September 30, 2012

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Tenth anniversary of EPA Negotiations: Not a time for celebration

Sep 30, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on Tenth anniversary of EPA Negotiations: Not a time for celebration

By Sir Ronald Sanders (The writer is a Consultant and former Caribbean diplomat) September 27, 2012 marked the tenth anniversary of the beginning of negotiations for Economic Partnership Agreements...

Extension Service Unit to be created within GGMC

Sep 30, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Extension Service Unit to be created within GGMC

– Better interaction with miners expected An Extension Service Unit geared at supporting, providing information and fostering a better working relationship with miners may be...

Indian Cocktail

Sep 30, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Ravi Dev Comments Off on Indian Cocktail

Over the years, I’ve thought a lot about the phenomenon of suicide. It’s not that I’m morbid. As an Indian in Guyana, I’m not sure how one can avoid such thoughts. With almost 200 suicides a...

Reorganizing the state requires an organizing idea

Sep 30, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Reorganizing the state requires an organizing idea

The question has been asked. It should be answered. It is not the type of question that can be answered with a simple “yes” or a simple “no”. It is a complex question that requires a simple...

Patricia Charles’ last phone call

Sep 30, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery Comments Off on Patricia Charles’ last phone call

On Saturday, October 7, 2005, a group of persons was walking along the Kitty seawall just before dawn when they came upon a rather disturbing sight. A man who appeared to be a drug addict was...

Young woman undergoes successful operation

Sep 30, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Young woman undergoes successful operation

…expresses gratitude to those who assisted Having undergone a costly but crucial life-saving operation at the West Medical Hospital in Trinidad, 23-year-old Keane Lynch is on the path to full...

This masquerade

Sep 30, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on This masquerade

There is a lovely ‘70s love song, “This Masquerade,” composed by a ‘60s hippie singer, Leon Russell, made famous by Karen Carpenter and for which George Benson won a Grammy. A verse of the...

Change Begins With Choice

Sep 30, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Food For Thought Comments Off on Change Begins With Choice

Any day we wish, we can discipline ourselves to change it all. Any day we wish, we can open the book that will open our mind to new knowledge. Any day we wish, we can start a new activity. Any day we...

Arachnid

Sep 30, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on Arachnid

Arachnids are a class (Arachnida) of joint-legged invertebrate animals in the subphylum Chelicerata. All arachnids have eight legs, although the front pair of legs in some species are...

Buck Hill…an obscure place in Linden

Sep 30, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Buck Hill…an obscure place in Linden

By Enid Joaquin No more flying downhill in Kokerite boats! No more Wabanie under the Correa trees. No more bonfires under the big bamboo tree, with story telling of Kanaima, and other spirits- no...

Sunday Cartoon

Sep 30, 2012 KNews Cartoons, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Sunday Cartoon

Book Review…The Arab Spring: What’s next?

Sep 30, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Book Review…The Arab Spring: What’s next?

By Dr Glenville Ashby glenvilleashby@gmail.com In a scene reminiscent of the Buddhist priest setting himself ablaze to protest the Vietnam War, Ramzi Al Abboudi, a young Tunisian graduate, immolated...

Is the UG student getting the best value for money?

Sep 30, 2012 KNews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Is the UG student getting the best value for money?

Attending university is a significant investment and like any other investment, the person making the investment would be looking to get maximum returns on what he or she puts in. A university...

Rehabilitation of inmates…Prison craft “a sell out” at GuyExpo

Sep 30, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Rehabilitation of inmates…Prison craft “a sell out” at GuyExpo

By Rabindra Rooplall Art and craft can play an important role in supporting the rehabilitation process of prisoners, and the Guyana Prison Service (GPS) for the first time this year is playing...

UWI Press to publish Prem Misir’s HIV/AIDS book manuscript

Sep 30, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on UWI Press to publish Prem Misir’s HIV/AIDS book manuscript

The University of the West Indies Press has approved publication of a book manuscript of Pro-Chancellor of the University of Guyana, Dr. Prem Misir, on HIV/AIDS knowledge and stigma-related...

GT&T hails former CEO

Sep 30, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on GT&T hails former CEO

Yog Mahadeo on Friday ended his employment with the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Co. Ltd (GT&T). The telephone company in thanking Mahadeo, recognized his “energetic and creative”...

Essequibians sign petitions for release of former death row prisoner

Sep 30, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Essequibians sign petitions for release of former death row prisoner

Scores of residents from the Essequibo Coast have signed petitions for the release of convicted killer Noel Thomas. The petitions which were signed by residents of Thomas’s home village of...

PNCR Column…Are Clement Rohee’s days as Minister of Home Affairs numbered?

Sep 30, 2012 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on PNCR Column…Are Clement Rohee’s days as Minister of Home Affairs numbered?

September has not been a good month for security in the state of Guyana. As month-end approached, the nation has had to endure the comical classroom antics of senior officers of the Guyana...

UNICEF lauds NOC students in skills training programme

Sep 30, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on UNICEF lauds NOC students in skills training programme

Deputy Director of UNICEF, Ahbeet Solomon on Friday last emphasised that the Non Governmental Organization is committed to ensuring that students of the New Opportunity Corps continue to be...

Is there a cover-up here?

Sep 30, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Is there a cover-up here?

Dear Editor, It is after careful consideration that I have decided to write this missive. Within a sizeable Islamic organization of Guyana, there are reports of a massive fraud. ...

Disorganised GUYEXPO

Sep 30, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Disorganised GUYEXPO

Dear Editor I wish to expose an occurrence on 28th September , 2012 at GuyExpo . I had bought tickets for myself and family and also a Parking Ticket for $1000 at a city supermarket for...

Peeping Tom inaccurate about GuyExpo

Sep 30, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Peeping Tom inaccurate about GuyExpo

Dear Editor, I refer to an article in the Kaieteur News of September 29, 2012 under the caption “GuyExpo is a fairground”, attributed to a columnist writing under the pseudonym “Peeping...

Who were the five officers that uplifted weapons but were not recorded as traveling to Linden?

Sep 30, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Who were the five officers that uplifted weapons but were not recorded as traveling to Linden?

Dear Editor, I don’t know how many Guyanese have been following the hearings being undertaken by the Commission of Inquiry into the July 18 police shootings in Linden, but I hope most that...

The Mentally Challenged

Sep 30, 2012 KNews Editorial Comments Off on The Mentally Challenged

We revisit a rather troubling subject. Guyanese are not very subtle (and certainly not very kind) when we speak of the unfortunate souls who, afflicted with one or another mental defect, live...

Top Cop urges Junior Officers to be honest, professional

Sep 30, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Top Cop urges Junior Officers to be honest, professional

…as another Course gets underway By Abena Rockcliffe The Guyana Police Force on Friday launched its Junior Officers’ Course, and Commissioner of Police (ag) Leroy Brumell urged the 29...

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Gurbaz half-century powers Guyana to 8-wicket win

Sep 05, 2026

2026 Republic Bank CPL… GAW vs. JKM at Providence – Hetmyer, Hope, Dindyal lead batting charge (Kaieteur News) – Guyana Amazon Warriors announced their arrival home with a brutal 8-wicket...

How should I schedule my day?

Sep 05, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Deep in the Himalayas, I once visited a Hindu guru and asked him, “Guru, how should I schedule my day?” He looked at me for a moment, smiled, and asked, “What is it that you want to schedule?” “My day,” I replied. “I want to organise my time better. There is so...

Haiti after Kenscoff: Pledges and Promises Do Not Stop the Killing

Aug 30, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – For generations, Kenscoff was where people from Port-au-Prince went to breathe. Its cool hills offered relief, and its farmers supplied the capital’s markets. Gang attacks reached the commune in January 2025, but it remained an important barrier between...

The Donny and Delcy show

Sep 05, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – What to make of this America-Venezuela oil deal, this best in history? First, it’s best to put the 65 billion barrels of heavy crude in its proper place. It’s the Donny and Delcy Gong Show. A quarter of Venezuela’s premier national treasure, a concealed deal, a very...

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