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PPP/C yet to disclose studies to justify landing gas project at Wales

Jan 08, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on PPP/C yet to disclose studies to justify landing gas project at Wales

Kaieteur News – Even though Vice President, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, has disclosed to members of the media that the government has decided to land the gas-to-shore project at Wales, West Bank...

Commercial Registry demands companies to submit names of beneficial owners

Jan 08, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Commercial Registry demands companies to submit names of beneficial owners

Kaieteur News – As part of its mandate, the Commercial Registry is calling on companies in Guyana to submit the names of their beneficial owners. The beneficial owners are the people who...

Harming me or my family won’t bring back the money

Jan 08, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Harming me or my family won’t bring back the money

Alleged Ponzi scheme boss tells attackers… Kaieteur News – During an appearance as a guest on social media news network, Big Smith News Watch, alleged Ponzi scheme operator, Yuri...

Mahaica man tells court before he gets 56 years for murder

Jan 08, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Mahaica man tells court before he gets 56 years for murder

The only thing is that I love women… Kaieteur News – A 50-year-old man, who underwent a trial and was convicted for murder by a mixed 12-member jury in the High Court, was yesterday jailed 56...

Health Minister estimates arrival of vaccines not before second quarter

Jan 08, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Health Minister estimates arrival of vaccines not before second quarter

– Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine approved for emergency use in Caribbean region Kaieteur News – Guyana could receive COVID-19 vaccines in the second quarter of the year, according to the...

Pensioner, 90, burnt to death in house

Jan 08, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Pensioner, 90, burnt to death in house

Kaieteur News – A pensioner perished yesterday in a fire, which destroyed his wooden home located at 17th Avenue, Diamond Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara (EBD). Investigators told Kaieteur...

GDF, US Coast Guard to conduct exercises offshore Guyana this weekend

Jan 08, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on GDF, US Coast Guard to conduct exercises offshore Guyana this weekend

Kaieteur News – The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) and the United States of America (USA) Coast Guard are expected to commence their first joint service operation tomorrow to combat illegal fishing...

19 dorm students tested positive for COVID-19

Jan 08, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on 19 dorm students tested positive for COVID-19

Kaieteur News – Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, yesterday disclosed that 19 students have tested positive for the novel Coronavirus so far for this year. Schools reopened on Monday for...

Democracy was never under threat in Uncle Sam

Jan 08, 2021 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Democracy was never under threat in Uncle Sam

Dem Boys Seh… Kaieteur News – Trump bin study Guyana like he was preparing for de Common Entrance examination. Everything de man seh after de elections was outta Guyana’s playbook. He even...

Jagdeo is blowing hot and cold

Jan 08, 2021 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Jagdeo is blowing hot and cold

Kaieteur News – In October and November 1991, the World Bank dispatched an economic team to Guyana. Based on that team’s assessment of the state of the country’s economy, a Report was...

Me, the President, Dr. Gobin Ganga and Scotia Bank

Jan 08, 2021 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Me, the President, Dr. Gobin Ganga and Scotia Bank

Kaieteur News – In a brief conversation with President Ali a few months ago, he said my comments on the commercial banks were interesting. He said long before he became a minister, much less...

Yuri claims he returned monies to 85% of investors

Jan 08, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Yuri claims he returned monies to 85% of investors

Three weeks after lawyer says only $3M was repaid… Kaieteur News – Alleged Ponzi scheme operator, Yuri Garcia-Dominguez, who allegedly bilked over 17,000 Guyanese of US$20M (over G$4B), last...

Task Force stepping up enforcement of COVID-19 safety measures

Jan 08, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Task Force stepping up enforcement of COVID-19 safety measures

Kaieteur News – The National COVID-19 Task Force will be increasing its enforcement of the Gazetted precautionary measures, as the Government continues to ramp up efforts to curb the...

First well in Canje block being drilled

Jan 08, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on First well in Canje block being drilled

Kaieteur News – The Government of Guyana has welcomed the announcement by Westmount Energy that US oil major ExxonMobil has begun drilling in the Bulletwood-1 well in the Canje Block, offshore...

U.S Admiral on 3-day visit to Guyana from Monday

Jan 08, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on U.S Admiral on 3-day visit to Guyana from Monday

Kaieteur News – The United States of America (USA) Navy Admiral, Craig S. Faller, commander of the U.S. Southern Command, is expected to visit Guyana in the coming week. The command is one of...

Region Four accounts for 12 of 33 new COVID-19 infections

Jan 08, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Region Four accounts for 12 of 33 new COVID-19 infections

Kaieteur News – Of the 33 newly recorded COVID-19 infections reported by the Ministry of Health yesterday, Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica) accounted for 12. This was indicated in the...

Only MATPAL recognized to conduct seamen’s STCW training – MARAD warns

Jan 08, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Only MATPAL recognized to conduct seamen’s STCW training – MARAD warns

Kaieteur News – The Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) is warning that the MATPAL Marine Institute is the only academic institution recognized to conduct Standards of Training,...

‘Buss head’ gets bail for robbing Venezuelan

Jan 08, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Buss head’ gets bail for robbing Venezuelan

Kaieteur News – The man who was caught on a viral video brawling with police ranks, receiving a ‘buss head’ last Sunday, was on Wednesday released on bail after he appeared in court for...

‘Salt bag’ of ganja, cigarettes found in New Amsterdam prison dorm

Jan 08, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Salt bag’ of ganja, cigarettes found in New Amsterdam prison dorm

Kaieteur News – Ranks of the New Amsterdam Prison on Wednesday confiscated a ‘salt bag’ of weed and cigarettes during a surprise search. According to the police, on Wednesday, about 19:30...

739 Grade 6 teachers, Education Ministry consult on way forward for NGSA 2021

Jan 08, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on 739 Grade 6 teachers, Education Ministry consult on way forward for NGSA 2021

– parents to be engaged today Kaieteur News – The Ministry of Education yesterday hosted a virtual consultative meeting with over 739 Grade Six teachers from private and public schools...

Golden Jaguars squad and staff tested for covid-19 ahead of resumption of training

Jan 08, 2021 KNews Sports Comments Off on Golden Jaguars squad and staff tested for covid-19 ahead of resumption of training

– Two day physical evaluation on tomorrow and Sunday Kaieteur News – The Guyana Football Federation has tested members of its domestic-based Senior Men’s National squad and staff for...

80 pounds of ganja seized, suspects flee in Dukestown operation

Jan 08, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on 80 pounds of ganja seized, suspects flee in Dukestown operation

Kaieteur News – Three suspects are on the run and a large quantity of ganja seized after a Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) operation in the Corentyne, Berbice area on Wednesday. According to...

RHTY&SC kicks off 2021 Programme with donation to RHT Primary School Some 715 activities planned

Jan 08, 2021 KNews Sports Comments Off on RHTY&SC kicks off 2021 Programme with donation to RHT Primary School Some 715 activities planned

Kaieteur News – The Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTY&SC) on Tuesday last launched its 2021 Programme of activities with a donation to the Rose Hall Town Primary School. The club...

Good Success emerge victors of Chung’s Dominoes competition

Jan 08, 2021 KNews Sports Comments Off on Good Success emerge victors of Chung’s Dominoes competition

Kaieteur News – Good Success turned in a commendable performance to emerge victorious in the Alex Chung New Year’s Day dominoes competition which was contested at Anil Rambaran’s...

It was not going to end well

Jan 08, 2021 KNews Editorial Comments Off on It was not going to end well

Kaieteur News – We always thought that the words of Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister, Dr. Keith Rowley, had specific relevance to here and only here in this Guyana of ours. It was when he...

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Diamond Mineral Water Indoor Hockey Festival returns for 19th edition

Let us not be silent witnesses!

…Peeping Tom kaieteur News- Ray Daggers walked from Corriverton to Charity. It was a journey so epic it might have... more