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A colossal disappointment of 2009

Jan 10, 2010 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on A colossal disappointment of 2009

One area of post-graduate studies for me at both Mc Master University and the University of Toronto was philosophy. This is a melancholy, lugubrious aspect of human knowledge that tends to leave its...

The Red-eyed Tree Frog (Litoria chloris)

Jan 10, 2010 knews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on The Red-eyed Tree Frog (Litoria chloris)

The Red-eyed Tree Frog (Litoria chloris) is not only a very intriguing creature but it has been found to have immense medical capabilities. In fact it has been discovered that the skin secretion of...

Is distraction pun distraction

Jan 09, 2010 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Is distraction pun distraction

Not a day don’t pass without somebody seeking a distraction. When things slow down somebody try to burn down de court and create a distraction. Before de dust settle, de police holler how is de...

THE TWO DILEMMAS OF THE PPP

Jan 09, 2010 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THE TWO DILEMMAS OF THE PPP

In this the final in the series of articles on the PPP, I examine the prospects for the party in the years ahead. There is no doubt that the passing of two of the most dominant figures in the party,...

The funnier side of 2009

Jan 09, 2010 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The funnier side of 2009

Politics is a caricatured process in this country that leaves the society without surprises. Guyanese are accustomed to the comical, hypocritical and unusual utterances and behaviour of those who...

Dem big ones got nuff passion

Jan 08, 2010 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Dem big ones got nuff passion

Passion is a thing that does tek lang to cool down and dem boys find out de hard way. Christmas and New Year, de people at de Waterfalls paper decide to mek joke wid some big ones in de country. Dem...

The PPP must not cede any more ground

Jan 08, 2010 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The PPP must not cede any more ground

Sixty years ago, the People’s Progressive Party was formed. It has been subject to trying times over this period, having witnessed the suspension of the Constitution in 1953, ethnic and political...

2009 in Guyana: Year of the US Embassy

Jan 08, 2010 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on 2009 in Guyana: Year of the US Embassy

In the year just gone by, there were more political venalities, more nastiness from the corridors of power than in any calendar year of the rule of President Burnham and Hoyte of the PNC. Yet when...

Dem boys seh…Nuff people peeping

Jan 07, 2010 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Nuff people peeping

Monkey see, monkey do. That is wha happening in this country. If a li’l child deh in a house and he see he parents doing something then he or she gun do de same thing because dem think that dem...

Year of secrets and revelations

Jan 07, 2010 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Year of secrets and revelations

Two contradictory characteristics enveloped the Government in 2009 – secrecy and apocalypse. We can start with secrets. We were never told who the investors were in the failed hotel venture on the...

THE BRIDGE THAT WAS NEVER FORMALLY OPENED

Jan 07, 2010 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THE BRIDGE THAT WAS NEVER FORMALLY OPENED

The People’s Progressive Party, PPP, is sixty years old. It has held office over this period just as long as it has been out of power. The problems that it has faced while governing have been many...

Dem boys seh…Nuff people got belly wuk

Jan 06, 2010 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Nuff people got belly wuk

De situation really critical because all of a sudden de Minister dem all sick. Who ain’t got flu got diarrhea. Some got all two. When Bharrat ask he hear how some people eat and drink like if is...

Indeed that bell is rung out, that song is sung out

Jan 06, 2010 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Indeed that bell is rung out, that song is sung out

I wanted today to look back at 2009 but there has been an interesting intervention that needs an exigent reaction. I refer to a whole page advertisement in the Kaieteur News on New Year’s Day by...

THE HAMMER IS COMING!

Jan 06, 2010 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THE HAMMER IS COMING!

Does the leadership of the PPP really expect the party faithful to believe that there is not widespread disaffection over the relationship between the party and the government, and specifically about...

Stitching together lies, more lies and non-truths

Jan 05, 2010 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Stitching together lies, more lies and non-truths

I have ceased to reply to the letters of Annan Boodram of New York, who I feel, like Vishnu Bisram, has nothing to contribute to the attempts of good, patriotic Guyanese to find everlasting peace in...

Three postulates and an anniversary

Jan 05, 2010 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Three postulates and an anniversary

By now readers would have discovered that the articles for this week’s columns are dedicated to the sixtieth anniversary of the People’s Progressive Party. This year will also mark the 25th...

Dem Boys Seh… GWI sharing mauby

Jan 05, 2010 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Dem Boys Seh… GWI sharing mauby

De army promotions come out and none of dem big ones ain’t get promote. Gary come from de Coast Guard and de man who head this year list come from de Coast Guard. Dem boys seh that is clannish...

Dem boys seh…De PSC forget Paul Slowe

Jan 04, 2010 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…De PSC forget Paul Slowe

De government moving to ban latrines. Dem boys seh that people mekking latrines to insult de government. One Minister tell Cabinet that people talking about de latrine that collapse and kill a...

OPEN THE DOOR LEH THE MAN COME IN….

Jan 04, 2010 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on OPEN THE DOOR LEH THE MAN COME IN….

The “us/we” dichotomy emerged out a specific discourse/analysis of the cultural impact of imperialism and the way in which narrative was used as part of the colonizing process. There is now a...

Another decade of Guyana’s life has passed

Jan 04, 2010 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Another decade of Guyana’s life has passed

On December 31 last year, a decade went by. It is routine for newspapers and commentators to asses life and the world after a decade has passed. At the moment that is what the world’s top...

THE TURN OF THE SCREW

Jan 04, 2010 KNews Features / Columnists, Tony Deyal column Comments Off on THE TURN OF THE SCREW

The BCCI (Board of Cricket Control for India) tried Greg Chappel who tried Edward de Bono’s creative thinking approach and his “Six Thinking Hats”. They tried positive thinking. They tried...

Don’t get sick this year

Jan 03, 2010 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Don’t get sick this year

Is a new year but some people doing de same stupidness. Dem boys seh that is a surprise that some of dem still deh round. Dem claim that it got to be that de man above does protect children, fools...

The Baccoo speaks

Jan 03, 2010 knews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo speaks

There is going to be some measure of calm, especially on the streets, because some people are going to exercise that bit more care and caution. However, in two instances motorcyclists are going to...

2000-2009: A Decade of Caribbean Decline – Part 2

Jan 03, 2010 knews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on 2000-2009: A Decade of Caribbean Decline – Part 2

By Sir Ronald Sanders In part one of this commentary I argued that 2000 to 2009 has proven to be a decade of decline for the countries of the Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM). This...

2010: THE YEAR OF OPPORTUNITY

Jan 03, 2010 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on 2010: THE YEAR OF OPPORTUNITY

The PNCR extends New Year Greetings to all Guyanese at home and abroad. In his New Year Message, the Leader of the PNCR and Leader of the Opposition, Mr. Robert H. O. Corbin, MP, expressed the hope...

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GBF secures certified Hardwood Court in major boost for basketball...

Jun 17, 2026

Kaieteur Sports – As Guyana prepares to host the FIBA AmeriCup 2029 Caribbean Pre-Qualifiers from July 8-12 at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, the Guyana Basketball Federation (GBF) has made a...

No right to a firearm permit exists

Jun 17, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Years ago, there was a man who contended, “I need a firearm licence because I have a lot of money.” The then relevant officer replied, “Then you can afford security—next application, please.” The man had been so confident he would get a firearm licence...

Why the Commonwealth Matters Again

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...

Carolyn Rodrigues – Birkett for UN Sec Gen. – I endorse

Jun 17, 2026

Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – Way to go, Excellency Ali. Excellency Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett is Guyana’s nominee for the prestigious and demanding role of United Nations Secretary General. Why not? Since everybody globally have their eyes on a wedge of Guyana’s riches,...

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