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GTUC will determine its battles and will not be used conveniently by the PPP

Jun 21, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on GTUC will determine its battles and will not be used conveniently by the PPP

Dear Editor, In February 2002 out of concern about the degeneracy in our society, a decision was taken to start a national conversation on rights and the rule of law. This was influenced by the...

Useless tears

Jun 21, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Food For Thought Comments Off on Useless tears

A man had a little daughter, an only and much beloved child. He lived only for her, she was his life. So when she became ill and her illness resisted the efforts of the best obtainable physicians, he...

The PPP leadership should stop being national laughing stocks and go to Parliament

Jun 21, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on The PPP leadership should stop being national laughing stocks and go to Parliament

Dear Editor, So, what further nonsensical tomfoolery is this? How does the Editor-in-Chief allow one of his writers to display such ad hominem hostility and misleading untruths? I refer to the...

For too long, settling scores has been a disturbing feature of our political life

Jun 21, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on For too long, settling scores has been a disturbing feature of our political life

Dear Editor, If I were a columnist, I would feel obligated to use my craft to contribute to the public conversation and to enable my readers and the public as a whole to make sense of the world they...

THE GOVERNMENT IS BLUNDERING

Jun 21, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THE GOVERNMENT IS BLUNDERING

I am quite sure that those individuals appointed to conduct forensic audits of state agencies and corporations are quite capable of doing an independent and professional job. But that is not the...

Caribbean countries: Trapped?

Jun 21, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on Caribbean countries: Trapped?

By Sir Ronald Sanders A common market in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries would lead to a substantial rise in the regional exports. This is one of the findings of a new World Bank...

ImmigrationINFO – Immigration News For Our Community …What are my rights at U.S. Airports & other Ports of Entry?

Jun 21, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on ImmigrationINFO – Immigration News For Our Community …What are my rights at U.S. Airports & other Ports of Entry?

By Attorney Gail Seeram As the summer holiday season approaches, many of you will be travelling to the U.S. and your native born country. Many visitors and returning residents are unaware of...

Pampas deer (Ozotoceros bezoarticus)

Jun 21, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on Pampas deer (Ozotoceros bezoarticus)

Pampas deer (Ozotoceros bezoarticus) live in the grasslands of South America at low elevations. They are known as venado or gama in Spanish and as veado-campeiro in Portuguese. Their habitat...

One down …MEETING THE MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS

Jun 21, 2015 KNews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on One down …MEETING THE MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS

In early June, Guyana was tangibly recognized at the 39th Session of the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)’s Biennial Conference for meeting the first of eight (8) Millennium Development...

This young girl almost jumped into my car

Jun 21, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on This young girl almost jumped into my car

I was with my wife driving north on Irving Street last week and the car stopped at the traffic signal a few yards from the junction at Lamaha Street. This young African Guyanese girl, with size...

The Baccoo Speaks

Jun 21, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo Speaks

Another gun attack is going to leave people asking when it will all end. A man would be going home when gunmen would pounce on him. This would happen shortly after they had confronted a poor woman...

ICT – The Current State of Affairs

Jun 21, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on ICT – The Current State of Affairs

By Lance Hinds I must say that my ego and general sense of worth and contribution got quite a nice boost by virtue of the article I wrote last week on the potential of ICT to play a significant part...

Overcrowding at GPHC to receive keen attention

Jun 21, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Overcrowding at GPHC to receive keen attention

Last week was quite eventful at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), Guyana’s premier public health delivery institution. While the institution has been known to make the news for...

Book Review…A Family Tree with deep roots

Jun 21, 2015 KNews Book Review…, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Book Review…A Family Tree with deep roots

Book: Nothing’s Mat Author: Erna Brodber Reviewer: Dr Glenville Ashby Erna Brodber takes a worn subject and weaves a tapestry of brilliant word play and compelling historicity. Nothing’s Mat...

A Green Economy

Jun 21, 2015 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on A Green Economy

Greening the energy sector in Guyana, by substantially increasing investment in renewable energy, provides an opportunity to make a significant contribution to addressing the challenges of: 1)...

GPHC’s A&E Dept – Transforming Emergency Care in Guyana

Jun 21, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on GPHC’s A&E Dept – Transforming Emergency Care in Guyana

By Dr Zulfikar Bux Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine The Accident & Emergency (A&E) Department of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) provides services to the entire...

Reflections on growing up in a racial landscape

Jun 21, 2015 KNews Countryman, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Reflections on growing up in a racial landscape

Countryman – Stories about life, in and out of Guyana, from a Guyanese perspective By Dennis A. Nichols ‘Race’ has practically become a four-letter word for some Guyanese – although it’s...

Today is special, but only for a few

Jun 21, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on Today is special, but only for a few

Today is Father’s Day, the day when people the world over will recognize their fathers. But for some strange reason, even now, one does not get the impression that too many people are actually...

Death and the detective’s wife

Jun 21, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery Comments Off on Death and the detective’s wife

– How did Patricia James end up with a bullet in her head and an unlicenced gun by her side? By Michael Jordan If buildings could speak, then surely the house on Front Road, West Ruimveldt...

Ethnic pride was never and will never be my raison d’être

Jun 21, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Ethnic pride was never and will never be my raison d’être

Dear Editor, I refer to the correspondence by Dr. Baytoram Ramharack (“No collaborative conspiracy,” SN, June 10, 2015) Dr. Ramharack made some inferences about me which I will disprove. These...

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The PPP has started the intimidation

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- In politics, as in life, what goes around comes around. The People’s Progressive Party/Civic... more