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GUYANA ON WAY TO ACHIEVING FULL TOBACCO CONTROL

Oct 17, 2021 KNews Consumer Concerns, News Comments Off on GUYANA ON WAY TO ACHIEVING FULL TOBACCO CONTROL

By Pat Dial Kaieteur News – Tobacco was adopted from Aztecs by the Spaniards when, in the 16th century, European and American Indian Civilisations clashed with each other in the territory now...

GNBS pulls off successful National Quality Week 2021

Oct 17, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on GNBS pulls off successful National Quality Week 2021

Kaieteur News – The past week was an exciting one for the Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS), as it successfully hosted a number of activities for National Quality Week 2021. The...

COVID-19: This pandemic has exposed our vulnerability to mass hysteria

Oct 17, 2021 KNews Dr Zulfikar Bux, Features / Columnists Comments Off on COVID-19: This pandemic has exposed our vulnerability to mass hysteria

By Dr. Zulfikar Bux Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Vanderbilt Medical Center Kaieteur News – I have mentioned before, that this pandemic has exposed our weaknesses as a species and...

A look at matters in which persons were charged for arson

Oct 17, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on A look at matters in which persons were charged for arson

The Court Journal… By Renay Sambach Kaieteur News – In this week’s edition of ‘The Court Journal’ I will highlight some matters where persons were charged with arson. Arson is the...

Poison dart frog

Oct 17, 2021 KNews Interesting Creatures in Guyana, News Comments Off on Poison dart frog

Kaieteur News – Poison dart frog (also known as dart-poison frog, poison frog or formerly known as poison arrow frog) is the common name of a group of frogs in the family Dendrobatidae which...

Our Frontline Worker of the Week is… Nursing Assistant, Claudette Tobin

Oct 17, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Our Frontline Worker of the Week is… Nursing Assistant, Claudette Tobin

“I would encourage individuals to do their own research about the vaccines. Use credible sources such as WHO and PAHO, and they (individuals) should speak to their doctor so they can make an...

NSC hold meeting with ‘Core Sports’ for National Sports Academy

Oct 17, 2021 KNews Sports Comments Off on NSC hold meeting with ‘Core Sports’ for National Sports Academy

In a move aimed to kick-start the country’s first-ever National Sports Academy, the National Sports Commission yesterday met with the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG), the Guyana Amateur...

Watooka Day Schools tops Region 10 at NGSA,

Oct 17, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Watooka Day Schools tops Region 10 at NGSA,

– Regma girls tie for second place By Vanessa Braithwaite Kaieteur News – Akiera Campbell of the Watooka Day Primary School in Linden, grabbed the first position for Region 10, in the...

Approximately $500M distributed in Reg. 3 as part of Govt.’s flood-relief initiative

Oct 17, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Approximately $500M distributed in Reg. 3 as part of Govt.’s flood-relief initiative

Kaieteur News – Yesterday, Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha spearheaded the government’s ongoing flood-relief initiative at the West Demerara Secondary School, Leonora Secondary School...

CSEC and CAPE, $1.2B for ICT, street robbers and police rapists

Oct 17, 2021 KNews Features / Columnists, The GHK Lall Column Comments Off on CSEC and CAPE, $1.2B for ICT, street robbers and police rapists

By GHK Lall Kaieteur News – The encouraging came late in the week from CXC visitors who arrived on our shores to share the good news. It was that Guyanese students recorded “higher than...

Pitch Square at National Stadium being resurfaced

Oct 17, 2021 KNews Sports Comments Off on Pitch Square at National Stadium being resurfaced

– Should be ready for ICC inspection The Pitch Square at the Guyana National Stadium is currently being resurfaced following a prolonged break in cricket locally. Works are ongoing on the...

Guyanese assured Miami Int’l Airport safe, efficient for passengers, cargo

Oct 17, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese assured Miami Int’l Airport safe, efficient for passengers, cargo

Kaieteur News – Guyanese can be assured that using the Miami International Airport (MIA) is safe and efficient for both passengers and cargo. This assurance was conveyed to Prime Minister Mark...

RHTYSC/BCB Joint Home Project Vitality Inc. constructing new home for BCB Office Assistant

Oct 17, 2021 KNews Sports Comments Off on RHTYSC/BCB Joint Home Project Vitality Inc. constructing new home for BCB Office Assistant

The long serving Office Assistant of the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) would soon be moving into a new home, compliments of a joint initiative between the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club MS, BCB...

Guyanese psychotherapist focuses on dealing with mental health during the pandemic in new book

Oct 17, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese psychotherapist focuses on dealing with mental health during the pandemic in new book

Kaieteur News – Mental Health has become a pandemic within the pandemic. This is the perspective being shared by Guyanese clinical psychotherapist and author, Shane Mark Tull. Tull, through his...

NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour continue to sponsor RHTY&SC U-21 & 1st Div. Teams

Oct 17, 2021 KNews Sports Comments Off on NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour continue to sponsor RHTY&SC U-21 & 1st Div. Teams

Sukhai hails performances on and off the field The National Milling Company of Guyana (NAMILCO) on Friday last renewed their sponsorship of the Under-21 and First Division Teams of the Rose Hall Town...

Green Machine makes it to the second round following mixed results

Oct 17, 2021 KNews Sports Comments Off on Green Machine makes it to the second round following mixed results

RAN Sevens… Kaieteur News – Guyana’s Senior Men’s National Rugby Team; the ‘Green Machine’, began their quest to reclaim the Rugby Americas North (RAN) Sevens title yesterday in...

East Bank Essequibo communities receiving improved water supply

Oct 17, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on East Bank Essequibo communities receiving improved water supply

Kaieteur News – Technological innovation by Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) has resulted in some 15,000 residents from Farm to Parika on the East Bank of Essequibo receiving a significantly...

Golf Academy supports Cancer Awareness for 5th Year

Oct 17, 2021 KNews Sports Comments Off on Golf Academy supports Cancer Awareness for 5th Year

Five years ago, President of the Guyana Golf Academy/Nexgen Golf Academy Aleem Hussain engaged the Cancer Institute of Guyana and proposed that the sport be used as a vehicle for awareness and...

Poverty index reveals stark inequalities among ethnic groups – UNDP

Oct 17, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Poverty index reveals stark inequalities among ethnic groups – UNDP

– in 2019 51,000 people in Guyana were classified as vulnerable to multidimensional poverty Kaieteur News – Disparities in multidimensional poverty among ethnic groups are consistently...

GOA contribute US$8,000 for Wong’s Training Camp

Oct 17, 2021 KNews Sports Comments Off on GOA contribute US$8,000 for Wong’s Training Camp

Table Tennis player Miguel Wong, who will be representing Guyana at both the Panam Junior and Senior Championships next month, has benefited from a timely investment from the Guyana Olympic...

For the Caribbean, relations with the US and China is not one or the other

Oct 17, 2021 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on For the Caribbean, relations with the US and China is not one or the other

By Sir Ronald Sanders Kaieteur News – On October 12, more than a dozen representatives in the US Congress sent a letter to the US Trade Representative, Katherine Tai, asking for immediate...

GCB donate Kits To BCB Coaching Programme

Oct 17, 2021 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCB donate Kits To BCB Coaching Programme

The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) on October 15 last donated a number of Coaching Kits to the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) for use in Coaching programmes throughout the Ancient County. On hand to receive...

Bartica pensioner burnt to death in home

Oct 17, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Bartica pensioner burnt to death in home

Kaieteur News – An 81-year-old woman was on Friday burnt to death in her one-storey wooden and concrete home in Bartica, Region Seven after an unattended candle fell and started a fire. The...

‘Top-Tier Elegance & Online Shopping’ …Catering to your fashion needs

Oct 17, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Top-Tier Elegance & Online Shopping’ …Catering to your fashion needs

“I believe that young entrepreneurs play a crucial role in society, in that we help to create jobs and this contributes to the country’s growing economy.” By Allyiah Allicock Kaieteur News...

Former Finance Minister incensed at insinuations and innuendoes

Oct 17, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on Former Finance Minister incensed at insinuations and innuendoes

Dear Editor, I refer to a letter, “Time for Justice”, penned by H. Yusuf and published in Kaieteur News, October 16, 2021. An excerpt from the letter reads, “It boggles the mind that after all...

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Pakistan targets West Indies’ vulnerability with spin-heavy squad for Test series

The PNCR and AFC are a blight on democratic politics

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- The People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) and the Alliance For Change (AFC) have forfeited... more