August 2021

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The tangled web will strangle the city and suffocate its development

Aug 26, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on The tangled web will strangle the city and suffocate its development

Dear Editor The incessant calls of racial discrimination in the work place by one side of the divide at every turn seem shallow and without merit. How can it be justified when the recently appointed...

The health risks of manganese mining continue to outweigh the value

Aug 26, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on The health risks of manganese mining continue to outweigh the value

Dear Editor, The health risks of the manganese-mining venture continue to outweigh the value to be obtained. The company, whose safety record is questionable, continues to be in the lower margin...

The compensation relief grant will certainly enable these farmers to have cash available to restart

Aug 26, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on The compensation relief grant will certainly enable these farmers to have cash available to restart

Dear Editor, The recent presentation made by Honorable Zulfikar Mustapha in a round table discussion on the role of farmers and rural communities in the sustainability of agri food systems, organised...

Clearly, the City Council is unable to formulate or implement policies

Aug 26, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on Clearly, the City Council is unable to formulate or implement policies

Dear Editor, I believe that it is important that the people of Guyana, particularly the citizens of Georgetown appreciate the enormity of the task faced, and understand the considerable efforts being...

Coretta McDonald would hurt teachers to gain political points

Aug 26, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on Coretta McDonald would hurt teachers to gain political points

Dear Editor, On an APNU+AFC Facebook live programme on the night of Tuesday August 24, 2021, APNU+AFC MP and General Secretary of the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU), Coretta McDonald, complained that...

Overhead conversations

Aug 26, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on Overhead conversations

Dear Editor, “I have two children – one at Public School, another at Private School. I have to send the one to Public School in September; the other has to stay home because that Private School...

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...

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Sammy: ‘Results have not gone our way, but we continue to...

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ESPN – Success can mean very different things to teams, and West Indies head coach Daren Sammy understands that perfectly. His side heads into the third and final ODI in New Chandigarh 2-0 down...

How do we deal with disappointment?

Oct 03, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – There was once a young man who had spent years preparing for what he believed would be the most important moment of his life. He studied late into the night. He sacrificed weekends. He turned down invitations from friends because he had a goal. When the opportunity finally...

Crime thrives on weak justice, illegal guns and dirty money

Sep 20, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Crime in Latin America and the Caribbean is no longer only a matter for the police. It is weakening societies, draining economies and obstructing development. It is also testing public confidence in courts, governments and democratic institutions. The...

Visa revocations – corruption and drug trafficking ties

Oct 03, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Bolivians carried a goodly fraction of those exposed and tarnished by U.S. visa revocations. Columbians, Ecuadorians, Peruvians all suffered the same fate. Judges. Prosecutors. A Police official. An attorney general. The allegations: corruption and involvement in...

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