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Crass ingratitude to the country from whence they derived their roots

Mar 23, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Crass ingratitude to the country from whence they derived their roots

Dear Editor, As a patriotic Guyanese, no matter where in the world am, I find it many times disconcerting when Guyanese who have settled in the U.S.A. keep on disparaging their country in some way. ...

The PPP’s violations far exceed Burnham Government’s sins

Mar 23, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on The PPP’s violations far exceed Burnham Government’s sins

Dear Editor, I refer to a new item on page 14 of the March 21, 2014 edition of the Stabroek News captioned; “PPP slams SN editorial for ‘tarnishing’ Jagdeo administration successes,” in which...

Sunday Cartoon

Mar 23, 2014 KNews Cartoons, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Sunday Cartoon

It will be pressure fuh so!

Mar 23, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on It will be pressure fuh so!

Someone or some group(s) recently placed a full-page, paid advertisement seeking to explain the various sides to the controversy over the non-passage of the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the...

Banks DIH customers, dealers given tour of $$M upgrades

Mar 23, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Banks DIH customers, dealers given tour of $$M upgrades

Customers and dealers of Banks DIH Limited were given a first-hand look at the company’s modernization programme following a tour of the Thirst Park Complex, East Bank Demerara on Wednesday last....

Book Review…Jamaican brilliance comes alive and raises key questions

Mar 23, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Book Review…Jamaican brilliance comes alive and raises key questions

Critic: Dr Glenville Ashby Tracy Ann Salmon’s Jamaican Wisdom is a successfully ambitious foray into oral tradition. It is a work that provokes two questions: 1. How do we explain the sheer...

I will boycott the Rodney Commission of Inquiry

Mar 23, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on I will boycott the Rodney Commission of Inquiry

Everything about the evolution and shape of the Walter Rodney Commission is wrong. The human rights community, the anti-dictatorship society, the independent media, independent commentators, trade...

The Baccoo Speaks

Mar 23, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo Speaks

Explaining some of the things that are happening is proving difficult for the lawmakers. They cannot understand why some people cannot take better care with their money, knowing that there are people...

Housing and You…Local company serves up alternative to tiles

Mar 23, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Housing and You…Local company serves up alternative to tiles

By Leonard Gildarie We have always been seeking cheaper ways to build. I like promoting anything local, like the use of our varieties of wood and even clay bricks. Unfortunately, the latter has gone...

Death on Guyana’s roadways

Mar 23, 2014 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Death on Guyana’s roadways

Monday’s colourful and joyful Phagwah celebrations were marred by a sad series of road accidents. Crashes occurred at Industry, East Coast Demerara; Vlissengen Road and Station Street, Kitty in...

The Anti-Money Laundering charade

Mar 23, 2014 KNews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on The Anti-Money Laundering charade

The Alliance For Change has been, and remains, greatly concerned with the prevalence of dubiously obtained wealth within the Guyanese economy and its effects on legitimate business investors. In...

GWMO appointed member of UN’s Mining Working Group

Mar 23, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on GWMO appointed member of UN’s Mining Working Group

The invaluable contributions of the Guyana Women Miners’ Organization (GWMO) to expand opportunities for women in the extractive industry were recently recognized during the 57th session of the...

Taking aim at photography on a higher level

Mar 23, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Taking aim at photography on a higher level

– the captivating efforts of John Greene By Kiana Wilburg From the most photogenic young ladies to breathtaking landscapes, John Greene is on a mission to capture it all. International...

The case of the Kitty Strangler

Mar 23, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery Comments Off on The case of the Kitty Strangler

By Michael Jordan Shortly after Mashramani Day in 2004, residents living in a long yard in Public Road, Kitty, became aware of an unpleasant smell emanating from one of the houses in proximity. The...

ImmigrationINFO …Immigration News For Our Community

Mar 23, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on ImmigrationINFO …Immigration News For Our Community

Immigration Status & Eligibility for Health Care under the Affordable Care Act By Attorney Gail Seeram, [email protected] As the March 31, 2014 deadline draws near for many in the United States to...

Changes made to Canada Visa Application

Mar 23, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Changes made to Canada Visa Application

The process to apply for a temporary resident visa at the High Commission of Canada in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago has changed. This is according to the High Commission of Canada in High &...

Importance of ‘Eye Bank’ amplified by visiting Ophthalmologist

Mar 23, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Importance of ‘Eye Bank’ amplified by visiting Ophthalmologist

The possibility of Guyana introducing an Eye Bank, a facility that retrieves and stores eyes for cornea transplant and research, is certainly not out of reach. In fact, such a realisation could be...

Countryman – Stories about life, in and out of Guyana, from a Guyanese perspective

Mar 23, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Countryman – Stories about life, in and out of Guyana, from a Guyanese perspective

Guyana is home, but cutting cane is hell! By Dennis A. Nichols The Bahamas is beautiful, but it’s not home! America is the home of the brave, (and the land of the free) but, going colloquial, it...

That insult to a serving president

Mar 23, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on That insult to a serving president

Politics is a remarkable game, and I say game, because people are always trying to outwit others and score points. It is not that some politicians are not keen to improve the welfare of the people,...

Ptolemy Reid Rehab Centre rallies despite challenges

Mar 23, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Ptolemy Reid Rehab Centre rallies despite challenges

By Romila Boodram Despite experiencing a shortage of teachers, especially those trained in special needs, officials at the Ptolemy Reid Rehabilitation Centre are satisfied with the work being done by...

Caribbean Tourism: the battle is far from over

Mar 23, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on Caribbean Tourism: the battle is far from over

By Sir Ronald Sanders There is much euphoria in the tourism establishment over the Air Passenger Duty (APD) that, on 19 March, the British government announced would be reduced on flights to and from...

Greater spear-nosed bat (Phyllostomus hastatus)

Mar 23, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on Greater spear-nosed bat (Phyllostomus hastatus)

The greater spear-nosed bat (Phyllostomus hastatus) is a bat species of the family Phyllostomidae from South and Central America. It is one of the larger bats of this region and...

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Maloney Pacers set sights on FIBA 3×3 World Tour qualifiers in Guyana

America does not fight for free

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- Guyana must be wary of America. That much is clear. The United States has recently issued... more