September 2011

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CARICOM seeks heightened cooperation with IICA

Sep 10, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on CARICOM seeks heightened cooperation with IICA

Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque this week welcomed the Director General of the Inter-American Institute for Co-operation on Agriculture...

Guyana observes Caribbean Wellness Day 2011

Sep 10, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana observes Caribbean Wellness Day 2011

Scores turned up to celebrate Caribbean Wellness Day 2011, which was being observed under the theme “Love life, Stay healthy, Live long”, yesterday. The Ministry of Health in partnership...

New Amsterdam nurses in big cuff out

Sep 10, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on New Amsterdam nurses in big cuff out

It was a case of who should make up a patient’s bed. One nurse said that she should not and actually instructed her colleague to. There was the refusal. One thing led to another and before long two...

GPSU signals interest to observe upcoming elections

Sep 10, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on GPSU signals interest to observe upcoming elections

At least one union has indicated an interest in observing the upcoming Regional and General Elections. On Wednesday the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) met with the Guyana Public...

Appreciation Night or Night of Shame?

Sep 10, 2011 KNews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Appreciation Night or Night of Shame?

The Alliance For Change is alarmed, flabbergasted and horrified at the revelation that there is in train a so-called appreciation night for outgoing President Bharrat Jagdeo. What the AFC...

Heavy drinking, intoxication associated with physical aggression

Sep 10, 2011 KNews News 1

– Research shows The harm associated with the consumption of alcohol, particularly among young people, is an area of growing concern and presents a major challenge to all levels...

Harold Bascom – From dreaming ‘country-boy’ to three-time Guyana Prize winner (Part 1 of 3)

Sep 10, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Harold Bascom – From dreaming ‘country-boy’ to three-time Guyana Prize winner (Part 1 of 3)

“The secret of my success as a writer is being an intense crafter of whatever fiction I put together. I believe in diligent crafting and plotting. I write the way I would put a model car...

Interesting creatures…The King Vulture

Sep 10, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on Interesting creatures…The King Vulture

The King Vulture, Sarcoramphus papa, is a large bird found in Central and South America. It is a member of the New World vulture family Cathartidae. This vulture lives predominantly in...

Guyana gets it right, criminalising HIV won’t work! – UNAIDS

Sep 10, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana gets it right, criminalising HIV won’t work! – UNAIDS

Whatever else Guyana gets wrong, our position in the fight against HIV/AIDS is not one of them. Last Thursday, Minister of Health, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy laid before the National Assembly...

Frank Sinatra will sing in 2012

Sep 10, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Frank Sinatra will sing in 2012

One of the Frank Sinatra songs I liked when I was in short pants was “The Best is Yet To Come.” Come 2012, we will play Frankie every day because we know that the best is yet to...

Haitian journalists visit

Sep 10, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Haitian journalists visit

As part of continuing efforts to fully integrate Haiti into the Caribbean Community and to ensure buy-in by key stakeholders, five journalists from Haiti are currently on a visit to Guyana....

Building your home? (Enhancing the value, beauty of your property)

Sep 10, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Building your home? (Enhancing the value, beauty of your property)

By Leonard Gildarie A reader asked us to explore ‘cheap’ ways to improve or raise the value of homes in Guyana. This may be a pretty tall order. The internet is literally filled with...

MURDER AND THE TING-A-KEES

Sep 10, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery Comments Off on MURDER AND THE TING-A-KEES

-why has violent death stalked this family? By Michael Jordan George Ting-A-Kee comes from a strong Christian background, so he would be the last one to question why violence has...

The wrath of a government

Sep 10, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on The wrath of a government

Guyana has never before had so much scandal. Indeed there have been scandals, some reaching all the way to the top. But for the first time there seems to be a certain credibility to what is in...

LULA AND BHARRAT!

Sep 10, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on LULA AND BHARRAT!

Two waves of chants were always expected to dominate the campaign of the ruling People’s Progressive Party (PPP) as it attempts a fifth consecutive term in office. The cries of...

Suicide and Culture

Sep 10, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Ravi Dev Comments Off on Suicide and Culture

Yesterday Guyana observed World Suicide Prevention Day. Yes, suicide is a worldwide problem. Today the US will be mourning the deaths of almost 3000 persons in the tragedy of 9/11 – but every year...

Too many Chinese workers: Is the response racist?

Sep 10, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on Too many Chinese workers: Is the response racist?

By Sir Ronald Sanders Chinese workers labour round the clock delivering projects on time and within budget unlike workers in many other parts of the world. Yet, where ever the Chinese...

PAT BISHOP (6 MAY 1940 – 20 AUGUST 2011): ARTIST WHO PAINTED, SPOKE, PERFORMED, SAW, CREATED A UNIQUE PATH.

Sep 10, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, The Arts Forum Comments Off on PAT BISHOP (6 MAY 1940 – 20 AUGUST 2011): ARTIST WHO PAINTED, SPOKE, PERFORMED, SAW, CREATED A UNIQUE PATH.

By Ken Crichlow Pat Bishop’s multidisciplinary art practice and purposeful engagement with cultural concerns often put her in conflict with “authority”, even...

The Baccoo Speaks

Sep 10, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo Speaks

It is no secret that there is increasing madness on the roads. And there is going to be no end to it because people have a growing disrespect for basic rules. One driver is going to enjoy speeding...

ImmigrationTALK…Beware of Immigration Service Providers who are not Attorneys…

Sep 10, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on ImmigrationTALK…Beware of Immigration Service Providers who are not Attorneys…

By Attorney Gail S. Seeram Many people offer help with immigration services. Unfortunately, not all are authorized to do so. While many of these unauthorized practitioners mean...

From the Diaspora…BOYCOTT CARIBBEAN AIRLINES, BOYCOTT TRINI GOODS

Sep 10, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on From the Diaspora…BOYCOTT CARIBBEAN AIRLINES, BOYCOTT TRINI GOODS

By Ralph Seeram This confounded nonsense has to stop. This is not ‘eye pass’ this is ‘r**s pass’, Caribbean Airlines and the Government of Trinidad and Tobago need to...

Fire destroys Hadfield Street guest house, Car Care Enterprise

Sep 10, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Fire destroys Hadfield Street guest house, Car Care Enterprise

Fire Chief says arsonist responsible By Rabindra Rooplall A disputed property that was being used as a guest house at 42 Hadfield Street, Werk-en-Rust was destroyed during...

Hackers hit Republic Bank ATM

Sep 10, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Hackers hit Republic Bank ATM

Police have been called in to investigate the fact that hackers have used the Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) of Republic Bank to access the accounts of some customers. Republic Bank is not saying...

Tomb raider beheads corpse in Tuschen cemetery

Sep 10, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Tomb raider beheads corpse in Tuschen cemetery

Police on the West Coast Demerara are investigating one of the most bizarre cases after a buried corpse was found with its head missing and neatly placed back into its coffin. The...

Armless 14-year-old girl loses Public Assistance

Sep 10, 2011 KNews News 36

How more clandestine can officials get than to take away a 14-year-old handicap girl’s Public Assistance. This happened right here in Guyana when 14-year-old Akema Alert who was...

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Fesupo 2026, Chile… Tremel King sets new 105kg M1 DL and Total...

Sep 28, 2026

…Williams also dominates (Kaieteur News) – Guyana ended their 2026 South American Powerlifting Championships campaign with a bang on Saturday evening in Santiago, Chile when the nation’s 105kg...

Be grateful for what you have

Sep 28, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – You can go to the doctor and get tablets for high blood pressure. You can get medication for diabetes. You can even get something to help you sleep after spending the entire night worrying about whether somebody else has more money than you. But if your neighbour buys a new...

Crime thrives on weak justice, illegal guns and dirty money

Sep 20, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Crime in Latin America and the Caribbean is no longer only a matter for the police. It is weakening societies, draining economies and obstructing development. It is also testing public confidence in courts, governments and democratic institutions. The...

Karma for a non Kshatriya

Sep 28, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Karma has its place, actually works. There is karma for even a non-Kshatriya. Not the kind touted by Mr. Carmichael Street. My own kind. It is a combination of the unfathomable will of God, the arc of justice and, believe it or not, the black cat crossing the path. I...

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