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Is bunnin’ and cross buns

Apr 10, 2009 knews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Is bunnin’ and cross buns

People does hot oil fuh fry fish but these days some woman does use hot oil fuh other reason. Dem got things to de stage wheh dem boys does call dem woman who hotting oil fuh bun man, Burnadette. And...

Not so good a Friday

Apr 10, 2009 knews Features / Columnists Comments Off on Not so good a Friday

The Parrot takes this opportunity to wish all, especially the Christian community, the best on this sombre day of Good Friday. Is there a greeting like “Happy Good Friday”? I am not sure. While...

The greatest mystery in Christendom; the greatest mystery in religion

Apr 10, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The greatest mystery in Christendom; the greatest mystery in religion

Today is one of the most sacred and revered days in the Christian religion. It is the moment that the persecuted and executed religious fighter, Jesus Christ, rose from the dead. I am not a religious...

Minister Manickchand’s semantic evasion

Apr 09, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Minister Manickchand’s semantic evasion

I do not read anything written by Minister Priya Manickchand. I don’t want to hear anything this lady has to say about the abuse of women by men. The attitude of this Minister to domestic abuse is...

GOOD JOB, MR SATTAUR!

Apr 09, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on GOOD JOB, MR SATTAUR!

I got a call on Tuesday from someone who wanted to inform me that he had seen an advertisement from the New Building Society, a private entity, appearing in the Guyana Times newspaper, but which did...

Something an East Indian woman said to me Monday afternoon

Apr 08, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Something an East Indian woman said to me Monday afternoon

An ephemeral cloud set off some raindrops on the Sheriff Street seawall on Monday afternoon sending the strollers including me to seek shelter at the newly reopened Texaco gas station. Among the...

Freddie a GOAT?

Apr 08, 2009 knews Features / Columnists Comments Off on Freddie a GOAT?

The Parrot was unavoidably absent for about two weeks. Apologies. Many things happened during that time, most notably the death of former President and founding member of the PPP, Janet Jagan. Much...

Mrs. Jagan was no obstacle to national unity

Apr 08, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Mrs. Jagan was no obstacle to national unity

The President of Guyana is absolutely correct when he said that Mrs. Janet Jagan was not a hindrance to national unity. The greatest obstacle to national unity was not Mrs. Janet Jagan; it is...

The controversial words of a controversial President

Apr 07, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The controversial words of a controversial President

I was not there but it was reported in the press, then I saw it on television that in his opening remarks at the official launching of the Guyana Times, President Jagdeo remarked; “I know I am...

Prosecution must be a pre-condition for any bailout

Apr 07, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Prosecution must be a pre-condition for any bailout

The Commissioner of Insurance should be made to answer to the Guyanese people as why she has not yet appointed a Special Prosecutor to prosecute breaches of the Insurance Act committed by the CLICO...

Bullyism or stupidity or both?

Apr 06, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Bullyism or stupidity or both?

Exactly one month ago (February, 5), in an article entitled, “Bullyism or stupidity,” I wrote the following; “The Licence Revenue Office is a very important place. Traffic is huge at that...

Guyana’s greatest financial scandal

Apr 06, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Guyana’s greatest financial scandal

Mrs. Janet Jagan is dead. She should be allowed to Rest in Peace and not become the object of political diversion or attempts to use her name to purge the PPP. All her life she was made the political...

PUN FOR THE ROAD

Apr 06, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Tony Deyal column Comments Off on PUN FOR THE ROAD

My friend and colleague, Kishan Kumarsingh, is in Bonn but not duty-free. He is attending a climate change meeting at the headquarters of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change...

Apr 05, 2009 knews Cartoons, Features / Columnists Comments Off on

The Baccoo speaks

Apr 05, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo speaks

Why must I always remind people that I must be taken seriously? I warned about the electrocution and there was this man who refused to heed what I saw. He is about to be buried, leaving behind...

Castro could help Obama to end Cuba embargo

Apr 05, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on Castro could help Obama to end Cuba embargo

By Sir Ronald Sanders Cuba’s President Raul Castro could help US President Barack Obama to end the 49-year old trade embargo that the US has imposed on Cuba and to normalise relations between the...

Still down and out

Apr 05, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Ravi Dev Comments Off on Still down and out

Well, the second grand meeting of G-20 – the conclave of the leaders of the twenty countries that account for an astounding 85% of the world GDP – came off in London on April 2nd. Unlike the...

NO WAY, JOSE!

Apr 05, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on NO WAY, JOSE!

There is a young reporter from the Stabroek News who usually has the President dancing during question time at press conferences, and I would love to see another encounter between the two. The young...

There is much talk about corruption

Apr 05, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on There is much talk about corruption

Guyana, the land of Many Waters, but the country that can never provide its people with adequate supplies of potable water is indeed a mystery. The global economic crisis that saw huge problems in...

The strange case of Mohamed Ibrahimi

Apr 05, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery Comments Off on The strange case of Mohamed Ibrahimi

By Michael Jordan Now that the guns are relatively silent, and the killing spree seems to have ended, this is perhaps as good a time as any to look back at some of the unsolved cases that sprung out...

Guyana’s future as seen by a USAID report

Apr 05, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Guyana’s future as seen by a USAID report

The USAID –Guyana Country Strategy, 2009-2013 is a document that will reinforce the pessimism that overwhelms a majority of people who live in this country. Like the Gay Mc Dougall Report submitted...

The Pink-toed Tarantula (Aviculara avicularia)

Apr 05, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on The Pink-toed Tarantula (Aviculara avicularia)

The pink-toed tarantula (Aviculara avicularia) is a species of tarantula native to South America, Costa Rica to Brazil and the southern Caribbean. This species is sometimes called the Guyana pinktoe,...

THE JUDICIARY IS NOT AN AUXILIARY OF THE HOME AFFAIRS MINISTRY

Apr 05, 2009 knews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on THE JUDICIARY IS NOT AN AUXILIARY OF THE HOME AFFAIRS MINISTRY

By Khemraj Ramjattan, Chairman of AFC The Ministry of Home Affairs has an executive responsibility to provide assistance to the Police. But the Judiciary is not the Ministry of Home Affairs. It is...

What do Castro and Chavez have in common?

Apr 04, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on What do Castro and Chavez have in common?

Fidel Castro would have lived an embarrassing life as a leader if he was still in charge after Barack Obama became the President of the US. Obama is a living testimony of the ignominious collapse of...

Frustration and stress at the Licence Revenue Office

Apr 04, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Frustration and stress at the Licence Revenue Office

Tens of thousands of motor vehicle owners from Parika to Mahaica have to line up on Smyth Street, outside of the Licence Revenue Office (LRO), in order to take out their Road Service Licence (LRC)....

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Massy Distribution School’s U18 Football finalists to be decided...

Apr 26, 2026

Kaieteur Sports – The race to the final of the 2026 Massy Distribution–sponsored Petra Organisation Under-18 Schools Football Championship hits boiling point today, as four in-form sides...

Georgetown has reached its limits

Apr 26, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Georgetown, the capital city of Guyana, I have concluded after extensive observation (and several near-death experiences attempting to cross Regent Street), has not merely reached its tipping point. It has tipped, landed awkwardly, and is now apologizing to itself while asking...

Resolving CARICOM’s Leadership Impasse

Apr 19, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) –As with all my commentaries, this one is strictly in my personal capacity, drawing on more than fifty years of engagement with Caribbean affairs and a lifelong commitment to the cause of regional integration. I do not speak on behalf of any government or...

AG Nandlall – reflect, set standard, exemplify

Apr 26, 2026

Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – Mr. Anil Nandlall, honorable Attorney General, has a dilemma. His foot is in a trap, and the more he opens his mouth to help himself, the more he makes matters worse. What was heard from the Caribbean Court of Justice was the subtle chiding of...

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