February 2015

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Community voices disappointment over school run by solitary teacher

Feb 08, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Community voices disappointment over school run by solitary teacher

The Princeville School, located in an Amerindian community seven miles outside Mahdia, Region Eight, has for the past week been the center of peaceful protest action. Among the demonstrators and...

Re-migrant returns to follow father’s seafood passion…

Feb 08, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Re-migrant returns to follow father’s seafood passion…

“Straight from the sea to your plate” – Global Seafood Distributors By Rabindra Rooplall With a passion for motivating people to operate to their fullest potential, Allison Butters-Grant...

The importance of Malaria Treatment and misconceptions to guard against

Feb 08, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on The importance of Malaria Treatment and misconceptions to guard against

(From the Desk of the Vector Control Director, Dr Reyaud Rahman) Malaria in Guyana is a serious disease which is often only taken seriously when an individual becomes sick. One cannot imagine the...

Murder and Mystery The man who loved CSI

Feb 08, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery Comments Off on Murder and Mystery The man who loved CSI

By Michael Jordan I have a strange request for you this week. I want those of you, who love crime dramas, particularly the CSI (Crime Scene Investigation) television series, to tell me if you recall...

Manickchand concerned over GTU’s continued “grandstanding”

Feb 08, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Manickchand concerned over GTU’s continued “grandstanding”

—insists Union is deliberately misrepresenting facts While both sides have boasted of amicable working relations over the years, 2015 broke with the Ministry of Education (MoE) and the Guyana...

Hassar curry poisoning…Trouble follows the Dharamdat family- residents

Feb 08, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Hassar curry poisoning…Trouble follows the Dharamdat family- residents

It seems as though trouble follows the Dharamdat family, according to residents of Handsome Tree, Mahaica Creek. Three years ago, five family members from the Dharamdat household were battling for...

The Baccoo Speaks

Feb 08, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo Speaks

There will always be bad news for some people. How can one explain to a group that the accident that will kill their loved one was not entire due to the man. He would die in a smash-up that was...

Respecting Religious Diversity

Feb 08, 2015 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Respecting Religious Diversity

An Australian fashion house displayed images of the Hindu Goddess Lakshmi on swimwear posed by models at the Australian Fashion Week in Sydney back in 2011. One image was in the front of the...

ACDA acknowledges Black inventors in observance of Black History Month

Feb 08, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on ACDA acknowledges Black inventors in observance of Black History Month

The African Cultural and Development Association (ACDA) is this year seeking for Black History Month to make known the various inventions of African people who contributed to the social development...

Lenovo introduces cutting edge technologies to business community

Feb 08, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Lenovo introduces cutting edge technologies to business community

– Experience Centre commissioned at STARR Computer By Rabindra Rooplall Officials of the Lenovo Group Limited, in collaboration with local technology giant STARR Computer Inc. and Vishnu...

Choose to be changed

Feb 08, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Food For Thought Comments Off on Choose to be changed

Do you get mad every time somebody tries to correct you, or tell you what to do, because you always have to be right? If you answered yes, I am sure that you are not a happy person. You cannot change...

ImmigrationINFO Immigration News For Our Community Why DNA Testing is Required

Feb 08, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on ImmigrationINFO Immigration News For Our Community Why DNA Testing is Required

By Attorney Gail Seeram, Gail@GailLaw.com In many cases, the U.S. Embassy or U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services may ask a petitioner to submit a DNA test proving the parental or brother/sister...

Interesting Creatures… The Barred Parakeet (Bolborhynchus lineola)

Feb 08, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on Interesting Creatures… The Barred Parakeet (Bolborhynchus lineola)

The barred parakeet (Bolborhynchus lineola), also known as lineolated parakeet, Catherine parakeet or ‘linnies’ for short, is a small parrot found disjunctly in highland forests from southern...

This discourse on terms of coalition

Feb 08, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on This discourse on terms of coalition

Dear Editor, Like most letters penned in this era, there are twisted opinions that attribute guilt and obliterate considerations of the ‘Other,’ as if he has no truths, or perhaps his humanity is...

Sunday Cartoon

Feb 08, 2015 KNews Cartoons, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Sunday Cartoon

Demolition work to commence on Stabroek Market Wharf tomorrow

Feb 08, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Demolition work to commence on Stabroek Market Wharf tomorrow

Stabroek Market wharf may finally be getting its much needed repair as demolition work is slated to commence on the age-old structure on Monday. Staffers of the Ministry of Public Works and the...

This state of affairs at UG is detrimental to us and will not be tolerated in any form

Feb 08, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on This state of affairs at UG is detrimental to us and will not be tolerated in any form

Dear Editor, It is established that “As the University of Guyana goes so does the rest of Guyana” It is time to start the process of change to turn Guyana around for the betterment of all of us....

The Story Within The Story… Our cash-based society and credit bureaus

Feb 08, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on The Story Within The Story… Our cash-based society and credit bureaus

By Leonard Gildarie I saw something this week that raised my interest. When it was launched over a year ago, there was significant hype over Creditinfo Guyana’s entrance into the country. The...

Your reporting was unfair to Mr. Jagnarine Singh

Feb 08, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Your reporting was unfair to Mr. Jagnarine Singh

Dear Editor, I noticed in your coverage of the Vishnu Singh news story, your headline said, “Official’s son charged…,” and in the first paragraph, your paper said, “Vishnu Singh, the son of...

An AFC/APNU coalition government will stop Guyana from sinking deeper

Feb 08, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on An AFC/APNU coalition government will stop Guyana from sinking deeper

Dear Editor, We believe that this election is the most important election in Guyana since Independence and we are hoping that Guyanese take it very seriously and go to the polls on Election Day, May...

Countryman – Stories about life, in and out of Guyana, from a Guyanese perspective A spin on the ‘Web’ with things Guyanese

Feb 08, 2015 KNews Countryman, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Countryman – Stories about life, in and out of Guyana, from a Guyanese perspective A spin on the ‘Web’ with things Guyanese

By Dennis Nichols The internet – that most ubiquitous computer phenomenon, defies definition. It fascinates, enlightens, and entertains. However, its enormous volume of words and images also...

Book Review…A Time best forgotten

Feb 08, 2015 KNews Book Review…, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Book Review…A Time best forgotten

Book: Under the Peepal Tree Author: Vashti Bowlah Reviewer: Dr Glenville Ashby Under the Peepal Tree is simply chronicled. It is direct, unpretentious and unabashedly poignant. Vashti Bowlah’s...

China’s Yuan will rival US dollar globally

Feb 08, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on China’s Yuan will rival US dollar globally

By Sir Ronald Sanders Within the next ten years the world community should expect China’s Yuan (also called renminbi) to be as widely used as the United States dollar. For almost a decade now...

THE FULL CIRCLE OF OPPORTUNISM

Feb 08, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THE FULL CIRCLE OF OPPORTUNISM

Forbes Burnham was the ultimate political gardener. He came back to Guyana from law studies in England and presented himself as a socialist ally of Cheddi Jagan, bent on removing colonial rule and...

The Tina Insanally foundation…A lasting legacy through the lives and instruments of children

Feb 08, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on The Tina Insanally foundation…A lasting legacy through the lives and instruments of children

By Nicholas Peters One of the greatest tragedies in the world is the loss of a child; it is an unimaginable sorrow that no parent should ever face. However this still happens to too many parents and...

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SOUTHAMPTON, England – West Indies Women will begin their quest for ICC Women’s T20 World Cup glory on Saturday when they take on defending champions New Zealand at the Hampshire Bowl in...

The transportation cash grant

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(Kaieteur News) – There was a time when public policy was expected to solve real problems rather than create expensive spectacles. The government’s transportation cash grant for every primary school child is a prime example of a policy that confuses universality with fairness. When I...

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

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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...

Unlimited benefits for former presidents – third go

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Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – This is the third go at the unlimited benefits bill for former presidents introduced by the PPP govt. in parliament. Three expresses anger, may even lead to a part four. I let the facts and numbers speak. Guyanese get to think, decide. Differing is fine....

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