September 2019

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Toronto Blizzards blitz their way to another title

Sep 07, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Toronto Blizzards blitz their way to another title

TORONTO, Canada – Their opponents were the same. The city was different and the result remained the same. At June month-end, Toronto Blizzards defeated New York Hustlers by seven runs in a highly...

Venezuela is not alone

Sep 07, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Venezuela is not alone

DEAR EDITOR, The financial oligarchy of the United States of America has, throughout history, used measures to economically and financially stifle nation-states and, consequently, their populations....

Clearing the air on that meeting at the Critchlow Labour College

Sep 07, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Clearing the air on that meeting at the Critchlow Labour College

DEAR EDITOR, On Thursday 29 August, 2019, the Honourable Minister of Citizenship, Minister Winston Felix and I met with African and Haitian nationals who had applied for citizenship and work permits....

Correcting inaccuracies about the Natural Resource Fund

Sep 07, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Correcting inaccuracies about the Natural Resource Fund

DEAR EDITOR, My attention was drawn to a letter written by Robin Singh and published in Kaieteur News, September 04, 2019 under the caption, “As ‘first oil’ rapidly approaches, we don’t have...

Concerted efforts needed to give locals their chair at the head of the table

Sep 07, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Concerted efforts needed to give locals their chair at the head of the table

DEAR EDITORS, The US Ambassador could not have been clearer in where, from the perspective of her responsibilities and country, the priority of interests focuses. Though couched in the careful and...

Draft Local Content Policy proposes… Oil companies’ reports on use of Guyanese labour, goods and services to be kept secret

Sep 06, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Draft Local Content Policy proposes… Oil companies’ reports on use of Guyanese labour, goods and services to be kept secret

By Kiana Wilburg The final draft of Guyana’s Local Content Policy is proposing that oil companies provide detailed reports on their use of local goods and services to the Ministry of Business. But...

Facing shortfalls, GPL moves to seal power purchase deal with Giftland -other producers to be invited

Sep 06, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Facing shortfalls, GPL moves to seal power purchase deal with Giftland -other producers to be invited

After two years of back and forth, it seems finally that the state-owned Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) is ready close a deal with the Giftland Mall. There is almost five megawatts available at...

PPP not budging on Irfaan Ali as presidential candidate

Sep 06, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on PPP not budging on Irfaan Ali as presidential candidate

Almost eight months after choosing Irfaan Ali as the presidential candidate of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) for the next general elections, leader Bharrat Jagdeo remains convinced that it...

Drug addict’s body found with bullet wound to head on Berbice dam

Sep 06, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Drug addict’s body found with bullet wound to head on Berbice dam

Four persons are presently in police custody for the alleged murder of a known drug addict from Number 11 Village, West Coast Berbice. This was confirmed by a senior police source in B’...

House-to-House/NRR merger… Fingerprint cross-matching can be done in less than two weeks

Sep 06, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on House-to-House/NRR merger… Fingerprint cross-matching can be done in less than two weeks

Today, the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is expected to make vital decisions about the planned merger of the data garnered from House-to-House Registration and the National Register of...

Berbice Bridge Company refuses Govt.’s help to maintain pontoons – Minister Patterson

Sep 06, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Berbice Bridge Company refuses Govt.’s help to maintain pontoons – Minister Patterson

Minister of Public Infrastructure, David Patterson, has said that even though Government made $120M available to the Berbice Bridge Company Incorporated (BBCI) about nine months ago to conduct long...

Body with head almost severed… Butcher, nephew held for murder of NDC employee

Sep 06, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Body with head almost severed… Butcher, nephew held for murder of NDC employee

Police are questioning a butcher and his nephew in connection with the murder of Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) employee David Gentle, whose body, with neck almost severed, was found near a...

Guyana giving its a** and doing it through its ribs

Sep 06, 2019 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Guyana giving its a** and doing it through its ribs

ExxonMobil had to do something to de politicians. When Soulja Bai release de oil contract everybody see all de faults and dem talk. Everybody seh de contract should be reviewed but not Soulja Bai;...

WE HAVE HEARD IT ALL BEFORE

Sep 06, 2019 KNews Peeping Tom Comments Off on WE HAVE HEARD IT ALL BEFORE

Does anyone seriously believe that Guyanese are swayed by what is said during the course of presidential campaigns between the various presidential candidates? How many Guyanese decide on how they...

Second NBS wrongful dismissal trial nears end

Sep 06, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Second NBS wrongful dismissal trial nears end

The final cross-examination of former New Building Society (NBS) Manager, Kent Vincent, surrounded the alleged and questionable transaction, which served as the basis for which three top ranking...

Refrain from using herbal medicines as cancer treatment- Cancer Institute

Sep 06, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Refrain from using herbal medicines as cancer treatment- Cancer Institute

In the Caribbean region and especially in Guyana, herbal medicines often play an essential role in one’s health. These plants or parts of them can be used for their scent, flavour or therapeutic...

Citizens express mixed feelings about CCTV Cameras around the city

Sep 06, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Citizens express mixed feelings about CCTV Cameras around the city

During a walk around the streets of Georgetown, one would notice the many white poles housing closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras. This initiative has been spearheaded by the Ministry of Public...

About 4000 new students registered at UG for new academic year

Sep 06, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on About 4000 new students registered at UG for new academic year

The University of Guyana (UG), the country’s leading institution for tertiary education, has recorded an estimated number of 4000 new registered students, for the 2019/2020 academic year. This...

Oscar Phillander still batting in the game of life at 100

Sep 06, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Oscar Phillander still batting in the game of life at 100

Oscar Haydock Phillander is a jolly old soul and at the ripe age of 100 he is still batting in the game of life and appears to be quite the optimist. Oscar’s birthday was celebrated on Tuesday...

Guyanese, on holiday, charged in arson that killed Dundee woman

Sep 06, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese, on holiday, charged in arson that killed Dundee woman

New York (New York Daily News-An ungrateful tenant who lived rent-free for months with his girlfriend in her aunt’s Queens home torched the property, killing the disabled homeowner after she told...

Fire destroys one-flat house at Angoy’s Avenue

Sep 06, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Fire destroys one-flat house at Angoy’s Avenue

A fire of unknown origin has completely destroyed a one-flat concrete dwelling house situated at lot 640 Angoy’s Avenue, New Amsterdam, Berbice. The house is reportedly owned by Esther Moriah, a...

Following barge collision… Demerara Harbour Bridge retracting to allow vessels to pass

Sep 06, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Following barge collision… Demerara Harbour Bridge retracting to allow vessels to pass

The Demerara Harbour Bridge (DHB) is once again being retracted to allow vessels to pass. Kaieteur News understands that the bridge operators retracted the structure yesterday, allowing five vessels...

Elections first, then oil – Jagdeo

Sep 06, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Elections first, then oil – Jagdeo

General and Regional Elections must occur first, before the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) lends a hand to the preparation of the framework Guyana needs to manage the Petroleum industry. That’s...

Port Kaituma cook jailed 23 years for raping boy, 6

Sep 06, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Port Kaituma cook jailed 23 years for raping boy, 6

Convicted by a mixed panel of jurors for the rape of a minor, Leonard Alberts, 46, a cook from Port Kaituma, Region One has been jailed for 23 years. His sentence was imposed by Justice Simone...

As Corentyne Chamber of Commerce launches 16th Berbice Expo and Trade Fair –Need for hassle-free investment climate amplified

Sep 06, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on As Corentyne Chamber of Commerce launches 16th Berbice Expo and Trade Fair –Need for hassle-free investment climate amplified

The Central Corentyne Chamber of Commerce recently launched the 16th Berbice Expo and Trade Fair in Rose Hall Town with a focus on small businesses and the difficulty of starting up new business...

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– GCB President commits to supporting Rehabilitation and Reintegration (Kaieteur News) – The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) has announced the reinstatement of national cricketer Kevin...

The great old-age pension gold rush

Oct 18, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Guyanese aged 65 and over, who have spent decades living comfortably in Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States, are suddenly discovering that the land of their birth has something more attractive than pepperpot and the Caribbean Premier League (CPL). It has an old-age...

The Caribbean “Too Rich for Help”: When Will the Fiction End?

Oct 18, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – On 14 October, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva warned that higher borrowing costs, falling development assistance and other economic pressures threaten to widen the distance between advanced and developing economies. She appealed for additional...

EPA Director, Parsram

Oct 18, 2026

Hard truths… (Kaieteur News) – My good friend, Mr. Khemraj Parsram is at it again. Trying his hand at being a jester. He should stick to his role as Guyana’s EPA Director, which is proving to be more than a handful for him. The man should collect war pay for his heroic efforts to...

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