January 2021

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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...

A Warning for 2021 by the Spiritual Leader of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community worldwide

Jan 08, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on A Warning for 2021 by the Spiritual Leader of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community worldwide

DEAR EDITOR, As the fireworks began on New Year’s Eve in Georgetown, I found myself thinking what are we celebrating this night? The end of a year or the beginning of a new one? And will this year...

Democracy must be preserved at all cost

Jan 08, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on Democracy must be preserved at all cost

DEAR EDITOR, Democracy must be preserved at all cost, including the use of sanctions. When those that impose sanctions on others, seek to act just like those (and worse) upon whom they impose...

Coastal management continues to be the top priority

Jan 08, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on Coastal management continues to be the top priority

DEAR EDITOR, The potential projects proposed for budget 2021 as mentioned by the Attorney General are great forward looking projects that will enhance the development of the country. However, we must...

Who would have thought that this could have taken place in America?

Jan 08, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on Who would have thought that this could have taken place in America?

DEAR EDITOR, Who could have thought that this could have taken place in The Mighty USA a place known for the administration of law and order? Who would have thought that hooligans could have invaded...

Trump’s trauma trampled the truth

Jan 08, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on Trump’s trauma trampled the truth

DEAR EDITOR, Epiphany – January 6th is observed as a church festival in commemoration of the coming of the Magi as the first manifestation of Christ to the gentiles or in the Eastern Church in...

Day of shame and infamy

Jan 08, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on Day of shame and infamy

DEAR EDITOR, Wednesday, January 6 will go down as a day of shame and infamy in that country that prides itself as the stamp of democracy. The many scenes streaming live across our television screens...

There is no magic in democracy

Jan 08, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on There is no magic in democracy

DEAR EDITOR, Most of the world looked on with shock as events unfolded in America on Wednesday, January 6, 2021. But some of us were not so shocked. You see readers, America has done an excellent job...

Strong environmental leadership has never been more important

Jan 08, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on Strong environmental leadership has never been more important

DEAR EDITOR, The spread of the coronavirus has left few, if any, communities untouched. Governments around the Globe have had to react quickly. Emergency distancing measures have been put in place,...

UG should look into promotions and hiring practices

Jan 08, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on UG should look into promotions and hiring practices

DEAR EDITOR, I am disappointed to learn that recently appointed Deputy Vice-Chancellor (VC), Dr. Emanuel Cummings, and other lecturers have not been promoted. I am not familiar with Deputy VC, Dr....

Guyana’s lawless giveaways affect our neighbours too

Jan 07, 2021 KNews Front Page Comment, News Comments Off on Guyana’s lawless giveaways affect our neighbours too

Kaieteur News – Brazil is a regional neighbour hit hard by the sellout, backward behaviour of Guyana’s political leaders. The low standards and returns which Guyana negotiated are pressuring...

Chatham House Expert says gas-to-shore project must be affordable

Jan 07, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Chatham House Expert says gas-to-shore project must be affordable

– Insists it cannot be seen as “end all” By Kiana Wilburg Kaieteur News – In its bid to pursue a gas-to-shore project, the Government of Guyana must first ensure that the venture is...

Exxon caves in to their investors’ call for truer environmental impact report

Jan 07, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Exxon caves in to their investors’ call for truer environmental impact report

Kaieteur News – Oil supermajor ExxonMobil has finally bowed to investors’ pressure to start reporting, on an annual basis, Scope Three emissions, a category of emissions it has evaded...

Vice President Jagdeo defends incentives given to oil companies

Jan 07, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Vice President Jagdeo defends incentives given to oil companies

Kaieteur News – Vice President, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, sought to impress on Kaieteur Radio why it is important for oil companies to be granted incentives by the government, in an exchange with...

Gunmen open fire on home of Ponzi Scheme operators

Jan 07, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Gunmen open fire on home of Ponzi Scheme operators

Kaieteur News – The home of Ponzi Scheme operators, Yuri Garcia Dominguez and his wife Ateeka Ismael reportedly came under gunfire last night. According to reports, three gunmen turned up at...

Peacemaker knocked out while attempting to part fight

Jan 07, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Peacemaker knocked out while attempting to part fight

Kaieteur News – A 43-year-old man, who was trying to be a peacemaker, was knocked out after he attempted to part a fight between two men. The injured man has been identified as Vindon Nurse,...

Man who burnt wife and children in Bartica house, remanded

Jan 07, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Man who burnt wife and children in Bartica house, remanded

Kaieteur News – Kenford Downer, the man who allegedly burnt his wife and children alive last December, yesterday made his first court appearance and was remanded to prison. The defendant, who...

$864M in payment vouchers not presented for audit – AG Report

Jan 07, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on $864M in payment vouchers not presented for audit – AG Report

Kaieteur News – According to the 2019 Auditor General’s report, 744 payment vouchers totalling some $864.41 million were not presented to his office to be audited resulting in the limitation...

Passengers hijack taxi at ‘Policeman Corner’

Jan 07, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Passengers hijack taxi at ‘Policeman Corner’

Kaieteur News – A taxi driver on Tuesday had his car hijacked by his passengers at Policeman Corner, La Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara (WBD). The taxi driver, Bhagwandin Narine, 39, of...

Bandits on the de loose

Jan 07, 2021 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Bandits on the de loose

Dem Boys Seh… Kaieteur News – People getting rob every day. Pick-pocket return. Dem picking yuh pocket in de minibus. Dem putting bag pun yuh leg and den one of dem friend gan create...

The cart is being put before the horse

Jan 07, 2021 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The cart is being put before the horse

Kaieteur News – The social media site, OilNow, reported that the Minister of Natural Resources told the National Assembly that the Department of Energy will be converted into a professional...

Guyana in 2020: The Black woman they couldn’t vilify

Jan 07, 2021 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Guyana in 2020: The Black woman they couldn’t vilify

Kaieteur News – The envoys of the EU, Canada, UK and USA came in for exceptional abuse from those who supported the five months of attempted rigging in the election last year. From the time...

Union official granted $680,000 bail

Jan 07, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Union official granted $680,000 bail

Bogus oil and gas training… Kaieteur News – The General Secretary of the Guyana Seafarers and General Workers Union (GS&GWU) was yesterday slapped with a total of 17 charges at the...

Region 10 pensioner recorded as 167th COVID-19 fatality

Jan 07, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Region 10 pensioner recorded as 167th COVID-19 fatality

Kaieteur News – The Ministry of Health reported a new COVID-19 fatality yesterday. The latest fatality is a pensioner from Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice) who is the country’s 167th...

US-based CDC lends support to Health Ministry’s COVID-19 surveillance unit

Jan 07, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on US-based CDC lends support to Health Ministry’s COVID-19 surveillance unit

– Case trackers to be trained for each region – CMO Kaieteur News – Guyana is set to receive a boost in its capacity to track cases of the deadly Coronavirus/COVID-19 disease. With...

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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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