August 2015

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Planting Potatoes

Aug 16, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Food For Thought Comments Off on Planting Potatoes

When I was a boy growing up we had several gardens around our old house. The largest one of all was used just for growing potatoes. I can still remember those potato planting days. The whole family...

Self-respecting newspapers should not have anonymous writers

Aug 16, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Self-respecting newspapers should not have anonymous writers

Dear Editor, As long as five years ago, I stated that my policy is that I would not reply to anonymous letter-writers and the pen-name columnist in the Kaieteur News, “Peeping Tom.” I believe no...

Mark Jacobs and Courtney Crum-Ewing are not siblings

Aug 16, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Mark Jacobs and Courtney Crum-Ewing are not siblings

Dear Editor, I’ve had to answer many persons wanting to know why I never told them Courtney Crum-Ewing was my brother. The newspaper man this morning was most upset, how come you never tell me all...

This system of transporting prisoners has to be reviewed

Aug 16, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on This system of transporting prisoners has to be reviewed

Dear Editor, On Thursday 6th August, 2015 when I was told by a hire car driver at Supenaam that he was assaulted by a prisoner who was at the time in Police custody at the Supenaam Farmers Wharf, I...

Sunday Cartoon

Aug 16, 2015 KNews Cartoons, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Sunday Cartoon

Suspected ‘Terror Gang’ member remains paralyzed

Aug 16, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Suspected ‘Terror Gang’ member remains paralyzed

A month after an early morning shootout between SWAT team members and a ‘terror gang’, at a house in Craig, East Bank Demerara, one of the gang members, 22 year old Warren McKenzie remains...

Be pro-active Freddie

Aug 16, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Be pro-active Freddie

Dear Editor, The new government has its hands full, so please do not add more to it overloaded program. What about the Alberttown Police Station with its falling roof, broken window panes and off...

Think Tanks can save Guyana from the perils of the past

Aug 16, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Think Tanks can save Guyana from the perils of the past

Dear Editor, In this period of change in the Guyana government administration, in which key sectors are found to be existing in a state of failure, there is urgent need for ‘Think-Tanks’. Think...

Investing in an education nation

Aug 16, 2015 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Investing in an education nation

In the 2015 estimates presented to the National Assembly on 10th August, by the Minister of Finance Mr. Winston Jordan, $33 million dollars or 14.9% of the national budget is allocated towards...

Yesu Persaud, Khemraj Ramjattan, Nigel Hughes, Glenn Lall and…

Aug 16, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Yesu Persaud, Khemraj Ramjattan, Nigel Hughes, Glenn Lall and…

An activist will never get away from the memories of life under dictatorial power. Wherever you go, there will be a lingering motif to remind you of the reign of dictatorship. Three such memories...

Hemorrhoids – a more common condition than we think

Aug 16, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Hemorrhoids – a more common condition than we think

Dr Zulfikar Bux Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine Worldwide over 10% of our population is estimated to have hemorrhoids (piles) and it is anticipated that one in every two persons will be...

The Baccoo Speaks

Aug 16, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo Speaks

Try as I might I just can’t seem to get people to be careful. The result is the spate of road accidents, and this will continue with another crash on the thoroughfares. This one would happen at...

The Budget and Stakeholder responsibilities

Aug 16, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on The Budget and Stakeholder responsibilities

By Lance Hinds In his presentation of the 2015 budget to Parliament, the Minister of Finance extolled the virtues of ICT and the critical role it must play in the modernization and diversification of...

The idiom that could have started a war

Aug 16, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on The idiom that could have started a war

Many a war was started because of something silly or because of something misunderstood. I happened to look at a recording of an interview fashioned by Al Jazeera. The topic was the border...

Reducing Crime, Rebuilding Public Trust & Reforming Public Security in a Green Economy

Aug 16, 2015 KNews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Reducing Crime, Rebuilding Public Trust & Reforming Public Security in a Green Economy

(Excerpts from Budget 2015) Vision 2020 is a reflection of our Government’s confidence in our people to function with a One-Nation mindset and build this great land of ours to the benefit of all of...

DAX axed on Brazil fibre optic cable contract

Aug 15, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on DAX axed on Brazil fibre optic cable contract

The new administration has ordered Dax Construction Company to halt works on the Brazil fibre optic cable, amidst an investigation to determine how much money was spent, as well as the way forward....

High salaried: GPL’s boss raked in $6M monthly, deputies over $2M each

Aug 15, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on High salaried: GPL’s boss raked in $6M monthly, deputies over $2M each

Details are emerging of the kind of pay that top execs of the Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) were getting. Former Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Bharrat Dindyal, was receiving in excess of $6M...

Bullets from army shooting range damage civilian’s car

Aug 15, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Bullets from army shooting range damage civilian’s car

– pass through building As fate would have it, what could have tragically ended in fatality yesterday was restricted to minor damage to a Toyota AT 212 car. The vehicle was parked in Kitty in...

US hotels file “involuntary bankruptcy” against Dynamic

Aug 15, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on US hotels file “involuntary bankruptcy” against Dynamic

…local operator denies credibility of claim Despite reports of financial turbulence, local handler for the US-based airline Dynamic Airways, Captain Gerald Gouveia, has denied that the...

Murders climb to 98

Aug 15, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Murders climb to 98

– 10% rise in serious crimes Sixteen execution-style killings, 15 robbery/murders and 11 domestic-related homicides are among 94 murders that have occurred within the past seven months of the...

Nat’l Cane Farmers’ Conference…“Gov’t will not abandon sugar in troubled times” – PM tells gathering

Aug 15, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Nat’l Cane Farmers’ Conference…“Gov’t will not abandon sugar in troubled times” – PM tells gathering

– plans increased assistance for private farmers By Jarryl Bryan The inaugural National Cane Farmers’ Conference was held at the Arthur Chung Convention Centre yesterday, with Prime Minister...

Shots fired at Meadowbrook man, miss him, shatter window

Aug 15, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Shots fired at Meadowbrook man, miss him, shatter window

A shattered window and a gaping hole in the curtain at Lot 187 Bamboo Drive, Meadowbrook, stood as a reminder of one of two gunshots that were fired at a man by two policemen yesterday. At about...

Donald Dumb hide behind plant pot to sing karaoke

Aug 15, 2015 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Donald Dumb hide behind plant pot to sing karaoke

People does only hide when dem do something bad. Criminals does hide and children who do something and dem parents vex wid dem does run and hide. If a dog thief and he know de owner gun buss he tail...

It is not a “witch-hunt”, but a “thief-hunt”

Aug 15, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on It is not a “witch-hunt”, but a “thief-hunt”

– Lone protestor calls for sacking of more senior officials By Desilon Daniels He trudged from one location to another, his bright yellow placards tucked away under his arm. He was...

CAPE/CSEC results ‘highly encouraging, room for improvement’ – Education Minister

Aug 15, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on CAPE/CSEC results ‘highly encouraging, room for improvement’ – Education Minister

– Top Hinterland student to receive ‘Desrey Fox Award’ As a direct incentive to students who performed creditably from the hinterland regions, Education Minister Dr. Rupert...

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WI seamers rattle Bangladesh, put visitors ahead in Sylhet

Nov 07, 2026

(Cricinfo) – Bangladesh found themselves on the back foot at the end of the second day’s play of the Sylhet Test, losing three wickets for 88 runs in response to West Indies’ 356....

From economic genocide to physical extinction

Nov 06, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – “To bring about hunger, desperation and overthrow of government.” Those were the chilling words of Lester Mallory, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs, in a memorandum dated 6th April, 1960, addressed to his superior in the U.S. State Department....

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...

Torture: Mohamed must clear the air

Nov 06, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The sister of Leader of the Opposition, Mr. Azruddin Mohamed, said he was tortured. The Guyana Prison Service (GPS) said he was not. Mr. Azruddin Mohamed should be out on bail. He is the best body of evidence (literally) as to whether he was or wasn’t tortured. He has...

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