June 2016

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Plenty respect for Sherod duncan

Jun 26, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Plenty respect for Sherod duncan

Dear Editor; Please allow me to weigh in on the parking meters fiasco unfolding at City Hall. Let me say it plainly that the entire process used to further this project is tainted and in my opinion,...

A most troubled village in Guyana

Jun 26, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on A most troubled village in Guyana

Dear Editor; Life is really strange in Guyana. Over the years I’ve pen numerous letters about Zeelugt on the East Bank of Essequibo citing the various problems and imploring for help to that...

Interesting Creatures… The Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae)

Jun 26, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on Interesting Creatures… The Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae)

The emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae) is the second-largest living bird by height, after its ratite relative, the ostrich. It is endemic to Australia where it is the largest native bird and the only...

Book Review… A psychological odyssey commands attention

Jun 26, 2016 KNews Book Review…, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Book Review… A psychological odyssey commands attention

Book: Life As Stories: Short Stories Inspired by Women Author: Burt Sinanan Reviewer: Dr Glenville Ashby Short stories are sometimes clothed in culture and politics. But for the most part they...

The Pharmacy Council clarifies

Jun 26, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Pharmacy Council clarifies

Dear Editor; The Pharmacy Council of Guyana is greatly concerned about the letter printed in the Kaieteur News dated April 4th 2016 entitled “U.G. PHARMACY GRADUATE SPEAKS OF WORRYING INJUSTICE”....

Disabled man arrested for child molestation

Jun 26, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Disabled man arrested for child molestation

Police have released on station bail, a Tapakuma man who is said to be confined to a wheelchair after reports of sexual assault on a seven-year-old relative was reported. The man is said to be...

Addressing the global financial systems

Jun 26, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Addressing the global financial systems

The 2008 financial crisis revealed considerable fault lines in the international monetary system, and as such, the impetus for reform remains inevitable. With this in mind, it cannot be said enough,...

Parking meter scandal won’t go away

Jun 26, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Parking meter scandal won’t go away

Dear Editor; I write regarding the current parking meeting dispute engaging the attention of the citizens of Georgetown. In the June 22, 2016 edition of your newspaper, you quote Georgetown Mayor...

Brexit – the chaos that will be felt around the world

Jun 26, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Brexit – the chaos that will be felt around the world

By John Lloyd (Reuters – Commentary) Britain, and its Conservative prime minister, seemed a sweet pairing when David Cameron first went to Downing Street. The coalition government Cameron headed...

Apples-and-oranges conversation from Florida to Georgetown!

Jun 26, 2016 KNews Countryman, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Apples-and-oranges conversation from Florida to Georgetown!

By Dennis Nichols It’s Monday morning, June 20th 2016. Joe Moody, the patriot, is at the computer reading the daily news and browsing the internet. He is in Guyana, glorious land of rivers,...

Rodney family wants justice

Jun 26, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Rodney family wants justice

Dear Editor; The widow of Walter Rodney and his brother, Donald, have commented on the COI report at a forum held in Jamaica last week. Patricia Rodney thanked the Commission for an excellent job...

What men can gain from therapy

Jun 26, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on What men can gain from therapy

There are two qualities that define most men: they seldom like to ask for help, and they do not like to talk about their feelings. Combining the two — asking for help about feelings — is the...

Poor police work on the high seas

Jun 26, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Poor police work on the high seas

Dear Editor; Please permit me space in your news paper to highlight these issues concerning the recent act of piracy that was committed on fishermen from the Upper Corentyne area; one fisherman was...

EFFECTS OF THE BRITISH VOTE

Jun 26, 2016 KNews Editorial Comments Off on EFFECTS OF THE BRITISH VOTE

The decision by Britain to leave the European Union (EU) has shocked the world. It will have serious political and economic repercussions. The decision was made in a referendum called by the British...

Questions mount on the City Council

Jun 26, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Questions mount on the City Council

Dear Editor; Most reasonable people would agree that Georgetown is in need of parking meters for parking regulation and revenue generation. Reasonable people will also agree that the way the city...

Prolonged waiting times in Emergency Departments: Are staff to be blamed?

Jun 26, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Prolonged waiting times in Emergency Departments: Are staff to be blamed?

By Dr. Zulfikar Bux Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine Emergency Departments (EDs) worldwide are faced with the ongoing challenge of prolonged waiting times for patients that visit for care....

The five challenges of Independence (Part 2)

Jun 26, 2016 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on The five challenges of Independence (Part 2)

(Address by His Excellency Brigadier David Granger, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana at the Dinner in honour of Guyana’s 50th Independence Anniversary, in New York) Guyana did suffer...

BREXIT creates EU-Britain nightmare for the Caribbean

Jun 26, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on BREXIT creates EU-Britain nightmare for the Caribbean

By Sir Ronald Sanders The 12 English-speaking independent countries of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) have at the most two years to formulate a plan for dealing with the serious consequences of...

15-year-old goes missing

Jun 26, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on 15-year-old goes missing

A father is pleading with his 15-year-old daughter who has been missing since Wednesday to return home. Cheralyn Stephens, of Lot 177 Laing Avenue, Georgetown, was last seen by her father, Alfred...

The old business methods need revamping

Jun 26, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column 1

I live in a country where people do two things very well; they complain a lot and they point fingers at everyone who just happens to be the source of some disappointment. This past month I have been...

More international assistance to develop oil and gas sector

Jun 26, 2016 KNews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on More international assistance to develop oil and gas sector

A team of experts from the Mexican Petroleum Institute (IMP) just last week conducted the first round of discussions with Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman, and his growing team of local...

Money, money, money!

Jun 26, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Money, money, money!

If I had to live my life over again, I would choose Guyana. It is a beautiful country destroyed by dishonest people. If I were given a second chance at life in Guyana, I would choose a career as a...

Toddler drowns in well near home in Lethem

Jun 26, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Toddler drowns in well near home in Lethem

A toddler lost her life yesterday after she fell into a well near her home and drowned. Dead is Julia Kennedy of Lethem Central Rupununi. She was one month shy of her third birthday. Kennedy’s...

Clive Thomas, Dale Andrews and memories

Jun 26, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Clive Thomas, Dale Andrews and memories

On Tuesday, last, I attended the 36th death anniversary of Walter Rodney, at the National Library, sponsored by the Working People’s Alliance. During the question period, Clive Thomas left, with...

Public Health Ministry gets $40 million support from NGO

Jun 26, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Public Health Ministry gets $40 million support from NGO

The Ministry of Public Health was during the past week the recipient of a quantity of medical supplies and equipment compliments of the Hope for the Nation Foundation, a Non-Governmental Organisation...

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(Cricinfo) – Shai Hope spent the entirety of this seemingly never-ending match on the field, hobbling for the last third of his innings after having kept for 50 overs, and sealed West...

The price of prosperity

Oct 04, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – In Guyana, there is a peculiar arithmetic to prosperity. The country announces itself as one of the fastest-growing economies in the hemisphere, a petroleum state that has been transformed almost overnight into a place of billion-dollar projects, expanding infrastructure and...

The People’s Wars, Caribbean Bills

Oct 04, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – The Caribbean did not start, or participate in, the war involving the United States, Israel and Iran, nor the other continuing conflicts in the Middle East. Yet millions of Caribbean people are paying a price for them every day. They pay it at petrol...

What if

Oct 04, 2026

Hard truths… (Kaieteur News) – Brace for what’s coming, my fellow Guyanese. A bit off the beaten track. Here goes. What if the U.S. as a matter of immigration policy would experiment with visa-free travel for Guyanese? A kind of seasonal work permit, along the lines that used to be...

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