February 2020

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Guyanese Allicock victorious in Cuba Boxers will be ready for Olympic Qualifiers says Cuban Coach Roldan

Feb 12, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyanese Allicock victorious in Cuba Boxers will be ready for Olympic Qualifiers says Cuban Coach Roldan

Caribbean Bantamweight Boxing Champion Keevin Allicock defeated Victor Abreu, Middleweight Desmond Amsterdam lost a close points decision to Jorge Cuellar and light Heavyweight Dennis Thomas’ fight...

The most unpardonable crime ever perpetrated by any government on its people

Feb 12, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on The most unpardonable crime ever perpetrated by any government on its people

DEAR EDITOR, Guyanese have now come to realise that the APNU/AFC has committed the most unpardonable crime ever perpetrated by any government on its people. It should be labelled the crime of the...

These people have certainly gone beyond the boundary

Feb 12, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on These people have certainly gone beyond the boundary

DEAR EDITOR, I was in the village of Eccles, East Bank Demerara, over the weekend and heard from more than one resident, that at a PPP/Civic Rally in the said community, speaker after speaker,...

National Insurance Scheme insistence of registration by all foreign employers

Feb 12, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on National Insurance Scheme insistence of registration by all foreign employers

DEAR EDITOR, The situation at Kwakwani is not new. It has only deteriorated over the past several years. It is a glaring example of contempt by a foreign employer, not only of its employees, but more...

Oil revenue loss is much higher

Feb 12, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Oil revenue loss is much higher

DEAR EDITOR, I have reviewed the OpenOil model, along with other available comparative analyses, and am convinced that Guyana’s deal takes us down a similar path as UK’s oil revenue...

Is Education in Guyana in the Emergency Room?

Feb 12, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Is Education in Guyana in the Emergency Room?

DEAR EDITOR, Teachers will always represent a significant resource as part of national development in any country and Guyana is no exception. In some ways, public education in Guyana is in the...

This misrepresentation is either deliberate or designed to create public mischief

Feb 12, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on This misrepresentation is either deliberate or designed to create public mischief

DEAR EDITOR, GAWU’s General Secretary Seepaul Narine as is being advised claimed that more pressing issues prevented a response earlier to his letter, “Lincoln, indeed these, as you put it,...

Elections Day procedures… An open letter to all Guyanese and foreign observers

Feb 12, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Elections Day procedures… An open letter to all Guyanese and foreign observers

DEAR EDITOR, This is an open letter to all Guyanese and foreign observers concerned about the need for free and fair elections and the connected welfare of our nation. Observers not intimately...

Energy Department Director says… 75% of Stabroek Block discoveries oil, 25% gas

Feb 11, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Energy Department Director says… 75% of Stabroek Block discoveries oil, 25% gas

… says natural gas engagement heating up The proportion of oil to gas in ExxonMobil’s discoveries is finally out in the open. Roughly 6 billion of the 8 billion oil-equivalent barrels, or 75...

Local Content Policy completed; to be released this week

Feb 11, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Local Content Policy completed; to be released this week

Energy Department Director, Dr. Mark Bynoe, revealed yesterday that the long-awaited Local Content Policy has been completed and printed. The Director said that during the course of the week, this...

US firm hired to revise decades-old Petroleum laws

Feb 11, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on US firm hired to revise decades-old Petroleum laws

… local law firm to be involved The Department of Energy has hired a US firm, Hunton Andrew Kurth LLP, to conduct a revision of the Petroleum (Exploration and Production) Act, among other things....

Depletion policy to come after elections – Energy Dept. says guidelines with IDB

Feb 11, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Depletion policy to come after elections – Energy Dept. says guidelines with IDB

It appears that Guyana will have to wait until the March 2020, General and Regional Elections are over to have a Depletion Policy in place. Kaieteur News became aware of this during a press...

Court of Appeal affirms residency not a requirement for voting

Feb 11, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Court of Appeal affirms residency not a requirement for voting

– Unanimous agreement on CJ’s decision The Court of Appeal has affirmed a December 2019 ruling by Chief Justice Roxane George in which she held that pursuant to the laws, living in Guyana is...

Broker unaware of any medical malpractice insurance in Guyana

Feb 11, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Broker unaware of any medical malpractice insurance in Guyana

A majority of doctors and private hospitals in Guyana have no malpractice insurance. A professional liability insurance, it is critical in helping provide doctors and hospitals with coverage in case...

Former Senegal PM, Jason Carter to co-chair Carter Center elections delegation

Feb 11, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Former Senegal PM, Jason Carter to co-chair Carter Center elections delegation

With three weeks to go before this country’s General and Regional elections, it has been announced that former Prime Minister of Senegal, Aminata Touré, will play a major role in monitoring the...

Gary Best remains hospitalised as police await DPP’s advice

Feb 11, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Gary Best remains hospitalised as police await DPP’s advice

By Shikema Dey Former Army Chief of Staff, Rear Admiral (Ret’d )Gary Best still remains a patient at the Cardiac Ward of the Georgetown Public Hospital, as police prepare to send a file to the...

Dem party supporters really smart

Feb 11, 2020 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Dem party supporters really smart

Politics is a game wheh people love to fool demself, especially when is time fuh elections. If is one thing politicians like to see when dem talking, is nuff people. That is why when dem got any...

MEH SHARE OF THE NATIONAL CAKE GONE TO EXXON!

Feb 11, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on MEH SHARE OF THE NATIONAL CAKE GONE TO EXXON!

I have never and will never accept the argument that poverty is the root cause of crime. There may be high levels of crime in poor communities, but this is association not causation. I have known...

Murder accused sentenced to 12 months for escaping from custody

Feb 11, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Murder accused sentenced to 12 months for escaping from custody

Terrence Pitt, 26, of Third Street, Timehri, East Bank Demerara, called ‘Shots’ and ‘Sonna Boy’, was yesterday sentenced to 12 months imprisonment, for escaping from lawful custody. The...

Mahaicony pedal cyclist dies after colliding with bus

Feb 11, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Mahaicony pedal cyclist dies after colliding with bus

A 57-year-old pedal cyclist lost his life on Sunday after he collided with a minibus on the Mahaicony Public Road. According to police reports, the dead man, Terrence D’Aguiar of Lot 2 Cottage,...

KNews boss withdraws misconduct complaint against Chris Ram

Feb 11, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on KNews boss withdraws misconduct complaint against Chris Ram

The malpractice complaint filed by Kaieteur News’s Publisher, Glenn Lall against Attorney-at-law, Christopher Ram has been withdrawn. The complaint was filed against Ram over his failure to...

Bisram to have shortened PI as magistrate opts for ‘hybrid’ case

Feb 11, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Bisram to have shortened PI as magistrate opts for ‘hybrid’ case

By Malisa Playter-Harry “This court will never slaughter justice”, were the words of Magistrate Renita Singh yesterday as she made her ruling on the way forward in the Marcus Bisram case....

Patron Sonia Noel kicks off philanthropic initiative ‘Love Revolution’

Feb 11, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Patron Sonia Noel kicks off philanthropic initiative ‘Love Revolution’

The Love Revolution kick started its momentum of proactive engagement with a celebration at Palm Court last Tuesday. Under the auspices of the patron, Sonia Noel, of the Sonia Noel Foundation for...

No bail for taxi driver accused of stealing gold chains

Feb 11, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on No bail for taxi driver accused of stealing gold chains

Twenty-nine-year-old Seon Haywood of Crane Housing Scheme, West Coast Demerara was yesterday remanded to prison by Principal Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus on a simple larceny charge. Haywood, a...

Zeelugt, Southside triumph

Feb 11, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Zeelugt, Southside triumph

Zeelugt and Southside registered victories when the Dwayne Stephen Big Yard Auto Sales /East Bank Essequibo Cricket Committee 40 overs round robin competition continued on Sunday last. Batting first,...

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High stakes in Essequibo as Regal Super Centre hands over additional...

Oct 10, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Retail giant Regal Super Centre has officially presented the remaining individual awards for the Lotto/Let’sBet One Guyana T10 Tapeball Blast ahead of Sunday’s national...

How much do you love your country?

Oct 10, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – After the fourth beer my friend’s tongue loosened. “Boy, Guyana is a beautiful place. Folks back home just do not know how good they have it. Look at us here in this freezing place. I would give anything to be outside Petboy Shop sipping a cold one on a Friday afternoon.”...

The People’s Wars, Caribbean Bills

Oct 04, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – The Caribbean did not start, or participate in, the war involving the United States, Israel and Iran, nor the other continuing conflicts in the Middle East. Yet millions of Caribbean people are paying a price for them every day. They pay it at petrol...

Routledge – differing from Adams, Ram, others

Oct 10, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – I regret differing from respected brothers, Dr. Vincent Adams and Chris Ram, two peerless Guyanese. The source of the difference is Exxon Guyana President, Mr. Alistair Routledge’s statement that “it’s not our job to build the nation…they didn’t vote for us…we are...

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