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The Dog (Canis lupus)

May 29, 2011 knews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on The Dog (Canis lupus)

The dog (Canis lupus familiaris and Canis lupus dingo) is a domesticated form of the grey wolf, a member of the Canidae family of the order Carnivora. The term is used for both feral and pet...

Guyana: Recovering its ‘lost’ years

May 29, 2011 knews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on Guyana: Recovering its ‘lost’ years

By Sir Ronald Sanders May 26th marked 45 years since Guyana became independent. During that time other countries, such as Malaysia, Singapore and the Maldives that had been far behind Guyana in...

The computer delivery programme

May 29, 2011 knews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on The computer delivery programme

By Adam Harris It goes without saying that one of the greatest things to have happened in Guyana is the introduction of computers to just about everyone. For years I have always thought that it would...

Serving alcohol at Feminition is like asking a woman to kiss a cutlass

May 29, 2011 knews Features / Columnists, Stella Says Comments Off on Serving alcohol at Feminition is like asking a woman to kiss a cutlass

There has been debate amongst highly regarded women’s advocates concerning the Feminition Expo that will still be in full swing as most people read this column. There are two main points at hand:...

Two interesting memories of Sharanie Doobay

May 29, 2011 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Two interesting memories of Sharanie Doobay

I was opening my gate to drive into the yard. I got a call from Dale Andrews of this newspaper telling me that Dr. Doobay’s wife had just been killed. I was shocked and expressed loud disbelief to...

The Baccoo Speaks

May 29, 2011 knews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo Speaks

It must be the goddess of nonsense that is hovering over Guyana because there are some stupid things that are happening. Two young men from a depressed area will target a passerby and relieve him of...

Whose side?

May 29, 2011 knews Features / Columnists, Ravi Dev Comments Off on Whose side?

Late last year, in an article “Guyana’s Tragedy”, I analogised the political struggle between Indians and Africans in Guyana to one between the two sets of cousins in the Mahabharat. I wrote,...

Transparency and accountability are also good for business

May 29, 2011 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Transparency and accountability are also good for business

The following is a hypothetical example to illustrate a real problem. One day two main breaking stories reach the desk of an editor. The first is about a fire at a shack in a squatting area. The...

Historic Alpha United advance to CONCACAF Champions League playoff

May 28, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Historic Alpha United advance to CONCACAF Champions League playoff

– Puerto Rico Islanders win final Puerto Rico Islanders defeated Haiti’s Tempete FC 3-1 in overtime in the final of the North and American Caribbean Football Union Club Championship last...

Golden Jags erase one goal deficit to beat Bradley University 2-1

May 28, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Golden Jags erase one goal deficit to beat Bradley University 2-1

Focus now on Barbados tomorrow By Franklin Wilson in Barbados In association with Queensway, Fazia’s Collection, Fitness Express and the Guyana Football Federation After a dismal opening 45...

Hooper surprised by Sagicor HPC talent pool

May 28, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Hooper surprised by Sagicor HPC talent pool

– says WICB is moving in the right direction on player development Bridgetown, Barbados – Carl Hooper, the former Guyana and West Indies captain, and newly appointed Batting Coach of the...

Roy Cummings wins Dem Life Golf tourney

May 28, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Roy Cummings wins Dem Life Golf tourney

The Demerara Life Group of Companies Independence Day Golf was won by Roy Cummings on Thursday at the Lusignan Golf Club. Despite tough conditions due to overnight rain, Cummings, who won last...

US Coaches hold sessions for school coaches/goalkeepers

May 28, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on US Coaches hold sessions for school coaches/goalkeepers

The development of junior soccer in Guyana received a shot in the arm when Coaches and Goalkeepers of the ScotiaBank/Pepsi School Football Academy benefited from a coaching clinic conducted by two...

Inter-Organisation Basketball Championships loom

May 28, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Inter-Organisation Basketball Championships loom

– competition to be bigger, better with new aspects The Annual Inter-Organisation Basketball Championships promises to be bigger and better this year with more sponsorship and the addition of...

Modern Optical renews sponsorship for GNRA handgun competition

May 28, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Modern Optical renews sponsorship for GNRA handgun competition

Modern Optical has renewed its sponsorship for the Annual Inter-Services Handgun competition billed for Sunday at the Timehri ranges. The competing services are Guyana Police Force, Guyana Defence...

Berbice Chamber of Commerce and Industry 10/10 Floodlight Cricket on today

May 28, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Berbice Chamber of Commerce and Industry 10/10 Floodlight Cricket on today

The stage is set for the Berbice Chamber of Commerce and Industry second grand annual one day inter Agency 10/10 softball cricket competition and Fun Day and exhibition games at the Albion Community...

Tendulkar, Yuvraj, Gambhir out of entire WI tour

May 28, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Tendulkar, Yuvraj, Gambhir out of entire WI tour

India’s already-depleted squad for the tour of the West Indies has suffered further setbacks: shoulder injuries to Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh’s respiratory infection, and...

5km Independence Road Race and Walk set for tomorrow

May 28, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on 5km Independence Road Race and Walk set for tomorrow

The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport/ National Sports Commission in association with the Rising Star Track Club will be holding a 5km Independence Road Race and Walk tomorrow for Seniors,...

GFA files injunction against GFF

May 28, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on GFA files injunction against GFF

– aimed at nullifying Congress The Georgetown Football Association (GFA) had an injunction served on the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) last night aimed at nullifying the GFF Congress that...

Guyanese cricketer returns following successful stint in Trinidad and Tobago

May 28, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Guyanese cricketer returns following successful stint in Trinidad and Tobago

Former Guyanese U-19 opener Deonauth Baksh recently returned home after a successful sojourn in Trinidad and Tobago where he represented the Couva Sports Club in the National Division two Cricket...

We’ll be better prepared against spin – Gibson

May 28, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on We’ll be better prepared against spin – Gibson

West Indies will be better prepared to combat India’s spin threat in the upcoming ODI and Test series, coach Ottis Gibson has said. The West Indies batsmen proved vulnerable against spin during the...

Stag & El Dorado finals postponed to June 5

May 28, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Stag & El Dorado finals postponed to June 5

Floodlights, Memorex, Regal Seniors through to finals Rose Hall Females, Wellwoman, 4R Lioness, Lusignan Street Warriors through to semis The much anticipated finals of the Stag Beer & El Dorado...

Moen Gafoor clinches top podium spot in GASP Independence Open Scrabble

May 28, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Moen Gafoor clinches top podium spot in GASP Independence Open Scrabble

Moen Gafoor turned in a sterling performance to register 4 games and a positive spread of 361 to take top honours when the Guyana Association of Scrabble Players (GASP) staged the annual Independence...

Do not rewrite our history

May 28, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on Do not rewrite our history

Dear Editor, Are you really serious when you published a supplement for the 45th Anniversary of Guyana’s Independence in your newspaper (Guyana Chronicle) of Thursday 26th May 2011, and the only...

Disgraceful and embarrassing utterances

May 28, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on Disgraceful and embarrassing utterances

Dear Editor, I wish to satirize the pronunciation or TV of some very senior government officials with the hope that they would correct themselves. If they do, they would become role models for the...

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An insult to our intelligence

May 14, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – We are told that the reason regular government press conferences have disappeared is because the administration has moved from “campaign mode” into “implementation mode.” In other words, governing has apparently become too demanding an occupation to permit the...

The Caribbean’s Limits in Absorbing Other States’ Deportees

May 10, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Migration policy is a matter of sovereign control. Governments assert, rightly, their authority to regulate borders, determine who may enter, and enforce their laws. The United States has that right, as does every sovereign state. All Caribbean governments...

Sanctity of contract

May 14, 2026

Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – Sanctity of contract has a resonant ring. In isolation. Sanctity of contract placed next to sanctity of sovereignty doesn’t have a leg on which to stand. It pales. It must fade. For what does sanctity of contract do to sanctity of...

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