November 2014

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Sunday Cartoon

Nov 02, 2014 KNews Cartoons, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Sunday Cartoon

The road accident involving the President’s son and my nephew

Nov 02, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on The road accident involving the President’s son and my nephew

Dear Editor, I received a number of e-mails from foreign based Guyanese on what I wrote in my column yesterday about the traffic incident involving my nephew (pedestrian) and the son of Donald...

Eccles Nursery joins “Eat What We Grow” campaign

Nov 02, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Eccles Nursery joins “Eat What We Grow” campaign

– Minister Baksh commissions two grow boxes In an effort to further promote the “Eat What We Produce” campaign, Minister within the Ministry of Agriculture Hon. Alli Baksh this morning...

Foreign aid and the donor impact

Nov 02, 2014 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Foreign aid and the donor impact

The Guardian of London has been examining the diversion of funding from the United Kingdom to poor countries around the world. Until recently Guyana was one of those countries that benefited from...

Is the Guyana Police Force under pressure to imprison anti-government critics?

Nov 02, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Is the Guyana Police Force under pressure to imprison anti-government critics?

Dear Editor I have been reliably informed that the Guyana Police Force is under pressure to pursue and imprison priority anti-government critics like Glen Lall, Freddie Kissoon, Raphael Trotman and...

From the Diaspora…Is there any depth to the depravity of the PPP Govt.?

Nov 02, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on From the Diaspora…Is there any depth to the depravity of the PPP Govt.?

By Ralph Seeram I am reading this transcript and my blood is literally boiling. Is this for real? Is this really the Attorney General of Guyana speaking; the guardian of the constitution; the...

Press for the return to Parliament and let the PPP face its inevitable destiny there

Nov 02, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Press for the return to Parliament and let the PPP face its inevitable destiny there

Dear Editor, I read former Clerk of the National Assembly Frank Narain’s letter (“Clerk of the National Assembly has acted impartially…” SN – November 1, 2014) and I am disappointed, at...

Man remanded for robbing Muneshwars security guard of $3M

Nov 02, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Man remanded for robbing Muneshwars security guard of $3M

Yusei Grant, who was unrepresented in court, faced Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry to address the charge of robbery under arms on Friday afternoon. It is alleged that on October 27, 2014,...

Immigration INFO: Immigration News For Our Community

Nov 02, 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. ...

GOAT BITE THE POLICE?

Nov 02, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on GOAT BITE THE POLICE?

The media should not get too excited by the threats being made to prosecute Kaieteur News on charges of intercepting communication. Kaieteur News has nothing to fear in relation to any such...

The PPPC is monkeying around with parliamentary democracy

Nov 02, 2014 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on The PPPC is monkeying around with parliamentary democracy

The People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) administration is monkeying around with parliamentary democracy. That Party, since the start of the 10th Parliament in January 2012, has attempted to...

Another Bishops’ almuna admitted to the bar

Nov 02, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Another Bishops’ almuna admitted to the bar

Former Bishops’ High School student, Lauren Dundas, is one of the most recent attorneys to be admitted to the local bar. She was admitted on Thursday by Madam Justice Roxanne George-Wiltshire,...

Being differently-able is certainly not a limitation

Nov 02, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Being differently-able is certainly not a limitation

– visually impaired girl reveals why By Sharmain Grainger It was Robert M. Hensel who thoughtfully expressed “know me for my abilities, not my disability.” This was in spite of the fact...

Banks DIH supports “Gillian Thompson Reading Challenge”

Nov 02, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Banks DIH supports “Gillian Thompson Reading Challenge”

Banks DIH Limited has made a monetary donation to the National Library for the “Gillian Thompson Reading Challenge” held in honour of the late Chief Librarian who died in a motor vehicle accident...

Not only cricket but West Indian self-worth at stake

Nov 02, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on Not only cricket but West Indian self-worth at stake

By Sir Ronald Sanders In a letter to the President of the West Indies Cricket Board of Control (WICB), Whycliffe ‘Dave’ Cameron, the Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines Dr Ralph...

Burkina Faso and the lost revolution in Guyana

Nov 02, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Burkina Faso and the lost revolution in Guyana

On Tuesday evening at a UG symposium with Enrico Woolford and Dennis Chabrol, a student got up and directed his question to me. He said he strongly resents the things that students have to put up...

NAACIE, GPSU issue one-month ultimatum to GPL over wage negotiations

Nov 02, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on NAACIE, GPSU issue one-month ultimatum to GPL over wage negotiations

Owing to constant battles over wage negotiations and other human resources matters, between the National Association of Agricultural, Commercial and Industrial Employees (NAACIE), the Guyana Public...

COUNTRYMAN –‘My people, my people’; a story in Black and White – Part 1

Nov 02, 2014 KNews Countryman, Features / Columnists Comments Off on COUNTRYMAN –‘My people, my people’; a story in Black and White – Part 1

By Dennis Nichols Back in the sixties when there was street violence, noisy festivity or just a regular ‘buse out’ in our Charlestown neighbourhood, my father would morosely and sagely wag his...

President bemoans lack of “genuine partners on the other side”

Nov 02, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on President bemoans lack of “genuine partners on the other side”

By Abena Rockcliffe As he spoke at the recent opening of the National Toshaos Conference, President Donald laid an impression that the opposition recklessly resists any participation in projects that...

AG’s conversation confirms abuse of public purse

Nov 02, 2014 KNews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on AG’s conversation confirms abuse of public purse

In Guyana we have a common saying; “mouth open – story jump out”. By now, the Attorney General is surely ruing the minute he opened his mouth to speak with Leonard Gildarie of the Kaieteur...

Misconceptions about the Emergency Room

Nov 02, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Misconceptions about the Emergency Room

(With Dr Zulfikar Bux, Head of GPHC’s A&E; Asst. Prof. of Emergency Medicine) Emergency rooms have been known to be among the most effective fields of medicine in resource utilization. They are...

Malaria Day in the Americas 2014

Nov 02, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Malaria Day in the Americas 2014

(From the desk of the Vector Control Director, Dr Reyaud Rahman) Malaria has been found in Guyana for decades in the hinterland regions and most likely has been here even before our first people. The...

The Baccoo Speaks

Nov 02, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo Speaks

Three issues continue to dominate local existence and this is going to continue for the rest of the year. The three are armed robbery on hapless people, senseless road fatalities and river accidents....

Health Ministry gets support to fight Ebola

Nov 02, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Health Ministry gets support to fight Ebola

“The Ebola threat is looming,” said Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr Shamdeo Persaud, as he accepted a quantity of medical supplies from the Food for the Poor (Guyana) Inc. organisation on Friday....

Book Review…The Panama Canal: The steep price of progress

Nov 02, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Book Review…The Panama Canal: The steep price of progress

Book: Dying to Better Themselves: West Indians and the Building of The Panama Canal Author: Oliver Senior Reviewer: Dr Glenville Ashby Olive Senior’s Dying to Better Themselves: West Indians and...

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Kaieteur Sports – Despite challenging weather conditions, reigning Region Four champions President’s College once again showcased their quality, successfully defending their title in the East...

Definite, Urgent and of Public Importance

Jun 08, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – When it comes to parliamentary procedure, the issue of urgency has nothing to do with consequences. Parliamentary rules and precedents guide Speakers in making a determination as to whether a matter is of definite, urgent and public importance. It is therefore advisable that...

Language is Infrastructure – Why Antigua and Barbuda’s...

Jun 07, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Antigua and Barbuda is one of the smaller countries of the Caribbean. Yet small states have often advanced ideas that have significance beyond their size. The decision by the Government of Antigua and Barbuda, led by Prime Minister Gaston Browne, to make...

How business operates

Jun 08, 2026

Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – The men from Istanbul are giving Guyanese a free tutorial on how the real world operates. They may no longer count as a world power, but in Guyana they are the equivalent of one. Pay up, or else (for more electricity)? What will it be, gents? The...

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