April 2015

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As hard as it may be, choose to forgive someone today!!!

Apr 12, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Food For Thought Comments Off on As hard as it may be, choose to forgive someone today!!!

Gary Leon Ridgway is better known as the infamous Green River Killer. In 2003, he confessed to the murders of 48 women. In 2011, Ridgway was convicted of the murder of Rebecca Marrero, bringing the...

You spend billions to build the Marriot, but couldn’t spend millions to modernize the University of Guyana

Apr 12, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on You spend billions to build the Marriot, but couldn’t spend millions to modernize the University of Guyana

Dear Editor, I was in Alexander Village to attend a wake of a friend two evenings ago which coincided with a meeting of the PPP/C held at the head of the street in which I grew up. I dropped in on...

This surge for change must not be taken for granted by those who seek political office

Apr 12, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on This surge for change must not be taken for granted by those who seek political office

Dear Editor, In 1905 when Hubert Nathaniel Critchlow mobilised city workers to challenge the merchants and ruling class, it was because the citizens wanted a change in the way business was conducted...

The Forestry sector is one of the most regulated

Apr 12, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Forestry sector is one of the most regulated

Dear Editor, It is evident that the political season is here which gives some people the right to be silly. I note the recent letter penned by Timothy M. Jonas which was titled what measures have...

DPP drops attempted murder charge against E’bo resident

Apr 12, 2015 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on DPP drops attempted murder charge against E’bo resident

After being accused of setting alight his now deceased paramour and spending almost one month in prison on an attempted murder charge, the case against security guard, 60-year-old, Alan Allicock,...

There are still many monsters in our midst

Apr 12, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on There are still many monsters in our midst

There was a time when parents simply let their children go out and play without worry; well not all the time, because back in the 1960s there was a serial killer who operated as a handyman while he...

ImmigrationINFO Immigration News For Our Community

Apr 12, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on ImmigrationINFO Immigration News For Our Community

5 Reasons for U.S. Citizenship Denial By Attorney Gail Seeram “I hereby declare, on oath…that I will support and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States of America…” –...

Regional carriers say two-pilot policy already in place

Apr 12, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Regional carriers say two-pilot policy already in place

After it was determined that the co-pilot who flew the Germanwings aircraft into the French Alps last month, killing all 150 people on board, may have done so intentionally, a number of airlines...

Non Pareil murder/suicide still fresh in family’s mind

Apr 12, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Non Pareil murder/suicide still fresh in family’s mind

…as one year anniversary draws near By Desilon Daniels Simone’s screams pierce the silence of the Non Pareil community; beside her, her mother Latchmie is frozen with shock, staring down at the...

For Jagdeo, a PPP victory would herald a further five years of unbridled lust for power

Apr 12, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on For Jagdeo, a PPP victory would herald a further five years of unbridled lust for power

Dear Editor, Bharat Jagdeo remains the luckiest man in the history of Guyana. Plucked from obscurity by the Jagans, this man has overseen the most corrupt and venal regime in the history of the...

The Baccoo Speaks

Apr 12, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo Speaks

More madness is going to occur. A gunman who is paid to attack people is going to attack a city resident who will escape. However, the public will conclude that there is more on the mortar than in...

The hairdresser, the husband and the ‘hit-man’

Apr 12, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery Comments Off on The hairdresser, the husband and the ‘hit-man’

By Michael Jordan Joseph Cummings awoke to a woman’s screams of ‘rape’ and ‘murder’ at around one o’clock on Sunday, May 9, 2010. The screams and a tumbling sound were coming from the...

‘Julius Caesar’ set for National Cultural Centre on April 30

Apr 12, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Julius Caesar’ set for National Cultural Centre on April 30

The highly acclaimed Shakespeare tragedy ‘Julius Caesar’ is set to open at the National Cultural Centre on Thursday April 30. The play, which is staged by GEMS Theatre Productions in...

Book Review…Christian testimony takes bizarre turn

Apr 12, 2015 KNews Book Review…, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Book Review…Christian testimony takes bizarre turn

Book: Man’s Destiny Unplugged Author: Tanya Coley Reviewer: Dr Glenville Ashby In this metaphysical chronicle, writer Tanya Coley recalls her life story that began in the storied bucolic and humble...

Useful steps for dealing with animal bites

Apr 12, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Useful steps for dealing with animal bites

By Dr Zulfikar Bux Animal bites are a health hazard worldwide. The impacts of animal bites are dependent on the type and health of the species, the size and health of the bitten person, and...

The red worm lizard (Amphisbaena alba)

Apr 12, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on The red worm lizard (Amphisbaena alba)

Amphisbaena alba, also known as the red worm lizard or less commonly as the white or white-bellied worm lizard, is a species of amphisbaenian in the reptilian order Squamata. Despite the...

Civilization in Guyana is deeply disturbing

Apr 12, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Civilization in Guyana is deeply disturbing

One of the most sickening feelings that ever came over me in my entire life occurred last week in Guyana. And trust me, I have seen deeply disturbing aspects of human nature. I was once caught in the...

The Internet and some common scams

Apr 12, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on The Internet and some common scams

The Story within the Story… By Leonard Gildarie It is becoming even clearer now. The internet as we know it is essential, one may even say critical to our daily dealings. Technologically, the...

EPA says new anti-litter legislation effective

Apr 12, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on EPA says new anti-litter legislation effective

…refutes Deputy Mayor’s comments By Zena Henry The isolation of City Hall’s administrative arm from its executive remains one of the biggest challenges for the agency, and with the Litter...

Even Putin of Russia, a power hungry leader, never placed family members in governance

Apr 12, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Even Putin of Russia, a power hungry leader, never placed family members in governance

Dear Editor, I was flabbergasted when I read that the PPP nomination list contained the names of sons, daughters and wives of the ruling class and most importantly, the obvious dynastic implications...

US and the Caribbean: brief summits not enough

Apr 12, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on US and the Caribbean: brief summits not enough

By Sir Ronald Sanders US President Barack Obama and Jamaica Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller have pronounced his visit to Jamaica and their bilateral discussions to be a success. What is certain...

Police response timing and all those defective vehicles

Apr 12, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Police response timing and all those defective vehicles

By Dale Andrews Significant questions are being raised about the Guyana Police Force (GPF)’s capability to realize President Ramotar’s ‘15 for 2015 plan’, not least is his wish for a faster...

Spiritual interlude on the Essequibo

Apr 12, 2015 KNews Countryman, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Spiritual interlude on the Essequibo

Countryman – Stories about life, in and out of Guyana, from a Guyanese perspective By Dennis Nichols Most people experience what is called a spiritual quest at some point in their lives. This may...

The miracle of motherhood

Apr 12, 2015 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on The miracle of motherhood

(This is a modified version of the article that was first published on May 12, 2013) It is a modern-day miracle that many mothers manage their families on their meagre earnings in the face of massive...

Teenage Pregnancy can be controlled

Apr 12, 2015 KNews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Teenage Pregnancy can be controlled

By Sheba Thomas Youths For Change It is estimated that about 16 million girls between the ages of 15 to 19, and some one million girls under 15 years, give birth every year, with most of them coming...

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Prisoners snatch overall boxing Novice Championship title

Sep 29, 2026

– ends extended GDF run (Kaieteur News) – The Republican Gym’s return to competitive boxing ended in championship glory, as the prisoners captured the overall team title at the Guyana...

No security of tenure for ministers

Sep 29, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – There is a new career opportunity developing in Guyana that could revolutionise the public service. You can become a former Minister. Traditionally, when somebody stopped being a Minister, the public assumed that was the end of the ministerial chapter. The person might return...

Crime thrives on weak justice, illegal guns and dirty money

Sep 20, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Crime in Latin America and the Caribbean is no longer only a matter for the police. It is weakening societies, draining economies and obstructing development. It is also testing public confidence in courts, governments and democratic institutions. The...

From Salem and Wisconsin to Georgetown, Guyana

Sep 29, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Over three hundred years after Massachusetts, the plague that roiled it struck Georgetown. Over three quarters of a century after Wisconsin, that same bomb has been detonated across Guyana. It’s a bunker buster. Everyone keeping their heads low; who doesn’t have cover...

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