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Security forces need reliable Western-made equipment

Jul 30, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Security forces need reliable Western-made equipment

Dear Editor, A letter published last Sunday spoke about the need for the Government to acquire more airplanes, helicopters and trucks and other assets to support the Government’s mandate to...

Collateral damage to the charlatans who enjoy and abuse power

Jul 30, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Collateral damage to the charlatans who enjoy and abuse power

Dear Editor, I have kept some notes on two matters that have their genesis in the PPP’s reign. Every time I stroll through my note book and look at these notes they always induce a feeling of eye...

WHY IS MS ROBERTSON BEING SIDELINED?

Jul 30, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on WHY IS MS ROBERTSON BEING SIDELINED?

Dear Editor, I am writing to express my concern about the non-appointment of Melissa Robertson as a judge. Recent reports in the print and electronic media indicate four judges have been sworn in....

Sunday Cartoon

Jul 30, 2017 KNews Cartoons, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Sunday Cartoon

Our falling population: Shouldn’t we be concerned about this?

Jul 30, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Our falling population: Shouldn’t we be concerned about this?

DEAR EDITOR, The national census published by the Bureau of Statistics about a year ago has a lot of interesting information pertaining to where the nation stands at this time. The census is taken in...

This government must respect constitutional requirements

Jul 30, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on This government must respect constitutional requirements

Dear Editor, This government must not use the United Nations’ (UN) name to front any non-constitutional act. If it wants to be involved in any such act in pursuit of constitutional reform the...

Kissoon’s role in the Vice Chancellor affair of 2005

Jul 30, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Kissoon’s role in the Vice Chancellor affair of 2005

Dear Editor, There is back and forth exchange taking place between Freddie Kissoon and former UG Registrar, Vincent Alexander on the one hand and Freddie and attorney Ralph Ramkarran on the other, in...

This letter is for future generations researching Guyana’s history

Jul 30, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on This letter is for future generations researching Guyana’s history

Dear Editor, The dispute between me and Ralph Ramkarran has been given adequate ventilation in the pages of this newspaper. It all began with a letter from Mr. Ramkarran in which he demanded...

Interesting Creatures… The Barred Parakeet (Bolborhynchus lineola)

Jul 30, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on Interesting Creatures… The Barred Parakeet (Bolborhynchus lineola)

The barred parakeet (Bolborhynchus lineola), also known as lineolated parakeet, Catherine parakeet or ‘linnies’ for short, is a small parrot found disjunctly in highland forests from southern...

Caribbean countries must help in the wellbeing of their Diasporas

Jul 30, 2017 KNews Consumer Concerns, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Caribbean countries must help in the wellbeing of their Diasporas

By PAT DIAL At the time of writing, the Diaspora Conference of the University of Guyana is still in progress and the only report we have had so far of its proceedings is President Granger’s opening...

That macho-camaraderie binge drinking thing!

Jul 30, 2017 KNews Countryman, Features / Columnists Comments Off on That macho-camaraderie binge drinking thing!

By Dennis Nichols Ronnie was my college friend’s 14-year-old nephew. He was a good boy, but somewhat brooding and often impolitely inquisitive. In 1984 I was what you might call a binge drinker,...

The carpenter’s execution

Jul 30, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery Comments Off on The carpenter’s execution

– who pumped a bullet into Vikesh Budhram as he slept? It was around 23:00 hrs on Saturday, November 22, 2008, that police ranks from the East Coast of Demerara rushed to Lot 642 Seventeenth...

Smokers are being pushed further into the corner

Jul 30, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on Smokers are being pushed further into the corner

Legislation has been introduced to limit the extent of smoking in public places. However, this is not going down well because all of a sudden, people are talking about their rights. Indeed people...

Neglecting any Guyanese productive industry is not an option!

Jul 30, 2017 KNews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Neglecting any Guyanese productive industry is not an option!

In recent times, some groups have been leveling accusations at the Government that sound eerily familiar, like pre-2015 familiar, without a single word change. It’s eerie because they come at you...

Local Content Policy and the opportunities for corruption – Part 2

Jul 30, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Local Content Policy and the opportunities for corruption – Part 2

Last week, we initiated a discussion on Guyana’s move towards developing a strong Local Content Policy (LCP) and how important this document will be to the nation’s future oil wealth. Also...

Head Injury: How do you know if it’s serious?

Jul 30, 2017 KNews Dr Zulfikar Bux, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Head Injury: How do you know if it’s serious?

By Dr. Zulfikar Bux Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine When you injure your head, there is always a risk of brain injury. Our brain is our main control centre and we cannot function without...

The Baccoo Speaks

Jul 30, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo Speaks

One of the early escapees would attract police presence in a built-up area and cause panic in the community. The information would be correct, but there would be a temporary standoff because of the...

The University of Guyana…a university for Guyana

Jul 30, 2017 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on The University of Guyana…a university for Guyana

(Address by HE David Granger to the University of Guyana Diaspora Engagement Conference) I enrolled as an undergraduate of the University of Guyana in 1965, returning to the Queen’s College...

RISE: A journey into different cultures

Jul 30, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on RISE: A journey into different cultures

I heard there was a new social group coming into being, but I had not even the remotest idea what its name was going to be. When I read that the title the group gave itself was RISE, memories of...

The relevance and state of US-Caribbean relations – Part 3

Jul 30, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on The relevance and state of US-Caribbean relations – Part 3

By Sir Ronald Sanders This is the final of a three-part commentary discussing the relevance and state of US-Caribbean relations against the backdrop of a publication by the Washington-based, Centre...

THE UGLY DUCKLING STAGE

Jul 30, 2017 KNews Dental Health, Features / Columnists Comments Off on THE UGLY DUCKLING STAGE

By Dr. NerominiFagu The eruption of both the baby and adult teeth occurs during stages. In order for the adult teeth to come into place, the roots of the baby teeth are slowly resorbed eventually...

The Importance of Standards in Reducing Climate Change

Jul 30, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Standards in Focus Comments Off on The Importance of Standards in Reducing Climate Change

Climate change refers to any significant change in measures of climate (such as temperature, precipitation, or wind) lasting for an extended period (decades or longer). International standards offer...

The Tobacco Control Act

Jul 30, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The Tobacco Control Act

The prohibition of tobacco in public indoor places and in certain public outdoor places was inevitable. Guyana has only been delaying the unavoidable; the world has long been moving in this direction...

Financial Literacy: The Fundamentals of Financial Planning

Jul 30, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Financial Literacy: The Fundamentals of Financial Planning

Creating a personal financial plan It sounds complicated, but it is not. If you want financial security, having a good plan is the only way to achieve it. Financial plans help you determine where you...

Ramnarine casts doubt on Crime Chief’s judgment in alleged assassination probe

Jul 29, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Ramnarine casts doubt on Crime Chief’s judgment in alleged assassination probe

-says he might have been influenced by Top Cop By Feona Morrison Acting Commissioner of Police David Ramnarine, yesterday told the Commission of Inquiry (COI) into the alleged assassination plot...

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A little room to breathe and a podium of their own!

…Peeping Tom Kaieteur News- Week after week, the General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC)... more