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Woody Allen’s “Blue Jasmine”

Feb 09, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Woody Allen’s “Blue Jasmine”

When I read that Woody Allen’s latest and highly popular movie, “Blue Jasmine,” is themed on Tennessee Williams’ fantastic work, “A Street Car Named Desire,” I had to see it. Williams is...

Who is really in charge, Granger or Greenidge?

Feb 09, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Who is really in charge, Granger or Greenidge?

Dear Editor, When the Winston Murray ‘break away faction’ headed by Carl Greenidge was forced to unite with his adversary to prevent the weakening of the People’s National Congress -PNC as they...

Brute force and indifference

Feb 09, 2014 KNews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Brute force and indifference

By Dominic Gaskin, AFC Treasurer Most Guyanese by now are familiar with the story of Colwyn Harding, the young man who was violently and disgustingly abused by officers of the Guyana Police Force,...

From the Diaspora…IAN CHANG BUDGET RULING AND FIVE DUCKLINGS

Feb 09, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on From the Diaspora…IAN CHANG BUDGET RULING AND FIVE DUCKLINGS

…where commonsense meets “book sense” By Ralph Seeram I am sure you readers are wondering what five ducklings have to do with Chief Justice (Ag) Ian Chang’s ruling on the budget issue. During...

Look of all people who Henry Jeffrey quotes

Feb 09, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Look of all people who Henry Jeffrey quotes

Dear Editor, In my long years of disagreement with Dr, Henry Jeffrey, I have never uttered one word of disparagement about his intellectual capacity. In many letters and columns in which I wrote...

Burdensome debt and elusive solutions

Feb 09, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on Burdensome debt and elusive solutions

By Sir Ronald Sanders The debt of small Caribbean states has been unsustainable for some time now and, unless it is tackled effectively, it will further retard their economic growth and the quality...

Torturers are “the common enemies of all mankind.”

Feb 09, 2014 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Torturers are “the common enemies of all mankind.”

The People’s Progressive Party Civic administration has failed to convene a single commission of inquiry into reports of torture during its entire tenure of office. The Government of Guyana,...

Recognition must be accorded where it is due!

Feb 09, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Recognition must be accorded where it is due!

By Sharmain Grainger When Andrew ‘Six Head’ Lewis brought home a belt as a world boxing champion – the WBA Welterweight Title – in 2001, the then President, Bharrat Jagdeo, declared a...

The Baccoo Speaks

Feb 09, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo Speaks

Daylight robberies are going to become prevalent. A group of young men will attack a number of small businesses in the city. One of the attacks would occur no less than 200 metres from a police...

Southern Viscacha (Lagidium viscacia)

Feb 09, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on Southern Viscacha (Lagidium viscacia)

The southern viscacha (Lagidium viscacia) is a species of rodent in the family Chinchillidae and is found inArgentina, Bolivia, Chile and Peru. It is a colonial animal living in small...

WHY WORRY? BE HAPPY!

Feb 09, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on WHY WORRY? BE HAPPY!

So what if the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Bill is not passed by tomorrow in the National Assembly? So what if Guyana is subject to sanctions from the...

It is easy to be confused in Guyana

Feb 09, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on It is easy to be confused in Guyana

There was a lot of confusion this past week. For one, there was the problem with the ruling of the Chief Justice over whether the parliamentary opposition could slash the budget. Back in 2012, the...

Housing and You…Guyana does have its own building codes!

Feb 09, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Housing and You…Guyana does have its own building codes!

By Leonard Gildarie Over the past months, we have been discussing almost everything under the sun as it relates to building a home. Of course, some of the topics were overlapping. We spoke of...

Two Travelling Angels

Feb 09, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Food For Thought Comments Off on Two Travelling Angels

Two travelling angels stopped to spend the night in the home of a wealthy family. The family was rude and refused to let the angels stay in the mansion’s guest room. Instead the angels were given a...

Book Review…Timeless lessons on Dying, Death and Fate

Feb 09, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Book Review…Timeless lessons on Dying, Death and Fate

Book: Soaring into Magnificence – Cancer: From Illness to Holiness by Hilary Kincaid Critic: Dr Glenville Ashby “Soaring into Magnificence” delivers an existential hardware that...