March 2013

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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...

ImmigrationINFO Immigration News For Our Community

Mar 24, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on ImmigrationINFO Immigration News For Our Community

What you need to know about Visa Revocation Attorney Gail Seeram, Many visa holders seem surprised when their visas are revoked at the U.S. port of entry or upon a visit to the U.S. Embassy for...

EVERYDAY HEROES

Mar 24, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Food For Thought Comments Off on EVERYDAY HEROES

Every day heroes are like you and me. We meet them at work, in the grocery shop, on the busy street and everywhere. They come in all shapes and sizes; we only have to look all around us. Every day...

Sunday Cartoon

Mar 24, 2013 KNews Cartoons, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Sunday Cartoon

New York-based Guyanese launches charity for sick children

Mar 24, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on New York-based Guyanese launches charity for sick children

“It does not take a lot to put a smile on a child’s face; a hug, a nod or any kind gesture can impact a child’s life in positive ways.” This is the sentiment of New York-based Guyanese...

Overseas-based University looking to link with UG

Mar 24, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Overseas-based University looking to link with UG

With the distinct potential of boosting the international academic image of the University of Guyana, talks are currently ongoing with the University of Central Lancashire of England with a view to...

Budget Rumbles

Mar 24, 2013 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Budget Rumbles

Tomorrow the Minister of Finance will present the budget for 2013. Even though promised some time ago that it was going to be unveiled much earlier, and this was accomplished on a number of...

Region Six Chairman stalling development to Whim ground- AFC

Mar 24, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Region Six Chairman stalling development to Whim ground- AFC

A war of words is brewing between Alliance for Change Parliamentarian, Dr. Veerasammy Ramayya, and Region Six Chairman, David Armogan, over the Whim Community Centre Ground on the Corentyne. Dr....

Barticians are being shortchanged

Mar 24, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Barticians are being shortchanged

Dear Editor, Barticians are being shortchanged beginning with the continued employment of an unqualified and oppressive steward at the Bartica ...

Mahdia Police woefully short of crime-fighting resources

Mar 24, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Mahdia Police woefully short of crime-fighting resources

Dear Editor, I am responding to your Tuesday March 19, 2013 story “Rohee throws down gauntlet to Police”, regarding the Home Affairs Minister’s address to officers at the just concluded...

Jagdeo’s house is likely worth more than the $360M the PPP promises Amerindian Development Fund

Mar 24, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Jagdeo’s house is likely worth more than the $360M the PPP promises Amerindian Development Fund

Dear Editor, The PPP and its Amerindian lackeys and window dressers must think Amerindians are fools, idiots and jokers. $360 million for an Amerindian Development Fund over a prolonged period is a...

Lincoln, talk only makes sense when the autocracy is still redeemable

Mar 24, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Lincoln, talk only makes sense when the autocracy is still redeemable

Dear Editor, In two consecutive letters in the KN (Thursday and Friday), my friend (friends must be prepared to disagree) asked me to explain what I meant by the following statement;...

Former Minister Solheim never said those words

Mar 24, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Former Minister Solheim never said those words

To the Editor of the Kaieteur News: On March 21, 2013, the Kaieteur News carried an article, within which it “quoted” the former Norwegian Minister of the Environment and International...

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Sep 09, 2026

2026 Republic Bank CPL…GAW vs. ABF – Guyana lose by 65-runs (Kaieteur News) – Guyana Amazon Warriors had their fairy-tale, unbeaten run this season come to an abrupt end, after the Antigua...

The three leashes of empire

Sep 09, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Empire, in its modern form, seldom arrives wearing a military uniform. It comes dressed instead as an investment banker, carrying a development plan, or as the representative of a multinational corporation bearing gifts in the language of progress. The empire does not always...

The World Has Broken the 1.5°C Promise. Small States Should Not Have...

Sep 06, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – The world has broken the 1.5°C promise it made to its most vulnerable countries. The breach has not yet been recorded on a sustained basis, but the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) says it is widely assessed as unavoidable and likely within the...

Deportees-inevitable was written all over them

Sep 09, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – It was just a matter of when. From where they hail. Then, how many of them. Last, what kind of undesirables. They go by the name of ‘deportees’, third country nationals. From the moment the first word of a destination for deportees from the U.S. came up, I...

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