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Ignoring the AIDS threat

Nov 30, 2014 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Ignoring the AIDS threat

World AIDS Day is once again being observed but the prevailing issue is whether any significant progress is being made in educating the masses of the dangers of HIV infection which leads to AIDS. ...

Protest flares over alleged police beating-death

Nov 30, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Protest flares over alleged police beating-death

Family members of Asif Rahim Khatoon, the 38-year-old fisherman of Meten-Meer-Zorg, West Coast Demerara who reportedly died at the hands of the police, yesterday braved the rain and staged a protest...

Woman allegedly forges child support

Nov 30, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Woman allegedly forges child support

A woman who decided to tamper with the monthly cheques that she receives by way of child support from her former spouse has been charged with two counts of forgery. She appeared on Wednesday before...

Guyanese parents bore US’s first female African-American fighter pilot

Nov 30, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese parents bore US’s first female African-American fighter pilot

Two years ago, Shawna Rochelle Kimbrell, was listed as a Major in the United States Air Force, and the first female African-American fighter pilot in the Air Force’s history. According to the...

Guyana Association of Private Security Organizations Holiday Safety Tips

Nov 30, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana Association of Private Security Organizations Holiday Safety Tips

The holiday season is here and as local stores and shoppers gear up for the annual Christmas shopping season, the Guyana Association of Private Security Organizations, (GAPSO), is reminding shoppers...

Abram Zuil Secondary claims top spot in 2014 Sagicor science competition

Nov 30, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Abram Zuil Secondary claims top spot in 2014 Sagicor science competition

It was a paddy processor created by the students of the Region Two Abram Zuil Secondary School that carted off the winning title when the curtain came down on the Sagicor Visionaries Challenge at the...

Guyana – The Western Hemisphere’s Failed State

Nov 30, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyana – The Western Hemisphere’s Failed State

Dear Editor, With each passing day, each passing scandal and each dot that connects the PPP government directly or tangentially to convicted or alleged criminals caught in the United States, it...

Did you know that the Creator has a special purpose for you?

Nov 30, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Food For Thought Comments Off on Did you know that the Creator has a special purpose for you?

The Psalmist in one of the good books writes, ‘The commands of the Creator are radiant, giving light to the eyes.’ The Almighty can put an idea in your mind that changes the direction of your...

People like Shaun Samaroo

Nov 30, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on People like Shaun Samaroo

Dear Editor, I read where Stabroek News columnist, Shaun Samaroo has written that he has ended his column. I believe for the continuing preservation of the integrity of the Stabroek News, it would...

Lincoln Lewis responds to Maxwell

Nov 30, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Lincoln Lewis responds to Maxwell

Dear Editor, Reference is made to M. Maxwell’s letter, “Lincoln Lewis misses a vital distinction in examining the 1980 constitution” Kaieteur News (KN) November 23, 2014. From the outset let it...

The most expensive vaudeville show, at Walter Rodney’s expense

Nov 30, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on The most expensive vaudeville show, at Walter Rodney’s expense

Dear Editor, I have for years discussed the elements of the death of Walter Rodney, with both WPA and PNC friends and based on those discussions, expressed in the advent of this recent ‘Inquiry’;...

Berbice robbers nabbed in Georgetown

Nov 30, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Berbice robbers nabbed in Georgetown

Three well known characters wanted in Berbice for a number of misdemeanors have been nabbed in Georgetown and taken back to the Ancient County. Delroy Joseph, called Barney, 25, of Angoy’s Avenue,...

Our road safety record is dismal

Nov 30, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Our road safety record is dismal

Dear Editor, The appalling carnage on our roads continues daily and we as a nation seems to be helpless at reducing it. Even in far more densely populated places with more traffic, the fatalities...

Eddy Grant, Elisa Hamilton among those honoured at inaugural African Business Awards

Nov 30, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Eddy Grant, Elisa Hamilton among those honoured at inaugural African Business Awards

International recording artiste Eddy Grant and the Caribbean’s top Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) student, Elisa Hamilton, were among the outstanding persons honoured at the...

WHEN NO BECOMES RAPE, SEXUAL ASSAULTS AND WOMEN’S RIGHTS IN GUYANA

Nov 30, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on WHEN NO BECOMES RAPE, SEXUAL ASSAULTS AND WOMEN’S RIGHTS IN GUYANA

From the Diaspora… By Ralph Seeram We flirted for about a month and had some lunch and dinner dates. Some holding hands and kissing followed; then we decided it was time to do the “real...

Sunday Cartoon

Nov 30, 2014 KNews Cartoons, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Sunday Cartoon

Book Review…Justice long overdue!

Nov 30, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Book Review…Justice long overdue!

Book: Britain’s Black Debt: Reparations for Caribbean Slavery and Native Genocide Author: Hilary McD. Beckles Reviewer: Dr Glenville Ashby “We must acknowledge in some form that modern British...

Go Rohee, go!

Nov 30, 2014 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Go Rohee, go!

The death of Asif Rahim, a 38-year-old fisherman of Meten-Meer-Zorg, after he was allegedly arrested by uniformed members of the Guyana Police Force on a complaint of ‘abusive language,’ was only...

COS urges new soldiers to embrace discipline

Nov 30, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on COS urges new soldiers to embrace discipline

Guyana Defence Force Chief of Staff, Brigadier Mark Phillips, on Wednesday, congratulated the latest cohort of 256 new soldiers, and urged them to embrace discipline. “Discipline, particularly your...

Father of two in dire need of financial support for spinal cord treatment

Nov 30, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Father of two in dire need of financial support for spinal cord treatment

By Sharmain Grainger As a young boy Romeo Maklingham, his parents and siblings vacated their Grove, East Bank Demerara home and headed to the United States to embrace ‘the American Dream’....

COUNTRYMAN – A primal, only-in-Guyana Creek Excursion – Part 1

Nov 30, 2014 KNews Countryman, Features / Columnists Comments Off on COUNTRYMAN – A primal, only-in-Guyana Creek Excursion – Part 1

By Dennis Nichols Guyana has no crystal blue waters and silver beaches, nor many of the common tourist adornments some of our Caribbean neighbours exhibit. Our jewels are rarer, therefore harder to...

Dengue fever – a debilitating and distressing experience

Nov 30, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Dengue fever – a debilitating and distressing experience

(From the desk of the Vector Control Director, Dr Reyaud Rahman) Dengue fever is a debilitating mosquito-transmitted virus. There are four different types of Dengue viruses found worldwide and over...

That thin line between the law and the lawless

Nov 30, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on That thin line between the law and the lawless

When I was a young teacher someone once said to me that there is only a thin line between the criminal and the people who enforce the law. The person said to me that a few things caused people to...

Venezuela in financial difficulty, will Petro Caribe survive?

Nov 30, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on Venezuela in financial difficulty, will Petro Caribe survive?

By Sir Ronald Sanders The government of Venezuela is undoubtedly disappointed with the outcome of the 166th meeting of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) held in Vienna, Austria...

The Baccoo speaks

Nov 30, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo speaks

People cannot seem to believe that they are the ones who control their destinies. There are those who insist that if something is going to happen then it will. That is why a young boy out of school...

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Petra fine-tunes preparations for Republic Bank U18 football league

Oct 14, 2026

…Eight schools receive final briefing and equipment ahead of Sunday’s kickoff By Kester Williams (Kaieteur News) – With the countdown to kickoff gathering momentum, the Petra Organisation...

The PNCR and the power-sharing fairy tale

Oct 14, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – When it comes to shared governance, the historical evidence suggests that the party’s commitment to sharing power is limited to talk. The PNCR does not practice what it preaches. When the PPP/C is in office, the PNCR discovers the virtues of inclusive governance,...

Haiti: When the Promise of a Haitian-Led Solution Begins to Fade

Oct 11, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Who speaks for Haiti? It is a question the international community can no longer avoid. For years, governments and international organisations have insisted that the country’s deepening crisis must have a “Haitian-led solution”. The principle is...

Guyana Development Bank Board

Oct 14, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Just as I suspected. A Guyana Development Bank board of directors that fits the PPP mold perfectly. Some names that ring a certain way. Some faces from barren places. A dash of color. People in whom the party, the government, have confidence that they could see a cow,...

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