July 2019

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600 residents to benefit from $200M Annai solar farm

Jul 15, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on 600 residents to benefit from $200M Annai solar farm

Some 600 residents of Annai, North Rupununi, Region 9, are set to benefit from a clean, renewable and reliable energy source with the installation of a 300-kilowatt solar farm. The pilot...

With a bounty of fruit on his hands…Farmer Richard Boodoo to invest in canned juices, concentrates

Jul 15, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on With a bounty of fruit on his hands…Farmer Richard Boodoo to invest in canned juices, concentrates

Mr. Richard Boodoo has successfully created a farmer’s paradise with well-groomed, high yielding fruit trees and ground provisions. He plants lemons, soursop, tangerine, seedless lime, sweet...

KAMARANG…In the country of the cannibals

Jul 15, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on KAMARANG…In the country of the cannibals

By Michael Jordan He was in dai dai country. He couldn’t remember how he had gotten there, how he had strayed to this dead-silent place of forest and mountains. Lost. No sound. Bilious...

Evidence of who is acting in bad faith

Jul 15, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Letters Comments Off on Evidence of who is acting in bad faith

DEAR EDITOR, The long awaited judgments and orders of the Caribbean Court of Justice finally were delivered on July 12, 2019.The nation’s wait is over. With regards to the GECOM case, the CCJ ruled...

The Coalition Govt. should call elections as per constitution

Jul 15, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Coalition Govt. should call elections as per constitution

DEAR EDITOR, The ruling APNU+AFC Coalition should immediately dissolve parliament and set a date for elections as instructed by the CCJ. The incumbent Coalition is in a better position than the...

Caricom should be the umpire to implement the CCJ’s orders

Jul 15, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Letters Comments Off on Caricom should be the umpire to implement the CCJ’s orders

DEAR EDITOR, The CCJ final orders emphasised that the constitution which deals with the consequences of the passage of such a motion should be strictly followed, while the process of the appointment...

An atmosphere of wilful obscurity continues

Jul 15, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Letters Comments Off on An atmosphere of wilful obscurity continues

DEAR EDITOR, John Berkeley, in the introduction to his seminal treatise, ‘The Principles of Human Knowledge’, observed “…I am inclined to think that the far greater part, if not all of those...

CCJ ruling: What should happen next?

Jul 15, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Letters Comments Off on CCJ ruling: What should happen next?

DEAR EDITOR, The CCJ has passed down its decision after receiving submissions from counsel representing both the sitting government (APNU+AFC) and the PPP. Here is a breakdown of their ruling: 1. The...

The CCJ has ruled that President Granger has breached the Constitution of Guyana

Jul 15, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Letters Comments Off on The CCJ has ruled that President Granger has breached the Constitution of Guyana

Dear editor While most of our attention drifted naturally towards the no confidence motion case, there was an extremely important point, which came out from the GECOM Chairman case. The Caribbean...

Guyanese feel endangered

Jul 15, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Guyanese feel endangered

There is this slight storm in a teacup in the local environment. For anxious and insecure Guyanese of all walks of life, though, it was not such a slight storm at all; far from the paltriness of...

Govt. accepts caretaker status, will restrain exercise of legal authority

Jul 14, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. accepts caretaker status, will restrain exercise of legal authority

Following the Consequential orders and declarations of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) on Friday, the Granger administration said it has accepted that it is in “caretaker” mode. In fact, the...

SARA official’s application for oil block is a clear case of hypocrisy, opportunism

Jul 14, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on SARA official’s application for oil block is a clear case of hypocrisy, opportunism

-Must remove himself from probe of Kaieteur, Canje blocks probe –Chartered Accountant, Chris Ram If the Special Assistant of the State Asset Recovery Agency (SARA), Eric Phillips, is party to an...

Policewoman fingered in gang rape cover-up barred from leaving country

Jul 14, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Policewoman fingered in gang rape cover-up barred from leaving country

The fallout has reportedly begun over allegations that policewomen from one of the Force’s sex crimes units aided in the covering up a series of gang rapes. Kaieteur News understands that one of...

One dead, two critical after SUV, taxi collide

Jul 14, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on One dead, two critical after SUV, taxi collide

There was a vehicle collision on the Soesdyke/Linden Highway last night, resulting in a woman’s death. Kaieteur News understands that the accident occurred not far from the Soesdyke junction. One...

Future Seismic programme for Stabroek Block hinges on ICJ decision

Jul 14, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Future Seismic programme for Stabroek Block hinges on ICJ decision

The licence holders of the Stabroek Block are hopeful to have a seismic programme conducted on the northern part of the offshore concession but it appears that would be hinged on the final outcome of...

Stalemate on GECOM’s chair… Jagdeo says willing to work over weekend; Granger still to respond

Jul 14, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Stalemate on GECOM’s chair… Jagdeo says willing to work over weekend; Granger still to respond

A possible decision tomorrow by President David Granger on a new chair for the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) appears to be fast slipping away. On Friday, President David Granger, in an address...

Public servants, officials must seek permission to pursue private business interests

Jul 14, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Public servants, officials must seek permission to pursue private business interests

In recent days, there have been a number of disclosures that public official not only had companies involved in the oil business but in other sectors as well. The disclosures have raised questions...

A drink can solve Guyana’s problems

Jul 14, 2019 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on A drink can solve Guyana’s problems

When people don’t drink dem is de ones who does find demself in all kind of problems. A man who does drink does suddenly see de whole world as clear as day. Problems that does bother him does go...

YBG Championships…. President’s College, Kwakwani, Marian Academy victorious

Jul 14, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on YBG Championships…. President’s College, Kwakwani, Marian Academy victorious

President’s College, Kwakwani Secondary and Marian Academy emerged victorious when the Youth Basketball Guyana/National Schools’ Basketball Festival concluded on Saturday night at the Cliff...

Leguan’s $314M sea defense project delayed by tides– BK official

Jul 14, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Leguan’s $314M sea defense project delayed by tides– BK official

On Thursday, Minister within the Ministry of Public Infrastructure, Jaipaul Sharma, visited the Essequibo Island of Leguan to get a firsthand view of completed and ongoing projects that are critical...

‘Service to Humanity, is Service to God:’ Guyana Watch, Inc, NY Fits Neatly into This Category

Jul 14, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Service to Humanity, is Service to God:’ Guyana Watch, Inc, NY Fits Neatly into This Category

By Dr. TARA SINGH Observing the Silver Jubilee of a not-for-profit organization (NGO) of which you are a part, is an amazing experience. Very few Guyanese-based NGOs have lasted this long. When one...

Toolsie Persaud brothers battle over $B company shares

Jul 14, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Toolsie Persaud brothers battle over $B company shares

CCJ rules that procedural errors should not hinder justice Despite procedural errors, courts should ensure that cases are dealt with justly. The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) on Friday granted...

Al-Ghazali secures 100 per cent passes

Jul 14, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Al-Ghazali secures 100 per cent passes

The Al-Ghazali Islamic Academy operated by the Central Islamic Organisation of Guyana (CIOG) secured 100 per cent pass rate at the recent National Grade Six Assessment examinations (NGSA). The NGSA...

Guyana delegation heading to Fiji …to commemorate end of indentureship, forced labour

Jul 14, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana delegation heading to Fiji …to commemorate end of indentureship, forced labour

A delegation of private individuals will be heading to Lautoka, Fiji, tomorrow where they will be commemorating with others, the end of indentureship and forced labour around the world. The...

Road closure:

Jul 14, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Road closure:

Major repairs are being done to the bridge at the Mandela/Homestretch Avnues junction. As a result there are some disruptions to the flow of traffic – no eastbound traffic on Homestretch and no...

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Hetmyer (111*) scorches Queen’s Park Oval, as TKR plummet to...

Sep 01, 2026

2026 Republic Bank CPL… GAW vs. TKR Kaieteur Sports – Shimron Hetmyer dropped a nuke at the Queen’s Park Oval, as his breathtaking 111 not out scorched the Trinbago Knight Riders, who...

The tragedy of a society that has stopped reading

Sep 01, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – There was a time in Guyana when a child caught reading a book was considered a good thing. Today, if you see a child quietly reading for twenty minutes, you may want to call the police. Something unusual is happening. The child is either studying, hiding from his parents, or...

Haiti after Kenscoff: Pledges and Promises Do Not Stop the Killing

Aug 30, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – For generations, Kenscoff was where people from Port-au-Prince went to breathe. Its cool hills offered relief, and its farmers supplied the capital’s markets. Gang attacks reached the commune in January 2025, but it remained an important barrier between...

World-class and back of class

Sep 01, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The Aussies are now on the bandwagon. Guyana is a world class mining place. Before the Australians, Americans from Exxon were waxing brightly about Guyana’s world class oil reservoirs. And, before the Australians and Americans, there was the irrepressible Mohamed Irfaan...

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