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GuySuCo confident about 2011 targets

Jun 05, 2011 knews News Comments Off on GuySuCo confident about 2011 targets

The news in the sugar industry has been dismal at best for the last five years and a recent comment by Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of GuySuCo, Paul Bhim, seems to add to that perception. According...

Banks urged to reduce interest rates, liquidity

Jun 05, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Banks urged to reduce interest rates, liquidity

…as ‘International Building Expo Two’ launched By Leonard Gildarie Government has announced that it is getting ready to distribute 3,500 more house lots before year end with 1,000 at Eccles...

PPP=POPE PEOPLE PARTY?

Jun 05, 2011 KNews Bill Cotton/Reform, Features / Columnists Comments Off on PPP=POPE PEOPLE PARTY?

To be a professional poper you need initiative and a brain. Bill poped the opening of the Marahaj Palace in Sheriff Street last Saturday. Not without some detective work. His source-let us call him...

The Peccary (Pecari maximus)

Jun 05, 2011 knews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on The Peccary (Pecari maximus)

A peccary (Pecari maximus) (plural peccaries; also javelina and skunk pig) is a medium-sized mammal of the family Tayassuidae, or New World Pigs. Peccaries are members of the artiodactyl suborder...

Crosse, Nanan lead GT to victory over E/Coast

Jun 05, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Crosse, Nanan lead GT to victory over E/Coast

By Sean Devers at Providence Preparations for next month’s Regional under-19 cricket series in Guyana began yesterday with the commencement of the Guyana Cricket Board organised Demerara...

Everything about the present state of the society in Guyana belies the theory of normalcy

Jun 05, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Everything about the present state of the society in Guyana belies the theory of normalcy

Dear Editor, In recent days a spate of letters, some from government spokespersons and defenders have emerged in the press on the question of power-sharing et al and the governing party’s attitude...

Immigration TALK: How to Petition for a Family Member?

Jun 05, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Immigration TALK: How to Petition for a Family Member?

By Attorney Gail S. Seeram, [email protected] The most common question presented to my office is how to submit a sponsorship petition for a relative. As a green card holder (permanent resident)...

GBTI maintains support for tennis

Jun 05, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on GBTI maintains support for tennis

Following up on its recent involvement in golf, Guyana Bank for Trade & Industry (GBTI) added support for tennis with the sponsorship of the Annual Open Championships which is scheduled to start...

Cartoons Sun. June 05, 2011

Jun 05, 2011 knews Cartoons, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Cartoons Sun. June 05, 2011

Do not only criticise, suggest solutions and remedies

Jun 05, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Do not only criticise, suggest solutions and remedies

Dear Editor, Henry Ford, one of the greatest businessmen of the United States and the creator of assembly line production back in the early 1900s with the great selling ModelT Ford automobile, once...

Anguilla – independence within CARICOM dimmed?

Jun 05, 2011 knews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on Anguilla – independence within CARICOM dimmed?

By Sir Ronald Sanders The Chief Minister of Anguilla, Hubert Hughes, has repeated a call for his small Caribbean island of 90 sq km and 13,600 people to become independent from Britain whose colony...

GABA selects two boxers for Youth C/wealth Games

Jun 05, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on GABA selects two boxers for Youth C/wealth Games

The Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA) has selected two boxers to attend the Youth Commonwealth Games fixed for the Isles of Mann from September 7 to 13. The Selection Committee of GABA met...

The politics of food

Jun 05, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on The politics of food

Dear Editor, Food is necessary for the survival of all living organisms, be they plant or animal. This is why it is so important that the supply of food is not put at risk by short-sighted policies...

For A Renewed Guyana

Jun 05, 2011 knews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on For A Renewed Guyana

(This week we feature the first installation of a presentation made by Presidential candidate Mr. Khemraj Ramjattan at a meeting of the IDB’s – CIVIL SOCIETY CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE, 25th May,...

Which proposition seems more realistic, less far-fetched and gels in with the immediate security needs

Jun 05, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Which proposition seems more realistic, less far-fetched and gels in with the immediate security needs

Dear Editor, Roxanne De Cruiz’s response to my letter titled, “The AFC’s lofty plans are nice sounding but are shallow and impractical at best” and published in the Kaieteur News on Friday...

The perils of peer pressure

Jun 05, 2011 knews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on The perils of peer pressure

By Adam Harris I have known about peer pressure for some time and I know that more often than not the parents’ influence would determine whether a child would bow to peer pressure or do what...

A victim’s story about surviving domestic violence

Jun 05, 2011 knews Features / Columnists, Stella Says Comments Off on A victim’s story about surviving domestic violence

My friend and colleague Sukree Boodram handed me a signed copy of her book, “Break Out: Surviving Abuse and Alcoholism,” in March when it was fresh from the publisher and we were in New York for...

Only Harripaul does not believe Ogunseye’s message

Jun 05, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Only Harripaul does not believe Ogunseye’s message

Dear Editor, I write in response to Mr. Malcolm Harripaul (May 27) challenging the notion that the PPP is a democratically elected government. Firstly, let me state that Harripaul failed miserably to...

Suicide Watch

Jun 05, 2011 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Suicide Watch

Exactly ten years ago, the Minister of Health, Dr Leslie Ramsammy, declared suicide a major public health issue in Guyana and said that he was placing it on the front burner. He made his commitment...

A brave judge stands tall on the floor of legal tragedies

Jun 05, 2011 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on A brave judge stands tall on the floor of legal tragedies

If there was anytime that the potency of failure pierced my mind since the PPP came to power in 1992, it was the day I walked on water. Adolf Hitler was the only human being that has been recorded as...

The Kanaima and Charles George

Jun 05, 2011 knews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery Comments Off on The Kanaima and Charles George

By Michael Jordan I have heard some strange stories in my time, but even I wasn’t prepared for the one that Laura George had to tell me. I had thought that I was dealing with the ordinary unsolved...

On National Awards

Jun 05, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on On National Awards

Dear Editor, Now that the President has finally chosen to announce National Awardees, I feel compelled to say something given that I have been on a crusade for the past six years to have the...

The Baccoo speaks

Jun 05, 2011 knews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo speaks

The lawlessness has reached a proportion that is unprecedented. Squatters are bent on taking possession of what is not theirs, but fuelled by the good nature of the society they are going to make a...

‘Roving Ambassador’ appointment deserving

Jun 05, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on ‘Roving Ambassador’ appointment deserving

Dear Editor, It is indeed heartening to learn that President Bharrat Jagdeo has been appointed the ‘Roving Ambassador’ where he will represent the interests of the three forest basins, the...

The Legitimate State

Jun 05, 2011 knews Features / Columnists, Ravi Dev Comments Off on The Legitimate State

There is a debate on whether we have the requisite quantum of “trust” for power sharing in Guyana. The thrust for trust rests on a presumption of affinity for ideal societies: if Guyana were not...

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Merry Christmas, Ya Filthy Animals!

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- Ah, Christmas—the season of goodwill, good cheer, and, let’s not forget, good riddance!... more