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Woman burns man in jealous rage

May 23, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Woman burns man in jealous rage

Forty-three-year-old Devon Marks of Nottinghamshire, Linden was on Sunday rushed to the Linden Hospital Complex suffering from first and second degree burns to forty-five percent of his body,...

Recent manufacturer’s authorisation now a requirement for drug suppliers – Health Ministry announces

May 23, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Recent manufacturer’s authorisation now a requirement for drug suppliers – Health Ministry announces

Special attention is being given to the way procurement is processed by the Ministry of Public Health. This is according to a published notice which boldly states that major changes have been made to...

SBA looking to host inaugural Caribbean Club Basketball Champions’ League by year-end

May 23, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on SBA looking to host inaugural Caribbean Club Basketball Champions’ League by year-end

Humphrey Eendragt, Technical Committee member of Suriname Basketball Association (SBA), shared with Kaieteur Sport during last weekend’s visit to the Dutch speaking nation, plans of having a 12...

Upper Demerara Hospital undergoing $13.5M rehabilitation More services to become available upon completion- Medical Superintendent

May 23, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Upper Demerara Hospital undergoing $13.5M rehabilitation More services to become available upon completion- Medical Superintendent

By Enid Joaquin. The Upper Demerara Hospital better known as the Wismar Hospital is currently being rehabilitated to the tune of some $13.5M. It is expected to offer more services upon completion....

Chess Federation selects team for World Olympiad in Georgia

May 23, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Chess Federation selects team for World Olympiad in Georgia

The Executive Committee of the Guyana Chess Federation has selected the Guyana National Men and Women Chess Teams which will represent our nation at this 43rd World Chess Olympiad in Batumi, Georgia,...

AFC pushes for no jail on small ganja possession cases

May 23, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on AFC pushes for no jail on small ganja possession cases

Amid intense pressure to introduce more liberal laws to address marijuana, the Alliance For Change (AFC) yesterday says it is not objecting to the removal of custodial sentences for possession...

Troy Doris recognised for ‘putting Guyana on the map’

May 23, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Troy Doris recognised for ‘putting Guyana on the map’

DPI, Guyana – John Adams MP this morning presented an award to Commonwealth Games Gold Medalist Troy Doris on behalf of Minister of Public Health Volda Lawrence. The gesture was in recognition...

Speech and occupational therapy for man kept in pen for 3 years

May 23, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Speech and occupational therapy for man kept in pen for 3 years

A 22-year-old man who was locked away like an animal for three years in a pen aback of a house, is progressing, says the Guyana Women Miners’ Association. Urica Primus, President of the...

One man show!

May 23, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on One man show!

The majority of Guyana have had no experience of one-man rule. They do not understand, therefore, the danger is inherent in perpetuating the cult of leadership personality. Unfortunately, despite all...

Judge orders trial after State refuses to settle $54M diamond case

May 23, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Judge orders trial after State refuses to settle $54M diamond case

By Feona Morrison The State has refused to offer settlement to Ronald Khan, who in a writ filed since 2011, claimed that among other things, police wrongfully detained $54M worth in diamonds...

MOPI received 13 bids for construction of sea defence within Region Three and Region Four

May 23, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on MOPI received 13 bids for construction of sea defence within Region Three and Region Four

The National Procurement and Tender Administration Board opened several bids yesterday, as is usually done on Tuesdays. The following are bids presented. The Ministry of Public Infrastructure...

Minister Garrido-Lowe interacts with ETI students

May 23, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Minister Garrido-Lowe interacts with ETI students

“Continue to study, take your schooling seriously,” was the encouragement given by Minister within the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs, Valerie Garrido-Lowe, to students...

As new cardiac procedure is introduced…Heart rhythm disorder is a common medical condition – Cardiologists

May 23, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on As new cardiac procedure is introduced…Heart rhythm disorder is a common medical condition – Cardiologists

Based on the size of the population and the known global statistics, there is likely to be quite a few thousand people living in Guyana with heart rhythm disorder. This is according to Interventional...

Wismar Hospital sees too many cases of fungal infections —- Bridges Paediatrician

May 23, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Wismar Hospital sees too many cases of fungal infections —- Bridges Paediatrician

Dr. Claudette Heyliger-Thomas, a paediatrician from Atlanta, Georgia, and attached to the Bridges Medical Mission which is currently in Guyana, visited both the Linden Hospital Complex and the Upper...

Six Guyanese among several deported by Suriname

May 23, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Six Guyanese among several deported by Suriname

Less than a month after a brutal pirate attack off Suriname that left four dead and 11 Guyanese missing, authorities in that neighbouring country are cracking down. According to Surinamese...

Three ranks injured after police pickup crashes

May 23, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Three ranks injured after police pickup crashes

Police Commissioner (ag), David Ramnarine, yesterday ordered a “thorough investigation” following an accident involving one of the new Chinese pickups that was donated late last year. According...

Harmon will win over Williams for Chairman of the PNC

May 23, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Harmon will win over Williams for Chairman of the PNC

The history and nature of political parties in Guyana is that the leader is the natural maximalist actor. I know of no party in Guyana from my studies where the leader’s assertions no matter how...

Block maker remanded on attempt murder charge

May 23, 2018 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Block maker remanded on attempt murder charge

A block maker from Cooper Street, Albouystown, Georgetown was remanded to prison yesterday after the court heard that a man he attempted to kill, is still hospitalized with life threatening injuries....

GuySuCo responds to Kaieteur News articles on Price-fixing and Inventory

May 23, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on GuySuCo responds to Kaieteur News articles on Price-fixing and Inventory

DEAR EDITOR, The Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc. (GuySuCo) is disappointed that the Kaieteur News has allowed its media agency to be used repeatedly by forces whose motives seem to be intended to...

Guyana needs to stop kicking the pot down the road

May 23, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyana needs to stop kicking the pot down the road

DEAR EDITOR, A Regional Commission on Marijuana was established in March 2014 by a joint agreement of the Heads of Government, and has been working in many countries of the Caribbean, holding town...

Government has a responsibility to protect its citizens

May 23, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Government has a responsibility to protect its citizens

DEAR EDITOR, It seems as though the Government of today is bent on destroying the small man with this wicked Ganja Law that has left us with numerous broken homes, young men and women who cannot get...

Welcome initiative by PSC

May 23, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Welcome initiative by PSC

DEAR EDITOR, The newspaper report that the Private Sector Commission (PSC) is trying to encourage the Political Parties to take more nationalistic, less narrow politically motivated initiatives for...

Is C. Allen one of those PPP writers now trying to hide under a veil?

May 23, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Is C. Allen one of those PPP writers now trying to hide under a veil?

DEAR EDITOR, I refer to a letter by a C. Allen, ”Guyana Goldfield and Exxon backlash” in KN on May 21st in which Allen sought to justify the concessions granted to Guyana Goldfields (GG). While...

Excellent staff and service at NAREI

May 23, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Excellent staff and service at NAREI

DEAR EDITOR, I am most heartened by my recent visit to the National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) and I compliment the Ministry of Agriculture and the institute for the...

There’s a vast difference between the 3 years of APNU+AFC and 23 years of PPP

May 23, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on There’s a vast difference between the 3 years of APNU+AFC and 23 years of PPP

DEAR EDITOR, The Coalition Government is in its third year in office, and quite frankly it makes the PPP’s twenty-three years look really bad. It shows in three years what the PPP could not have...

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…Peeping Tom Kaieteur News- A company can meet the letter of the law. It can tick every box, hit every target. Yet,... more