May 2020

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Act now or face catastrophe – REEL Guyana on sea level rise

May 17, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Act now or face catastrophe – REEL Guyana on sea level rise

By Kemol King Year after year, seasons come when Guyana experiences severe flooding along many coastal communities. Depending on the level of erosion in a certain area, the nature and strength of its...

528 ballot boxes completed on Day 11

May 17, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on 528 ballot boxes completed on Day 11

On the 11th day of the National Recount exercise, the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) managed to complete the recount of 49 ballot boxes, raising the total to 528 boxes the ballots casted in...

The people of Guyana are peasants

May 17, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, News, The Story within the Story Comments Off on The people of Guyana are peasants

By Leonard Gildarie Chin-up. Buckle up. The COVID-19 ride is far from over. In fact, while there will be staunch disagreements, it is my conclusions that between COVID-19 and Elections 2020, the...

It is time Guyana exercise its right to restrict behaviour/access of some observers

May 17, 2020 KNews Eye on Guyana with Lincoln Lewis, Features / Columnists Comments Off on It is time Guyana exercise its right to restrict behaviour/access of some observers

A significant section of the Guyanese population feel aggrieved and many are not feeling welcoming to the Carter Centre given the perception of the unfairness of their actions during the time of the...

Remembering the 1959 murder of a prison officer

May 17, 2020 KNews Murder and Mystery, News Comments Off on Remembering the 1959 murder of a prison officer

By Michael Jordan Every man has nightmares, sometimes, but not like the ones that tormented Vernon Lambert. In those nightmares, a burly man would be locking off his throat; he would see his...

Stranded doctor pleads for the return of Guyanese “stuck” in the US

May 17, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Stranded doctor pleads for the return of Guyanese “stuck” in the US

– Promises to stand all expenses including adherence to mandatory quarantine After learning of the recent Exxon chartered Flights, Resident in General Surgery at the Georgetown Public Hospital...

Veronica Cecil named BCB’s Ramphal Mother of the Year 2020

May 17, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Veronica Cecil named BCB’s Ramphal Mother of the Year 2020

Thirty-seven year-old Mrs. Veronica Cecil of Hampshire Village on Saturday last was pleasantly surprised when a delegation from the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) turned up at her residence to...

Miner surprised after police arrest worker for Berbice murder

May 17, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Miner surprised after police arrest worker for Berbice murder

Police in Region 8, acting on information yesterday, arrested a man wanted for the murder of a male resident of Angoy’s Avenue, New Amsterdam, Berbice. In police custody is Donald Shariff called...

SHEA Charity on steadfast mission to save lives during pandemic

May 17, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on SHEA Charity on steadfast mission to save lives during pandemic

By Rehanna Ramsay While the world is dealing with a once in a lifetime pandemic which has undoubtedly changed the way people go about their daily lives, Saving Hands Emergency Aid (SHEA), a US...

“No CBC Championships in 2020” – Patrick Haynes

May 17, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on “No CBC Championships in 2020” – Patrick Haynes

By Calvin Chapman The Honourary Secretary of the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF); Patrick Haynes who is also a member of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA)3×3 council,...

Attacking Golding does not change demand for credible Guyana elections result

May 17, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on Attacking Golding does not change demand for credible Guyana elections result

By Sir Ronald Sanders In the wake of a report to the Permanent Council of the Organisation of American States (OAS) on the Guyana general elections of March 2, the Head of the Electoral Mission...

Proactive and resourceful doctor, Shodhan Persaud, is a “Special Person”

May 17, 2020 KNews News, Special Person Comments Off on Proactive and resourceful doctor, Shodhan Persaud, is a “Special Person”

By Malisa Playter Harry Looking for an alternative form of medicine that works for everyone may be a gruelling task since many are not qualified to offer such a service. But in East Canje, Berbice...

Bartica M&TC Sports Wall of Fame Forward thinking leadership of Mayor Marshall commended by GFF’s Forde

May 17, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Bartica M&TC Sports Wall of Fame Forward thinking leadership of Mayor Marshall commended by GFF’s Forde

By Franklin Wilson One of Margret Cousins’ famous quotes says, “Appreciation can make a day, even change a life. Your willingness to put it into words is all that is necessary.” Well, the...

CONSUMERS CONCERNS DDL sets example of Corporate Social Responsibility

May 17, 2020 KNews Consumer Concerns, News Comments Off on CONSUMERS CONCERNS DDL sets example of Corporate Social Responsibility

By Pat Dial When it was known that the legendary Dr. Yesu Persaud would be retiring as Chairman of Demerara Distillers Ltd (DDL), the business community and the shareholders of DDL were worried as to...

Kaieteur News Cartoon 17 – 2020

May 17, 2020 KNews Cartoons, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Kaieteur News Cartoon 17 – 2020

I have some deep concerns about the COVID-19 curfew enforcement

May 17, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on I have some deep concerns about the COVID-19 curfew enforcement

Dear Editor A video purportedly showing police entering a person’s home to arrest people having a get together prompted me to write this letter. There needs to be mass dissemination of information...

Sitting of NGSA must be properly thought out

May 17, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Sitting of NGSA must be properly thought out

Dear Editor, I am hopeful that whatever the plans are in the pipeline for the sitting of the National Grade Six Assessment, they are rooted in safety and not following in CXC’s footsteps of what I...

Granger’s reaction to possible sanctions is emboldened emulation of his predecessors

May 17, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Granger’s reaction to possible sanctions is emboldened emulation of his predecessors

Dear Editor In 2007, a much younger former U.S. President Jimmy Carter wrote “Beyond the White House,” about his post-presidency work with The Carter Center, an institution he and his...

No good can come from blocking Carter Center observer team return

May 17, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on No good can come from blocking Carter Center observer team return

Dear Editor, The headlines were screaming on Saturday morning with the news that the Carter Center observer team was blocked from returning to Guyana. I think that it a wrong move, a dead wrong...

An urgent need exists for COVID-19 contact tracing, malaria co-treatment

May 17, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on An urgent need exists for COVID-19 contact tracing, malaria co-treatment

Dear Editor, We write to follow up on the letter about COVID-19 published in the press on Saturday 9th May. Our intention then was to provide an additional source of information for the public at...

Carter Center blocked by Govt. for 3rd time

May 16, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Carter Center blocked by Govt. for 3rd time

By Mikaila Prince The incumbent Government of Guyana has, for the third time, denied the approval for the return of the Carter Center, which was accredited to observe the March 2 General and Regional...

Cathy Hughes, Aubrey Norton contradict Pres. Granger on credibility of elections

May 16, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Cathy Hughes, Aubrey Norton contradict Pres. Granger on credibility of elections

People’s National Congress executive Aubrey Norton and Alliance For Change executive Cathy Hughes both contradicted President David Granger on the credibility of the March 2 elections during back...

UK firm grabs more interest in Canje Block as Exxon gears to drill first well

May 16, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on UK firm grabs more interest in Canje Block as Exxon gears to drill first well

In spite of the depressed environment, Westmount Energy Limited announced yesterday that it has purchased 1.3m common shares in JHI Associates Inc. This will represent approximately 12.7 percent of...

Coalition reengages Washington, DC lobbying firm

May 16, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Coalition reengages Washington, DC lobbying firm

– Significant differences in controversial briefing attached to new contract Just one month after initially engaging in an agreement with Washington-based lobbying firm John, James & Bart...

No response from COVID-19 task force on new workstations

May 16, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on No response from COVID-19 task force on new workstations

Despite assuring the Chair of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Ret’d Justice Claudette Singh of a prompt response to the approval of six new work stations for the National Recount, the...

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The three leashes of empire

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(Kaieteur News) – Empire, in its modern form, seldom arrives wearing a military uniform. It comes dressed instead as an investment banker, carrying a development plan, or as the representative of a multinational corporation bearing gifts in the language of progress. The empire does not always...

The World Has Broken the 1.5°C Promise. Small States Should Not Have...

Sep 06, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – The world has broken the 1.5°C promise it made to its most vulnerable countries. The breach has not yet been recorded on a sustained basis, but the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) says it is widely assessed as unavoidable and likely within the...

Deportees-inevitable was written all over them

Sep 09, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – It was just a matter of when. From where they hail. Then, how many of them. Last, what kind of undesirables. They go by the name of ‘deportees’, third country nationals. From the moment the first word of a destination for deportees from the U.S. came up, I...

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