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Time to end abuse of public funds!

Mar 01, 2021 KNews Features / Columnists, Front Page Comment, News Comments Off on Time to end abuse of public funds!

Kaieteur News– The expenses the former Minister in the Ministry of Public Infrastructure, Annette Ferguson, is alleged to have incurred on one trip, may tempt one to believe that this was in...

‘Spanish’ woman raped, sodomised, battered as neighbour rushed to get help

Mar 01, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Spanish’ woman raped, sodomised, battered as neighbour rushed to get help

– Cops pelt clothes on her, release rapist He said “You will be my 24th victim.” CONTENT WARNING: This story contains graphic depictions of sexual violence. Kaieteur News – “I felt...

Suriname will give preference to oil companies that teach country to operate oil blocks

Mar 01, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Suriname will give preference to oil companies that teach country to operate oil blocks

By Mikaila Prince Kaieteur News- Governments around the world make big money when they award oil and gas contracts by open, competitive bidding processes. And that is the route the Surinamese...

Five months after Payara approval, Govt. still hiding Alison Redford report

Mar 01, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Five months after Payara approval, Govt. still hiding Alison Redford report

By Kemol King Kaieteur News- Why make a promise, and later refuse to fulfill it? – Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat had told Kaieteur News in August last year that after the...

Understanding the draft Local Content Policy (Pt. 9)…Provisions hinder regulator’s independence

Mar 01, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Understanding the draft Local Content Policy (Pt. 9)…Provisions hinder regulator’s independence

Kaieteur News- Even though the draft Local Content Policy categorically calls for the regulator of local content to be free from political interference, there are several conditions which hinder this...

Ramkarran tells Nadir to stop vulgarity in Parliament

Mar 01, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Ramkarran tells Nadir to stop vulgarity in Parliament

– Says media right to print heckling “in its disgusting detail” Kaieteur News– Former Speaker of the House, Ralph Ramkarran said in his column ‘Conversation Tree’ that the person...

Taking ERC’s money for COVID relief an abuse of privilege – ex PM Sam Hinds

Mar 01, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Taking ERC’s money for COVID relief an abuse of privilege – ex PM Sam Hinds

Kaieteur News- After years of being absent from the political forefront and seldom making public commentary, former Prime Minister, Sam Hinds, is now lambasting the current members of the Ethnic...

Cricket in de jungle

Mar 01, 2021 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Cricket in de jungle

Kaieteur News- Dave Martins bin sing a song about cricket in de jungle. Dat is exactly wah happening with cricket in Guyana – it tun into a cat fight fuh power. Some of dem wah fighting think dem...

Gas to shore project…Using Wales would be an act of lunacy – Patterson

Mar 01, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Gas to shore project…Using Wales would be an act of lunacy – Patterson

Kaieteur News- Government’s proposed plan to land the gas-to-shore project at Wales would be considered an act of “lunacy” says Shadow Oil and Gas Minister, David Patterson. Patterson during...

Where did the 14 billion flaring cap figure come from?

Mar 01, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Where did the 14 billion flaring cap figure come from?

Kaieteur News- ExxonMobil Guyana’s recent gas compressor malfunction brought with it a number of questionable claims, with the most concerning one being that t he Liza Phase One Environmental...

Toddler critical after accidently being knocked over by car

Mar 01, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Toddler critical after accidently being knocked over by car

Kaieteur News- An 18-month-old baby girl is currently in a critical condition at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) after her father accidently reversed his motor car into her at their...

Another COVID-19 vaccine gets FDA approval

Mar 01, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Another COVID-19 vaccine gets FDA approval

Kaieteur News-The Johnson & Johnson single-shot COVID-19 vaccine has been given emergency use authorization by the United States of America Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This is the third...

Passengers walk free of attempted murder charge for taxi driver

Mar 01, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Passengers walk free of attempted murder charge for taxi driver

Kaieteur News- A construction worker and poultry rearer on Thursday walked free of attempting to kill a taxi-driver. The matter involving Ernest James, 25, of Lot 179 Old Road Eccles, East Bank...

Team Mohamed’s smashes strip record

Mar 01, 2021 KNews Sports Comments Off on Team Mohamed’s smashes strip record

Kaieteur News-The first round of the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club (GMR&SC) Drag Championship lived up to the hype and the fans who were lucky enough to enter the venue yesterday were...

Region Four accounts for 23 of 35 new COVID-19 infections

Mar 01, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Region Four accounts for 23 of 35 new COVID-19 infections

Kaieteur News- The Ministry of Health yesterday reported 35 new COVID-19 infections, 23 of which were recorded in Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica). The other regions recording new infections were...

Deirdre Campbell of SACH Soaps is a young female entrepreneur to watch for 2021 -Takes luxurious skincare to new heights

Mar 01, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Deirdre Campbell of SACH Soaps is a young female entrepreneur to watch for 2021 -Takes luxurious skincare to new heights

By Kiana Wilburg Kaieteur News- There is no magic pill when it comes to being successful in business. Be that as it may, success has been known to sprout from the seed of courage or even good market...

Pastor dies in motorcycle bus collision

Mar 01, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Pastor dies in motorcycle bus collision

Kaieteur News- A West Coast Berbice man is now dead following an accident on the Number 29 Public Road, West Coast Berbice. Dead is McKenley Farley, 48 of Number 37 Village. Kaieteur News understands...

Teen in custody after stabbing man at party

Mar 01, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Teen in custody after stabbing man at party

Kaieteur News- An 18-year-old is currently in police custody after he reportedly stabbed a 24-year-old man several times with a broken glass bottle about his body at a birthday party early yesterday...

The PPP never opposed Guyana becoming a Republic

Mar 01, 2021 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The PPP never opposed Guyana becoming a Republic

Kaieteur News-[N.B.: There was a typographical mistake in yesterday’s column. It stated that the Minister had raced ahead and set the date for the DCB elections. This should have read the GCB...

BCB congratulates Kevin Sinclair on selection to West Indies T20 and ODI squads

Mar 01, 2021 KNews Sports Comments Off on BCB congratulates Kevin Sinclair on selection to West Indies T20 and ODI squads

Kaieteur News- The Berbice Cricket Board under the leadership of President Hilbert Foster has extended congratulations to West Indies selectee Kevin Sinclair. A release from the board reads –...

RHTYSC, MS teams, Butcher Family launch 2021 Butcher Berbice Cricket Trust Fund – Elderly robbery victim among those to benefit

Mar 01, 2021 KNews Sports Comments Off on RHTYSC, MS teams, Butcher Family launch 2021 Butcher Berbice Cricket Trust Fund – Elderly robbery victim among those to benefit

Kaieteur News-“He was a legend on the cricket field during his career and for decades was a positive role model and inspiration to all of us. He was a driving force in our success and as such, we...

Kaieteur News has shifted its position on local content policy

Mar 01, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on Kaieteur News has shifted its position on local content policy

Dear Editor, I am not surprised that Kaieteur News in its February 28, 2021 edition shifted its position from supporting a strong local content policy for Guyana and all its citizens to now aligning...

City Hall rehabilitation funding commendable

Mar 01, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on City Hall rehabilitation funding commendable

Dear Editor, According to media reports, the Government has allocated 100 million dollars for rehabilitation works on City Hall. This is commendable. For too long that imposing structure remained a...

To avoid ‘Dutch Disease’ in the social and political sectors, the government has to outline detailed programs

Mar 01, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on To avoid ‘Dutch Disease’ in the social and political sectors, the government has to outline detailed programs

Dear Editor, There is great concern that, over the next 25 years, Guyana will become infected with the oil ‘Dutch Disease’ in its economic, financial, social and political sectors. In the 2021...

$Price Is Right Upset Grill Masters in WeCare Republic 10\10 Softball Cricket Cup$

Price Is Right Upset Grill Masters in WeCare Republic 10\10 Softball Cricket Cup

Mar 01, 2021 KNews Sports Comments Off on Price Is Right Upset Grill Masters in WeCare Republic 10\10 Softball Cricket Cup

Kaieteur News-It was a day full of excitement in the WeCare\Grill Masters Republic 10\10 Softball Cricket Cup which was played on Tuesday last at the Rose Hall Canje Welfare Ground, Berbice. The...

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The third parties will not survive this year’s elections

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- The fate of third parties in this year’s general and regional elections is as predictable... more