June 12, 2019 - Kaieteur News

Archives by Month:

Archives by Year:

Ghana to lend technical support to Guyana’s oil sector – Visiting team

Jun 12, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Ghana to lend technical support to Guyana’s oil sector – Visiting team

The state visit of President of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo, has yielded a series of bilateral agreements. The most notable is that the delegation has agreed to provide Guyana with technical support to...

Trinidad Prime Minister says… If conditions change dramatically, renegotiation is a reasonable demand

Jun 12, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Trinidad Prime Minister says… If conditions change dramatically, renegotiation is a reasonable demand

It is important to maintain the sanctity of contracts, like Production Sharing Agreements signed by Governments with oil and gas companies. But what is more important is ensuring that the citizens of...

Wartsila ‘seriously’ overbilled GPL for parts, service

Jun 12, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Wartsila ‘seriously’ overbilled GPL for parts, service

In the 1990s, the Finnish-owned Wartsila, a power company, came to Guyana to help reverse the fortunes of the state-owned power company. The country had been saddled with years of power outages with...

Two dead, four hospitalized in East Bank electrocution

Jun 12, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Two dead, four hospitalized in East Bank electrocution

What was supposed to be a routine day turned out to be one riddled with grief and horror as two men met their deaths, and four became hospitalized after being electrocuted at Providence, East Bank...

Appeal court grants Nandlall hearing to challenge Magistrate’s order to lead a defence

Jun 12, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Appeal court grants Nandlall hearing to challenge Magistrate’s order to lead a defence

The Appeal Court has granted a stay in the matter of former Attorney General Anil Nandlall, who is on trial for the alleged theft of Law Reports from the State. It is alleged that Nandlall, between...

Lack of transparency in sugar divestment process – GAWU tells IMG Chief

Jun 12, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Lack of transparency in sugar divestment process – GAWU tells IMG Chief

The country’s biggest sugar union has expressed its concerns over the divestment process involving four sugar estates that have been separated from the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo). The...

Soulja Bai mop up G/T and blow dry ee hair

Jun 12, 2019 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Soulja Bai mop up G/T and blow dry ee hair

De Ghana President come to Guyana and is a good thing he give notice. Soulja Bai want look good suh he call out de whole of Guyana to clean up and fix up everything in de route wha dem man gun use....

President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo laid a floral tribute to the founders of the Non-Aligned Movement, yesterday.

Jun 12, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo laid a floral tribute to the founders of the Non-Aligned Movement, yesterday.

The Non-Aligned Monument was unveiled by Arthur Chung, the first President of Guyana, in honour of the founders of the Non-Aligned Movement, Josef Tito of Yugoslavia; Jawaharlal Nehru of India;...

Mayor and two-member team for climate change forum in Trinidad

Jun 12, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Mayor and two-member team for climate change forum in Trinidad

City Mayor Ubraj Narine; his Personal Assistant , Jefriana McCalmon; and Deputy Town Clerk, Sherry Jerrick are slated to take part in the Global Covenant of Mayors (GCOM) for Climate Change and...

A corporation is its own master

Jun 12, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on A corporation is its own master

There are rules which insulate the public service from political interference, just as there are rules which prohibit politicians from interfering in the day-to-day affairs of public corporations....

Landfill Access Roads To Be rehabilitated

Jun 12, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Landfill Access Roads To Be rehabilitated

The National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) yesterday opened tenders for access roads to be rehabilitated. Those being the Access Road to Belle Vue Landfill Site and to the...

City’s mayor SUV badly damaged in four-vehicle crash

Jun 12, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on City’s mayor SUV badly damaged in four-vehicle crash

A Sports Utility Vehicle assigned to city mayor, Pandit Ubraj Narine, was yesterday afternoon involved in an accident on the Rupert Craig Highway in the vicinity of Movie Towne, East Coast Demerara....

GECOM highlights penalties for failing to register

Jun 12, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on GECOM highlights penalties for failing to register

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) in its effort to ensure persons are registered, recently, by means of an advertisement in the daily newspaper, highlighted penalties for individuals who do not...

No-Confidence motion appeals… CCJ dismisses petition to hear new evidence on Charrandass Persaud

Jun 12, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on No-Confidence motion appeals… CCJ dismisses petition to hear new evidence on Charrandass Persaud

Leading up to next week Tuesday’s ruling in the No-Confidence motion and GECOM chairmanship appeals, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has dismissed a recent application by Attorney General (AG)...

What is Sickle Cell Disease?

Jun 12, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on What is Sickle Cell Disease?

By Robert E. Fraser R.N. B.S. “One should always promote knowledge and dispel ignorance.” – # Eighth principle of the Arya Samaj “The administration of a massive dose of Health...

Gun-toting teenager robs mother and daughter, remanded

Jun 12, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Gun-toting teenager robs mother and daughter, remanded

A handyman yesterday appeared in the city court where he was made to answer to two counts of robbery under arms. Mario D’Aguiar, 19, of Lot 1 Smyth and Durban Streets, Georgetown, appeared in the...

Onderneeming residents worried about crime

Jun 12, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Onderneeming residents worried about crime

Over the past two months there has been a sudden increase in criminal activities on the Essequibo Coast, primarily within the Onderneeming Community. A number of major criminal elements within the...

Duo accused of murdering gold miner walks free

Jun 12, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Duo accused of murdering gold miner walks free

Roberto Miggins and Quacey Benjamin who were charged with the murder of a gold miner, were freed of the crime after trial Judge Navindra Si ngh upheld a no-case submission made by their lawyer, and...

Guyana, Ghana to abolish visa

Jun 12, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana, Ghana to abolish visa

An agreement between Guyana and Ghana will see citizens of both nations enjoying visa -free travel to each other’s country. This announcement was made yesterday, following the commencement of the...

Education Ministry begins countrywide welfare outreach -initiative to target all11 education districts

Jun 12, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Education Ministry begins countrywide welfare outreach -initiative to target all11 education districts

The Ministry of Education’s Schools Welfare Department, under the guidance of the Chief Schools Welfare Officer (CSWO) Ms Gillian Vyphuis, yesterday visited Lodge Secondary School in Georgetown...

Senior cop charged with rape of girl, 13, granted bail

Jun 12, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Senior cop charged with rape of girl, 13, granted bail

On Monday a senior member of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) was committed to stand a High Court trial for the alleged rape of a 13-year-old girl. Assistant Superintendent of Police, Seecharran Singh,...

Footballer remanded on armed robbery charges

Jun 12, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Footballer remanded on armed robbery charges

A footballer who appeared earlier this year in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts before Chief Magistrate Ann Mc Lennan for nine armed robbery matters and was granted bail in the sum of $900,000...

KFC Senior National Squash tourney starts today

Jun 12, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on KFC Senior National Squash tourney starts today

With new sponsors KFC on board, the 2019 Senior National Squash Championships will serve off this evening at the Georgetown Club, Camp Street. Big names will square off as the event will be great...

GRDB fraud trial… Accountant exposes pocketing of money in US transactions

Jun 12, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on GRDB fraud trial… Accountant exposes pocketing of money in US transactions

Accountant Errol Chester on Monday testified at the trial of the former officials of the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB), who were slapped with 38 charges of fraudulent conversion and...

Guyana go down to Haiti in final warm up match ahead of debut at 2019 Gold Cup

Jun 12, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana go down to Haiti in final warm up match ahead of debut at 2019 Gold Cup

Costa Rica: All the Guyanese players were afforded valuable playing time in their friendly international match against Haiti yesterday at the CAR Turrucares Playfield in San José Costa Rica, which...

12 NEXT

Olympic Kremlin crowned Horse-of-the-Year at One Guyana Thoroughbred Racing Awards

The government is in choppy waters

Peeping Tom Kaieteur News- The government stands like a beleaguered captain at the helm of a storm-tossed ship, finds itself... more