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“I love what I’m doing” – woman bulldozer operator Lorraine Lorrimer

May 06, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on “I love what I’m doing” – woman bulldozer operator Lorraine Lorrimer

By Enid Joaquin Men and machines-the two seem to go together; whenever one sees a machine, invariably there’s a man behind the wheel. This, they do nonchalantly, and we can’t help...

Hand-in-Hand 3-day U-19 Inter-County cricket…Spinners dominate as Benjamin’s 50 give Berbice 1st innings points

May 06, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Hand-in-Hand 3-day U-19 Inter-County cricket…Spinners dominate as Benjamin’s 50 give Berbice 1st innings points

On another wet and windy day at Lusignan the spinners on both sides exploited a track with bounce and turn and batsmen who lacked the temperament to play spin as Berbice, led by Garfield Benjamin’s...

Several teams on winners row as Corona Futsal Competition 2019 commences

May 06, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Several teams on winners row as Corona Futsal Competition 2019 commences

Several teams recorded contrasting victories when play got underway in the Corona Futsal competition played at the National Gymnasium on Saturday evening. Sparta Boss hammered Black Pearl 7-0 to...

1,869 Guyanese died in road accidents in 16 years – 181 children among victims

May 06, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on 1,869 Guyanese died in road accidents in 16 years – 181 children among victims

For the past 16 years, Guyana has lost 1,869 of its population to road fatalities. Of this figure, 181 are children. Statistics provided by the Police Traffic Department showed the at least...

KAMARANG…The white woman visits in dreams

May 06, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on KAMARANG…The white woman visits in dreams

By Michael Jordan Someone was shaking him. He awoke, to see a woman with a pale face and long, loose hair smiling down on him. For a moment, he wondered what this strange woman was doing in...

Implement sexual harassment policies in the workplaces – Women, Gender and Equality Commission

May 06, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Implement sexual harassment policies in the workplaces – Women, Gender and Equality Commission

Sexual harassment by definition is the unwelcome verbal, visual, non-verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature committed against someone in a severe or pervasive manner, which affects working...

The police is a lost cause

May 06, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The police is a lost cause

Last week, there were three murders during home invasions. A pensioner was found dead, with stab wounds, at his home in Springlands. A mechanic in Parika was shot fatally to the head during what is...

An audit of the CJIA must be carried out to assure the people that there was no hanky-panky

May 06, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on An audit of the CJIA must be carried out to assure the people that there was no hanky-panky

DEAR EDITOR, It has been reported in the news media on April 30 that Mr. Donald Ramotar, a former PPP/C President of the Republic opined that the APNU+AFC government had re-negotiated a contract with...

Lethem’s AFC PR concerned about issues surrounding Regional Tender Board

May 06, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Lethem’s AFC PR concerned about issues surrounding Regional Tender Board

DEAR EDITOR, Please permit me some space in your letter columns, to highlight the plight of the contractors in Lethem town that was recently dreadfully overlooked and sidelined by the Chairman of the...

Personal reflections on 181st anniversary of Indian Arrival Day

May 06, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Personal reflections on 181st anniversary of Indian Arrival Day

DEAR EDITOR, May 5th (2019) marks the 181st anniversary of Indian Arrival Day in Guyana. There had been some debate about whether to call this event a “celebration”. In Guyana it is called...

NIS denies woman pension for $1,000 or two contributions

May 06, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on NIS denies woman pension for $1,000 or two contributions

DEAR EDITOR, I write on behalf of a fellow Villager who has worked from 1997 to 2014 at a State Institution but is now being denied a National Insurance Scheme (NIS) pension because a revised...

GTT is committed to liberalisation

May 06, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on GTT is committed to liberalisation

DEAR EDITOR, As liberalisation continues to be a topic of discussion, we want the community and our customers to know GTT’s stance on the matter. GTT is committed to liberalisation and will...

Arrival

May 06, 2019 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Arrival

They are still arriving hundreds of years later. That would not be here, but over there. Everywhere but here. So they are continuously leaving and arriving. From the perilous seas to the plantations...