December 2011

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Black Cake – A Must-Have Christmas Delicacy

Dec 25, 2011 KNews News 1

Whether it’s the tantalizing scent of pepperpot engulfing the home and even the neighbourhood, or that mouth-watering garlic pork begging to be sampled again and again, among the many...

Through the eyes of a death row inmate… 19 Christmases behind bars…will it ever end?

Dec 25, 2011 KNews News 2

Pull quote: “On Christmas morning waking up in prison is nothing easy, the first thing that comes to your mind is family and friends. The next thing is the joy you are missing out on when...

Should I break with tradition in this Christmas issue?

Dec 25, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Should I break with tradition in this Christmas issue?

I have been a newspaper commentator since 1988. I have done a Christmas article every year since then in the Stabroek News, Catholic Standard and the Kaieteur News. There has been no break in the...

Lonely season for miners and loggers

Dec 25, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Lonely season for miners and loggers

By Rabindra Rooplall The customary hustle and bustle for presents, the thought of a variety of mini-feasts, and a reassuring sense of togetherness and companionship causes persons to forget...

Another place like home for the holidays

Dec 25, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Another place like home for the holidays

By Dale Andrews They call it the Spice Isle, and for some reason, there appears to be some connection with Christmas and all the spicy food that goes with the celebrations. Maybe that is why Guyanese...

The year we killed Santa Claus

Dec 25, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on The year we killed Santa Claus

By Michael Jordan It’s my sister who did it. Not that she shot or stabbed him or pushed him off the roof when he was climbing down the chimney or anything like that, but what she did brought an...

A happy holiday for a special group of women

Dec 25, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on A happy holiday for a special group of women

Members of the Mangrove Reserve Women’s Agriculture Producer group have much to smile about this Christmas. Just two months into their existence as an agro-processing group, the women have...

If only Christmas was one day earlier!

Dec 25, 2011 KNews News 1

By Sharmain Grainger The Christmas Season had already set in and Russell had made plans; in fact he had made elaborate plans to spend the holidays. His plans entailed visiting his mother and for...

The elderly will never be left out – Christmas at the Palms

Dec 25, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on The elderly will never be left out – Christmas at the Palms

By Zena Henry “The Palms Geriatric Home celebrates Christmas like any other care-providing organization. We cater for our occupants and hope to continually provide services – especially...

WHEN DIPLOMATS SPEAK, POLITICIANS RESPOND

Dec 25, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on WHEN DIPLOMATS SPEAK, POLITICIANS RESPOND

A very Merry Christmas to all the readers of the Kaieteur News. Santa Claus is the one who brings the nice presents. I am the bearer of tidings of concerns which will disturb your quiet...

Priority: Saving the Sugarcane Industry

Dec 25, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Ravi Dev Comments Off on Priority: Saving the Sugarcane Industry

(The politicians are prioritising their concerns for next year. We resubmit the following on sugar, reminding them that the sugarcane industry is still our largest investment and must...

Ptolemy Reid Rehab Centre celebrates Xmas in fine style

Dec 25, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Ptolemy Reid Rehab Centre celebrates Xmas in fine style

By Zena Henry With its main emphasis on children, hence the mission statement “to provide a national service for all the children of Guyana who need long- term physical rehabilitative...

Maintaining a tradition of giving… Isn’t ‘Kris Kringle’ a ‘Special Person’?

Dec 25, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Maintaining a tradition of giving… Isn’t ‘Kris Kringle’ a ‘Special Person’?

Aside from the Christ Child, who according to biblical accounts was born to save the world from total damnation, the only other being that can easily be credited as the most giving during this time...

Where are my Christmas cards?

Dec 25, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Where are my Christmas cards?

By Leonard Gildarie From ever since a little boy recalling anything of significance, there are a couple things that stood out like a sore thumb. I remembered Enmore, an East Coast Demerara village...

A First Christmas with new bundles of joy

Dec 25, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on A First Christmas with new bundles of joy

By Kristen Macklingam Christmas is the season of peace, love and joy, where families and friends reunite once more and loved ones create memories to last their lifetime. As this year comes to...

Christmas in a Muslim home

Dec 25, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Christmas in a Muslim home

By Rehana Ahamad While I am not sure what Christmas is like in a majority of Muslim homes; in mine, it is not very different from those of the Christians. Our day’s activities also include praying,...

The Turtle Dove

Dec 25, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on The Turtle Dove

Turtle Doves are featured in the song, “The Twelve Days of Christmas”, as the gift “my true love gives to me” on the second day of Christmas. If added cumulatively, by the end...

Expectations of a Guyanese Christmas

Dec 25, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Expectations of a Guyanese Christmas

By Sasha Schultz This year for the first time Mona will be spending Christmas in Guyana. She grew up hearing her mother and uncle talk about what Christmas was...

Beware of Immigration Service Providers who are not Attorneys

Dec 25, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Beware of Immigration Service Providers who are not Attorneys

By: Attorney Gail S. Seeram, First and foremost, Merry Christmas to you and your family! Our office wishes you joy, peace and prosperity for the New Year! Beware of immigration service...

Some people really made my Christmas great

Dec 25, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on Some people really made my Christmas great

Today is a day that almost all Guyana worked and waited for all year. I know that in the United States people simply live for Thanksgiving. In Guyana, people live for Christmas. Everyone seems to go...

Despite setbacks, orphans do enjoy Christmas

Dec 25, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Despite setbacks, orphans do enjoy Christmas

For many, Christmas is the best time of the year but for orphans, Christmas is just like an ordinary day, when they sit patiently at their respective homes waiting for persons to bring...

The Baccoo Speaks

Dec 25, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo Speaks

Madness is the order of the day. First there were the fires, many more than people expected. Then there were the robberies that ended in fatality. There are still the accidents, all of which...

From the Diaspora…OF CHRISTMAS PAST

Dec 25, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on From the Diaspora…OF CHRISTMAS PAST

By Ralph Seeram The music woke me up; it’s one o’clock in the morning. I am lying in bed in Kitty, Georgetown; it is very difficult to sleep in Georgetown if you are not accustomed to it....

Lillian Elliot still farms at 103

Dec 25, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Lillian Elliot still farms at 103

Longevity is certainly a special gift and while only a few would be bestowed with many years, it is a rarity that many would have the opportunity of becoming a centenarian. 103-year-old...

Pomeroon River claims teenaged boat captain

Dec 25, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Pomeroon River claims teenaged boat captain

Almost two days before Christmas, the mighty Pomeroon River has claimed another life. According to reports, 19-year-old, Mark Narine, of Jacklow, Upper Pomeroon River, died by drowning after...

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Elliot Vieira breaks 10-year hiatus with return to Guyanese

Oct 28, 2026

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, October 27, 2026 – Elliot Vieira, one of Guyana’s recognised motorcycle racing names, will return to local competition this weekend after a 10-year absence, adding further...

Time for a reset of economic strategy

Oct 28, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Guyana’s economic gurus would do well to put aside, if only for a moment, their celebratory charts, their impressive growth statistics, the glossy Article IV IMF reports and their seemingly inexhaustible supply of reasons why everything is proceeding according to plan, and...

Are We All Ukrainians?

Oct 25, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – On 19 October, accepting the award of Ukraine’s Order of Merit, I said that my commitment to Ukraine rests on a principle essential to small nations everywhere: sovereignty is the freedom to govern ourselves, preserve our identity and decide our future....

India’s cockroaches, Guyana’s parasites

Oct 28, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Police out in force. Tens of thousands in India. Is there a war? Indeed, there is. The Modi government apparently has scant tolerance for students, young unemployed and, of course, Muslims. Hence, that ready army of cops with sticks, and demonstrators ready to go to...

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