June 2020

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Suriname coalition partners say they will examine a pardon for Bouterse

Jun 27, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Suriname coalition partners say they will examine a pardon for Bouterse

Suriname (CMC) –The leader of the Progressive Reform Party (VHP), Chandrikapersad Santokhi, says if a petition for a pardon for President Desi Bouterse comes before the planned coalition...

Suspect confesses to gunning down construction worker during Agricola vendetta

Jun 27, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Suspect confesses to gunning down construction worker during Agricola vendetta

– slain man’s girlfriend, others also in custody An Agricola resident who was charged last year for shooting off a piece of another man’s ear has reportedly confessed to gunning down Kitty...

Cops detain driver, impound car believed to be involved in Enmore hit and run

Jun 27, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Cops detain driver, impound car believed to be involved in Enmore hit and run

Police have impounded a car and arrested its driver for the alleged involvement in a hit and run accident at Enmore, East Coast Demerara (ECD), which claimed the life of one teen and left another...

Farmer remanded on gun, ammo charges

Jun 27, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Farmer remanded on gun, ammo charges

A Berbice man was on Thursday remanded to prison for allegedly having in his possession an illegal firearm and ammunition. The defendant, Cloyd Davis, 59, a farmer of Limlair Village, Corentyne,...

Vieira continues to impress in Canada

Jun 27, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Vieira continues to impress in Canada

Guyanese Elliot Vieira stormed the front row of the SOAR (Southern Ontario Association of Racing) championships and snagged his second chequered flag in as many weekends as superbike action continued...

CWI head Skerritt reported to CWI Ethics Committee

Jun 27, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on CWI head Skerritt reported to CWI Ethics Committee

President of Cricket West Indies (CWI) Ricky Skerritt could find himself before the CWI Ethics Committee after a report was submitted to the body accusing him of breaches of the CWI Code of Ethics as...

Lo Lo has become a pathetic sight

Jun 27, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Lo Lo has become a pathetic sight

GECOM CEO Keith Lowenfield, after months of lying low while he does his nonsense, has issued a statement saying he is not bound to accept the instruction of the Commission. It is obvious, Lo Lo has...

The hypocrisy that has unravelled in the past days

Jun 27, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on The hypocrisy that has unravelled in the past days

DEAR EDITOR, Since the General and Regional Elections began, we have seen all sorts of dramas unfold by the various stakeholders contesting the elections. Not only have dramas unfolded but the...

Solidarity Within

Jun 27, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Solidarity Within

DEAR EDITOR, It was refreshing to read of His Excellency’s recent speech to the new Military Officers. He emphasized the importance of solidarity and the protection of our country. The current...

Dismissal for good and sufficient cause

Jun 27, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Dismissal for good and sufficient cause

DEAR EDITOR, Guyana’s labour laws provide for summary dismissal from employment by the employer for good and sufficient cause relating to an employee’s conduct and performance on the job. Good...

The CCJ and jurisdiction argument

Jun 27, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on The CCJ and jurisdiction argument

DEAR EDITOR, As was reported (KN June 26), the CCJ gave several directives and instructed the lawyers to be guided by their submissions on four points: Why the court has jurisdiction if it assumes...

Guyana has no place for desperate dictators

Jun 27, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyana has no place for desperate dictators

DEAR EDITOR, I applaud Kaieteur News for disseminating the important elections developments in a manner that is unambiguous. There must be no beating around the bush when it comes to exposing the...

Relations: Industrial, Human, Public, Customer

Jun 27, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Relations: Industrial, Human, Public, Customer

DEAR EDITOR, The earliest of the above must be ‘Industrial Relations’ which initially consisted, more than less, of confrontational interactions between employees (represented by Unions) and...

Guyana, Politics and God’s Forgiveness

Jun 27, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyana, Politics and God’s Forgiveness

DEAR EDITOR, I think by now everyone knows that I stand neutral on politics but I follow the news every day to know what is happening in my country. Every day I get what is called “breaking new”...

Of statues and icons and other transparent pretenses

Jun 27, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Of statues and icons and other transparent pretenses

DEAR EDITOR, The caption was remarkable, “BET founder Robert Johnson slams protesters for toppling Confederate statues” (NY Post June 26). He described them as “borderline anarchists” and...

ExxonMobil hid truth about rising global temperature for decades; slapped with lawsuit by Washington D.C Attorney General

Jun 26, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on ExxonMobil hid truth about rising global temperature for decades; slapped with lawsuit by Washington D.C Attorney General

By Kiana Wilburg ExxonMobil, along with other major fossil fuel polluters such as Chevron, Shell and British Petroleum, was slapped yesterday with a lawsuit by the Attorney General of Washington D.C,...

“We said what we have said” – CARICOM Chair Mia Mottley

Jun 26, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on “We said what we have said” – CARICOM Chair Mia Mottley

– says Community paying keen attention to Guyana’s ‘bizarre’ political situation CARICOM is standing by the strong pronouncements made by its Chair, Barbadian Prime Minister Mia Mottley,...

Lowenfield’s report belongs at Haags Bosch dumpsite – FITUG

Jun 26, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Lowenfield’s report belongs at Haags Bosch dumpsite – FITUG

The Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Guyana (FITUG) does not approve of the elections report submitted to the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Chair, Justice Claudette Singh by Chief...

CCJ schedules single hearing for recount case next Wednesday

Jun 26, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on CCJ schedules single hearing for recount case next Wednesday

– has not yet ruled on jurisdiction The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has scheduled a single hearing for the Guyana elections recount case. Noting the urgency and importance of the case to...

Lawyers ask GECOM Chair to instruct Lowenfield to withdraw his report

Jun 26, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Lawyers ask GECOM Chair to instruct Lowenfield to withdraw his report

The People’s Progressive Party/ Civic (PPP/C) through its lawyers have asked the Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Justice (ret’d), Claudette Singh to instruct Chief Elections...

Norway says declaration must be based on recount numbers

Jun 26, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Norway says declaration must be based on recount numbers

Pressure from international countries continues to mount for a “fair and transparent” end to Guyana’s current political situation, one referred to as the longest elections since the 90’s....

Con deh in some of dem con-tracts

Jun 26, 2020 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Con deh in some of dem con-tracts

Dem Boys Seh… Guvment sharing out money like Wild West…. to dem con-tractors. Imagine dem nah gat time fuh share out hampers to dem poor people wha live pun sea dam, reserve and squatting...

THE INEVITABLE CANNOT BE DENIED

Jun 26, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THE INEVITABLE CANNOT BE DENIED

Confusion and speculation surrounds the implications of the case presently before the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ). Many persons are of the mistaken notion that the case will determine who has...

New Manari Concrete Bridge opens to light vehicular traffic

Jun 26, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on New Manari Concrete Bridge opens to light vehicular traffic

The GYD$160Million Manari Concrete Bridge along the Linden-Lethem Trail was on Tuesday open to accommodate light vehicular traffic. This Manari Bridge project which begun in October of last year is...

Bartica confirms first COVID-19 case – as total cases increase to 215

Jun 26, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Bartica confirms first COVID-19 case – as total cases increase to 215

Bartica has now recorded its first COVID-19 case. This is among six new cases the country has recorded bringing the country’s total to 215. Sharing details about the Bartica case, Regional Health...

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Guyana dominate IGG athletics as title defence ends in style

Oct 26, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Guyana’s athletics team underlined its dominance at the 2026 Inter Guiana Games (IGG), producing a series of commanding performances at the Andre Kamperveen Stadium in...

Questions for the Global Biodiversity Alliance

Oct 26, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – There is an uncomfortable question that ought to be asked of the Global Biodiversity Alliance (GBA). When a country has already received payment for conserving its forests through carbon credits, on what basis can seek additional compensation for keeping the biodiversity within...

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....

The Jagdeo Doctrine

Oct 26, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The Jagdeo Proposition is on the table. It’s the Sabbath. Sometimes they extend to Monday. time of introspection, then connection to upstairs. What better time to give Dr. Jagdeo’s offer some careful consideration? Politics or purity of purpose… Timely,...

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