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Aug 31, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on PetroCaribe alliance tackles the food crisis
DEAR EDITOR, As part of the effort to promote regional food security, Ministers of Agriculture of the 18-member PetroCaribe alliance met in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, on 30 July to discuss urgent issues...Aug 31, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Jagdeo was first to register dissatisfactionwith several EPA clauses
DEAR EDITOR, The editorial of Thursday, August 28, 2008 in the SN was especially lengthy, taking up all but 16 column inches of a whole page. Titled “EPA Rumblings,” it indeed was full of...Aug 31, 2008 knews Features / Columnists Comments Off on Biting another chunk out of crime
President Bharrat Jagdeo was the first person to say that the law enforcement authorities would not rest until they have captured Rondell ‘Fine Man’ Rawlins. This view was also echoed by the...Aug 31, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo speaks
The Joint Services have continued to dent the criminal enterprises but they are failing to cover all bases because the petty criminals seem to believe that they can make attacks on others. One small...Aug 31, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Post-Carifesta autocracy
I could never understand, and will never, why an educated mind would descend to the level of ignorance so that it provides a fertile field for fascist growth. After the Great Depression, the fear of...Aug 31, 2008 knews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on The power is within us
By Sheila Holder, MP Everyday the goodness of people around the world is recorded in some way or another. As the events of the Democratic National Convention taking place in the USA unfolds this week...Aug 31, 2008 knews Features / Columnists Comments Off on MASSA A LA CHUTNEY…
Bill always feels funny in the Jumbie Stadium; he used to play on the ‘Dutchman’ graves when he was a little boy. Tonight it is jump up time for the Chutney Masala Concert. Bill is your man on...Aug 31, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on The Antbird
Regarded as a non-migratory bird specific to both Central and South America, the antbird is said to be of a genera of more than 230 species. Antbirds make up the family Formicariidae and some of the...Aug 31, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on The end of a brutal era
There is a saying that the longest rope has an end. In Guyana old people say “Moon does run till day ketch am” and so it was with Rondell Rawlins, the country’s most wanted man for almost a...Aug 31, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on FINEMAN IS DEAD; LONG LIVE THE FATMAN!
Politics is now considered a pure science. Yet, as so often in history, we have seen where human agency and pure luck can play a pivotal role in shaping political developments. A case in point is...Aug 31, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Ravi Dev Comments Off on Sugar Scrutiny
Faced with declining production in the sugar industry, especially in the last three years, the Government of Guyana, the owner of GuySuCo – has requested bids for a review of the corporation’s...Aug 31, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, The Arts Forum Comments Off on The Arts Forum
The Arts Journal Volume 4 Numbers 1 & 2 (2008), in press, pays homage to Sheik Sadeek. This forthcoming issue of the Journal is devoted to articles that critically examine the social history,...Aug 31, 2008 knews Peeping Tom Comments Off on Demand 16% pay increase – Why?
Peter R. Ramsaroop, MBA Chairman, Vision Guyana INTRODUCTION: Anyone working for the government should demand a minimum of 20% pay increase. I will explore the reasons why in this column. We all are...Aug 31, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on The American Election: The quick sands of race?
By Sir Ronald Sanders When Hillary Clinton proposed Barack Obama as the Democratic candidate for the Presidency of the United States, and the vote was carried by acclamation at the Democratic...Aug 31, 2008 knews Clarence E. Pilgrim, Features / Columnists Comments Off on The ‘Fantastic 4’ leads the way to CARICOM Union!
By Clarence E Pilgrim The unbelievable initiative mounted by Prime Minister Patrick Manning of Trinidad & Tobago has raised the potential of “jump starting” the move for...Rising Debt, Rising US Dollar Rate in Oil-rich Guyana!

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Punta Cana, Dominican Republic – The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Under-14 Boys made a commanding start to the 2026 Caribbean Football Union (CFU) U14 Challenge Series, securing a resounding 8...Aug 17, 2026
(Kaieteur News) – One of the persistent afflictions of post-colonial societies is the absence of planning commensurate with ambition. Governments announce grand projects, inaugurate grand buildings, make grand speeches and produce grand visions, but somewhere between the vision and the delivery...Aug 16, 2026
By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Haiti’s plight must not be forgotten because it is no longer a regular feature of international headlines. The suffering has not diminished. Between January and early June 2026, at least 2,310 people were killed, 1,106 were injured and 99 were kidnapped,...Aug 17, 2026
(Kaieteur News) – I have heard about a hanging judge. From readings, I know about travelling judges. There’s familiarity with governing judges better known as Administrative Law Judges. Thanks to the leader of the A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), Mr. Aubrey Norton, I now have my...Freedom of speech is our core value at Kaieteur News. If the letter/e-mail you sent was not published, and you believe that its contents were not libellous, let us know, please contact us by phone or email.
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