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New details emerge about Clairmont Mingo’s fradulent declaration

Jul 06, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on New details emerge about Clairmont Mingo’s fradulent declaration

It has been 124 days since the controversy marred-day of March 4; a mere two days after Guyanese ventured to the polls to cast their ballots for the 2020 General and Regional Elections. On that day,...

US$150M (and counting) CJIA renovation continues to invite bids for construction works

Jul 06, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on US$150M (and counting) CJIA renovation continues to invite bids for construction works

The Cheddi Jagan International Airport Corporation (CJIAC) continues to invite bids for construction works, despite the signing of a US$150M (and counting) expansion contract in 2011, which was...

Bank of Guyana reports…Improved tax collection nets additional $240B in 2019

Jul 06, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Bank of Guyana reports…Improved tax collection nets additional $240B in 2019

Enhanced tax collection by Government netted an additional 10.8 percent or $240 billion in revenue last year, according to the recently-released 2019 Annual Report of the Central Bank. This includes...

$1B retrofitted COVID centre to be completed by July 13 – Task Force

Jul 06, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on $1B retrofitted COVID centre to be completed by July 13 – Task Force

The US$5Million (G$1B) project to turn Ocean View International Hotel into a state-of-the-art Hospital for the incubation, isolation and quarantine of persons infected with the novel Coronavirus...

TEN COVID-19 patients now in Georgetown Hospital’s ICU

Jul 06, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on TEN COVID-19 patients now in Georgetown Hospital’s ICU

With three new covid-19 related deaths in the last four days, staff at the Covid-19 Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at the Georgetown Public Hospital are now tasked with saving the lives of eight more...

Lethem teacher succumbs to COVID-19 complications

Jul 06, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Lethem teacher succumbs to COVID-19 complications

– GPHC denies she contracted virus at hospital Officials from the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) have refuted claims that 25-year-old Lethem teacher Donna Greaves contracted the...

New Amsterdam man stabbed to death over ‘stolen’ Guinness

Jul 06, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on New Amsterdam man stabbed to death over ‘stolen’ Guinness

A row over a bottle of Guinness led to a 23-year-old Angoys Avenue, New Amsterdam Labourer being stabbed to death last Friday in Pope Street, New Amsterdam. Dead is Nickosie Vankenie while the...

Staying home better than going home

Jul 06, 2020 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Staying home better than going home

De people getting homesick. Dem seh dem tired of staying home because of de lockdown. Last week, hundreds ah dem flock to de seawall fuh tek some breeze. Boy and gyal, man and woman, sitting down...

The COVID-19 pariah of the Eastern Caribbean

Jul 06, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The COVID-19 pariah of the Eastern Caribbean

Three persons died over the past five days. Their deaths are believed to have resulted from complications of the COVID-19 coronavirus. At least two of those who died have left young children. A 34...

193 Pro-athletes to benefit from World Athletics fund

Jul 06, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on 193 Pro-athletes to benefit from World Athletics fund

World Athletics and the International Athletics Foundation (IAF) have announced that 193 athletes from 58 member federations will be offered one-time grants of US$3000 through an Athlete Welfare Fund...

Over one year later…Still no update on rape cover-up allegations against female cops, others

Jul 06, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Over one year later…Still no update on rape cover-up allegations against female cops, others

After just over a year, police have given no word about the progress in an investigation into the alleged cover-up of a series of gang rapes by police ranks. In March, police sources had confirmed...

Grove family continues to enjoy free cooking gas

Jul 06, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Grove family continues to enjoy free cooking gas

– 11 years after accidental methane find in backyard Wouldn’t you want to have a lifetime of free cooking gas? That’s what the Samaroo family seems to be enjoying after accidentally finding...

GUYANESE HORROR FICTION KAMARANG…Seeking help from the piaiman

Jul 06, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on GUYANESE HORROR FICTION KAMARANG…Seeking help from the piaiman

By Michael Jordan When Laura Jones was five years old, she had gone to the vat at the back of the house in Bartica to draw water for Mother. She was just about to switch on the tap when she heard a...

NGOs help post bail for Plaisance woman accused of killing husband

Jul 06, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on NGOs help post bail for Plaisance woman accused of killing husband

– after she spent one year on remand After spending more than a year on remand for allegedly killing her reputed husband, the bail have been raised for twenty-five-year-old Melissa Playter, a...

Lorries, Container Trucks from Oil Sector will have to follow road restrictions

Jul 06, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Lorries, Container Trucks from Oil Sector will have to follow road restrictions

Traffic Chief, Linden Isles made it very clear yesterday that motor lorries and container trucks that are part of the Oil Sector are not excluded from the new “movement restrictions” to be...

I wish I could support the coalition’s position, but I can’t

Jul 06, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on I wish I could support the coalition’s position, but I can’t

DEAR EDITOR, I read the remarks from CARICOM Secretary General Irwin Larocque re Guyana’s elections and the role of the entity’s observers/scrutineers. Unfortunately, the latter have gone from...

A secret about the CARICOM recount covenant that must be told

Jul 06, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on A secret about the CARICOM recount covenant that must be told

The revelation below I have never mentioned to any of my friends. Though I speak to Len Gildarie of Kaieteur Radio often and we talk about our roles together on the radio in the analysis of the...

Mobile emergency response and enforcement teams to be posted countrywide – Task Force

Jul 06, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Mobile emergency response and enforcement teams to be posted countrywide – Task Force

Mobile emergency response and enforcement teams are to be established throughout the country to enforce COVID-19 emergency measures. This was disclosed by the National COVID-19 Task Force (NCTF)...

Ad on CCJ jurisdiction on Court of Appeal ruling must be condemned

Jul 06, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Ad on CCJ jurisdiction on Court of Appeal ruling must be condemned

DEAR EDITOR, Reference is made to an advertisement (Trinidad Guardian page 10, July 5) on Guyana Court of Appeal and jurisdiction of the Caribbean Court of Justice. The paragraphs on CoA and CCJ...

Truth always triumphs over lies, and good will overcome evil

Jul 06, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Truth always triumphs over lies, and good will overcome evil

DEAR EDITOR, About three weeks ago, the APNU+AFC Prime Ministerial Candidate, Khemraj Ramjattan, told his Public Security Ministry’s staff that he had conceded defeat to the March 2nd 2020...

An Open Letter to President David Granger

Jul 06, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on An Open Letter to President David Granger

Re: Declaration of Guyana 2020 Elections DEAR MR. PRESIDENT, We write to you to raise concerns about the situation in Guyana, our homeland regarding the failure in declaration of a fair and...

Illegal disposal of human faeces

Jul 06, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Illegal disposal of human faeces

DEAR EDITOR, A few weeks ago, I visited my Aunt’s property/land situated in Drysdale St., Charlestown, along with their Lawyer’s Assistant. The premise is located behind a hotel. My Aunt recently...

We must keep democracy alive in Guyana

Jul 06, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on We must keep democracy alive in Guyana

DEAR EDITOR, I read with amazement a letter written by Hamilton Green lecturing the Chairman of Caricom, Dr. Ralph Gonsalves. I found Green’s letter ironic in so many ways. Green is lecturing Ralph...

Illegal appointments do not bode well for law and order

Jul 06, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Illegal appointments do not bode well for law and order

DEAR EDITOR, There is a common saying which suggests that “No News is Good News.” A headline I read while perusing the Sunday Edition of the Kaieteur News reaffirms my belief in this above...

There are a lot of lessons we can learn from the past week

Jul 06, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on There are a lot of lessons we can learn from the past week

DEAR EDITOR, CARICOM Day was recently observed (welcome and good luck Uncle Ralph). The USA also celebrated 4th of July. Canada would have celebrated Independence Day July 1st. England celebrates...

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Dolphin Secondary, East Ruimveldt seal Round-5 victories in Republic Bank U-18 Football League

A shameful abdication of leadership

…Peeping Tom Kaieteur News- The PPPC government has reached a new low in its spineless defense of the lopsided Production... more