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STANDARDS IN FOCUS: MAKING INDIGENOUS FURNITURE THAT MEETS THE STANDARD

Sep 16, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Standards in Focus Comments Off on STANDARDS IN FOCUS: MAKING INDIGENOUS FURNITURE THAT MEETS THE STANDARD

We are already in the middle of September, Amerindian Heritage Month. This month is set aside to showcase the contributions of our Amerindian People. It is most appropriate to feature one of the...

A lawyer, a video and a bribe

Sep 16, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists Comments Off on A lawyer, a video and a bribe

By Leonard Gildarie So once again, we are back with the police in the spotlight. And once again, it is not good news. There is a new Commissioner of Police, Leslie James, and the little interactions...

Corallus hortulanus (from the Boa Species)

Sep 16, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Corallus hortulanus (from the Boa Species)

Corallus hortulanus is a non-venomous boa species found in South America. No subspecies are currently recognized. Adults grow to an average of 5 and 6.5 feet (1.5–2 m) in length. This...

In the public interest

Sep 16, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on In the public interest

It was bound to happen sometime. The police have become overbearing. Someone was bound to one day explode and this is exactly what happened, as shown by a video going viral on social media. A driver...

The politics of justifying wrongs pose threats to society and citizens’ well-being

Sep 16, 2018 KNews Eye on Guyana with Lincoln Lewis, Features / Columnists Comments Off on The politics of justifying wrongs pose threats to society and citizens’ well-being

This nation is going through another stage, if not dealt with properly could pose further threats for the ordinary man and woman, with far reaching consequences for how we treat with each other,...

The Baccoo Speaks

Sep 16, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo Speaks

The road accidents are nowhere near to ending. There will be another fatality east of the city because of the road construction. Alcohol would play a major part. A car would hit a huge indentation on...

CONSUMER CONCERNS: AMERINDIAN HERITAGE AND AMERINDIAN LANGUAGES

Sep 16, 2018 KNews Consumer Concerns, Features / Columnists Comments Off on CONSUMER CONCERNS: AMERINDIAN HERITAGE AND AMERINDIAN LANGUAGES

by PAT DIAL We have commenced Amerindian Heritage Month which is commemorated in September each year. The Month was appropriately kicked off with a service of the Halleluja Religion which is an...

A comprehensive critique of Roy Heath’s oeuvre

Sep 16, 2018 KNews Book Review…, Features / Columnists Comments Off on A comprehensive critique of Roy Heath’s oeuvre

Book: Aftermath of Empire: The Novels of Roy A. K. Heath Author: Ameena Gafoor Reviewer: Emeritus Professor Frank Birbalsingh (Professor Birbalsingh is a Guyanese academic living in Canada and...

When you don’t want to do something, one excuse is as good as another

Sep 16, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on When you don’t want to do something, one excuse is as good as another

Some years ago, I saw a cartoon in a newspaper that made me realize how some people in the world operates. A man leaned over his fence and asked his neighbour to loan him a hammer. The neighbour...

I am donating $10, 000 if you guess right

Sep 16, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on I am donating $10, 000 if you guess right

In my heart, mind and soul, I know that Guyana is not the most psychologically disheveled land in the world. The other countries on the globe (especially autocracies like Russia, China) have stupid...

Tuberculosis: Early treatment is vital

Sep 16, 2018 KNews Dr Zulfikar Bux, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Tuberculosis: Early treatment is vital

By Dr. Zulfikar Bux Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine Tuberculosis, also called TB, is an infection caused by bacteria. It usually affects the lungs, but it can spread to the joints, bladder,...

Local government elections- Fortifying grassroot democracy

Sep 16, 2018 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Local government elections- Fortifying grassroot democracy

Conventional wisdom tells us that there is usually very low voter turnout at local government elections. In Guyana local elections returned in 2016 after an absence of over two decades. Feedback from...

In the Green Corner

Sep 16, 2018 KNews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on In the Green Corner

By Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo (Abridged) The Opposition leader, as is to be expected, spent a lot of time attempting to get political mileage out of the recent strike by teachers, and when it...

Understanding Visa Availability and Priority Dates

Sep 16, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists Comments Off on Understanding Visa Availability and Priority Dates

By Attorney Gail S. Seeram Many of my clients often ask why the wait is so long for the issuance of visas. The Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) sets the number of immigrant visas that may be...

Within the past eight months… Over 50,000 traffic cases recorded

Sep 16, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Within the past eight months… Over 50,000 traffic cases recorded

The Guyana Police Force has recorded 50,068 traffic cases within the past eight months, with speeding topping the list of offences with 13,903. Of these cases, 2,615 were for breach of condition of...

Trinidadian Soca artiste re-enacts ‘assault’ outside Palm Court

Sep 16, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Trinidadian Soca artiste re-enacts ‘assault’ outside Palm Court

The trial involving Maverick De Abreu, who is on trial for wounding popular soca artiste, Rodney ‘Benjai’ Le Blanc, continued on Friday outside of Palm Court, Main Street, Georgetown. De Abreu,...

A vigorous investigation is also needed into mismanagement, overspending at DPI

Sep 16, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on A vigorous investigation is also needed into mismanagement, overspending at DPI

Dear Mr. /Madam Editor, Now that the allegations regarding overspending and the alleged mismanagement at the Guyana Chronicle are in the spotlight, we are appealing to the Honourable President David...

Dr. Carpen responds to Dr.Mark Devonish

Sep 16, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Dr. Carpen responds to Dr.Mark Devonish

Dear Editor, My fellow Alumnus of the University of Guyana, now residing in the UK, Dr. Mark Devonish has recently advanced some very apposite points about cardiologists and the practice of...

The behaviour of this Attorney at Law is a disgrace to the legal profession

Sep 16, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on The behaviour of this Attorney at Law is a disgrace to the legal profession

Dear Editor, The despicable behaviour of the Attorney at Law who described himself to the traffic police as “Ryan f#@king Crawford” is a great disgrace to the legal profession. He used his power...

The real change that is shaping and giving form to the political and economic future

Sep 16, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on The real change that is shaping and giving form to the political and economic future

Dear Editor, I think that it is safe to say that Guyanese have never really had a good day politically. We have been oppressed historically by colonialism and the oppression continued under...

Robert Millington’s ‘big buses’ will be a welcome change for commuters

Sep 16, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Robert Millington’s ‘big buses’ will be a welcome change for commuters

Dear Editor, With reference to an article published a few days ago in the Stabroek News, Robert Millington must be duly commended for his courageous initiative with his projected investment in an...

UG, TECHNOLOGY AND GLOBALIZATION

Sep 16, 2018 KNews Editorial Comments Off on UG, TECHNOLOGY AND GLOBALIZATION

Since its establishment in April 1963, the University of Guyana (UG) has remained the country’s leading national higher education institution. Indeed, there are other tertiary institutions, some of...

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Tennis Association applauds historic GYD $8 billion allocation to the sports sector in the 2025 National Budget

‘Govt. must come clean on gas-to-energy project’

– spending US$2B on a project without financial, environmental studies is criminality at its worst – WPA Kaieteur... more