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It pays to steal from your employer … You can pay the fine and still make a profit

Dec 31, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on It pays to steal from your employer … You can pay the fine and still make a profit

The need to revamp local laws has been gathering steam in recent years. The reforms do not only include provisions in the Constitution for presidential term limits, but also for little offences, some...

Sod turned for Linden/Region Ten Passport Office

Dec 31, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Sod turned for Linden/Region Ten Passport Office

By Enid Joaquin Minister of Citizenship, Winston Felix, yesterday turned the sod for the Linden/Region Ten Passport Office at Retrieve, Linden. On hand to witness the event were several Regional...

Pensioner dies after being rescued from submerged car

Dec 31, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Pensioner dies after being rescued from submerged car

A pensioner lost his life on the Essequibo Coast Public Road last Friday night, when his car overturned in a trench near Danielstown. The deceased was identified as 70-year-old Royston Peterson, of...

2018 will test CARICOM’s collective resolve

Dec 31, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on 2018 will test CARICOM’s collective resolve

By Sir Ronald Sanders In 2018, unless Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries eschew their tendency to pursue narrow ‘national interests’ in the conduct of their international relations, each of...

$40.7M allocated for special swing doors at GPHC

Dec 31, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on $40.7M allocated for special swing doors at GPHC

Several special purpose swing doors are to be purchased and installed for operating theatres at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPHC) at a cost of $40.7 million. The procurement process started...

ICO DESIGNS…US-based Guyanese pools fashion and philanthropy to help others

Dec 31, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on ICO DESIGNS…US-based Guyanese pools fashion and philanthropy to help others

With a constant desire to help improve the state of humanity, overseas-based Guyanese businesswoman and philanthropist, Onica Charles, has combined innovation and passion to launch a personalised...

More than a week later…Rape accused yet to be charged despite DPP’s recommendation

Dec 31, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on More than a week later…Rape accused yet to be charged despite DPP’s recommendation

The mother of a nine-year-old girl, who was raped on September 21, last when a minibus driver sneaked into their home, is getting frustrated by every passing day. This is because the Director of...

And the ‘Person of the Year’ for 2017 is…

Dec 31, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on And the ‘Person of the Year’ for 2017 is…

Each year this column selects someone whom it feels has made the most significant contribution to national life – the person need not have made consistent contributions over the foregoing...

Charity NDC blames Puran Bros. for garbage buildup in market place.

Dec 31, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Charity NDC blames Puran Bros. for garbage buildup in market place.

The poor disposal of garbage within the community of Charity remains a major threat to health and sanitation, jeopardising the wellbeing of all in the community. The situation has escalated so much...

One jailed, three freed on arm robbery charge

Dec 31, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on One jailed, three freed on arm robbery charge

One of four men who were on trial in the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s court on a charge of robbery under arms, has been jailed while the other three were freed due to insufficient evidence. Kevon...

Many schools fail to meet WHO water quality standard

Dec 31, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Many schools fail to meet WHO water quality standard

The Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) over the past year conducted a series of water quality tests in three different Regions, in joint venture with the Ministry of Education. It was found that close...

2017 has been a rough year – cry La Penitence vendors

Dec 31, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on 2017 has been a rough year – cry La Penitence vendors

As the year is ending, many businesses and organisations will gather to discuss their overall performance; the vendors, of the one of the oldest markets in the country, are no different. The market,...

Trotman allowed ExxonMobil to strangle Guyana in stability clause of contract – Ram

Dec 31, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Trotman allowed ExxonMobil to strangle Guyana in stability clause of contract – Ram

When ExxonMobil’s Country Manager, Rod Henson, addressed the media, he said that Guyana secured a “fair” contract. He said that it was internationally competitive and that the interest of...

DDL molasses supply threatened by GuySuCo’s production cuts- contemplates entry in sugar industry; wants estates remain operational

Dec 31, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on DDL molasses supply threatened by GuySuCo’s production cuts- contemplates entry in sugar industry; wants estates remain operational

By Leonard Gildarie Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) has expressed deep worry over the impact that the planned closure of three sugar estates will have on its rum production. The...

How do you keep the music playing?

Dec 31, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on How do you keep the music playing?

Depending on your perspective on life, the end of the current year and the beginning of a new one probably will bring contrasting emotions, feelings and thoughts. As I observed in my Christmas...

Guyana is a nation in transition to becoming a ‘green’ state

Dec 31, 2017 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Guyana is a nation in transition to becoming a ‘green’ state

By H.E. David Granger The Government of Guyana is at mid-term and, ever mindful of its duty to the people, will continue to aim at providing a good life for all in 2018. The Nation’s economy has...

Earnestly preparing to oversee the construction of another Dem. River Bridge

Dec 31, 2017 KNews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Earnestly preparing to oversee the construction of another Dem. River Bridge

When it was built and completed during the Administration of Prime Minister Forbes Burnham back in 1978, the Demerara Harbour Bridge (DHB) was designed to last, in its original form, for about a...

What happens when you get shortness of breath?

Dec 31, 2017 KNews Dr Zulfikar Bux, Features / Columnists Comments Off on What happens when you get shortness of breath?

By Dr Zulfikar Bux Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine Getting shortness of breath is never a nice experience. It’s mostly a sign that your body is not getting enough oxygen. People who have...

New Year and I can see more sniping at Granger

Dec 31, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on New Year and I can see more sniping at Granger

The New Year is hours away and there are some things that will come with it. One will be an eclipse of the moon. Some people will enter the world of work for the first time. They are the first group...

The Baccoo Speaks

Dec 31, 2017 KNews The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo Speaks

The madness is still here. Young boys are bent on making themselves comfortable at the expense of others. Yet another is going to be caught, making it three in three days. One was severely beaten,...

GLDA continues to improve transparency and accountability

Dec 31, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on GLDA continues to improve transparency and accountability

In the last few years, the management team at the Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA) aggressively initiated several activities in an effort to transform its monitoring, evaluation, and...

The corpse in Mr. Reddy’s hallway

Dec 31, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery Comments Off on The corpse in Mr. Reddy’s hallway

By Michael Jordan Sixty-one-year-old Permaul Reddy should have seen the corpse the moment he stepped through his front door. After all, it was lying in plain sight in his hallway. But he insists that...

Almost 200 children placed in foster care in 2017

Dec 31, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Almost 200 children placed in foster care in 2017

Nearly 200 children have been placed in foster care for the year 2017. This is according to information compiled and released from the Ministry of Social Protection’s Child Protection Agency,...

MAKE 2018 A YEAR OF OPTIMISM

Dec 31, 2017 KNews Consumer Concerns, Features / Columnists Comments Off on MAKE 2018 A YEAR OF OPTIMISM

By PAT DIAL Today is the last day of 2017; we are standing on the threshold of the New Year 2018. This is a special time for Guyanese people, as from the middle of December they began preparing for...

Improving Performance through Instructional Leadership

Dec 31, 2017 KNews Education Corner, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Improving Performance through Instructional Leadership

By Olato Sam As the New Year and new school term begin, Heads of institutions have an ideal opportunity to improve on a crucial dimension of their existing leadership repertoire. A key dimension of...

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The eternal optimism of the human spirit

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- Every New Year’s Eve, like clockwork, we engage in a ritual that is predictable as... more