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Diaspora body condemns Govt.’s unwillingness to ask for renegotiation of ExxonMobil’s contract

Jul 08, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Diaspora body condemns Govt.’s unwillingness to ask for renegotiation of ExxonMobil’s contract

Kaieteur News – On July 2, 2021, the Attorney General, Anil Nandlall, addressed two separate congregations of the Guyanese Diaspora in Queens, New York. At the smaller of the two meetings, Mike...

Youth caught raping elderly woman outside La Penitence Market

Jul 08, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Youth caught raping elderly woman outside La Penitence Market

Kaieteur News – A young man, who appeared to be in his late teens or early 20s, was last evening caught raping a homeless woman on Saffon Street, Charlestown, just outside of the La Penitence...

Govt. procures 112 tractors at $446M for Amerindian villages

Jul 08, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. procures 112 tractors at $446M for Amerindian villages

– First batch handed over yesterday Kaieteur News – Government, through the Ministry of Amerindian Affairs (MoAA), has procured a total of 112 tractors at a cost of $446 million. The first...

DPP moves to quash Magistrate’s decision in Roxanne Myers elections fraud case

Jul 08, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on DPP moves to quash Magistrate’s decision in Roxanne Myers elections fraud case

Kaieteur News – Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Shalimar Ali-Hack, SC, has initiated legal proceedings in the High Court seeking orders to quash a Magistrate’s decision to hold a...

Man tries to hide behind stacks of bread to evade police

Jul 08, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Man tries to hide behind stacks of bread to evade police

Kaieteur News – In an attempt to evade police, a baker (George, only name provided) decided to seek refuge in a bakery establishment – Aubrey’s Café and Bakery also known as Federal...

EMC teams up with US firm to offer environmental, health and safety packages for oil sector

Jul 08, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on EMC teams up with US firm to offer environmental, health and safety packages for oil sector

Kaieteur News – In response to President, Irfaan Ali’s call for local companies to up their game to become more competitive in the multibillion-dollar oil and gas industry, Environmental...

People gat plaster fuh every sore!

Jul 08, 2021 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on People gat plaster fuh every sore!

Dem Boys Seh… Kaieteur News – Dem boys confused. Dem boys know dat fish price high these days. And dem boys know dat dem fishermen complaining how dem nah ketching as much fish as dem...

Political gimmickry

Jul 08, 2021 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Political gimmickry

Kaieteur News – Under the system of representative government, which exists in Guyana, there is no such thing as a no-confidence motion against a government Minister. What is allowable is a...

These facts indicate a psychologically dead society

Jul 08, 2021 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on These facts indicate a psychologically dead society

Kaieteur News – Two crazy facts, just these two, made me believe that this country does not have real existence. Now to add to that was a letter yesterday by a member of parliament representing...

We don’t need a divider, we need a unifier

Jul 08, 2021 KNews Editorial Comments Off on We don’t need a divider, we need a unifier

Kaieteur News – The next Mayor of New York City could be the city’s second minority leader. He is a man of the people, one from the community, and who knows what is needed in rough times. He...

Mayor not invited to LGC’s meeting

Jul 08, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Mayor not invited to LGC’s meeting

Kaieteur News – A meeting of the Local Government Commission (LGC) was held on Tuesday but neither City Mayor, Ubraj Narine, nor long serving counsellor and Chairman of the Finance Committee,...

2 more COVID-19 deaths recorded, 15 in ICU

Jul 08, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on 2 more COVID-19 deaths recorded, 15 in ICU

Kaieteur News – Yesterday the Ministry of Health (MoH) announced that two more persons who tested positive for the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) disease have died. According to the Ministry, the...

OpEd – UN calls for Human Rights Approach to Crime Prevention in the Caribbean

Jul 08, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on OpEd – UN calls for Human Rights Approach to Crime Prevention in the Caribbean

– A strictly security-focused approach to crime prevention is costly, ineffective and paves the way for human rights violations By Alberto Brunori Kaieteur News – People in the Caribbean...

Guidance and Counselling prog. for young persons with disabilities launched

Jul 08, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Guidance and Counselling prog. for young persons with disabilities launched

Kaieteur News – The Guyana Council of Organisations for Persons with Disabilities (GCOPD) on Tuesday launched a Guidance and Counselling programme for young persons with disabilities at the...

Remarks on the assassination of Haiti’s President, Jovenel Moïse

Jul 08, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Remarks on the assassination of Haiti’s President, Jovenel Moïse

Kaieteur News – President, Mohamed Irfaan Ali I am shocked and stunned by the tragic news of the assassination of the President of the Republic of Haiti, His Excellency, Jovenel Moïse. This...

Paper committal for KN’s security guards charged with murder

Jul 08, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Paper committal for KN’s security guards charged with murder

Kaieteur News – The two Kaieteur News’ security guards, who are on remand for allegedly killing a homeless man, will go through the paper committal process. The defendants, Yan Licorish, 49,...

Youth remanded for setting fire to three George Street houses

Jul 08, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Youth remanded for setting fire to three George Street houses

Kaieteur News – Twenty-two-year-old Calvin Lawrence, of Lot 101 Leopold Street, Werk-en-Rust, Georgetown, was yesterday remanded for setting fire to three dwelling houses on George Street,...

We Stand United CC’s John, Burrowes and Joseph place 3rd in respective categoriesat Giro Crit Augusta, NJ

Jul 08, 2021 KNews Sports Comments Off on We Stand United CC’s John, Burrowes and Joseph place 3rd in respective categoriesat Giro Crit Augusta, NJ

Kaieteur News – The trio of Briton John, Horace Burrowes and James Joseph competing for We Stand United/Burrowes Construction Inc. all placed third in their respective categories in the Giro...

Special Covid testing site for HIV patients – Min. Anthony

Jul 08, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Special Covid testing site for HIV patients – Min. Anthony

− More vaccination sites to open in Region Four Kaieteur News – By the end of the week, HIV patients would be able to comfortably and discretely get their COVID-19 vaccinations. This is...

‘Cricket gear for young and promising cricketers in Guyana’

Jul 08, 2021 KNews Sports Comments Off on ‘Cricket gear for young and promising cricketers in Guyana’

S/ball Cricketer Teddy Singh latest to support project Kaieteur News – Former President of the Berbice Cricket Board and Ex Inter County cricketer, Anil Beharry, thanked his friend and former...

Village Ram overcome Eccles All Star in Tapeball final

Jul 08, 2021 KNews Sports Comments Off on Village Ram overcome Eccles All Star in Tapeball final

Kaieteur News – Village Ram defeated Eccles All Star by 30 runs to win the final of the Christopher Rajcoomar 7-a-side six overs Tapeball competition which was contested on Sunday last at...

Essequibo Committees to Benefit from Substantial Donation from Odyssey Sightseeing Tours

Jul 08, 2021 KNews Sports Comments Off on Essequibo Committees to Benefit from Substantial Donation from Odyssey Sightseeing Tours

Kaieteur News – The Committees in Essequibo are set to have their cricket development activities boosted from the substantial donations of cricket equipment made by Mr. Troy Khan, a manager of...

Concacaf holds 35th Ordinary Congress

Jul 08, 2021 KNews Sports Comments Off on Concacaf holds 35th Ordinary Congress

Kaieteur News – Miami, FL – Concacaf held its 35th Ordinary Congress at the JW Marriot Hotel in Miami, United States, where delegates from Concacaf’s 41 Member Associations came...

The GHRA has long lost its relevance and whatever credibility it had

Jul 08, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on The GHRA has long lost its relevance and whatever credibility it had

Dear Editor, No amount of front-page coverage or editorial references by Stabroek News will resurrect Mike McCormack’s Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) from the dead. The GHRA has long lost...

Another call to fix potholes on Dumpsite Road

Jul 08, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on Another call to fix potholes on Dumpsite Road

Dear Editor, I write this letter hoping that this issue gets immediate attention. I must admit I feel a vexation and frustration in once again calling upon those responsible to fix the potholes on...

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Clarendon College too good for Dolphin as Annai Sec’ holds Speyside College to 4-all draw

The stakes are high in Guyana’s democracy

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- In any vibrant democracy, the mechanisms that bind it together are those that mediate differences,... more