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Over 100 Guyanese challenge Exxon’s Yellowtail Project

Jun 10, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Over 100 Guyanese challenge Exxon’s Yellowtail Project

– Citizens question who would compensate Caribbean economies in the event of catastrophic well blowout By Kiana Wilburg Kaieteur News – Over 100 Guyanese, including university lecturers...

Another Stabroek Block discovery tied to lopsided Exxon deal

Jun 10, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Another Stabroek Block discovery tied to lopsided Exxon deal

Kaieteur News – American oil explorer, ExxonMobil Corporation, disclosed yesterday that it made another discovery, the 20th to be exact, in the Stabroek Block. The latest find was made at the...

Flooding situation classified as a Level 2 disaster – President Ali tells Region 6

Jun 10, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Flooding situation classified as a Level 2 disaster – President Ali tells Region 6

– Says Govt. can now seek int’l support By Malisa Playter-Harry Kaieteur News – President, Irfaan Ali, during an outreach to Region Six yesterday announced that the countrywide flooding...

More charges for Lowenfield, Mingo and Myers

Jun 10, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on More charges for Lowenfield, Mingo and Myers

Kaieteur News – Chief Elections Officer (CEO), Keith Lowenfield; Deputy Chief Elections Officer (DCEO), Roxanne Myers, and Region Four Returning Officer, Clairmont Mingo, have been slapped with...

First Guyanese woman selected for US Air Force Academy

Jun 10, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on First Guyanese woman selected for US Air Force Academy

Kaieteur News – Emmanuela Desir of Georgetown is the first female from Guyana to attend the US Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado. In a release, it was noted that she attended a...

Man gets 10 months after telling Magistrate “I’m guilty, that’s it”

Jun 10, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Man gets 10 months after telling Magistrate “I’m guilty, that’s it”

Kaieteur News – Before being sentenced for robbing a man, a 28-year-old labourer appeared in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts and told the court that “I’m guilty, that’s it”. The...

Linden woman beaten to death by mentally-ill son

Jun 10, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Linden woman beaten to death by mentally-ill son

Kaieteur News – The battered body of a 56-year-old woman was discovered by Linden police in her Kara Kara, Mackenzie, Linden home on Tuesday morning. Dead is Wanda Wilson also known as Sheila...

Common Entrance is now bare pressure

Jun 10, 2021 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Common Entrance is now bare pressure

Dem Boys Seh… Kaieteur News – Dem pickney write dem mock exam yesterday. In de ole days, we used to call it Common Entrance. It was like auditioning fuh yuh life; yuh bin feel dat if yuh...

It is all about the money

Jun 10, 2021 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on It is all about the money

Kaieteur News – The majority of the people of Guyana are opposed to a lockdown because it will affect their livelihoods. But this is a foolish position because the pandemic continues to hurt...

The world knows Indians would have been targeted if the PPP had done it

Jun 10, 2021 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The world knows Indians would have been targeted if the PPP had done it

Kaieteur News – Ninety percent of the emails I get are from Guyanese who live abroad. The questions are too many, so if the senders are understanding folks, they will know I cannot offer my...

All Guyanese journalists should look at themselves

Jun 10, 2021 KNews Editorial Comments Off on All Guyanese journalists should look at themselves

Kaieteur News – Through the courtesy of a relation from Down Under, an editorial that should be timely and eye-opening for Guyanese media professionals was shared. The title of the editorial...

Taxi-driver in Loo Creek accident gets two traffic charges

Jun 10, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Taxi-driver in Loo Creek accident gets two traffic charges

Kaieteur News – Fifty-one-year-old Lindon Lamaizon, the taxi-driver involved in the horrific accident on the Soesdyke/Linden Highway which claimed the life of Mark Ault, a father of three, was...

Relatives hand over Lusignan Prison escapee to police

Jun 10, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Relatives hand over Lusignan Prison escapee to police

Kaieteur News – A day after he escaped from the Lusignan Prison, Andrew Chaung, was yesterday returned into police custody by his sister and fiancée. On Tuesday, 26-year-old Chaung, along with...

Three buildings destroyed in Bagotsville fire

Jun 10, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Three buildings destroyed in Bagotsville fire

Kaieteur News – The Guyana Fire Service (GFS) is currently investigating the cause of a fire that destroyed three buildings yesterday at Lot 150 Public Road, Bagotsville, West Bank Demerara...

Girl, 12, killed in accident

Jun 10, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Girl, 12, killed in accident

Kaieteur News – A young girl lost her life on Tuesday after being struck down by a motor vehicle along the East Bank Essequibo (EBE) public road. According to police, 12-year-old Varshanie...

Myers sues lawyer, Newsroom for defamation over 2020 elections

Jun 10, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Myers sues lawyer, Newsroom for defamation over 2020 elections

Kaieteur News – Deputy Chief Elections Officer (DCEO), Roxanne Myers, has initiated legal proceeding against attorney-at-law and People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) Member of Parliament...

Region 4 man is latest COVID-19 fatality -134 new cases recorded

Jun 10, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Region 4 man is latest COVID-19 fatality -134 new cases recorded

Kaieteur News – The Ministry of Health (MoH) yesterday announced that a 79-year-old man from Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica), who tested positive for the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), has died....

Guyana Cricket Board congratulates Ms. Deborah McNichol

Jun 10, 2021 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana Cricket Board congratulates Ms. Deborah McNichol

Kaieteur News – The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) has extended congratulations to Ms. Deborah McNichol on her recent election unopposed to the presidency of the Malteenoes Sports Club. Ms....

De General Pest Control and Marketing Agency supports Independence Softball Cup

Jun 10, 2021 KNews Sports Comments Off on De General Pest Control and Marketing Agency supports Independence Softball Cup

Kaieteur News – De General Pest Control and Marketing Agency has supported the WeCare Community Services and Promotions inaugural Independence Inter-Region Softball Cup. The entity recently...

GPSU highlights government’s shortcomings

Jun 10, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on GPSU highlights government’s shortcomings

– As it celebrates 98 years of existence Kaieteur News – Successive governments have abandoned their legal obligation to respect collective bargaining. This is according to President of...

Champion of Champions dominoes set for Sunday

Jun 10, 2021 KNews Sports Comments Off on Champion of Champions dominoes set for Sunday

Kaieteur News – Senior Organising of the Guyana Dominoes League Mark Wiltshire will be hosting the Champion of Champions dominoes competition on Sunday at R and R Sports Club 75 Meadowbrook...

Atwell receives death threat from cutlass wielding assailant

Jun 10, 2021 KNews News, Sports Comments Off on Atwell receives death threat from cutlass wielding assailant

– Perpetrator released on bail until Court hearing on Friday By Sean Devers Former Boxing World title contender Clive Atwell must have thought of his near death experience six years ago, on...

What is the system doing to protect the citizens of Guyana?

Jun 10, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on What is the system doing to protect the citizens of Guyana?

DEAR EDITOR, I want to bring to your attention an incident that took place on June 6, 2021 at approximately 7:40am in the village of Agricola on the East Bank of Demerara. This is not easy for me to...

If we can afford to give pensioners an increase then we should do so

Jun 10, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on If we can afford to give pensioners an increase then we should do so

DEAR EDITOR, I know that COVID-19 and the flooding has temporarily curtailed Guyana’s economic progress even though our economy is projected to grow by 16% this year. But, shouldn’t we be...

There could be no justification for the overmanning and redundancy at City Hall

Jun 10, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on There could be no justification for the overmanning and redundancy at City Hall

DEAR EDITOR, There has been quite a buzz recently about a public utility company that has decided to rationalise and downsize its human resources in order to save cost and improve its efficiency. One...

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Runsfest ends in draw, as arch rivals play hearts out

The mirage of citizen investment

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- The latest song and dance from the corridors of political power in Guyana comes wrapped... more