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Jagdeo still considering CNS suspension

Jul 10, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Jagdeo still considering CNS suspension

…says broadcast in question was “reprehensible” to the constitution A broadcast on CNS 6, which has caused the Advisory Committee on Broadcasting (ACB) to recommend suspension of the station...

Embracing death … a reality with palliative care

Jul 10, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Embracing death … a reality with palliative care

For many suffering from terminal illnesses, the period leading up to their earthly departure could be more agonizing and painful than death itself. Death is not isolated, as family members feel the...

Cartoons Sun. July 10, 2011

Jul 10, 2011 knews Cartoons, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Cartoons Sun. July 10, 2011

Guyana cannot have a sensible & prosperous film industry without copyright laws

Jul 10, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on Guyana cannot have a sensible & prosperous film industry without copyright laws

Dear Editor, In a bid to ‘develop’ the Guyanese film industry, President Bharrat Jagdeo has pledged Guy $30 million to a project entitled: ‘President Film Endowment Project 2011’. This is a...

The gun and the silver bullet

Jul 10, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on The gun and the silver bullet

DEAR EDITOR, I wonder if the suffering of poor Guyanese will ever end. Surely, this will not happen under the PPP government. The Jagans died and so did the PPP; greed, corruption, nepotism, and...

Freddie Wrong on Ramson

Jul 10, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on Freddie Wrong on Ramson

Dear Editor, Reference is made to the unjustified attack on the Attorney General Mr. Charles Ramson by controversial columnist Mr. Freddie Kissoon (KN Jul 8) in response to a missive from the AG...

Entries close today for Alness Big money race meet

Jul 10, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Entries close today for Alness Big money race meet

Ansa Mc Al, GT&T among major sponsors Entries are expected to be closed today for the Ryan Crawford Memorial Turf club (RCMTC) Tipple Crown Classic horserace meet organized in collaboration with...

GWI, GPL will cause PPP/C to lose this election

Jul 10, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on GWI, GPL will cause PPP/C to lose this election

Dear Editor, Last week I read with consternation the Guyana Water Incorporation’s boast of spending hundreds of millions of dollars to improve potable water supply to residents along coastal...

“Thank You, Tiger – Living and making history with West Indian cricketer Shivnarine Chanderpaul”

Jul 10, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on “Thank You, Tiger – Living and making history with West Indian cricketer Shivnarine Chanderpaul”

Colin E. H. Croft You would think that I am mad, but I am very sure that I knew Shivnarine “Tiger” Chanderpaul long before he was born. I knew of him perhaps before his father thought of him! I...

KN should cease from publishing such letters

Jul 10, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on KN should cease from publishing such letters

Dear Editor, A letter captioned “Supporting Malpractice, It seems” appearing in the Kaieteur News of Friday July 8th 2011, by a withheld author, shows the pinnacle of gutter journalism. This...

Six outstanding retired players rewarded for services to Berbice cricket

Jul 10, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Six outstanding retired players rewarded for services to Berbice cricket

“You laid the foundation for the success that Berbice cricket is currently enjoying and we at the Berbice Cricket Board are proud to honour you as Heroes and role models”. Those were the words of...

Clinton Pestano named Berbice Inter County One Day MVP

Jul 10, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Clinton Pestano named Berbice Inter County One Day MVP

Berbice Under-19 player Clinton Pestano was celebrated by the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) as the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the recently concluded Guyana Cricket Board Under-19 Inter County...

The President erred by not offering an apology to Minister Mohammed

Jul 10, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on The President erred by not offering an apology to Minister Mohammed

Dear Editor, I have resisted calling the President of Guyana a Dictator but after listening to his remarks at his last press conference, there is no doubt that the title is deserved. At that event,...

Jagdeo raised some important truths regarding APNU

Jul 10, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on Jagdeo raised some important truths regarding APNU

Dear Editor, When President Bharrat Jagdeo shared his thoughts on the newly formed “A Partnership for National Unity” (APNU) at a press briefing at the Office of the President, he declared quite...

RAMOTAR’S PPP/C HAS TO EXPLAIN MURDERS, CORRUPTION, DRUG-TRAFFICKING

Jul 10, 2011 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on RAMOTAR’S PPP/C HAS TO EXPLAIN MURDERS, CORRUPTION, DRUG-TRAFFICKING

After 19 years of one party rule of Guyana, Mr. Donald Ramotar and the PPP/C must give account to the Guyanese people as to why friends of the government seem to have abundant wealth, while...

The people want no more of this endless dirty game

Jul 10, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on The people want no more of this endless dirty game

Dear Editor, Guyana, a beautiful country, nestled in the South American continent, a country rich in its natural resources, its legend and culture, blessed but cursed. The truth once hidden now...

Child Abuse

Jul 10, 2011 knews Editorial Comments Off on Child Abuse

Instances of abused children litter the pages of our newspaper with alarming frequency nowadays. Is this a new phenomenon or have we been always brutish to our children and only now been exposed in...

The Howler Monkey

Jul 10, 2011 knews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on The Howler Monkey

Howler monkeys (genus Alouatta monotypic in subfamily Alouattinae) are among the largest of the New World monkeys. Fifteen species are currently recognised. Previously classified in the family...

The ‘Torani’ has finally docked

Jul 10, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on The ‘Torani’ has finally docked

Dear Editor, It is with profound sadness the Guyanese Basketball Fraternity learnt of the sudden pasting of Charles ‘Torani’ Clement, who played for the Ravens Basketball Club, and was one of the...

Thousands of weighing, measuring devices verified for first half of 2011 – GNBS

Jul 10, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Thousands of weighing, measuring devices verified for first half of 2011 – GNBS

– Hundreds of devices seized through non-compliance As the Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) completed its weighing and measuring surveillance exercise for the first half of this year,...

Immigration TALK: Overview of the Family Sponsorship Process

Jul 10, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Immigration TALK: Overview of the Family Sponsorship Process

By Attorney Gail S. Seeram The most common question I get from readers is about the timing of the sponsorship process. There is no generic answer because the timing depends on the status of the...

The Paintings On The Wall

Jul 10, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Food For Thought Comments Off on The Paintings On The Wall

There was a king who was a great admirer of art. He encouraged artists from all over his country and gave them valuable gifts. One day an artist came and said to the king, “Oh King! Give me a blank...

CCTV cameras to be fully operational within two months

Jul 10, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on CCTV cameras to be fully operational within two months

Work is currently ongoing to reach the August month end deadline for the completion of the installation of closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras. Minister of Public Works, Robeson Benn, said that...

The Michael Parris Fitness Centre

Jul 10, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on The Michael Parris Fitness Centre

Is this facility the Symbol of Olympics Excellence? By Michael Benjamin The National Park is usually transformed into a hive of activity from as early as 05:00hrs when the security personnel of the...

The world’s newest nation: A baptism of hell

Jul 10, 2011 knews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on The world’s newest nation: A baptism of hell

By Sir Ronald Sanders South Sudan became the world’s newest independent nation yesterday (July 9). Within days it is expected to be the 193rd member of the United Nations. Very few countries have...

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Jagdeo’s policies were a disaster

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- Bharrat Jagdeo’s proclamation of his party’s approach to reducing income inequality... more