July 2012

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Ethnic power and ideological racism: Comparing presidencies in Guyana

Jul 08, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Ethnic power and ideological racism: Comparing presidencies in Guyana

This is the title of an eighty-page research I did over a two-year period that looked at the practice of racism by the Guyana Government during the tenure of Bharrat Jagdeo. It will be tendered by my...

The Turnip-tailed Gecko (Thecadactylus rapicauda)

Jul 08, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on The Turnip-tailed Gecko (Thecadactylus rapicauda)

The Turnip-tailed gecko (Thecadactylus rapicauda) is a species of gecko widely distributed from Mexico southward through Central America and into South America as far south as Brazil, and on many...

IS THE PNCR WILLING TO CEDE THE LEADERSHIP OF APNU?

Jul 08, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on IS THE PNCR WILLING TO CEDE THE LEADERSHIP OF APNU?

For a party that has not won a free and fair election in over twenty years, and which on its own may never win such an election, it is surprising that the PNCR is yet to recognize the wisdom of...

The Leonora axe murders

Jul 08, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery Comments Off on The Leonora axe murders

– he lured his family into the house, and slaughtered them one by one… By Michael Jordan This is part horror story, part ghost story, and now that I have your attention, let me tell you what...

APNU presents signed petition to disband Corriverton IMC

Jul 08, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on APNU presents signed petition to disband Corriverton IMC

….says body is illegal and unconstitutional By Leon Suseran A team from A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) descended on Corriverton on Friday and handed to the Town Clerk of the Interim...

ImmigrationTalk….What is an Affidavit of Support?

Jul 08, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on ImmigrationTalk….What is an Affidavit of Support?

By Attorney Gail S. Seeram An affidavit of support is a document that must be completed by all petitioners for family-based and some employment-based sponsorship. In the affidavit of...

Bandit rapes Essequibo educator

Jul 08, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Bandit rapes Essequibo educator

A female Educationist/Pastor has been left traumatized after she was robbed, beaten and raped by an unknown perpetrator. The teacher is said to be attached to the Hampton-Court Primary School and...

From the Diaspora… PRESIDENT DONALD RAMOTAR IS PRESIDING OVER THE DEATH OF THE PPP

Jul 08, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on From the Diaspora… PRESIDENT DONALD RAMOTAR IS PRESIDING OVER THE DEATH OF THE PPP

By Ralph Seeram Some years ago on a visit to Guyana, I had the misfortune of experiencing a relative dying. It was not pleasant, but it was an experience that remains indelibly in memory. He had an...

Expired NCN board delays internal probe – Dr. Luncheon

Jul 08, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Expired NCN board delays internal probe – Dr. Luncheon

Investigations at the state-owned National Communications Network (NCN) have been delayed because the life of the Board of Directors has expired. According to Cabinet Secretary, Dr. Roger Luncheon,...

Former GRA accountant says that she was not missing

Jul 08, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Former GRA accountant says that she was not missing

Raajnee Baldeo, 22, contacted this publication yesterday to clear the air on an article published in yesterday’s edition of Kaieteur News, which stated that she had been missing...

Can’t afford to die, funerals are too expensive

Jul 08, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Can’t afford to die, funerals are too expensive

By Romila Boodram It will be the last thing that most people will think about, but death is inevitable. And Guyana is no different from the rest of the world. It can prove quite a hassle or an...

Applying the Albert Speer case to the Ramkarran controversy

Jul 08, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Applying the Albert Speer case to the Ramkarran controversy

Dear Editor, I would like to add my analysis to the ongoing debate on Ralph Ramkarran. I studied philosophy at the university level and if there is anything one learns from a class in philosophy is...

With this father incarcerated, the door is unguarded and it’s happy hour for the comforting wily wolf

Jul 08, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on With this father incarcerated, the door is unguarded and it’s happy hour for the comforting wily wolf

Dear Editor, I presented a letter to the Stabroek News editor on the 26th, June, dealing with the subject of the Editorial published on the 28, June. My letter was published on 29, June. “This...

Mr. Ramkarran should be given a free hand to seek patriots to lead a Government of National Unity

Jul 08, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Mr. Ramkarran should be given a free hand to seek patriots to lead a Government of National Unity

Dear Editor, In recent days, two important factors have entered into the political arena. First was the resonating resignation of Mr. Ralph Ramkarran from the PPP. The simple lesson is that a...

Higher Education at UG?

Jul 08, 2012 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Higher Education at UG?

In the past year, UG has been in the news, but for all the wrong reasons, mainly ‘industrial action’ by staff. In many countries, especially in the developed world, there has been an intense...

Gayle and Samuels pummel New Zealand

Jul 08, 2012 knews Sports Comments Off on Gayle and Samuels pummel New Zealand

It is a rarity these days for West Indies to enter a series as overwhelming favourites but it hasn’t taken them long to show how much of a gulf exists between them and New Zealand. On the same...

Cartoon – July 08, 2012

Jul 07, 2012 KNews Cartoons, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Cartoon – July 08, 2012

Chinese Real Estate Company to spend US $2B on housing projects

Jul 07, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Chinese Real Estate Company to spend US $2B on housing projects

While a number of international booths are being featured at this year’s Building Expo, the Suihua Runhui Real Estate Development Company from China, plans to execute three housing projects in...

New recruits tasked with halting theft of army arms, ammunition

Jul 07, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on New recruits tasked with halting theft of army arms, ammunition

… at historic passing out parade Embarrassed by the loss of weapons and ammunition from Army stores, Chief of Staff Gary Best yesterday urged new army recruits to help guard the arms stores. For...

Men steal cow from Police station pound

Jul 07, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Men steal cow from Police station pound

Two men who put everything out of their thoughts and ventured into the Reliance Police Station compound and stole a cow were subsequently caught and placed before the court. The men, Yashpaul Budhai,...

‘Prostituted’ teen may be a case of community mischief

Jul 07, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Prostituted’ teen may be a case of community mischief

Several days after a 16-year-old girl of Number 59 Village Corentyne, Berbice alleged that her parents are prostituting her; the child protection office in Berbice has said that it is unable to...

Gitanjali Singh’s appointment in AG Office…

Jul 07, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Gitanjali Singh’s appointment in AG Office…

Opposition saw no ‘conflict of interest’ for six years The Audit Office of Guyana has been managing with a view to preventing any ‘Conflict of Interest’ involving the wife of Finance Minister...

The power of the exhibition

Jul 07, 2012 KNews Editorial Comments Off on The power of the exhibition

Guyana is home to exhibitors from across the region. The focus is on alternative building material in the wake of rising prices of traditional material such as wood, cement and even steel....

Dem boys seh…De opposition confusing demself

Jul 07, 2012 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…De opposition confusing demself

Dem had a lot of noise about conflict of interest because Shaatie wife get confirm in she wuk at Office of de Auditor General. Well Uncle Donald now seh that de opposition don’t know wha dem...

THE PRIVATE SECTOR NEEDS STRONG AND FEARLESS LEADERSHIP

Jul 07, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THE PRIVATE SECTOR NEEDS STRONG AND FEARLESS LEADERSHIP

The Private Sector Commission recently found itself in a ticklish position. On the very day that it elected a new Chairman, it was reported in the media that the said individual was no longer...

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Chase’s and Santa Rosa eye top spot as Republic Bank Schools...

Nov 08, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Santa Rosa Secondary and defending champions Chase’s Academic Foundation sit primed on seven points as action continues today in the Republic Bank Secondary School Football...

A capital city beyond redemption?

Nov 08, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Georgetown has become so dysfunctional, so hopelessly disorganised and so resistant to correction that one must ask whether the effort to save it is worth the trouble. The greatest mistake successive governments have made is not recognising that Georgetown should have long been...

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...

The epitaph on Mr. Gavin Douglas’ tombstone should read: Murdered...

Nov 08, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Another Guyanese dead, and in degraded fashion, at the hands of State agents. A State that now stands as a monument to how much the PPP Govt. has criminalized it. When not one alleged rogue cop, with blood in his eye, but four of them, can deliver blows on a man that’s...

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