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I remember Nat King Cole’s ‘Two loves have I’

Mar 08, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on I remember Nat King Cole’s ‘Two loves have I’

There was good news and bad news this past week, depending on which side of the fence you happen to be standing. For some people the good news came in the form of evidence that the local CLICO branch...

THE FALLOUT FROM CLICO (Guyana) – PART 2

Mar 08, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THE FALLOUT FROM CLICO (Guyana) – PART 2

One of the sad indictments against the government has been its signal failure to effectively analyse and predict the possible fallout from not only the global financial crisis but also the related...

The Mushroom Syndrome

Mar 08, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Ravi Dev Comments Off on The Mushroom Syndrome

Turning and turning in the widening gyre The falcon cannot hear the falconer; Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world, The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and...

“Tax Haven” Jurisdictions – Sitting Ducks and Scapegoats

Mar 08, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on “Tax Haven” Jurisdictions – Sitting Ducks and Scapegoats

By Sir Ronald Sanders It is a classic case of “passing the buck”, but Caribbean jurisdictions that offer offshore financial services will be the victims of lax regulation by the OECD countries...

The Baccoo speaks

Mar 08, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo speaks

The gunmen never fail to appear like the proverbial bad penny and all because they have been shut down in most areas. This is a new set who borrow guns from the old ones who are taking a back seat...

Vanishing opposition

Mar 07, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Vanishing opposition

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THE FALLOUT FROM CLICO

Mar 07, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THE FALLOUT FROM CLICO

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De man cleaning out de Camp Street jail

Mar 06, 2009 knews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on De man cleaning out de Camp Street jail

De head of the Camp Street jail was a busy man whole week. He get more busy when de Prime Minister from The Bahamas announce big and bold how he ain’t see no money from Guyana going to Clico...

Harmony is envious

Mar 06, 2009 knews Features / Columnists Comments Off on Harmony is envious

The Parrot is an ardent cricket fan. This may be an understatement given the many years I have followed and played the game. Over that period I have seen the game evolving and teams reaching new...

HELPING DEM BOYS

Mar 06, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on HELPING DEM BOYS

Everyone in Kaieteur News feels sorry for Uncles Adam and Freddie. In the case of Adam his life savings are tied up in CLICO (Guyana), and with Freddie, UG’s pension fund is similarly constrained....

NBS, CLICO and the war on poor people

Mar 06, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on NBS, CLICO and the war on poor people

I ask you to read this quote from this newspaper from the Minister of Finance three times. Yes, three times. Let it soak in and you will see that a nasty conspiracy is involved in the impending...

The President should restrain his comments on CLICO

Mar 05, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The President should restrain his comments on CLICO

I wish to urge the President of Guyana to restrain himself and not to give advice at this stage to the policyholders of the troubled CLICO (Guyana). That company now falls under judicial...

“Livinguyana” should live again

Mar 05, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on “Livinguyana” should live again

I would like to think that if “livinguyana.blogspot.com” were still alive, thousands here and abroad would rush to it daily on the internet. The reason is because it has now become known as an...

More than 60,000 Guyanese may have to go to Switzerland

Mar 04, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on More than 60,000 Guyanese may have to go to Switzerland

Where are the pension monies for over sixty thousand Guyanese that was invested in CLICO? No one knows that at the time of writing. By the time this newspaper hits the stands we may know the answer...

www.parrotpepperparty.com

Mar 04, 2009 knews Features / Columnists Comments Off on www.parrotpepperparty.com

The Parrot wasn’t taken by surprise by the developments pertaining to the livinguyana blog. I must admit that curiosity was the major factor that drove me to log on and to browse the now closed...

ANTS DOES BITE HOT

Mar 04, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on ANTS DOES BITE HOT

I do not know how that gentleman whose picture appeared in the newspapers got his injuries. What I do know is what I see, and what I see is injuries consistent with someone being bitten repeatedly by...

The president’s comments should be condemned

Mar 03, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The president’s comments should be condemned

You know a government is panicking when it begins to imagine enemies where none exists. The PPP government is clearly now in deep distress over the crisis involving CLICO (Guyana) and is seeking to...

Livinguyana.blogspot.com

Mar 03, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Livinguyana.blogspot.com

Miles Fitzpatrick, in charge of Stabroek News, in the absence of David de Caires, who was on holiday at the time, bluntly informed me that he doesn’t think a newspaper should have columnists. At...

Guyanese must demand a national government now

Mar 02, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Guyanese must demand a national government now

You wonder how much President Jagdeo cares about his image or credibility or both (assuming that he has these motives after about 10 years in the presidency). While the European parliamentarians...

A failure of the regulation or the regulator?

Mar 02, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on A failure of the regulation or the regulator?

The Commissioner of Insurance is coming under a great deal of criticism, and is likely to come under more of the same, over the handling of the CLICO (Guyana) matter. Two political parties have...

When dogma and karma collide

Mar 02, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Tony Deyal column Comments Off on When dogma and karma collide

Our little dog Crix, named after the biscuit with its shades of brown that many southern Caribbean people consider their “vital supplies”, is singular both grammatically and dogmatically. ...

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GEM, Guyana’s Premier Lifestyle Magazine

Mar 01, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Guyanese Literature Comments Off on GEM, Guyana’s Premier Lifestyle Magazine

by Petamber Persaud Publishing in Guyana is a precarious business; publishing a specialised magazine in Guyana is almost foolhardy. But the forces behind Guyana Entertainment Magazine (GEM) have...

Slumdog Cheapskate and Freddie

Mar 01, 2009 knews Features / Columnists Comments Off on Slumdog Cheapskate and Freddie

The Parrot is still in euphoria following the success of the movie “Slumdog Millionaire” at the 81st Academy Awards ceremony last week. The eight Oscars that the movie deservedly won have...

The Baccoo speaks

Mar 01, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo speaks

Madness continues on the roads because drivers feel safe about evading the police. They are going to create a major accident in a back street as they try to elude traffic lights and the police. One...

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May 19, 2026

Guyana’s 60TH Independence Diamond Jubilee Sports Kaieteur Sports – Guyana’s 60th Independence Diamond Jubilee Sports programme kicked off in the past week with four disciplines and three...

True democracy cannot exist where consultation replaces authority

May 19, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The debate over Article 13 of Guyana’s Constitution is not simply about words. It is about political power, who controls the state, and whether ordinary people truly have authority in national decision-making. The defenders of “inclusionary democracy” present it as a...

The OAS faces a moral test in Panama

May 17, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – An attempt is now being made by a few member states of the Organization of American States (OAS), using procedural manoeuvres, to prevent a proposed “Declaration on the Rights of Persons and Peoples of African Descent” from proceeding to the OAS...

More brain haemorrhage than brain-drain

May 19, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Pres. Ali and the PPP Gov’t celebrates jobs, jobs, jobs. Question One: who’s doing them? Sure, there are more jobs. Question Two: what kind of jobs? Since the people to do high-level, top-quality jobs aren’t here. They keep running away. When only Haiti did worse than...

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