November 2020

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Guyana participates in Inter-Parliamentary Union 206th Governing Council

Nov 04, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana participates in Inter-Parliamentary Union 206th Governing Council

Kaieteur News – The Parliament of Guyana is participating in the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), 206th session of the Governing Council. The IPU is a global organization of national...

Businessman gets six and a half years for killing driver, wounding passenger who turned on bridge

Nov 04, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Businessman gets six and a half years for killing driver, wounding passenger who turned on bridge

2016 driveway shooting… Kaieteur News – A Tucville, Georgetown businessman was yesterday sentenced to six and a half years in prison after he admitted to fatally shooting a driver and...

Two additional deaths; seven new COVID-19 cases

Nov 04, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Two additional deaths; seven new COVID-19 cases

Kaieteur News – Two more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died, taking the nation’s death toll as a result of the pandemic to 130. The Ministry of Health...

75,000 locally sewn masks delivered to Human Services Ministry – 72 persons employed

Nov 04, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on 75,000 locally sewn masks delivered to Human Services Ministry – 72 persons employed

Kaieteur News – The Ministry of Human Services and Social Security yesterday received over 75,000 facemasks, which represents the first batch sewn by individuals who were hired under the...

Oil and Democracy in Guyana

Nov 04, 2020 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Oil and Democracy in Guyana

Kaieteur News – Michael L. Ross prefaces Chapter 3 of his book, ‘The Oil Curse – How Petroleum Wealth Shapes the Development of Nations’ by quoting former United States Vice-President and...

Tender Board opens 86 bids

Nov 04, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Tender Board opens 86 bids

Kaieteur News – The National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB), on Tuesday, opened ¬¬¬¬-bids for eight government ministries at their Ministry of Finance office on Main...

Opposition demands Parliament release Tourism Minister’s US renunciation certificate within 24 hrs …or face legal action

Nov 04, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Opposition demands Parliament release Tourism Minister’s US renunciation certificate within 24 hrs …or face legal action

Kaieteur News – The APNU+AFC Coalition Opposition gave Parliament an ultimatum yesterday to publicly release the Certificate of Renunciation of US citizenship by Minister of Tourism, Industry...

Imported brewed products must include the name and address of local importers – GA-FDD

Nov 04, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Imported brewed products must include the name and address of local importers – GA-FDD

Kaieteur News – Persons or companies importing brewed products must now have labels displaying their names and addresses included on the products. The Government Analyst-Food and Drug...

Almost 100 weeding, cleaning contracts awarded

Nov 04, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Almost 100 weeding, cleaning contracts awarded

– 75% awarded to small contractors Kaieteur News – The Ministry of Public Works yesterday awarded close to 100 weeding and cleaning contracts for Regions 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. According to a...

Targeted election ads hindering US democracy – Global Witness

Nov 04, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Targeted election ads hindering US democracy – Global Witness

By Kemol King Kaieteur News – Online advertising has become increasingly popular in the past few years during elections campaigns. Guyanese received ad blasts during the General and Regional...

Appeal Court commences hearing challenge to 62-year jail sentence for Linden man

Nov 04, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Appeal Court commences hearing challenge to 62-year jail sentence for Linden man

Kaieteur -Attorney Mark Conway has asked the Appeal Court for time to amend the grounds of appeal in relation to the case of Abdul Budhoo. Budhoo is currently serving a 62-year sentence for the...

Kaieteur News’ editorial of Sunday, November 1 was psychotic

Nov 04, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Kaieteur News’ editorial of Sunday, November 1 was psychotic

Kaieteur News – Every newspaper in the world has persons outside of the house writing editorials. At one time, the Stabroek News carried two editorials at different times, with one being the...

Matarkai Sports Committee AGM set for November 15

Nov 04, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Matarkai Sports Committee AGM set for November 15

Kaieteur News – The Annual General Meeting and elections of office bearers of the Matarkai Sports Committee will be held on November 15 at Port Kaituma Community Centre, Region One at 13:00hrs....

A demoralized APNU/AFC is not the answer

Nov 04, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on A demoralized APNU/AFC is not the answer

Dear Editor, As noted in yesterday’s Washington Post: “With attacks on journalists increasing and the space for free expression shrinking, Tuesday’s presidential election will be decisive for...

A local company and City Hall’s restoration

Nov 04, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on A local company and City Hall’s restoration

Dear Editor, It may be difficult for those who believe that one must live in Guyana to appreciate what is taking place, but although that may have been true a few years ago, we who reside abroad are...

Advertise the positions of CEOs for State companies

Nov 04, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Advertise the positions of CEOs for State companies

Dear Editor, Governments are custodians not owners of State enterprises. Any government of the day is just the custodian of State enterprises with the consent of the people and not the owners. Hence,...

Key priorities for the Local Content Policy

Nov 04, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Key priorities for the Local Content Policy

Dear Editor, The local content policy is the Legally Binding Instrument, which represents a unique opportunity to end the impunity for corporate human rights violation. Many companies have resorted...

Bauxite and Orealla

Nov 04, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Bauxite and Orealla

Dear Editor, A few years ago, I visited Orealla to look into the potential for the bauxite industry. What I found was a well-established small Amerindian community that was healthy and thriving in a...

Region Five is one big family

Nov 04, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Region Five is one big family

Dear Editor, Please allow me to share my views as to the prolonged call for justice for the Henry boys as the situation is being used and fuelled by some politicians. The Henry boys were brutality...

COVID mis-information

Nov 04, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on COVID mis-information

Dear Editor, The Coronavirus is undoubtedly on the minds of all Guyanese and it’s very worrying. Recently, the Government said that no COVID-19 case came from the airport since its re-opening...

Things not to do with the sugar industry

Nov 04, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Things not to do with the sugar industry

Dear Editor, GUYSUCO is not only a productive but financially viable industry. I know what to do and can do if given the chance. Firstly, the following needs to be done: – 1. Reduce the cost of...

Triumph Village needs more support from Region 4 RDC

Nov 04, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Triumph Village needs more support from Region 4 RDC

Dear Editor, It has been two and half years (April 2018) since publicity was given to the bush trail at Triumph Front Lands, East Coast Demerara. With nothing done to make Dasrat Street traversable,...

All is not well at Moruca

Nov 04, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on All is not well at Moruca

Dear Editor, Since the spread of COVID-19 in Guyana, Region One became the main source of concern to everyone due to the rapid spread and deaths there. As a result, certain villages in that Region...

Don’t grant licences to oil companies incorporated in tax havens – says Chris Ram

Nov 03, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Don’t grant licences to oil companies incorporated in tax havens – says Chris Ram

Kaieteur News – Anti-corruption advocate, Christopher Ram, is of the view that Guyana should require companies that apply for a petroleum licence to be incorporated right here. He made the...

Angola, Azerbaijan set aside oil jobs, procurement for its citizens – PPP/C Govt. can do same for Guyanese

Nov 03, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Angola, Azerbaijan set aside oil jobs, procurement for its citizens – PPP/C Govt. can do same for Guyanese

Local Content Policy … By Kiana Wilburg Kaieteur News – As Guyana continues efforts towards creating a robust local content policy that would be supported by legislation, there are several...

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International SOS reaffirms partnership with DCC in Uniform...

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Kaieteur Sports – Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) has received a significant boost ahead of the upcoming domestic season, as long-standing corporate partner International SOS Guyana renewed its...

Weakness in Numbers (WIN)

May 17, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The recent decision by the police to rescind the personal firearm licences held by Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed (AZMO) and his father has raised troubling questions about due process, proportionality and political fairness in Guyana. It has also reopened debate about...

The OAS faces a moral test in Panama

May 17, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – An attempt is now being made by a few member states of the Organization of American States (OAS), using procedural manoeuvres, to prevent a proposed “Declaration on the Rights of Persons and Peoples of African Descent” from proceeding to the OAS...

ICJ can decide, who will enforce

May 17, 2026

Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – For sheer drama, Venezuela’s Delcy Rodriguez imitated Guyana’s Irfaan Ali. Put in an appearance. Make a speech. Deliver a performance. Send a message. Quite a few, when the descendants of Spaniards took the reverse trip to the Dutch...

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