August 2021

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When will emancipation be true?

Aug 12, 2021 KNews Editorial Comments Off on When will emancipation be true?

Kaieteur News – We recently observed Emancipation Day. But are we really emancipated? It should mean not only freedom from physical restraint, but also psychological ones. Guyanese have been...

Members of Guyana’s first Law Reform Commission sworn in

Aug 12, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Members of Guyana’s first Law Reform Commission sworn in

– to help modernise legislation Kaieteur News – Guyana’s first ever Law Reform Commission (LRC) has been launched with those appointed as Commissioners and the Chairperson taking their...

COVID-19 claims three more lives

Aug 12, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on COVID-19 claims three more lives

Kaieteur News – Yesterday the Ministry of Health reported that three more persons, who contracted the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) disease, have died. According to the Ministry, the latest...

Car used in multi-million dollar gold heist found in front of driver’s home

Aug 12, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Car used in multi-million dollar gold heist found in front of driver’s home

– had reportedly shopped canter load of goods before heading to interior Kaieteur News – Detectives were yesterday able to locate the white car allegedly used in last Thursday’s...

GPHC boasts of third successful triplets’ delivery in six years

Aug 12, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on GPHC boasts of third successful triplets’ delivery in six years

– Elated, first-time parents were expecting one child By Alliyah Allicock Kaieteur News – The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) on July 22, 2021, delivered its third set of...

PAHO to begin procuring COVID-19 vaccines to expand access in Latin America and the Caribbean

Aug 12, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on PAHO to begin procuring COVID-19 vaccines to expand access in Latin America and the Caribbean

– launches “new opportunity” to help countries procure enough vaccines to control transmission Kaieteur News – Taking action to expand access to the COVID-19 vaccines, the Pan...

Agri. Minister commits to desilting clogged canals in Bee Hive, Greenfield

Aug 12, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Agri. Minister commits to desilting clogged canals in Bee Hive, Greenfield

– Residents also appeal for improved roads Kaieteur News – During a recent community outreach to the community of Greenfield, on the East Coast of Demerara, Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar...

Bids submitted for Ministry of Public Works rehabilitation road projects

Aug 12, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Bids submitted for Ministry of Public Works rehabilitation road projects

Kaieteur News – The National Procurement and Tender Board Administration (NPTBA) on Tuesday opened bids for seven road rehabilitation projects which come under the Ministry of Public Works....

GCB’s President delighted with addition of four more Guyanese to CWI U-19 Training Camp

Aug 12, 2021 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCB’s President delighted with addition of four more Guyanese to CWI U-19 Training Camp

Kaieteur News – Fruitful consultations between President of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Bissoondyal Singh and Cricket West Indies (CWI) have resulted in four (4) Guyanese Under-19 players...

RMA’s react to being empowered to take charge of GFF Academy Training Centers

Aug 12, 2021 KNews Sports Comments Off on RMA’s react to being empowered to take charge of GFF Academy Training Centers

Kaieteur News – With the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) passing of the ball to their Regional Member Association’s (RMA) when it comes to owning, controlling and being accountable for the...

Fempower overcome Vanskinamites in circle tennis fixture

Aug 12, 2021 KNews Sports Comments Off on Fempower overcome Vanskinamites in circle tennis fixture

Kaieteur News – Fempower of Pomona defeated a youthful Vanskinamites of Zorg by five wickets in a circle tennis fixture which was contested on Sunday last at Zorg Beach, Essequibo Coast....

CAC Bodybuilding Championships Grimes confident of out-flexing the competition

Aug 12, 2021 KNews Sports Comments Off on CAC Bodybuilding Championships Grimes confident of out-flexing the competition

Kaieteur News – The International Federation of Body Building and Fitness’ (IFBB) 48th Central American & Caribbean Bodybuilding Championships gets underway from today in San Salvador, El...

Try to convince, never coerce in a democracy

Aug 12, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on Try to convince, never coerce in a democracy

Dear Editor, Kaieteur News – There are different degrees of certainty in science. Some laws are certain beyond present dispute, e.g., the laws of chemistry and physics that are confirmed by...

I have received no response from EPA on radio material storage facility

Aug 12, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on I have received no response from EPA on radio material storage facility

Dear Editor, Kaieteur News – Sometime in June of this year, I wrote a ‘Letter of Appeal’ to the Environmental Assessment Board and copied it to the Executive Director of the Environmental...

Vaccination – some points to ponder

Aug 12, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on Vaccination – some points to ponder

Dear Editor, From time immemorial humans have been divided along some lines. The usual culprits were racial, economic or geographic. Now a new line of division is forming the world over between those...

Pitting PPP leaders against each other?

Aug 12, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on Pitting PPP leaders against each other?

Dear Editor, Kaieteur News – This is my rejoinder to Ms. Sharmila Ally’s (KN Aug 9) castigation of the PPP, its General Secretary, Mr. Bharrat Jagdeo, and Attorney General, Anil Nandlall. Is...

Coalition claims of “cheated not defeated” have long worn thin

Aug 12, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on Coalition claims of “cheated not defeated” have long worn thin

Dear Editor, Kaieteur News – Since the election fiasco of March 2020, none of the political parties has presented its full list of reforms on election laws or on GECOM. The PPP has been...

GECOM must waste no time

Aug 12, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on GECOM must waste no time

Dear Editor, The Guyana Elections Commission must finally let go of the Chief Elections Officer, Keith Lowenfield, Deputy Chief Elections Officer, Roxanne Myers, and Region Four Officer, Clairmont...

EQUAL Guyana commends the Government of Guyana for auctioning this essential legislative amendment

Aug 12, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on EQUAL Guyana commends the Government of Guyana for auctioning this essential legislative amendment

Dear Editor, Kaieteur News – During the early morning hours of August 10, 2021, the National Assembly of Guyana debated the passage of the Summary Jurisdiction (Offences) (Amendment) Bill (No.6...

Guyana to have more gas than it currently needs with $900M gas-to-energy project

Aug 11, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana to have more gas than it currently needs with $900M gas-to-energy project

– Govt. now drafting master plan to determine use for surplus Kaieteur News – ccording to Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat, Guyana’s current power utilisation with Heavy...

Latest Int’l report on climate change spells grave danger for humanity

Aug 11, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Latest Int’l report on climate change spells grave danger for humanity

– Must sound a death knell for fossil fuels before it destroys our planet – UN Secretary General Kaieteur News – After a revealing yet frightening report was released by the...

Unvaccinated Linden Hospital staff members locked out of compound

Aug 11, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Unvaccinated Linden Hospital staff members locked out of compound

– Unvaccinated patients also denied entry Kaieteur News – Nurses, doctors, ancillary, administrative staff and other employees of the Linden Hospital Complex (LHC), were on Tuesday...

Soldier changes plea after “clearing his head”

Aug 11, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Soldier changes plea after “clearing his head”

– as court remands three for multi-million dollar gold heist Kaieteur News – One of the three men remanded yesterday for last Thursday’s multi-million dollar gold heist, a sergeant of...

Brazilian businessman executed, friend critical

Aug 11, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Brazilian businessman executed, friend critical

Kaieteur News – A Brazilian businessman and his associate were shot execution style, last night around 22:00hrs , while sitting in a parked vehicle in front of Shamdas Kirpalani, between Camp...

Wanted multi-million dollar gold heist suspect’s house was deliberately set on fire

Aug 11, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Wanted multi-million dollar gold heist suspect’s house was deliberately set on fire

– Fire Service confirms Kaieteur News – The house of a wanted suspect involved in the multi-million dollar gold heist at Wallison Enterprise was on Saturday deliberately set on fire. At...

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How does one heal a broken heart?

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(Kaieteur News) – My next question to Guru was done via mail. I wrote to him and asked Dear Guru, There is a problem that affects millions of people, yet many suffer through it in silence. It is heartbreak. People will openly discuss their financial difficulties, seek medical attention when...

Haiti: When the Promise of a Haitian-Led Solution Begins to Fade

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By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Who speaks for Haiti? It is a question the international community can no longer avoid. For years, governments and international organisations have insisted that the country’s deepening crisis must have a “Haitian-led solution”. The principle is...

Bharrat Jagdeo at Robert Corbin’s gathering – Pt I

Oct 17, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – It was Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo at his best. Mellowness amid a moment of mourning. A figure and contributor at his most solemn in an hour of reflection to honor the passing of Robert H. O. Corbin, Esq, MP, Deputy Prime Minister, and Opposition Leader. Let there be no...

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