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Bisram’s flawed analysis on the US elections

Sep 02, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Bisram’s flawed analysis on the US elections

Dear Editor, Rashleigh Jackson, in response to a question posed by a reporter at a press conference at the United Nations some years ago gave this response: “if your information was accurate...

Mr. Fitzpatrick, you Aishalton residents should also protest for electricity

Sep 02, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Mr. Fitzpatrick, you Aishalton residents should also protest for electricity

Dear Editor, It is with great disappointment that I read a letter published on August 28, 2012 in which a ‘Patrick Fitzpatrick’ slammed Linden residents for protesting the increase of...

Time for the creation of a new Constitutional Anti-Corruption Agency

Sep 02, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Time for the creation of a new Constitutional Anti-Corruption Agency

Dear Editor, We watched with disgust the sickening spectacle of corruption scandal after corruption scandal in the PPP Government over the last decade in every single conceivable Ministry...

Congrats to Mr. Burrowes

Sep 02, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Congrats to Mr. Burrowes

Dear Editor, I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate Mr. Keith Burrowes on his appointment as Presidential Advisor on Financial Matters. In making the announcement Dr. Roger...

Amerindian Heritage Month launched…“Any person not rooted in their heritage will lose their identity” – President Ramotar

Sep 02, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Amerindian Heritage Month launched…“Any person not rooted in their heritage will lose their identity” – President Ramotar

“Any person not rooted in their heritage will lose their identity and is akin to a rolling stone,” was the notion expressed by President Donald Ramotar as he declared the 2012 Amerindian...

Werk-en-Rust man perishes in fire

Sep 02, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Werk-en-Rust man perishes in fire

By Abena Rockcliffe Residents from the Werk-en-Rust area yesterday morning converged hurriedly at what remained of a Breda Street cottage to get a glimpse of the grisly sight of the charred...

Economy has grown considerably for the year – Finance Minister

Sep 02, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Economy has grown considerably for the year – Finance Minister

– Gold industry a significant contributor By Latoya Giles Guyana’s economy has grown considerably over the last six months, says Finance Minister Ashni Singh – with gold being one...

More startling NCN revelations…Ads were being aired for free

Sep 02, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on More startling NCN revelations…Ads were being aired for free

Recent revelations by a whistleblower revealed how at least one senior finance official at the state-owned National Communications Network (NCN), placed for free, several advertisements belonging to...

Pioneer of a dying art… Tailor Hermon Bholaisingh is a special person

Sep 02, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Pioneer of a dying art… Tailor Hermon Bholaisingh is a special person

“I never used to communicate with the home. I was outside there from country to country, but my heart was always set for home.” In his own words, he was conceived on a pressing table, delivered...

Dem boys seh…Uncle Donald proppa frighten

Sep 02, 2012 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Uncle Donald proppa frighten

Is one thing when people eye open and dem can’t see. Uncle Donald deh in that position. Dem boys seh that de man ain’t even done one year in office and he got all this trouble round he...

Livestock Authority investigating stockfeed quality

Sep 02, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Livestock Authority investigating stockfeed quality

…as small poultry farmers complain The Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA) is investigating the quality of stockfeed available on the local market. This stems from complaints by small...

GPF 2012 work study programme concludes

Sep 02, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on GPF 2012 work study programme concludes

Over the past two months 35 children from across the country were given an opportunity to get a firsthand look at the operation of the Guyana Police Force having being placed within the organization...

APNU denounces deceptive TV tactics of PPP and NCN

Sep 02, 2012 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on APNU denounces deceptive TV tactics of PPP and NCN

A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) denounces the devious attempts by the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) and the National Communications Network (NCN) to blame it for its absence from the...

ImmigrationTALK: Do’s and Don’ts for Permanent Residents

Sep 02, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on ImmigrationTALK: Do’s and Don’ts for Permanent Residents

By: Attorney Gail S. Seeram, [email protected], www.GailLaw.com Many lawful permanent residents (or green card holders) are not aware of their legal rights and responsibilities upon entry into the...

From the Diaspora…WHY CAN’T THE PPP GOVERNMENT GET ITS CONTRACTS AND SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC RIGHT?

Sep 02, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on From the Diaspora…WHY CAN’T THE PPP GOVERNMENT GET ITS CONTRACTS AND SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC RIGHT?

By Ralph Seeram If you make a mistake once it’s a learning experience, twice it’s a warning experience, three times brings on firing experiences, and you will be out of a job. When it comes to...

Development and the Big Picture

Sep 02, 2012 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Development and the Big Picture

In our editorial of last Friday, “Sharing the Pie: Sustainably” we discussed the exponential increase in the exploitation of our mineral resources in the last decade. We pointed out that...

Preserving cultural heritage is essential for development – AFC

Sep 02, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Preserving cultural heritage is essential for development – AFC

Each year Amerindian Heritage Month in Guyana highlights the different aspects of Amerindian culture and encourages Amerindians across Guyana to celebrate their cultural heritage, according to...

Sunday Cartoon

Sep 02, 2012 KNews Cartoons, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Sunday Cartoon

The Baccoo Speaks

Sep 02, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo Speaks

After the calm on the roads during the out-of-school season there is going to be madness. Irresponsible minibus drivers are going to be racing to capture the pieces of silver offered by...

Backing Australia and Finland: The Caribbean at One

Sep 02, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on Backing Australia and Finland: The Caribbean at One

By Sir Ronald Sanders (The writer is a Consultant and former Caribbean diplomat) The 15-nation Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries will be supporting Australia and Finland for two of the ten...

Police Needs

Sep 02, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Ravi Dev Comments Off on Police Needs

The Commission of Inquiry into the police shootings at Linden will soon begin its work. I wonder if the Disciplined Forces Commission (DFC) Report, submitted to Parliament in 2004 and approved in...

More effective than moral governance is needed

Sep 02, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on More effective than moral governance is needed

It was Sir Walter Scott who centuries ago observed, “Oh what a tangled web we weave. When we first practice to deceive.” The greatest deception in Guyana today is self-deception, and it is...

New York City recognizes Georgetown

Sep 02, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on New York City recognizes Georgetown

by Lin-Jay Harry-Voglezon At an awards ceremony of the Guyana Cultural Association of New York, Inc., at Borough Hall, Brooklyn last Wednesday night, the City of Georgetown, was proclaimed by New...

Reporters are never mouthpieces

Sep 02, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on Reporters are never mouthpieces

These days, everyone is an expert on news and news reporting. Beyond that, everyone is a critic of the reporter, especially if that reporter is keen to do his job and that job is to keep the...

The quiet mass murderer

Sep 02, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery Comments Off on The quiet mass murderer

– in one moment of madness, Oral Hendricks took three innocent lives… By Michael Jordan Guyana’s crime files are replete with cases of men who suddenly became afflicted with madness and...

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