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The Story Within The Story… Should we feel sorry for this mom?

Sep 02, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on The Story Within The Story… Should we feel sorry for this mom?

By Leonard Gildarie I was contemplating how to handle this story this week. Last weekend, I received a call. A woman reportedly stabbed her little son and he was critical. We dispatched a reporter....

Why even a less vibrant WPA disturbs part of the Guyanese elite political psyche?

Sep 02, 2018 KNews China’s Modus Operandi, Features / Columnists, Hinds' Sight with Dr. David Hinds Comments Off on Why even a less vibrant WPA disturbs part of the Guyanese elite political psyche?

By Dr. David Hinds The recent proposal by Professor Clive Thomas and the WPA that cash transfers to Guyanese households be considered as part of government’s plan for distributing the imminent oil...

The democratic, White world is disappearing

Sep 02, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon, News Comments Off on The democratic, White world is disappearing

There is an outpouring of academic texts about the horrible dangers that have overtaken the world, and most of them do not end on an optimistic note. One can hardly make sense of what the world has...

Knee replacement: Taking away the pains

Sep 02, 2018 KNews Dr Zulfikar Bux, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Knee replacement: Taking away the pains

By Dr Zulfikar Bux Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine For years, persons with severe arthritis to their knees had to withstand the severe pains and try pain medications that had serious side...

Denialism, development and local democracy

Sep 02, 2018 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Denialism, development and local democracy

(H.E. David Granger at the Cuffy 250 State of African-Guyanese Forum on August 26, 2018) Guyanese observed the 175th anniversary of the Demerara Revolt last week. They observed the 184th anniversary...

ImmigrationINFO: What is a Re-entry Permit?

Sep 02, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on ImmigrationINFO: What is a Re-entry Permit?

By Attorney Gail Seeram The Re-entry Permit (Form I-327), also known as Permit to Re-Enter is a travel document similar to a certificate of identity, issued by the United States Citizenship...

We appeal to our highly valued teachers to bear with us

Sep 02, 2018 KNews AFC Column, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on We appeal to our highly valued teachers to bear with us

The Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) has stepped up their agitation in a bid for Arbitration in the fight for new wages and salaries. The single most important setback is that even if Government tries...

The Temporary Millionaire (A short story)

Sep 02, 2018 KNews Countryman, Features / Columnists Comments Off on The Temporary Millionaire (A short story)

By Dennis Nichols My articles occasionally take a detour from current reality – the harsh kind many of us endure twenty-four-seven, or even three-sixty-five. A few are incorrigibly romantic,...

The CCJ – A Court for the People

Sep 02, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on The CCJ – A Court for the People

By Sir Ronald Sanders Throughout the 185-year history of the Judicial Committee of the British Privy Council, it has never provided access for people of little means, except for a few persons on...

Interesting Creatures… Plumbeous ibis

Sep 02, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on Interesting Creatures… Plumbeous ibis

The plumbeous ibis has historically undergone frequent reclassification and has been placed in various genera such as Molydophanes, Geronticus, Theresticus and Harpiprion. It has also been...

New bus fare structure takes effect

Sep 02, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on New bus fare structure takes effect

– Charges for operators that overprice – Those who don’t have fares displayed cannot collect increase – Operators claim some fares make no sense Yesterday marked the day that most...

Conciliation is not the same as constipation

Sep 02, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Conciliation is not the same as constipation

The teachers’ issue is being mishandled by the government. At this stage and under the present conditions, the Guyana Teachers’ Union cannot be reasonably expected to call off its strike to...

Those condemning teachers’ action today would have supported it under a PPP/C Govt.

Sep 02, 2018 KNews Eye on Guyana with Lincoln Lewis, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Those condemning teachers’ action today would have supported it under a PPP/C Govt.

The teachers are today pursuing a cause they consider just and fair by asking the Government to sit down and negotiate with their union, the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU), for a new package that...

This is another example of educated individuals being used to undermine teaches’ claims for increased salaries

Sep 02, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on This is another example of educated individuals being used to undermine teaches’ claims for increased salaries

Dear Editor, GHK Lall’s recent letter in which he claims that teachers are asking too much, is another example of intelligent, educated individuals in the pay of the administration being used to...

PARKING METER SCHEME REVISITED

Sep 02, 2018 KNews Consumer Concerns, Features / Columnists Comments Off on PARKING METER SCHEME REVISITED

BY PAT DIAL A few Sundays ago, in one of the dailies, the Parking Meter Contract between Smart City Solutions Co of Mexico and the Georgetown City Council was published. This was the first time that...

Book Review…When ‘turn the other cheek’ comes to life

Sep 02, 2018 KNews Book Review…, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Book Review…When ‘turn the other cheek’ comes to life

Author: Caron Asgarali Book: From Lion to Lamb: A Spiritual Journey Critic: Glenville Ashby, PhD “On that night, Tuesday, twenty-ninth (29th) January, 2013, I went for a drive with a...

Nagamootoo has betrayed sugar Workers and is now betraying teachers

Sep 02, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Nagamootoo has betrayed sugar Workers and is now betraying teachers

Dear Editor, It has been nine months since government promised to pay sugar workers their severance. Since 2015, teachers multi-year agreement expired and APNU+AFC promised that they would negotiate...

Mr. Lyte has his work cut out

Sep 02, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Mr. Lyte has his work cut out

Dear Editor, The present imbroligo between the GTU and the Govt leaves more questions than answers. Clearly! The government having decried the wages that teachers were receiving in their election...

A review of the forensic audits on fifty plus organisations

Sep 02, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on A review of the forensic audits on fifty plus organisations

Dear Editor, Over the past three years, there have been lots of writings and discussions on 50 plus forensic audits which were done by reputable Accounting/Auditing Firms and Individual Auditors....

Aggressive pursuit of global power triggers a backlash

Sep 02, 2018 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Aggressive pursuit of global power triggers a backlash

(Republished from The Washington Post) The aggressive pursuit of global power by the Chinese regime of Xi Jinping has begun to trigger a backlash. Hostility toward Beijing’s moves to establish...

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Jagdeo is a liability to Irfaan Ali

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- Bharrat Jagdeo has long represented an unsettling paradox in Guyana’s politics. He... more