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Something is in the air: It is not good

May 26, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Something is in the air: It is not good

Dear Editor, I have been involved in four forms of protest the past two months. I showed solidarity with the striking GPL workers by demonstrating with them on Main Street and in Brickdam. I...

Guyana has become dangerously dysfunctional, compared to the society the British left us

May 26, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyana has become dangerously dysfunctional, compared to the society the British left us

Dear Editor, Our nation’s 47th anniversary of independence is no doubt another occasion for our government to utilize cliches in an attempt to hoodwink Guyanese about the source,...

47th Independence Anniversary messages

May 26, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on 47th Independence Anniversary messages

PPP: Guyana is leading the way in the world The People’s Progressive Party extends best wishes to all Guyanese on the occasion of Guyana’s 47th Anniversary of Independence. Independence was the...

All is not well between the CID and DPP

May 26, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on All is not well between the CID and DPP

-is there a police torture unit? By Dale Andrews The recent withdrawal of the murder charge against Chaka Chase by the DPP may be indicative of the malaise that has probably engulfed the...

Yarrowkabra coal producers ordered off proposed B.K.’s sandpit

May 26, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Yarrowkabra coal producers ordered off proposed B.K.’s sandpit

Several residents of Yarrowkabra, community along the Soesdyke/Linden Highway, on Friday, picketed the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC), asking the agency to rethink its decision to issue...

Dismissed staffers picket GEA office

May 26, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Dismissed staffers picket GEA office

…on leave staffers fearful as dismissals continue Four former employees of the Guyana Energy Agency (GEA) on Friday took to the streets in protest over their recent dismissal from...

Linden’s new radio on air from July

May 26, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Linden’s new radio on air from July

…owner hopes for more financing, refurbishes rented building At 37, Haslyn Graham is preparing to live his dream- one he has nurtured since his early 20s. He has been approved for a radio...

From the Diaspora…I BECAME AN AMERICAN “JUNKIE”

May 26, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on From the Diaspora…I BECAME AN AMERICAN “JUNKIE”

By Ralph Seeram As I am writing this article I am tired, exhausted and practically out of energy. In the show business the slogan is”the show must go on”. Keeping that in mind, I feel I must keep...

YOU’RE THE RESULT OF YOURSELF

May 26, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Food For Thought Comments Off on YOU’RE THE RESULT OF YOURSELF

Don’t blame anyone, never complain of anyone or anything Because basically you have made of your life what you wanted. Accept the difficulties of edifying yourself And the worth of...

Ministry pushing for Universal Secondary Education

May 26, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Ministry pushing for Universal Secondary Education

Having achieved Millenium Development Goal Number 2, that is; Universal Primary Education, the Ministry of Education has committed itself to attaining Universal Secondary Education (USE)....

The Baccoo Speaks

May 26, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo Speaks

It is no secret that the rains are here and so too are the swollen canals. It takes no imagination to see cars and vans in these canals. They will end up there because the drivers are so...

Legacies of Empire: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly

May 26, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on Legacies of Empire: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly

By Sir Ronald Sanders This commentary is a much shortened version of a paper delivered at a public seminar at London University on May 20th on the Legacy of the British Empire in the...

BLAME IT ON THE SUN AND RAIN!

May 26, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on BLAME IT ON THE SUN AND RAIN!

Dear Readers, My name is Mr. Weather and I am responsible for the sun and the rain. For years now I have become accustomed to be being blamed for the poor performance of Guyana’s sugar crop....

Independence

May 26, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Ravi Dev Comments Off on Independence

I remember Independence Day 1966 very well. I was in high school and the new holiday was very welcome. I was very sceptical that we would actually call our country “Guyana”. We had been referring...

Housing and You…Those “turn-key” homes at Providence

May 26, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Housing and You…Those “turn-key” homes at Providence

By Leonard Gildarie Last year, after more than 30 articles, I thought I was completed with writing on the problems facing new homeowners. Those articles are up on our website, thank goodness,...

Independence yes, but what else?

May 26, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on Independence yes, but what else?

I agonized about what to write this week. There was the release of two men whom the police said killed a young policeman by shooting him to death. Of course that makes for an analysis....

Replay Jagdeo’s funeral speech today

May 26, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Replay Jagdeo’s funeral speech today

After almost fifty years of Independence, do the Third World masses believe even one word of condemnation of the white colonials by their so-called Independence leaders? A good answer comes from...

Art and Culture Review…A Political Message with Musical Flair

May 26, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Art and Culture Review…A Political Message with Musical Flair

By Dr. Glenville Ashby Singer and composer Yusseff Ahmed strips the musical genre of rapso from its signature gritty and grim appeal, injecting a joie de vivre that seeps through every...

Liquid indifference

May 26, 2013 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Liquid indifference

Innocent persons continue to perish in our country’s rivers because of the indifference of the People’s Progressive Party Civic administration’s policy-makers and politicians. Minister of Home...

The Mole

May 26, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on The Mole

Moles are small cylindrical mammals adapted to a subterranean lifestyle. They have velvety fur; tiny or invisible ears and eyes; reduced hind limbs; and short, powerful forelimbs with large paws...

A solution to keeping the commitment

May 26, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on A solution to keeping the commitment

– a couple tells of living “in sickness and in health” By Sharmain Grainger Some may be of the view that a marriage is as strong as the will of the couple joined together which...

What macroeconomic policy?

May 26, 2013 KNews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on What macroeconomic policy?

The Guyanese struggle is not one for survival but one for development. Our land is rich and our people resilient. We have survived slavery, indentureship and a long period of...

A mother’s tale of losing her children to a drunken driver

May 26, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on A mother’s tale of losing her children to a drunken driver

……and the unending fight to save other lives By Jenelle Willabus Statistics show that nearly 1.3 million people die in road accidents each year worldwide, on average 3,287 deaths a day. An...

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Democracy is a long-term commitment

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- Some things in life just shouldn’t have an expiration date—like true love, a fine bottle... more