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Survival in a zero sum game

Oct 16, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Survival in a zero sum game

The opposition parties must receive on a daily basis endless pieces of information as to how to shape their politics in confronting the PPP Government for the implementation of just policies...

Dem boys seh…David and APNU deh in Uncle Donald pocket

Oct 15, 2012 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…David and APNU deh in Uncle Donald pocket

Ever since people start accusing dem Bees and all of dem who thiefing, everybody expect that de opposition, especially APNU would get Uncle Donald to tek action. Dem pressure Uncle Donald fuh hold...

The mass protests can intimidate the work of the commission of inquiry

Oct 15, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The mass protests can intimidate the work of the commission of inquiry

It would be premature for any assessments to be made at this stage of the Commission of Inquiry into the Linden shootings. In fact, it would be premature and unwarranted for any conclusions to be...

GRASS KAPITAL

Oct 15, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Tony Deyal column Comments Off on GRASS KAPITAL

Paul Keens Douglas, the Caribbean humorist, insists that Curepe Junction on the Eastern Main Road and the Old Southern Main Road in Trinidad is the busiest junction in Trinidad and such is the...

Gold miner pinned for one hour under fallen tree

Oct 15, 2012 KNews Peeping Tom Comments Off on Gold miner pinned for one hour under fallen tree

A 20-year-old Baramita, Region One resident escaped death after he was almost crushed to death by a huge tree which came crashing down last Friday. Courtney David is at the Georgetown...

Dem boys seh…Uncle Donald ketch some of Bharrat thiefing people

Oct 14, 2012 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Uncle Donald ketch some of Bharrat thiefing people

Is long now people use to seh how de government is a family business but nobody use to tek dem serious. People use to see family employing family and when dem talk everybody use to seh how dem...

No one is dealt a perfect hand

Oct 14, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Food For Thought Comments Off on No one is dealt a perfect hand

A young man was playing poker with six of his friends. Now this young man did not have a vast amount of money but wanted to play anyway so he threw a quarter of his money in the pot. When the dealer...

The Bald Uakari

Oct 14, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on The Bald Uakari

The bald uakari (Cacajao calvus) or bald-headed uakari is a small New World monkey characterized by a very short tail; bright, crimson face; a bald head; and long coat. The bald...

Aid: The golden taps being turned off

Oct 14, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on Aid: The golden taps being turned off

By Sir Ronald Sanders Austerity budgets throughout Europe, and Government cuts on welfare spending, have caused many people to argue that aid allocations to foreign countries should be reduced and...

THE AFC CANNOT PULL OFF A MASS PROTEST

Oct 14, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THE AFC CANNOT PULL OFF A MASS PROTEST

The AFC is incapable of launching a mass protest in Guyana. It simply does not have the capacity to do so. As a middle class party, the AFC does not enjoy the degree of mass support to pull off a...

The National Insurance Scheme, the Public Service and the Private Sector

Oct 14, 2012 KNews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on The National Insurance Scheme, the Public Service and the Private Sector

It appears that our politicians are not convinced that the National Insurance Scheme is likely to collapse during their tenures. It is difficult to appreciate their indifference to the fate of...

A small community has taught me a lot

Oct 14, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on A small community has taught me a lot

It has been almost one week since I came home after a week in the Falklands, but I am still to properly adjust to both the temperature and to the Guyana situation. For starters, I knew that...

Bizarre language of an aging, faded, jaded entertainer

Oct 14, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Bizarre language of an aging, faded, jaded entertainer

It does not matter what asinine, bizarre and incredible language the protégés of Cheddi Jagan use to describe the way they see the world, Guyana and themselves. It doesn’t matter how toxic...

Demons in a burgundy taxi

Oct 14, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery Comments Off on Demons in a burgundy taxi

By Michael Jordan Taxi drivers claim to have a built-in instinct about danger, but the driver in the burgundy Toyota Carina felt no apprehension when the three boys approached his car. Maybe...

The Baccoo Speaks

Oct 14, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo Speaks

The madness on the roads just will not end. Even when a group of angry people block the road and halt traffic for nearly six hours people still get killed on the roads. There will be more of...

Recommendations on Police

Oct 14, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Ravi Dev Comments Off on Recommendations on Police

Responding to APNU spokesperson Mark Archer’s call for the police force to be ‘reformed’, I pointed out that he had neglected to mention a most pertinent aspect of any reform that...

Cartoon – Sunday October 14, 2012

Oct 14, 2012 KNews Cartoons, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Cartoon – Sunday October 14, 2012

Rohee, Rodrigues and the Rupununi

Oct 14, 2012 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Rohee, Rodrigues and the Rupununi

Just when we thought it was safe to let the children out to play, we woke up to learn that an arsenal of arms and ammunition had been unearthed in the Rupununi Region. The arsenal which was found at...

Dem boys seh…Buy a cheap phone, watch or used wallet in Agricola

Oct 13, 2012 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Buy a cheap phone, watch or used wallet in Agricola

Agricola is de new shopping mall in Guyana. It got things fuh sale very cheap. Cheaper than best buy. You want a Blackberry, pay $500. You want a watch pay $150, and you can get a free used wallet,...

UNLAWUL PROTESTERS SHOULD BE ARRESTED

Oct 13, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on UNLAWUL PROTESTERS SHOULD BE ARRESTED

The police looked clumsy. There they were on the Agricola Public Road, lined up in formation, transparent protective anti-riot shields held in front of them while a small bunch of no more than...

Dem boys seh…De Lunch Man sing and Agricola get vex

Oct 12, 2012 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…De Lunch Man sing and Agricola get vex

De other day de opposition move a motion of no-confidence against Clement. Dem tell Uncle Donald fuh move de man because he incompetent. That is de same man who tell de world that he...

The PNC is 55 years old

Oct 12, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The PNC is 55 years old

No Guyanese intellectual trained in the social sciences, especially in subjects like political theory, ethnic studies, Third World civilization etc., could fail to comment on the...

POLICE REFORM

Oct 12, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on POLICE REFORM

Opposition parties in the National Assembly last evening blasted the governing People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) over what has been described as insensitive statements that...

Dem boys seh…Judge Irizarry going to de thiefing Bees next

Oct 11, 2012 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Judge Irizarry going to de thiefing Bees next

Show me you company and I will tell you who you BE. Dem old people always use to seh suh, especially when dem giving warning to dem young pickney. Ed Ahmad was one of Jagdeo company. He rob, cheat,...

Rape allegation the day before a fraudulent celebration

Oct 11, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Rape allegation the day before a fraudulent celebration

On Monday evening, I was sitting next to my wife in our study, chatting with her while she read her accountancy book. The phone rang. It was a distant relative. The time was about 20:00 hours. He...

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The Caribbean’s Limits in Absorbing Other States’ Deportees

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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...

Sanctity of contract

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Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – Sanctity of contract has a resonant ring. In isolation. Sanctity of contract placed next to sanctity of sovereignty doesn’t have a leg on which to stand. It pales. It must fade. For what does sanctity of contract do to sanctity of...

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