July 2018

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An American insults Guyanese and fools the world

Jul 22, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on An American insults Guyanese and fools the world

I have heard and read many things about Guyana. Many conflicted with what I know, having lived here all my life. I have read about Georgetown being a quaint town because of the wooden structures...

The Story Within The Story… ‘Eyepass’ of a New York Times article on Guyana

Jul 22, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on The Story Within The Story… ‘Eyepass’ of a New York Times article on Guyana

By Leonard Gildarie We have so many things that should get us angry daily. Like the continued bureaucracy in some Government offices. Little has changed, they say. Many of the folks under the...

Kaieteur News Cartoon July 22 2018

Jul 22, 2018 KNews Cartoons, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Kaieteur News Cartoon July 22 2018

The Baccoo speaks

Jul 22, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo speaks

The police have been able to clampdown on the roaming motorcycle bandits but like everything else, a few succeed. One group will attack a businessman with dire consequences. One would be shot, while...

BOOK REVIEW SPECIAL – 180th YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF EMANCIPATION… Madness, Violence and Survival: The Wrath of Slavery

Jul 22, 2018 KNews Book Review…, Features / Columnists Comments Off on BOOK REVIEW SPECIAL – 180th YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF EMANCIPATION… Madness, Violence and Survival: The Wrath of Slavery

Book: Daddy Sharpe: A Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Samuel Sharpe, A West Indian Slave Written by Himself, 1832 Author: Fred W. Kennedy Critic: Glenville Ashby, PhD Fred...

Speedboat overloading at Parika/Supenaam comes under spotlight

Jul 22, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Speedboat overloading at Parika/Supenaam comes under spotlight

Passengers who usually commute between Supenaam and Parika root via speedboat, are questioning the competence of the Maritime Administration [MARAD], especially since the overloading of water taxis...

Interesting Creatures… Culpeo (Lycalopex culpaeus)

Jul 22, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on Interesting Creatures… Culpeo (Lycalopex culpaeus)

The culpeo, (Lycalopex culpaeus) sometimes known as the zorro culpeo or Andean fox (wolf), is a South American species of wild dog. It is the second largest native canid on the continent, after the...

An inexplicable reliance on others to determine for us what we have written for ourselves

Jul 22, 2018 KNews Eye on Guyana with Lincoln Lewis, Features / Columnists Comments Off on An inexplicable reliance on others to determine for us what we have written for ourselves

The engagement between President David Granger and Leader of the Opposition Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday, 19th July signals an encouraging sign. Arising from this engagement, there seems to be an...

Sting operation lands driver in jail for unlicensed firearm

Jul 22, 2018 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Sting operation lands driver in jail for unlicensed firearm

A taxi driver who was allegedly busted with an unlicensed firearm in the backseat of a car was remanded Friday to prison by a City Magistrate. Jason Prince, 25, of 753 South ‘B’ Field Sophia,...

The latest Jimmy Carter Initiative

Jul 22, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The latest Jimmy Carter Initiative

Why would former US President Jimmy Carter be privately urging dialogue between President David Granger and the Leader of the Opposition, Bharrat Jagdeo? What could have triggered this latest...

More jewellers can benefit from GNBS Product Certification Scheme

Jul 22, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Standards in Focus Comments Off on More jewellers can benefit from GNBS Product Certification Scheme

Over the years, the Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) has been promoting standardization in the Gold Industry through the development of a Standard for Gold Articles and the provision of the...

Days after (ag) Commissioner spoke to police recklessness…ranks topple bus

Jul 22, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Days after (ag) Commissioner spoke to police recklessness…ranks topple bus

A bus belonging to the Guyana Police Force turned turtle Friday after hitting a taxi at the junction of Fourth and Light Streets in Alberttown, just days after Commissioner of Police (ag) David...

How beneficial was the CARICOM leaders meeting?

Jul 22, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on How beneficial was the CARICOM leaders meeting?

By Sir Ronald Sanders This week, the Washington-based publication, Latin American Advisor, sought responses from me, and others considered knowledgeable on Caribbean affairs, to three questions...

SPORTS GENERATE NATIONAL UNITY

Jul 22, 2018 KNews Consumer Concerns, Features / Columnists Comments Off on SPORTS GENERATE NATIONAL UNITY

By PAT DIAL With the advent of the World Cup Football, a massive wave of interest has been generated, not only in football but in sports in general. In ancient times, for example, among the Romans,...

The judge and the felon

Jul 22, 2018 KNews Countryman, Features / Columnists Comments Off on The judge and the felon

By Dennis Nichols In a world filled with cynicism, there are numerous moments that renew faith in human nature. Some are profound; others fleeting, and in many instances they can change the...

Blacklist this imbecile Mr. Clifford Krauss’ for his ‘s…hole’ article on Guyana

Jul 22, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Blacklist this imbecile Mr. Clifford Krauss’ for his ‘s…hole’ article on Guyana

Dear Editor, In the bad old Burnham days, people had to get a tax exit certificate before they could leave the country. Journalists used to get harassed when they arrived in the country. And followed...

A most troubling position by Government on this issue of workers’ rights

Jul 22, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on A most troubling position by Government on this issue of workers’ rights

Dear Editor The National Assembly last Thursday, 19th July commenced the debate on the Motion, calling for the establishment of a Ministry that gives equal prominence and recognition to Labour. On...

Those unanswered questions about the Medical Council of Guyana

Jul 22, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Those unanswered questions about the Medical Council of Guyana

Dear Sir, The Medical Council of Guyana (The Council) as defined by the Medical Practitioner’s Act (Cap 32:02 of the Laws of Guyana – Sept 1991) is the official body tasked with the...

President Granger remains silent and shows no indication of firing Ms. Broomes

Jul 22, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on President Granger remains silent and shows no indication of firing Ms. Broomes

Dear Editor, I would like to dwell on a single statement of importance in a letter from Mr. Hinds regarding that “Minister Broomes incident is a clear case of official bullying of powerless...

Recognising Simona Broomes

Jul 22, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Recognising Simona Broomes

Mr. Editor, The average Guyanese does not know this Minister named Simona Charles-Broomes. She passes as a kind and caring Minister always looking out for the have nots in this nation. But truth be...

Time to stop the nonsense that has been ongoing at the Maha Sabha

Jul 22, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Time to stop the nonsense that has been ongoing at the Maha Sabha

Dear Editor, I read with keen interest a letter that appeared in your newspaper on Sunday 15th July, 2018, captioned “Government Failing the Hindus”. The letter was a well-orchestrated attempt by...

Solutions to Guyana’s alarmingly high infant mortality

Jul 22, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Solutions to Guyana’s alarmingly high infant mortality

Dear Editor, Please permit me to add my professional opinion on the recently released figures on the alarmingly high infant mortality. Mr. Editor, you may be aware that a letter written by myself...

PRESIDENT AND OPPOSITION LEADER MEETING

Jul 22, 2018 KNews Editorial Comments Off on PRESIDENT AND OPPOSITION LEADER MEETING

A few days ago, President David Granger and Opposition leader, Bharat Jagdeo met at State House to discuss the appointments of the Chairpersons for the Public Service Commission and the Police...

Controversial sedition clause removed as amended Cybercrime Bill passed …Opposition says not enough done to protect freedom of speech

Jul 21, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Controversial sedition clause removed as amended Cybercrime Bill passed …Opposition says not enough done to protect freedom of speech

The Cybercrime Bill which attracted widespread attention was last evening passed by the National Assembly with several amendments, including the removal of the controversial clause on...

Three years later… Govt. still to establish committee to blacklist errant contractors

Jul 21, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Three years later… Govt. still to establish committee to blacklist errant contractors

Since 2015, the coalition government promised the establishment of a Debarment Committee which would blacklist companies that take on big projects only to deliver sloppy work. But this is yet to be...

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Chase’s and Santa Rosa eye top spot as Republic Bank Schools...

Nov 08, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Santa Rosa Secondary and defending champions Chase’s Academic Foundation sit primed on seven points as action continues today in the Republic Bank Secondary School Football...

A capital city beyond redemption?

Nov 08, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Georgetown has become so dysfunctional, so hopelessly disorganised and so resistant to correction that one must ask whether the effort to save it is worth the trouble. The greatest mistake successive governments have made is not recognising that Georgetown should have long been...

A Divided World: A Commonwealth Opportunity

Nov 01, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – When Commonwealth leaders gather in Antigua and Barbuda from 1st to 4th November, they should address a question that reaches beyond their association: how can countries of different size, wealth and outlook sustain cooperation in a world increasingly...

The epitaph on Mr. Gavin Douglas’ tombstone should read: Murdered...

Nov 08, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Another Guyanese dead, and in degraded fashion, at the hands of State agents. A State that now stands as a monument to how much the PPP Govt. has criminalized it. When not one alleged rogue cop, with blood in his eye, but four of them, can deliver blows on a man that’s...

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