October 14, 2019

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Teen spearheads walk to raise Rett Syndrome awareness

Oct 14, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Teen spearheads walk to raise Rett Syndrome awareness

Motivated by the daily sufferings of one of her relatives diagnosed with Rett Syndrome, 17-year-old Hadiyyah Mohamed is determined to raise awareness about this condition in Guyana. Rett syndrome is...

Two women among five arrested as East Coast raids net illegal gun, drugs

Oct 14, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Two women among five arrested as East Coast raids net illegal gun, drugs

Two females are among five persons who were detained yesterday in connection with the seizure of an illegal firearm and drugs suspected to be cocaine and cannabis. According to the police, the items...

Man shot after leaving Crane bar

Oct 14, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Man shot after leaving Crane bar

An early morning walk after leaving a bar ended badly for Alanka Homphus, 27, of Best Village, West Coast Demerara (WCD). He was shot while in the company friends. According to “D” division...

Saraswati Vidya Niketan lauded for performance

Oct 14, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Saraswati Vidya Niketan lauded for performance

President David Granger, yesterday afternoon, attended the 15th Graduation Ceremony and Dinner of the Saraswati Vidya Niketan, located at the Cornelia Ida, West Coast Demerara (WCD). In his address,...

Reply to my friend, David Hinds about meaning of words

Oct 14, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Reply to my friend, David Hinds about meaning of words

I am not a lawyer but I have learnt from my long years in social activism that Eusi Kwayana was as good as any lawyer in interpreting laws. Kwayana fought many cases in court himself. A non-lawyer is...

Mental health awareness in the work place being fervently promoted

Oct 14, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Mental health awareness in the work place being fervently promoted

The Professional Training, Employment and Consultancy Services (PTEC), is lobbying for more awareness in the work place in relation to the mental health of workers. This was done through a number of...

Victims in E’bo bus crash recovering

Oct 14, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Victims in E’bo bus crash recovering

The victims, who were hospitalized following a minibus accident on the Essequibo Coast, are all in a stable condition. Following the accident last Thursday, five persons were admitted to the Suddie...

Pensioners urged to make use of technology during Presidential Brunch

Oct 14, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Pensioners urged to make use of technology during Presidential Brunch

First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, yesterday, urged pensioners to boost their acquired work experience and skills with technology, so that they will be able to further contribute to the growth and...

Killed brothers laid to rest

Oct 14, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Killed brothers laid to rest

A dark day for Waramuri, Region1: Scores turned up for the funeral of two brothers killed last week at Father’s Beach, in the Shell Beach area by pirates. A large crowd gathered at the cemetery at...

Works in six Region 8 villages to begin soon

Oct 14, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Works in six Region 8 villages to begin soon

Toshaos from Kurukubaru, Chenapou, Paramakatoi, Maiwak, Itabac and Kanapang in Region 8, have all endorsed agreements in the amount of $5Million each for rehabilitative works in their respective...

Crime continues at Stabroek Square despite police presence

Oct 14, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Crime continues at Stabroek Square despite police presence

It is no secret that criminal elements continue to roam freely in and around the Stabroek, Georgetown area despite police presence. In a bid to stem the rapidly escalating incidents of crime at this...

Boy, 16, goes missing after leaving for work in interior

Oct 14, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Boy, 16, goes missing after leaving for work in interior

Relatives of 16-year-old Isai Jaime James have reported him missing after he failed to return home after leaving for work in the hinterland. Recently relatives reported that his mother Paula Ann...

Quick response saves D’Edwards business place

Oct 14, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Quick response saves D’Edwards business place

The prompt response and the preparedness of the White Watch at the Onverwagt Fire Station, West Coast Berbice, saw a multi-million dollar establishment on the West Coast of Berbice saved from being...

The window-dresser

Oct 14, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The window-dresser

The WPA is seeking a political resurrection. Faced with a level of ostracism which would have forced any credible political party to exit from the ruling coalition, the WPA instead is seeking to...

Guyana through incompetence and negligence failed to negotiate a signing bonus of USD 1 billion

Oct 14, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyana through incompetence and negligence failed to negotiate a signing bonus of USD 1 billion

DEAR EDITOR, Early Saturday morning, Nigel Hinds and a number of his colleagues were in Guyana handing out food to the homeless. We saw several pictures on the world- wide Internet. We find the...

CLOSURE BEING PUT TO OIL HAND OUT DEBATE

Oct 14, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on CLOSURE BEING PUT TO OIL HAND OUT DEBATE

DEAR EDITOR, Closure is being put to the debate to make hand outs of the oil revenue money to the population. The WPA pressure group consisting of the venerable octogenarian Prof. Thomas and Dr...

Human Rights and good government

Oct 14, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Human Rights and good government

DEAR EDITOR, Good government is more than the use of sovereign power to create prosperity, productivity and happiness. Good governing is the imaginative use of intuition, skills and knowledge to...

Humble your-self

Oct 14, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Humble your-self

DEAR EDITOR, Tamara Khan had the unmitigated gall to stand in front of the National Toshaos Council and attempt to belittle participants. A newspaper reported that Mrs. Khan asked how many...

Sugar production deficit still a steep mountain to climb

Oct 14, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Sugar production deficit still a steep mountain to climb

DEAR EDITOR, The GAWU has seen a statement by the GuySuCo with regards to its 2019 second crop performance. The Corporation’s statement, aspects of which were reported in another newspaper October...

It’s human to lose one’s cool

Oct 14, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on It’s human to lose one’s cool

DEAR EDITOR, This past week saw The Opposition Leader losing his cool in the face of another taunting blow by The Granger Administration. It was a situation of extreme provocation where an illegal...

Impeachment—The Democratic act of desperation that may lead to their Ruination

Oct 14, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Impeachment—The Democratic act of desperation that may lead to their Ruination

DEAR EDITOR, The Dems are playing with fire but it will not be Trump who gets burnt. It has become apparent that the Democrats are seemingly in desperate need of guidance before their eventual...

A Piecemeal Policy

Oct 14, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on A Piecemeal Policy

DEAR EDITOR, The neighbourhood postmaster, who happens to be a vegetarian, was chafing at the bit – complaining of the meagre meal allowance the position was being paid for working through the...

Nuclear weaponry make the world safer

Oct 14, 2019 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Nuclear weaponry make the world safer

The world has changed since that massive lightning flash at Los Alamos just under eighty years ago. It took many frightening decades, but it might be timely to declare that the world is a safer place...

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Need for Speed Karting Championships: Persaud, Mendonca, Tenpow, and...

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Kaieteur Sports – The weather was not the only scorching thing this weekend as Jumbo Jet Events staged the first round of its Need for Speed Karting Championship at the 555 Speedway in...

Watch the PPPC like a hawk!

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(Kaieteur News) – A curious silence has greeted what ought to be one of the most debated economic announcements of the year. President Irfaan Ali has indicated that bonds will be issued to members of the Guyanese diaspora, allowing them to invest in major infrastructure projects in Guyana. One...

If the OAS did not exist, it could not be created today

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By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – I have spent a decade in the councils of the Organization of American States. I have watched governments come and go, seen some crises handled well and others handled badly, sat through more commemorative meetings than sessions discussing pressing issues,...

More money for Guyanese workers

Jun 22, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – I like it. More money for Guyanese workers. Not private sector minimum wage workers, regrettably. If any local workers are due more money, private sector (and public service) minimum wage workers standout. More money is for Guyanese in the oil industry. Well, that’s...

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