May 2015

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Local company adds Brazil visit to tourism package

May 10, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Local company adds Brazil visit to tourism package

One of the country’s leading aviation companies, Air Services Limited (ASL), has added to its options for interior travel by introducing two new tours – a one-day Georgetown/Lethem tour...

GECOM promises election results in “fastest possible time”

May 10, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on GECOM promises election results in “fastest possible time”

While the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has promised to announce the results of the May 11, General and Regional elections “in the fastest possible time,” the Secretariat predicts that...

Carter pays courtesy call on President Ramotar

May 10, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Carter pays courtesy call on President Ramotar

Former United States (US) President Jimmy Carter and other officials from the Carter Centre observer mission yesterday paid a courtesy call on Head of State, Donald Ramotar. Carter and his team met...

Businessman refused renewal of road licence for duty free vehicle

May 10, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Businessman refused renewal of road licence for duty free vehicle

… residential status under investigation Businessman, Mandricar Persaud, 60, of Lot 12 Friendship, East Bank Demerara, is seeking the renewal of his road licence for a Cherokee Jeep which he...

From the Diaspora…WE WILL SEE WHO CAN HANDLE THE TRUTH AFTER TOMORROW’S ELECTION

May 10, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on From the Diaspora…WE WILL SEE WHO CAN HANDLE THE TRUTH AFTER TOMORROW’S ELECTION

By Ralph Seeram There is this old saying “if you want to see what funeral you will have, play dead”. You see the true character of people, their meanness, hostility and their racial prejudices,...

The Triple Filter Test

May 10, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Food For Thought Comments Off on The Triple Filter Test

In ancient Greece, Socrates was reputed to hold knowledge in high esteem. One day an acquaintance met the great philosopher and said, “Do you know what I just heard about your friend?” “Hold on...

Why a PNC apology and not one from the PPP too?

May 10, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Why a PNC apology and not one from the PPP too?

DEAR EDITOR, This is my fourth reply to the fourth letter of Aksharananda (SN May 10, 2005 – “Did Mr. Ramjattan not see that it is possible to demand an apology from the PNC and at the same time...

Sunday Cartoon

May 10, 2015 KNews Cartoons, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Sunday Cartoon

Whoever wins must govern more responsibly than they have campaigned

May 10, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Whoever wins must govern more responsibly than they have campaigned

DEAR EDITOR, After 12 weeks of campaigning, the Guyanese electorate is more than happy it is coming to an end, because it is not only a waste of good money, but it was a season of much aggravation...

Our children’s questioning minds!

May 10, 2015 KNews Countryman, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Our children’s questioning minds!

Countryman – Stories about life, in and out of Guyana, from a Guyanese perspective By Dennis Nichols I wonder what our children make of the current bout of shenanigans defining the election...

The Baccoo Speaks

May 10, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo Speaks

There seems to be no end to the gun crimes. It is as though some young men are anxious to discharge their firearm at people as though that is a rite of passage. A group would invade yet another home...

Guyana must win

May 10, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana must win

The Story within The Story… By Leonard Gildarie In a few hours Guyana will be heading to the polls to choose a new Government. This is because early elections have been called following the...

The Giant Ameiva (Ameiva ameiva)

May 10, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on The Giant Ameiva (Ameiva ameiva)

The giant ameiva (Ameiva ameiva), also known as green ameiva, South American ground lizard, giant whiptail, zandoli, and Amazon racerunner, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae found...

The decline and fall of the People’s Progressive Party

May 10, 2015 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on The decline and fall of the People’s Progressive Party

The People’s Progressive Party is sliding towards a fall from power in the 2015 general and regional elections. It has been in decline for several years as its ‘core’ supporters deserted the...

The tension is as high as the stakes

May 10, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on The tension is as high as the stakes

Tomorrow is a big day in the life of the country. It is the day when the nation goes to the polls, not that Guyanese have never voted or that there has never been election fever. It is not that both...

A bullet for the playboy

May 10, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery Comments Off on A bullet for the playboy

By Michael Jordan Had we followed this case more intensely, we surely would have tracked down Trevor Johnson’s secret lover, and the man whom they said killed him back in February 2002. But that...

Book review…Guyanese poet stakes claim to legendary status

May 10, 2015 KNews Book Review…, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Book review…Guyanese poet stakes claim to legendary status

Book: God’s Spider Author: Cyril Dabydeen Reviewer: Dr Glenville Ashby In this poetic masterpiece, acclaimed Guyanese poet and writer, Cyril Dabydeen, underscores the diverse talents rooted in this...

TRADE FACILITATION VS TRADE IN WEAPONS

May 10, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on TRADE FACILITATION VS TRADE IN WEAPONS

If you walk along Regent Street, you will observe that some vendors who sell on the pavements store their stocks in cardboard barrels, the ones that Guyanese overseas use to send gifts for their...

ImmigrationINFO – Immigration News For Our Community…10 Questions To Ask Before Hiring An Immigration Attorney

May 10, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on ImmigrationINFO – Immigration News For Our Community…10 Questions To Ask Before Hiring An Immigration Attorney

By Attorney Gail Seeram If you are searching the yellow pages or searching on Google.com for an immigration attorney, you may be overwhelmed by the ads posted by numerous immigration attorneys. ...

MacArthur Park is melting in the dark

May 10, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on MacArthur Park is melting in the dark

During the November 2011 election, my column before election day was captioned, “I’ve gotta be me,” title of the famous Sammy Davis Jr. song. In that column, I anticipated more victimization...

Fixed or floating exchange rates: which serves the Caribbean better?

May 10, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on Fixed or floating exchange rates: which serves the Caribbean better?

By Sir Ronald Sanders Is the fixed currency exchange rate between the US and some Caribbean countries affecting the latter’s international competitiveness? This is a question that deserves...

V-DAY IS HERE! VOTE TOMORROW TO REBUILD THE GUYANA YOU DESERVE

May 10, 2015 KNews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on V-DAY IS HERE! VOTE TOMORROW TO REBUILD THE GUYANA YOU DESERVE

Tomorrow when you cast your ballot for the APNU+AFC Coalition, you –Guyanese citizen, business owner, academic or professional – will be starting the long overdue process to take back what is...

Govt shovels US$12.8M drug contract to New GPC

May 09, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Govt shovels US$12.8M drug contract to New GPC

…violates the Constitution, exposes Dr. Luncheon as a liar The Cabinet of Government Ministers last month blessed contracts for the procurement of drugs worth some US$12.8 million...

Assault rifles, pistols found in crate at GNIC wharf

May 09, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Assault rifles, pistols found in crate at GNIC wharf

– Weapons shipped from Miami; man who tried to clear items detained Customs officials unearthed a massive arms cache of high-powered rifles, pistols and ammunition at the Guyana National...

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter arrives in Guyana

May 09, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter arrives in Guyana

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter arrived in Guyana yesterday in advance of the May 11 General and Regional elections. Carter is co-leading the Carter Center’s 100th election observation mission,...

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(Kaieteur News) – The field will be a packed one on Sunday November 29, at Rising Sun Turf Club when the President’s Cup horse race meet shoots off. More than 100 horses have thrown their names...

Who says the government does not listen?

Nov 07, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Who says the government does not listen? That is an unfair accusation. The government does listen. In fact, it listens very attentively. The only problem is that it appears to have a rather selective hearing. It can hear a whisper from certain quarters of the private sector...

A Divided World: A Commonwealth Opportunity

Nov 01, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – When Commonwealth leaders gather in Antigua and Barbuda from 1st to 4th November, they should address a question that reaches beyond their association: how can countries of different size, wealth and outlook sustain cooperation in a world increasingly...

Sinking ship, bailing out-US midterms – Pt. II

Nov 07, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – U.S. Vice President, J.D. Vance is among the first bailing from a sinking ship. The Iran War led to the ashes of defeat in the midterms. President Trump suddenly sheds his crazy man persona. Now talks of working with Democrats. From America I wing to Guyana, and Vice...

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