October 2014

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The PPP general secretary and everyday crime

Oct 19, 2014 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on The PPP general secretary and everyday crime

Hopes that Clement Rohee’s appointment as General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) on 19th August 2013 would lead to his removal from office as Minister of Home Affairs have...

Chikungunya stages and relapse

Oct 19, 2014 KNews News 3

(From the Desk of the Vector Control Director, Dr Reyaud Rahman) Chikungunya has affected many countries worldwide and has spread like wildfire throughout them. Those most affected have the...

‘Million Man March’ observances…Guyanese activist, Trinidadian Muslim leader refused entry to Jamaica

Oct 19, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Million Man March’ observances…Guyanese activist, Trinidadian Muslim leader refused entry to Jamaica

– intend to take matter to CCJ Chairman of the Black Consciousness Movement (Guyana), Gerald Perreira, was on Friday last ordered off a flight in Antigua, on his way to Jamaica, where he had...

Housing and You…Some financing models for new homes

Oct 19, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Housing and You…Some financing models for new homes

By Leonard Gildarie So the debate is heating up. The questions are many. Where can one find affordable financing for a new home? How affordable is affordable? Before we delve into that, I must say...

Book Review…History’s insightful lessons

Oct 19, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Book Review…History’s insightful lessons

Book: We Come From Jamaica – The National Movement – 1937-1962 Author: Ewart Walters Reviewer: Dr Glenville Ashby Ewart Walters’s We Come From Jamaica: The National Movement –...

NCN’s HOT F.M’s dubious milestone

Oct 19, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on NCN’s HOT F.M’s dubious milestone

Dear Editor, The National Communications Network Inc (NCN) 98.1 Hot FM just turned 17 years but I am clueless as to what they are celebrating. Seventeen years later and yet the transmission cannot...

Four outstanding women honoured for contributions to the Arts

Oct 19, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Four outstanding women honoured for contributions to the Arts

There are many women of substance in our society whose contributions over the years go unrecognised or simply are not duly highlighted. And there are many outstanding women of Guyana’s soil who are...

Caribbean common fisheries policy authorised for implementation

Oct 19, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Caribbean common fisheries policy authorised for implementation

The Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED), comprised of ministers responsible for agriculture from across the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), has confirmed the Caribbean Community Common...

A pastor’s virulent concoction that denigrates

Oct 19, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on A pastor’s virulent concoction that denigrates

Countryman – Stories about life, in and out of Guyana, from a Guyanese perspective Black People and the U.S. president By Dennis Nichols The world is full of people who claim to understand how and...

The Emergency Room visit

Oct 19, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on The Emergency Room visit

(With Dr Zulfikar Bux, Head of GPHC’s A&E, Asst. Prof. of Emergency Medicine) An Emergency Room (ER) is defined as a section of a medical institution that is staffed and equipped to provide...

A HEART-WARMING OCTOBER

Oct 19, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on A HEART-WARMING OCTOBER

It has been dry and hot this month. October has been warm. But the greatest warmth this October was not provided by the temperature and the weather. It was provided by a heart-warming story that...

Oil Prices Fall Sharply: Will Poor Populations benefit?

Oct 19, 2014 KNews Ronald Sanders 1

By Sir Ronald Sanders To anyone living in a developing country that is not an oil-producer, the present drop in the price of oil is very welcome. Ever since the world’s major oil-producing nations,...

Immigration INFO: Immigration News For Our Community

Oct 19, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Immigration INFO: Immigration News For Our Community

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

The Myth of the PPP-C’s invincibility

Oct 19, 2014 KNews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on The Myth of the PPP-C’s invincibility

By Dominic Gaskin Perhaps because of our strong ethnic voting patterns, the role of swing voters in Guyana does not feature much in the national discussion when it comes to politics and our...

Trust me, it’s all in the mind

Oct 19, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on Trust me, it’s all in the mind

Cats never fail to get my attention and I am sure it is the same with other people who hear them at nights more than they do during the daylight hours. As a country boy I grew up hearing cats with...

The detective’s dead wife

Oct 19, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery Comments Off on The detective’s dead wife

– How did Patricia James end up with a bullet in her head and an unlicenced gun by her side? By Michael Jordan If buildings could speak, then surely the house on Front Road, West Ruimveldt...

Ramotar to engage Opposition, civil society in Ebola response

Oct 18, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Ramotar to engage Opposition, civil society in Ebola response

(Full text of statement by President Donald Ramotar last evening) Fellow Guyanese, I am addressing you on a matter of great significance to Guyana and to the world, that is, the Ebola Epidemic. As...

Reconvening of National Assembly…Granger dodges commitment to AFC’s request

Oct 18, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Reconvening of National Assembly…Granger dodges commitment to AFC’s request

By Kiana Wilburg Determined to have a parliamentary sitting before month end to debate its No-Confidence Motion, the Alliance For Change (AFC) recently requested the support of A Partnership for...

Petrocaribe coming to an end – Expert predicts

Oct 18, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Petrocaribe coming to an end – Expert predicts

Trinidad Guardian – There is a prediction that Petrocaribe will be discontinued by the Venezuelan government in the near future. It comes from Prof Anthony Bryan who said the programme has...

Dem. Bank profits hit $2.5B mark

Oct 18, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Dem. Bank profits hit $2.5B mark

Demerara Bank Limited has recorded its best year yet, recording the highest profit in its history. According to the bank, it has performed remarkably well in all areas during its financial year ended...

Wife killer sentenced to death

Oct 18, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Wife killer sentenced to death

By Rehanna Ramsay Rupert ‘Randolph’ Brown, called “Bird Man” was yesterday sentenced to death for the murder of his reputed wife, Seema Singh. The sentence was handed down by Justice...

QC student named top Regional CSEC performer

Oct 18, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on QC student named top Regional CSEC performer

– Three other top awards coveted by Guyana From all indications, optimism was not enough for Guyana to covet an increased number of awards for its performance at the Caribbean Examination...

Soldiers trample Police to reclaim ISAAC title

Oct 18, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Soldiers trample Police to reclaim ISAAC title

By Edison Jefford The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) marched to what may be their most convincing victory in the history of the Inter-Services Annual Athletics Championships (ISAAC) competition last...

West Indies pull out of India tour

Oct 18, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on West Indies pull out of India tour

ESPNcricinfo – The West Indies tour to India has been cancelled with the BCCI announcing it had been called off by the WICB and announcing a replacement tour, while the West Indies board in a...

Sri Lanka to fill West Indies void in India

Oct 18, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Sri Lanka to fill West Indies void in India

ESPNcricinfo – Sri Lanka have agreed to fill the void that has been created by West Indies abandoning their current tour of India because of a payment structure dispute between the players and...

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Guyana Cup rematch on the cards in President’s Cup feature

Nov 07, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The field will be a packed one on Sunday November 29, at Rising Sun Turf Club when the President’s Cup horse race meet shoots off. More than 100 horses have thrown their names...

Who says the government does not listen?

Nov 07, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Who says the government does not listen? That is an unfair accusation. The government does listen. In fact, it listens very attentively. The only problem is that it appears to have a rather selective hearing. It can hear a whisper from certain quarters of the private sector...

A Divided World: A Commonwealth Opportunity

Nov 01, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – When Commonwealth leaders gather in Antigua and Barbuda from 1st to 4th November, they should address a question that reaches beyond their association: how can countries of different size, wealth and outlook sustain cooperation in a world increasingly...

Sinking ship, bailing out-US midterms – Pt. II

Nov 07, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – U.S. Vice President, J.D. Vance is among the first bailing from a sinking ship. The Iran War led to the ashes of defeat in the midterms. President Trump suddenly sheds his crazy man persona. Now talks of working with Democrats. From America I wing to Guyana, and Vice...

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