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CONSUMER CONCERNS HEAVY MEDICAL COSTS CAN BE AVOIDED

Mar 17, 2019 KNews Consumer Concerns, Features / Columnists Comments Off on CONSUMER CONCERNS HEAVY MEDICAL COSTS CAN BE AVOIDED

By PAT DIAL Today in Guyana, the greater part of the population trusts in and would use only Western Medicine which is practised and offered at all the hospitals and health centres. This contrasts...

Massy in advanced technology joint venture

Mar 17, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Massy in advanced technology joint venture

Massy Technologies (Guyana) Limited has announced that is partnering with Schneider Electric., to offer local businesses a new suite of products and services aimed at improving reliability and...

Guyana above regional statistics for treatment of HIV/AIDS

Mar 17, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana above regional statistics for treatment of HIV/AIDS

Recent statistics provided by the Ministry of Education indicate that Guyana has a higher percentage of its HIV+ population on treatment than the total percentage of the Caribbean region. Of...

Bible-studying ‘pastor’ jailed for sex with pre-teens

Mar 17, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Bible-studying ‘pastor’ jailed for sex with pre-teens

A man who proclaimed himself to be a pastor and sexually assaulted two pre-teens whilst pretending that he was doing ‘Bible Study’ with them has been jailed for four years. The man John Caddle,...

Guyana/Malaysia to commence reverse linkage project to boost rice industry;trials to commence within the next two months

Mar 17, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana/Malaysia to commence reverse linkage project to boost rice industry;trials to commence within the next two months

A team from the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and MAX Agri Commerce of Malaysia representing the Malaysian Agriculture Research and Development Institute (MARDI) recently met with officials...

Wakapau islands linked by newly constructed timber bridge.

Mar 17, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Wakapau islands linked by newly constructed timber bridge.

Two islands within the remote Arawak Community of Wakapau are now conveniently bridged, following the commissioning of a newly constructed timber bridge. The bridge which measures some 1,284 ft. in...

Teens to face judge and jury for watchman murder

Mar 17, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Teens to face judge and jury for watchman murder

The two teens that were charged for the murder of a security guard in 2018 have been committed to stand trial in the next sitting of the criminal session of the Berbice High Court. The men are...

Child Care gets tough on parents abusing children

Mar 17, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Child Care gets tough on parents abusing children

In its continued fight to eradicate child abuse, the Childcare and Protection Agency (CPA), met with various stakeholders to find solutions. The March 15 meeting saw participation from Members of the...

CELL PHONE DEALERS ARE TO CONFORM TO NATIONAL STANDARD

Mar 17, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Standards in Focus Comments Off on CELL PHONE DEALERS ARE TO CONFORM TO NATIONAL STANDARD

As Consumer Protection bodies culminated a week of activities to commemorate World Consumer Rights Day 2019 last Friday, March 15, under the theme “Trusted Smart Products”, the time is...

Family friend, 42 jailed for sexually assaulting 6 years old girl

Mar 17, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Family friend, 42 jailed for sexually assaulting 6 years old girl

A man who described himself as a family friend, Catcha Latchman, 42, a labourer of Belvedere, Corentyne, Berbice is accused of sexually assaulting a six-year-old child after visiting her home. The...

Govt. flat serves as rescue home for Pouderoyen fire victims ―Reg. 3 admin gives food hampers

Mar 17, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. flat serves as rescue home for Pouderoyen fire victims ―Reg. 3 admin gives food hampers

A family of 12 was brought relief and granted temporary stay, at a government owned flat, by the regional administration of Region 3, Essequibo Islands-West Demerara following a fire which devastated...

EU blacklist: Cooperation or Coercion?

Mar 17, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on EU blacklist: Cooperation or Coercion?

By Sir Ronald Sanders On 12 March, the Council of the 28-nations European Union (EU) placed 15 small territories on a list of what it calls ‘non-cooperative jurisdictions”. What the EC considers...

Teachers’ salary increase gaining attention of high level committee

Mar 17, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Teachers’ salary increase gaining attention of high level committee

On Wednesday, the Guyana Teachers Union [GTU] was for the first time this year engaged by the government-appointed high-level committee tasked with addressing a proposal for a pay increase package...

The ethnic dilemma at election time

Mar 17, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on The ethnic dilemma at election time

Politics sometimes force people into some corners and make them do things they would not normally do. I have seen this over the years and I am seeing this again. Friends are less cordial and...

A reclusive lifestyle…a strange demise

Mar 17, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery Comments Off on A reclusive lifestyle…a strange demise

________________________________________By Michael Jordan He apparently had no close friends. No women in his life…few photographs of himself. He seldom confided in anyone….not his family, not...

“As we forgive…”Rwanda: Part II: Saveri and Rosaria: two tortured souls; one transcendent word: forgiving

Mar 17, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on “As we forgive…”Rwanda: Part II: Saveri and Rosaria: two tortured souls; one transcendent word: forgiving

Saveri is all Hutu. There is the enormity of the ugly messages and unrelenting visions that infested and controlled his mind; that powered every beat of his hostile heart; and that coursed...

‘Jump high, jump low’, Gov’t and Opposition must return to Parliament

Mar 17, 2019 KNews Eye on Guyana with Lincoln Lewis, Features / Columnists Comments Off on ‘Jump high, jump low’, Gov’t and Opposition must return to Parliament

Jump high, jump low, the Government and Opposition will have to return to Parliament. Irresponsible utterances by those only interested that come 21st March the government is deemed “illegal”...

The Tropical or Amazon thornytail iguana – Uracentron flaviceps

Mar 17, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on The Tropical or Amazon thornytail iguana – Uracentron flaviceps

Uracentron flaviceps, the tropical thornytail iguana or Amazon thornytail iguana is an elusive species of medium sized arboreal lizard found in the tropical lowlands of the Amazon Rainforest. The...

A look at ‘simple remedies for the flu’

Mar 17, 2019 KNews Dr Zulfikar Bux, Features / Columnists Comments Off on A look at ‘simple remedies for the flu’

By Dr Zulfikar Bux Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine The “flu”, or influenza as it better known, is certainly not an eagerly anticipated episode in one’s life. It is a few days of...

Region Five schools to benefit from school feeding pilot─ Grades I to II and Nursery School pupils to benefit from daily breakfast

Mar 17, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Region Five schools to benefit from school feeding pilot─ Grades I to II and Nursery School pupils to benefit from daily breakfast

Pupils in nine schools across the West Coast Berbice are identified for a pilot school feeding programme, scheduled to be launched by the Ministry of Education in Region Five, Mahaica-Berbice...

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Teen arrested over uncle’s murder after sharing burial plan with relative

Kaieteur News- A teenager of Tabatinga, Lethem, Central Rupununi, Region Nine was arrested for murder on Friday after he... more