March 2019

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Searching for Munch and Crunch and ending up in a ‘shithole’ country

Mar 25, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Searching for Munch and Crunch and ending up in a ‘shithole’ country

My Saturday column should have been on what I saw Friday morning in Georgetown that was terrible. But the Court of Appeal decision on the no-confidence vote (NCV) took priority and for my Sunday...

KAMARANG…SHIRLEEN’S DEATH

Mar 25, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on KAMARANG…SHIRLEEN’S DEATH

By Michael Jordan It was around midday that death came to Kamarang. They were at the Jaguar’s Den; Ovid Kingston and several others crowded near the bar; the drinks on the Sealey crew...

NAREI Gardening tips…Fertilizing fruits and vegetables

Mar 25, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on NAREI Gardening tips…Fertilizing fruits and vegetables

Fruit and vegetable plants need good nutrition to grow and produce an abundant harvest, just like flowers, and other plants. In this week’s column, the National Agriculture Research and...

Young cyclist eyes international podium

Mar 25, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Young cyclist eyes international podium

Making a career out of a hobby would be the best thing for many persons. However, if that passion or fire just wasn’t there but somehow found its way into your life, then this is a whole new...

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A SIMPLE AND AN ABSOLUTE MAJORITY

Mar 25, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A SIMPLE AND AN ABSOLUTE MAJORITY

This column is meant to clarify the difference between simple and absolute majorities. It is not a commentary on the majority decision of the Guyana Court of Appeal in the matter concerning the no...

GDA to combat diabetes with energetic events

Mar 25, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on GDA to combat diabetes with energetic events

The Guyana Diabetic Association is seeking to ensure that persons with diabetes manage their condition better. Exercise will be a big feature. President of GDA, Glynis Beaton highlighted some major...

West Dem NCW hosts regional conference as it readies for International Women’s Day

Mar 25, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on West Dem NCW hosts regional conference as it readies for International Women’s Day

In observance of International Women’s Day-(March 08), the West Demerara National Congress of Women yesterday continued their celebrations by hosting their informative Regional Conference, geared...

Cancer and treatments

Mar 25, 2019 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Cancer and treatments

It is good to hear of the successful treatment of President Granger. All Guyanese should breathe a sigh of relief and give a word of thanks. No politics with serious sickness is a sign of maturity...

The defeat of a govt. by a no-confidence vote should not be left to judicial interpretation

Mar 25, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on The defeat of a govt. by a no-confidence vote should not be left to judicial interpretation

DEAR EDITOR, There is a popular saying that ‘the law is an ass’. The recent ruling by the Appeal Court overturning the decision of the Chief Justice regarding the validity of the No-confidence...

All Eyes on the Caribbean Court of Justice

Mar 25, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on All Eyes on the Caribbean Court of Justice

DEAR EDITOR, All eyes are now on the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) which will within the next weeks/months hear the most important case(s) in the history of Guyana. Their decision will decide...

What if, come next elections, Guyanese just don’t vote race?

Mar 25, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on What if, come next elections, Guyanese just don’t vote race?

DEAR EDITOR, It seems as if everyone has suddenly turn shy, no one wants to say it. Simply put, two judges voted allowing for a PNC hooray and the single one voted in a manner the PPP most...

The Beauty of Patience and Ugliness of Impatience

Mar 25, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Beauty of Patience and Ugliness of Impatience

DEAR EDITOR, Interpretation is now the focus of dissent concerning the Court of Appeals’ ruling. The coalition will hold fast to the decision that it is the law while the opposition, not getting...

Guyana’s potential for greatness lies in national unity

Mar 25, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyana’s potential for greatness lies in national unity

DEAR EDITOR, They have tried every stroke on the political front to regain power, in his struggle with his health they came upon him like vultures ready to tear him apart, from the moment they became...

How can this difference in approach be reconciled?

Mar 25, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on How can this difference in approach be reconciled?

DEAR EDITOR, With respect to the No-Confidence Voting, The APPEAL Court of Guyana has ruled in the APNU+AFC favour. This decision seems to suggest that there is one set of RULES for Parliamentarians...

There can be no half a Judge

Mar 25, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on There can be no half a Judge

DEAR EDITOR, Two Court of Appeal Judges out of an uneven three, Ruled that a “majority” is half rounded up plus one apparently, There can be no half a Judge, So there can be no politically...

A request for land titles on the East Bank of Essequibo

Mar 25, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on A request for land titles on the East Bank of Essequibo

DEAR EDITOR, I read with great interest and pleasure of the recent issuance of land titles to residents of Bare Root by this current regime after years of requesting same. Whilst I’m not sure of...

Accountability is an important element in good governance

Mar 25, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Accountability is an important element in good governance

DEAR EDITOR, Leader of the Opposition Bharrat Jagdeo’s interview with Stan Gouveia on 94.1 FM, as reported in Kaieteur News (24/3/2019), is deserving of national attention and concomitant actions....

How US$150M was spent to renovate airport… US$35M spent on sand alone -One million truck loads of sand at $7,000 each – Min. Patterson

Mar 24, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on How US$150M was spent to renovate airport… US$35M spent on sand alone -One million truck loads of sand at $7,000 each – Min. Patterson

As Guyana gets ready to take possession of the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) from the Chinese contractor, there are more revelations about how the US$150M was spent. It has long been...

Oil and gas industry… Guyana stands to lose big time if outdated laws not changed -EITI Analyst

Mar 24, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Oil and gas industry… Guyana stands to lose big time if outdated laws not changed -EITI Analyst

By Kiana Wilburg Most, if not all of Guyana’s laws pertaining to the extractive sector need to be updated. This is necessary if Guyana is to succeed, especially as it relates to its acceptance in...

Bid tampering…Procurement Commission investigating alleged breach of tender board

Mar 24, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Bid tampering…Procurement Commission investigating alleged breach of tender board

The Public Procurement Commission (PPC) is investigating an alleged attempt to tamper with a bid document at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB). The Commission, which is...

Govt’s status rests with CCJ-Nandlall

Mar 24, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Govt’s status rests with CCJ-Nandlall

If the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) overturns the Court of Appeal’s majority decision that the No-Confidence Motion is invalid, then the APNU+AFC Government returns to its unconstitutional...

Jagdeo expresses interest in oil sector

Mar 24, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Jagdeo expresses interest in oil sector

Leader of the Opposition, Bharrat Jagdeo, believes that he has institutional knowledge to make a positive difference in Guyana’s budding oil and gas sector. During an interview with radio...

Officials should be jailed for hiding oil transactions – Jagdeo

Mar 24, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Officials should be jailed for hiding oil transactions – Jagdeo

The Leader of the Opposition, Bharrat Jagdeo, contends that public officials should be jailed for failing to make public, negotiations and transactions with any oil company. He was, at the time,...

A leopard hiding he spots

Mar 24, 2019 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on A leopard hiding he spots

When people change everybody does seh how de person tun over a new leaf. When a man use to drink and drunk everyday and fall down pun de road, when he stop, everybody does be glad. Dem is de...

Housing opportunities for Agricola residents

Mar 24, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Housing opportunities for Agricola residents

The residents of Agricola showed up in their numbers to meet with Minister within the Ministry of Communities, Valerie Adams-Yearwood, to discuss housing opportunities. The meeting was held on...

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No more plundering, no more exploitation

Oct 11, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Rev. Jim Jones, who led more than 900 Americans to their deaths in a mass murder-suicide in Guyana in 1978, had a sign behind his throne that read: “Those who cannot remember the past, are condemned to repeat it.” That warning is particularly relevant to Guyana today. We...

Haiti: When the Promise of a Haitian-Led Solution Begins to Fade

Oct 11, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Who speaks for Haiti? It is a question the international community can no longer avoid. For years, governments and international organisations have insisted that the country’s deepening crisis must have a “Haitian-led solution”. The principle is...

MV Barima COI in ICU

Oct 11, 2026

Hard truths… (Kaieteur News) – I want to give the MV Barima Commission of Inquiry (COI) the space of grace. How can I (any Guyanese)? Check its origins. Revisit some of its personnel. Chair Smith said that the COI will follow the evidence to hell and back. It’s hoped that he...

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