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The Commonwealth Charter, Human Rights and Sri Lanka

Mar 17, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on The Commonwealth Charter, Human Rights and Sri Lanka

By Sir Ronald Sanders The most important reason for the selection of a country as the host-venue for a Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) is that it serves the interests of the...

On Cheddi Jagan

Mar 17, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Ravi Dev Comments Off on On Cheddi Jagan

Cheddi Jagan and politics was part of the landscape for a child born in the 1950s – as was Burnham. The first time I remember discussing politics was when my friend Roy Rawlins...

One thousand, four hundred and forty-eight dead

Mar 17, 2013 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on One thousand, four hundred and forty-eight dead

One thousand, four hundred and forty-eight persons were killed in fatal traffic accidents on Guyana’s roadways under the People’s Progressive Party Civic administration in the decade 2002-2011:...

POLITICAL PARTIES SHOULD NOT BE GRANTED BROADCASTING LICENCES

Mar 17, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on POLITICAL PARTIES SHOULD NOT BE GRANTED BROADCASTING LICENCES

The responsibility for the granting of broadcast licences lies with the National Broadcasting Authority while the allocation of frequencies is the responsibility of the National Frequency Management...

A contractor on a mission – The Rajnauth Persaud Story

Mar 17, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on A contractor on a mission – The Rajnauth Persaud Story

By Sharmain Grainger The notion of being a fighter and refusing to be a quitter resonates well with the life of Rajnauth Persaud. Even in his profession as a contractor Persaud, who is popularly...

Who says that Jagdeo cared about all the people?

Mar 17, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on Who says that Jagdeo cared about all the people?

Radio is perhaps the most convenient of the means of communication. Since its somewhat accidental discovery it has taken the world by storm. Drivers find it a convenient companion as they...

Help and Shelter – striving for change in an increasingly violent society

Mar 17, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Help and Shelter – striving for change in an increasingly violent society

By Jenelle Willabus Violence, in all forms, is a social ill that affects everyone in one way or another, hence having seen the effects one organization over the past decade has dedicated all it...

Kennard’s kennedya. Guyana’s guayacan

Mar 17, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Kennard’s kennedya. Guyana’s guayacan

I really got to know the Guyanese society when I became a university freshman. Prior to that, I was an emaciated, disheveled, dirt poor, black-skinned boy from Durban Street, Wortmanville living on...

The Potoo

Mar 17, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on The Potoo

The potoos are a family, Nyctibiidae of near passerine birds related to the nightjars and frogmouths. They are sometimes called Poor-me-ones, after their haunting calls....

Former CIDA exec mulls legal action after losing prominent CARICOM post

Mar 17, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Former CIDA exec mulls legal action after losing prominent CARICOM post

A former federal bureaucrat was about to be named the deputy head of a major international organization in the Caribbean until he was linked to a public service watchdog’s finding of...

Zeeburg cops top spot in Sagicore Visionaries Challenge

Mar 17, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Zeeburg cops top spot in Sagicore Visionaries Challenge

Although it was the Zeeburg Secondary School carting off the coveted top prizes, all of the schools participating in the Sagicore Visionaries Challenge were declared winners yesterday when the...

Region Three Councilor tells chairman…Stop playing games and serve the people

Mar 17, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Region Three Councilor tells chairman…Stop playing games and serve the people

An Alliance for Change (AFC) Councilor is calling on the relevant authorities to put in place measures to secure the people of Region Three. Harry Narine Deokinanan said that his...

M&CC services kokers under purview

Mar 17, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on M&CC services kokers under purview

Chief Engineer (ag) Lloyd Alleyne of the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) says that works on sluices/ kokers are being carried out in preparation for May/June rains since the tide table shows...

West Dem businessman shoots intruder

Mar 17, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on West Dem businessman shoots intruder

An intruder got the surprise of his life early Thursday morning when he was caught red- handed in an unfinished building which houses millions of dollars worth of automobile spare parts. The...

Human services conducting interviews for the Family Court…

Mar 17, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Human services conducting interviews for the Family Court…

The Ministry of Human Services and Social Security is currently conducting interviews for persons who will fill positions for the “support staff” in the first ever Family Court. Minister...

From the Diaspora…What’s the price of human life?

Mar 17, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on From the Diaspora…What’s the price of human life?

By Ralph Seeram The debate continues in Guyana on what constitutes fair compensation for the deaths of the three persons killed in Linden last July. The Linden Commission of Inquiry has made its...

Farmer falls into boiling cassareep, dies

Mar 17, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Farmer falls into boiling cassareep, dies

Horace Andy, 58, a farmer formerly of Akawini, in the Lower Pomeroon River, died a day after he accidentally fell into a hot pot of cassareep. A family member said that Andy died as a result of...

ImmigrationINFO Immigration News For Our Community

Mar 17, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on ImmigrationINFO Immigration News For Our Community

How can a Green Card Holder (Permanent Resident) file for a Family Member? Attorney Gail Seeram, The most common question presented to my office is how can a green card holder (permanent resident)...

The Pope’s Mission

Mar 17, 2013 KNews Editorial Comments Off on The Pope’s Mission

The Roman Catholic Church with its 1.2 billion adherents is the largest Christian denomination and on its own can stand as the second largest religion in the world after Islam. Even in an...

Sunday Cartoon

Mar 17, 2013 KNews Cartoons, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Sunday Cartoon

Restoring Georgetown – All must be involved!

Mar 17, 2013 KNews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Restoring Georgetown – All must be involved!

(Extracts from a speech to the National Assembly on the Motion by Cathy Hughes M.P) “It is my pleasure today to rise to support this important and timely motion “The restoration of...

Canada-based Essequibian is 101

Mar 17, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Canada-based Essequibian is 101

Johanna Alexandra Duncan,a/k Teacher Kate, celebrated her 101st birth anniversary on February 19,last,in Canada with a simple ceremony with four of her five remaining children and many...

You!

Mar 17, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on You!

Have you stopped to realize the importance you may hold in other’s lives? Are you the motivation someone is looking to as his or her mentor? Are you the inspiration someone is seeking as they face...

Tenth Parliament unanimously passes motion …Restoration of Georgetown underway

Mar 17, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Tenth Parliament unanimously passes motion …Restoration of Georgetown underway

By Abena Rockcliffe The poor sanitation and other pertinent issues that currently hinder the beautification of Guyana’s capital city, are about to be addressed as the National Assembly...

Mr. Granger must first be allowed to present his motion

Mar 17, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Mr. Granger must first be allowed to present his motion

Dear Editor, The right to be heard is a fundamental right guaranteed to every person in the state of Guyana. That is, every person who makes an allegation against another person has a...

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