May 2021

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Months later, Bartica police still await DPP’s file to charge driver involved in accident with boy, 12

May 17, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Months later, Bartica police still await DPP’s file to charge driver involved in accident with boy, 12

Kaieteur News – Kaieteur News learned yesterday that the Bartica police are yet to receive a file from the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP), Shalimar Ali-Hack to charge a driver who had...

Child, 9, crushed to death by truck

May 17, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Child, 9, crushed to death by truck

Kaieteur News – The driver of a C&S garbage disposal truck is now in custody after he ran over a young boy, crushing him to death yesterday afternoon. This was in the vicinity of Dennis...

Exxon come and de fish gone

May 17, 2021 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Exxon come and de fish gone

Kaieteur News – De Big Lady in de US Embassy want we regulate de local fishing industry. But dem boys asking wah fishing industry? Dem fishermen dem out at sea, literally and figuratively. Dem...

Minister Charles Ramson inducted as RHTY&SCs 6th Honorary Patron – Club hosts modest but impressive 31st Anniversary Awards ceremony

May 17, 2021 KNews Sports Comments Off on Minister Charles Ramson inducted as RHTY&SCs 6th Honorary Patron – Club hosts modest but impressive 31st Anniversary Awards ceremony

Kaieteur News – By Franklin Wilson Honourable Minister of Culture Youth and Sport, Charles Ramson Jr. was yesterday afternoon inducted as the sixth Honourary Patron (2021 2026) of Guyanas most...

MCY&S/GCF Independence Three Stage Road Race… Brition John is overall champ as Jamaul John wins 3rd stage

May 17, 2021 KNews Sports Comments Off on MCY&S/GCF Independence Three Stage Road Race… Brition John is overall champ as Jamaul John wins 3rd stage

Kaieteur News – By Zaheer Mohamed Briton John of We Stand United Cycle Club was crowned overall champion of the Guyana Cycling Federation (GCF)/ Ministry of Culture Youth and Sport three stage...

Why no Hetmyer in 30-man Test Squad? He should be asked to open the batting

May 17, 2021 KNews Sports Comments Off on Why no Hetmyer in 30-man Test Squad? He should be asked to open the batting

Kaieteur News – By Sean Devers I am among those who supported CWI for not granting Guyanese left-hander Shimron Hetmyer a performance contract after he failed to reach their performance...

Bandits wearing reflective vests rob gas station

May 17, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Bandits wearing reflective vests rob gas station

Kaieteur News – A video that was circulating on social media yesterday captured a robbery by two bandits at a Rubis Gas Station outlet. The two men, wearing matching reflective vests, robbed...

Cops under close arrest after killing suspect – Claims he attempted to draw a weapon

May 17, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Cops under close arrest after killing suspect – Claims he attempted to draw a weapon

Kaieteur News – Two cops have been placed under close arrest after they reportedly killed a suspect on Saturday last. The dead suspect has been identified as Peter Headley, 45, of Dowding...

Two seriously injured in separate weekend accidents

May 17, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Two seriously injured in separate weekend accidents

Kaieteur News – Two men are now patients at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) after they were involved in two separate vehicular accidents on Saturday. The Guyana Police Force...

Health Ministry records three more COVID-19 fatalities

May 17, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Health Ministry records three more COVID-19 fatalities

The Ministry of Health (MoH) yesterday reported that three persons who tested positive for the novel Coronavirus (COVID19) have died. Their deaths now bring Guyana’s COVID-19 death toll to 341. The...

Deputy Commander back in Guyana, slapped with multiple charges of conspiracy, falsification of accounts

May 17, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Deputy Commander back in Guyana, slapped with multiple charges of conspiracy, falsification of accounts

Kaieteur News – Deputy Commander of Division Four ‘B’, Superintendent Lorraine Saul, has returned to Guyana and on Friday made her first court appearance after she was slapped with multiple...

The stupidest yet deadliest person alive is the party sycophant

May 17, 2021 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The stupidest yet deadliest person alive is the party sycophant

Kaieteur News – Do you know how many PPP, PNC, WPA and AFC leaders could have changed directions and become loved ones across cultural, religious and race lines if only the second tier leaders...

MMA-ADA to spend $170.5 million in capital works this year

May 17, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on MMA-ADA to spend $170.5 million in capital works this year

Kaieteur News – The Mahaica, Mahaicony, Abary – Agricultural Development Authority (MMA-ADA) has earmarked some $170.5 million for major projects this year to enhance the services...

The Opposition’s opposition is premature

May 17, 2021 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The Opposition’s opposition is premature

Kaieteur News – The APNU+AFC is on record as supporting electoral reforms. As late as last October, at a press conference, the Opposition said that it supported electoral reform. The Opposition...

Mayor receives $10M to fix four stall roofs

May 17, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Mayor receives $10M to fix four stall roofs

Kaieteur News – Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Nigel Dharamlall, has allocated $10M to Georgetown Mayor, Ubraj Narine, to fix four stall roofs in the East Ruimveldt...

Did the pandemic create a first mover advantage or disadvantage at UG?

May 17, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on Did the pandemic create a first mover advantage or disadvantage at UG?

DEAR EDITOR, I am of the opinion that the University of Guyana did not properly think through the cost of tuition for final year students. Unless this is the norm, which I highly doubt, final year...

There is need for a formal diaspora engagement structure and institution

May 17, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on There is need for a formal diaspora engagement structure and institution

Dear Editor, Diaspora is an asset — economic and political. Since the time of President Cheddi Jagan, I have been goading succeeding governments to develop a formal policy (establishment of an...

Message from the Minister of Health on World Hypertension Day 2021

May 17, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Message from the Minister of Health on World Hypertension Day 2021

Kaieteur News – This year we observe World Hypertension Day on May 17 under the theme, “Measure Your Blood Pressure Accurately, Control It, and Live Longer”. Hypertension, which we commonly...

US$30 a tonne conveys that we have no shame

May 17, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on US$30 a tonne conveys that we have no shame

Dear Editor, Thanks to the media and the mostly underground Christopher Ram, Guyanese have a new conundrum with which to grapple. It is best presented to the public as christened: “excess of...

Opposition influence needed for herd immunity

May 17, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on Opposition influence needed for herd immunity

Dear Editor, For such a small population, Guyana has over 15,000 cases recorded with over 320 deaths. This is such an alarming number since in Guyana communities interact closely with each other. The...

SATIRE: THE CATHEDRAL OF MANGROVIA

May 17, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on SATIRE: THE CATHEDRAL OF MANGROVIA

By Tulsi Dyal Singh The Archbishop of Mangrovia invited all the people of Guyana to the opening of the new cathedral and people came from far and near but it didn’t matter from where they came, the...

Why not promote the Indian Deputy Secretary General to head CARICOM?

May 17, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on Why not promote the Indian Deputy Secretary General to head CARICOM?

DEAR EDITOR, I wish to extend my congratulations to Dr. Carla Barnett the first female to be appointed to this most exalted position in the Caribbean region coming about 50 years after the Treaty of...

Doctor Drain Digger?

May 17, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on Doctor Drain Digger?

DEAR EDITOR, Is Texila offering a medical or any other degree in drain digging? It is reported in social media that a contractor, son of a minister of the government, was awarded a medical degree...

Much to learn of Guyana from the simple postage stamp

May 17, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on Much to learn of Guyana from the simple postage stamp

DEAR EDITOR, It was indeed heartening to see Stabroek News’s editorial of May 14 on the 1856, “The One Cent Black on Magenta” – the world’s rarest stamp. Guyana was the nineteenth country...

Giving credit where due

May 17, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on Giving credit where due

DEAR EDITOR, I have been involved in Guyanese politics since the age of 16. I have abided by the principle, so perfectly articulated by the great African freedom fighter, Amilcar Cabral. Cabral, who...

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Vryman’s Erven Secondary wins Georgia Women Cricket Association-New...

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By Samuel Whyte (Kaieteur News) – In an exciting final encounter Vryman’s Erven Secondary school defeated New Amsterdam Multilateral Secondary School to take top honours in the NA Inter...

A Mid-Year Report is a report card not an audit

Sep 24, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Christopher Ram is right to demand accountability for the spending of public money. He is also right that figures are most useful when they tell a coherent story about what Government has spent, what it has achieved and what remains to be done. But to ask for all of these...

Crime thrives on weak justice, illegal guns and dirty money

Sep 20, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Crime in Latin America and the Caribbean is no longer only a matter for the police. It is weakening societies, draining economies and obstructing development. It is also testing public confidence in courts, governments and democratic institutions. The...

The Guyana-China card- Pt 1

Sep 24, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – In his 201st Oil and Gas column, the tireless Chris Ram, man of law and man of numbers, introduced a thought-provoking element in Guyana’s oil weaknesses and struggles. It’s one with explosive potential. One, if acted upon, that is sure to trigger some huge ripples...

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