September 2020

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Response To “Dem Boys Seh” On CXC Controversy

Sep 28, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Letters Comments Off on Response To “Dem Boys Seh” On CXC Controversy

DEAR EDITOR, For activism related purposes I have always used the Kaieteur News as a channel for my independent thoughts. Being known as one of Guyana’s independent newspapers, I have always pushed...

Our thoughts, words and actions reflect the condition of our mind

Sep 28, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Letters Comments Off on Our thoughts, words and actions reflect the condition of our mind

DEAR EDITOR, I know the answer to our country’s racial problem and this simple solution that I will present will only serve as a reminder to what we already know but choose to ignore. I spent my...

Dying Young and FastDying Young and Fast

Sep 28, 2020 KNews Editorial, News Comments Off on Dying Young and FastDying Young and Fast

At the end of December of 2014, one of our front page pictures was a photograph of a father in deep mourning, kneeling over the lifeless body of his young son, victim of a reckless driver. That child...

Who is the US$7B+ man?

Sep 27, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Who is the US$7B+ man?

The Stabroek Block is a done deal. The country has either been outfoxed by the foreign investors or it has been sold-out by our leaders, or both. Foreigners have said that Guyana left US$55B on the...

PPP/C, APNU+AFC have stained Guyana’s infant oil industry with all the hallmarks of corruption

Sep 27, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on PPP/C, APNU+AFC have stained Guyana’s infant oil industry with all the hallmarks of corruption

By Kemol King A Kaieteur News analysis of 12 major corruption red flags to look out for in the oil industry deals shows that together, the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) and A Partnership...

Approval for Payara a classic example of oil undermining the rule of law – int’l lawyer

Sep 27, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Approval for Payara a classic example of oil undermining the rule of law – int’l lawyer

By Kiana Wilburg Even though the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) administration is set to grant Exxonmobil approval for its third development project called Payara, international...

Money flowing faster dan oil

Sep 27, 2020 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Money flowing faster dan oil

Dem Boys Seh… De economy so bad dat one of dem oil companies in Guyana just had to lay off 25 politicians. When you gat friends like some of we politicians, who needs luck. Dem boys seh some...

The nurses’ protests are political

Sep 27, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The nurses’ protests are political

The PNC/R is predictable. Whenever it is in the Opposition, it will deploy the same old tactless stratagems for which it has become known. The PNC/R does the same things in virtually the same way,...

$5.6M in auxiliary support for children in State care

Sep 27, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on $5.6M in auxiliary support for children in State care

Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Dr. Vindhya Persaud has said some $5.6M will be used to enhance the mental health and wellness of children homed at State-run facilities. The money...

A Stitch in Time:

Sep 27, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on A Stitch in Time:

The Eteringbang airstrip, an area in Region Seven which borders Guyana with Venezuela, was in need of repairs. It has been closed until tomorrow. Captain Orlando Charles is reportedly leading a team...

Ministry warns nurses, medical staffers against protests for risk allowance, other benefits

Sep 27, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Ministry warns nurses, medical staffers against protests for risk allowance, other benefits

The Ministry of Health has issued a warning to health care workers against engaging in unauthorized protest action over risk allowance and other benefits. According to a letter signed by the...

Employment at Forensic Science Lab to be reviewed – Minister Benn

Sep 27, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Employment at Forensic Science Lab to be reviewed – Minister Benn

− 87 percent of workforce on contract Employment at the Guyana Forensic Science Laboratory, (GFSL) will be reviewed soon. It was revealed in the National Assembly that 218 of its 250 employees were...

Toddler dies after drinking ‘Molly’-laced milk

Sep 27, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Toddler dies after drinking ‘Molly’-laced milk

A toddler died, yesterday at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) days after he reportedly ingested milk mixed with ‘Molly’, a street drug. Dead is Ronaldo Dave, 2, of ‘C’ Field...

Police arrest GECOM’s chief, Keith Lowenfield, in ongoing elections fraud probe

Sep 27, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Police arrest GECOM’s chief, Keith Lowenfield, in ongoing elections fraud probe

Chief Elections Officer (CEO) of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Keith Lowenfield, was yesterday arrested and subsequently released on conditional bail as investigators continue their probe...

Pirates steal fishermen’s ration despite being served lunch and dinner

Sep 27, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Pirates steal fishermen’s ration despite being served lunch and dinner

Heavily armed pirates dressed in military attire, on September 15, forced their way onto a fishing vessel and stole ration from its crew despite being served breakfast, lunch and dinner. According to...

Labour Ministry to be revamped

Sep 27, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Labour Ministry to be revamped

The Ministry of Labour will be taking an aggressive approach to capacity building to ensure that Guyana has a resilient work force. Minister Joseph Hamilton has said that this will be done through...

SOME USES OF PEPPERMINT OIL

Sep 27, 2020 KNews Consumer Concerns, News Comments Off on SOME USES OF PEPPERMINT OIL

CONSUMER CONCERNS: By PAT DIAL Some months ago, this column carried an article on mint. The article treated mint as a folk medicine but did make some reference to peppermint oil. In this offering, we...

TIPS FOR IMPORTERS OF PRODUCTS MONITORED BY THE GNBS

Sep 27, 2020 KNews News, Standards in Focus Comments Off on TIPS FOR IMPORTERS OF PRODUCTS MONITORED BY THE GNBS

STANDARDS IN FOCUS This is usually the time of the year when importers engage in the purchase of a wide variety of products for sale in Guyana during the quickly-approaching Christmas season. The...

Why is Not a Single Politician Talking of This?

Sep 27, 2020 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Why is Not a Single Politician Talking of This?

When Guyanese open their daily newspapers, something becomes immediately noticeable. When they look at television, it is the same backward story…and it also features in local radio stations. Not a...

Restructuring of sugar must be properly managed

Sep 27, 2020 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Restructuring of sugar must be properly managed

(A Review of David Granger’s A Thriving Sugar Industry. Restructuring for productivity.) David Granger’s, A Thriving Sugar Industry. Restructuring for productivity, debunks the myth that...

Book Review… Teachings of a Mystic

Sep 27, 2020 KNews Book Review…, News Comments Off on Book Review… Teachings of a Mystic

Book: In the Light of Truth – Message from the Holy Grail (Complete Edition) Author: Abd-Ru-Shin Critic: Glenville Ashby, PhD Oskar Ernst Bernhardt’s seminal work ‘In the Light of Truth...

Coronavirus: Guyana, listen to the cries of the health workers

Sep 27, 2020 KNews Dr Zulfikar Bux, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Coronavirus: Guyana, listen to the cries of the health workers

By Dr. Zulfikar Bux Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine I can’t recall the last time I had a good night’s rest. I constantly worry about my fellow health workers, my patients, our country...

“Nursing is not just a job; it is a higher calling” – says Nurse Coretta Alves

Sep 27, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on “Nursing is not just a job; it is a higher calling” – says Nurse Coretta Alves

>Champion Health Care Provider<< “COVID-19 is everybody’s business and we are our brother’s keeper…when we protect ourselves, follow rules and guidelines, it keeps us, our families...

Turquoise-fronted Amazon (Amazona aestiva)

Sep 27, 2020 KNews Interesting Creatures in Guyana, News Comments Off on Turquoise-fronted Amazon (Amazona aestiva)

Interesting Creatures… The turquoise-fronted amazon (Amazona aestiva), also called the turquoise-fronted parrot, the blue-fronted amazon and the blue-fronted parrot, is a South American species...

Corruption and political plagiarism led to the defeat of the APNU+AFC

Sep 27, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Corruption and political plagiarism led to the defeat of the APNU+AFC

In my August 23 column, I indicated that over the coming weeks and months, I will analyze the March 2020 election defeat of the APNU+AFC. Since that declaration, I have done two articles on the...

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May 13, 2026

2026/27 West Indies 4-Day Championship…GHE vs. WIA Day 3 – Guyana 1st innings (655-8 ) lead WIA by 170 runs By Clifton Ross Kaieteur Sports – Guyana Harpy Eagles opener Matthew Nandu...

Just what is going on in Guyana?

May 13, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – There was a time when the average Guyanese scandal involved a man stealing two plantains from a neighbour’s kitchen garden and then attending the same neighbour’s wake three weeks later pretending to be grief-stricken. We were a manageable people. Dysfunction arrived in...

The Caribbean’s Limits in Absorbing Other States’ Deportees

May 10, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Migration policy is a matter of sovereign control. Governments assert, rightly, their authority to regulate borders, determine who may enter, and enforce their laws. The United States has that right, as does every sovereign state. All Caribbean governments...

Anand Persaud calls out, castigates, the PPP Govt.

May 13, 2026

Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – Governments govern. Leaders lead. Media reports on governance, leadership. People pronounce on the quality of both. I do. Anand Persaud did. As the former editor-in-chief of the much-praised, much-missed, Stabroek News, he would know about...

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