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Canal man leaves home in search of work; ends up dead

Feb 10, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Canal man leaves home in search of work; ends up dead

Jairam Persaud, aka Ramesh or Truck, a handy man of Canal Number One, was badly beaten in the vicinity of the Stabroek Square and succumbed at the Georgetown Public Hospital Complex. Jairam would...

Guyanese, 31 Venezuelans detained in immigration sweep

Feb 10, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese, 31 Venezuelans detained in immigration sweep

Trinidad (Newsday)- Police have arrested 32 illegal immigrants and three other people for gaming offences during a seven-hour exercise on Friday in Penal. Thirty-one are Venezuelans and the other, a...

LEPROSY: ENDING DISCRIMINATION, STIGMA, PREJUDICE

Feb 10, 2019 KNews Consumer Concerns, Features / Columnists Comments Off on LEPROSY: ENDING DISCRIMINATION, STIGMA, PREJUDICE

PAT DIAL Consumer advocates worldwide have special concern for sufferers from leprosy. Such concern is evoked not only by the terrible suffering which afflict those infected by the disease but also...

Charges likely this week for shot robbery accomplice

Feb 10, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Charges likely this week for shot robbery accomplice

Investigators are preparing to lay charges this week against 22-year-old Shakeel Duncan, who was accidentally shot by his accomplice during a robbery last week Tuesday at Aubrey Barker Road,...

Local food manufacturers should consider the requirements of the ISO 22000 Standard

Feb 10, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Standards in Focus Comments Off on Local food manufacturers should consider the requirements of the ISO 22000 Standard

Ensuring the safety of food for human consumption is important for the health and safety of our population, and this should be at the forefront on the minds of our local food manufacturers and...

Land ownership and terrorism at our schools

Feb 10, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, The Story within the Story Comments Off on Land ownership and terrorism at our schools

By Leonard Gildarie I viewed with deep alarm the happenings in recent weeks at our educational institutions. This is the third week that we are forced to delve into this issue. It started with...

Sorry to disappoint you; this is who I am.

Feb 10, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Sorry to disappoint you; this is who I am.

Carlyle Goring, former AFC City Councillor told me I was being criticized by persons who are disappointed in my support for the no-confidence vote (NCV). He said they all want to know why I, of all...

GECOM is getting from bad to worse

Feb 10, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on GECOM is getting from bad to worse

Public confidence in the management of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has suffered yet another blow, with the pronouncement by the elections body that it would require 148 days to prepare...

The people want greater inclusion, not exclusion

Feb 10, 2019 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on The people want greater inclusion, not exclusion

Speaking to supporters of his party recently, General Secretary of the Peoples Progressive Party Bharrat Jagdeo said… “this is the beginning of the fight to take back our country…”It is clear...

‘Lady Ira’, a benevolent Guyanese making waves in the US, is a ‘Special Person’

Feb 10, 2019 KNews Special Person Comments Off on ‘Lady Ira’, a benevolent Guyanese making waves in the US, is a ‘Special Person’

Pull Quote: “My weakness has always been to give support to people and help them to reach to the next level; to get out of poverty. I have always been doing that, but with this position I am able...

Determined to ensure that the people reap the benefits of Guyana’s resources

Feb 10, 2019 KNews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Determined to ensure that the people reap the benefits of Guyana’s resources

The National Executive Council of the AFC has re-affirmed its determination to ensure that the people of the country are able to reap the benefits of Guyana’s resources that are rightfully theirs....

The baccoo speaks

Feb 10, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The baccoo speaks

There is no end to the number of small criminals who do big things. Many of them would have left school with nothing to aid them in the world of work but with an idea of what they want to do. That is...

Foresight led to Guyana having oil offshore

Feb 10, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on Foresight led to Guyana having oil offshore

Today Guyana has oil. There is now talk about preserving the riches that should accrue from the discoveries made by ExxonMobil. Yet a few short years ago, the oil would not have been Guyana’s. We...

A “Venezuelan-owned” solution: too much to hope?

Feb 10, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on A “Venezuelan-owned” solution: too much to hope?

By Sir Ronald Sanders Commentators in western media, that dominate international news distribution, characterise any government, entity or person who speaks out against meddling in the...

At night on the Essequibo River, and alone with a killer – He waited for ten years to avenge his father; Police say he has now killed again

Feb 10, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery Comments Off on At night on the Essequibo River, and alone with a killer – He waited for ten years to avenge his father; Police say he has now killed again

By Michael Jordan This is how they say it happened. On the night of December 21, 2009, a group of men, drinking at Bartica, decided to pack it in just before 11.00 p.m. They lived at...

Amidst internal & external conflicts, diplomatic community offers way forward

Feb 10, 2019 KNews Eye on Guyana with Lincoln Lewis, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Amidst internal & external conflicts, diplomatic community offers way forward

The current domestic situation, unless properly managed, has the potential to disrupt the lives of every Guyanese, every worker, our continental and Caribbean neighbours, and hinder our economic...

Immigration News For Our Community  Why is U.S. Embassy requesting a Waiver I-601 (Part 1 of 2)?

Feb 10, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Immigration News For Our Community  Why is U.S. Embassy requesting a Waiver I-601 (Part 1 of 2)?

By Attorney Gail S. Seeram You attended your interview at the U.S. Embassy for your immigrant visa (or green card) to the United States. All the proper documents have been submitted and you...

The Coalition is getting its way: Abuse of the right to Judicial Review or Shrewd Politics?

Feb 10, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Hinds' Sight with Dr. David Hinds Comments Off on The Coalition is getting its way: Abuse of the right to Judicial Review or Shrewd Politics?

My column two weeks ago—before the Chief Justice’s rulings– argued that the Coalition was outmaneuvering the PPP. The argument was premised on a simple truth—the coalition was achieving...

The Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae)

Feb 10, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on The Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae)

The emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae) is the second-largest living bird by height, after its ratite relative, the ostrich. It is endemic to Australia where it is the largest native bird...

Youth Guyana – Girls that rock, featuring Letitia Wright

Feb 10, 2019 KNews Countryman, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Youth Guyana – Girls that rock, featuring Letitia Wright

By Dennis Nichols Our country’s reputation as a cultural haven of hospitality and potential wealth has taken serious hits over the years from local and foreign critics, even as sour political...

Book Review… A Roadmap to Wellness

Feb 10, 2019 KNews Book Review…, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Book Review… A Roadmap to Wellness

Book: Living Life as a Sacred Practice: Discover Yourself as a Source of Creation Author: Sharon Parris-Chambers Foreword by Dr. Glenville Ashby Critic: Barbara Makeda Blake-Hannah, O.D....

Abnormal bleeding in women: It is getting too common

Feb 10, 2019 KNews Dr Zulfikar Bux, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Abnormal bleeding in women: It is getting too common

By Dr Zulfikar Bux Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine We are becoming unhealthier in our eating and lifestyle. Of course, there are numerous consequences that arise from being...

We must avoid putting greedy and dishonest politicians near anything concerning our oil wealth

Feb 10, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on We must avoid putting greedy and dishonest politicians near anything concerning our oil wealth

Dear Editor, I’m usually an optimist but after reading Friday’s article by RooplallDudhnath in which he states that the new found oil riches of Guyana trickling down to the average...

Why the big rush, Mr. Jagdeo?

Feb 10, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Why the big rush, Mr. Jagdeo?

Dear Editor, The No Confidence Motion was passed , for guidance the constitution remains and the President and Ministers must continue to carry out their function as guided by this document...

Query Mr. Sittlington’s motives, but retain Mrs. James

Feb 10, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Query Mr. Sittlington’s motives, but retain Mrs. James

Dear Editor, The Granger-led coalition needs to move swiftly to at least delay Sittlington’s plan to set up a private company in this country. At the same time they need to see whether an...

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Waramuri stuns Vreed-en-Hoop 7-1, as Bush Lot topple Ann’s Grove

Development for whom?

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- The Vice President of Guyana, Bharrat Jagdeo, has declared with great confidence that there... more