April 2014

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Government must say how much money was wasted on this protest

Apr 20, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Government must say how much money was wasted on this protest

Dear Editor, Please allow me a space in your letter column to share some of the recent happenings in the sugar industry for the past seven days here at the Blairmont estate. As the 2014 national...

Civil Rights lawyer to represent TUC at Walter Rodney COI

Apr 20, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Civil Rights lawyer to represent TUC at Walter Rodney COI

Prominent Canadian Civil Rights Lawyer Selwyn A. Pieters, B.A., LL.B., L.E.C. has been retained to represent Guyana’s largest trade union, the Guyana Trade Union Congress, in the Walter Rodney...

Little Miss Rotaract 2014…Pageant promises to promote character building for young girls in Linden

Apr 20, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Little Miss Rotaract 2014…Pageant promises to promote character building for young girls in Linden

By Sunita Samaroo In a world where the ascent is invariably concentrated on physical attributes, and little girls are often pressured from all sectors of society, the major focus in the upcoming...

ImmigrationINFO …Immigration News For Our Community

Apr 20, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on ImmigrationINFO …Immigration News For Our Community

By Attorney Gail S. Seeram Through this “Question & Answer” column, our goal is to answer your immigration questions. We appreciate your comments and questions. If you have a question...

Housing and You…Poor planning, priorities and the last-minute expenses

Apr 20, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Housing and You…Poor planning, priorities and the last-minute expenses

By Leonard Gildarie I have asked the Lands Registry for an interview so we can understand what is happening there. The complaints have been many, of transports being held up for an extraordinary long...

I got bad news this past week

Apr 20, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on I got bad news this past week

Something had to be terribly wrong with the people who entered Queen’s College in 1960. I remember that September day when ninety of us entered that school. For starters, the assembly was something...

The US – Caribbean’s friend or unintentional foe?

Apr 20, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on The US – Caribbean’s friend or unintentional foe?

By Sir Ronald Sanders In what has to rate as one of the most insensitive and outrageous demands on a Caribbean country, US government representatives have told the Bahamas government that it must...

Smoke and mirrors: A closer look at Guyana’s looming debt crisis

Apr 20, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Smoke and mirrors: A closer look at Guyana’s looming debt crisis

By Avinash Pulchan, MFM, FQF (Reprinted from Caribbean News Now) According to World Bank data, Guyana’s external debt has risen over 117%, US$850,393,000 in 2008 to US$1,845,561,000 in 2012. During...

The Tent-making bat (Uroderma bilobatum)

Apr 20, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on The Tent-making bat (Uroderma bilobatum)

The tent-making bat (Uroderma bilobatum) is an American leaf-nosed bat found in lowland forests of Central and South America. This medium-sized bat has a grey coat with a pale white stripe running...

All revenue streams must be accounted for and scrutinized by our Assembly

Apr 20, 2014 KNews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on All revenue streams must be accounted for and scrutinized by our Assembly

By Khemraj Ramjattan AFC Leader For several years now I have been pointing out as point-person for economics and finance amongst our AFC Parliamentarians that the PPP has been hiding monies from us...

NY crash claims lives of Guyanese mother, son

Apr 20, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on NY crash claims lives of Guyanese mother, son

New York (Times Union) – A mother and son were killed instantly when their car veered off the road and hit a tree Friday afternoon. Mervyn Albert, 30, was driving his mother home to...

Lions Club distributes 250 kites to underprivileged kids

Apr 20, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Lions Club distributes 250 kites to underprivileged kids

The Lions Club of Georgetown Stabroek yesterday distributed 250 plastic (bird) kites to less fortunate children within the Leopold Street community of Werk-En-Rust and at the Drop-in (orphanage)...

The colourful and highly imaginative world of ‘Guyanisms’

Apr 20, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on The colourful and highly imaginative world of ‘Guyanisms’

COUNTRYMAN – Stories about life, in and out of Guyana, from a Guyanese perspective By Dennis A. Nichols The English language loves the suffix ‘ism’; there are about 2000 of them tacked on...

Romance and a political mission

Apr 20, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Romance and a political mission

– Acclaimed local writer, Ruel Johnson, provides interesting insight By Kiana Wilburg Behind almost every ingenious creation there is extensive research. But when it comes to the world of...

National strategies needed to build strong families

Apr 20, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on National strategies needed to build strong families

By Zena Henry “Family is the most important institution on earth. The Creator was the One who created the concept of family and when understood, the impact of that body could change the world, for...

IS THERE A STALKER OF ELDERLY MEN?

Apr 20, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery Comments Off on IS THERE A STALKER OF ELDERLY MEN?

By Michael Jordan If the man I spoke to this week is correct, then there is someone out there who is stalking elderly men who live alone and killing them. The man to whom I spoke believes that he has...

Fear is a ghost that is always watching you

Apr 20, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Fear is a ghost that is always watching you

At an uncivilized hour last Sunday, there was a loud noise in the lower flat of my home. It was 3.30 a.m. (Monday morning I suppose). My daughter rushed into our bedroom, asking if we heard it. I...

The opposition has done a wrong against Amerindians

Apr 20, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The opposition has done a wrong against Amerindians

The non-approval to the Amerindian Development Fund is unpardonable. The opposition parties have committed a grave injustice against the indigenous peoples of this country by their actions in not...

East Bank Essequibo fatal accident…Varying accounts of how mishap occurred

Apr 20, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on East Bank Essequibo fatal accident…Varying accounts of how mishap occurred

Even as police continue their investigation into the accident at Orangestein, East Bank Essequibo, on Friday morning, which claimed the life of one and left seven others injured, a number of...

The PPPC is neglecting the Cuyuni-Mazaruni Region

Apr 20, 2014 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on The PPPC is neglecting the Cuyuni-Mazaruni Region

Guyana’s luxuriant hinterland historically attracted Europeans in search of El Dorado – the fabled city of Gold. The hinterland continues to bring tourists to Guyana. It is the hinterland’s...

The Baccoo Speaks

Apr 20, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo Speaks

Holidays often allow some people to do strange things. The madness always creeps in and this time is no different. The roads will continue to be a graveyard for vehicles because young drivers always...

Five alleged kidnappers remanded

Apr 18, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Five alleged kidnappers remanded

– Lawyers claim police beatings for confessions, name officers By Latoya Giles and Sunita Samaroo Five men accused of murdering businessman Rajendra Singh, who was kidnapped on April 5, last...

Smash-up leaves one dead, seven injured

Apr 18, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Smash-up leaves one dead, seven injured

A two-vehicle smash-up at Orangestein, East Bank Essequibo, yesterday morning has left one person dead, seven injured, and many family members in distress. Dead is 53-year-old Balraj, a farmer of...

Businessman fatally shoots squatter during altercation

Apr 18, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Businessman fatally shoots squatter during altercation

An overseas-based businessman is now in custody following the shooting to death of a man whom he claimed was an intruder and was squatting on his land. Dead is Errol Lindo, 52, of High Dam, Angoy’s...

Gunman caught trying to enter Albouystown house by ladder

Apr 18, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Gunman caught trying to enter Albouystown house by ladder

The police can now boast that their persistent presence in Albouystown is bearing fruit following the apprehension of an attempted house burglar and the recovery of a firearm. Significantly, the...

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Tomorrow should be declared as a day of mourning in Guyana

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(Kaieteur News) – Guyana has seemingly decided that the inconvenience of possessing an independent mind is no longer worth the trouble. It has changed direction. The irony is that while Guyana appears increasingly willing to trade diplomatic independence for Washington’s approval, Brazil’s...

Are We All Ukrainians?

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By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – On 19 October, accepting the award of Ukraine’s Order of Merit, I said that my commitment to Ukraine rests on a principle essential to small nations everywhere: sovereignty is the freedom to govern ourselves, preserve our identity and decide our future....

Ambassador Theriot, one unhappy Excellency

Oct 27, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – American Ambassador to Guyana, Nicole D. Theriot, has to be one unhappy puppy. Sorry, Excellency; the Americanism should be understood, taken gracefully. But Excellency Theriot has to be unhappy as the day is long. A soft, feathery ambassadorial assignment, looking after...

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