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DO SUH NAH LIKE SUH

Sep 07, 2009 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on DO SUH NAH LIKE SUH

The Charge D’Affaires of the United States Embassy can solve with one stroke the problem that the Mormons are encountering with the immigration authorities in Guyana. All she has to do is to use...

The nation awaits President Jagdeo response on this one

Sep 07, 2009 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The nation awaits President Jagdeo response on this one

Political conversation in the Georgetown circuit still centers on President Jagdeo’s outburst against the Kaieteur News at the dinner held at the Pegasus by the Private Sector Commission on August...

WHEN IS A WOMAN A WOMAN?

Sep 07, 2009 KNews Features / Columnists, Tony Deyal column Comments Off on WHEN IS A WOMAN A WOMAN?

Whether you call it a paradox or a parable, a lateral thinking puzzle or just a riddle, the question “When is a woman not a woman?” becomes increasingly important as the fate of Caster...

National Library Centenary, part 5

Sep 06, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Guyanese Literature Comments Off on National Library Centenary, part 5

By Petamber Persaud The National Library, Georgetown, Guyana, was opened to the public in September 1909. Although funding provided by Scottish-born American philanthropist, Andrew Carnegie, was...

The Baccoo speaks

Sep 06, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo speaks

There are going to be more road accidents although only two of them would be fatal. This is because of the many new drivers, some of whom can barely keep a car on the road. Indeed, some people are...

Guyana: Economic prospects and political uncertainties

Sep 06, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on Guyana: Economic prospects and political uncertainties

By Sir Ronald Sanders Despite uncertainties that mar the Guyana political scene, the country’s economic prospects appear to be brighter than they have been in three decades. Several developments...

Ballots, not bullets

Sep 06, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Ravi Dev Comments Off on Ballots, not bullets

As a card-carrying member of the opposition with a Parliamentary seat between 2001 and 2006, I was forced to spend quite a bit of time reflecting on exactly what ought to be the role of that...

ASK THE AMERICANS FOR HELP

Sep 06, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on ASK THE AMERICANS FOR HELP

If and when the Auditor General conducts an investigation and a value–for–money audit into the Stanleytown Pump Station, he will have an opportunity to determine just what price was paid for the...

Guyana beckons and people are responding

Sep 06, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on Guyana beckons and people are responding

Every time I come to the United States on vacation I run into hundreds of Guyanese, all of whom want to know about the situation back home. It is not that they are unaware, because if I attempt to...

A strange kidnapping in Buxton

Sep 06, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery Comments Off on A strange kidnapping in Buxton

By Michael Jordan It was on December 17, 2002, that 19-year-old carpenter Heraman Sahadeo, popularly known as Sadesh, asked his mother, Radha, for money to make a phone call to his reputed wife. He...

Four tragic mistakes since Independence

Sep 06, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Four tragic mistakes since Independence

I will outline four tragic mistakes since Guyana became a sovereign state that have deeply affected this country and have dented its capacity to overcome crisis-situations and take us to higher...

The Flea beetle

Sep 06, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on The Flea beetle

The Flea beetle is a general name applied to the small, jumping beetles of the leaf beetle family (Chrysomelidae). This beetle species is in fact one of the insect species that has been known to...

KAMARANG

Sep 06, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, The Creative Corner Comments Off on KAMARANG

DAY FOUR By Michael Jordan Sealey lay in his hammock, smoking and staring at the logie’s galvanized roof. His stomach was heavy with cassiri and the labba meal he had eaten at Perez’s house. His...

A tribute to our Indigenous brothers and sisters as we celebrate Amerindian Heritage Month

Sep 06, 2009 knews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on A tribute to our Indigenous brothers and sisters as we celebrate Amerindian Heritage Month

September is here again and the Alliance For Change (AFC) joins with all Guyana to wish our Indigenous Peoples a very meaningful as well as successful Amerindian Heritage Month. While this month...

Mormons, mormals and morons

Sep 05, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Mormons, mormals and morons

There are times when some members of the political elite say the stupidest things that you cannot help but describe them as sores (mormals) or morons. Is there any government in the world that has...

Clement Rohee must resign now!

Sep 04, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Clement Rohee must resign now!

When Ministers are caught openly evading the truth, it gets them into trouble. But they resort to a traditional bulwark from which you cannot dislodge them. They would say I never said so or I never...

HOW THE PPP WON THE CONGRESS OF THE PNCR

Sep 04, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on HOW THE PPP WON THE CONGRESS OF THE PNCR

The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) scored an overwhelming victory at the just concluded Congress of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR). While the leader of the PNCR retained his...

Sweetness trap some thiefing ants

Sep 04, 2009 knews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Sweetness trap some thiefing ants

Guyana is one big sugar bowl and de people is like nuff ants. Dem boys come to dis conclusion de other day when dem read de papers. Dem read bout some people who decide dat de money in de country is...

Two police officers, Khurshid Sattaur and a government that lacks vision

Sep 03, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Two police officers, Khurshid Sattaur and a government that lacks vision

I appealed to Mr. Karan Singh, when he was the “formidable one” at Guyana Water Incorporated not to fire a sewage worker that had chalked up 35 years of service. This man, in a country devoid of...

ALL GUYANESE SHOULD KNEEL

Sep 03, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on ALL GUYANESE SHOULD KNEEL

The most powerful position is not standing tall on your two feet. The most powerful position is to be on your knees in prayer. All Guyanese should for the next two weeks kneel and bow before the...

KAIETEUR NEWS IS HERE TO STAY

Sep 02, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on KAIETEUR NEWS IS HERE TO STAY

To all those who called to express their support and concern for this newspaper, we express our gratitude. We are touched by the outpouring of support and especially from those who called from...

Crime, bad governance and Guyana’s image

Sep 02, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Crime, bad governance and Guyana’s image

President Jagdeo actually called on the business community to boycott the Kaieteur News when he told them that this newspaper harms the image of the country by sensationalizing crime on its front...

Mosquitoes drowned an old tourist in the “Blacka”

Sep 01, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Mosquitoes drowned an old tourist in the “Blacka”

Last Friday evening, President Jagdeo told the guests at the dinner of the Private Sector Commission that crime reporting on the front page of the newspaper, particularly the Kaieteur News, is...

THIS IS AN ASSAULT ON PRESS FREEDOM

Sep 01, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THIS IS AN ASSAULT ON PRESS FREEDOM

The continued attacks on this newspaper emanating from officialdom have now reached the point where it constitutes an assault on press freedom. Strangely, those local organisations which are quick to...

EXECUTIVE FOOT DRAGGING

Aug 31, 2009 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on EXECUTIVE FOOT DRAGGING

Fabrication comes from the verb which is spelt F-A-B-R-I-C-A-T-E and means to invent or makeup for the purposes of deception. At the recent dinner hosted by the Private Sector Commission, the...

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Apr 13, 2026

Kaieteur Sports – The Petra Organisation tournament gathered momentum yesterday at the Queen’s College Ground, as Round Three fixtures brought the group stage to a thrilling close. All 32...

The rebirth of David Granger’s vision

Apr 12, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – There is something small-minded and, frankly, wasteful about a government that spends more time tearing down the ideas of its predecessors than building on what actually works. In Guyana, this habit has become all too familiar. Instead of treating development as a continuous...

The Cost of Netanyahu’s Wars

Apr 12, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – When the two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran was announced on 7th April, 2026, the immediate reaction across much of the world was relief. By 8th April, that relief was reflected in a sharp fall in oil prices after weeks in which conflict...

Lindsayca-CH4: what the hell

Apr 12, 2026

Hard Truths by GHK Lall… (Kaieteur News) – It is said that hindsight is perfect vision. Given what Guyanese know now, why is Lindsayca-CH4 in Guyana? This company should not be here to help a blind man walk across the road. He would still be blind on reaching the other side of the...

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