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Coroner’s inquest into 2013 vigilante killing delayed …as juror fails to attend court

Nov 17, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Coroner’s inquest into 2013 vigilante killing delayed …as juror fails to attend court

A coroner’s inquest which was scheduled to commence yesterday to determine if anyone should be held criminally liable for the death of 40-year-old Nigel Lowe who was beaten by a mob back in 2013,...

Mapping exercise to determine need to expand Mass Drug Administration campaign

Nov 17, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Mapping exercise to determine need to expand Mass Drug Administration campaign

Four regions have been targeted by the Ministry of Public Health as it advances its fight against lymphatic filariasis also known as filaria. The four regions that have been subjected to Mass Drug...

Over 1000 diagnosed with diabetic retinopathy for year so far … 5000 screened

Nov 17, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Over 1000 diagnosed with diabetic retinopathy for year so far … 5000 screened

Of the 5, 138 persons screened for diabetic retinopathy in just this year, some 1,008 have been diagnosed with the disease. This is according to recent statistics presented by doctors at GPHC....

The public has a right to know what is taking place

Nov 17, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The public has a right to know what is taking place

The sittings of the National Assembly are public. They are streamed live, there is provision for members of the public to attending sittings, and the media is allowed to report on deliberations in...

NGO calls for nationwide recognition of Int’l Men’s Day

Nov 17, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on NGO calls for nationwide recognition of Int’l Men’s Day

The Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) Men’s Value and Purpose (MVP), is currently aiming at spreading awareness on the value of men, and is hoping to aid young males in realizing their worth...

Videographer testifies in C/ville double murder PI

Nov 17, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Videographer testifies in C/ville double murder PI

Crime scene videographer Constable Stacy McKenzie yesterday testified in the Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into the gruesome killing of a Pandit and his son whose bodies were found in their Campbellville...

DISRUPTION OF DEEPAVALI PROGRAMME AT UNIVERSITY OF GUYANA

Nov 17, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on DISRUPTION OF DEEPAVALI PROGRAMME AT UNIVERSITY OF GUYANA

DEAR EDITOR I sincerely thank the Peeping Tom and Kaieteur News 8th November 2018 for informing the public of the fact that the Rangoli event at UG to observe Deepavali was disrupted by a Christian...

THE WHIM REFERENDUM – TOTAL REJECTION, REPUDIATION OF NAGAMOOTOO AND AFC

Nov 17, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on THE WHIM REFERENDUM – TOTAL REJECTION, REPUDIATION OF NAGAMOOTOO AND AFC

Dear Editor, Webster’s Dictionary has chosen TOXIC as the 2018 Word of the Year. Local Government Elections (LGE) 2018 dramatically pronounced the AFC and its leaders TOXIC, everywhere in Guyana....

Does this inspire national confidence?

Nov 17, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Does this inspire national confidence?

Dear Editor, I refer to the Leader of the Opposition Bharrat Jagdeo’s programme aired on HBTV Channel Nine on the eve of the Local Government Elections, in which he continued his desperate quest...

Resurrecting a spectre

Nov 17, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Resurrecting a spectre

Dear Editor, Local Government Elections are over and according to reports; all went well in all the constituencies. The state owned Guyana Chronicle dubbed this election a “victory for...

Voter apathy was prevalent at the LGE

Nov 17, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Voter apathy was prevalent at the LGE

Dear Editor, The low turnout at the recent Local Government Elections has brought to the fore the issue of voter apathy, which is not unique to Guyana. Except for the 1994 Local Government Elections...

Open offer to the 68% who have not voted

Nov 17, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Open offer to the 68% who have not voted

Dear Editor, My dear Guyanese, it is with great sadness and determination that I pen this offer to you after learning that you are leaderless and despotic having lost confidence in both sides of the...

Shared governance NOW after LGE

Nov 17, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Shared governance NOW after LGE

Dear Editor, The parties or groups should not blow their trumpets or crow from their ‘house’ tops about their victories at the recent Local Government Elections. The low voter turn-out is a...

LGE a people’s victory

Nov 17, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on LGE a people’s victory

Dear Editor, It was never the APNU+AFC coalition’s message during its campaign for Local Government Elections (LGE), that “winning” is what matters. Its daily pronouncements throughout the Ten...

The gangs around Stabroek Market are rampant

Nov 17, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on The gangs around Stabroek Market are rampant

Dear Editor, There is a very disturbing trend of robberies in central Georgetown, particularly in the evenings by what appears to be a well-organized gang of young men. On the evening of Thursday,...

Declining standards

Nov 17, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Declining standards

Editor, In examining the broken promises of the APNU/ AFC Government, I wish to highlight the following two commitments in their manifesto: Improve the health care system to regional and...

President Trump is right about mainstream American media

Nov 17, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on President Trump is right about mainstream American media

The biased American media has been enjoying the embrace of a substantial part of their country’s population, because a controversial president is constantly attacking them. He has thrown his net...