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Fake GRA Officer jailed for car scam

Sep 08, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Fake GRA Officer jailed for car scam

A man, who pretended to be a Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) officer and tried to sell a seized motorcar that was being held by GRA, was sentenced to jail when he appeared before Senior Magistrate...

Accident in front of school

Sep 08, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Accident in front of school

Minibus, BHH 4609 and hirecar HB 8566 were part of a three-vehicle smashup that occurred on Friday morning on the East Canje Public Road, in the vicinity of the Rose Hall Estate Primary School....

Hoping to inspire the next generation of Scientists…Professor Dr. Vern Singhroy is a ‘Special Person’

Sep 08, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Special Person Comments Off on Hoping to inspire the next generation of Scientists…Professor Dr. Vern Singhroy is a ‘Special Person’

“As the Chief Scientist of satellites, I am truly gratified that I am part of a team that is providing valuable images to help folks all over the world, including the tiny country where I was born....

Canada-based Guyanese artiste chalking up notable points on the int’l scene

Sep 08, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Canada-based Guyanese artiste chalking up notable points on the int’l scene

By Alex Wayne Canada based Guyanese artiste, ‘Negus’, can sometimes be mistaken for a Jamaican mainly because of his raunchy, energetic showmanship and of course his impressive style and dialect....

COMPETITION AND CONTROL

Sep 08, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on COMPETITION AND CONTROL

At a certain junction where there are traffic lights, two disabled individuals of different ethnicities stand each day soliciting alms from motorists. Both of them are in need because given...

Living with an amputation can be tough – but immense support is available

Sep 08, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Living with an amputation can be tough – but immense support is available

A visit to the Ptolemy Reid Rehabilitation Centre (PRRC) can offer anyone a wealth of information. A walk through its corridors on any given day of the week, one can see the several persons living...

PPP not closing door on giving Opposition ministerial positions

Sep 08, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on PPP not closing door on giving Opposition ministerial positions

The Opposition said it is not ruling out anything when it comes to a more inclusive government. Leader of the Opposition, Bharrat Jagdeo, appearing Wednesday on Kaieteur Radio’s inaugural Political...

Parents repeat call for word on daughter in Germany

Sep 08, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Parents repeat call for word on daughter in Germany

By Feona Morrison The family of 31-year-old Christine Erulin has not heard from her since April 2015. Fourteen years ago, Christine who was just 14 migrated to Germany to live with her father...

Kimbia: a remote community where laughter and contentment abound

Sep 08, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Kimbia: a remote community where laughter and contentment abound

By Alex Wayne I cannot help but marvel how people residing in remote, almost isolated areas can come to grips with what’s lacking in life and yet bask in sweet contentment. How is it that they can...

Guyana, other Amazon countries sign pact to better protect the rainforest

Sep 08, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana, other Amazon countries sign pact to better protect the rainforest

Leticia, Colombia (Al Jazeera)- Leaders of countries home to the vast Amazon signed a pact on Friday aimed at sharing resources and taking greater steps to protect the world’s largest tropical...

Watchman dies after overturning front-end loader on Ituni trail

Sep 08, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Watchman dies after overturning front-end loader on Ituni trail

A 17-year-old is dead after being crushed by a heavy duty equipment in Region 10 yesterday afternoon. Police sources say that the teen, whose name was given as John Narine of La Parfaite Harmonie,...

Paying lots of money for poor quality?

Sep 08, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, The Story within the Story Comments Off on Paying lots of money for poor quality?

By Leonard Gildarie In recent years, I have been insisting on our people to take control of their country. What exactly does that mean? We have to be more vocal. We have to take on our...

Drastic increase of amputees in Region Four – Ptolemy Reid Rehabilitation Centre

Sep 08, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Drastic increase of amputees in Region Four – Ptolemy Reid Rehabilitation Centre

There has been a drastic increase in the number of persons living with amputations in Region Four. This increase has been recorded over the past three years according to statistics from the Ptolemy...

TIPS FOR IMPORTERS OF PRODUCTS MONITORED BY THE GNBS

Sep 08, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, News, Standards in Focus Comments Off on TIPS FOR IMPORTERS OF PRODUCTS MONITORED BY THE GNBS

This is usually the time of the year when importers engage in the purchase of a wide variety of products for sale in Guyana during the swiftly approaching Christmas Season. The Guyana National Bureau...

The Baccoo speaks

Sep 08, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, News, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo speaks

Berbice is the hotspot for crime. People will find another body at the side of a road. At first people would believe it is a case of a road accident. Closer inspection would reveal otherwise. ** A...

Pregnant woman hospitalized after Mahdia freak storm

Sep 08, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Pregnant woman hospitalized after Mahdia freak storm

A pregnant woman and her 18-month-old son are patients at the Georgetown Public Hospital Cooperation (GPHC) following Friday’s freak storm in Mahdia, Region Eight. The woman, 27-year-old Shavani...

Jagdeo’s promises are no more than comfort for fools

Sep 08, 2019 KNews Eye on Guyana with Lincoln Lewis, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Jagdeo’s promises are no more than comfort for fools

This nation is going through yet another iteration of a draft Local Content Policy. We are being advised it is the “final draft.” Many stakeholders, including the trade union and...

Representative Democracy stifled in the mother of all parliaments

Sep 08, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on Representative Democracy stifled in the mother of all parliaments

By Sir Ronald Sanders Had a government of a developing Commonwealth country suspended parliament to stop the opposition introducing a bill, British High Commissioners would have publicly...

AFC wants early elections but insists on public confidence

Sep 08, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on AFC wants early elections but insists on public confidence

A team from the Alliance For Change (AFC) on Friday met with executive members of the Private Sector Commission (PSC). The AFC team described the meeting as cordial and encouraging with a broad range...

The Philosophy of Poetry

Sep 08, 2019 KNews Book Review…, Features / Columnists Comments Off on The Philosophy of Poetry

Book: A Portable Paradise Author: Roger Robinson Critic: Glenville Ashby, PhD Roger Robinson’s work is shrouded in darkness, a tenebrous blanket that provokes our every sense. Still, its...

Guyana’s exclusion from a local content policy seems to be growing

Sep 08, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column, News Comments Off on Guyana’s exclusion from a local content policy seems to be growing

Oil is coming and with it some serious questions. There are comments back and forth, and the truth often lies between these comments. Political considerations have also impacted some of what is being...

NAMILCO prepares local bakers for expected niche market

Sep 08, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on NAMILCO prepares local bakers for expected niche market

With the oil and gas on the verge of take off in Guyana, the National Milling Company of Guyana Inc. (NAMILCO) is preparing local bakeries to be ready for competition, and be able to target a certain...

The Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus)

Sep 08, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on The Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus)

The black vulture (Coragyps atratus) also known as the American black vulture, is a bird in the New World vulture family whose range extends from the southeastern United States to...

Two ‘Jane Does’, a boy in a bag, and a headless man

Sep 08, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery, News Comments Off on Two ‘Jane Does’, a boy in a bag, and a headless man

– How do you solve a murder when you don’t even know who the victim is? By Michael Jordan There are quite a few murder cases that stick in my head; some, because of the brutality of the crime,...

Philip Lee and Charrandass

Sep 08, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon, News Comments Off on Philip Lee and Charrandass

A very good friend returned to Guyana and we had lunch. He asked, “Freddie, you really think Charran didn’t take a bribe?” There have been many such curiosities put to me by friends,...

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