July 2020

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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...

COVID-19: What is the real truth?

Jul 06, 2020 KNews Editorial Comments Off on COVID-19: What is the real truth?

Where are we really regarding the true state of pandemic medical impacts in this country? Where are we, as citizens, concerning an accurate public accounting that conveys the situation, as it really...

Ghana sees success with Local Content Policy done by TT expert Guyana rejected

Jul 05, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Ghana sees success with Local Content Policy done by TT expert Guyana rejected

– 86% of upstream jobs held by Ghanaian citizens By Kiana Wilburg As a result of utilizing experts like Trinidadian local content and energy strategist, Anthony Paul, the Government of Ghana is...

Shuman’s party requests removal of Lowenfield

Jul 05, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Shuman’s party requests removal of Lowenfield

– cites 12 reasons why in letter sent to GECOM Chair The Liberty and Justice Party (LJP) has written to the Chair of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Justice (Ret’d), Claudette Singh,...

Granger govt. appoints 44 members across five state boards after elections

Jul 05, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Granger govt. appoints 44 members across five state boards after elections

The Coalition, headed by President David Granger, has illegally appointed 44 members across five state boards, an order posted in the Official Gazette has disclosed. According to the order, which was...

Woman arrested after keeping friend’s baby four months

Jul 05, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Woman arrested after keeping friend’s baby four months

– was given child to take to the hospital Police have arrested a 50-year-old woman who failed to return her friend’s one-year-old baby girl after taking her to see a doctor. The woman,...

Immense potential for Guyana’s leaders to reconcile – British High Commissioner

Jul 05, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Immense potential for Guyana’s leaders to reconcile – British High Commissioner

British High Commissioner, Greg Quinn, sees immense potential for reconciliation amongst Guyana’s political leaders, following a very contentious, protracted electoral process. Along with...

Cops impound motorcycles despite documents presented

Jul 05, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Cops impound motorcycles despite documents presented

Traffic ranks attached to the Turkeyen Police Station yesterday impounded more than 30 motorcycles despite the owners presenting legal documents. The motorcyclists were intercepted by police between...

Santa Rosa starts 14-day lockdown from today

Jul 05, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Santa Rosa starts 14-day lockdown from today

The Toshao of Moruca has confirmed that the officials in that Region One (Barima-Waini) community have implemented a 14-day lockdown due to the high number of COVID-19 cases.x It is expected to...

1,750 vouchers distributed to COVID-19-hit families

Jul 05, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on 1,750 vouchers distributed to COVID-19-hit families

– 5,101 hampers to be sent to hinterland The National COVID-19 Task Force Secretariat Operations Director, Mark Archer, during a virtual press conference yesterday pointed out that “on...

Mistake and beefsteak are different steaks

Jul 05, 2020 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Mistake and beefsteak are different steaks

Dem Boys Seh… De HAP-New+HAY-Eff-See nah good at Maths. De Lolo man tek it upon heself to invalidate 115,000 votes. If you don’t understand wha dat mean, it is simple. Is quarter of the people...

Dislodged:

Jul 05, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Dislodged:

Around 22:00 hrs last evening, the driver of this trailer truck appeared to have mis-calculated the angle of this turn at the corner of Saffon and Broad Streets. It caused the container to dislodge...

Teams dispatched to mining areas to assess COVID-19 situation

Jul 05, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Teams dispatched to mining areas to assess COVID-19 situation

A special team comprising personnel from the Public Health Ministry, the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC), the Civil Defence Commission (CDC), the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’...

CDC lends support to Santa Rosa ahead of lockdown

Jul 05, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on CDC lends support to Santa Rosa ahead of lockdown

The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) on Friday donated a large number of food hampers to the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs to support relief efforts to the residents of Santa Rosa,...

Regulator gets tough on health certificates for imported food and drugs

Jul 05, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Regulator gets tough on health certificates for imported food and drugs

The Government Analyst Food & Drug Department (GA-FDD) says it is clamping down on importers to ensure that the origin of goods are verified to be safe before being cleared to enter. The...

Health Ministry continues support babies born with Microcephaly

Jul 05, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Health Ministry continues support babies born with Microcephaly

The Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) this week gifted cash vouchers to 22 mothers with children born with microcephaly to help brace them during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Each mother received at...

COVID-19 screening points established at Sherima Crossing

Jul 05, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on COVID-19 screening points established at Sherima Crossing

– Region 7 gets tough as partial lockdown implemented in Upper Mazaruni Persons utilizing the Sherima Ferry Crossing in Region Seven will now be required to undergo rigorous screening at the...

Cops to restrict movement of container trucks, motor lorries on main roadways

Jul 05, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Cops to restrict movement of container trucks, motor lorries on main roadways

The Guyana Police Force will soon roll out a new strategy, which will restrict drivers of motor lorries and container trucks from using roadways in Georgetown, East Bank Demerara, East Coast...

STANDARDISATION AT THE LEVEL OF THE CARICOM REGION

Jul 05, 2020 KNews News, Standards in Focus Comments Off on STANDARDISATION AT THE LEVEL OF THE CARICOM REGION

Guyana joins other CARICOM Member states to observe CARICOM Day as a national holiday tomorrow, July 06. Developing, promoting, and implementing standards are crucial to member states, individually...

CARICOM AND ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

Jul 05, 2020 KNews Consumer Concerns, News Comments Off on CARICOM AND ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

CONSUMER CONCERNS By Pat Dial Tomorrow, Monday, July 6, CARICOM Day will be celebrated throughout the Caribbean Community to mark the coming into being of CARICOM. The Caribbean Community and Common...

Get on with it, get it done

Jul 05, 2020 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Get on with it, get it done

The words were carefully chosen for the messages that they sent to Guyanese leaders, meaning exclusively those of the coalition, and they could not have been sharper and clearer. Whether from the...

The price of political violence can become a prison for future generations

Jul 05, 2020 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on The price of political violence can become a prison for future generations

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GFF President Forde announces Guyana Junior Jaguars’...

Jun 18, 2026

Kaieteur Sports – President of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF), Wayne Forde, has announced that Guyana’s Junior Jaguars will participate in the inaugural FIFA Global U-15 Boys...

Income tax thresholds

Jun 18, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The government has done it again. It has indicated that workers can look forward to an increased income tax threshold of $200,000 by the end of the decade. One Facebook comment hit the nail on the head. It urged the government to file for intellectual bankruptcy. Increasing the...

Why the Commonwealth Matters Again

Jun 14, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Small and medium-sized states, from the most vulnerable island nations to more diversified middle‑income economies, have always faced a difficult reality. They have to navigate a world in which power is unevenly distributed and in which the decisions of...

Churches as moral compass

Jun 18, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – President Ali got that one right. Institutions such as churches have a duty to function as “society’s moral compass.” I couldn’t agree more with the president. Commend him. More commendations for Excellency Ali: “together let us find the soul of this...

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