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City Magistrate calls in Red Thread to assist abused woman

Apr 27, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on City Magistrate calls in Red Thread to assist abused woman

The attempts of a woman to recant evidence against her reputed husband who is before the courts for trashing her in the presence of her children were cut short by a city Magistrate who, in response,...

Mercury and Gold

Apr 27, 2014 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Mercury and Gold

In Boa Vista just across the Brazilian border there is a statue in the town centre in honour of the garimpero (the Brazilian equivalent of our porkknocker) because of his role in opening up...

Guyana’s GDP growth rate appears fudged!

Apr 27, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyana’s GDP growth rate appears fudged!

Dear Editor, The halfway point in the Ramotar’s administration term in office has now passed. Unfortunately we cannot find any public policy or strategy that has permanently and positively...

Quick police action averts robbery, one in custody

Apr 27, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Quick police action averts robbery, one in custody

Swift action by ranks at the Number 51 Village Police Station thwarted a robbery and led to the arrest of a 20-year-old man, who along with an accomplice tried to gain entry into a couple’s ...

GFA first division league Fruta Conquerors, Northern Rangers draw 0-0, Pele crush Beacon 6-0

Apr 27, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFA first division league Fruta Conquerors, Northern Rangers draw 0-0, Pele crush Beacon 6-0

Fruta Conquerors drew with Northern Rangers 0-0 in the first game, while Pele hammered Beacons 6-0 in the second encounter when the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) first division league...

Caricom reparation movement incites action in the US

Apr 27, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Caricom reparation movement incites action in the US

A prominent American Congressman is taking cue from the active movements of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) as they seek reparations from former slave owning European countries. The Democrat John...

Mr. Ramotar is the twin of Bharrat Jagdeo

Apr 27, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Mr. Ramotar is the twin of Bharrat Jagdeo

I have been immersed in political activism, human rights crusades and public intellectualism since a teenager. From then to now I have no regrets, though I would have preferred not to have gone...

Book Review…A Poetic Plea to a Troubled Nation

Apr 27, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Book Review…A Poetic Plea to a Troubled Nation

Book: Pearls Among Stones by Christena A V Williams Reviewer: Dr Glenville Ashby Christena Williams is an unapologetic nationalist, wounded by the discord and betrayal of her people. Her angst is...

The importance of cleaning soda cans!

Apr 27, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on The importance of cleaning soda cans!

Do not ignore this. A family went to picnic and carried with them a few drinks in tin cans. The following day, two family members were admitted to hospital and placed in an Intensive Care Unit. One...

Caribbean Integration in Shackles

Apr 27, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on Caribbean Integration in Shackles

By Sir Ronald Sanders The greatest critics of regional integration in the countries of the 15-member Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM) are those who assert that their country can...

The Bungling of the Bundling: A response to Dr. Suresh Narine of IAST

Apr 27, 2014 KNews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on The Bungling of the Bundling: A response to Dr. Suresh Narine of IAST

By Khemraj Ramjattan AFC Leader In what I must describe as a critical yet sympathetic response to the Opposition’s non-approval of monies for the Institute of Applied Science and Technology...

Our Caribbean: Dictatorship in a democracy?

Apr 27, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Our Caribbean: Dictatorship in a democracy?

By Oliver Mills (Reprinted from Caribbean News Now) We in the Caribbean have inherited the Westminster system of government, characterised by the rule of law, competitive party politics, the...

The race to find Nikki’s killer

Apr 27, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery Comments Off on The race to find Nikki’s killer

– how a 21-year-old unsolved case changed the face of crime reporting in Guyana By Michael Jordan Some of the old-timers would dispute this, but the truth is, the veteran journalists of the...

A political quagmire

Apr 27, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on A political quagmire

By Dwijendra Rooplall More often than not in Guyana we are seeing a display of indecisiveness, deadlock and partisanship by the political parties, which are supposed to be serving first and foremost,...

12 moms and a “charitable legacy”

Apr 27, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on 12 moms and a “charitable legacy”

By Kiana Wilburg For nearly ten years, 12 mothers with their perpetual love have been on a mission to pass on a charitable legacy. Though they have spent most of their lives in the United States,...

Housing and You…The “delays” in processing of those land titles

Apr 27, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Housing and You…The “delays” in processing of those land titles

By Leonard Gildarie Last week I did promise that we would have been talking with the Lands Registry on what is happening there. This was after a few emails of the “delays” faced by new land...

The Baccoo Speaks

Apr 27, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo Speaks

The police have begun to sit on the crime hotspots. They have a powerful presence in one of the depressed areas where many people did not feel safe. Inside the community the people are quietly...

Aplomado Falcon (Falco femoralis)

Apr 27, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on Aplomado Falcon (Falco femoralis)

The Aplomado Falcon (Falco femoralis) is a medium-sized falcon of the Americas. The species’ largest contiguous range is in South America, but not in the deep interior Amazon Basin....

Our political system is the product of a colonial mentality

Apr 27, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Our political system is the product of a colonial mentality

This past week, a video of a mother mercilessly flogging her daughter with a leather belt was aired on You Tube. The video quickly went viral. This in turn led to strong reactions within Trinidad and...

Queen’s College – a pre-eminent ‘Boys will be boys’ school fraternity in the 1960’s

Apr 27, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Queen’s College – a pre-eminent ‘Boys will be boys’ school fraternity in the 1960’s

Countryman – Stories about life, in and out of Guyana, from a Guyanese perspective By Dennis A. Nichols For several decades, Queen’s College’s high academic tradition has, almost imperiously,...

The society is losing its menfolk, and fast

Apr 27, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on The society is losing its menfolk, and fast

One of the cries I hear almost every day is that there are no jobs for young people. At the same time I am often besieged by applications for employment. And indeed it is true that many young school...

The PPPC’s budget 2014 does not elevate the performance of the judicial services sector

Apr 27, 2014 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on The PPPC’s budget 2014 does not elevate the performance of the judicial services sector

“Judiciaries serve and hold the Executive Branch accountable. They help the contract and the corporate system to work in a fair and impartial manner, providing a necessary element of predictability...

Octogenarian made to sleep with dog, sustain beatings

Apr 27, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Octogenarian made to sleep with dog, sustain beatings

‘My daughter-in-law held me by my feet and dragged me down the stairs’ – elderly woman An 87-year-old woman who spent sleepless nights selling elastic in the city to ensure that her son had...

Le Belle Hotel and bar dominoes to start on Wednesday

Apr 27, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Le Belle Hotel and bar dominoes to start on Wednesday

La Belle Hotel and bar dominoes tournament is set to commence on Wednesday at their venue in Norton Street. The competition will continue on Friday and Saturday and conclude on Sunday at the said...

Despite losing to Guyana in 1983, Windward Islands had a good Regional season

Apr 27, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Despite losing to Guyana in 1983, Windward Islands had a good Regional season

Following up on his last article looking at the Windward Islands Regional cricket performances when they separated from the Combined Islands, Statistician Charwayne Walker highlights the scores from...

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Guyana’s silence represents a shocking neglect of its national interest

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News-Guyana has long championed the sanctity of territorial integrity and the rejection of aggression... more