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Govt. will heed TT Expert’s advice to measure local content by value not volume- VP Jagdeo

Apr 19, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. will heed TT Expert’s advice to measure local content by value not volume- VP Jagdeo

Kaieteur News-After noting the advice of Trinidadian Energy Strategist, Anthony Paul, Vice President, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo is now a firm believer that Guyana should measure local content by value and...

Girl, 15, saves sister from being murdered by lover – Suspect hangs self before Coast Guard arrives

Apr 19, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Girl, 15, saves sister from being murdered by lover – Suspect hangs self before Coast Guard arrives

Kaieteur News- The actions of a 15-year-old girl yesterday saved her elder sister, 17, from being butchered to death, her actions can only be described as tremendous bravery. Her sister was attacked...

Mattai’s Supermarket boss stabbed while fighting off bandits

Apr 19, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Mattai’s Supermarket boss stabbed while fighting off bandits

Kaieteur News-Prominent owner of N&S Mattai and Company, Harry Mattai, was on Saturday night stabbed to his lower back while trying to fend off two armed bandits who attempted to relieve him of...

Man killed by roommate over last shot of vodka

Apr 19, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Man killed by roommate over last shot of vodka

Kaieteur News has been able to confirm, a bizarre tale where a man stabbed his roommate to death on Saturday, following a grievance, which they had over a last shot of vodka. The victim has been...

Public officials should not hide from media -lack of information will always lead to suspicion – ERC Commissioner

Apr 19, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Public officials should not hide from media -lack of information will always lead to suspicion – ERC Commissioner

Kaieteur News –Outgoing Commissioner of the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC), Deodat Persaud, is of the firm conviction that public officials should not hide from the media, but instead,...

Opposition demands urgent meeting with ExxonMobil over ‘poor performance’

Apr 19, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Opposition demands urgent meeting with ExxonMobil over ‘poor performance’

Kaieteur News-After noting several media reports that the Liza Destiny’s gas compressor has malfunctioned for a fourth time, along with queries about the safet y of operations offshore Guyana,...

Cops under close arrest for hosting b-day party after COVID-19 curfew

Apr 19, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Cops under close arrest for hosting b-day party after COVID-19 curfew

Kaieteur News-Two members of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) are now under close arrest after they were caught hosting their birthday celebration on Saturday night in breach of the COVID-19...

Bandit grabs dancing man’s gold chains

Apr 19, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Bandit grabs dancing man’s gold chains

Kaieteur News- A bandit yesterday zeroed in on a dancing man and snatched two gold chains from around his neck. The dancing man, Damion McKenzie, 29, better known as ‘Tuckman’ of Bridgton...

Singer Man! Sing me a song!

Apr 19, 2021 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Singer Man! Sing me a song!

Kaieteur News- Nuff people singing these days. Some ah dem sounding awful but dem is big hits…for de entertainment dem providing. Like de APNOO. It singing its way into political obscurity. If, as...

AFC wants audit of COVID-19 cash grant

Apr 19, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on AFC wants audit of COVID-19 cash grant

Kaieteur News- Alliance For Change (AFC) leader, Khemraj Ramjattan believes that the recent distribution of a $25,000 payout to households across the country as part of government’s relief efforts...

Team Alanis 60-Mile Cycle Road Race… Jamual John defeats Brighton John to top spot; Davis Hicks and Alex Mendes win junior and veteran classes

Apr 19, 2021 KNews Sports Comments Off on Team Alanis 60-Mile Cycle Road Race… Jamual John defeats Brighton John to top spot; Davis Hicks and Alex Mendes win junior and veteran classes

Kaieture News – By Franklin Wilson With challenging winds a factor apart from the competition presented by fellow competitors, Team Foundation’s Jamual John got the better of, We Stand United...

Percival surprised he was appointed Junior Selector – Accepted because he wants youth cricket to move forward

Apr 19, 2021 KNews Sports Comments Off on Percival surprised he was appointed Junior Selector – Accepted because he wants youth cricket to move forward

Kaieture News – By Sean Devers Guyana dominated Regional U-19 cricket in the 1990s winning an unprecedented six consecutive three-day titles from 1992 to 1997 and Berbician Andre Ricardo...

Region Six and TSU to clash in COP final on Tuesday

Apr 19, 2021 KNews Sports Comments Off on Region Six and TSU to clash in COP final on Tuesday

Kaieture News – Region Six and Tactical Service Unit will clash in the final of the Commissioner of Police T20 final tomorrow at Eve Leary. The contest will commence at 11:00hrs. Teams will...

Guyana lose close matches to finish FIBA WC pre-qualifiers

Apr 19, 2021 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana lose close matches to finish FIBA WC pre-qualifiers

Kaieture News – Hosts El Salvador pulled off an incredible 92-90 victory against Guyana on the third day of the FIBA World Cup Central America and the Caribbean Pre-Qualifiers 2023, held at...

Man who shot neighbour for talking his name remanded

Apr 19, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Man who shot neighbour for talking his name remanded

Kaieteur News- The 26-year-old man who allegedly shot his neighbour for speaking ill of him was last Friday remanded to prison for the offence. The defendant, Kevin Bernard, called “Home Alone”...

Armed bandits rob bar owner $400,000, two cell phones

Apr 19, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Armed bandits rob bar owner $400,000, two cell phones

Kaieteur News- A business owner and her customer are the latest victims of an armed robbery that occurred yesterday at 21:00 hrs in Lime Street, Werk-en-Rust. According to a police report,...

Health Ministry records three more COVID-19 deaths

Apr 19, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Health Ministry records three more COVID-19 deaths

Kaieteur News-The Ministry of Health (MoH) yesterday reported that three men who tested positive for the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) have died. Their deaths now bring Guyana’s COVID-19 death toll...

No wage increase was promised to sugar workers—Agri Minister

Apr 19, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on No wage increase was promised to sugar workers—Agri Minister

Kaieteur News-The Government has made no promises to sugar workers with regard to an increase in wages and salaries but according to Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha, “we will ensure that...

Govt. support to Orealla, Siparuta continuous – Minister McCoy

Apr 19, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. support to Orealla, Siparuta continuous – Minister McCoy

Kaieteur News- Minister within the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Public Affairs, Kwame McCoy has said the Government’s support to the development of Orealla and Siparuta...

Guyana among top Caribbean countries with robust COVID-19 immunisation

Apr 19, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana among top Caribbean countries with robust COVID-19 immunisation

Kaieteur News- With thousands of COVID-19 vaccines donated to and purchased by the Government of Guyana over the past few months, the country is now among the top nations in the Caribbean with a...

Lifeless body of Corentyne fisherman found

Apr 19, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Lifeless body of Corentyne fisherman found

Kaieteur News– The lifeless body of Devin “Richard” Persaud was found floating yesterday at Orealla Point, Corentyne River by his crewmen and father, Parmanand Persaud. The police told...

GDF to sell 40-year-old Bell Helicopter

Apr 19, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on GDF to sell 40-year-old Bell Helicopter

Kaieteur News- The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) is upgrading its fleet of aircraft; as such, it is desirous of selling its unserviceable Bell 412 aircraft, on an ‘as is’ basis. This is according to...

Guyana has over 1,300 persons in home isolation for COVID-19

Apr 19, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana has over 1,300 persons in home isolation for COVID-19

Kaieteur News-Guyana now has 1,326 persons in home isolation, which was reflected in the Ministry of Health’s dashboard update yesterday. That high number comes at a time when the country has seen...

Corentyne rice farmers appeal for urgent help to save crop

Apr 19, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Corentyne rice farmers appeal for urgent help to save crop

Kaieteur News-Rice farmers from across the Corentyne Coast gathered yesterday on two separate occasions to engage Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha as they sought urgent intervention to save...

Democrats and demagogues do not belong around the same table

Apr 19, 2021 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Democrats and demagogues do not belong around the same table

Kaieteur News-President Joe Biden has not offered to hold any talks with the former US President, Donald Trump. Nor has there been any insistence that he engages in political dialogue with the...

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Uncertainty clouds Golden Jaguars’ Head Coach position as Barbados showdown approaches

Fingerprinting and Finger-Pointing

…Peeping Tom Kaieteur News- No one, not even the staunchest supporters of Guyana’s electoral process, would claim... more