November 2012

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Guyana seeks transition period to phase out mercury use in mining

Nov 25, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana seeks transition period to phase out mercury use in mining

Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment, Robert Persaud, is scheduled to head a delegation to Colombia next week to advocate for a transition period for Guyana to cease the use of mercury...

Caribbean Court of Justice overrules Court of Appeal judgment

Nov 25, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Caribbean Court of Justice overrules Court of Appeal judgment

The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has overruled a judgment passed at the Guyana Court of Appeal on December 12, 2011. The matter which involves the sale of a Toyota Land Cruiser reached the...

Teenage heart patient lobbies for financial support

Nov 25, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Teenage heart patient lobbies for financial support

After undergoing a heart surgery in India some four years ago, 17-year-old Randy Cameron is lobbying for financial support to undergo a Cardiac Angiogram. According to a Caribbean Heart...

Girl, 17 raped, drinks poison a week after the assault

Nov 25, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Girl, 17 raped, drinks poison a week after the assault

A 17-year-old girl from Port Kaituma, who was raped about a week ago, is now at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) after ingesting a poisonous substance. According to reports, the...

Apsara dodges facts in nasty scandal

Nov 25, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Apsara dodges facts in nasty scandal

Embroiled in an embarrassing scandal, the head of entertainment group Apsara, the local owners of the Miss India Worldwide franchise, this week attempted to salvage its reputation but...

From the Diaspora…RAPHAEL TROTMAN— an incompetent or a partisan speaker?

Nov 25, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on From the Diaspora…RAPHAEL TROTMAN— an incompetent or a partisan speaker?

By Ralph Seeram I was in the middle of writing another article for today’s column. It even had a catchy headline “Rebel slaves were hanged until decapitated in Demerara” but you my readers will...

ImmigrationTALKTM: What are my rights when dealing with Immigration (Part 1 of 2)?

Nov 25, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on ImmigrationTALKTM: What are my rights when dealing with Immigration (Part 1 of 2)?

By Attorney Gail S. Seeram, In the United States, non-citizens are persons who do not have U.S. citizenship, including lawful permanent residents, refugees and asylum seekers, persons who have...

BK instructed to fix deteriorating sections of Corentyne highway or no pay- Region Six Chairman

Nov 25, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on BK instructed to fix deteriorating sections of Corentyne highway or no pay- Region Six Chairman

BK International, the contractor who constructed a significant portion of the Upper Corentyne Highway, has been instructed to immediately undertake remedial works to fix the broken sections [of the...

Chaos in the House

Nov 25, 2012 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Chaos in the House

Two weeks ago, we wrote in this space (Disorder in the House) that our political parties had arrived at a Mexican stand-off. “The inability for any one party to advance their position safely is a...

The mother of all motions

Nov 25, 2012 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on The mother of all motions

The motion that was brought by Leader of the Opposition Brigadier David Granger before the National Assembly on 22nd November, most likely, will come to be regarded as the ‘mother of all motions’...

Sunday Cartoon

Nov 25, 2012 KNews Cartoons, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Sunday Cartoon

The Baccoo Speaks

Nov 25, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo Speaks

The fires have happened and there has been the case of domestic abuse that still has people very mad. This is not the end, because there is still an unsolved matter. A man is stalking a...

Fuel bills: An impending disaster

Nov 25, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on Fuel bills: An impending disaster

By Sir Ronald Sanders In the words of the prime minister of Barbados, Freundel Stuart, the annual bill for the importation of fuel in his small Caribbean island of 250,000 people is “wholly...

For GECOM’s Legitimacy

Nov 25, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Ravi Dev Comments Off on For GECOM’s Legitimacy

Last Saturday, I participated in a TV panel discussion on the necessity for reconstituting the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC). As when I’d first entered parliament back in 2001, I...

WHAT PRIVILEGE OF THE ASSEMBLY DID THE MINISTER BREACH?

Nov 25, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on WHAT PRIVILEGE OF THE ASSEMBLY DID THE MINISTER BREACH?

The 10th Parliament may be in its last days. If what took place on Thursday last is taken to its logical conclusion, it could see the proroguing of parliament and the calling of early...

Somebody has money to throw around, and lied

Nov 25, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on Somebody has money to throw around, and lied

There have been a lot of happenings these past few weeks. There was the happening in the National Assembly over Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee. This now threatens what should usually be a place...

The killer, the taxi driver and the girl…‘Revenge is a dish best served cold’.

Nov 25, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery Comments Off on The killer, the taxi driver and the girl…‘Revenge is a dish best served cold’.

By Michael Jordan The gunman that was waiting to kill Balram Jadoonauth might not have known this proverb, but his unhurried manner suggested that he knew that his task required patience, rather than...

Redecoration of Indian Monument Gardens imminent

Nov 25, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Redecoration of Indian Monument Gardens imminent

– $20M stage to be erected As the Indian Commemoration Trust (ICT) gears up to celebrate the 175th anniversary of the arrival of East Indians in Guyana, the entity is...

A song for Andaiye

Nov 25, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on A song for Andaiye

Readers familiar with my commentaries over the long years would know I am deeply in love with the music of the composer Burt Bacharach. I first encountered Bacharach as a little boy on Durban Street,...

The Harpy Eagle (Harpia harpyja)

Nov 25, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on The Harpy Eagle (Harpia harpyja)

The Harpy Eagle (Harpia harpyja), is a Neotropical species of eagle. It is the largest and most powerful raptor found in the Americas, and among the largest extant species of eagles...

Book Review…Novel raises specter of culture wars

Nov 25, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Book Review…Novel raises specter of culture wars

By Dr Glenville Ashby glenvilleashby@gmail.com Daughter of Empire takes you on a cultural ride that proves anything but smooth. An East Indian family, from Trinidad, steeped in culture and...

U.S Elections 2012: A Report

Nov 25, 2012 KNews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on U.S Elections 2012: A Report

By Trevor Williams AFC Executive and Parliamentarian I wish to thank the Government of the United States Government and Consulate Staff in Georgetown for giving me the opportunity to observe...

Taxi driver slain trying to nab purse snatcher

Nov 25, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Taxi driver slain trying to nab purse snatcher

A taxi driver was stabbed to death at around 19:00 hrs yesterday while trying to nab a purse snatcher. The incident occurred in Fifth Field, Cummings Lodge, East Coast Demerara. Kaieteur News...

GPSU women’s agency joins fight against violence against their peers

Nov 25, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on GPSU women’s agency joins fight against violence against their peers

The Women’s Advisory Committee of the Guyana Trades Union Congress on the occasion of International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and Girls joins with other international and...

Bonasika murder…Relatives promise investigator to turn suspect in

Nov 25, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Bonasika murder…Relatives promise investigator to turn suspect in

Up to press time yesterday the suspect in the Bonasika murder was still on the run. However, his relatives have promised the police to turn him in once they find him. Sources told this...

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Kingsmen claim back-to-back wins

Aug 31, 2026

CPL – The Jamaica Kingsmen recorded their fourth win of the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) with a 7-run win via DLS over the Trinbago Knight Riders, as the rain halted play just...

The danger of renting another country’s power

Aug 31, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – There is an old temptation among small countries, particularly those situated beside larger and more troublesome neighbours. They often mistake the friendship of a great power for an insurance policy. The illusion is comforting. It permits governments to spend less time...

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...

Praising President Ali, PPP for thinking of Guyanese

Aug 31, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – I wish to thank publicly President Ali and the PPP Govt for keeping Guyanese in mind, caring for them. This should have been done before, but circumstances kept getting in the way. The president helped to get priorities in order, so here I am with gratitude in my heart,...

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