December 2020

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The First Lady is well-liked and proactive on a number of issues

Dec 13, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on The First Lady is well-liked and proactive on a number of issues

Dear Editor, First Lady Arya Ali is very well liked throughout the nation for her pro-active role. Unlike her predecessors, she is very active on social issues and the environment, undertaking...

Dialogue is needed to diffuse tension in society and to build trust

Dec 13, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Dialogue is needed to diffuse tension in society and to build trust

Dear Editor, In my letter “Jagdeo should give Granger the benefit of the doubt” (SN, 30th September 2015) I stipulated that dialogue is needed to diffuse tension in society and to build...

We need the new and the altruistic

Dec 13, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on We need the new and the altruistic

Dear Editor, A couple of Saturdays ago, a small group of intrepid Guyanese took the bit between their teeth and came together to put out publicly what many have called for often, with varying degrees...

It takes a lifetime to forge exceptional political leaders

Dec 13, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on It takes a lifetime to forge exceptional political leaders

Dear Editor, As a Guyanese lawmaker, Mr. Sherod Duncan would, or should have one solemn oath sworn to “serve without ill-will or favour” the People of Guyana. In a recent missive (SN...

Granger administration ordered police to tap senior AFC Minister’s phone

Dec 12, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Granger administration ordered police to tap senior AFC Minister’s phone

Weeks after March 2 elections… Kaieteur News – Weeks after the March 2 General and Regional Elections, the executive of the Coalition government under then President David Granger had ordered...

Put laws in place now to avoid being trapped, conned by oil companies – TT Expert

Dec 12, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Put laws in place now to avoid being trapped, conned by oil companies – TT Expert

By Kiana Wilburg Kaieteur News – In a matter of eight days, Guyana would have reached its first year of being an oil producing State. But when one reflects the extent to which it has prepared...

Granger declines Presidents’ meeting

Dec 12, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Granger declines Presidents’ meeting

– Demands Govt address series of concerns first Kaieteur News – Former President David Granger has declined an invitation from President Dr. Irfaan Ali to attend a State House lunch to...

AFC makes excuses for failing to hold contractors accountable

Dec 12, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on AFC makes excuses for failing to hold contractors accountable

Delays in construction of St. Roses High, Yarrowkabra Secondary… Kaieteur News – When asked by Kaieteur News why the Alliance For Change (AFC), when in government, had failed to hold BK...

Suspected arson committed on Arakaka Police Outpost

Dec 12, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Suspected arson committed on Arakaka Police Outpost

Kaieteur News – Police are currently investigating a suspected arson committed on Arakaka Police Outpost located at Arakaka, North West District. Based on information received, the incident...

Woman dies in WCB minibus accident – others injured

Dec 12, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Woman dies in WCB minibus accident – others injured

Kaieteur News – A 43-year-old woman of Dundee Village, West Coast Berbice (WCB), yesterday lost her life following a horrific accident on the Brittania Public Road, WCB. Dead is Deoranie...

Fix it then and there!

Dec 12, 2020 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Fix it then and there!

Dem Boys Seh… Kaieteur News – The Prezzie is coming over as a ‘fix’ man. He reportedly told the NIS to immediately fix some problems some pensioners were having. It is so nice when...

One-at-a-time contractors

Dec 12, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on One-at-a-time contractors

Kaieteur News – Guyana is expected to earn US$200M in oil revenues this year. This is 50 percent less than what ExxonMobil and the APNU+AFC had projected that Guyana would have earned in its...

The pathetic biology of the AFC

Dec 12, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The pathetic biology of the AFC

Kaieteur News – The AFC issued a press statement yesterday that has brought into stark reality the ancient saying that “whom the gods wish to destroy, they first make mad.” The statement...

Campaign Finance Reform

Dec 12, 2020 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Campaign Finance Reform

Kaieteur News – After every election since 2001, credible observers have made several recommendations on how the process can be made better and more trustworthy. One perennial recommendation...

Triumph man discovered dead in house – Labourer arrested

Dec 12, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Triumph man discovered dead in house – Labourer arrested

Kaieteur News – A 50-year-old man of Agriculture Road, Triumph, East Coast Demerara, was yesterday discovered dead in his house with wounds to his body, and the police have arrested a...

Ex-cops to lead defense on Jan. 8

Dec 12, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Ex-cops to lead defense on Jan. 8

Saga murder… Kaieteur News – Former ‘Best Cop,’ Derwin Eastman and Jameson Williams, a former constable of the Guyana Police Force (GPF), both accused of being involved in the 2017...

Former murder accused charged

Dec 12, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Former murder accused charged

Contractor shot dead for motorcycle… Kaieteur News – Based on advice from the Department of Public Prosecution (DPP), former murder accused, Kacey Heyliger, 28, of Shell Road, Kitty,...

AFC says corporate reporting covered electoral finance obligations

Dec 12, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on AFC says corporate reporting covered electoral finance obligations

Kaieteur News – With concerns growing over political parties not submitting their 2020 electoral expense reports, Kaieteur News posed questions to the Alliance For Change (AFC) to ascertain why...

Five days of social media hijinks

Dec 12, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Five days of social media hijinks

Weekly trending… Kaieteur News – For the past five days, social media has not failed to excite Guyanese, with something new trending each day. Based on images circulating on popular social...

National Vaccine Taskforce being established to oversee COVID-19 vaccine roll-out

Dec 12, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on National Vaccine Taskforce being established to oversee COVID-19 vaccine roll-out

Kaieteur News – A National Vaccine Task Force is being established under the Ministry of Health to lead the roll-out of the COVID-19 vaccine. This was revealed by Minister of Health, Dr. Frank...

ICJ to rule on Venezuela/Guyana border issue on December 18

Dec 12, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on ICJ to rule on Venezuela/Guyana border issue on December 18

Kaieteur News – The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is set to deliver its judgment on the question of its jurisdiction in the case concerning the Arbitral Award of 3 October 1899 between...

AFC pursuing legal action to compel convening of parliamentary subcommittees – Patterson

Dec 12, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on AFC pursuing legal action to compel convening of parliamentary subcommittees – Patterson

Kaieteur News – The Alliance For Change (AFC) has announced that it will be pursuing legal action in order to compel the government and by extension, Speaker of the National Assembly, Manzoor...

Over $825M in housing projects awarded

Dec 12, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Over $825M in housing projects awarded

Kaieteur News – Twenty-four contracts were awarded yesterday to contractors during a simple ceremony at the Ministry of Housing and Water – Central Housing and Planning Authority...

Suriname makes hydrocarbon discovery again near Guyana border

Dec 12, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Suriname makes hydrocarbon discovery again near Guyana border

Kaieteur News – ExxonMobil and its partner, PETRONAS, have made the first hydrocarbon discovery in a Suriname block near the border with Guyana, called Block 52. PETRONAS Suriname E&P B.V....

24 new COVID-19 cases recorded, Region 4 records 14

Dec 12, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on 24 new COVID-19 cases recorded, Region 4 records 14

Kaieteur News – The Ministry of Health recorded 24 new COVID-19 cases yesterday with Region Four (Demerara- Mahaica) accounting for 14 of them. This was presented in their daily dashboard...

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Leopold St beat Bent St to be crowned Georgetown champions of...

May 04, 2026

– Book spot in National C/ship (Kaieteur News) – Leopold Street stamped their authority on the Georgetown leg of the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ tournament on Friday, steam...

Abolish SBAs

May 04, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – It would not be unusual for it to be discovered that students sitting CSEC and CAPE examinations are using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to complete their School Based Assessments (SBAs). Technology is now a normal part of students’ lives. Many students have access to...

A Pin, a Principle, and the Integrity of the Caribbean

May 03, 2026

Territorial claims are decided in court, not worn on a lapel By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – There are moments in international affairs when a seemingly small act reveals a much larger contest of principle. The recent controversy over the wearing, during official engagements in the...

How do Guyanese manage, survive?

May 04, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – A living standard -what is that animal? What does a livable income in Guyana look like? What does it allow? How do Guyanese manage? I begin with this basic definition: a livable income is what affords sufficient food daily, with enough left for nonfood bills. To...

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