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Two new COVID-19 fatalities added to country’s death toll

Jan 25, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Two new COVID-19 fatalities added to country’s death toll

Kaieteur News – The Ministry of Health reported two new COVID-19 fatalities yesterday, a 78-year-old male from Region Six (East Berbice- Corentyne) and a 60-year-old male from Region Four...

Bids open for institutional strengthening for probation services

Jan 25, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Bids open for institutional strengthening for probation services

Kaieteur News – The National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB), on Tuesday, opened ¬¬¬¬-bids for five government ministry at their Ministry of Finance (MoF) office on Main...

Govt. launches programme to help unregistered businesses transition to formal economy

Jan 25, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. launches programme to help unregistered businesses transition to formal economy

Kaieteur News – The Ministry of Labour is aiming at transitioning businesses from the informal economy to the formal economy by means of conducting one stop shops in the various regions of the...

Motorcyclist killed in Linden accident

Jan 25, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Motorcyclist killed in Linden accident

Kaieteur News – The family of Adriel Drakes, 26, of Blue Berry Hill, Wismar has been thrown into a state of mourning after he was killed in an accident in Linden on Saturday afternoon....

Porter injured after being pinned by truck on Mazaruni trail

Jan 25, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Porter injured after being pinned by truck on Mazaruni trail

Kaieteur News – A porter, 40, is now hospitalised after being pinned by a truck last Saturday along the Toraturu Trail, Mazaruni, Region Seven. The porter, Odit Narine Persaud of Essequibo, was...

Gov’t. approaches IICA for assistance to recover $1.9B Panama owes rice millers

Jan 25, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Gov’t. approaches IICA for assistance to recover $1.9B Panama owes rice millers

Kaieteur News – The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) has been invited to assist Guyana in obtaining from Panama, $1.9B it owes to Guyanese rice millers. This was...

Minister of MCYS continues meaningful community engagement with visit to Reg 3

Jan 25, 2021 KNews Sports Comments Off on Minister of MCYS continues meaningful community engagement with visit to Reg 3

Selected grounds across Guyana to be converted to Leisure and Recreational Parks Despite the ongoing challenges being presented by covid-19, Minister of Culture Youth and Sport (MCYS) Charles Ramson...

Cricket Development Programme 2021 RHTYSC Cricket teams donate to BCB and UCCA

Jan 25, 2021 KNews Sports Comments Off on Cricket Development Programme 2021 RHTYSC Cricket teams donate to BCB and UCCA

Kaieteur News – “We have a belief that the more you share your blessings, the more God would bless you. Over the last twenty-five, we have worked beyond the call of duty to assist our fellow...

Superbet employee robbed of $162,700 while closing shop

Jan 25, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Superbet employee robbed of $162,700 while closing shop

Kaieteur News – A Superbet employee was on Saturday robbed of $162,700 while she was closing up her shop. The victim has been identified as Shakule Khan, 29, of Belle West, West Bank Demerara....

ExxonMobil has transformed itself from a stock market leader to a laggard

Jan 25, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on ExxonMobil has transformed itself from a stock market leader to a laggard

By Tom Sanzillo and Clark Williams-Derry IEEFA: By virtually every measure, the global oil and gas industry had a dreadful 2020. Demand slumped; prices sagged; stockpiles swelled; profits evaporated;...

Works underway at South Dakota Circuit until January 26

Jan 25, 2021 KNews Sports Comments Off on Works underway at South Dakota Circuit until January 26

Kaieteur News – The South Dakota circuit is reportedly closed until January 26 according to president of the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club (GMR&SC), Rameez Mohamed. Last week, the...

Remarks that cannot be taken lightly

Jan 25, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on Remarks that cannot be taken lightly

DEAR EDITOR, Response is made, to Frederick Kissoon’s article in his January 19 column, where he accused me in my capacity as General Secretary of the Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) for...

Globalization is here to stay but what will its character be?

Jan 25, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on Globalization is here to stay but what will its character be?

DEAR EDITOR, Globalization has changed the power to regulate human activities from government to international institutions, which are indirectly controlled by multinational companies. The World...

Democracy is not inherently practiced by the PPP

Jan 25, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on Democracy is not inherently practiced by the PPP

DEAR EDITOR, While elections in Guyana are held in a democratic manner, Democracy is not inherently practiced by the PPP. As we, all know, in the PPP, the Central Executive Committee selects Leaders...

Ministers come in for special praise for performance

Jan 25, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on Ministers come in for special praise for performance

DEAR EDITOR, The public is very pleased so far, after just over five months in office, with the government’s delivery on varied promises made in its manifesto – the contract it made with the...

Not decent at all!

Jan 25, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on Not decent at all!

DEAR EDITOR, Serving in Trump’s Cabinet is one thing – but serving and joining Trump in trying to overturn the result of a legitimate election is something else. A horrible thing. This is...

AstraZeneca is the best COVID-19 vaccine for Guyana

Jan 25, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on AstraZeneca is the best COVID-19 vaccine for Guyana

Dear Editor, I fully support B. John’s letter in the KN of 1-24 2021 in which he implores the Guyana government to approach india for supplies of th AstraZeneca vaccine.If India can be generous...

Nothing has been done to secure the border

Jan 25, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on Nothing has been done to secure the border

Dear Editor, The Venezuelan president said he will reconquer it, their generals came to their side of Ankoko and spoke with the inhabitants, and now there is a surge of Venezuelans into Region 1....

We need a master plan to combat flooding from climate change

Jan 25, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on We need a master plan to combat flooding from climate change

Dear Editor, Guyana is prone to flooding which is likely to increase if/when sea level rises due to global warming. Therefore, we need to come up with a Master Plan for development in Guyana. Do we,...

Citizens must let Venezuela know that provocation will not be tolerated

Jan 25, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on Citizens must let Venezuela know that provocation will not be tolerated

Dear Editor, Guyana, the Nation, needs to register its strongest disapproval against our neighbour for the interception and detention of our citizens in our own waters. While diplomacy at government...

Government and ministers Commended on infrastructure development

Jan 25, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on Government and ministers Commended on infrastructure development

Dear Editor, My memory of readings on economic development when I did doctoral studies in Economics in the 1980s is the infrastructure sector is/was a key driver for the development of any economy....

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Kaieteur News – Venezuela’s Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza has promised to pursue early release of Guyanese fishermen, vessels detained in Venezuela for the last five days. This is the latest...

Liberia mandates all oil companies to contribute to renewable energy programmes – But Guyana demanded nothing

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A flawed interpretation of international law

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News – The assertion that “under international law, Venezuela is responsible for... more