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Granger still to send formal proposal for discussions with Jagdeo

Sep 30, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Granger still to send formal proposal for discussions with Jagdeo

In August, President David Granger expressed an interest in meeting with Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo for bi-lateral talks on issues the two sides determine were of importance. On...

Preparations at advanced stage for 14th Berbice Trade fair and Expo 2018

Sep 30, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Preparations at advanced stage for 14th Berbice Trade fair and Expo 2018

Organisers of the Annual Berbice Exposition and Trade Fair, the Central Corentyne Chamber of Commerce(CCCC), promises to make this year’s event bigger and better than before. This is according to...

Truck crushes man on Good Hope Public Road

Sep 30, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Truck crushes man on Good Hope Public Road

Cyon Saunders, a 40-year-old clothes vendor was crushed by motor lorry GRR 6081 on the Good Hope Public Road, East Coast Demerara (ECD) around 03:30 hours on Saturday morning, while he was walking on...

New Sheet Anchor water treatment plant on schedule

Sep 30, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on New Sheet Anchor water treatment plant on schedule

Amidst conflicting information Lower East Canje residents want authorities to say if they are included. A new treatment plant being built at Sheet Anchor, East Canje Berbice, funded by the Inter-...

Diamond/Grove NDC hosts inaugural dinner and awards ceremony

Sep 30, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Diamond/Grove NDC hosts inaugural dinner and awards ceremony

The Diamond/Golden Grove Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) held its first awards ceremony and dinner on Friday. The event was well attended by councillors, and staff, Regional Democratic...

CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER

Sep 30, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER

Why security must be fully implemented as the fourth pillar of integration within the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) sooner rather than later By Fairbairn Egerton Liverpool The Independent West Indian...

Electronic database initiated at the Child Care and Protection Agency

Sep 30, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Electronic database initiated at the Child Care and Protection Agency

The Ministry of Social Protection through the Child Care & Protection Agency launched an electronic Child Protection Information Management System (CPIMS) on Friday, last. The CPIMS is an...

AMERINDIAN HERITAGE AND AMERINDIAN LANGUAGES

Sep 30, 2018 KNews Consumer Concerns, Features / Columnists Comments Off on AMERINDIAN HERITAGE AND AMERINDIAN LANGUAGES

BY PAT DIAL We 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...

Foresight caused the birth of NIS

Sep 30, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on Foresight caused the birth of NIS

Forty-nine years ago, Prime Minister Forbes Burnham conceived the idea that there should be a National Insurance Scheme. Whatever sparked the idea I would never know because the thought process was...

Bipolar Disorder: When your mind takes you to the extremes

Sep 30, 2018 KNews Dr Zulfikar Bux, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Bipolar Disorder: When your mind takes you to the extremes

By Dr Zulfikar Bux Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine We all may have mood swings from time to time. A person with bipolar disorder unfortunately has them regularly in their daily life....

The Baccoo Speaks

Sep 30, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo Speaks

It has not escaped notice that there was a mad rush by people to exit the world. Just last week the media highlighted some of the worst fatal accidents to occur in the country yet people continued...

BUSINESSES – EMBRACING STANDARDS FOR COMPETITIVENESS

Sep 30, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Standards in Focus Comments Off on BUSINESSES – EMBRACING STANDARDS FOR COMPETITIVENESS

In today’s competitive business environment, standards and quality are two key aspects that determine the market share of businesses, and ultimately these determine who will remain...

Can the moral morass of any society run so deep?

Sep 30, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Can the moral morass of any society run so deep?

One of the instincts that inhere in humans is the purposeful reaction to life’s glaring depravities. Humans are shocked to the core when a little child is raped, a doctor’s neglect causes a...

Guyana must be packaged as a serious agricultural player

Sep 30, 2018 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Guyana must be packaged as a serious agricultural player

On October 16, World Food Day will be observed. This year’s event will be observed under the theme, “Our actions today are our future. A zero-hunger world by 2030 is possible”. The official...

October is new completion date for Port Mourant Well

Sep 30, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on October is new completion date for Port Mourant Well

– GWI says 9000 customers to benefit The new completion date for the well being drilled at Port Mourant, Berbice, Region Six is the end of October 2018. This was revealed by technical...

Love for country comes first …PPP WILL NOT BULLY OUR CANDIDATES INTO CHANGING SIDES

Sep 30, 2018 KNews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Love for country comes first …PPP WILL NOT BULLY OUR CANDIDATES INTO CHANGING SIDES

The Opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP) is showing signs of discomfort as reported by the residents in a few Local Government electoral districts. This is the same party that has been...

Centenarian Springer is 105

Sep 30, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Centenarian Springer is 105

By- Tracey T. Squires Dressed in yellow, a colour that signifies fortitude and positivity, Ismay Springer a 105 year- old centenarian sat and reflected upon her existence on the earth. Yesterday,...

Local Government Elections: Less about communities and more about National Parties

Sep 30, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Hinds' Sight with Dr. David Hinds Comments Off on Local Government Elections: Less about communities and more about National Parties

This past week, the country had to endure the back and forth among the parties contesting the upcoming local government election over the validity of their respective candidates’ list. The exchange...

What to Expect in Immigration Removal Proceedings?

Sep 30, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on What to Expect in Immigration Removal Proceedings?

By Attorney Gail Seeram Removal proceedings (or “deportation”) can be initiated against a lawful permanent resident or undocumented noncitizen (collectively referred to as “noncitizens”)....

Fulvous whistling duck

Sep 30, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on Fulvous whistling duck

The fulvous whistling duck or fulvous tree duck (Dendrocygna bicolor) is a whistling duck that breeds across the world’s tropical regions in much of Central and South America, the West...

Using herbal medicine to rejuvenate

Sep 30, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Using herbal medicine to rejuvenate

– local agro-processor looking to bring healthy back By Tiana Cole While he has no formal qualifications in herbalism, 62-year-old Michael Nunes is on a mission to get the population healthy...

The Story Within The Story…Who are the people supervising our contractors?

Sep 30, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on The Story Within The Story…Who are the people supervising our contractors?

By Leonard Gildarie You are living in a home and because it is too small, you have decided to make it bigger. So you hire a contractor. You tell him what the job is and explain that because you have...

Local entrepreneur reaps the sweet taste of success

Sep 30, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Local entrepreneur reaps the sweet taste of success

By Feona Morrison and Tiana Cole Honey is slowly replacing the sugar bottles in many homes. Not only does honey contain an abundance of antioxidant, it helps improves cholesterol and lower...

A Work of Art

Sep 30, 2018 KNews Book Review…, Features / Columnists Comments Off on A Work of Art

Book: Collected Poems (1975-2015) Author: John Robert Lee Critic: Glenville Ashby, PhD John Robert Lee’s Collected Poems is a work of existential depth, a collage of sentiments desperately...

Pres. Granger, Dr. Lucas and Minister Scott playing with the nation’s future

Sep 30, 2018 KNews Eye on Guyana with Lincoln Lewis, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Pres. Granger, Dr. Lucas and Minister Scott playing with the nation’s future

It’s the second time since independence that an issue involving increased salary and improved working conditions has engaged the attention of the Head of Government, after which arbitration...

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