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UG lecturer listed as inventor on US Patent

Jan 27, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on UG lecturer listed as inventor on US Patent

Dr Dawn Fox Lecturer in the Department of Chemistry, University of Guyana, Dr. Dawn King-Fox, has been listed as an inventor on US Patent 9,163,374 issued October 20, 2015. The patent was issued...

Demerara Harbour Bridge gets better traffic management

Jan 27, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Demerara Harbour Bridge gets better traffic management

Better traffic management by ranks of the Guyana Police Force traffic department at the Demerara Harbour Bridge is resulting in easier commuting to and from Georgetown to West Bank Demerara....

GTU stages protest action, calls for replacement of TSC

Jan 27, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on GTU stages protest action, calls for replacement of TSC

– but Commission insists “they want to make a big issue” A change of the members of the Teaching Service Commission (TSC) was the primary call yesterday when the Guyana Teachers Union...

Guyana and the theory of the overdeveloped state

Jan 27, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Guyana and the theory of the overdeveloped state

In two previous columns, I did indicate I would explain, using the conceptual model of the overdeveloped state by Hamza Alavi, why since Independence right up to the Granger Administration, the state...

‘Smart City Project’ to be implemented to tackle crime

Jan 27, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Smart City Project’ to be implemented to tackle crime

The ‘Smart City Project’ is among initiatives which have been identified to reduce crime. The project is part of the US$15M Citizen Security Strengthening Programme (CSSP) that was launched on...

ILLEGAL GUNS

Jan 27, 2016 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on ILLEGAL GUNS

Something dreadful is happening in Guyana that is influencing crime and gun violence. The murder toll for the year so far has exceeded that of the same period in 2015. The inexplicable spike in...

PAHO prepared to help Guyana build Reference Lab capability

Jan 27, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on PAHO prepared to help Guyana build Reference Lab capability

Guyana’s reliance on the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) to confirm the presence of emerging viruses could become a thing of the past. And the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) is...

THE VOICE OF THE LIBERAL DEMOCRATS

Jan 27, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on THE VOICE OF THE LIBERAL DEMOCRATS

The privatization recommendation of the Parvatan Commission must be rejected By Sase Singh INTRODUCTION Part 1 of this Sugar Series was an important column since from the inception, there were...

MONEY IN YOUR POCKET

Jan 27, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on MONEY IN YOUR POCKET

The government will surprise the nation this year. Last year it was ill-prepared to present the Budget even though it had a full three months to do so. This year there was adequate time. It is not...

Friendship Granny turns 103

Jan 27, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Friendship Granny turns 103

On the occasion of her 103rd birth anniversary yesterday, centenarian Edmay Mc Intosh was honoured with a courtesy call from none other than First Lady, Sandra Granger. It was indeed the highlight of...

Certainly not the way to park!

Jan 27, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Certainly not the way to park!

I have advised my family not to vote for dinosaurs in the upcoming LGE

Jan 27, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on I have advised my family not to vote for dinosaurs in the upcoming LGE

Dear Editor, Local Government elections will finally be held after more than twenty years, which is a very good sign that democracy has returned to our beautiful country Guyana. As I sit and...

Ugliness returns, newness gone out

Jan 27, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Ugliness returns, newness gone out

Dear Editor, Reference is made to the news item titled “Tax Chief refutes GRA’s reasons for sacking –claims he was asked to do illegal things.” (KN January 23). I hope that two of the...

A sore on the Essequibo River

Jan 27, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on A sore on the Essequibo River

Dear Editor, The Bartica Speed Boat Association has become disgusted with the blind eye turned by MARD to illegal speed boat operators plying the Parika/Bartica route. These illegal operators have...