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New Amsterdam man allegedly beaten by Berbice cops

Apr 22, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on New Amsterdam man allegedly beaten by Berbice cops

Bruised, swollen and in pain can be used to describe a 26-year-old of lot 60 Stanleytown, New Amsterdam, Berbice after he was reportedly beaten by ranks on a police mobile patrol in Berbice. Dean...

Importance of investment in health to be amplified at CARPHA’s 63rd Conference

Apr 22, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Importance of investment in health to be amplified at CARPHA’s 63rd Conference

The administrators of the local public health sector have long recognised that investment is a crucial factor if the desired result of improved health care is to be attained. For instance it was...

Domestic violence, depression and corruption

Apr 22, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Domestic violence, depression and corruption

By Leonard Gildarie This past week, yet another shocking killing greeted Guyanese who were on their way to work or at home. She was in her 20s. He was an abuser, the reports say. He was a poor...

This country is destroying its citizens

Apr 22, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on This country is destroying its citizens

I parked my car and was about to enter one of the subsidiaries in DDL’s supermarket chain named Distribution Services Limited (DSL) on Sheriff Street. This middle-aged gentleman called out to me....

Trio to go on trial next month over illegal aircraft landing at Lethem

Apr 22, 2018 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Trio to go on trial next month over illegal aircraft landing at Lethem

The three men, who were charged last year for allegedly facilitating the illegal landing of an aircraft at Lethem, are expected to go on trial from May 18, before Magistrate Alan Wilson at the Lethem...

Could ways be found to save bauxite and sugar?

Apr 22, 2018 KNews Eye on Guyana with Lincoln Lewis, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Could ways be found to save bauxite and sugar?

This country’s history proves bauxite and sugar reigned at particular periods. Sugar was considered king, one of the primary crops, a source of wealth, employment and economic opportunities....

Cartoon – April 22, 2018

Apr 22, 2018 KNews Cartoons, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Cartoon – April 22, 2018

Arrau turtle (Podocnemis expansa)

Apr 22, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on Arrau turtle (Podocnemis expansa)

The Arrau turtle (Podocnemis expansa), also known as the South American river turtle, giant South American turtle, giant Amazon River turtle, Arrau sideneck turtle or simply the Arrau, is the...

Justice tempered by mercy

Apr 22, 2018 KNews Countryman, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Justice tempered by mercy

By Dennis Nichols Something doesn’t seem right here! That must have been the reaction of some persons who read and heard about the recent conviction of a 25 year-old woman for the death of...

Dead man at Bamboo Turn

Apr 22, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery Comments Off on Dead man at Bamboo Turn

By Michael Jordan Marva Usher was a very worried woman. Her son, 25-year-old taxi driver Edward Whinfield, had visited her in late December 2009 for a family ‘get together’. He had left at around...

The Baccoo speaks

Apr 22, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo speaks

Last week was what I warned about. There was the domestic killing. Then there was the nonsense on the road. The situation got even worse when it was reported that the madness on the road was...

For a change: Welcome World Bank advice

Apr 22, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on For a change: Welcome World Bank advice

By Sir Ronald Sanders Attending a World Bank meeting on April 16, I was shocked to hear a senior official of the organization say that, in addressing fiscal deficits, Latin American and...

When a magistrate assumes power beyond his realm

Apr 22, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on When a magistrate assumes power beyond his realm

Power is something that must be controlled. In countries where an individual enjoys unbridled power, then that person does things that would see him being deemed a dictator. The world has its share...

Saved from ridicule

Apr 22, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Food For Thought Comments Off on Saved from ridicule

Have you ever been saved from embarrassment by a kindly soul who absorbs the ridicule? These are the kind of people who are friends for life. Check this story out. There is a nine-year-old kid...

Ethno-Racial Rebellion and Party Politics in Guyana: A Caution to the Coalition

Apr 22, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Hinds' Sight with Dr. David Hinds Comments Off on Ethno-Racial Rebellion and Party Politics in Guyana: A Caution to the Coalition

My last column addressed the linkage between ethno-racialism and democracy. I argued that democracy in Guyana is constantly undermined by our ethnic problem, which unfortunately manifests itself in...

The ICJ has no jurisdiction to hear Guyana’s petition

Apr 22, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The ICJ has no jurisdiction to hear Guyana’s petition

A great many Guyanese believe that Guyana is going to win its case before the International Court of Justice (ICJ). They have not adequately addressed their minds to the fundamental question...

Misconceptions about the Emergency Room

Apr 22, 2018 KNews Dr Zulfikar Bux, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Misconceptions about the Emergency Room

By Dr Zulfikar Bux Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine Emergency rooms have been known to be one of the most effective fields of medicine in resource utilization. They are able to tap into all...

Green Classrooms and Schools

Apr 22, 2018 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Green Classrooms and Schools

Guyana is pursuing a model of development aimed at becoming a green state. Education at all levels of society will be necessary if we are to achieve this goal. It is an established fact that the...

How quickly we forget!

Apr 22, 2018 KNews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on How quickly we forget!

A week ago on Monday, citizens of Georgetown woke up to a flooded City after a night of heavy rainfall. Commuters heading to work had a hard time of it, slogging through ankle- and calf-deep water....

ImmigrationINFO …New performance metrics for immigration judges will create speedier deportations

Apr 22, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on ImmigrationINFO …New performance metrics for immigration judges will create speedier deportations

By Attorney Gail Seeram The Department of Justice will be implementing new performance metrics for immigration judges on October 1, 2018. A Justice Department official said the new metrics...

TRADE PERSPECTIVE AND IMPORTANCE OF THE WTO TBT ENQUIRY POINT

Apr 22, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Standards in Focus Comments Off on TRADE PERSPECTIVE AND IMPORTANCE OF THE WTO TBT ENQUIRY POINT

It’s been more than 23 years since the establishment of the World Trade Organisation -Technical Barriers to Trade (WTO-TBT) Agreement. This agreement is one of the most important agreements...

WHAT DOES NEARSIGHTED MEAN?

Apr 22, 2018 KNews Dr Karen Persram, Features / Columnists Comments Off on WHAT DOES NEARSIGHTED MEAN?

The medical term for nearsightedness is myopia. When you are myopic, you can see things close up (near) better that you can see things far away. If you are myopic or nearsighted, the light...

City Hall and the sad state of the Stabroek Market

Apr 22, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on City Hall and the sad state of the Stabroek Market

Dear Editor, It just takes a casual glance at Georgetown’s iconic landmark the Stabroek Market in its current sorry state, to realize that it mirrors completely the hopeless state of the...

This Government is ignoring the plight of the Marudi Small Miners

Apr 22, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on This Government is ignoring the plight of the Marudi Small Miners

Dear Editor, Mr. Hamilton Green, a reputable son of Guyana expressed his support and concern about the situation at Marudi in a publication in the Kaieteur News on April 18, 2018. On behalf of the...

END PLASTIC POLLUTION

Apr 22, 2018 KNews Consumer Concerns, Features / Columnists Comments Off on END PLASTIC POLLUTION

By PAT DIAL Technological advances have been moving at an increasingly rapid rate in the 20th and 21st centuries. Most advances, like for instance pharmaceuticals, have after-effects which are...