August 2015

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CARICOM: A collective bargaining unit for rights

Aug 23, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on CARICOM: A collective bargaining unit for rights

By Sir Ronald Sanders The Caribbean regional integration project is often described and criticised almost entirely on the uneven benefits of trade to member countries. But, important as it is,...

Why’s a dog’s life span shorter than humans?

Aug 23, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Food For Thought Comments Off on Why’s a dog’s life span shorter than humans?

Being a veterinarian, I had been called to examine a ten-year-old Irish Wolfhound named Belker. The dog’s owners, Ron, his wife, Lisa, and their little boy, Shane, were all very attached to...

Our silence caused the previous government to develop a mental disorder

Aug 23, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Our silence caused the previous government to develop a mental disorder

Dear Editor, Some of us are amazed at the audacity of the opposition (the previous administration) in laying blame on the new government for the ills that they (the opposition) caused over the 20 odd...

Majority approve Granger’s performance, say give him a chance

Aug 23, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Majority approve Granger’s performance, say give him a chance

Dear Editor, A majority of the voting population approved of the performance of David Granger as President in the early days of his Presidency as revealed in the findings of an opinion poll conducted...

THE MAJOR PROMISES HAVE NOT BEEN FULFILLED

Aug 23, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THE MAJOR PROMISES HAVE NOT BEEN FULFILLED

The hundred-day plan by APNU+AFC had a number of promises. There were, however, four main promises that mattered; the rest were trivial and did not represent any major policy shift. The first of the...

Did President Jagan deceive Mr. F. Hamley Case?

Aug 23, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Did President Jagan deceive Mr. F. Hamley Case?

Dear Editor, I am responding to Mr. F. Hamley Case’s letter of august 18 on President Cheddi Jagan and the UNAMCO story in response to one of my columns. This is an immensely important statement on...

How can we fight Venezuela when half of our house contains cowards

Aug 23, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on How can we fight Venezuela when half of our house contains cowards

Dear Editor, How can we fight Venezuela when half of our house contains cowards? I asked myself this question at the end of speech given by the Leader of the Opposition during the National Budget...

Education Paramount For Nation Building

Aug 23, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Education Paramount For Nation Building

Dear Editor, It was published in the Stabroek News of August 5th, that the Hon. Minister of education, Dr. Rupert Roopnarine, disclosed that he intends to discard parts of the National Grade Six...

The Baccooo Speaks

Aug 23, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccooo Speaks

When one sees the madness on the roads one is forced to talk directly to the police authorities than to the people who end up being victims. It would seem that warnings do not work. How could I...

What you need to know about urinary tract infections

Aug 23, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on What you need to know about urinary tract infections

By Dr. Zulfikar Bux Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine A urinary tract infection (UTI) is an infection along any part of our urinary system. It can be limited to the tract where urine flows...

This little matter of Mathematics and Science

Aug 23, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on This little matter of Mathematics and Science

By Lance Hinds It is once again that time of the year when I get to marvel at my friends’ children, my young mentees and others who reached even more dizzying heights at the CSEC and CAPE...

Feeding off the crumbs from the master’s table

Aug 23, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on Feeding off the crumbs from the master’s table

It’s not often that I comment on things like what people earn, because it is much more interesting to talk about things in life—things like days gone by, the economic system and perhaps a bit of...

Our Culture, Our Arts

Aug 23, 2015 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Our Culture, Our Arts

(Excerpt from 2015 Budget Presentation by Hon. Nicolette Henry, M.P. Minister within the Ministry of Education) We are our culture and tradition; if there is no culture or tradition we are no one. ...

Developing Tourism: Guyana – South America UNDISCOVERED

Aug 23, 2015 KNews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Developing Tourism: Guyana – South America UNDISCOVERED

(Excerpted from Post-Budget Address to Parliament by Minister of Tourism, Hon. Catherine Hughes) I welcome the Opposition to this esteemed House and I look forward to us “working together”,...

‘Gov’t will not name Stadium Stands’ says Minister Henry

Aug 23, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on ‘Gov’t will not name Stadium Stands’ says Minister Henry

By Sean Devers The new Guyana Government, like the past Administration, has no intention of naming the stands at the Providence Stadium after Guyana’s most outstanding cricketers according to...

“Politics, IOC, ICC, WICB and cricket!”

Aug 23, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on “Politics, IOC, ICC, WICB and cricket!”

Colin E. H. Croft Southern Caribbean politics are very ripe, with Guyana’s newly elected government and general elections imminent in Trinidad & Tobago, two countries where I have spent fifty;...

Everest Masters and West Dem Mavericks battle in T20 fixture today

Aug 23, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Everest Masters and West Dem Mavericks battle in T20 fixture today

Everest Masters will host West Demerara Mavericks in a T20 fixture from 13:00hrs today with the winning team, man-of-the-match, best batsman and bowler set to be rewarded with rophies sponsored by...

PPP hijacked Red House

Aug 22, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on PPP hijacked Red House

– staff being paid from state funds – New Govt. The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) hijacked the originally state-owned historical building previously called Red House. Disclosure...

Dindyal mismanaged GPL projects – Brassington

Aug 22, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Dindyal mismanaged GPL projects – Brassington

– Board and CEO had major power struggle Days after Government announced that it has parted ways with the head of the Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL), an explosive report has laid bare the...

Cutlass attack of West Berbice couple…Fisherman remanded on armed robbery charges

Aug 22, 2015 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Cutlass attack of West Berbice couple…Fisherman remanded on armed robbery charges

Gopaul Seecharran, 20, a fisherman of Macy Dam, Rosignol Village, West Bank Berbice, was yesterday refused bail when he appeared in the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Mauricia...

Berbice vents outrage over violent crime

Aug 22, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Berbice vents outrage over violent crime

Waving placards and burning tyres, residents of Number 45 Village, Corentyne, Berbice, yesterday voiced their outrage over the recent spate of violent robberies in their community, and which...

18 companies in line to supply drugs

Aug 22, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on 18 companies in line to supply drugs

– gone are the days when New GPC enjoyed monopoly – Public Health Minister By Kiana Wilburg For over a decade, only one company enjoyed the lion’s share of the contracts for drugs and...

Mouth open story jump out – Jagdeo thief Red House

Aug 22, 2015 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Mouth open story jump out – Jagdeo thief Red House

When de Waterfalls boss man seh that Jagdeo and he kavakamites tek three-quarters of Guyana, people think was joke. Dem already lef sheer breeze in de Treasury…not a cent. Dem did also tek every...

Police Traffic H/Q commissions arch, sign

Aug 22, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Police Traffic H/Q commissions arch, sign

Persons who normally have difficulty finding the Guyana Police Force Traffic Headquarters should have no such complaint moving forward, while ranks stationed there have much to celebrate. In an...

Nat’l effort needed for suicide prevention – Lawrence

Aug 22, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Nat’l effort needed for suicide prevention – Lawrence

…urges citizens to “stop and listen” By Desilon Daniels Even as the relevant authorities continue their efforts in suicide prevention, Minister of Social Protection Volda Lawrence opined...

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Tomorrow should be declared as a day of mourning in Guyana

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(Kaieteur News) – Guyana has seemingly decided that the inconvenience of possessing an independent mind is no longer worth the trouble. It has changed direction. The irony is that while Guyana appears increasingly willing to trade diplomatic independence for Washington’s approval, Brazil’s...

Are We All Ukrainians?

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By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – On 19 October, accepting the award of Ukraine’s Order of Merit, I said that my commitment to Ukraine rests on a principle essential to small nations everywhere: sovereignty is the freedom to govern ourselves, preserve our identity and decide our future....

Ambassador Theriot, one unhappy Excellency

Oct 27, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – American Ambassador to Guyana, Nicole D. Theriot, has to be one unhappy puppy. Sorry, Excellency; the Americanism should be understood, taken gracefully. But Excellency Theriot has to be unhappy as the day is long. A soft, feathery ambassadorial assignment, looking after...

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