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It is impossible for the Medvedev pendulum to swing in Guyana

Jan 25, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on It is impossible for the Medvedev pendulum to swing in Guyana

In my column of Wednesday, July 11, 2018 with the heading, “There is no longer the Medvedev syndrome in Guyana,” I noted that there are no term limits in Russia. A president can only serve two...

Director of Juvenile Justice appointed

Jan 25, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Director of Juvenile Justice appointed

Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan, has appointed a Director of Juvenile Justice, William Orrin Boston. Boston will head up the Juvenile Justice Department at the Ministry. The...

I demand an apology from the Guyana Chronicle

Jan 25, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on I demand an apology from the Guyana Chronicle

Dear Editor, When I received a phone call from a female Guyana Chronicle reporter, Svetlana Marshall, my defenses immediately went up. This is a newspaper that is hostile to the PPP/C and its...

Jagdeo’s distorted but unchallenged narratives

Jan 25, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Jagdeo’s distorted but unchallenged narratives

Dear Editor, I just finished watching a press conference held by opposition leader, Bharrat Jagdeo, one that was as mesmerizing as it was macabre. Mesmerizing in how fluidly he painted a...

Responding to a criticism of Irfaan Ali’s nomination

Jan 25, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Responding to a criticism of Irfaan Ali’s nomination

Dear Mr. Editor, I am amazed and somewhat shocked to read Mr. Oscar Ramjeet’s comment in KN 2019-1-22 issue, page 6. He was harshly critical about Mr. Irfaan Ali’s candidacy and nomination...

That drug discovery in a hotel

Jan 25, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on That drug discovery in a hotel

Dear Editor, An old Guyanese saying goes, ‘if oil a float, water deh ah battam’ meaning a little evidence can tell the whole story. The Auditor General’s report for fiscal...

Tribalism dominates the political scene

Jan 25, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Tribalism dominates the political scene

Dear Editor The rise in tribalism in Guyana is breaking my heart. Racism isn’t accurate a word to denote this epidemic spreading. Both the Government and Opposition are multi-ethnic; one more than...

Desperation and recklessness when walls close in

Jan 25, 2019 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Desperation and recklessness when walls close in

The reports from every area are grim and unrelenting. And when bad news proliferates, leaders are known to strike out in reckless desperation, if only to find a way to ease the pressure and...