June 2021

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Govt. to seek supplementary $10B to aid in flood relief efforts

Jun 09, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. to seek supplementary $10B to aid in flood relief efforts

Kaieteur News – The Government of Guyana (GOG) will be seeking $10Billion supplementary provision, at the 28th sitting of the Twelfth Parliament tomorrow, to aid in flood relief efforts....

De water still high in dem canal

Jun 09, 2021 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on De water still high in dem canal

Dem Boys Seh… Kaieteur News – De Vee Pee tekkin’ lass. A man ask he a simple question: fuh name three or four achievements wah happen under de new Pee Pee Pee administration over de past 10...

It is just another day in paradise

Jun 09, 2021 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on It is just another day in paradise

Kaieteur News – Five coronavirus-related deaths were reported yesterday. All of the victims were above the age of 55 years; four of the five were 65 years and older – globally the most...

The near destruction of a country, March – July, 2020

Jun 09, 2021 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The near destruction of a country, March – July, 2020

Kaieteur News – A friend sent me a column in the New York Times (NYT) of May 12, captioned, “Fatigue Is a Luxury You Can’t Afford” by Charles M. Blow. Here is a quote from that commentary...

Neat governmental tricks

Jun 09, 2021 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Neat governmental tricks

Kaieteur News – The government has settled for a rather clever strategy, which its leaders think are so sophisticated that the wool is pulled over the eyes of Guyanese. But no matter the...

Narcotics found on data entry prison clerk

Jun 09, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Narcotics found on data entry prison clerk

Kaieteur News – A data entry clerk attached to the Lusignan Prison was caught on Tuesday with a quantity of narcotics stuffed in a bottle. According to police, the 22-year-old data entry clerk...

Confessed drug seller creates uproar after Magistrate remands him for robbery

Jun 09, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Confessed drug seller creates uproar after Magistrate remands him for robbery

Kaieteur News – A 23-year-old shop owner on his first court appearance yesterday admitted to the court that the only crime he is involved in is the selling of “petty narcotics.” Moments...

Gun toting bandit robs pensioner on Main Street Avenue

Jun 09, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Gun toting bandit robs pensioner on Main Street Avenue

Kaieteur News – A pensioner, 70, was yesterday robbed of his black haversack by a gun-toting bandit along Main Street Avenue, Georgetown, near the New Thriving Chinese Restaurant and Quik Serv....

Young Guns and Rohan Auto Spares advances into the play off

Jun 09, 2021 KNews Sports Comments Off on Young Guns and Rohan Auto Spares advances into the play off

Kaieteur News – Young Guns and Rohan Auto Spares have advanced to the playoffs of the WeCare Community Services and Promotions inaugural Independence Inter-Region Softball Cup which commenced...

SHC forward Babb earns National callup

Jun 09, 2021 KNews Sports Comments Off on SHC forward Babb earns National callup

By Calvin Chapman Aspiring engineer, Clayza Bobb, has become the latest player from Saints Hockey Club (SHC), to be called up by the Guyana Hockey Board (GHB) to have the opportunity to represent the...

If this is not gross incompetence, somebody please tell me what is!

Jun 09, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on If this is not gross incompetence, somebody please tell me what is!

DEAR EDITOR, It seems the COVID Task Force and the police are on two different pages as it relates to enforcement of the COVID-19 curfew. While the Airport remains open for 24 hours per day, the...

What qualification does one need to contribute/discuss/debate issues of national importance?

Jun 09, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on What qualification does one need to contribute/discuss/debate issues of national importance?

DEAR EDITOR, I usually ignore politicians who demonstrate absurdity when they speak or write. However, I am hard-pressed to respond to a politician or someone who appears to be a politician within,...

High Performance Camp for Swimmers selected for Tokyo

Jun 09, 2021 KNews Sports Comments Off on High Performance Camp for Swimmers selected for Tokyo

By Sean Devers Olympian Jamila Sanmoogan and Andrew Fowler have been given ‘wild cards’ to attend the Olympics in Tokyo from July 23 to August 2021 and the Guyana Amateur Swimming Association...

Kaieteur News follows a fairer letter policy

Jun 09, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on Kaieteur News follows a fairer letter policy

DEAR EDITOR, In reference to Mr. Tacuma Oguyseye’s letter of 6-8-2021 titled “I welcome the note of civility in Vishnu Bisram’s polemics” I note he complains that his letters...

Edghill signs long-term contract with Smalta

Jun 09, 2021 KNews Sports Comments Off on Edghill signs long-term contract with Smalta

Kaieteur News – Smalta signed National Table Tennis prodigy Chelsea Edghill to a long-term contract as its newest Brand Ambassador on Monday June 7, 2021; ahead of her Olympic voyage in Tokyo....

Younger persons urged to donate blood to reap major health benefits

Jun 09, 2021 KNews Peeping Tom Comments Off on Younger persons urged to donate blood to reap major health benefits

World Blood donor day… Kaieteur News – Younger people are being encouraged to donate blood since it helps reduce their risk of hypertension, cholesterol and other health complications when...

Where are the professionals?

Jun 09, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on Where are the professionals?

DEAR EDITOR, I have been following something for a while, but withheld public mention. The hope was that it would fade, or diminish, at least. Since the opposite has occurred, I must write; less as...

Desist from using this flood situation to gain political mileage

Jun 09, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on Desist from using this flood situation to gain political mileage

DEAR EDITOR, I find it sad that in a time when Guyana is experiencing a natural disaster, several agents of the Opposition continue to play on the emotions of the citizens in an attempt to peddle...

Wild men have no regard for the law

Jun 09, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on Wild men have no regard for the law

DEAR EDITOR, There is in existence a grouping whose former leader of the People’s National Congress/Reform (PNC/R), Robert Corbin, once famously described as a ‘bunch of wild men.’ Their public...

Readership should welcome clarification

Jun 09, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on Readership should welcome clarification

DEAR EDITOR, I refer to the Editor’s note that followed my letter; (KN June 08, 2021) captioned “I welcome the note of civility in Vishnu Bigram’s polemics.” The Editor’s note states:...

Caught in self-entrapping web

Jun 09, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on Caught in self-entrapping web

DEAR EDITOR, HR it seems acted like a puppet master. The same persons justified in hiring are the same persons now justified in firing. Right then, wrong now, and caught in a web of its own making....

Indifference and silence bring disaster

Jun 09, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on Indifference and silence bring disaster

DEAR EDITOR, Years ago, one of Hitler’s greatest allies in the Holocaust was the indifference of the world. Today, one of the oil companies’ greatest allies in robbing the Guyanese citizenry...

Tulsa is a stark example from which Guyana must learn

Jun 09, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on Tulsa is a stark example from which Guyana must learn

DEAR EDITOR, This month marks the centenary of the Tulsa Race Massacre, which occurred in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in June, 1921. It is considered one of the most vicious race riots reported in the United...

Let good sense prevail

Jun 09, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on Let good sense prevail

DEAR EDITOR, We’ve all witnessed the devastating effects of the ongoing rainfall. Some of us are fortunate to escape it and some are not. Regardless of race or religion, Guyanese tend to look...

Heavy rainfall alone is not responsible for immense flooding

Jun 09, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on Heavy rainfall alone is not responsible for immense flooding

DEAR EDITOR, It is helpful to Guyanese that the New York Times highlighted the magnitude of the flooding in Guyana. This may help to get the government to change its act and employ competent persons...

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A Divided World: A Commonwealth Opportunity

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By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – When Commonwealth leaders gather in Antigua and Barbuda from 1st to 4th November, they should address a question that reaches beyond their association: how can countries of different size, wealth and outlook sustain cooperation in a world increasingly...

Torture: Mohamed must clear the air

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(Kaieteur News) – The sister of Leader of the Opposition, Mr. Azruddin Mohamed, said he was tortured. The Guyana Prison Service (GPS) said he was not. Mr. Azruddin Mohamed should be out on bail. He is the best body of evidence (literally) as to whether he was or wasn’t tortured. He has...

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