May 2020

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World Bank fast tracks COVID -19 relief funding for developing countries

May 16, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on World Bank fast tracks COVID -19 relief funding for developing countries

– No word on Guyana’s request for US $5M Even as the World Bank rolls out a plan to fast-track COVID -19 relief packages to developing countries, there is no word on the status of Guyana’s...

New Amsterdam prison inmate in failed sprint to freedom

May 16, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on New Amsterdam prison inmate in failed sprint to freedom

Prisons officers attached to the New Amsterdam Prison were forced to spring into action yesterday morning when one of their inmates attempted a daring escape act. Though the prison only managed to...

‘Government ’congratulates Granger on “re-election”

May 16, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Government ’congratulates Granger on “re-election”

The Department of Public Information late last night issued a statement congratulating President David Granger on both the fifth anniversary of his swearing in to office as well as what it referred...

A man still fighting fuh he pension

May 16, 2020 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on A man still fighting fuh he pension

Is who seh Adam resign from the Waterfall paper? Dat person gat to get dem head examine. Adam get transfer to de Kranicle paper…with a sign marked, “Not returnable”. Dem boys hear how people...

NICIL predicts Guyana will rebound stronger from COVID-19

May 16, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on NICIL predicts Guyana will rebound stronger from COVID-19

Guyana will rebound stronger from the COVID-19 pandemic according to Colvin Heath-London. “We as a country and more so as a people can rebound in a significant way after the passage of COVID19”,...

21 T&T oil workers stuck in Guyana return home

May 16, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on 21 T&T oil workers stuck in Guyana return home

Trinidad (Trinidad Guardian) – Twenty-one T&T nationals who had found themselves on the outside looking in when borders closed at midnight on March 22, returned to this country on Thursday....

ERC pushes for national harmony during elections impasse, COVID-19

May 16, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on ERC pushes for national harmony during elections impasse, COVID-19

As cases continue to climb in the number of individuals tested positive for COVID-19, the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) says it is joining calls for Guyanese to practice social distancing and...

Coalition makes “no apologies” for keeping SOPs private – Norton

May 16, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Coalition makes “no apologies” for keeping SOPs private – Norton

Despite repeated calls for the A Partnership For National Unity + Alliance For Change Coalition (APNU+AFC) to release copies of the Statements of Poll (SOPs) in their possession, Executive Member,...

Fitness, gun licence issuance set to recommence Monday

May 16, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Fitness, gun licence issuance set to recommence Monday

Effective from May 18, 2020, the Guyana Police Force (GPF) will recommence the issuance of certificates of fitness for motor vehicles and renewing of gun licences. The resumption of these services...

Guyana’s COVID-19 cases climb to 116 – DCMO

May 16, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana’s COVID-19 cases climb to 116 – DCMO

Three more cases of COVID -19 have been recorded, according to Deputy Chief Medical Officer (DCMO) Dr Karen Gordon-Campbell. The DCMO in providing the information on Guyana’s COVID-19 response...

Drug shortage a sore issue in Region 2 – diabetic patients overwhelmingly affected

May 16, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Drug shortage a sore issue in Region 2 – diabetic patients overwhelmingly affected

The COVID-19 pandemic is apparently not the only issue hammering the Public Health sector, as health facilities on the Essequibo Coast are reportedly now short on key medication and supplies. Arnold...

Gunraj says not GECOM’s responsibility to investigate observations – Alexander, Hughes differ

May 16, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Gunraj says not GECOM’s responsibility to investigate observations – Alexander, Hughes differ

Commissioner Sase Gunraj yesterday has said, in his view as an attorney-at-law, that it is not the responsibility of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to investigate claims of discrepancies and...

Region One recount completed – Commissioner Gunraj claims COVID-19 Taskforce stymieing additional workstations

May 16, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Region One recount completed – Commissioner Gunraj claims COVID-19 Taskforce stymieing additional workstations

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) yesterday completed the recount of all 99 boxes for the Region One district, during the National Recount Exercise which is currently being conducted at the...

Positive efforts seen to resolve the Chris Gayle outburst issue

May 16, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Positive efforts seen to resolve the Chris Gayle outburst issue

In what could be deemed as a positive outcome stemming from the recent outburst from West Indies star batsman Chris Gayle involving the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) and fellow Windies teammate...

Sinclair aims to repeat Super50 showing in CPL

May 16, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Sinclair aims to repeat Super50 showing in CPL

Not disappointed if it’s suspended since saving lives more important than cricket By Sean Devers The Guyana Amazon Warriors announced earlier this week that the Franchise had retained its top...

Hetmyer, Paul & Permaul in WI 30-man provisional squad But no room for Shepherd & Keiran Powell

May 16, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Hetmyer, Paul & Permaul in WI 30-man provisional squad But no room for Shepherd & Keiran Powell

By Sean Devers The planning by CWI for the West Indies tour of the United Kingdom (UK) with the possibility of playing a Three-Test series set to start in July has included a 30-man squad being named...

Iwokrama Centre now requires travellers in its forests to wear masks

May 16, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Iwokrama Centre now requires travellers in its forests to wear masks

With immediate effect, all persons passing through the Iwokrama forest will be required to wear face masks, the Iwokrama International Centre said yesterday. The Centre, which manages the designated...

MoPH receives critical support to help diabetics affected by COVID-19

May 16, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on MoPH receives critical support to help diabetics affected by COVID-19

The Guyana Diabetic Association (GDA) is partnering with the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) to help distribute essential medical supplies to thousands of Guyanese affected by the disease. According...

West Indies fast-bowler Beaton on board with food hampers

May 16, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on West Indies fast-bowler Beaton on board with food hampers

West Indies fast-bowler Ronsford Beaton has joined a list of people on the Essequibo Coast to share out food hampers during this time of uncertainty owing to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Beaton, who has so...

Cancelling elections should be out

May 16, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Cancelling elections should be out

DEAR EDITOR, Sections of the media carried coverage of moves to cancel the 2020 elections. I should be surprised, but I am not, given my cynicism over any statement, any development, from any...

Push up productivity, then push wages

May 16, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Push up productivity, then push wages

DEAR EDITOR, Over the decades, there has been a tendency in Guyana to push up wages even when productivity is falling. This eventually leads to a fall in the value of money…inflation. This is...

Public Service Announcement

May 16, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Public Service Announcement

Exxon makes Guyana into a checker rather than a partner. Who makes out a contract with a business partner and don’t give themselves a say as to how much money is being spent during its...

CWI was “broke” before COVID-19 – source

May 16, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on CWI was “broke” before COVID-19 – source

President of Cricket West Indies (CWI) Ricky Skerritt said “CWI finances are in the ICU stage because of COVID-19,” however; Kaieteur Sport was reliably informed that the board was in a state of...

OBSCENE ALLEGATIONS

May 16, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on OBSCENE ALLEGATIONS

DEAR EDITOR, The blatant attempt by the APNU+AFC Coalition to besmirch the characters of thousands of GECOM staff who worked on Election Day, March 2, 2020, should be condemned by all. These staffers...

The annulment of elections is not an option

May 16, 2020 KNews Editorial Comments Off on The annulment of elections is not an option

What has started out as suspenseful drama has transformed into a full-out horror show. Alfred Hitchcock, Stephen King, and Brian DePalma of Hollywood lore would have been proud of this particular...

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Regional titles decided as ExxonMobil U18 Championships continue...

Oct 30, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The ExxonMobil Under-18 Football Championships will continue on October 30 and 31, with fixtures scheduled across six districts as teams battle for regional honours and places in...

The King comes to a colony that never quite became free

Oct 30, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The King’s official visit to Guyana is an occasion for ceremony, the polishing of old silver and the remembering of a history that we might otherwise prefer to leave undisturbed. There will be speeches about friendship, partnership and the enduring bonds between our two...

Are We All Ukrainians?

Oct 25, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – On 19 October, accepting the award of Ukraine’s Order of Merit, I said that my commitment to Ukraine rests on a principle essential to small nations everywhere: sovereignty is the freedom to govern ourselves, preserve our identity and decide our future....

Jagdeo’s PPP: PNC sensation, WIN, raw realities Pt I

Oct 30, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – PPP General Secretary, Cde Bharrat Jagdeo, showed again that he is one step ahead of the crowd. A PPP-PNC Xmas card. A neat package of joy. Has the potential to give hope, generate inspiration. Maybe even heal some long-festering national wounds. On the surface, what...

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