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Occupational safety important for PPDI – Board Chairman

Aug 27, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Occupational safety important for PPDI – Board Chairman

– No serious injuries for the year so far Working in dangerous environments requires adherence to strict Occupational Safety and Health practices. This is one of the pillars of the Power...

Girl, 11, feared drowned near Kingston jetty

Aug 27, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Girl, 11, feared drowned near Kingston jetty

Police were up to last night searching for the body of an 11-year-old girl, who is believed to have drowned in the Kingston area at around 17.30 hrs yesterday. Sources identified the child as Juliana...

Students’ ability to matriculate is key focus of Ministry – Education officials

Aug 27, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Students’ ability to matriculate is key focus of Ministry – Education officials

Students will not be permitted to write many subjects if they do not have the ability to matriculate. This assertion was recently amplified by Chief Education Officer [CEO], Mr. Marcel Hutson, when...

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE

Aug 27, 2017 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE

There is much excitement in the country of this year’s Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examination, as teachers and parents celebrate the outstanding performances of students. We...

EPA tested after neighbours challenge Prospect auto workshop

Aug 27, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on EPA tested after neighbours challenge Prospect auto workshop

The administration is getting tougher on noise nuisance and other environment issues, with a number of cases currently engaging a special task force that has started meeting. Coordinated by the...

Father of three dies in Goed Fortuin accident

Aug 27, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Father of three dies in Goed Fortuin accident

A West La Penitence, Georgetown family is mourning the loss of one of their loved ones as a result of a vehicular collision which occurred on the Goed Fortuin Public Road, West Bank Demerara, at...

Sunday Cartoon

Aug 27, 2017 KNews Cartoons, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Sunday Cartoon

CONSUMER CONCERNS…IMPLEMENTATION OF TOBACCO ACT SHOULD NOT BE DELAYED

Aug 27, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on CONSUMER CONCERNS…IMPLEMENTATION OF TOBACCO ACT SHOULD NOT BE DELAYED

By PAT DIAL In the last week there arose two important consumer concerns which required us to revisit them. The first was the Tobacco Legislation and the other was the Parking Meters. In this...

WHAT A LIFE WE LIVE!

Aug 27, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Food For Thought Comments Off on WHAT A LIFE WE LIVE!

Have you taken note of the CO-INCIDENCE OF LIFE: 1. CHURCH has 6 letters so does MOSQUE. 2. BIBLE has 5 letters so does QURAN. 3. LIFE has 4 letters so does DEAD. 4. HATE has 4 letters, so does LOVE....

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

Aug 27, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on ImmigrationINFO …Immigration News For Our Community…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 hectic travel schedule of City Hall Fantastic 4

Aug 27, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on The hectic travel schedule of City Hall Fantastic 4

Dear Editor, It seems as though each and every time I have reason to visit the CBJ International Airport either to travel in or out of Guyana or to receive or to send off relatives or friends, I...

Education in Guyana; an Inclusive framework

Aug 27, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Education in Guyana; an Inclusive framework

Dear Editor, All education system needs an inclusive framework which guides inclusive practices and polices. Guyana’s mainstream education system is no exception. It too needs a guiding inclusive...

Book Review… Dispelling the ghosts of Africa’s past

Aug 27, 2017 KNews Book Review…, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Book Review… Dispelling the ghosts of Africa’s past

Book: Eleven Testing Years: Dissonance and Discipline Author: Reginald Dumas Critic: Dr Glenville Ashby Eleven Testing Years: Dissonance and Discipline continues the life journey of diplomat Reginald...

The amendments to the broadcast law reflect societal consensus

Aug 27, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on The amendments to the broadcast law reflect societal consensus

Dear Editor, In my previous letter, I ended it by stating I will clarify on the issue of consultations. I am doing so now 1. I wish to state from the outset that I am not aware of any consultations...

Development of Leguan without political strings

Aug 27, 2017 KNews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Development of Leguan without political strings

By Imran Khan, Director of Public Information It was way back in the 1980’s and I was only a young boy at the time, but I remember the day well – one does not readily relinquish certain...

Damned if you do; damned if you don’t

Aug 27, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on Damned if you do; damned if you don’t

Some people in society are often caught in a situation where they are damned if they do and damned if they don’t, none more so than the government. The law enforcement officers are criticized when...

The 2015 suicide rate reduction for Guyana is factual

Aug 27, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on The 2015 suicide rate reduction for Guyana is factual

Dear Editor, The Caribbean Voice wonders why Ms. Annie Balliram (whose letter was recently published in the local media) is casting doubt on the 2015 suicide rate for Guyana, which shows a reduction...

You cannot and will not win in this country

Aug 27, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on You cannot and will not win in this country

When a country is blighted and has gone far beyond the boundary of irrationality and nihilism, the affliction permeates the entire country, not just the political and social hierarchy. The psychic...

Ship of Secrets

Aug 27, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery Comments Off on Ship of Secrets

By Michael Jordan If you were to visit Bartica, you would see an ancient, half-sunken vessel jutting out of the river, in the vicinity of Triangular Street. It was a ship of secrets, some say; a...

Bloating and Gas: Uncomfortable and unsuspecting cause of belly pains

Aug 27, 2017 KNews Dr Zulfikar Bux, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Bloating and Gas: Uncomfortable and unsuspecting cause of belly pains

By Dr Zulfikar Bux Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine Belching or passing gas (flatus) is natural and common. Excessive belching or flatus, accompanied by bloating, pain or distention of your...

Boycotted for a Knighthood

Aug 27, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on Boycotted for a Knighthood

By Sir Ronald Sanders Geoffrey Boycott is a BBC cricket commentator. He was an England cricketer for 24 years. Over that period, he scored 8,114 runs in 108 Test matches for England and was the first...

Health insurance

Aug 27, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Health insurance

The announcement that Ministers of the government have health insurance plans has come as a shock. It is also being suggested that the government has paid some $38M in premiums, a claim which remains...

Organise and Mobilise, Don’t Agonise…International Year for People of African Descent

Aug 27, 2017 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Organise and Mobilise, Don’t Agonise…International Year for People of African Descent

By David A. Granger Part 2 FIVE-POINT PROGRAMME The Government of Guyana will work with non-governmental organisations which represent people of African Descent – during the remaining years of the...

Public Utilities Commission needs to regulate GPL

Aug 27, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Public Utilities Commission needs to regulate GPL

Dear Editor, There are those who might say that valuing the GPL for rate making purposes would be an exercise in futility since the company is essentially owned by the Government of Guyana. Making...

Chris Ram and Ramon Gaskin have insulted Guyanese

Aug 27, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Chris Ram and Ramon Gaskin have insulted Guyanese

Dear Editor, Wednesday August 23rd, I sat and encouraged my family to listen to a Plain Talk discussion hosted by Christopher Ram that included Ramon Gaskin. I know both men at an informal level....