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Tony Deyal column…A courting we will go

Aug 18, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Tony Deyal column Comments Off on Tony Deyal column…A courting we will go

“A Boy Named Sue” was a hit song by Johnny Cash. These days, boys and girls, regardless of names and nationality, sue for cash. Some of these lawsuits are as ridiculous as naming a kid in the...

That Auditor General’s Report

Aug 17, 2008 knews Features / Columnists Comments Off on That Auditor General’s Report

The issue of the Auditor General’s Report is slowly being cleared up. Many people do not readily understand that some of the findings have nothing to do with actual cash. Some of the headlines...

The quiet mass murderer

Aug 17, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery Comments Off on The quiet mass murderer

– in one moment of madness, Oral Hendricks took three innocent lives… By Michael Jordan Guyana’s crime files are replete with cases of men who suddenly became afflicted with madness and...

The unmistakable impression of Burnham’s footprint remains

Aug 17, 2008 knews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on The unmistakable impression of Burnham’s footprint remains

Remarks by Raphael Trotman, M.P. on the Motion Honouring Linden Forbes Sampson Burnham, O.E., S.C. Linden Forbes Sampson Burnham, O.E, S.C., was an enigma. There is no escaping or denying that fact....

Should we give praise to the Government for this one?

Aug 17, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Should we give praise to the Government for this one?

By the time you read this column, you may have noticed that Carifesta Avenue is showing off street lamps. I guess better late than never. Should we sing praise to the Government for this? Before we...

My life is full of disappointments

Aug 17, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on My life is full of disappointments

There are some things in life that just wouldn’t go away. For me, one of these is the habit to plan and execute that plan. Years ago I vowed that I would not miss the 100 metres final at the...

Equality

Aug 17, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Ravi Dev Comments Off on Equality

(The following was first offered in 1993, following the victory of the PPP. How far have we moved since and why?) Equality has become the mantra of the day: no one is willing to declare that it is...

Vampire Around Town (VAT)

Aug 17, 2008 knews Features / Columnists Comments Off on Vampire Around Town (VAT)

Peter R. Ramsaroop, MBA Chairman, Vision Guyana INTRODUCTION: As I continue to travel around the country and even visiting the Diaspora in many countries, I am faced with the question, ‘why...

The Baccoo speaks

Aug 17, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo speaks

I warned about the electrocution but for some reason people would not heed my warning. Of course, what is written in the stars cannot be denied. There is going to be yet another and people are going...

Getting nightmares from disbeliefitis

Aug 17, 2008 knews Features / Columnists Comments Off on Getting nightmares from disbeliefitis

The Parrot is a movie buff; just love the stuff. Of course like anything else, there are good ones and ones which you regret wasting your time watching. For many, movies are an integral part of life,...

EPA for whose benefit?

Aug 17, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on EPA for whose benefit?

By Sir Ronald Sanders On September 2, 2008, some Caribbean countries will be signing an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union (EU) which is not fair and which, over time, may...

GUYANESE LITERATURE – by Petamber Persaud

Aug 17, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Guyanese Literature Comments Off on GUYANESE LITERATURE – by Petamber Persaud

The spirit of Carifesta ’72 is still with us within the walls of buildings that housed various activities of the first Caribbean Festival of Arts. Many of the venues used then were educational...

THE PPP REMAINS STRONG

Aug 17, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THE PPP REMAINS STRONG

As I mentioned before, the competition for places on the Central Executive of the People’s Progressive Party was not so much about candidates but about factions. Those elections were not just...

The quiet mass murderer

Aug 17, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery Comments Off on The quiet mass murderer

– in one moment of madness, Oral Hendricks took three innocent lives… By Michael Jordan Guyana’s crime files are replete with cases of men who suddenly became afflicted with madness and...

Measuring greatness

Aug 16, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Measuring greatness

People see what they want to see in an individual. For me singers, poets, actors, writers, doctors, nurses, athletes, scientists, are human beings whose achievements to their county and the world are...

Will the leaders of the PPP heed the call of congress?

Aug 16, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Will the leaders of the PPP heed the call of congress?

I do not know how serious to take a declaration emerging out of the 29th Congress of the People’s Progressive Party which indicated that party’s willingness to work with opposition parties and...

Stabroek News founder hospitalised

Aug 15, 2008 knews News, Stella Says Comments Off on Stabroek News founder hospitalised

Editor-In-Chief of Stabroek News, Mr David De Caires, has been admitted at a city hospital after he collapsed yesterday morning at his 239 Quamina Street, South Cummingsburg home. According to...

Like CN get katahar seeds

Aug 15, 2008 knews Features / Columnists Comments Off on Like CN get katahar seeds

The Parrot tuned in to the Half Dozen Channel to be on the roll call of those who tuned in to the return of the “Vise”. The “fuss” thing I noticed was that the Host, CN, announced, said that...

Money and double standards

Aug 15, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Money and double standards

Minister of Home Affairs, Mr. Clement Rohee and Mrs. Janet Jagan last week lamented the awarding of international aid to small countries with strings attached. They were both commenting on a specific...

Glen get away from police

Aug 15, 2008 knews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Glen get away from police

De motto of de police is ‘Protect and Serve’. Dem always protecting somebody and serving somebody else. Dem does go suh far as to serve summons. De other day a policeman stand up at de traffic...

Getting to the bottom of the Auditor General’s report

Aug 15, 2008 knews Features / Columnists Comments Off on Getting to the bottom of the Auditor General’s report

The findings by the Auditor General have been grossly distorted, leading to the belief that the government is deliberately encouraging corruption. If only the reporters were to seek to interview the...

THE AUDITOR GENERAL’S REPORT – PART 2

Aug 15, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THE AUDITOR GENERAL’S REPORT – PART 2

Glenn Lall must be feeling like Julius Caesar. His newspaper is now being accused of “waging war” against the government. No wonder Adam Harris is marching around the office all day. He must be...

SHOCK AND AWE IS NEEDED TO BRING SANITY TO THE ROADS

Aug 14, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on SHOCK AND AWE IS NEEDED TO BRING SANITY TO THE ROADS

I believe we are moving too slow in relation to traffic reforms. Despite the fact that legislation has been passed in respect to the use of cell phones and the banning of music on public transport...

Big Impact Project

Aug 13, 2008 knews Features / Columnists Comments Off on Big Impact Project

– Jobs, Jobs and Jobs needed INTRODUCTION: We need to get past our thinking that the small initiatives by the government will make any difference in creating an environment where we can create...

Take confidence from Beijing

Aug 13, 2008 knews Features / Columnists Comments Off on Take confidence from Beijing

The Parrot like millions, well billions (four of them) around the world, is still in awe of the opening ceremony of the 29th Olympiad in Beijing last week. It has to be the most spectacular,...

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FIFA bans former GFF General Secretary Ian Alves over sexual...

May 05, 2026

By Rawle Toney Kaieteur Sports – Former Guyana Football Federation (GFF) General Secretary, Ian Alves, has been banned from all football-related activities for five years after the world...

The PPP was always likely to constrict freedom

May 05, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – There is a habit, which we have developed with a certain skill in Guyana. That habit is the borrowing large words from abroad and using them to explain local developments. One such phrase “the resource curse.” It has the sound of intellectualism. But before we surrender to...

A Pin, a Principle, and the Integrity of the Caribbean

May 03, 2026

Territorial claims are decided in court, not worn on a lapel By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – There are moments in international affairs when a seemingly small act reveals a much larger contest of principle. The recent controversy over the wearing, during official engagements in the...

Essequibo: we shall fight, we shall never surrender

May 05, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Essequibo is Guyana’s. Essequibo will never be conceded. Never compromised. Essequibo is ours, forever be ours. We shall fight everywhere. We shall never surrender. Never Essequibo, so help me God. Noble, stirring words. Indeed, soaring, lofty convictions,...

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