February 2019

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Guyana’s 49th Flag Raising Ceremony

Feb 24, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana’s 49th Flag Raising Ceremony

The Flag Raising Ceremony for Guyana’s 49th Anniversary as Republic started early last Friday night, with thousands Guyanese flocking the stands of D’Urban Park. Government...

This is a time for national unity in the face of external threats

Feb 24, 2019 KNews Eye on Guyana with Lincoln Lewis, Features / Columnists Comments Off on This is a time for national unity in the face of external threats

This is a time when the attack on our sovereignty, on bauxite workers, the people of Guyana and our government, by the Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc. (BCGI), presents an opportunity for us to unite....

Immigration News For Our Community Questions and Answers: Some things you need to know

Feb 24, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Immigration News For Our Community Questions and Answers: Some things you need to know

By Attorney Gail S. Seeram Through this “Question & Answer” column, our goal is to answer your immigration questions. We appreciate your comments and questions. If you have a question that...

The city streets came alive for Mash 2019

Feb 24, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on The city streets came alive for Mash 2019

Guyanese and tourists were treated to fair weather yesterday as thousands of persons gyrated down the road through the city of Georgetown. Energetic persons flocked the streets moving their body to...

How many rivers do we have to cross: Notes on Republicanism, Ethnicity and External Intervention

Feb 24, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Hinds' Sight with Dr. David Hinds Comments Off on How many rivers do we have to cross: Notes on Republicanism, Ethnicity and External Intervention

Yesterday Guyana observed its 49th anniversary as a republic. Forty-nine years is not a long time in the life of a nation; we are still a young republic. But, as we reflect on our journey since 1970,...

The Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)

Feb 24, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on The Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)

The great horned owl (Bubo virginianus), also known as the tiger owl (originally derived from early naturalists’ description as the “winged tiger” or “tiger of the air”)...

Black history and me

Feb 24, 2019 KNews Countryman, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Black history and me

By Dennis Nichols I don’t put undue emphasis on the idea of race/ethnicity, having grown up with a simple understanding that I and my family were Afro-Guyanese. For me though, it had less to do...

Staff of Local Government Commission to receive outstanding salaries

Feb 24, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Staff of Local Government Commission to receive outstanding salaries

Staff of the Local Government Commission (LGC) will receive their outstanding remuneration, a source close to the Commission revealed this week. The decision was made following a meeting between...

Private Sector Commission says Constitution must be adhered to

Feb 24, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Private Sector Commission says Constitution must be adhered to

The Private Sector Commission (PSC) has resolved that it will not seek to force any of its members into silence, because their freedom to voice those opinions is a Constitutional right. This...

What happens if you feel your heart fluttering?

Feb 24, 2019 KNews Dr Zulfikar Bux, Features / Columnists Comments Off on What happens if you feel your heart fluttering?

By Dr Zulfikar Bux Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine We all would have experienced our heart fluttering for different reasons. In Guyana, we often say our heart is “flattering”. Its...

Lucky:

Feb 24, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Lucky:

The driver of this sports car reportedly escaped death Friday night after it went under this container parked on Broad Street, Charlestown. Persons on the scene were critical about the position of...

Novelist paints unflattering picture of Trinidad in breathtaking debut

Feb 24, 2019 KNews Book Review…, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Novelist paints unflattering picture of Trinidad in breathtaking debut

Book: Golden Child Author: Claire Adam Critic: Glenville Ashby, PhD In her debut outing, Claire Adam shines as a master raconteur. In simple, authentically convincing prose, penned mostly in the...

Will West Indies strike back in World Cup?

Feb 24, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Will West Indies strike back in World Cup?

Dear Editor, West Indies Cricket fans in the Caribbean and the world over are wondering if the Caribbean team will bounce back and perform creditably in the upcoming World Cup which bowls off...

The value of poetry and great literature

Feb 24, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on The value of poetry and great literature

Dear Editor, Poetry has always been a part of human life. It is an art that lies in the soul and spirit of man since the beginning of time. A poet writes always of his personal life and...

What about Frederick A.S.Cox?

Feb 24, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on What about Frederick A.S.Cox?

Dear editor, my congratulations are extended to all of the National Awardees for 2019 for a job well done.. I,however, ask the question why Mr.Frederick A.S.Cox( deceased) ,former Executive Director...

PPP Internet trolls have crossed the line

Feb 24, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on PPP Internet trolls have crossed the line

Dear Editor, The increased social media attacks and allegations about corruption and integrity on persons of prominence serving the coalition government is increasingly worrying. Its not...

I have stopped reading this columnist

Feb 24, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on I have stopped reading this columnist

Dear Editor, A few days ago I saw a letter where a gentleman took issue with Peeping Tom’s “gloating tone over the inability of our GDF to respond to Venezuela’s aggression towards...

The onus is on President Granger to engage the Opposition Leader on the way forward

Feb 24, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on The onus is on President Granger to engage the Opposition Leader on the way forward

Dear Editor, In a year from now Guyana will observe its 50th anniversary as a Republic. A few years earlier, on May 26 1966, we celebrated the conferral of independence status from Great...

An open letter to the politicians of Guyana

Feb 24, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on An open letter to the politicians of Guyana

Dear Politicians, I am the son of many races … I was raised by a village on the East Bank of the Essequibo. The Indian women who helped raise me, who I admired and respected, who...

Providing a ray of hope for the nation’s jobless, Mario Braam is a ‘Special Person’

Feb 24, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Special Person Comments Off on Providing a ray of hope for the nation’s jobless, Mario Braam is a ‘Special Person’

“While there are many jobs out there some people are not ready to take advantage of them. So what this organization is designed to do is help mould people…if they are missing a few things or...

An encouraging list of National Awardees

Feb 24, 2019 KNews Editorial Comments Off on An encouraging list of National Awardees

The 2019 list of national awardees is encouraging; it manifests a well-thought out and rather balanced group of recipients. Comprehensive it is, with the list stretching to seventy-seven names. There...

Rusal standoff … No investor will be allowed to come here and mistreat workers – Govt.

Feb 23, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Rusal standoff … No investor will be allowed to come here and mistreat workers – Govt.

By Leonard Gildarie About 70 miles from Linden, in a little community known as Aroaima, a group gathered. In the hot midday sun, a man sweated profusely, using a wooden paddle to turn a large...

Four envoys, Senior Counsel and long-serving priest head National Awards list

Feb 23, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Four envoys, Senior Counsel and long-serving priest head National Awards list

President David Granger and members of the Advisory Council for the Orders of Guyana, last evening offered sincere congratulations to 77 persons who have been honoured for their outstanding service...

Ministry probes large excavator seen driving on newly-paved ECD road

Feb 23, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Ministry probes large excavator seen driving on newly-paved ECD road

The Ministry of Public Infrastructure is currently reviewing footage showing a heavy-duty excavator traversing the East Coast public road, on Thursday. The footage, published on the Ministry’s...

UG bomb threat suspect granted $10,000 bail in High Court

Feb 23, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on UG bomb threat suspect granted $10,000 bail in High Court

After two Magistrates refused to grant bail to a 25-year-old student of the University of Guyana (UG), who is alleged to have made several bomb threats to the tertiary educational institution,...

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Kaieteur Sports – The Government of Guyana has thrown its full support behind the hosting of the FIBA AmeriCup 2029 Pre-Qualifier tournament, with Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport Charles...

Guyana’s costly misnomer

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(Kaieteur News) – What is a bank? At its core, a bank intermediates between savers and borrowers. It takes deposits from the public—households, businesses, pension funds—and lends those funds out, subject to market discipline and prudential regulation. A bank that does not take deposits is...

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By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Antigua and Barbuda is one of the smaller countries of the Caribbean. Yet small states have often advanced ideas that have significance beyond their size. The decision by the Government of Antigua and Barbuda, led by Prime Minister Gaston Browne, to make...

Fun, frolic, filth

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Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – Plenty has been said about flag-raising. So as not to lower my own standards the less said the better. Never been a man to join the pile-on. Low people do that sort of thing. Regarding the U.S. Ambassador to Guyana, the now venerated Excellency...

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