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Getting local content right won’t be enough to prevent failure with oil

Dec 28, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Getting local content right won’t be enough to prevent failure with oil

Guyana must strive for effective oversight framework – TT Expert By Kiana Wilburg Kaieteur News – Even though it is crucial for the governments of oil-producing states to ensure maximum...

$4B withdrawals from Contingency Fund failed to meet FMA Act criteria – Auditor General

Dec 28, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on $4B withdrawals from Contingency Fund failed to meet FMA Act criteria – Auditor General

Kaieteur News – Withdrawals from Guyana’s Contingencies Fund for 2019 amounted to $4.150 billion but according to the Auditor General (AG), these did not meet the criteria set out in the...

Cuban national hammers woman to death and slits her child’s throat-Locks up sleeping father-in-law in house

Dec 28, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Cuban national hammers woman to death and slits her child’s throat-Locks up sleeping father-in-law in house

Kaieteur News- Cops have begun a manhunt for a Cuban national who allegedly hammered his girlfriend to death and slit her child’s throat before locking up her sleeping father in the house....

$203M in furniture, equipment missing from Public Security Ministry – AG report

Dec 28, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on $203M in furniture, equipment missing from Public Security Ministry – AG report

Kaieteur News – Details from the recently laid Auditor General (AG) Report show that some $203M in equipment and furniture are missing from several government agencies under the Ministry of...

Drunken cop hits down pedestrian

Dec 28, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Drunken cop hits down pedestrian

Kaieteur News- A pedestrian was struck down, on Christmas Day by a drunk cop who was riding a Guyana Police Force All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) along the Den Amstel Public Road, West Coast Demerara....

Some tax waivers increase burden on regulator to ensure compliance – African Centre for Energy Policy

Dec 28, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Some tax waivers increase burden on regulator to ensure compliance – African Centre for Energy Policy

Kaieteur News – Tax exemptions are useful tools to stimulate investment. However, in the absence of proper planning, a country could suffer disadvantages such as the increased burden, which the...

Mechanic allegedly murders father of two over $700

Dec 28, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Mechanic allegedly murders father of two over $700

Kaieteur News- A 29-year-old Better Hope, East Coast Demerara man and father of two was allegedly murdered by an angry mechanic yesterday morning on D’Urban Street, Georgetown after he was short...

2020 was a real crass

Dec 28, 2020 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on 2020 was a real crass

De Christmas come and gone faster dan you could seh “Quick silver”. Dem boys wan know what was all de fuss about. Christmas Day bin quiet, Boxing Day bin quiet and by now plenty people dun bruk....

Women’s national hockey team to begin training early January

Dec 28, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Women’s national hockey team to begin training early January

By Calvin Chapman Kaieteur News- The national women’s hockey programme is set to resume on January 6th, 2021 in preparation for two important assignments in June and July, that year. This was...

US-based Guyanese on path to securing seat on New York City Council

Dec 28, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on US-based Guyanese on path to securing seat on New York City Council

Kaieteur News – New York-based Guyanese, Dimple Willabus will be the first female candidate and woman of color to represent New Yorkers on District 46 City Council seat if she is successful at...

GFF/K&S/MCYS Bounce Back Football… Site visit and meeting held ahead of tomorrow’s opening action

Dec 28, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFF/K&S/MCYS Bounce Back Football… Site visit and meeting held ahead of tomorrow’s opening action

Kaieteur News- History would be created tomorrow evening when the first of two nights of football is played at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence under circumstances never before envisaged....

Former President David Granger collects COVID cash grant- lauds initiative

Dec 28, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Former President David Granger collects COVID cash grant- lauds initiative

Kaieteur News- Former President, David Granger recently received his $25,000 cash grant, lauding the COVID-19 economic relief measure put in place by successor, President Irfaan Ali. Granger, whose...

Why was there an attempt to rig the elections?

Dec 28, 2020 KNews Peeping Tom Comments Off on Why was there an attempt to rig the elections?

Kaieteur News- The year 2020 will be remembered for the attempt to rig Guyana’s elections of 2nd March 2020. The Head of the Observer Mission of the Organization of American States (OAS) described...

1,793 impacted by recent flooding – CDC assessment report

Dec 28, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on 1,793 impacted by recent flooding – CDC assessment report

Kaieteur News – The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) has reported that 1,793 homes assessed were impacted by the recent flooding caused by heavy rainfall and high tides. According to the CDC,...

Audit launched after $250M SLED budget could not be accounted for

Dec 28, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Audit launched after $250M SLED budget could not be accounted for

Kaieteur News – The Audit Office has launched a special probe into the Sustainable Livelihood Entrepreneurial Development (SLED) Programme after the Social Protection Ministry was unable to...

Why was there an attempt to rig the elections?

Dec 28, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Why was there an attempt to rig the elections?

Kaieteur News – The year 2020 will be remembered for the attempt to rig Guyana’s elections of 2nd March 2020. The Head of the Observer Mission of the Organization of American States (OAS)...

The nation of Guyana and its internal enemies

Dec 28, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The nation of Guyana and its internal enemies

Kaieteur News – Henry Jeffrey, infamous for switching political sides in Guyana, and even more unpalatable for propagandizing that the 2020 electoral roll was bloated thus you cannot have a...

Drastic measures must be undertaken to end racketeering

Dec 28, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Drastic measures must be undertaken to end racketeering

DEAR EDITOR, The Auditor General has reported countless cases of neglect or complete lack of accountability in state expenditures. Some border on fraud especially when there are no receipts to...

Two more COVID-19 deaths recorded

Dec 28, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Two more COVID-19 deaths recorded

The Ministry of Health yesterday reported two more COVID-19 fatalities, pushing the national death toll to 164. In their release, they stated that those deceased are; a 53-year-old male and a...

Speeding car hits man, upturning with passengers inside

Dec 28, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Speeding car hits man, upturning with passengers inside

Kaieteur News – A speeding car ended up hitting a man who was sitting on the pavement and as a result, it upturned with the passengers seated inside on Saturday at LBI Public Road. According to...

Reparation for slavery

Dec 28, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Reparation for slavery

DEAR EDITOR, Should all Grant’s received by Guyana from the UK and EU be paid into a Reparation for Slavery Fund so that the descendant of those enslaved benefit?As many of us know, slavery was a...

Anything but Sugar!

Dec 28, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Anything but Sugar!

DEAR EDITOR, It is more than disappointing to see the current administration persisting with sugar, an industry that produced nothing but suffering to our ancestors, and to this day still creates an...

A time to remember

Dec 28, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on A time to remember

DEAR EDITOR, It has been a memorable year, and not for inspiring reasons. As I ponder Guyanese visions and practices, there will be no comment on what went wrong, only where we are poised to launch...

Kwanzaa -another year-end event

Dec 28, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Kwanzaa -another year-end event

DEAR EDITOR, Kwanzaa tends to get lumped together with Hanukkah and Christmas as “the winter holidays” but it is not a religious holiday but a cultural one, You can celebrate Kwanzaa whether...

We salute you the great people of Guyana

Dec 28, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on We salute you the great people of Guyana

DEAR EDITOR, There could have been a million Charandasses yet the elections would have been cheated and the PNC led Coalition would still be in power, this is my summation of the whole affair in a...

Futebol Real Brazil executive Naranda Wislon visits Guyana

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…A game-changing opportunity for youth footballers Kaieteur Sports- In a significant move to bolster the local football landscape, the Petra Organisation welcomed a distinguished visitor yesterday...

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The GRA is batting out of its crease

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has once again demonstrated a perplexing propensity... more