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CXC will not postpone 2021 exams, reduces practical work instead

Dec 07, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on CXC will not postpone 2021 exams, reduces practical work instead

Kaieteur News– The Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) will not be postponing the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE)...

Residents concerned about construction of plant shop at entrance to Pigeon Island

Dec 07, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Residents concerned about construction of plant shop at entrance to Pigeon Island

Kaieteur News– In a letter addressed to Ministers Juan Edghill, Anand Persaud, Nigel Dharamlall and the Chairman of the Better Hope/Success/LBI NDC, Zaman Shaw, the residents of Pigeon Island,...

Two more COVID-19 fatalities pushes death toll to 153

Dec 07, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Two more COVID-19 fatalities pushes death toll to 153

Kaieteur News- The Ministry of Health (MOH) yesterday recorded two more COVID-19 fatalities, pushing the country’s death toll to 153 deaths. In their release the MOH revealed the deceased persons...

The math concerning the vaccine

Dec 07, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The math concerning the vaccine

Kaieteur News- Two persons died from COVID-19 complications yesterday. One of the persons was only 55 years old. Given the number of confirmed positive cases recorded this week and last week, it can...

The Guyana Prize for Literature

Dec 07, 2020 KNews Editorial Comments Off on The Guyana Prize for Literature

Kaieteur News– A little over a year ago, it was discovered that the intricately carved signboard in front of the Walter Rodney Archives was removed and replaced with a basic plastic signboard...

Guyana Elections 2020: Surrogates of evil

Dec 07, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Guyana Elections 2020: Surrogates of evil

Kaieteur News – Dr. Thomas Singh of the University of Guyana called me one day during the election rigging. He had a question about international relations. He wanted my take on the consistent...

The perils of a taboo – Gender based violence

Dec 07, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on The perils of a taboo – Gender based violence

DEAR EDITOR, In the back of our minds, there has always been the burning (childish?) question of, is the world coming to an end and if so, when and how? Recent space developments and the advent of...

Audit the $1.2 Trillion and hold spendthrift Accountable

Dec 07, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Audit the $1.2 Trillion and hold spendthrift Accountable

DEAR EDITOR, In reading about the huge deficit incurred by the coalition during its five years tenure, putting on my economist hat, my conclusion is there was reckless spending of those in charge of...

Kendallz Extreme Sports: Aiming to elevate the Guyanese Paintball Experience

Dec 07, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Kendallz Extreme Sports: Aiming to elevate the Guyanese Paintball Experience

By Sueann Wickham Kaieteur News – With paintballing recently becoming one of Guyana’s most interesting sporting activities, Kendallz Extreme Sports has been the body making it the new talk of...

More effective governance is needed

Dec 07, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on More effective governance is needed

Kaieteur News – It was Sir Walter Scott who centuries ago observed, “Oh what a tangled web we weave. When we first practice to deceive.” The greatest deception in Guyana today is...

The Guyana workforce is woefully lacking

Dec 07, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Guyana workforce is woefully lacking

DEAR EDITOR, I thank the outgoing Canadian High Commissioner, Her Excellency, Ms. Lilian Chatterjee, for her keen observation that Guyana does not have the kind of workforce to carry this country...

CARICOM’s free movement and Caribbean “Brotherhood”

Dec 07, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on CARICOM’s free movement and Caribbean “Brotherhood”

DEAR EDITOR, Darren Wade, who is the lawyer representing The Haitians in this so called free movement of Caribbean Peoples matter, is at the centre of a politico-humanitarian conflict that is raging...

Combined efforts needed to effectively tackle violence against women and girls – Activist

Dec 07, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Combined efforts needed to effectively tackle violence against women and girls – Activist

…United Nations (UN) Sixteen Days of Activism Kaieteur News – With seventeen women dead at the hands of their intimate partners this year, domestic violence support initiatives have been...

Freddie Kissoon got the story wrong

Dec 07, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Freddie Kissoon got the story wrong

DEAR EDITOR, Your columnist, Freddie Kissoon, in his December 6 column accused me of criticizing him for being silent on the PPP’s excesses since it came to power in August. According to Freddie....

Canadian electoral neutrality

Dec 07, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Canadian electoral neutrality

DEAR EDITOR, I note with amusement SN’s coverage of the remarks of the outgoing Canadian High Commissioner. Clearly, Her Excellency, Ms. Lillian Chatterjee, has been here too long, as some of what...

Guyana might get a little money now from oil but massive debt waits on the horizon – says Int’l Lawyer

Dec 06, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana might get a little money now from oil but massive debt waits on the horizon – says Int’l Lawyer

Kaieteur News – Local politicians are constantly professing that Guyana will receive millions of dollars in revenue from the oil sector for years to come. While it is true that the country...

Trump blacklists ExxonMobil’s Chinese partner in Stabroek Block

Dec 06, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Trump blacklists ExxonMobil’s Chinese partner in Stabroek Block

By Kemol King The Donald Trump Administration of the United States of America has blacklisted China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC), one of the largest national oil companies of China,...

Australian mining company, Fortescue Metal Group here to invest

Dec 06, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Australian mining company, Fortescue Metal Group here to invest

Kaieteur News – The fourth largest company in the iron industry, Fortescue Metal Group (FMG), has expressed interests in investing in renewable energy in Guyana. These and other details were...

Body of newborn found in WCD canal

Dec 06, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Body of newborn found in WCD canal

Kaieteur News – Residents of Crane Squatting Area, West Coast Demerara (WCD), yesterday alerted the police to the gruesome discovery of a newborn baby floating in a trench. The newborn,...

Coalition Govt. expended $4.2B from Contingency Fund after passage of NCM – Finance Minister

Dec 06, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Coalition Govt. expended $4.2B from Contingency Fund after passage of NCM – Finance Minister

Kaieteur News – According to the recently sworn in Minister of Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh, the former A Partnership for National Unity + Alliance for Change (APNU+AFC) regime had expended some...

Eccles man dies after crashing into utility pole

Dec 06, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Eccles man dies after crashing into utility pole

Kaieteur News – Eyewitnesses recalled that the final moments for a man, who resided at Eccles, East Bank Demerara, were filled with agony. The man died after slamming into a utility pole Friday...

The name of the place

Dec 06, 2020 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on The name of the place

Dem Boys Seh… Three men were arrested recently for marijuana in Spliff Street, Buxton. Dem boys seh if de Street named Spliff Street then wah else you expect. One day a father was leaving to go...

The local private sector is not up-to-scratch

Dec 06, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The local private sector is not up-to-scratch

Kaieteur News – The President wants the private sector to “step-up” their game. As he says, it is no use speaking about the global economy without thinking about global competition. He is...

My daughter’s generation was at stake

Dec 06, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on My daughter’s generation was at stake

Kaieteur News – In Guyana, half of the population is 18 years and under, and 70 percent is between 30 and 40 years. This means a majority of the Guyanese people have no experience in living...

Police find ganja seeds in bucket hidden at empty lot

Dec 06, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Police find ganja seeds in bucket hidden at empty lot

Kaieteur News – Yesterday, police on the West Bank of Demerara (WBD) discovered a quantity of suspected cannabis seeds in a bucket hidden between bushes on an empty lot. According to a police...

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Teen arrested over uncle’s murder after sharing burial plan with relative

Kaieteur News- A teenager of Tabatinga, Lethem, Central Rupununi, Region Nine was arrested for murder on Friday after he... more