May 2021

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Woman remanded who killed husband as he was trying to “put her out”

May 26, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Woman remanded who killed husband as he was trying to “put her out”

Kaieteur News – The Cuban National who was arrested for allegedly stabbing her husband to death while he was trying to physically remove her from their home, was yesterday remanded to prison...

Foreigner who assaulted local worker out of the country – Home Affairs Minister

May 26, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Foreigner who assaulted local worker out of the country – Home Affairs Minister

Kaieteur News – Home Affairs Minister, Robeson Benn, has informed Kaieteur News that the foreigner, who was caught on camera assaulting a local worker at a mining camp, is currently out of the...

Govt. is no scapegoat for City Council’s failures – President Ali

May 26, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. is no scapegoat for City Council’s failures – President Ali

Kaieteur News – President, Dr. Irfaan Ali, has said that while the welfare of the capital city remains paramount, Government will not allow itself to be used as a scapegoat when the Georgetown...

17-year-old among seven persons who died from COVID-19

May 26, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on 17-year-old among seven persons who died from COVID-19

Kaieteur News – The Ministry of Health (MoH) yesterday announced that seven more persons who tested positive for the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) have died over a three-day period. Among those...

Minister Dharamlall awarded $10M to contractor to fix two rows of stall roofs – City Mayor

May 26, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Minister Dharamlall awarded $10M to contractor to fix two rows of stall roofs – City Mayor

– contractor uses old wood Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Nigel Dharamlall, has reportedly awarded a $10M contract to a contractor to repair two rows of stall roofs in...

Two defendants lead their defence

May 26, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Two defendants lead their defence

Money changer and daughter murder PI… Kaieteur News – The two defendants accused of murdering money changer, Aaron Latchman and his daughter, 18-year-old Arianna Latchman, during June 2019,...

Second suspect remanded with murder of 10-year-old

May 26, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Second suspect remanded with murder of 10-year-old

Kaieteur News – The second suspect, who was recently arrested in relation to the murder of 10-year-old Anthony Cort, was yesterday remanded to prison after appearing in court. The 29-year-old...

No evidence of smuggled Venezuela gold in domestic trading system

May 26, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on No evidence of smuggled Venezuela gold in domestic trading system

…but Gold Board suspends business with ‘suspect’ private dealer — VP Jagdeo There is no evidence that gold is being smuggled into this country from neighbouring Venezuela and sold to the...

GGMC prosecutor charged for collecting bribe from gold miner

May 26, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on GGMC prosecutor charged for collecting bribe from gold miner

Kaieteur News – A prosecutor attached to the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) who was caught last week in a police sting operation accepting bribe money from a gold miner, was today...

UN’s Gutteres calls for shift in subsidies from fossil fuels to renewable energy

May 26, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on UN’s Gutteres calls for shift in subsidies from fossil fuels to renewable energy

…tells world leaders decarbonisation of global economy is inevitable The United Nations (UN) is calling for a shift in the policy of countries worldwide, to move away from supporting fossil...

We Stand United Cycle Club holds AGM Wilson and Leung returned as President and Secretary

May 26, 2021 KNews Sports Comments Off on We Stand United Cycle Club holds AGM Wilson and Leung returned as President and Secretary

Kaieteur News – We Stand united Cycle Club (WSUCC) on Friday last held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) and re-elected almost the entire executive to serve the club for the next four years....

Trophy Stall Independence Softball tourney starts today in Bartica

May 26, 2021 KNews Sports Comments Off on Trophy Stall Independence Softball tourney starts today in Bartica

Kaieteur News – The Trophy Stall Independence 10/10 Softball competition commences today at 10:00hrs at Karrau Village ground in Bartica. The competition which is being organised by the Region...

New National Sports Commission members officially appointed

May 26, 2021 KNews Sports Comments Off on New National Sports Commission members officially appointed

Muhammad is Chairman; Campbell, Fernandes, Singh, Davidson and Ramdial are members Based on the recommendation of the Honourable Minister of Culture Youth and Sport, Charles Ramson Jr., Cabinet met,...

Armed bandits rob supermarket, take surveillance recordings

May 26, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Armed bandits rob supermarket, take surveillance recordings

Kaieteur News – The owner of RI RI FU supermarket located in Friendship, East Bank Demerara, along with the building’s security guard and another victim, were robbed by three armed bandits on...

‘Scooby’ Barrington booked for Ecuador – Last minute pull out from Winston George

May 26, 2021 KNews Sports Comments Off on ‘Scooby’ Barrington booked for Ecuador – Last minute pull out from Winston George

By Calvin Chapman The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) has swooped in to ensure that one of their star athletes in 800m National Champion, Devaun ‘Scooby’ Barrington, will be part of the team heading...

President urges citizens to dream big

May 26, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on President urges citizens to dream big

– as Guyana marks its 55th Independence Anniversary with dreamlike celebration By Shervin Belgrave Kaieteur News – “I urge each of you to dream big…your Government will support those...

Netanyahu should face the International Criminal Court

May 26, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on Netanyahu should face the International Criminal Court

DEAR EDITOR, The Israeli Prime Minister and his Defence Minister should be tried for crimes against humanity for the Holocaust that is taking place in the Gaza. This latest genocide is taking place...

Timely response and intervention

May 26, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on Timely response and intervention

DEAR EDITOR, My name is Roopnarin Persaud. I am a farmer from Helena. For years, farmers in this village have been suffering from flooding due to a number of blocked canals and internal drains. A few...

With oil wealth, no Guyanese must be oppressed by the burden of want

May 26, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on With oil wealth, no Guyanese must be oppressed by the burden of want

DEAR EDITOR, Sitting silently in our constitution is Article 40 (1), which states, “Every person in Guyana is entitled to the basic right to a happy, creative and productive life, free from hunger,...

Restructuring of oil fund – must be done right

May 26, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on Restructuring of oil fund – must be done right

DEAR EDITOR, I make mention of articles about Guyana’s oil fund is to be restructured “to rapidly improve infrastructure” (Demerara Waves, May 23), and with that same early access recommended...

Guyana gives more than US$35M in waivers to Troy Resources in past five years

May 25, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana gives more than US$35M in waivers to Troy Resources in past five years

…as country gets about US$85,000 in royalty Kaieteur News – Troy Resources, an Australian based gold mining company in Guyana, has over the past five years, saved some US$22 million in fuel...

Guyana’s poor systems spell disaster for oil money

May 25, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana’s poor systems spell disaster for oil money

Kaieteur News – By Kiana Wilburg Guyana ushers in its newfound oil wealth in an era of poor systems for governance, procurement and management that has existed for decades. The reports from the...

UG to start offering suite of executive level courses next month

May 25, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on UG to start offering suite of executive level courses next month

Kaieteur News – The University of Guyana’s Institute for Energy Diplomacy (IED) has announced a suite of Executive Level Professional Courses to begin in June 2021. In a release, UG noted...

Speeding car kills 3 on roadside, 2 others injured

May 25, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Speeding car kills 3 on roadside, 2 others injured

Kaieteur News – Tragedy struck Kairuni Village on the Soesdyke/Linden Highway on Sunday after a speeding motorcar slammed into a group of residents who were sitting on the side of the public...

Police ask marketers, agents of alleged Ponzi scheme to report to CID headquarters

May 25, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Police ask marketers, agents of alleged Ponzi scheme to report to CID headquarters

Kaieteur News – The Guyana Police Force (GPF) in a notice yesterday requested that all marketers and agents of the alleged Ponzi scheme operated by Yuri Garcia-Dominguez and his wife, Ateeka...

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Kaieteur Sports – The Government of Guyana has thrown its full support behind the hosting of the FIBA AmeriCup 2029 Pre-Qualifier tournament, with Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport Charles...

Guyana’s costly misnomer

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(Kaieteur News) – What is a bank? At its core, a bank intermediates between savers and borrowers. It takes deposits from the public—households, businesses, pension funds—and lends those funds out, subject to market discipline and prudential regulation. A bank that does not take deposits is...

Language is Infrastructure – Why Antigua and Barbuda’s...

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By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Antigua and Barbuda is one of the smaller countries of the Caribbean. Yet small states have often advanced ideas that have significance beyond their size. The decision by the Government of Antigua and Barbuda, led by Prime Minister Gaston Browne, to make...

Fun, frolic, filth

Jun 09, 2026

Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – Plenty has been said about flag-raising. So as not to lower my own standards the less said the better. Never been a man to join the pile-on. Low people do that sort of thing. Regarding the U.S. Ambassador to Guyana, the now venerated Excellency...

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