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Gov’t moves to address occupational deficiency for workers in informal economy

Mar 23, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Gov’t moves to address occupational deficiency for workers in informal economy

Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) in the informal economy is seriously lacking, and Government has commenced addressing the deficiency so that social protection can be afforded to thousands...

GTCPM Annual Apprentice Road Race 2018…Neil Huston takes top honours

Mar 23, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on GTCPM Annual Apprentice Road Race 2018…Neil Huston takes top honours

Apprentice Neil Huston was the winner of the annual GuySuCo Training Centre six mile road race, which was held recently for apprentices and guest athletes. A total of 48 runners participated in the...

Planning for National Schools Relay Festival continues

Mar 23, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Planning for National Schools Relay Festival continues

The planning committee of the National Schools’ Relay Festival met Tuesday as efforts to successfully host the third annual edition of this event that runs off next month (13th & 14th April) at...

Attempted murder accused freed

Mar 23, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Attempted murder accused freed

George Dover was yesterday acquitted of attempted murder after a jury returned a not guilty verdict in relation to the offence. Dover was accused of unlawfully and maliciously wounding Kester...

Major roads closed due to roundabout project – police

Mar 23, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Major roads closed due to roundabout project – police

The Guyana Police Force is informing members of the public that the following roads will be closed to vehicular traffic for continuous road work at Kitty Roundabout starting today, Friday, March 23,...

Shariff Stable dominate as Settling Star and Mischievous Maker wins-T & T of Nand Persaud Stable takes H class race

Mar 23, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Shariff Stable dominate as Settling Star and Mischievous Maker wins-T & T of Nand Persaud Stable takes H class race

The Shariff stable after a few events without any major victory bounced back into top contention when they dominated proceedings the take the champion stable accolade at the Kennard Memorial Horse...

BCB holds successful meeting with Upper Corentyne Clubs – President urges Clubs to work as a Unit

Mar 23, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on BCB holds successful meeting with Upper Corentyne Clubs – President urges Clubs to work as a Unit

Newly elected President of the Berbice Cricket Board Hilbert Foster on Saturday last, hosted a highly successfully Face the Clubs Meeting in the Upper Corentyne Area at the Riverton Suite,...

D&R Construction T20 cricket being played in Region 9

Mar 23, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on D&R Construction T20 cricket being played in Region 9

Proprietor of R & D Construction and Machinery Rentals David Sugrim handed over two trophies to Region Nine Community Policing group Liaison Officer Brian Rodrigues for the staging of a T20...

Golden Grove resident praises fire service for quick response

Mar 23, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Golden Grove resident praises fire service for quick response

Over the years, the police and the fire service have come in for criticisms time and again. Whether it is for arriving late, for seeing little results or little water, the thanks have been...

Lallbachan, Austin guide D Division to seven-wicket win

Mar 23, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Lallbachan, Austin guide D Division to seven-wicket win

Bhojnarine Lallbachan grabbed two wickets and returned to hit a top score of 30 while Corwin Austin hit an unbeaten 28 to guide ‘D’ Division to a 7-wicket victory over ‘B’ Division when the...

RHTY&SC Cricket Teams continued to make positive difference

Mar 23, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on RHTY&SC Cricket Teams continued to make positive difference

“The Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club, MS and its ten Cricket Teams are totally dedicated to making positive differences in the lives of others and as a Club we would continue to touch the...

Black Bush rice farmers getting 45 bags per acre

Mar 23, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Black Bush rice farmers getting 45 bags per acre

A visit to the Black Bush Polder area by Regional Chairman David Armogan saw him engaging with rice farmers. Farmers have revealed that the rice yields have increased for the first crop of...

GPHC delivers over 7000 babies in 2017 -says workload does not allow for patients to get immediate attention

Mar 23, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on GPHC delivers over 7000 babies in 2017 -says workload does not allow for patients to get immediate attention

People should not seek to access the health care services offered at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation [GPHC] with the belief that they will be immediately attended to. Such a belief,...

Death of mom after childbirth…Stricter measures to be put in place from antenatal level

Mar 23, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Death of mom after childbirth…Stricter measures to be put in place from antenatal level

– Linden Hospital CEO By Enid Joaquin “We don’t want to be surprised we want to know the patient’s history beforehand!” That was the assertion of Dr. Farouk Riyastat, CEO of the...

Personal trainer charged for grabbing teen’s breast

Mar 23, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Personal trainer charged for grabbing teen’s breast

A personal trainer who allegedly grabbed the breast of a teenager was yesterday arraigned before a City Magistrate to answer to a charge of sexual assault of a child. Twenty-seven-year-old Michael...

Tourism Congress concludes, deemed successful

Mar 23, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Tourism Congress concludes, deemed successful

The 24th Inter-American Ministerial Congress on Tourism yesterday, wrapped up its two-day session at the Marriot Hotel with more fruitful discussions by ministers and high-level authorities on...

Bus driver charged with causing death of pensioner

Mar 23, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Bus driver charged with causing death of pensioner

A minibus driver who allegedly struck and killed a pensioner while she was attempting to cross the road to make her way to church was yesterday charged and released on $300,000 bail. Narsingh Jagsar...

Indians are watching the hypocrisy of African Guyanese

Mar 23, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Indians are watching the hypocrisy of African Guyanese

David Hinds and Lincoln Lewis have a huge track record of fighting for the rights and survival of African Guyanese under the PPP government from the time the PPP won the presidency in 1992. David...

Be conscious and appreciative of the national security dimension

Mar 23, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Be conscious and appreciative of the national security dimension

Dear Editor, Ever since the release of the 2016 Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) between the Government of Guyana and Exxon Mobil there has been an intense and energetic public debate on its terms,...

Depression is like a parasite

Mar 23, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Depression is like a parasite

Dear Editor, The Caribbean Voice (TCV) agrees with Ms Bonita Harris that Ms. Alecia Patterson displayed ‘courage in speaking frankly and publicly on the depression she suffered’, especially given...

Finding the right persons to fill the jobs

Mar 23, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Finding the right persons to fill the jobs

The political parties and coalitions that have traditionally run Guyana have looked for the right persons in the wrong places. They have come into office and have tried to find competent persons from...

A most misleading article

Mar 23, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on A most misleading article

Dear Editor, I refer to KN March 22 at page 8. This is yet another example of a sensational story about Guyana’s embryonic oil and gas industry that is both misleading factually and decidedly...

Thinking too much of themselves

Mar 23, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Thinking too much of themselves

Dear Sir, I have been following the discussions in relation to the revocation of Dr. Hinds and Mr Lewis columns from the national Newspaper the Chronicle. I could care less about the revocation, but...

Challenging a former CCJ judge

Mar 23, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Challenging a former CCJ judge

Dear Editor, Professor Justice Duke Pollard’s letter captioned ‘Lowe’s conclusion on case before CCJ was spurious’(Stabroek News, March 21, 2018), which criticizes Mr. Sherwood Lowe for...

The City Council has ignored me

Mar 23, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on The City Council has ignored me

Dear Editor, Please grant me some space in your letter Colum to express my total disappointment over the lack of respect by the town clerk and councilors. The officers have shown to me, a senior...

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President’s College upstage Santa Rosa to advance into Quarters

Anticipation without preparation

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- The Vice President of Guyana, ever the sagacious observer of the inevitable, has reassured... more