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US Independent think-tank warns Guyana about massive cost overruns for gas projects

Aug 25, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on US Independent think-tank warns Guyana about massive cost overruns for gas projects

– Says they can be as high as 45% or more By Kiana Wilburg Kaieteur News – The risks to government revenue from inflated exploration expenses are significant, but they pale in comparison...

Manganese Mining in Matthew’s Ridge

Aug 25, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Manganese Mining in Matthew’s Ridge

Development or Destruction: By Melina Harris Kaieteur News – The community of Matthew’s Ridge has a long history with manganese mining and companies stemming back to the 1960s. In 2016, the...

Alert girl, 6, saves mom’s life in brutal knife attack

Aug 25, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Alert girl, 6, saves mom’s life in brutal knife attack

Kaieteur News – “I was like no, I am not gonna let my mother die,” were the words of a six-year-old girl, who had reportedly saved her mother’s life in a brutal knife attack last Sunday....

Speeding GDF rank dies in Hauraruni accident

Aug 25, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Speeding GDF rank dies in Hauraruni accident

Kaieteur News – A speeding Guyana Defence Force (GDF) rank yesterday succumbed while receiving treatment for the injuries, which he sustained from an accident on the Hauraruni, Public Road...

Interim Town Clerk forced to leave meeting after Council refuses to recognise her

Aug 25, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Interim Town Clerk forced to leave meeting after Council refuses to recognise her

Kaieteur News – Interim Town Clerk, Candace Nelson, was forced to leave the statutory meeting of the Georgetown Mayor and City Council (M&CC) on Monday after City Mayor, Ubraj Narine, and...

Elderly man robbed of pension

Aug 25, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Elderly man robbed of pension

Kaieteur News – A 72-year-old man, who had just collected $187,000 in pension, was on Monday morning robbed by a lone bandit. The incident occurred around 11:00hrs, sometime after the pensioner...

Lottery ticket get snatch!

Aug 25, 2021 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Lottery ticket get snatch!

Dem Boys Seh… Kaieteur News – How you would feel if you win de biggest lottery dem gat and somebody snatch yuh ticket and go and cash-in on de jackpot? Well dat is what happen to Guyana....

The reopening of schools is a disaster in the making

Aug 25, 2021 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The reopening of schools is a disaster in the making

Kaieteur News – Schools reopen on September 6, 2021. However, how many students will be turning out on that day? Parents are bound to be concerned about the untimely reopening. They are bound...

Former Minister Winston Jordan belongs to yesteryear

Aug 25, 2021 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Former Minister Winston Jordan belongs to yesteryear

Kaieteur News – Former Finance Minister, Winston Jordan, made a remark to the media last week that I found both comical and irritating. It is my belief that Mr. Jordan was the least impressive...

Mandatory vacillations

Aug 25, 2021 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Mandatory vacillations

Kaieteur News – Today, the PNC – Guyana’s main opposition party – is hosting two rallies: one in Linden, the mining town named after its Founder-Leader, Linden Forbes Sampson Burnham; the...

Over $66M spent for six buildings in Region Nine

Aug 25, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Over $66M spent for six buildings in Region Nine

Kaieteur News – In excess of $66M was spent by the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) of Region Nine for the construction and repairs to buildings in the Region. At least, this is according to...

Driver flees after crashing bus

Aug 25, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Driver flees after crashing bus

Kaieteur News – Police are on the hunt for a 23-year-old bus driver who escaped after crashing a minibus on the Adventure Truck Line Dam, Essequibo Coast on Monday afternoon. The driver has...

Bids open for the No. 58 Village road project

Aug 25, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Bids open for the No. 58 Village road project

Kaieteur News – Yesterday, during the opening of tenders at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB), eight companies submitted expression of interest for the...

Country’s COVID-19 death toll surpasses 600 benchmark

Aug 25, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Country’s COVID-19 death toll surpasses 600 benchmark

Kaieteur News – The country’s COVID-19 death toll has surpassed the 600 benchmark with four new deaths being recorded by the Ministry of Health yesterday. According to the Ministry, the...

Man disguised as woman shoots at ‘bullies’

Aug 25, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Man disguised as woman shoots at ‘bullies’

Kaieteur News – Members of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) have launched a manhunt to locate a suspect who disguised himself as a woman, walked up to two men who had reportedly bullied him and...

Test cricket ‘might’ evolved for the better but notfor Windies

Aug 25, 2021 KNews Sports Comments Off on Test cricket ‘might’ evolved for the better but notfor Windies

By Sean Devers Kaieteur News – Someone recently said that the great players of the past would not have been very successful in this area since ‘Test cricket has evolved and it’s better now....

TSC introduces online application for teachers

Aug 25, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on TSC introduces online application for teachers

– Says it will shorten time spent on processing paperwork Kaieteur News – The Teaching Service Commission (TSC) launched its digital application process for teachers yesterday. During the...

School of the Nations registers as first ever Archery School Club

Aug 25, 2021 KNews Sports Comments Off on School of the Nations registers as first ever Archery School Club

– Affiliates under Archery Guyana Kaieteur News – Archery Guyana Head Coach Nicholas Hing on Thursday, August 12, presented to Nations Director Pamela O’Toole at a small ceremony in the...

Lady Jags strike optimistic tone following CONCACAF qualifiers draw

Aug 25, 2021 KNews Sports Comments Off on Lady Jags strike optimistic tone following CONCACAF qualifiers draw

Kaieteur News – Members of the Guyana Senior Women’s National Team of are confident of delivering a strong performance in the first stage of the region’s revamped qualification for the FIFA...

GFF kicks off annual FIFA Member Association Refereeing Course ahead of return to play

Aug 25, 2021 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFF kicks off annual FIFA Member Association Refereeing Course ahead of return to play

Kaieteur News – The Refereeing Department of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) on Monday commenced a week-long, annual FIFA Member Association Refereeing Course, a crucial milestone in the...

Excitement anticipated at 8-team Dassy inter-county this Saturday

Aug 25, 2021 KNews Sports Comments Off on Excitement anticipated at 8-team Dassy inter-county this Saturday

Kaieteur News – Excitement galore is highly anticipated this Saturday at Keele Top in Toronto for the another edition of the Dassy and Friends Promotion softball eight-team Inter-county one-day...

DPI releasing misleading information on gas-to-energy project, EPA a party to the lies peddled

Aug 25, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on DPI releasing misleading information on gas-to-energy project, EPA a party to the lies peddled

Dear Editor, I was outraged when I read the Department of Public Information (DPI) release that the “Gas-to-Energy project, when constructed and operationalised will significantly reduce the...

The absurd wastefulness of vaccinating schoolchildren, expect a surge late September

Aug 25, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on The absurd wastefulness of vaccinating schoolchildren, expect a surge late September

Dear Editor, The usefulness of vaccines in saving lives and preventing hospitalisations, particularly among those over 50, is verifiable by the data; although it is now being seen that they are not...

PLEASE HELP

Aug 25, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on PLEASE HELP

Dear Editor, I am in Guyana and I desperately need your help. My niece is getting married on September 9 in Canada and I am in the wedding party. Canada requires every one entering the country to...

Reopening of schools – some thoughts and one question

Aug 25, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on Reopening of schools – some thoughts and one question

Dear Editor, I break my self-imposed retreat into the wilderness to speak to the issue of the reopening of schools. I appreciate what is offered by the Hon. Minister of Education, Ms. Priya...

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Guyanese boxers shine at T&T National Boxing Championships

A warning to President Ali on U.S. Overtures

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- It remains unknown what President Ali told the U.S. Secretary of State during their recent... more