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As economy slips, AFC holds the key to unlock our gridlock

Mar 16, 2014 KNews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on As economy slips, AFC holds the key to unlock our gridlock

By Moses V. Nagamootoo and Sasenarine Singh Overshadowed by the crisis in the sugar industry, Guyana’s economic performance last year is far from satisfactory. Gone forever is the 7% economic...

APNU has no regard for sugar workers and their families

Mar 16, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, PPP Column Comments Off on APNU has no regard for sugar workers and their families

The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) has noted the callous and insensitive comments of A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) in which that Party has called for the closing down of the Sugar...

Sunday Cartoon

Mar 16, 2014 KNews Cartoons, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Sunday Cartoon

ImmigrationINFO…Immigration News For Our Community

Mar 16, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on ImmigrationINFO…Immigration News For Our Community

Why is DNA testing required? By Attorney Gail Seeram, [email protected] In many cases, the U.S. Embassy or U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services may ask a petitioner to submit a DNA test...

Interesting Creatures… Monito del monte (Dromiciops gliroides)

Mar 16, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on Interesting Creatures… Monito del monte (Dromiciops gliroides)

The monito del monte (Spanish for “little bush monkey”), Dromiciops gliroides, also called chumaihuén in Mapudungun, is a diminutive marsupial native only to some sections of South America....

With some serious managerial and policy changes, sugar could make the turn for the better

Mar 16, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on With some serious managerial and policy changes, sugar could make the turn for the better

Dear Editor, Even after the worst showing in over two decades by Guysuco, I cannot subscribe to the opinion that “sugar has passed its point of no return” as expounded on, quite skillfully by...

Housing and You…Spotting scams from those unscrupulous contractors

Mar 16, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Housing and You…Spotting scams from those unscrupulous contractors

By Leonard Gildarie We will take a break again this week from examining the National Building Codes as we turn to an important issue we have touched many times before. This is of course what has been...

Regional Integration and the fear of getting wet feet!

Mar 16, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Regional Integration and the fear of getting wet feet!

By Dwijendra Rooplall Much has been studied, researched and advanced about regional integration, its benefits, its disadvantages and the ever-evolving dynamics associated with such a profound...

There are many sick people out there

Mar 16, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on There are many sick people out there

Scarcely a day goes by without something really horrific happening in Guyana. We have had the bizarre case of a man attempting to rob a woman on a road in Sophia when the police just happened...

The Baccoo Speaks

Mar 16, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo Speaks

The madness is far from over. We have seen the arson; we have seen the senseless attacks and we have seen the police being at a location at the appropriate time when a gunman decided to pounce on a...

Guyana’s political parties leading on Caribbean integration

Mar 16, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on Guyana’s political parties leading on Caribbean integration

By Sir Ronald Sanders In a rare show of unity, the governing and opposition parties in the Guyana legislature have demonstrated an outstanding and continuing commitment to the 15-nation...

Diamond Special Needs School hindered by limited resources

Mar 16, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Diamond Special Needs School hindered by limited resources

“So much more can be done, but we are unable to teach these children important life skills because we lack certain resources” – Teachers By Kiana Wilburg While cerebral palsy is a condition...

Switch the Channel

Mar 16, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Food For Thought Comments Off on Switch the Channel

Your memory is very powerful. You can be driving in your car when all of the sudden, you remember a tender moment. Maybe it was a sweet time with your child or loved one. It could have been five...

Aquaculture – a struggling industry that begs for relevant technology

Mar 16, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Aquaculture – a struggling industry that begs for relevant technology

By Keeran Danny The potential is there for aquaculture to emerge as a grand industry making significant contributions to Guyana’s Gross Domestic Product. Securing markets locally and abroad is no...

New suicide deterrence measures…Learning institution to launch counselor-on-demand access, website programme

Mar 16, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on New suicide deterrence measures…Learning institution to launch counselor-on-demand access, website programme

By Zena Henry Before this month is over, the American University of Research will be one step closer to improving how they render assistance to persons with suicidal tendencies. The...

Book Review…Vintage Capildeo delivers

Mar 16, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Book Review…Vintage Capildeo delivers

Book: Utter by Vahni Capildeo Critic: Dr Glenville Ashby Vahni Capildeo’s “Utter,” reaches into the belly of the subconscious. It’s intuitive poetry that bellows with unbridled angst. Hardly...

Local democracy and local development

Mar 16, 2014 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Local democracy and local development

The People’s Progressive Party Civic administration has undermined local democracy for the past 20 years. This has led to the administrative paralysis of the entire local government system...

Are we to continually cast a blind eye on this situation?

Mar 16, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Are we to continually cast a blind eye on this situation?

Dear Editor, More and more are we seeing in the media reports instances of police officers either neglecting their duty or involved in some shady practice. This is not to mention the...

How important is training for beauty pageants?

Mar 16, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on How important is training for beauty pageants?

By Rehana Ahamad & Kiana Wilburg In some countries, preparation for a pageant goes way beyond aiming for physical perfection. It involves an expertly tailored menu for the mind and spiritual...

Tragedy at Port Kaituma…Mother, three children perish after berserk father torches home

Mar 15, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Tragedy at Port Kaituma…Mother, three children perish after berserk father torches home

A mother and her three children were burnt to death at around 20.45 hrs last night, after a Port Kaituma businessman set his heavily-grilled two-storey home alight with his family trapped...

Robbery suspect wounded after shootout with police

Mar 15, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Robbery suspect wounded after shootout with police

– .38 revolver and live rounds found in canal A 24-year-old man was shot by police at around 12.45 hrs yesterday while attempting to rob a woman in the vicinity of the Sophia Health...

Anti Money Laundering Bill…APNU accuses AG of hijacking amendments

Mar 15, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Anti Money Laundering Bill…APNU accuses AG of hijacking amendments

A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) has rejected the Attorney General’s revised version of the Chief Parliamentary Council, Cecil Dhurjon’s submission. Those submissions incorporate the...

Bajan police dogs find body of missing Guyanese woman in bushy area

Mar 15, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Bajan police dogs find body of missing Guyanese woman in bushy area

In what may be a case stemming from domestic violence, a Guyanese woman missing in Barbados has been found dead in a bushy area on that island. According to news reports coming from that island the...

Dem boys seh…Ah Kneel hijack Hap New amendments

Mar 15, 2014 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Ah Kneel hijack Hap New amendments

Old people always seh that monkey does mek he pickney till he spoil am. Dem got another seh that when people ain’t got nutten to do dem does use a perfume bottle fuh a toilet bowl. Ash Knee had...

Windwards in driver’s seat against Guyana in Regional 4-Day encounter

Mar 15, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Windwards in driver’s seat against Guyana in Regional 4-Day encounter

By Sean Devers The Windward Islands were in the driver’s seat against Guyana when stumps were drawn on the second day of their Regional four-day cricket encounter yesterday at the Guyana National...

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Protest electoral tyranny

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- There comes a time in the life of a nation when silence is no longer an option, when the... more