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US-based Guyanese remember less fortunate villagers

Dec 28, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on US-based Guyanese remember less fortunate villagers

By Dale Andrews It must be the closest thing to how Santa Claus operates, except that he did not come on a reindeer-led sleigh or did he sneak down a chimney. He rode in a car with three of his...

COUNTRYMAN – Stories about life, in and out of Guyana, from a Guyanese perspective

Dec 28, 2014 KNews Countryman, Features / Columnists Comments Off on COUNTRYMAN – Stories about life, in and out of Guyana, from a Guyanese perspective

Christmas ‘spirit’, pagan gods, and the Guyanese spirit By Dennis Nichols Some years ago I told a friend of mine I was concerned about some of the pagan elements of popular holidays and...

The Baccoo speaks

Dec 28, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo speaks

There is a mad rush to maintain the tradition of road fatalities. Over the Christmas holidays there were nine, certainly a record. There will be three more fatalities before the year ends, because...

President Ramotar, daughter spread Christmas cheer at GPHC Paediatric Ward

Dec 28, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on President Ramotar, daughter spread Christmas cheer at GPHC Paediatric Ward

Though in their own pain and distress, having to be away from home and their families, the smiles were evident on the faces of children at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation’s (GPHC)...

Too many drunkards in our society

Dec 28, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Too many drunkards in our society

Dear Editor, Our society is plagued by young and old rum drinkers from all walks of life including men, women, young boys and girls and even children as young as ten years old. We are also the...

The tradition of wishing away the Old Year continues

Dec 28, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on The tradition of wishing away the Old Year continues

The New Year is fast approaching and there are things that some of us would like to forget. We all want to forget those murders and road accidents that left so many families in mourning; we want to...

The man who vanished on Christmas Day – The pepper-pot and black-cake were on the table…but where was Michael Harris?

Dec 28, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery Comments Off on The man who vanished on Christmas Day – The pepper-pot and black-cake were on the table…but where was Michael Harris?

By Michael Jordan I guess you know about the Marie Celeste, but if you don’t, that was the American ship whose captain, passengers and seven-man crew vanished without a trace back in December 1872....

The horrible side of Guyana that didn’t make the news before Christmas

Dec 28, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The horrible side of Guyana that didn’t make the news before Christmas

I parked outside the Opus Hotel on Croal Street on December 23 to wait for Leonard Craig to have lunch with. While waiting, I walked up Bourda Street to pick up a few fruits. As soon as I crossed...

Donald Ramotar: ‘Man of the year’

Dec 28, 2014 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Donald Ramotar: ‘Man of the year’

President Donald Ramotar deserves to be selected as Guyana’s ‘Man of the Year.’ He has succeeded, after only three years in office, in outpacing all previous presidents in terms of personal...

The importance of democratisation

Dec 28, 2014 KNews Editorial Comments Off on The importance of democratisation

Democratisation is one of the most important concepts and trends in modern political science, one whose significance is just beginning to be understood by conflict-resolution practitioners. On one...

The Chinese at Bai Shan Lin treat Guyanese with disrespect

Dec 28, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Chinese at Bai Shan Lin treat Guyanese with disrespect

Dear Editor, I am asking you to speak to the.Chinese at Bai Shan Lin to treat Guyanese with respect and decency. The Chinese are in the habit of insulting the Guyanese, especially when they have to...

The Story within the Story… Gold Too Big To Fail: Closed operations and a scientific approach

Dec 28, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on The Story within the Story… Gold Too Big To Fail: Closed operations and a scientific approach

By Leonard Gildarie This week we celebrated Christmas, and one cannot help but wonder where Guyanese find all the money to shop so much. It has been that way for years, but within recent...

4th Annual GFA/Banks Cup Round Robin Knockout tournament… GDF match skills with Pele; Western Tigers & Alpha clash in potential scorchers

Dec 28, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on 4th Annual GFA/Banks Cup Round Robin Knockout tournament… GDF match skills with Pele; Western Tigers & Alpha clash in potential scorchers

By Michael Benjamin It’s the Christmas season and while many Guyanese stayed at home and feasted on the traditional foods of the season, the sports oriented clan trooped to the GFC Ground and...

One step forward and two steps backward under the PPP

Dec 28, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on One step forward and two steps backward under the PPP

Dear Editor, For every one step of development taken during the 22 year old leadership of the PPP/C we have taken two steps backwards. Let’s look at the facts: (1) out of 177 countries, Guyana is...

The protocol where an airline alone is penalized for narcotics should be revisited

Dec 28, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on The protocol where an airline alone is penalized for narcotics should be revisited

Dear Editor, The difficulty in getting flights to and from North America underscores a serious phenomenon as it relates to the paucity, even reluctance, of operators to continue to venture into the...

Mr. Rohee does not have the moral authority to admonish anyone on competence

Dec 28, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Mr. Rohee does not have the moral authority to admonish anyone on competence

Dear Editor, The statement by the General Secretary of the PPP that GECOM should employ the most competent personnel on polling day is nothing but a red herring. Mr. Rohee does not have the...

Interesting Creatures… The Barred Forest Falcon (Micrastur ruficollis)

Dec 28, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Interesting Creatures… The Barred Forest Falcon (Micrastur ruficollis)

The barred forest falcon (Micrastur ruficollis) is a species of bird of prey in the Falconidae family which includes the falcons, caracaras, and their relatives. It occurs throughout most of tropical...

Cuba: Challenges and Chances for the Caribbean

Dec 28, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on Cuba: Challenges and Chances for the Caribbean

By Sir Ronald Sanders With the best intentions on the part of the Cuban government, the new relationship between the United States and Cuba – welcome as it undoubtedly is – will pose serious...

ImmigrationINFO: Immigration News For Our Community

Dec 28, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on ImmigrationINFO: Immigration News For Our Community

How to Extend your Visit in the U.S. By Attorney Gail S. Seeram,Email:[email protected] In certain situations, when you travel to the United States on a nonimmigrant visa, you may want to...

Book Review…Poetic art takes front seat

Dec 28, 2014 KNews Book Review…, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Book Review…Poetic art takes front seat

Book: Divinely Empowered: Poems and Prayers for your Inspiration Author: Sophia Sam Reviewer: Dr Glenville Ashby Books geared to uplifting the crestfallen are everywhere. Maybe, it reflects...

“Happy New Year 2015 – Not much have changed in West Indies cricket from 1975 to 2015!”

Dec 28, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on “Happy New Year 2015 – Not much have changed in West Indies cricket from 1975 to 2015!”

Colin E. H. Croft Happy New Year 2015! West Indies cricket certainly needs 2015 to be better than 2014! The continual need of reconstruction, on and off the field, is so necessary, as much rhetoric...

CHRISTMAS REMINDS US IT’S TIME FOR RADICAL CHANGE

Dec 28, 2014 KNews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on CHRISTMAS REMINDS US IT’S TIME FOR RADICAL CHANGE

By Moses Nagamootoo, AFC Vice-Chairman As we celebrate Christmas with family and friends the season of peace and goodwill towards men, I can’t help but reflect on the passage of time and 22...

Our first shot at a Guyanese Christmas

Dec 25, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Our first shot at a Guyanese Christmas

… international volunteers tell their stories By Sunita Samaroo When most of us think of Christmas, we think of hours upon hours cozily spent with our closest ones. Images of the cleaning,...

What the DPP decision means for Guyana

Dec 25, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on What the DPP decision means for Guyana

The DPP is the custodian of justice. She is there to protect every citizen by ensuring that the law is applied fairly and evenhandedly. When a case is brought to her, she is supposed to study the...

AG ‘s Nandlall threat against KN…DPP action demoralizes staff – lawyer says

Dec 25, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on AG ‘s Nandlall threat against KN…DPP action demoralizes staff – lawyer says

Days after a controversial decision that she could find no grounds to charge Attorney General, Anil Nandlall, for a shocking phone-call with a senior reporter of Kaieteur News, the Director of Public...

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The illusion of compliance

…Peeping Tom Kaieteur News- A company can meet the letter of the law. It can tick every box, hit every target. Yet,... more