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Aug 03, 2008 knews News, Stella Says Comments Off on

Defence questions identity of ‘Shortman’ Lawyers for accused drug trafficker Guyanese Shaheed ‘Roger’ Khan are questioning part of the prosecution’s evidence in the case. In a...

The Helmeted Guinea Fowl (Numida meleagris)

Aug 03, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on The Helmeted Guinea Fowl (Numida meleagris)

The Guinea Fowl is of a family of birds that falls within the same order as the pheasants, turkeys, partridges and other game birds which originated in Africa. They are a family of insect and...

The body parts of Caribbean unity and governance realities – Part Two

Aug 03, 2008 knews Clarence E. Pilgrim, Features / Columnists Comments Off on The body parts of Caribbean unity and governance realities – Part Two

By Clarence E Pilgrim Wherever you go within the Caribbean community, you are sure to find the trappings of a remarkable history and culture worth capturing for future reference. The Twenty-Ninth...

Tourism crime underscores Caribbean weaknesses

Aug 03, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on Tourism crime underscores Caribbean weaknesses

By Sir Ronald Sanders Tourism to Antigua and Barbuda has suffered a serious blow from the tragic killing of British doctor, Catherine Mullany, and the serious injury to her husband, Ben, as they...

CONNECT: Guyana’s poor – Brazil’s rich

Aug 03, 2008 knews Features / Columnists Comments Off on CONNECT: Guyana’s poor – Brazil’s rich

Peter R. Ramsaroop, MBA, Chairman, Vision Guyana INTRODUCTION: Brazil is the number one global producer of five key products, including coffee and orange juice. It is also the number two producer of...

Wasn’t Freddie’s teacher a dictator?

Aug 03, 2008 knews Features / Columnists Comments Off on Wasn’t Freddie’s teacher a dictator?

The Parrot had in the past squawked about Freddie’s flawed and deliberately skewed analyses on what he terms “elected dictatorship”. This now seems like an obsession on his part and many have...

Are we ignoring the fundamentals of our peril

Aug 03, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on Are we ignoring the fundamentals of our peril

For some time now I have been noticing that increasingly young people are unable to read or write. This was a phenomenon that was common to old people way back when I was a little boy. And people...

Today, the PPP delegates vote but for whom and for what?

Aug 03, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Today, the PPP delegates vote but for whom and for what?

Countless famous writers in all types of genre have poetically reflected on the human mind since time immemorial. Quite a large number of them have taken a pessimistic view. One of the most vivid...

The AFC Column…MEDALS, DIPLOMACY & VENEZUELA?

Aug 03, 2008 knews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on The AFC Column…MEDALS, DIPLOMACY & VENEZUELA?

By Raphael Trotman, AFC Leader The Guyanese public was recently treated to a most interesting sight of the Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defence Force, Commodore Gary Best, being bestowed with the...

The Baccoo speaks

Aug 03, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo speaks

Indeed it is the silly season and no one is taking notice. It is more of the same because another driver is going to crash into an oncoming vehicle. This driver is going to take his eyes off the road...

For Democracy in Guyana

Aug 03, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Ravi Dev Comments Off on For Democracy in Guyana

Guyanese have had a troubled relationship with “democratic” governance. Neither the Dutch founders of Guyana nor their British successors practiced democracy. The PNC wasted its opportunity after...

RED SAND AND RED DUST

Aug 03, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on RED SAND AND RED DUST

I heard that someone said that Guyana needs a Nelson Mandela. I do not know if any reasons were given for such a suggestion but I can only surmise this has to do with Mandela’s personal integrity...

CONTINENTAL VOICES: GUYANESE WRITERS ON THE RADIO

Aug 03, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, The Arts Forum Comments Off on CONTINENTAL VOICES: GUYANESE WRITERS ON THE RADIO

by GEMMA ROBINSON If charting the rise of post-war anglophone Caribbean writing has become a catalogue of award-winning poets and novelists. A focus on radio and local Caribbean publishing in the...

Guyanese Literature – by Petamber Persaud

Aug 03, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Guyanese Literature Comments Off on Guyanese Literature – by Petamber Persaud

‘Guyana Drums’ is a slim booklet of twenty-five poems written by six women writers: Syble Douglas, Pat Cameron, Sheila King, Evadne D’Oliveira, Mitzie Townshend, and Shana Yardan. ‘Guyana...

Four names

Aug 02, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Four names

When you become involved in political chats in and around Georgetown about the PPP’s 2011 presidential candidates, three definite names come out of the mouths of discussants – Ralph Ramkarran,...

Observing the traffic going by

Aug 02, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Observing the traffic going by

There are a great many beat-duty cops on the roads these days. They are especially visible around the city; no doubt, as a result of Guyana’s preparations for Carifesta X, which will be hosted in...

MEDALS, DIPLOMACY & VENEZUELA?

Aug 02, 2008 knews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on MEDALS, DIPLOMACY & VENEZUELA?

The Guyanese public was recently treated to a most interesting sight of the Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defence Force, Commodore Gary Best, being bestowed with the Medal Star of Carabobo, on the...

Nuff kok pass

Aug 01, 2008 knews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Nuff kok pass

When things ain’t go right people does seh, “kok pass”. Dem boys seh that kok pass Tuesday when all dem big businessmen meet fuh a tax seminar at Pegasus. Was nice to see de whole place full...

Emancipate yourself from negativity

Aug 01, 2008 knews Features / Columnists Comments Off on Emancipate yourself from negativity

The Parrot like many others would be joining in the celebrations of the 174th anniversary of Emancipation form slavery. The celebrations on this, the first day of August, can be seen as ushering in...

The view from an East Indian on Emancipation Day

Aug 01, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The view from an East Indian on Emancipation Day

I guess no matter how much I like to refer to myself as a “raceless” person occupying space in a country called Guyana but quintessentially a human being who believes that rights cannot be...

“You, the Boss”

Aug 01, 2008 knews Features / Columnists Comments Off on “You, the Boss”

Peter R. Ramsaroop, MBA INTRODUCTION: My focus today shifts from macro/micro-economic policies to some basic elements of starting a business or entrepreneurship. I receive at least five phone calls a...

IT’S ‘THE DONALD’’S TIME

Aug 01, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on IT’S ‘THE DONALD’’S TIME

The centre of attraction for tomorrow’s 29th Congress of the People’s Progressive Party will for the first time in a long time not be Bharrat Jagdeo. All eyes instead will be on ‘The Donald’....

On a Kafkaesque night with Shakespearian creatures

Jul 31, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on On a Kafkaesque night with Shakespearian creatures

Do you know the Yorkshire Ripper had a stable family life? At nights, he killed women, then went home to his family. One of the things psychiatrists would never know is what lies inside the deep...

A PLEA FOR HELP

Jul 31, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on A PLEA FOR HELP

Dear Uncle Sam, I am writing you these few lines requesting some assistance that can help save my life. I am desperate for your help and I am asking if you can help the Peeper. I know that you have...

Those diplomatic efforts are saving Guyana

Jul 30, 2008 knews Features / Columnists Comments Off on Those diplomatic efforts are saving Guyana

Many things are happening and while many are not reported by the press, these things have gone a long way toward making life in Guyana better in spite of difficult times. One of these things has had...

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The stranger next door

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(Kaieteur News) – As late as the early 1970s, when night fell, dinner consumed and the children completed their homework, members of the household would usually sit either in the sitting room or on the verandah and discuss various matters, but mainly the events of the day. In those days there...

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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...

APOLOGY AND RETRACTION TO MR. DEVINDRA KISSOON

May 01, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – On April 29, 2026, I published in Kaieteur News, as part of The GHK Lall Column, a piece entitled “A special kind of lawyering, and at its best” (the “Column”). Mr. Kissoon has never acted for the Government on the Gas-to-Energy Project. He has never received any...

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