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The “criminalized state” and the “incestuous state” in Guyana

Mar 18, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The “criminalized state” and the “incestuous state” in Guyana

It was Professor Clive Thomas who first propounded the theory of “The criminalized State in Guyana”. In five articles in 2003 in the Stabroek News (March 9, 16, 23, 30, April 6), he attempted to...

NBS AND CLICO

Mar 18, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on NBS AND CLICO

The New Building Society (NBS) is constructing a spanking headquarters opposite the St. George’s Cathedral. This must be an indication of good times for that entity which is now under the...

The roaring Tiger

Mar 18, 2009 knews Features / Columnists Comments Off on The roaring Tiger

The Parrot squawked in the past about the achievements on Shivnarine “Tiger” Chanderpaul. Sad to say the same cannot be said of the West Indies team as a whole. “Tiger” has reached cricketing...

Khan pleads guilty; Simels asked me to testify

Mar 17, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Khan pleads guilty; Simels asked me to testify

Roger Khan has pleaded guilty. To what? It is when you find out what he has pleaded guilty to then you will realise that certain persons may be in trouble in Guyana. Khan has pleaded guilty to 21...

All Ministers should publicly declare any interest in Clico (Guyana)

Mar 17, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on All Ministers should publicly declare any interest in Clico (Guyana)

On Sunday evening, the CBS Sixty Minutes show featured the Chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve defending his organisation’s decision to rescue the large banks that had gambled on the capital...

Did President Jagdeo know of Roger Khan’s activities?

Mar 16, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Did President Jagdeo know of Roger Khan’s activities?

Any school boy using logic and common sense, after reading what President Jagdeo said about Major (Ret) David Clark, is bound to ask the question: Did Mr. Jagdeo know what Roger Khan was doing? In...

TONGUE IN CHEEK

Mar 16, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Tony Deyal column Comments Off on TONGUE IN CHEEK

The English Language is as straight-forward as Bernie Madoff or Sir R. Allen Stanford. One example will suffice – the words “flammable” and “inflammable” mean the same thing whereas...

CLICO (Guyana) is the real McCoy

Mar 16, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on CLICO (Guyana) is the real McCoy

The opposition PNCR has been accused of not being militant enough. They should now avoid being accused of falling victim to the wiles of the Government. The PNCR has been in opposition long enough to...

Mar 15, 2009 knews Cartoons, Features / Columnists Comments Off on

The Spider Wasp

Mar 15, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on The Spider Wasp

Wasps in the family Pompilidae are commonly called spider wasps in this section of the world (South America). Species of wasps may be referred to colloquially as marabunta or marimbondo, though these...

Government as inflexible as an old, dying guava tree

Mar 15, 2009 knews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Government as inflexible as an old, dying guava tree

Extracts of the Presentation on 2009 Budget made by AFC MP, David Patterson Mr. Speaker, this year’s budget comes at a time when the global economy is experiencing an unprecedented downturn; the...

People must demand that Khurshid Sattaur accept this challenge!

Mar 15, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on People must demand that Khurshid Sattaur accept this challenge!

One hopes that Mr. Khurshid Sattaur, the head of the Guyana Revenue Authority, does not end up like his political bosses. They say all the wonderful things about their performance in government but...

My head is full of CLICO and polygraphs

Mar 15, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on My head is full of CLICO and polygraphs

Some issues never go away. Instead they attract a host of questions, some of which never seem to yield satisfactory answers. There are two such issues today — the CLICO (Guyana) affair and the...

WHERE WILL THE MONEY COME FROM?

Mar 15, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on WHERE WILL THE MONEY COME FROM?

A guarantee is only as good as that with which it is supported and therefore, without the backing of funds, the guarantee which the government of Guyana is offering to policyholders of CLICO (Guyana)...

Financial Architecture

Mar 15, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Ravi Dev Comments Off on Financial Architecture

The leaders of Caricom are meeting this weekend in Belize. Not unexpectedly the global financial crisis is high on the agenda, as is the CLICO fiasco. The latter certifies that we are well and truly...

Establish a Caribbean-wide Financial Services Regulator

Mar 15, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on Establish a Caribbean-wide Financial Services Regulator

By Sir Ronald Sanders In my last commentary entitled: “Tax Haven jurisdictions – Sitting Ducks and Scapegoats”, the point was made that British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and others, including...

The Baccoo speaks

Mar 15, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo speaks

The raids by the power company to ferret out illegal electrical connections will continue but somewhere along the way there is going to be problems. A man is going to try to disconnect the illegal...

The West on Trial: New edition

Mar 14, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The West on Trial: New edition

Among the viewpoints I have expressed since I started doing newspaper commentary is one that calls into question the account of Guyanese history in the fifties and sixties as seen by Dr. Cheddi Jagan...

PETER, PAUL AND SATTAUR

Mar 14, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on PETER, PAUL AND SATTAUR

The Commissioner-General of the Guyana Revenue Authority has indicated that his agency has implemented almost all of the recommendations of the Task Force which investigated allegations about the...

Is de name does sell dem out

Mar 13, 2009 knews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Is de name does sell dem out

If you got to deal wid people you got to take note of certain things. You got to check their names and things like that. Tek a name like MadeOff. He end up fleecing people of billions of dollars...

I am only voting if this question is answered

Mar 13, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on I am only voting if this question is answered

In 2006, I voted for the Alliance for Change (AFC). I do not know to whom I will be giving my preference in 2011. Notwithstanding the personal friendship between myself and Khemraj Ramjattan, I am...

SATTAUR SHOULD TAKE THE TEST!

Mar 13, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on SATTAUR SHOULD TAKE THE TEST!

If the GRA Commissioner-General feels that Uncle Freddie’s little matchbox house, which only appears imposing because it is elevated on concrete stilts, constitutes a mansion, I wonder how he would...

This time the coffee burnt me to death: I’m dead

Mar 12, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on This time the coffee burnt me to death: I’m dead

Years ago I did a column on a serious aspect of power interjected with humour and satire. In that piece, I described how, at breakfast, while reading the newspaper, I was so shocked at the hypocrisy...

Glenn Lall tekking out bank book today

Mar 12, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Glenn Lall tekking out bank book today

Today is an important day. Two critical but not unrelated developments are taking place today which I hope that all Guyana follow with keen interest. The first of these is the press conference which...

Polygraph hypocrisy

Mar 11, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Polygraph hypocrisy

In the Sunday issue of the Kaieteur News, there appeared some words of Mr. Khurshid Sattaur, the head of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) that should cause every citizen to demand that he take the...

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Local Players confirmed following CPL Draft

May 16, 2026

Kaieteur Sports – The Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) draft has taken place, with the seven teams confirming the West Indian players who will form part of their squads for the 2026...

Clapping while suffering a small stroke

May 16, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – There was a time in Guyanese politics when crossing the floor required a degree of shame, or at least the decency to look nervous while doing it. A man would lower his head, avoid eye contact in Parliament, mumble something about “national interest,” and quietly migrate to...

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...

Welcome back, brother Jagdeo

May 16, 2026

Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – They say that it’s Bharrat Jagdeo. There is only one. Looks like him. Words read like him. Sounds like his speech pattern, though unheard, personally. Limited to emergencies for the sake of well-being. Welcome back, Bharrat Jagdeo: brother,...

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