neromini Fagu There are several layers of a tooth, the outermost layers being the enamel in the crown and cementum in the root. Below these two layers is the dentine and directly below this is...

Labels are helpful in the selection of back to school supplies

Aug 13, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Standards in Focus Comments Off on Labels are helpful in the selection of back to school supplies

In just a few weeks, it will be back to school time, and as always, we are in the moment when parents and guardians purchase school supplies and school uniforms. Whether imported or locally...

Playing a role in Venezuelan crisis

Aug 13, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on Playing a role in Venezuelan crisis

By Sir Ronald Sanders Continuing conflict in Venezuela between the government of President Nicolas Maduro and opposition political parties will not be resolved by external forces taking sides. In...

Show us the ExxonMobil deal

Aug 13, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on Show us the ExxonMobil deal

Guyana is on the cusp of becoming an oil-producing nation. About three years ago ExxonMobil announced that it had made a significant discovery offshore Guyana. I remember when then President Donald...

Sugar industry, national security issues pose risk to economy for 2017 – Finance Ministry

Aug 13, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Sugar industry, national security issues pose risk to economy for 2017 – Finance Ministry

In reviewing the performance of the economy at the end of mid-year, the Finance Ministry has identified a number of risks which can undermine the business climate and the overall economy for 2017, if...

Commonly asked questions about appendicitis

Aug 13, 2017 KNews Dr Zulfikar Bux, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Commonly asked questions about appendicitis

By Dr Zulfikar Bux Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine Appendicitis is the most common abdominal emergency found in children and young adults. One person in 15 develops appendicitis in his or...

Did he understand what was written in Article 226 (1) of the Constitution?

Aug 13, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Did he understand what was written in Article 226 (1) of the Constitution?

Dear Editor, The problem with some people on retirement is that they have too much time on their hands, and tend to do things to prove that they are still relevant. This I believe is the case with...

What contributions have these diaspora attendees made to Guyana?

Aug 13, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on What contributions have these diaspora attendees made to Guyana?

Dear Editor, I refer to the Guyana’s Diaspora Engagement Conference which was held from 23 – 26th July 2017. It was held at The Ramada Georgetown Princess Hotel and was organised by The...

The future is Agriculture

Aug 13, 2017 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on The future is Agriculture

Investment, infrastructure, information and innovation are key to the future growth of the agriculture sector in Guyana. Infrastructure is a key factor in agricultural development. Infrastructure,...

Another hospital death, another jail term, another disaster waiting to happen

Aug 13, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Another hospital death, another jail term, another disaster waiting to happen

Another mother has died at the Georgetown Hospital. A mother of five young children, passed away with her unborn child last Wednesday. Yet another enquiry will be held. These probes we never seem to...

THIS PURPORTED LETTER SHOULD BE OF CONCERN TO ALL

Aug 13, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THIS PURPORTED LETTER SHOULD BE OF CONCERN TO ALL

It is an established and accepted principle of governance, that the independence of constitutional commissions is to be protected from political contamination. It is a venal political sin for any...

The dead woman in the hotel washroom

Aug 13, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery Comments Off on The dead woman in the hotel washroom

By Michael Jordan At around 3:55 am on Monday, October 20, 2003, a miner who was staying at the Modern Hotel in First Avenue, Bartica, went to the bottom flat to use the washroom. But when he stepped...

“The people of Guyana own these airwaves”

Aug 13, 2017 KNews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on “The people of Guyana own these airwaves”

As the debate on the merits of the Government’s proposed Amendments to the existing Broadcast Law wound down on Friday 4 August, 2017, Minister of Public Telecommunications, Cathy Hughes, gave it...

The Baccoo Speaks

Aug 13, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo Speaks

The holidays have had their share of tragedies, but that is not what is worrying. The problem rests with the people who are busy trying to force something to happen. They cannot rob people leaving...

“Value for money” always

Aug 13, 2017 KNews Consumer Concerns, Features / Columnists Comments Off on “Value for money” always

By PAT DIAL As part of Consumer Education, we will be carrying more articles on Consumer Rights and warnings against those who supply goods and services in a dishonest, careless and substandard...

Why Financial Literacy Matters

Aug 13, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Why Financial Literacy Matters

Dr. Terence Smith, Deputy Governor, Bank of Guyana The money problem From time to time, we must refresh our thinking about the things that are important in our lives. For most people, the number one...

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Following one’s conscience rather than the crowd

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- “They’re certainly entitled to think that, and they’re entitled to full respect... more