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No answer from NIS on retroactive payment to pensions

Jan 22, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on No answer from NIS on retroactive payment to pensions

DEAR EDITOR, The two announcements by the National Insurance Scheme that NIS Pension Benefit would be increased from 1st January 2020 made no mention of retroactive payments due to Pensioners for the...

Give your wells time to adjust

Jan 22, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Give your wells time to adjust

DEAR EDITOR, As an oilfield engineer of many years working in oil and gas circles in 11 different countries, I was a little surprised by the article on how much oil and gas you can expect to see from...

If only we can get a President that can be selfless

Jan 22, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on If only we can get a President that can be selfless

DEAR EDITOR, Please allow me space in your very informative letter column to pen a few lines about a documentary and a movie I watched based on the life of a former President of a country right here...

It would be beneficial for all the small/new parties to grasp this opportunity

Jan 22, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on It would be beneficial for all the small/new parties to grasp this opportunity

DEAR EDITOR, I write to appeal to the leaders of all of our New/Small parties to recognize that they have a glorious opportunity to make history in our country. With the realization that our current...

The silent victims of Domestic Violence

Jan 22, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on The silent victims of Domestic Violence

Dear Editor, Over the past week we have read of the most recent incident of domestic violence which concerned a 34-year old mother of three who was stabbed to death by her reputed husband. Sadly,...

EPA amends Exxon’s permits to allow for unannounced visits to FPSOs

Jan 21, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on EPA amends Exxon’s permits to allow for unannounced visits to FPSOs

Head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Dr. Vincent Adams, has been able to defy the ExxonMobil –Guyana deal which requires seven days notice before visits for inspection could be made...

Leaked documents reveal… Corruption with Angola’s oil made ex-President’s daughter richest woman in Africa

Jan 21, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Leaked documents reveal… Corruption with Angola’s oil made ex-President’s daughter richest woman in Africa

– BBC Panorama Leaked documents reveal how Africa’s richest woman made her fortune through exploiting her own country, and corruption. Isabel dos Santos got access to lucrative deals...

Policy Forum Guyana invites Int’l expert to counter “distracting” PR Campaign by oil companies

Jan 21, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Policy Forum Guyana invites Int’l expert to counter “distracting” PR Campaign by oil companies

In an effort to counter the public relations campaign of oil companies which seeks to purport that oil is a “wonderful-for-everyone adventure,” Policy Forum Guyana (PFG) is inviting a...

Teachers don black and white to protest assault by parents

Jan 21, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Teachers don black and white to protest assault by parents

Shikema Dey “Parents! Stop the violence against teachers!” was the caption that followed several pictures posted on social media of educators all across Guyana, standing in solidarity of their...

Man, 72, hospitalised after beating by son’s employer

Jan 21, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Man, 72, hospitalised after beating by son’s employer

Ramsahoye Deochan was on Sunday morning brutally beaten by his son’s employer over stolen money and a gold chain. The 72-year-old man is currently a patient at the Georgetown Public Hospital...

Govt. should allow third parties to verify oil companies’ drilling results – Petroleum Engineer

Jan 21, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. should allow third parties to verify oil companies’ drilling results – Petroleum Engineer

Guyana would do well to allow third parties to conduct their own analyses of oil and gas companies’ drilling results, says Petroleum Consultant and Engineer, Paul Nicholas Ramsaywack. This...

ExxonMobil should accelerate reporting of production data – University of Houston Instructor

Jan 21, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on ExxonMobil should accelerate reporting of production data – University of Houston Instructor

With Guyana already one month into being an oil producing State, calls have increased for there to be public disclosures on the production data for the Stabroek Block. During an exclusive interview...

Kurdish Politician takes Exxon to UN Human Rights Council over abuses

Jan 21, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Kurdish Politician takes Exxon to UN Human Rights Council over abuses

By Ed Clowes The Telegraph UK – The US energy titan, ExxonMobil, has been accused of employing local security forces in oil-rich Kurdistan who shot at civilians, killing two in 2013. According to a...

Only police can deh pon leave and still wukking

Jan 21, 2020 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Only police can deh pon leave and still wukking

When anybody want couple days no-pay leave all dem have to do is apply for a job at de Harbour Bridge. When dem get de job, dem have to just pick up a vehicle, without permission, go out and have a...

RDC officer charged for assaulting Cop

Jan 21, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on RDC officer charged for assaulting Cop

A Regional Democratic Council (RDC) officer attached to the Timehri council was yesterday placed on bail for two offences in which he allegedly assaulted and resisted arrest from a Police Constable....

Rape convict’s appeal against sentence for hearing this morning at CCJ

Jan 21, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Rape convict’s appeal against sentence for hearing this morning at CCJ

At 10:00hrs, this morning, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) will commence hearing arguments in an appeal filed by rape convict Linton Pompey, who is currently serving a 37-year jail sentence. The...

Armed police ranks called in as teachers protest outside court

Jan 21, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Armed police ranks called in as teachers protest outside court

Following the conclusion of a court hearing around 09:48hrs yesterday in which a teacher, two parents and a relative of the parents were charged for assaulting each other among other things; fellow...

Routine screening can reduce risk of diabetic foot – Diabetic Specialist

Jan 21, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Routine screening can reduce risk of diabetic foot – Diabetic Specialist

High blood pressure and poor circulations are among the reasons that people diagnosed with diabetes develop a condition called the diabetic foot. Essentially, this condition results from diabetes...

Labour Dept. probes hiring of foreign nationals at Regent Street businesses

Jan 21, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Labour Dept. probes hiring of foreign nationals at Regent Street businesses

Following the influx of foreign nationals into Guyana, the Ministry of Social Protection’s Labour Department is currently conducting a survey in regards to the hiring of foreign nationals at...

Body of fisherman found on public road

Jan 21, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Body of fisherman found on public road

The body of a 23-year-old fisherman was found lying along the Coldingen, East Coast Public road on Saturday with several suspected stab wounds. The dead man was identified as Mukesh Mangra, also...

Government officials should not use personal emails to transact state businesses – Charles Ramson Jr.

Jan 21, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Government officials should not use personal emails to transact state businesses – Charles Ramson Jr.

Attorney-at-law Charles Ramson Jr. is of the opinion that Government officials should not use their personal email accounts to transact business on the behalf of Guyana. Ramson said he has no...

Herstelling man killed attempting to cross East Bank public road

Jan 21, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Herstelling man killed attempting to cross East Bank public road

Just a mere 24 hours after a Land of Canaan resident was struck dead while on the East Bank Demerara Public Road; 27-year-old Ryan Hiram became the country’s latest road fatality in the wee hours...

Giftland to supply GPL with 4.5 megawatts of power

Jan 21, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Giftland to supply GPL with 4.5 megawatts of power

– Power Purchasing Agreement finally signed The state owned Guyana Power and Light Inc. has finally sealed the deal with Giftland Mall to supplement more than four mega watt (Mw) of power to...

Champagne drinking and firecrackers watching

Jan 21, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Champagne drinking and firecrackers watching

While our leaders were drinking champagne, eating crab cakes, and expensive shrimp with the foreign oil investors at the Guyana Marriott last week, the Guyanese people were left to watch a set of...

St Agnes School fight… Parents, teacher released on bail

Jan 21, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on St Agnes School fight… Parents, teacher released on bail

Teachers yesterday flooded the compound of the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts in support of their colleague who was involved in a fight with two parents and an aunt, six days ago at the St. Agnes...

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Canache lines up for Need for Speed Kart Clash Round 2

Nov 09, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Georgetown, Guyana – November 8, 2026 – The second round of the 2026 Need for Speed Karting Championship, organised by the Jumbo Jet Events team, is attracting...

What is right is right, and what is wrong is wrong

Nov 09, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – There are moments in the political life of every nation when the character of its people is tested by whether they have the courage to condemn wrongdoing when it is committed against those with whom they disagree. It is easy to champion justice when the victim belongs to your...

A Divided World: A Commonwealth Opportunity

Nov 01, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – When Commonwealth leaders gather in Antigua and Barbuda from 1st to 4th November, they should address a question that reaches beyond their association: how can countries of different size, wealth and outlook sustain cooperation in a world increasingly...

Light and darkness, lips to life

Nov 09, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The light that shines over Guyana must be at its dazzling purest. Not a speck of darkness on the horizon. Not a stray dark spot in the cupboard or under the carpet. When light is at its brightest, what chance for darkness to show its face, to linger? On the occasion of...

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