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Life was made to be lived, not endured

Feb 21, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Life was made to be lived, not endured

Politics in Guyana is extremely oppressive. This is why I prefer living, simply living. No matter the hour or the season, no matter the degree of deprivation or the deluge of abundance, life is full...

Girl with facial deformity optimistic about her future

Feb 21, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Girl with facial deformity optimistic about her future

By Feona Morrison Living in a world that is obsessed with your physical appearance, having any deformity is an everyday challenge. Everyone knows that today’s society is very image-conscious and...

Does Olato Sam know what he is talking about?

Feb 21, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Does Olato Sam know what he is talking about?

Dear Editor, On January 29, 2016 the Chief Education Officer (CEO), Mr. Olato Sam held a meeting with all primary school head teachers in Berbice. A few things were said at that meeting...

That ongoing transformation task at UG

Feb 21, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on That ongoing transformation task at UG

By Sharmain Grainger The need for colossal changes at the country’s lone national University – the University of Guyana (UG) – has long been recognised, and this may very well be on the...

CREATING A DIGITALLY SAVVY NATION

Feb 21, 2016 KNews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on CREATING A DIGITALLY SAVVY NATION

(The following is the address delivered by Hon. Minister of Public Telecommunications & Tourism, Catherine Hughes, at the official opening of Teleperformance Guyana in January 2016.) “I...

Examining the performance of Guyana’s Microfinance sector

Feb 21, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Examining the performance of Guyana’s Microfinance sector

By Kiana Wilburg Guyana’s microfinance sector, although small, has played a significant role in improving the living standards of those who have access to its services. Over the years, it has also...

Weakness made into strength

Feb 21, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Food For Thought Comments Off on Weakness made into strength

Sometimes our biggest weakness can become our biggest strength. Take, for example, the story of one 10-year-old boy who decided to study Judo despite the fact that he had lost his left arm in a...

Central Govt. has a constitutional obligation to provide finances to local democratic organs

Feb 21, 2016 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Central Govt. has a constitutional obligation to provide finances to local democratic organs

The upcoming local government elections on March 18, 2016, will give all the municipalities and neighbourhoods in Guyana an opportunity for a fresh start. For the last two decades municipalities and...

Selective memory can be embarrassing

Feb 21, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on Selective memory can be embarrassing

I would not fool anyone by pretending that I am not politically-minded. I do have a stake in the politics of this country. But I also separate my politics from my journalism. I know what it is to be...

PPP needs to reflect on where it is going

Feb 21, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on PPP needs to reflect on where it is going

Dear Editor, Some in the PPP leadership have shown they are not open to critiques of blunders made by the party in government and in opposition. Such behavior will not ingratiate it with independent...

This time around, M&CC and the NDCs should listen to the People

Feb 21, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on This time around, M&CC and the NDCs should listen to the People

By Leonard Gildarie In recent weeks, media houses have been doing their annual thing…trekking to Parliament Buildings and covering the annual presentation of the national budget. Year after year,...

Gallstones: Commonly asked questions

Feb 21, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Gallstones: Commonly asked questions

By Dr Zulfikar Bux Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine The two most common stones that form in our body are usually in the form of Kidney stones and Gallstones. They are both common...

Serious accusation against GTT

Feb 21, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Serious accusation against GTT

Dear Editor, On February 12 2016 I bought a Unecto cell phone from the GTT mobile outlet at Vreed- en Hoop for 15000. The CSR told me that the internal memory of the said phone is 8 GB. When I...

Fanciful February’s Drama!

Feb 21, 2016 KNews Countryman, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Fanciful February’s Drama!

By Dennis Nichols Well, we’re deep into the bewitching month of February, with its unique 28-day span that adds another 24 hours every four years. Like 2016 of course! For many Guyanese, these four...

The Mazaruni guards its secrets

Feb 21, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery Comments Off on The Mazaruni guards its secrets

By Michael Jordan Fly over Guyana’s interior in one of those tiny, flimsy-looking planes. Look down on that vast jungle so far down below. What would happen if this plane went down? Will I survive,...

Helping Haiti Help Itself

Feb 21, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on Helping Haiti Help Itself

By Sir Ronald Sanders Haiti has made a firm and important first step in taking responsibility for its affairs after decades of external interference. An agreement, reached on the night of February...

ImmigrationINFO …Immigration News For Our Community

Feb 21, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on ImmigrationINFO …Immigration News For Our Community

5 Reasons for U.S. Citizenship Denial “I hereby declare by oath…that I will support and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States of America…” – this is a portion of the...

Book Review…The deadly side of racial bigotry

Feb 21, 2016 KNews Book Review…, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Book Review…The deadly side of racial bigotry

Book: The Killing of Girlie Moonsammy Author: Albert R. Cumberbatch, PhD Reviewer: Dr Glenville Ashby On the heels of his debut novel, “Boogie nights,” Guyanese Albert Cumberbatch, showcases his...

Tearful story of an 88-year-old woman in a terrible country

Feb 21, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Tearful story of an 88-year-old woman in a terrible country

I have asked a few lawyers to check this column, because in this country people file libel writs for fun. Do you know a man has sued this newspaper for libel and this very man was charged by the...

Venezuelan opposition wants “mediation” of the border controversy with Guyana

Feb 21, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Venezuelan opposition wants “mediation” of the border controversy with Guyana

By Odeen Ishmael The Democratic Unity Roundtable (Mesa de la Unidad Democrática, MUD), the opposition coalition which now holds a huge majority in the Venezuelan National Assembly, feels that...

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Windies captain Brathwaite stresses bravery, belief ahead of Pakistan Test Series

No conflict of interest exists

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- Accusations of conflict of interest have a peculiar way of rising to the surface in Guyana.... more