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Feb 21, 2010 knews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on Tiger Woods has my sympathy
The past few days were mindboggling. I had to sit and hear about a man who seems to have a hearty sex appetite and who wants help to curb it. He wants this help so bad that he is going to therapy....Feb 21, 2010 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on THE 2010 BUDGET: LONG ON WORDS; SHORT ON VISION
Minister of Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh, presented his 2010 Budget to the National Assembly on Monday, February 11, 2010, with his predictable boast of it being the largest in Guyana’s history....Feb 21, 2010 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Sorry to disappoint you on this one
I have extremely liberal views, so extensive that I can easily be classified as an unrealistic person. But I take my values seriously. I believe in these conceptualizations sincerely and I cling to...Feb 21, 2010 knews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo speaks
There is going to be a scathing criticism of a public institution over a death. As has become the norm, there are going to be accusations of neglect and poor medical procedures. One of the charges is...Feb 21, 2010 knews Features / Columnists, Ravi Dev Comments Off on Marginalisation of identity
(The following concludes the discussion on marginalisation originally published in 2008) Last week we posited that the discourse and institutionalisation of “race and racism” was an integral part...Feb 21, 2010 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on GUYANA NEEDS TO REVAMP ITS SECURITY APPARATUS
The question that should be asked is not why the government is moving to establish a central intelligence agency, but why only now. The intelligence community has failed this nation and not just in...Feb 20, 2010 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Strange things happening
This is a strange world. Strange things happening. A man beat he wife and she call de police. De police carry she to the station and then dem decide to charge de husband. De wife go to court and hear...Feb 20, 2010 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Where the PPP gets these spin doctors from?
The PPP Government and Mr. Jagdeo cannot deny that they want PR gurus. They spend lots of money to get these people and they get a school of incompetents of which Drs. Prem Misir and Randy Persaud...Feb 20, 2010 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on WHAT ABOUT THE PARENTS?
Violence in schools is a topical issue. And while there is violence, in one form or the other, in all schools, it is not a major problem in every school. Only a handful of schools in the country have...Feb 19, 2010 knews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Dem boys seh… Guyana is a graveyard fuh some people
First was Roger Khan, then was Simels, now is Kerik. But before that dem have de local things. News does come out of de prisons like how water does pass through pipe. Dem boys seh that de boss man...Feb 19, 2010 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on TIME TO SAY GOODBYE TO THE CIVIC
There has never been a grouping known as the Civic. But there has always been an alliance called the PPP/Civic. And there has not been, it seems, until now any confusion or contradiction between the...Feb 19, 2010 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Go down to the Umana Yana right now!
One book on Guyana that will remain quite popular for a long time is Godfrey Chin’s “Nostalgias.” This is not a publication that fits into a particular genre (see my review, KN, March 18,...Feb 18, 2010 knews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh… How dem can wrang suh?
Dem have lawyers and dem have lawyers. Dem boys seh that dem can’t imagine that dem have two lawyers who want run this country and dem ain’t even know de law. De story come out that dem had a...Feb 18, 2010 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THE PRESIDENT AND HIS AWARD
No one should begrudge someone who has been awarded an honorary doctorate. The third degree is a third degree, and persons who have been awarded an honorary degree for their achievements in life,...Feb 18, 2010 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Can jumbies kill people?
Quite often I am reminded by people from all walks of life to be careful with my personal security. This is a daily encounter. The fear comes from all strata of the society – media colleagues,...Feb 17, 2010 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh Is confession time
Parliament got people opening dem mouth and talking bout things that dem normally wouldn’t talk about. De other day was Uncle Sam who want talk bout Bharrat money and he get warn. Then Dr Jenny...Feb 17, 2010 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Monica Lewinsky, Janet Jagan and elected dictatorship in Guyana
Mrs. Janet Jagan wrote some unacceptable but nevertheless interesting columns for her party newspaper. Some were penned just months before her death. On reading these essays, you wonder what would...Feb 17, 2010 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on CRICKET, GOATS, DONKEYS, BIRDS AND DOGS
Security for the Guyana leg of Cricket World Cup 2007 was tighter than small-sized jeans on an oversized behind. Not even a fine pin could get past the security checkpoints. Patrons were scanned and...Feb 16, 2010 knews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Sam colleagues threaten to cut he throat
Dr Sam nearly end up in trouble. Before he let sleeping dogs lie he wake up something that even Bharrat don’t want talk about. Now dem boys always talking how Bharrat hardly deh in Guyana, how he...Feb 16, 2010 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Guyana gone to the goats
Guyana went to the dogs a long time ago. All Guyanese know this. Then Guyana went to the cows. These animals have killed many drivers and injured a larger number. But they still roam the streets. No...Feb 16, 2010 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THE MINISTER APPROVES THE PERIOD NOT THE FORM OF THE SANCTION
The case of the teen tortured while in the police lockups in Leonora is documented. It needs no repeating here. During the period of his detention by the police, the youth was allegedly hooded when...Feb 15, 2010 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…..Some people was lonely this Valentine
Valentine come and gone and some people suddenly know how lonely life can be. Bharrat sit at home and de only flower he get was from Kwame. Dem had some gyal who did want to go and sport wid he...Feb 15, 2010 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The issue should be put to the test
This column seeks to present a wide variety of views of matters of public interest. It is intended to promote diversity of views free from the taint or prejudices induced by presenting a face behind...Feb 15, 2010 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The Stabroek News and Guyana’s inexplicable psyche
One of the themes of my political activism and my social commentary over the decades is that this country is instinctively authoritarian. The evolution of this mentality can be traced to the effects...Feb 15, 2010 KNews Features / Columnists, Tony Deyal column Comments Off on PIECE OF THE AUCTION
In September 2008, a 22-year old women’s studies graduate from Sacramento State University with the pseudonym “Natalie Dylan” announced on the radio programme of “shock-jock” Howard Stern...Your children are starving, and you giving away their food to an already fat pussycat.
Jun 20, 2026
Kaieteur Sports – After thrilling action in Demerara and Berbice, the Future Warriors Tapeball for Primary Schools, which is powered by ExxonMobil Guyana, arrives at the Anna Regina National...Jun 20, 2026
(Kaieteur News) – The driver drove to the parking spot, aligned the vehicle into one of the lanes and then shut the engine down. I opened the door so that we could exit. The scene was slightly intimidating. This was a posh location. If the service matched the façade, then this was the perfect...Jun 14, 2026
By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Small and medium-sized states, from the most vulnerable island nations to more diversified middle‑income economies, have always faced a difficult reality. They have to navigate a world in which power is unevenly distributed and in which the decisions of...Jun 20, 2026
Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – Because Pres. Ali needs the hand, I’m keeping my day job. Unpaid advisor to HE Ali. It’s a thankless gig. But for country and presidency, no sacrifice is too high. Guyana needs some standards. Plenty; with starting all over recommended. ...Freedom of speech is our core value at Kaieteur News. If the letter/e-mail you sent was not published, and you believe that its contents were not libellous, let us know, please contact us by phone or email.
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