January 2021

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Illegitimate GCB prohibited entry to Stadium until full compliance with Act

Jan 15, 2021 KNews Sports Comments Off on Illegitimate GCB prohibited entry to Stadium until full compliance with Act

Players participating in the Super50 to have access to train; urgent Meeting with CWI requested As a consequence of a failed attempt to denigrate the Guyana National Stadium and to maliciously incite...

Vendor granted $150,000 bail on wounding charge

Jan 15, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Vendor granted $150,000 bail on wounding charge

Kaieteur News – A 33-year-old vendor of ‘C’ Field, Sophia, was on Wednesday granted bail to a sum of $150,000 on a wounding charge, when he appeared at the Sparendaam Magistrate Court...

Government facilities would be managed for maximum use by people of Guyana – Minister Ramson

Jan 15, 2021 KNews Sports Comments Off on Government facilities would be managed for maximum use by people of Guyana – Minister Ramson

By Franklin Wilson Kaieteur News – All government facilities would be managed in a way that would see its uses be maximised by the citizens of this land were the words of Minister of Culture...

Mason slapped with break and enter and larceny related charges

Jan 15, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Mason slapped with break and enter and larceny related charges

Kaieteur News – A 29-year-old mason of First Street, Cummings Lodge, East Coast Demerara was on Wednesday slapped with two counts of break and entry and larceny charge at the Sparendaam...

Daniel McBeth sponsors Wiltshire dominoes’ first place trophy

Jan 15, 2021 KNews Sports Comments Off on Daniel McBeth sponsors Wiltshire dominoes’ first place trophy

Kaieteur News – Senior Organising Secretary of the Guyana Dominoes League (GDL) Mark Wiltshire has received the support of overseas based Guyanese Daniel Mc Beth for the hosting of his birth...

Narcotic dogs help unearth ganja, illegal items at NA prison

Jan 15, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Narcotic dogs help unearth ganja, illegal items at NA prison

Kaieteur News – Police narcotic dogs, on Wednesday helped joint services ranks unearth 30 grams of marijuana and other illegal items during a search at the New Amsterdam Prison. According to a...

GFF statement on Halendino Sports

Jan 15, 2021 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFF statement on Halendino Sports

Kaieteur News – The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) takes note of the recent announcement by an entity called Halendino Sports, as covered in the Kaieteur Sports article “Halendino Sports to...

Andrews’ sea defence project completion snafu

Jan 15, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on Andrews’ sea defence project completion snafu

DEAR EDITOR, In a KN article of January 12, Chief Engineer Sawh of BK International Incorporated (BKII) alleged that instructions from the former Minister of Public Infrastructure (MPI) caused delay...

Agriculture critical during COVID

Jan 15, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on Agriculture critical during COVID

DEAR EDITOR, Agriculture is very critical to any economy especially for a country like Guyana whose comparative advantage is land and relatively cheap farm labour. Agriculture is perhaps the most...

Awards not conferred but handed out

Jan 15, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on Awards not conferred but handed out

DEAR EDITOR, There was no conferral of national awards to the 2020 recipients. I understand recipients are being called by OP to come in and pick up their respective medals. It seems the certificates...

Less than acceptable customer service

Jan 15, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on Less than acceptable customer service

DEAR EDITOR, Permit me a few lines to express my disappointment with the service I received at, where most would consider, one of Guyana’s premium hotels. Let me be clear, I was not a guest at the...

Different strokes for different folks

Jan 15, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on Different strokes for different folks

DEAR EDITOR, Within the week, Guyana, like the rest of the world, will have the pleasure and relief of a new President and Commander-in-Chief of the US. US is the most powerful and influential State...

The wise should pay heed

Jan 15, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on The wise should pay heed

DEAR EDITOR, As I observe recent Venezuelan agitations about decrees and the rest from its still embattled leader, I would hope that my fellow Guyanese are paying attention to what has been made...

Coronavirus Vaccine

Jan 15, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on Coronavirus Vaccine

DEAR EDITOR, The coronavirus pandemic is raging worldwide and almost two million people have died. Imagine the heartbreak for those families that have lost their loved ones. In Guyana, as you...

We have to rise above our petty grievances and party affiliation

Jan 15, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on We have to rise above our petty grievances and party affiliation

DEAR EDITOR, I stand ready to defend our great land as a Guyanese. In condemning the decree made by the President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Nicholas Maduro, on January 7, 2021, which...

Government should take steps to ensure that Guyana’s copyright laws are updated

Jan 15, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on Government should take steps to ensure that Guyana’s copyright laws are updated

DEAR EDITOR, Recently, a lengthy article was published in mainstream media highlighting a case where India and South Africa are calling on the World Trade Organization (WTO) ‘to exempt member...

Exxon’s new data shows it pollutes as much as entire nation of Canada

Jan 14, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Exxon’s new data shows it pollutes as much as entire nation of Canada

By Kemol King Kaieteur News – Just last week, ExxonMobil released its ‘Scope Three’ emissions data for 2019 – the first time the company has published such data, after coming under...

Local Content Panel favours regular reporting and public disclosure from all oil companies – Greenidge says

Jan 14, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Local Content Panel favours regular reporting and public disclosure from all oil companies – Greenidge says

By Kiana Wilburg Kaieteur News – In order for Guyana to see success with its imminent local content policy, there must be mechanisms in place to ensure regular reporting, review and disclosure...

GECOM Commissioners pocket $450,000 monthly even if they walk out of meetings

Jan 14, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on GECOM Commissioners pocket $450,000 monthly even if they walk out of meetings

Kaieteur News – The six Commissioners at the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) get approximately $450,000 after tax, as a monthly stipend for their participation at statutory meetings. In...

BK given extension by Patterson for G$124M sea defence project when he was out of office

Jan 14, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on BK given extension by Patterson for G$124M sea defence project when he was out of office

Kaieteur News – Junior Public Works Minister, Deodat Indar, has raised questions as to how Brian Tiwari’s BK International Incorporated got permission for a deadline extension on the G$124...

Equatorial Guinea expelled supplier from oil sector for disobeying local content rules

Jan 14, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Equatorial Guinea expelled supplier from oil sector for disobeying local content rules

Kaieteur News – Equatorial Guinea has shown a firm hand when it comes to ensuring the participation of locals in the value chain of its petroleum sector. This is evidenced by the way it dealt...

Cops nab cutlass bandits who beat and rob teacher

Jan 14, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Cops nab cutlass bandits who beat and rob teacher

Kaieteur News – Quick response by Brickdam police resulted in the capture of two cutlass bandits who on Tuesday reportedly attacked, beat and robbed a 19-year-old teacher in the Stabroek Market...

Over 500 children tested positive for COVID-19 since March – Health Minister

Jan 14, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Over 500 children tested positive for COVID-19 since March – Health Minister

– says Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines cannot immunize children Kaieteur News – Health Minister, Dr. Frank Anthony, has revealed that over 500 children have tested positive for...

Bus driver killed in three-vehicle accident

Jan 14, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Bus driver killed in three-vehicle accident

Kaieteur News – A 31-year-old bus driver was killed on Tuesday following a three-vehicle smash-up along the Soesdyke/Linden Highway. The dead man has been identified as Uriel Reynolds also...

De Pee Pee Pee setting a bad example

Jan 14, 2021 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on De Pee Pee Pee setting a bad example

Dem Boys Seh… Kaieteur News – Is a New Year but is de same old ‘shaving cream’ tekkin’ place. De Pee Pee Pee is de biggest culprit when it comes to violating social and physical...

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…as 2026 GMR&SC calendar concludes (Kaieteur News) – The Caribbean Clash of Champions delivered an exciting season finale at South Dakota Circuit, with competitors across multiple categories...

In case you didn’t know

Nov 03, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – In case you didn’t know, there is a difference between staging a picketing exercise, going on a march, and turning up with a bullhorn that sounds as if it was borrowed from the announcer at the Providence National Stadium. Apparently, some people have difficulty...

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...

U.S. midterms: the return of Jim Crow America

Nov 03, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Looking on at the U.S. midterms, and there are all these moves that have thwarting at best, or cheating at worst, in the DNA. First point: if this is the U.S. the straight arrow, and there are these shenanigans-Supreme Court accommodations, State subterfuges, Federal...

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