March 2018

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Antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus gazella)

Mar 25, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus gazella)

The Antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus gazella) is one of eight seals in the genus Arctocephalus, and one of nine fur seals in the subfamily Arctocephalinae. As its name suggests, the Antarctic...

Of baccoos, ghosts and – werewolves?

Mar 25, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Of baccoos, ghosts and – werewolves?

By Dennis Nichols The recent story about baccoos scaring the daylights out of police and medical personnel at Mabaruma must have puzzled many, and amazed others. These are law enforcement...

We the people must never give up

Mar 25, 2018 KNews Eye on Guyana with Lincoln Lewis, Features / Columnists Comments Off on We the people must never give up

By Lincoln Lewis This column previously appeared in the Guyana Chronicle. The writer is now a contributor to the Kaieteur News. There are times in our lives when we question whether this country is...

The Story within the Story…Major threats to our overseas markets

Mar 25, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on The Story within the Story…Major threats to our overseas markets

By Leonard Gildarie We were supposed to be discussing the state of health care in the country this week. But there is something much more important that Guyana should be paying attention to....

Top 5 Immigration Tips

Mar 25, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Top 5 Immigration Tips

By Attorney Gail Seeram Entering the United States as a first-time visitor can be an exciting experience. However, if you decide to overstay or fall into unlawful immigration status, then you...

External interference in Caribbean elections is real

Mar 25, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on External interference in Caribbean elections is real

By Sir Ronald Sanders Before getting into the thrust of the serious and threatening matter that lies at the heart of this commentary, I declare that I was an integral part of the management of...

Sensational reporting

Mar 25, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Sensational reporting

The local media houses engaged in sensational reporting of the decision of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) in the case brought by Guyana Stores Limited against the Attorney General of...

Over 50 exhibitors to attend UncappeD Marketplace

Mar 25, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Over 50 exhibitors to attend UncappeD Marketplace

Over 50 agro-processors are expected to be a part of this year’s “UncappeD Marketplace” hosted by the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA). It is an exhibition, which...

Less than 10% of work force complete degree higher than secondary – Report

Mar 25, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Less than 10% of work force complete degree higher than secondary – Report

A recently published report has found that educational achievement in Guyana appears to have a pyramidal structure. The Guyana Labour Force Survey (GLFS) done for the third quarter of 2017, revealed...

PRAISING EXXONMOBIL, BUT FOR WHAT?

Mar 25, 2018 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on PRAISING EXXONMOBIL, BUT FOR WHAT?

Guest Editorial It is clear that the oil contract signed by the government with Exxon-Mobil in 2016 would benefit the company more than the government. Therefore, it is pathetic for senior government...

Mass Communication key measure to promote metric system

Mar 25, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Mass Communication key measure to promote metric system

The Guyana National Bureau of Standards [GNBS] in its campaign to increase the use of the metric system has recently turned its attention to media houses. In this regard, GNBS by way of a letter...

New Kuru Kururu dumpsite for derelict vehicles close to realisation

Mar 25, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on New Kuru Kururu dumpsite for derelict vehicles close to realisation

The Ministry of Public Infrastructure through its National Task Force Secretariat has begun the construction of a dumpsite at Kuru Kururu along the Linden Soesdyke Highway for the proper disposal of...

The Baccoo Speaks

Mar 25, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo Speaks

One of the prisoners who escaped from Lusignan a few months ago would be captured in the hinterland. He was one of two who remained at large because of the support they got from various quarters. He...

Consumers – Making a difference through Standardisation!

Mar 25, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Standards in Focus Comments Off on Consumers – Making a difference through Standardisation!

As we conclude the World Consumer Rights celebrations for 2018, under the theme ‘Making digital market places fairer’, the Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) encourages all advocates for...

EXTENDING WOMEN’S RIGHTS REQUIRE SUSTAINED ACTIVISM

Mar 25, 2018 KNews Consumer Concerns, Features / Columnists Comments Off on EXTENDING WOMEN’S RIGHTS REQUIRE SUSTAINED ACTIVISM

By PAT DIAL International Women’s Day was commemorated worldwide on 8th March last. Women had long been suffering discrimination and oppression in all cultures and civilizations but the first group...

Failure to resolve this issue will do even more damage to the WPA

Mar 25, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Failure to resolve this issue will do even more damage to the WPA

Dear Editor, In response to WPA’s criticisms of the high-handed manner in which WPA Executive Member David Hinds was booted out of the pages of the state-owned Guyana Chronicle as a...

When I was young, I would have kicked that thing down

Mar 25, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on When I was young, I would have kicked that thing down

Youth is uncontrollably rebellious (if you believe in God then maybe you can ask him why Guyana has the most sheepish, silly, youth population in the entire world). When you are young you are...

The woman mutilator and Ann Bollers

Mar 25, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery Comments Off on The woman mutilator and Ann Bollers

By Michael Jordan Monsters don’t only live in fairy tales. Just ask Emily Bollers’ children. They believe that she was terrorized, and finally murdered, by a monster of sorts, a type of...

The challenges on hand are mammoth in nature

Mar 25, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on The challenges on hand are mammoth in nature

Dear Editor, The closure of the Wales, East Demerara, Rose Hall and Skeldon Estates, sent distress signals not only to the employees as a whole, but also the general populace since the Industry has...

The PNC governmental leadership has undermined the spirit of the Coalition

Mar 25, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Hinds' Sight with Dr. David Hinds Comments Off on The PNC governmental leadership has undermined the spirit of the Coalition

By Dr. David Hinds This column previously appeared in the Guyana Chronicle. The writer is now a contributor to the Kaieteur News. Since the discontinuation of the Hinds and Lewis columns in the...

Guyanese are looking at the management of their resources through more level-headed lens than most politicians

Mar 25, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyanese are looking at the management of their resources through more level-headed lens than most politicians

Dear Editor What the various international experts on oil and gas, who are here at the invitation of the Government of Guyana, are telling us is what the people of Guyana have been telling their...

Voices of our children

Mar 25, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Voices of our children

Dear Editor, Against the backdrop of the repeated school shootings in the USA, I have composed this poem. I appreciate if you can publish. VOICES OF OUR CHILDREN Never the thought they envisaged That...

This situation is hurting us badly as a nation

Mar 25, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on This situation is hurting us badly as a nation

Dear Editor, Our system of government is supposed to be the Westminster system, but it is not in use in Guyana today. What I see in use today is what I have called the West Indian Minister system...

Mr. Jamaloddin Khanjani has completed his ten-year sentence

Mar 25, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Mr. Jamaloddin Khanjani has completed his ten-year sentence

Dear Editor, After a decade of unjust imprisonment and harsh treatment in Iranian prisons, Mr. Jamaloddin Khanjani, 85, completed his ten-year sentence yesterday. He is one of the seven members of...

Headaches: How do you know when it’s dangerous?

Mar 25, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists Comments Off on Headaches: How do you know when it’s dangerous?

By Dr Zulfikar Bux Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine Headaches are common, and many people treat themselves with simple painkillers, drinking extra water, and having a rest, or simply by...

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(Kaieteur News) – Juvenal, the Roman satirist, looked upon his fellow citizens nearly two thousand years ago and wondered what had become of a people who once cared passionately about the affairs of the Republic. “We have sold our votes,” he wrote, before observing that the Roman citizenry...

Haiti after Kenscoff: Pledges and Promises Do Not Stop the Killing

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By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – For generations, Kenscoff was where people from Port-au-Prince went to breathe. Its cool hills offered relief, and its farmers supplied the capital’s markets. Gang attacks reached the commune in January 2025, but it remained an important barrier between...

From gunboat and Ping-Pong diplomacy to gangster diplomacy

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(Kaieteur News) – There was U.S. President James Munroe and his stellar vision: Manifest Destiny. Then came Presidents Andrew Jackson and Zachary Taylor, among others. Men of military acclaim; generals who laid claim to personal heraldry. Native American Indian tribes chased from their...

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