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Copycats and juvenile suicide in Guyana

Jun 29, 2014 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Copycats and juvenile suicide in Guyana

The high incidence of suicide in Guyana reflects “a chronic state of unhappiness and poor mental health” that requires urgent action, said Dr. Bernadette Theodore-Gandi, PAHO-WHO Resident...

A local DEA office is long overdue

Jun 29, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on A local DEA office is long overdue

Dear Editor, It is with much delight that I learnt in your newspaper that President Donald Ramotar has agreed to lend support to the US in establishing a local Drug Enforcement Agency office (DEA) in...

The emergence of a dictatorship

Jun 29, 2014 KNews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on The emergence of a dictatorship

By Khemraj Ramjattan When Hitler was elected Chancellor in January 1933, Germany was a democracy. There were free and fair elections; persons were allowed to vote for the party of their...

The silicone mind: Suárez, Hitler and Guyana

Jun 29, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The silicone mind: Suárez, Hitler and Guyana

The police raid a brothel and you are found in a room with a prostitute. The same thing happens again. Then it occurs for the third time. Conclusion – prostitutes tend to you. Why would any...

Nursing examination…Health Minister touts intensified pre-screening of nursing students

Jun 29, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Nursing examination…Health Minister touts intensified pre-screening of nursing students

…in quest to reduce failure rate In what may be an attempt to garner sustained acceptable performances at the country’s Nursing Examinations delivered by the Ministry of Health, moves...

Book review… A pricey literary gem of unrivaled worth

Jun 29, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Book review… A pricey literary gem of unrivaled worth

Book: Poetic Jewels by Michael Ashby Critic: Dr Glenville Ashby Poets have always stirred the conscience, embedding themselves in struggles for social change. Their words are also celebratory finding...

US TIP report flawed and inaccurate, says Govt.

Jun 29, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on US TIP report flawed and inaccurate, says Govt.

The government, on Friday, once again rejected the United States State Department’s report on Trafficking In Persons (TIP) in Guyana, describing it as inaccurate and a misrepresentation. At...

Human trafficking: The US should help not hector

Jun 29, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Human trafficking: The US should help not hector

By Sir Ronald Sanders Human trafficking is a despicable, dehumanising and exploitative practice that is rightly described as ‘modern day slavery’. That its principal victims are women and...

THE PNCR IS PANICKING UNNECESSARILY

Jun 29, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THE PNCR IS PANICKING UNNECESSARILY

One of the great paradoxes of history is that some of the most powerful regimes in the world reek of insecurity. This is no better exemplified than in the situation in Guyana during the rule of the...

The Baccoo Speaks

Jun 29, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo Speaks

The political scene is going to get rather confusing now that the country does not have to worry about financial blacklisting. The Alliance For Change has already created a diversion by telling the...

Biogas: An alternative energy source for farmers – GEA

Jun 29, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Biogas: An alternative energy source for farmers – GEA

By Rabindra Rooplall Biogas is a gas produced by the breakdown or decomposition of organic waste in the absence of oxygen and comprises a mixture of gases, mainly carbon dioxide and methane; this can...

The Smooth-fronted caiman (Paleosuchus trigonatus)

Jun 29, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on The Smooth-fronted caiman (Paleosuchus trigonatus)

The smooth-fronted caiman (Paleosuchus trigonatus), also known as Schneider’s dwarf caiman or Schneider’s smooth-fronted caiman, is a crocodilian from South America where it is native to...

A Summit, a Council and a charter…GNCPP’s Constitutional course

Jun 29, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on A Summit, a Council and a charter…GNCPP’s Constitutional course

By Zena Henry Much ado about Article 13 in Guyana’s Constitution has been evident recently. Perhaps it’s because it provides that: “The principal objective of the political system of the State...

Budding Aussie film maker mesmerized with Guyana’s beauty

Jun 29, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Budding Aussie film maker mesmerized with Guyana’s beauty

By Romila Boodram Guyana is paradise for anyone who wants to escape from the rigours of everyday life. The country has an irresistible combination of fascinating and breathtaking natural beauty, rich...

Fools rush in

Jun 29, 2014 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Fools rush in

(This article was first published in the Kaieteur News, on January 20, 2013) Minister of Legal Affairs Anil Nandlall rushed into the National Assembly last week with a raft of proposed amendments to...

Housing and You…Protection for our senior citizens

Jun 29, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Housing and You…Protection for our senior citizens

By Leonard Gildarie Last week’s article on Brazil’s large scale programme to build hundreds of thousands of affordable homes to alleviate poverty among its citizens has struck a chord among many....

The secret to the reduction of stress starts with ‘P’

Jun 29, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on The secret to the reduction of stress starts with ‘P’

By Dwijendra Rooplall The current state of affairs in the world pertaining to the vicissitudes of life, within the realm of work, family and society and the seemingly fast-paced lifestyle that we...

The Berlin Wall, artificial wealth, and a Guyanese DJ from Lodge

Jun 29, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on The Berlin Wall, artificial wealth, and a Guyanese DJ from Lodge

Countryman – Stories about life, in and out of Guyana, from a Guyanese perspective By Dennis A. Nichols The year was 1987. The country was the Federal Republic of Germany, the area was West...

A pressure cooker called Guyana

Jun 29, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on A pressure cooker called Guyana

There are many things to make us send up our blood pressure. For example, if you live in the city you must secure a pair of Wellingtons, the things that we grew up calling ‘long boots’, more so...

Court case filed to block state funding of Marriott Hotel

Jun 28, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Court case filed to block state funding of Marriott Hotel

– Plaintiff accuses Brassington of unlawful conduct; -says land illegally transferred; -want details of NICIL’s revenues; There is more controversy surrounding the multi-million-dollar...

Man attempts prison escape after receiving jail sentence

Jun 28, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Man attempts prison escape after receiving jail sentence

In a desperate bid for freedom, a 23-year-old man yesterday attempted to flee from the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court moments after he was sentenced to prison on a drug trafficking charge. Ian...

Police rank charged for raping daughter, 8

Jun 28, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Police rank charged for raping daughter, 8

A serving member of the Guyana Police Force was yesterday taken before the courts and formally charged for allegedly raping his eight-year-old daughter. The police rank, who is stationed at Police...

Jagdeo’s posture still evident in government – AFC

Jun 28, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Jagdeo’s posture still evident in government – AFC

“Government should take immediate steps to tackle corruption in the public sector, including conducting a forensic audit of the operations of the National Investment and Commercial Investments...

New York-based Guyanese arrested for killing wife he never had

Jun 28, 2014 KNews News 1

By Kiana Wilburg After working two jobs for almost 20 years in Queens, New York, a 44-year-old male Guyanese decided to return to his country on June 21, last, to start a business. But his plans to...

FATF ignores Guyana in latest review

Jun 28, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on FATF ignores Guyana in latest review

…country gets no mention By Gary Eleazar After weeks of prolonged hue and cry about the cataclysmic effects of certain international blacklisting of Guyana by the Financial Action Taskforce (FATF),...

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The PPP/C’s greatest liability

Peeping Tom Kaieteur News- One might have expected that a ruling party basking in the largesse of oil wealth would chart... more