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Illness anxiety disorder: You aren’t sick; it’s just your mind

Dec 16, 2018 KNews Dr Zulfikar Bux Comments Off on Illness anxiety disorder: You aren’t sick; it’s just your mind

By Dr Zulfikar Bux Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine Illness anxiety disorder is a persistent fear of having a grave medical illness. A person with this disorder pays excessive...

Immigration News For Our Community  Tips to be Prepared for an Immigration Interview

Dec 16, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Immigration News For Our Community  Tips to be Prepared for an Immigration Interview

By Attorney Gail Seeram Face-to-face interviews with your local immigration office can be intimidating, but they are absolutely vital to obtaining approval of your immigration case. In the...

The Caique

Dec 16, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on The Caique

The caiques are species of parrots in the genus Pionites. They are relatively small and stocky, with a short, square tail. Due to their very bright, pure colours they are considered among the most...

Book Review… A Must-Read Memoir

Dec 16, 2018 KNews Book Review…, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Book Review… A Must-Read Memoir

Tigerbelle: The Wyomia Tyus Story Authors: Wyomia Tyus and Elizabeth Terzakis Reviewer: Dr. Glenville Ashby The Wyomia Tyus Story is a timely memoir that redefines the hybrid dynamics of...

When adults ‘suffer’ little children

Dec 16, 2018 KNews Countryman, Features / Columnists Comments Off on When adults ‘suffer’ little children

By Dennis Nichols There is a recurring motif in many of my stories. It is centred on the repugnant actions of adults with little thought for the repercussions on children, usually theirs. It appears...

Tribute to a fallen comrade

Dec 16, 2018 KNews Eye on Guyana with Lincoln Lewis, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Tribute to a fallen comrade

Today, Bevon Currie’s earthly remains will be interred at Buxton, East Coast Demerara. Death never fails to make us review what life is all about; how precious it is and sometimes how...

“Transforming the Economy, Empowering People, Building Sustainable Communities for the Good Life” (Excerpts from a statement in support of Budget 2019 by Hon. Ronald Bulkan MP)

Dec 16, 2018 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on “Transforming the Economy, Empowering People, Building Sustainable Communities for the Good Life” (Excerpts from a statement in support of Budget 2019 by Hon. Ronald Bulkan MP)

Budget 2019 is crafted to create the enabling economic environment to promote growth and development, to deliver the goods and services to our citizens while addressing the challenges...

The case of the executed pastor

Dec 16, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery Comments Off on The case of the executed pastor

By Michael Jordan It was Sunday night, December 2nd, 2007, and four members of the Prophecy One Deliverance Ministry were gathered in the church, located at Lot 45 Hadfield Street, Lodge....

Dropping the Ball: Can the Coalition recapture its 2015 voting blocs?

Dec 16, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Hinds' Sight with Dr. David Hinds Comments Off on Dropping the Ball: Can the Coalition recapture its 2015 voting blocs?

This past week I have been asked by a few people for my view on the prospects of the Coalition at the next election. They were all supporters who voted for the collection of parties, but the results...

Scotiabank’s obligation for decades of profits

Dec 16, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on Scotiabank’s obligation for decades of profits

By Sir Ronald Sanders A curious double standard is being applied by the Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) by its decision to sell its operations in nine Caribbean countries to Republic Financial...

The persecution continues

Dec 16, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on The persecution continues

Dear Editor, The US House of Representatives said on December 12 that it “condemns” the Iranian government’s longstanding persecution of the Baha’is in Iran – the country’s largest...

Tobacco tax-Insecticides and the Peeper’s opinion

Dec 16, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Tobacco tax-Insecticides and the Peeper’s opinion

Dear Editor, I take umbrage to a missive by Peeping Tom, “Pesticides, tobacco and social cohesion” in KN, Nov 30th. The peeper sought to criticize the Government’s approach on...

Budget 2019 will not address the instances of mismanagement and corruption

Dec 16, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Budget 2019 will not address the instances of mismanagement and corruption

Dear Editor, As a Guyanese who has struggled most of his life-time trying to lift himself from an impoverished upbringing during the Burnham era, I would have thought that at the twilight of my life...

Truth and reconciliation must come after atonement

Dec 16, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Truth and reconciliation must come after atonement

Dear Editor, I have read the letter by Robin Singh, (December, 2018). I cannot from where I stand and from what I have experienced support any suggestion of a reconciliation commission, when...

No guarantee that a privatized system will provide better service than a Government operated one

Dec 16, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on No guarantee that a privatized system will provide better service than a Government operated one

Dear Editor, In the December 14 issue of KN, it stated that MOPH gets strategic support to boost procurement capabilities from its international partners that will use a supply chain maturity...

Granger’s anti-corruption net seems to have caught some rotten fish

Dec 16, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Granger’s anti-corruption net seems to have caught some rotten fish

Dear Editor, President Granger’s creation of the Local Government Commission appears to have caught a big rotten fish in the form of one particular individual at the Mayor and City Council....

President Granger ought to have known that being Chairman of GECOM is a strenuous job

Dec 16, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on President Granger ought to have known that being Chairman of GECOM is a strenuous job

Dear Editor, The illness of Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission, James Patterson is very worrying because it will no doubt slow up the machinery of the election process in the country. The...

CHRISTMAS IS COMING

Dec 16, 2018 KNews Editorial Comments Off on CHRISTMAS IS COMING

We are heading into the Christmas season with record spending because more people have a larger disposable income. Many more than ever are working and the stores have the Christmas paraphernalia and...