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Sep 13, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on People are insulted for public assistance
Dear Editor, The accessing of old age pension and public assistance is now a royal prerogative which only the chosen few can acquire. The services now solely depend on Government Officers who it...Sep 12, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on IMF urges saving revenue from tax amnesty
…calls for Govt. to be mindful in approach to future amnesties By Kiana Wilburg The period of tax amnesty which comes to an end September 30, has raked in billions of dollars for the Guyana...Sep 12, 2018 KNews ExxonMobil, News Comments Off on Eco Atlantic reveals large oil resource in Guyana
* Orinduik licence estimate to contain 2.9 bln barrels of oil, gas * Tullow Oil, Eco, plan to drill in Q3 2019 * Total has option to buy 25 pct stake from Eco LONDON (Reuters) – A prospect...Sep 12, 2018 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Court returns passport to former PS, imposes $1M bail
The Magistrates’ Courts has returned to former Permanent Secretary (PS) of the Ministry of Public Service, Omar Shariff, his passport after he signaled his intentions to travel to Trinidad and...Sep 12, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Berbice hotel moves to dismantle wind turbine, ship it back to India
– after delays in permit to supply GPL power Almost three years after purchasing a wind turbine and bringing it into the country, a Berbice hotel is moving to dismantle the turbine it had...Sep 12, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Probe of Chronicle spending, leaked financial papers…GM, Financial Controller sent on leave pending outcome
As the debacle at the Guyana National Newspaper Limited (GNNL) unfolds involving General Manager, Sherod Duncan, and Financial Controller Moshamie Ramotar, both individuals were sent on leave to...Sep 12, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on IMF reinforces support for sugar reform
…but calls for safety net for affected workers The International Monetary Fund (IMF) still thinks that the Government of Guyana has made a good move in its decision to restructure and...Sep 12, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Local Government Commission to probe accusations against Region Five REO
Regional Chairman of Region Five, Vickchand Ramphal, is prepared to move to the Local Government Commission, (LGC) over what he views as a constant lack of regard by one officer for the regional...Sep 12, 2018 KNews Dem Boys Seh, News Comments Off on Guyana either selling green or paying green
Guyana seh it going green. Since de politicians open dem mouth is all about green energy. Somebody talk about green city and dem boys believe dat he was talking about walking wid a paint brush and...Sep 12, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Hero CPL T20 Playoff 1… Hetymer & Rutherford 50-run stand sets up thrilling win; Warriors advance to 4th final in six years
Story by Sean Devers; Photos by Zaheer Mohamed Watched by a less than Capacity crowd at Providence last night Guyana Amazon Warriors beat Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) by two wickets with one ball...Sep 12, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Fitvillve Caribbean Championship – Aruba 2018… Dillon Mahadeo (Guyana) & Matheus Othero (T&T) win RX Class
The Guyana/Trinidad & Tobago combo of Dillon Mahadeo and Matheus Othero under the name, Crab and dumpling proved an unbeatable duo when they stormed to victory in The RX Division at the Fitville...Sep 12, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Teachers’ salary increase… GTU to seek legal advice on TOR for arbitration
A meeting between the Guyana Teachers’ Union [GTU] and the Ministry of Education to chart the way forward to arbitration for a salary increase package for public school teachers yesterday ended...Sep 12, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on GMSA wants Govt. to remove Excise Tax on fuel
…appeals for other incentives during 2019 budget consultations In the absence of affordable energy, the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) is appealing to the Government to remove...Sep 12, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Romell Jagroop General Construction supports Bush Lot Softball tourney
As the inaugural Bush Lot Softball Cricket Cup draws near, business entities in West Berbice has continued to throw in their support. The latest entity to support the venture is Romell Jagroop...Sep 12, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. pays two firms $60M to market Guyana
Government says that it has retained two overseas firms to market Guyana’s tourism product. According to the Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA), the procedures used to hire the firms followed a...Sep 12, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Drilling of wells in Region Nine to commence on October 4
The Government of Guyana, in collaboration with the Government of Brazil, is set to commence drilling eight wells in eight villages in the Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo (Region Nine) from...Sep 12, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Granger to miss UN General Assembly -opportunity for Guyana to raise Venezuela border issue
Minister of Foreign Affairs Carl Greenidge and a team will be attending the 73rd United Nations General Assembly- UNGA 73 later this month in New York. Addressing the local media corps...Sep 12, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on GPL’s chief engages E’bo independent power producers
Independent Power Producers (IPP) in Essequibo, Region Two were informed that there will be a role for them in the Guyana Power and Light Incorporated (GPL Inc.) photovoltaic and conventional...Sep 12, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Delta security saves pensioner from assault
Sixty-six year old Rajkumarie Singh, shortly after midnight, yesterday was rescued by Delta Security from burglary and possibly assault. It is believed that the elderly woman was at her 975...Sep 12, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Banks DIH, NSC and NBTS collaborate for blood drive – When you donate, you’re saving a family – Dr. Lewis
The National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS), with the aim of sensitising blood donors and essentially retaining them, have collaborated with the National Sports Commission (NSC) and Banks DIH...Sep 12, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on World Masters Athletics – Malaga, Spain… Fortune advance to 400m semis
Alisha Fortune advanced to the semi finals of the Women Over-40, 400m yesterday after winning Heat 3 of four at the World Masters Athletics Championships currently taking place in Malaga, Spain....Sep 12, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Document being crafted to address regional nurses’ migration
A document is currently in the making to not only identify but also to address the causes of migration of nurses. Under the microscope is the nursing situation in Guyana and other Caricom...Your children are starving, and you giving away their food to an already fat pussycat.
Apr 11, 2026
…GBF eyes impact at 3×3 debut in Games Kaieteur Sports – Guyana has officially begun its preparations for a historic debut in basketball at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland,...Apr 11, 2026
(Kaieteur News) – There was once a time when Guyana remembered what a spine felt like. In the 1970s, Forbes Burnham did not dabble in the evasions of “balanced statements.” He called apartheid by its proper name, broke relations with South Africa, and barred the traffic of sport and commerce...Apr 05, 2026
By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – The Caribbean has not set out to loosen its trade dependence on the United States. It is being driven to do so. For generations, Caribbean importers and consumers have looked first to the American market. They have done so for reasons of preference and...Apr 11, 2026
Kaieteur News – On April Fool’s Day, in another publication, I called for the Guyana Government to scrap talks on the proposed Corentyne Bridge to Suriname. I wasn’t fooling around, but serious as a root canal (without Novocain). On April 3, in Demerara Waves again, the Georgetown...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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