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71-year-old is latest COVID-19 fatality

Feb 16, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on 71-year-old is latest COVID-19 fatality

Kaieteur News – The Ministry of Health yesterday reported another COVID-19 fatality. This time, it was a 71-year-old man who was residing in Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica). According to...

Public servants to get salary increase – Vice President assures

Feb 16, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Public servants to get salary increase – Vice President assures

Kaieteur News – Vice President, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, has dispelled claims that there will be no wages and salary increases for public servants this year. In a statement posted on his Facebook...

Police visit foster mother of slain Albouystown man

Feb 16, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Police visit foster mother of slain Albouystown man

Kaieteur News – Seventy-three-year-old Olivia Stephen, the foster mother of the cigarette buyer who was slain by a bullet that missed its intended target, was on Friday last visited by ranks of...

Regional Super 50 Pollard’s 5-17 & Mohammed’s ton see Red force to victory

Feb 16, 2021 KNews Sports Comments Off on Regional Super 50 Pollard’s 5-17 & Mohammed’s ton see Red force to victory

Kaieteur News – A star-studded Trinidad Red Force, led by 5-17 from Kieron Pollard and a superb 122 by Jason Mohammed, beat 2019 runners-up Barbados by five wickets with five balls remaining at...

USA based Kwakwani resident Wendell James continues support with equipment donation

Feb 16, 2021 KNews Sports Comments Off on USA based Kwakwani resident Wendell James continues support with equipment donation

Kaieteur News – The village of Kwakwani, located in the Upper Demerara Berbice Region of Guyana has had a rich history in the sporting arena be it football, basketball or other sports but like...

Police rank injured in hit and run accident

Feb 16, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Police rank injured in hit and run accident

Kaieteur News – On Sunday, a Police Lance Corporal was admitted to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), after he was struck down by a silver grey 212 motorcar. At the time, the...

Ramnauth Youth Cricket League to commence on Saturday

Feb 16, 2021 KNews Sports Comments Off on Ramnauth Youth Cricket League to commence on Saturday

Kaieteur News – The Devon Ramnauth Development Youth Cricket League is set to commence on Saturday with three matches on the Essequibo Coast. In the opening fixture, Rising Stars will play...

Mohamed’s Enterprise supports GSCL Inc President’s Cup

Feb 16, 2021 KNews Sports Comments Off on Mohamed’s Enterprise supports GSCL Inc President’s Cup

Kaieteur News – Mohamed’s Enterprise has thrown its support behind the Georgetown Softball Cricket League (GSCL) Inc for the staging of its inaugural President’s Cup. At a simple...

Vendor charged for killing Sophia resident, remanded

Feb 16, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Vendor charged for killing Sophia resident, remanded

Kaieteur News – A 26-year-old vendor was yesterday remanded to prison for the murder of Kevin Andrew Smith, a resident of Sophia, Greater Georgetown. Smith was attacked and stabbed to death at...

AIBA Virtual Forum in America to develop NFs through experience exchange

Feb 16, 2021 KNews Sports Comments Off on AIBA Virtual Forum in America to develop NFs through experience exchange

Kaieteur News – The next AIBA Continental Forum for America, organized virtually this year because of the pandemic situation, will be held on Sunday February 21st. AIBA President Mr. Umar...

AAG Development meet Archibald jumps world leading distance

Feb 16, 2021 KNews Sports Comments Off on AAG Development meet Archibald jumps world leading distance

By Calvin Chapman Kaieteur News – Guyana’s Long Jump record holder, Emmanuel Archibald, came very close to resetting his personal best of 8.12m that he had set in Jamaica, May 2019, after...

The gas-to-shore project is going to be one gargantuan debt beast

Feb 16, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on The gas-to-shore project is going to be one gargantuan debt beast

Dear Editor, Kaieteur News – Despite the 2021 budget occupying much attention and commentary, talk of that gas-to-shore project, with Wales seeming to be the shoo in location for onshore...

The sooner ExxonMobil can fix its compressor, the sooner it can meet its goal of no routine flaring

Feb 16, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on The sooner ExxonMobil can fix its compressor, the sooner it can meet its goal of no routine flaring

Dear Editor, Kaieteur News – A look at global flaring data provided me with an eye-opening moment. After months of frightening reports of flaring numbers that mean little without context, it...

The Public Service needs to be better served

Feb 16, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Public Service needs to be better served

Dear Editor, Kaieteur News – There is so much talk – of reformation, transformation, even transfiguration – promises galore. As a young man, my boss would warn: ‘if you can’t do the...

The Sea and River Defence allocation in Budget 2021 is not enough

Feb 16, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Sea and River Defence allocation in Budget 2021 is not enough

Dear Editor, Kaieteur News – In a KN Budget Day Report on Feb. 12, the Minister with responsibility for Finance (MoF) unveiled his 2021 Year presentation of a record $383.1B Budget with a...

ChildLinK’s children caseworkers and institutional caregivers ought to be applauded for their work

Feb 16, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on ChildLinK’s children caseworkers and institutional caregivers ought to be applauded for their work

Dear Editor, Kaieteur News – “The family is one of nature’s masterpieces.” – George Santayana. Though the make-up of individual families may differ from case to case, many aspects...

Salary increases for public servants should have been clearly indicated in Budget 2021

Feb 16, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on Salary increases for public servants should have been clearly indicated in Budget 2021

Dear Editor Kaieteur News – Budget 2021 should have clearly indicated, as it did in other sectors, the quatum of salary increases allocated to public servants. It must be of concern and...

An increase in public service salaries is included in Budget 2021

Feb 16, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on An increase in public service salaries is included in Budget 2021

Dear Editor, Kaieteur News – Please permit me space in your newspaper to respond to a missive floating around on social media written by APNU+AFC first time Member of Parliament Juretha...