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Jun 25, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Worrying increase in pregnancies among school-aged girls at Linden
– midwife advises parents to speak to kids about sex and consequences By Enid Joaquin “Stop hiding things, talk with your children about sex, let them know about the likely consequences.!”...Jun 25, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Fishermen, families remember loved ones ahead of Nat’l Day of Mourning
Nearly three months ago, the vessel captained by Ramesh ‘Ravo’ Sancharra was attacked in one of the worst acts of piracy in Guyana’s history. Sanchara is one of 11 men whose body was not...Jun 25, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on WHO WILL BE THE PPPC PRESIDENTAL CANDIDATE?
Dear Editor, The long and anxiously awaited ruling by the Caribbean Court of Justice will be made on Tuesday when Guyanese will know whether or not former President, Bharat Jagdeo will be eligible to...Jun 25, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyana Chronicle hatch-job on Jagdeo is a shameless attempt to influence the CCJ third-term decision
Dear Editor, If ever there was a newspaper worth using in the toilet, the Guyana Chronicle would be a suitable choice! In the Chronicle’s editorial of June 22, the editor proceeded to do a...Jun 25, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on MORE OMINOUS SIGNS: GOVERNMENT’S INCOMPETENCE AND GREED
Dear Editor, In his recent attempt to justify his government’s callous refusal to take action to cushion Guyanese businesses and consumers from rising fuel prices, Minister Winston Jordan has...Jun 25, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Screen babies for sickle cell
Dear Mr. Editor, At the risk of being redundant, may I respectfully restate what was documented in a previous article (on Sickle Cell Observation Day 2017), it is education and legislation that will...Jun 25, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Travis Chase’s question over the dinner table
The place – the “Mirage” above Hot and Spicy Restaurant on Albert Street. The date – last Friday evening. The occasion – dinner in honour of the victims of the Lindo Creek...Jun 24, 2018 KNews ExxonMobil, News Comments Off on Exxon disgraceful treatment of Australian workers causes year-long continuous strike
…company gets US177B in tax breaks but penny pinching its workers – Australian MP By Kiana Wilburg American multinational, ExxonMobil, makes huge profits on its operations in Australia....Jun 24, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Expansion of breakfast school feeding programme halted
– cost overrun tagged at $112M It appears that implementation of Government’s much touted Breakfast School Feeding Programme has run into trouble. According to a leaked report of the Ministry...Jun 24, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Burnt body behind temple…Phone records led cops to killers
Phone records helped detectives from Berbice track down the prime suspects in the murder of Crabwood Creek vendor Saeed ‘Sayo’ Hamid, whose burnt remains were found on Friday behind a temple at...Jun 24, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Regardless of third term ruling… Jagdeo vows formal return to Govt if PPP wins in 2020 …will remain party’s General Secretary
Former President Bharrat Jagdeo has signaled his intention to formally return to Government should the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) secure victory at the General Elections in 2020. Jagdeo’s...Jun 24, 2018 KNews ExxonMobil, News Comments Off on Exxon wouldn’t contribute to campaign funding here — Brasington
By Kiana Wilburg With billions of dollars in oil wealth underway, the question of free and fair elections has never been more important. In fact, anticorruption advocates have been calling for...Jun 24, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on GRA working to secure level playing field for local and foreign investors
“The GRA (Guyana Revenue Authority) is not only working to enable a level playing field for both local and foreign investors but also at ensuring that concessions granted through Investment...Jun 24, 2018 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Tiger don’t lose ee stripe
De more dem boys try to be nice is de more people does put things in front of dem to mek dem realize that certain things don’t change like that. Is like if a man is a thief and he go to jail. While...Jun 24, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on UNICEF lauds Guyana‘s efforts to address cases of sexual offences in the courts
International children‘s rights organization, UNICEF, has lauded Guyana‘s efforts towards addressing cases of sexual offences in the courts. Speaking to the media at a recent event country...Jun 24, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Following damning auditor’s report… Company begins repaying Govt. for supply of wrong bulldozer to Region Six
K&P Project Management Company which supplied the wrong bulldozer to officials in Region Six (East Berbice/Corentyne), has started to repay Government. Managing Director, Terry Thomas, told...Jun 24, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Providing millions directly to city counselors is pre-election slush funding – Opposition
A plan to take millions of dollars from a Government subvention and directly give it to Georgetown City Councillors to spend on projects is being seen as misuse of public funds. The decision by the...Jun 24, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCF National Championships 2018 – Individual Time Trials… Jeffrey (Snr.), Fraser-Green -Female repeat winners; Briton John (Jnrs), Sukhai (Masters)
By Franklin Wilson Raynauth ‘Obeah Man’ Jeffrey (Foundation) and Claire Fraser-Green (Continental Cycle Club) successfully defended their respective senior and female titles when the 2018 edition...Jun 24, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Business charged for selling foreign labeled candies -Food and Drugs refuse ‘Ovaltine’ shipment from Vietnam
The Government Analyst – Food and Drug Department (GA-FDD) said it is again advising the general public and importers about the need for proper labeling for imported food. The department...Jun 24, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on GABBFF Seniors 2018… Space Gym athletes confident of setting the stage on fire; training progressing smoothly
By Franklin Wilson That time of year when athletes who have been training in earnest for months to ensure that their bodies are in pristine shape (chiseled, tapered, balanced, good symmetry) which...Jun 24, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Skepticism surrounds Guyana’s oil future
From Duke University Skepticism swells that the poor and isolated South American nation will reap the promised billions of dollars from an ExxonMobil-led project. Along the sea wall separating this...Jun 24, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on UNICEF lauds Guyana‘s efforts to address cases of sexual offences in the courts
International children‘s rights organization, UNICEF, has lauded Guyana‘s efforts towards addressing cases of sexual offences in the courts. Speaking to the media at a recent event country...Jun 24, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on B/ce Zone Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Competitio… Capacity crowd turnout for opening night action -Mayor of NA kicks off tournament
A capacity crowd that included Mayor of New Amsterdam Winifred Haywood, Guinness Brand Manager Lee Baptiste, Berbice Branch Manager Joshua Torrezao, GT Beer Brand Manager Jeoff Clement among others...Jun 24, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Exxon Mobil U-14 Football sees girls in action
Play in the Exxon Mobil Boys and Girls Under-14 football tournament continued yesterday with the girls getting into action for the first time, while the boys continued their march. Things started...Your children are starving, and you giving away their food to an already fat pussycat.
Jun 17, 2026
Kaieteur Sports – As Guyana prepares to host the FIBA AmeriCup 2029 Caribbean Pre-Qualifiers from July 8-12 at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, the Guyana Basketball Federation (GBF) has made a...Jun 17, 2026
(Kaieteur News) – Years ago, there was a man who contended, “I need a firearm licence because I have a lot of money.” The then relevant officer replied, “Then you can afford security—next application, please.” The man had been so confident he would get a firearm licence...Jun 14, 2026
By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Small and medium-sized states, from the most vulnerable island nations to more diversified middle‑income economies, have always faced a difficult reality. They have to navigate a world in which power is unevenly distributed and in which the decisions of...Jun 17, 2026
Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – Way to go, Excellency Ali. Excellency Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett is Guyana’s nominee for the prestigious and demanding role of United Nations Secretary General. Why not? Since everybody globally have their eyes on a wedge of Guyana’s riches,...Freedom of speech is our core value at Kaieteur News. If the letter/e-mail you sent was not published, and you believe that its contents were not libellous, let us know, please contact us by phone or email.
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