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An Ode to Gandhi, from Lisa Punch

Oct 14, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on An Ode to Gandhi, from Lisa Punch

By Kemol King Rising Star, Lisa Punch, has graced Guyana with yet another breathtaking performance. This time, the singer decided to cross into a new culture with an ode to revolutionary Indian...

COURTS Peewee 2018… St. Agnes, Mae’s, St. Pius and Golden Grove end round-robin on high

Oct 14, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on COURTS Peewee 2018… St. Agnes, Mae’s, St. Pius and Golden Grove end round-robin on high

The round-robin stage of the 2018 COURTS under-11 peewee football tournament, which is being part sponsored by Banks DIH, concluded yesterday at the Ministry of Education (MOE) ground on CARIFESTA...

Orealla-Siparuta gets long awaited ‘River Ambulance’

Oct 14, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Orealla-Siparuta gets long awaited ‘River Ambulance’

The commissioning of long awaited ‘River Ambulance’ for Orealla-Siparuta is just the beginning of a series of health sector upgrades for villages. The water ambulance that is equipped with an...

The fish exporter’s execution – Why did a professional hit-man kill ‘Motie’ Sonilall?

Oct 14, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery Comments Off on The fish exporter’s execution – Why did a professional hit-man kill ‘Motie’ Sonilall?

By Michael Jordan At around 19:30 hrs on April 9, 2010, a female resident of Second Street, Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara, was standing outside her house when she saw a man, who was wearing a toque,...

Seeking value for money at the CJIA construction

Oct 14, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on Seeking value for money at the CJIA construction

The buck always stops at the government. When contractors do shoddy work, the government is blamed and it matters not that these contractors are international recruits. For example, if Guyana secures...

THE NEED FOR CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR INTERNAL AUDITORS

Oct 14, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on THE NEED FOR CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR INTERNAL AUDITORS

The Institute of Internal Auditors – Guyana Chapter (IIAGC)— which is affiliated to the Global IIA and headquartered in the USA, has as a major goal to promote the growth and development of the...

Masking Reality: The Coalition does not have a shared vision

Oct 14, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Hinds' Sight with Dr. David Hinds Comments Off on Masking Reality: The Coalition does not have a shared vision

My attention was drawn to an observation by President Granger in his recent interview in the Guyana Review. When asked about managing the coalition, the President said that the coalition parties have...

Wildlife commission hosts nationwide management workshops

Oct 14, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Wildlife commission hosts nationwide management workshops

The Guyana Wildlife Conservation and Management Commission, has been holding workshops and consultations with residents across the various regions to sensitize and educate the public on how to better...

The bird that flew away from the sky’s wild noise

Oct 14, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The bird that flew away from the sky’s wild noise

You are bound to accuse me of chauvinism if I was to cite the number of times I have faced vitriolic condemnation by important players in Guyana because of my critical outlook on their public lives...

The Baccoo Speaks

Oct 14, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo Speaks

News is going to emerge that one member of the Guyana Teachers’ Union was not prepared to accept any offer the government made. This was because that member of the executive was a close friend and...

They want us to forget

Oct 14, 2018 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on They want us to forget

Judging from the weekly posturing and self-serving rhetoric coming from Bharrat Jagdeo and Freedom House, it is clear that they are hoping and praying that people will forget what transpired during...

GUYDA donates US$2,000 to Communities Arise’s Sophia Literacy Project

Oct 14, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on GUYDA donates US$2,000 to Communities Arise’s Sophia Literacy Project

The work of Communities Arise in the education of children in the Sophia Community continues to be recognized by organisations and individuals who wish to contribute to the development of Guyana’s...

AFC has confidence in its chances at LGE

Oct 14, 2018 KNews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on AFC has confidence in its chances at LGE

The past week was an interesting one for the Alliance For Change (AFC) and its candidates contesting next month’s Local Government Elections. The Party is ramping up our campaign to promote the...

Dog food vendor beaten by inmates hours after remanded for gun find

Oct 14, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Dog food vendor beaten by inmates hours after remanded for gun find

A Sophia man was badly beaten hours after he was remanded on Friday. According to the police, the man was charged and remanded to prison Friday, October 12, 2018. “About 20:30 hours on the said...

The Story Within The Story… Questionable medical schools; too many C-Sections for moms

Oct 14, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on The Story Within The Story… Questionable medical schools; too many C-Sections for moms

By Leonard Gildarie What I am about to write will raise the hackles in especially hospitals, but then again that is the idea. I am hoping that we can spark some debate and a look at the operations of...

Balwant Singh Hospital moves for contempt against Food and Drugs Chief

Oct 14, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Balwant Singh Hospital moves for contempt against Food and Drugs Chief

A city hospital is battling the Government Analyst – Food and Drug Department (GA-FDD) over pharmaceuticals being imported. Dr. Balwant Singh’s Hospital is seeking jail time for GA-FDD’s head,...

Ansa McAL on board with GTT’s Pinktober Event

Oct 14, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Ansa McAL on board with GTT’s Pinktober Event

After several rounds of negotiation, ANSA McAL Trading Limited and the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) have sealed a partnership for GTT’s highly anticipated Pinktober event. The...

Interesting Creature… Desert red bat

Oct 14, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on Interesting Creature… Desert red bat

The desert red bat (Lasiurus blossevillii), also known as the western red bat, is one of many species of bats. This particular one is from the Vespertilionidae family, which is the largest bat...

ImmigrationINFO: Immigration Case about Indefinite Detention Hits the U.S. Supreme Court

Oct 14, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on ImmigrationINFO: Immigration Case about Indefinite Detention Hits the U.S. Supreme Court

Next Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court (with Trump new appointee, Justice Kavanaugh) will decide Nielsen v. Preap and determine whether thousands of longtime U.S. residents face indefinite detention...

Book Review…A tale of modern-day slavery raises troubling questions

Oct 14, 2018 KNews Book Review…, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Book Review…A tale of modern-day slavery raises troubling questions

Book: Praise Songs for the Butterflies Author: Bernice L. McFadden Critic: Dr Glenville Ashby, PhD Bernice L. McFadden’s Praise Songs for the Butterflies weaves through the steely web of human...

A brief homeless chronicle outside Bourda Market

Oct 14, 2018 KNews Countryman, Features / Columnists Comments Off on A brief homeless chronicle outside Bourda Market

By Dennis Nichols I started this week’s piece on Wednesday, October 10 – just another midweek day, as the world whirled and Hurricane Michael, not that far away, tore into Florida’s...

Regions One, Four, Nine CHWs undergoing Midwifery training” ministry working to acquire equipment to deal with postpartum haemorrhage

Oct 14, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Regions One, Four, Nine CHWs undergoing Midwifery training” ministry working to acquire equipment to deal with postpartum haemorrhage

Twenty-five Community Health Workers (CHWs) from Regions One, Four and Nine have begun training in Midwifery. This is the third phase of an $8M Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) funded project...

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Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News-The American humorist Will Rogers once remarked that the best investment on earth is earth... more