October 2012

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No one is dealt a perfect hand

Oct 14, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Food For Thought Comments Off on No one is dealt a perfect hand

A young man was playing poker with six of his friends. Now this young man did not have a vast amount of money but wanted to play anyway so he threw a quarter of his money in the pot. When the dealer...

The Bald Uakari

Oct 14, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on The Bald Uakari

The bald uakari (Cacajao calvus) or bald-headed uakari is a small New World monkey characterized by a very short tail; bright, crimson face; a bald head; and long coat. The bald...

Aid: The golden taps being turned off

Oct 14, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on Aid: The golden taps being turned off

By Sir Ronald Sanders Austerity budgets throughout Europe, and Government cuts on welfare spending, have caused many people to argue that aid allocations to foreign countries should be reduced and...

THE AFC CANNOT PULL OFF A MASS PROTEST

Oct 14, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THE AFC CANNOT PULL OFF A MASS PROTEST

The AFC is incapable of launching a mass protest in Guyana. It simply does not have the capacity to do so. As a middle class party, the AFC does not enjoy the degree of mass support to pull off a...

27 complete SME course in Berbice

Oct 14, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on 27 complete SME course in Berbice

By Samuel Whyte Twenty-seven (27) persons drawn from a wide cross-section of Berbice are now in a better position to start or manage their own business, compliments of the Berbice Chamber of...

The National Insurance Scheme, the Public Service and the Private Sector

Oct 14, 2012 KNews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on The National Insurance Scheme, the Public Service and the Private Sector

It appears that our politicians are not convinced that the National Insurance Scheme is likely to collapse during their tenures. It is difficult to appreciate their indifference to the fate of...

A small community has taught me a lot

Oct 14, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on A small community has taught me a lot

It has been almost one week since I came home after a week in the Falklands, but I am still to properly adjust to both the temperature and to the Guyana situation. For starters, I knew that...

Book Review…Rethinking Gandhi

Oct 14, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Book Review…Rethinking Gandhi

By Dr Glenville Ashby In this seminal work, Pulitzer Prize winner Joseph Lelyveld reintroduces the inimitable icon, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi to a new generation of readers. And for those who...

Bizarre language of an aging, faded, jaded entertainer

Oct 14, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Bizarre language of an aging, faded, jaded entertainer

It does not matter what asinine, bizarre and incredible language the protégés of Cheddi Jagan use to describe the way they see the world, Guyana and themselves. It doesn’t matter how toxic...

Demons in a burgundy taxi

Oct 14, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery Comments Off on Demons in a burgundy taxi

By Michael Jordan Taxi drivers claim to have a built-in instinct about danger, but the driver in the burgundy Toyota Carina felt no apprehension when the three boys approached his car. Maybe...

The Baccoo Speaks

Oct 14, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo Speaks

The madness on the roads just will not end. Even when a group of angry people block the road and halt traffic for nearly six hours people still get killed on the roads. There will be more of...

Recommendations on Police

Oct 14, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Ravi Dev Comments Off on Recommendations on Police

Responding to APNU spokesperson Mark Archer’s call for the police force to be ‘reformed’, I pointed out that he had neglected to mention a most pertinent aspect of any reform that...

ImmigrationTalk: U.S. Visa Lottery Open from Oct 2nd – Nov 3rd

Oct 14, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on ImmigrationTalk: U.S. Visa Lottery Open from Oct 2nd – Nov 3rd

By Attorney Gail S. Seeram The U.S. Department of State will be accepting applications for the 2014 Diversity Visa Lottery programme from October 2, 2012 to November 3, 2012. Each year, the...

The stage is being set for permanent PPP rule

Oct 14, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on The stage is being set for permanent PPP rule

Dear Editor, Countless persons on Friday evening after the rally (held at the White Castle Fish Shop on Hadfield Street where Dameon Belgrave was killed by a police bullet) have been saying to me...

Dunces on the loose

Oct 14, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Dunces on the loose

Dear Editor, It is time the country cease emphasising ‘reading’ and ‘literacy’, and just let matters rest in these regards. I am so shocked that in a day and time when professionalism is the...

Luncheon’s ‘rumble’ statement was yet another manifestation of political thuggery

Oct 14, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Luncheon’s ‘rumble’ statement was yet another manifestation of political thuggery

Dear Editor, It is an unfortunate fact of life under the PPP government that Dr. Roger Luncheon’s incendiary statement to the parliamentary majority was par for the course. Luncheon’s remarks...

Crossing the Line

Oct 14, 2012 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Crossing the Line

The right to peaceful protest is a vital part of democracy, and it has a long, distinguished history here in Guyana. Protests are a mechanism to highlight perceived non-adherence to the social...

‘Taxi driver’ granted bail on robbery charge

Oct 14, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Taxi driver’ granted bail on robbery charge

A man who professes to be a taxi driver has been granted bail on a charge of robbery with aggravation. The accused, Goriah, of Lot 111 CC Eccles, East Bank Demerara made his appearance...

UK ballistics expert arrives in Guyana

Oct 14, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on UK ballistics expert arrives in Guyana

– visits shooting scene By Latoya Giles United Kingdom firearm expert, Dr. Mark Robinson, has arrived in Guyana and has examined the scene of the shooting in Linden. Dr. Robinson...

New Amsterdam without potable water supply

Oct 14, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on New Amsterdam without potable water supply

New Amsterdam, since Friday, has been without a supply of potable water. According to several residents, their taps suddenly went dry some time on Friday. The town has a population of...

G/T businesses suffer dramatic drop in sales

Oct 14, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on G/T businesses suffer dramatic drop in sales

Agricola protest… Georgetown business community is reporting that it suffered a dramatic drop in sales on Friday in the wake of the violent protest at Agricola on Thursday evening....

Nothing warranted recall of National Assembly during recess – Speaker

Oct 14, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Nothing warranted recall of National Assembly during recess – Speaker

Media operatives were yesterday given the opportunity to learn more about the workings of Guyana’s Parliament and to share their input at a special forum convened by Speaker, Raphael Trotman, at...

Man jailed for sexual activity with girl, 9

Oct 14, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Man jailed for sexual activity with girl, 9

Vishal Rajkumar, 20, of no fixed place of abode was on Friday jailed for five years by Magistrate Adela Nagamootoo at the Reliance Magistrate’s Court. He was found guilty on a charge...

EPA has not taken ‘soft stance’ on this rice mill owner

Oct 14, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on EPA has not taken ‘soft stance’ on this rice mill owner

Dear Editor, The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rejects the notion being peddled by Vice Chairman of the Alliance for Change, Mr. Moses Nagamootoo that the agency has taken a ‘soft stance’...

Cartoon – Sunday October 14, 2012

Oct 14, 2012 KNews Cartoons, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Cartoon – Sunday October 14, 2012

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…Williams also dominates (Kaieteur News) – Guyana ended their 2026 South American Powerlifting Championships campaign with a bang on Saturday evening in Santiago, Chile when the nation’s 105kg...

Be grateful for what you have

Sep 28, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – You can go to the doctor and get tablets for high blood pressure. You can get medication for diabetes. You can even get something to help you sleep after spending the entire night worrying about whether somebody else has more money than you. But if your neighbour buys a new...

Crime thrives on weak justice, illegal guns and dirty money

Sep 20, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Crime in Latin America and the Caribbean is no longer only a matter for the police. It is weakening societies, draining economies and obstructing development. It is also testing public confidence in courts, governments and democratic institutions. The...

Karma for a non Kshatriya

Sep 28, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Karma has its place, actually works. There is karma for even a non-Kshatriya. Not the kind touted by Mr. Carmichael Street. My own kind. It is a combination of the unfathomable will of God, the arc of justice and, believe it or not, the black cat crossing the path. I...

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