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CONSUMER CONCERNS…PROF. GRIFFITH UNFOLDS NEW DIMENSION TO UG RENAISSANCE

Feb 19, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on CONSUMER CONCERNS…PROF. GRIFFITH UNFOLDS NEW DIMENSION TO UG RENAISSANCE

PAT DIAL In the third week of July, the University of Guyana would be hosting a “Diaspora Engagement Conference”. This is part of the Renaissance Movement of the University of Guyana which Prof....

Let’s try some innovations in Guyana

Feb 19, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Let’s try some innovations in Guyana

Dear Editor, In recent years, China has been dominant in every sector on the international stage, contesting the US economy as the second largest. But this did not happen because China has no...

The time for a new party has arrived

Feb 19, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on The time for a new party has arrived

Dear Editor, I will admit that from my chair far away in the US, I will not see things as correctly as those who are part of daily life in Guyana. This distance however, should not deter me from...

The Spirit of Chaguaramas

Feb 19, 2017 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on The Spirit of Chaguaramas

(Address by His Excellency David Granger to the Twenty-eighth Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community on February 16, 2017) The four founding...

The Future of Financial Services in the Caribbean: International Tax Competition, Globalization and Fiscal Sovereignty (Part 1 of 2)

Feb 19, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on The Future of Financial Services in the Caribbean: International Tax Competition, Globalization and Fiscal Sovereignty (Part 1 of 2)

(A presentation by Sir Ronald Sanders on Friday 17 February 2017, at a Conference organised by Goethals Consulting Corp. in Panama on “Widening the Pathways to Open Societies”) I have been asked...

Oh for my superstitious people

Feb 19, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on Oh for my superstitious people

The past two weeks actually served to remind me of heaven and hell. They also served to remind me just how tenuous life is. The part of hell was prompted by the spate of fires. There were fires at...

The Story within the Story…The US immigration crackdown, Guyana and our courts

Feb 19, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on The Story within the Story…The US immigration crackdown, Guyana and our courts

By Leonard Gildarie The past week has been a tough one for Guyana. The parking meter fiasco continues to fuel deep division in the city. It has banded together a cross-section of stakeholders that I...

More adumbrations on the legal reach of the Attorney-General

Feb 19, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on More adumbrations on the legal reach of the Attorney-General

Dear Editor, I refer to a letter of mine published in the Kaieteur News of Thursday, February 16, 2017 under the caption “The role of the Attorney General in the legal matrix of Guyana” which...

King Vulture (Sarcoramphus papa)

Feb 19, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on King Vulture (Sarcoramphus papa)

The king vulture (Sarcoramphus papa) is a large bird found in Central and South America. It is a member of the New World vulture family Cathartidae. This vulture lives mostly in tropical lowland...

The anti-parking meter protestors and my sad life

Feb 19, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The anti-parking meter protestors and my sad life

This country needs to have a powerful, energetic, passionate, purposeful human rights entity. This is one, tragic, blighted, cursed nation where ordinary people are lost and lonely, because they have...

Book Review…A Journey through the World of Mental Illness

Feb 19, 2017 KNews Book Review…, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Book Review…A Journey through the World of Mental Illness

Book: Sailing On Broken Pieces: Essential Survival Skills for Recovery from Mental Illness Author: Gary Rhule Reviewer: Dr Glenville Ashby Gary Rhule is a physician by profession. But through this...

A new lease on life for victims of kidney failure

Feb 19, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on A new lease on life for victims of kidney failure

By Sharmain Grainger For many of us, putting our lives on hold even for a single day is not an option. However, it is pretty much this state of affairs that many of our family members, friends and...

The gunman under the clock

Feb 19, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery Comments Off on The gunman under the clock

By Michael Jordan Phillip Bess’ youngest daughter was walking near the Stabroek Market last January when she spotted one of the men that she believes killed her father twelve years ago. Though he...

The Baccoo Speaks

Feb 19, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo Speaks

A man who was wanted for a series of offences and who was jailed in his absence is no longer on the streets. An observant police rank spotted him in the eastern part of the country and took him into...

The middle class gets what it wants

Feb 19, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The middle class gets what it wants

The people have had a rude awakening. They thought that the Budget had only inflicted VAT on electricity and water consumption above certain thresholds. They are now realizing that the tax revisions...

Illness anxiety disorder: You aren’t sick; it’s just your mind

Feb 19, 2017 KNews Dr Zulfikar Bux, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Illness anxiety disorder: You aren’t sick; it’s just your mind

By Dr Zulfikar Bux Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine Illness anxiety disorder is a persistent fear of having a grave medical illness. A person with this disorder pays excessive attention to...

Can U.S. Immigration Officers force you to unlock your cell phone and digital devices before you enter the U.S.?

Feb 19, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Can U.S. Immigration Officers force you to unlock your cell phone and digital devices before you enter the U.S.?

ImmigrationINFO ..Immigration News For Our Community Ò… By Attorney Gail Seeram YES! Foreign travellers who are not U.S. citizens trying to enter the United States are not guaranteed entry...

A Refusal to Mourn (Our children)?

Feb 19, 2017 KNews Countryman, Features / Columnists Comments Off on A Refusal to Mourn (Our children)?

By Dennis Nichols Just two weeks ago I felt moved to comment on the tragedy of children’s lives ended through adult violence. This week there is a variation on the theme which includes the...