May 2012

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“England v West Indies Test No. 1 – West Indies need some bounce in thoughts and deeds!”

May 20, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on “England v West Indies Test No. 1 – West Indies need some bounce in thoughts and deeds!”

By Colin E. H. Croft Fact! I really expected West Indies to select Darren Sammy; captain; and three other faster bowlers – this time Shannon Gabriel, Kemar Roach and Fidel Edwards – even...

Sunday Cartoon – May 20, 2012

May 20, 2012 KNews Cartoons, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Sunday Cartoon – May 20, 2012

Family waits as Guyanese man sits in limbo at U.S. border

May 20, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Family waits as Guyanese man sits in limbo at U.S. border

Canada (thespec.com)- Richard Austin sits in a Buffalo detention facility with no idea when he will get out. Officially, the Hamilton resident is neither a citizen of Canada nor of the United...

GPL begins construction on six sub-stations

May 20, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on GPL begins construction on six sub-stations

Construction has begun on six of Guyana Power and Light (GPL) new sub-stations countrywide. The company is undertaking a massive US$42M infrastructural project, funded by the China Exim Bank....

Colin Jones sets prison cell afire, injured

May 20, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Colin Jones sets prison cell afire, injured

Relatives of Colin Jones who is currently in prison charged with murder, arson, unlawful possession of weapons and narcotics are calling for an investigation into an incident at the...

Former Minister involved in two-car collision

May 20, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Former Minister involved in two-car collision

Six family members were injured after their car bearing registration PNN8659 was involved in a collision with another car, belonging to the former Minister of Foreign Trade, Dr. Henry...

South American development bank to be operational this year

May 20, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on South American development bank to be operational this year

Argentina (Dow Jones)–South American development bank, Banco del Sur, should be operational during the second half of this year, a top Argentine government official said Friday. Adrian...

Venezuelans fail to keep appointment with police

May 20, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Venezuelans fail to keep appointment with police

While police had reassured farmer, Ramjattan Lall, that the Venezuelans involved in the boat collision at Charity, would have returned in a week’s time, Ramjattan said that the...

Politics and the Guyana Police Force…

May 20, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Politics and the Guyana Police Force…

Are police officers afraid to act professionally? By Dale Andrews The subject of political interference in the workings of the Guyana Police Force has always been hot, with arguments escalating...

We Have So Much… But Are We Happy?

May 20, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Food For Thought Comments Off on We Have So Much… But Are We Happy?

For many of us it’s so complicated. Everyone has their own perspective towards life. Life begins with love, demands love and always searches for love; so beautiful, so simple, even...

Duty free concession scam on ATVs…

May 20, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Duty free concession scam on ATVs…

GRA staff help businessmen fleece $150M in taxes – Customs source The recent discovery of forged signatures on a number of Tax Exemption letters at the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) may have...

Family tries to locate missing schoolgirl

May 20, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Family tries to locate missing schoolgirl

Relatives are trying to locate 15-year-old Abekie Patterson, who has been missing since Thursday. The Charlestown Secondary School student, of Lot 27 Bagotville, West Bank Demerara, was last...

Nurse says farewell after 3,145 deliveries

May 20, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Nurse says farewell after 3,145 deliveries

With a record of 3,145 deliveries, among them 15 twins, over a 42-year span, Beatrice Norton, deserved to be recognised for her outstanding contribution to the health sector. A simple ceremony...

Education tourism???

May 20, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Education tourism???

Offshore medical university targets 3,000 foreign students in next five years By Leonard Gildarie An offshore medical school which started operations in Guyana two years ago has announced...

NICIL money should have been spent on hinterland development

May 20, 2012 KNews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on NICIL money should have been spent on hinterland development

Can the Minister of Amerindian Affairs explain why our government believes that the development of the Amerindian people must depend on the goodwill of a foreign government? Are we not...

The West Indian Manatee (Trichechus manatus)

May 20, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on The West Indian Manatee (Trichechus manatus)

The West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus) is a manatee, and the largest surviving member of the aquatic mammal order Sirenia which also includes the dugong and the extinct...

Sprouting a lot of rubbish

May 20, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Sprouting a lot of rubbish

I suggest that the Guyanese people, especially our young folks, read the opening lines of last Friday’s editorial of the Stabroek News. Those words have tremendous analytical importance in...

The lumber exporter’s strange abduction

May 20, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery Comments Off on The lumber exporter’s strange abduction

– What kind of kidnappers would turn down a $30M ransom? By Michael Jordan Maybe it was because he wasn’t well known. Maybe it was because it happened on the same day that the cambio...

The government, NICIL and other controversies

May 20, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on The government, NICIL and other controversies

This past week the media reported on a series of events. There was the report on the construction of a new airport replacing the current facility that operates as the Cheddi Jagan...

A SYSTEM IN CRISIS

May 20, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on A SYSTEM IN CRISIS

There was a time when you saw school children misbehaving in public, you could have scolded them. There was a time when upon being reprimanded by an adult, the kids would have downed their...

Purveyors of Hate

May 20, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Ravi Dev Comments Off on Purveyors of Hate

Last week I wrote about the insistence of some political activists to articulate their politics in such a manner as to incite hatred for their opponents. I named Messrs Lincoln Lewis and Freddie...

Needed: a collective voice in the G20 for developing countries

May 20, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on Needed: a collective voice in the G20 for developing countries

By Sir Ronald Sanders Between 10 and 14 May, two meetings took place that were of significance to the people of developing countries, particularly small states. The outcomes of the meetings will...

The Baccoo Speaks

May 20, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo Speaks

The pace at which some things move often leaves many people in shock. Take the pace at which some bandits will strike in the eastern part of the country. Within minutes, three homes are going...

Amaila Falls, Tax reform, LCDS among topics for UG essay competition

May 20, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Amaila Falls, Tax reform, LCDS among topics for UG essay competition

The Amaila Falls Hydroelectric Project, Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS), Industrial Policy and Structural Transformation and Tax Reform, are some of the items that will be topics of the...

ImmigrationTALK: Child Status Protection Act Helps Children over age 21

May 20, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on ImmigrationTALK: Child Status Protection Act Helps Children over age 21

By: Attorney Gail S. Seeram There are several issues faced by children who are beneficiaries of a pending family-based immigration petition. One of the major issues is when a child...

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Golden Jaguars target League A return and Gold Cup qualification

Nov 04, 2026

…Coach Bonofiglio names squad for matches at West Demerara By Rawle Toney (Kaieteur News) – Guyana’s Senior Men’s National Football Team, the Golden Jaguars, will look to put the finishing...

Selective outrage, unsupported conclusions and misplaced legal...

Nov 04, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The statement issued by the Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) on 3rd November, 2026, raises several important questions about the administration of justice, the independence of the courts and the protection of individual rights. However, beneath its language of concern for...

A Divided World: A Commonwealth Opportunity

Nov 01, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – When Commonwealth leaders gather in Antigua and Barbuda from 1st to 4th November, they should address a question that reaches beyond their association: how can countries of different size, wealth and outlook sustain cooperation in a world increasingly...

Opposition Leader Mohamed – counsel, care, and correction

Nov 04, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Opposition Leader, Mr. Azruddin Mohamed, has to change. Mandatory. Or, he is of little utility to the Guyanese people. Whoever heard of an Opposition Leader who is regularly arrested, regularly handcuffed, regularly jailed, regularly fighting to be bailed, and regularly...

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