July 19, 2020 - Kaieteur News

Archives by Month:

Archives by Year:

Construction of Lusignan heliport commences

Jul 19, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Construction of Lusignan heliport commences

– but now residents being consulted Residents of Lusignan, East Coast Demerara (ECD), are complaining of being left in the dark as construction of a US$15M commercial heliport continues. They...

Public Infrastructure, GPL refuse to release contracts on $352M sea defence, $587M bucket trucks

Jul 19, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Public Infrastructure, GPL refuse to release contracts on $352M sea defence, $587M bucket trucks

By Mikaila Prince Despite a series of requests sent to these agencies, the Ministry of Public Infrastructure (MoPI) as well as the Guyana Power and Light Incorporated (GPL) have refused to share with...

Another billion cubic feet of toxic gas will pollute the air – CIEL President

Jul 19, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Another billion cubic feet of toxic gas will pollute the air – CIEL President

Exxon’s flaring … – EPA can do nothing due to loopholes in permit By Kiana Wilburg According to the Head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Dr. Vincent Adams, the burning of...

Council orders lockdown on 21 villages; blasts govt. response

Jul 19, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Council orders lockdown on 21 villages; blasts govt. response

Major delays in Rupununi testings, results… The South Rupununi District Council (SRDC), the representative body of the 21 Indigenous communities of the South Rupununi, has taken a collective...

Ramjattan: Coalition’s hands clear of interference in GECOM

Jul 19, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Ramjattan: Coalition’s hands clear of interference in GECOM

– despite three court cases brought by the Coalition’s supporters to block declarations By Shikema Dey De facto Public Security Minister and the Coalition’s Prime Ministerial Candidate,...

‘Emergency’ Mahaicony sea defence project moving at snail’s pace

Jul 19, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Emergency’ Mahaicony sea defence project moving at snail’s pace

By Mikaila Prince Close to a month after the award of the $352M sea defence project to Brian Tiwari’s BK International Incorporated for what was touted as “urgent flood protection works”, no...

Guyana’s request for World Bank COVID aid languishes for four months

Jul 19, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana’s request for World Bank COVID aid languishes for four months

It has been four months since Guyana approached the World Bank for emergency aid under a Rapid Response Emergency Facility to combat the COVID-19 pandemic but there has been no announced approval...

Video surfaces of contractor’s execution

Jul 19, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Video surfaces of contractor’s execution

New details have emerged as a video surfaced on social media showing the execution of KP Construction’s boss, Kissoondath Premsukh. Premsukh was gunned down in the presence of his clients on...

Rigging wuss dan Corona-virus

Jul 19, 2020 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Rigging wuss dan Corona-virus

Dem Boys Seh… Dem CARI-CUM leaders dem frighten rigging more dan dem frighten Corona-virus and hurricanes. Dat is why after de Mingo-Bingo, dem leaders decide fuh come to Guyana. Dem come because...

People are not fooled

Jul 19, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on People are not fooled

Two women were having a vociferous argument. One of the women was having the better of the other. And the other person realized this. But she did not want to lose face so what she did was keep...

Investigations reveal ‘Bobcat’ caused deadly Banks DIH warehouse collapse

Jul 19, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Investigations reveal ‘Bobcat’ caused deadly Banks DIH warehouse collapse

Investigations have revealed that a ‘Bobcat’ machine had accidently caused the collapse of a Banks DIH building that killed two construction workers on July 8. The fatal incident took place...

Bandits abandon robbery attempt after cashier fights back

Jul 19, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Bandits abandon robbery attempt after cashier fights back

Police are investigating an attempted robbery at the New World Supermarket located at Lot 13 Independence Street, La Grange, West Bank Demerara (WBD). According to police officials, about 11:35hrs...

E’bo man walks free after pleading guilty of nephew’s killing

Jul 19, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on E’bo man walks free after pleading guilty of nephew’s killing

A man who pleaded guilty to killing his nephew on the Essequbio Coast in 2018, was set free Friday after a trial in the High Court. The accused, who was identified as Kendrick Armogan called...

A stitch in time:

Jul 19, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on A stitch in time:

Residents of Lima Sands, Essequibo Coast, are asking for help to repair this section of road which has washed away with the recent heavy rainfall.

Police gets support from UNICEF, other partners to improve forensic skills

Jul 19, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Police gets support from UNICEF, other partners to improve forensic skills

The University of Guyana (UG), the Guyana Police Force (GPF) and Blossom Inc. on Friday, July 17, 2020, launched a partnership that will see artists being trained to improve their forensic skills to...

Teen charged with fatal stabbing of fellow villager

Jul 19, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Teen charged with fatal stabbing of fellow villager

A teen was on Friday charged at the Vigilance Magistrate’s Court, East Coast Demerara, for the stabbing of a fellow villager. The defendant, Aquil Farrington, 18, of 486 Dazzel Housing Scheme, East...

Elections: The Truths Revealed

Jul 19, 2020 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Elections: The Truths Revealed

One Prime Minister called it “a long running soap opera.” Another one from the region said that “the truth hurts.” And still another leader from around here, perhaps, summed up Guyana’s...

Thieves with wheelbarrow of booty captured after raiding Friendship bond

Jul 19, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Thieves with wheelbarrow of booty captured after raiding Friendship bond

Two men are set to be charged after they were captured with items stolen from a Friendship, East Bank Demerara bond. The men were tied up and later handed over to the police. One man who has been...

Bisram’s mother, accomplice jailed 1 year each in $4M cop-bribery case

Jul 19, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Bisram’s mother, accomplice jailed 1 year each in $4M cop-bribery case

One week after Sharmilla Inderjali, mother of extradited US-based businessman, Marcus Bisram, and her co-accused, Maryanna Lionel, were found guilty of offering a police officer $4M to suppress...

NATIONAL STANDARD PROVIDES REQUIREMENTS FOR NUTRITION LABELLING

Jul 19, 2020 KNews News, Standards in Focus Comments Off on NATIONAL STANDARD PROVIDES REQUIREMENTS FOR NUTRITION LABELLING

STANDARDS IN FOCUS: Nutrition labelling was developed in the 1970s in the wake of increased concerns about health and nutrition. It is today governed by a combination of legislation and voluntary...

Oil Revenues Invested in Social Spending but more so in Industries Generating Wealth and Jobs

Jul 19, 2020 KNews Consumer Concerns, News Comments Off on Oil Revenues Invested in Social Spending but more so in Industries Generating Wealth and Jobs

CONSUMER CONCERNS: By Pat Dial Some time ago, this column had carried the position of the Guyana Consumers Association (GCA) on the use and protection of the country’s prospective oil revenues....

18 Guyanese hospitality professionals to benefit from 4-week Caribbean training

Jul 19, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on 18 Guyanese hospitality professionals to benefit from 4-week Caribbean training

Eighteen Guyanese hospitality workers, sponsored by the Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL), will embark on a four-week training programme in various Level 1 Awards in Spirits courses, conceptualized...

President’s College Head-Teacher, Carlyn Canterbury, is a ‘Special Person’

Jul 19, 2020 KNews News, Special Person Comments Off on President’s College Head-Teacher, Carlyn Canterbury, is a ‘Special Person’

On a steady path to improving the education sector… By Rehanna Ramsay Carlyn Canterbury was just 17 years old when she joined the teaching profession. She started her teaching career in 1987, at...

WIN $100,000 EVERY MONTH WITH SLEEPY NATURAL SANITARY PADS

Jul 19, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on WIN $100,000 EVERY MONTH WITH SLEEPY NATURAL SANITARY PADS

Sleepy, Guyana’s number one selling Diaper Brand, now launches its “Sleepy Sanitary Pads Promotion” for a duration of Six Months; where you can win ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($100,000)...

Guyana political circus has outrun its time

Jul 19, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on Guyana political circus has outrun its time

By Sir Ronald Sanders It is long past time for good sense to prevail in Guyana amongst the leadership of the APNU+AFC coalition that has been a caretaker government since the March 2 general and...