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Respected humanitarian, Dr. Veerasammy Ramayya, is a ‘Special Person’

Mar 24, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Respected humanitarian, Dr. Veerasammy Ramayya, is a ‘Special Person’

“I am not only thinking about just what is happening in my yard.” By Leon Suseran You will not find a more caring and thoughtful person than Dr. Veerasammy Ramayya. His name resounds...

Dem boys seh…Dem Minister like prison warden

Mar 24, 2013 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Dem Minister like prison warden

Nuff contract getting cheap. De Marriott contract price come down, de airport expansion contract get cheap and dem boys waiting fuh see what more gun get cheap. It got to be that somebody...

Venezuela is a lucrative market for Guyana’s rice

Mar 24, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Venezuela is a lucrative market for Guyana’s rice

The Governments of Guyana and Venezuela are currently wrapping up the 2013 agreement for the sale of Guyanese paddy and rice to the Spanish state. Apparently, a deal has been finalized but not...

Mega-stage in the making for Indian Arrival commemoration

Mar 24, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Mega-stage in the making for Indian Arrival commemoration

After a 112-day voyage, 244 immigrants arrived in Guyana on May 5, 1838, marking the official entry of Indians to Guyana, which was then known as British Guiana. Efforts to import the immigrants from...

Govt. should review duty for electronic security-Tech Giant

Mar 24, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. should review duty for electronic security-Tech Giant

Security firms and services gathered recently with Local tech giant, STARR Computers Inc. to underscore new technologies available to enhance security measures for clientele and society at large. At...

TIGI takes anti-corruption to Region Ten

Mar 24, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on TIGI takes anti-corruption to Region Ten

As part of its mandate to promote transparency, accountability and eradicating corruption the Transparency Institute of Guyana Inc. (TIGI) – national contact of Transparency International – in...

Bell 412 back in operation

Mar 24, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Bell 412 back in operation

Guyana’s largest helicopter, the army’s Bell 412, is back up and running after years of being parked. Millions of dollars have been spent by government to bring back the chopper. Yesterday,...

The Carnegie School of Home Economics…Improving the quality of lives of those seeking a second chance

Mar 24, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on The Carnegie School of Home Economics…Improving the quality of lives of those seeking a second chance

The Carnegie School of Home Economics as it is now known was essentially birthed in the 19th century when several institutions were set up to educate the younger generation, primarily...

The Baccoo Speaks

Mar 24, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo Speaks

Like the rest of the country, a group of people is at a loss about the spate of road accidents. Most are so needless that one must now wonder whether people leave their homes with the intention of...

Export-led growth? Who will lead in the Caribbean?

Mar 24, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on Export-led growth? Who will lead in the Caribbean?

By Sir Ronald Sanders A huge burden is presently placed on the private sector in the Caribbean. In the midst of steady economic decline of many Caribbean countries, governments have turned to...

Changing people or the system?

Mar 24, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Ravi Dev Comments Off on Changing people or the system?

A very good friend of mine recently asked me that, having a column in the Kaieteur News, how come I haven’t been writing polemically on several issues the paper has been highlighting...

One thousand, seven hundred and one murders

Mar 24, 2013 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on One thousand, seven hundred and one murders

Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee, desperate to deflect disapproval of his stewardship of public security over the past six years, embarked on some criticism of his own. He told the recent...

THAT EMPTY FEELING OF BEING LEFT BEHIND

Mar 24, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THAT EMPTY FEELING OF BEING LEFT BEHIND

It’s that time of the year and here we go again! A report on Friday last confirmed that tomorrow and the following day, some 17,000 candidates will be sitting this year’s National...

A contractor on a mission – The Rajnauth Persaud Story

Mar 24, 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...

We have been flying for 100 years in Guyana

Mar 24, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on We have been flying for 100 years in Guyana

We are preparing to observe the one hundredth anniversary of aviation in Guyana. The first flight in the world occurred a mere eight years before Guyanese, in 1913, saw the first manned...

Jaguarundi (Puma yagouaroundi)

Mar 24, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on Jaguarundi (Puma yagouaroundi)

The Jaguarundi (Puma yagouaroundi) is a small-sized wild cat native to Central and South America. In 2002, the IUCN classified the jaguarundi as Least Concern as it is likely that no...

Book Review: “The City of Devi”

Mar 24, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Book Review: “The City of Devi”

Love and Hate Collide in Indian Odyssey By Dr. Glenville Ashby In “The City of Devi,” award winning author Manil Suri presents an imaginatively hypnotic drama that captures the full gamut of...

The National Assembly is empowered to reduce or amend the Estimates

Mar 24, 2013 KNews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on The National Assembly is empowered to reduce or amend the Estimates

In the Guyana Chronicle dated 18th March, 2013, Attorney General Anil Nandlall declared that “any attempts to cut the Budget this year, by the combined Opposition, will again bring it in conflict...

UG to engage private sector for endowment assistance

Mar 24, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on UG to engage private sector for endowment assistance

The fact that there are ongoing discussions about an intended increase in tuition fees at the University of Guyana (UG) in the media and among interest groups, that is enough at the moment....

Golden Grove accident victim discharged

Mar 24, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Golden Grove accident victim discharged

– father not satisfied with healthcare Pedal cyclist, Trevon Adams, 20, who was admitted to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation following an accident on the Golden Grove Public...

Controversy surrounds teen’s death

Mar 24, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Controversy surrounds teen’s death

Controversy surrounds the death of a 17-year-old boy who was laid to rest last Friday following a funeral ceremony at his Lot 428 Grove Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara home. Shaquille...

Rapist strikes on Essequibo Coast

Mar 24, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Rapist strikes on Essequibo Coast

The police have so far been unable to apprehend the suspect who raped a woman yesterday because the woman was unable to give a visible description about the person who invaded her Bush Lot home. This...

From the Diaspora…ROTTEN ONIONS, PPP, RADIO AND TV LICENCES

Mar 24, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on From the Diaspora…ROTTEN ONIONS, PPP, RADIO AND TV LICENCES

By Ralph Seeram I was helping to cook some meals earlier this week. As the “assistant cook” my chores are relegated to washing the dishes and pots, cleaning the chicken, preparing the seasoning...

New Amsterdam Rotary Club Creates history, inaugurates two women

Mar 24, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on New Amsterdam Rotary Club Creates history, inaugurates two women

Samuel Whyte History was created last week when the New Amsterdam Rotary Club inducted two women into its fold, thus breaking a 27-year barrier. The two women inducted into the organisation are...

Drunken mini bus driver knocks 16 year old unconscious

Mar 24, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Drunken mini bus driver knocks 16 year old unconscious

A drunken minibus driver proceeding at a terrific rate eventually lost control of the vehicle he was driving and crashed into a 16-year-old, knocking him unconscious. According to information around...

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Windies captain Brathwaite stresses bravery, belief ahead of Pakistan Test Series

No conflict of interest exists

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- Accusations of conflict of interest have a peculiar way of rising to the surface in Guyana.... more