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Refusal to remove unfair terms in oil deals could be destabilizing to countries – Chatham House

Sep 20, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Refusal to remove unfair terms in oil deals could be destabilizing to countries – Chatham House

Kaieteur News – According to UK based transparency watchdog, Chatham House, it is quite reasonable and even considered normal practice in the petroleum industry, for countries to engage oil...

Man survives after being riddled with bullets during execution attempt

Sep 20, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Man survives after being riddled with bullets during execution attempt

Kaieteur News – Yesterday, a 27-year-old resident of Sophia, Greater Georgetown survived after he was riddled with bullets by men on a motorcycle who had tried to execute him. Investigators...

109 women, 118 men died of COVID-19 in the last three months

Sep 20, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on 109 women, 118 men died of COVID-19 in the last three months

Kaieteur News – Since the emergence of the dreaded Coronavirus within these shores, Guyana has recorded 713 COVID-19 deaths. Worryingly, some 227 deaths were recorded within the last three...

US tech-solutions giant forms strategic partnership with local company

Sep 20, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on US tech-solutions giant forms strategic partnership with local company

– to help Guyana accelerate water infrastructure goals Kaieteur News – Healixa, Inc., one of America’s giants in providing technological solutions for the health, water, and green-tech...

E-Networks building fibre optic cable from G/Town to Linden

Sep 20, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on E-Networks building fibre optic cable from G/Town to Linden

– Says major boost in internet, connectivity services expected for mining town Kaieteur News – E-Networks Inc. – Guyana’s only locally owned telecommunications provider –...

Security guard injured, brother killed during brawl at Vreed-en-Hoop Stelling

Sep 20, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Security guard injured, brother killed during brawl at Vreed-en-Hoop Stelling

Kaieteur News – The family of Sigmol Gouveia, a labourer, has been thrown into state of mourning after learning that he was killed during a brawl at the Vreed-en-Hoop Stelling by an...

Woman set on fire by husband dies

Sep 20, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Woman set on fire by husband dies

Kaieteur News – Sandramma Raju, 29, the woman who was set afire by her husband about a week ago succumbed to her injuries on Saturday around 19:00hrs. Raju, a lab technician formerly attached...

Bandits rob ‘sweetie’ vendor $15,000, cell phone

Sep 20, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Bandits rob ‘sweetie’ vendor $15,000, cell phone

Kaieteur News – Two motorcycle bandits armed with a gun, yesterday rode up to a ‘sweetie’ vendor at her stand and robbed her of her cell phone valued $55,000 and $15,000 in cash. The...

De ole man wan back he ding-a-ling

Sep 20, 2021 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on De ole man wan back he ding-a-ling

Kaieteur News – Dem Boys wan know why de GRA carry away de ole man toys. De man seh he want back he toys. He seh without he toys he can’t rise to de occasion. He can’t play dolly house...

First in-country fabrication for oil operations done by Guyana-T&T partnership

Sep 20, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on First in-country fabrication for oil operations done by Guyana-T&T partnership

Kaieteur News – ExxonMobil Guyana said that highly technical fabrication work for the oil and gas industry was undertaken for the first time in the country, a feat it claims is a good indicator...

Like CJIA, Sheriff-Mandela project is another mess – Minister Edghill

Sep 20, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Like CJIA, Sheriff-Mandela project is another mess – Minister Edghill

Kaieteur News – Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill, stated during a recent interview with Globespan that the Sheriff-Mandela road project is another mess that his government inherited. The...

EBFA / ATC receive support from FreshCo Supermarket & Pure AQUA

Sep 20, 2021 KNews Sports Comments Off on EBFA / ATC receive support from FreshCo Supermarket & Pure AQUA

Kaieteur News – The East Bank Football Association (EBFA), Academy Training Centre (ATC) has received a time boost with two corporate entities on the East Bank Corridor partnering with the...

Walter Grant Stuart wins Victor Macedo Memorial Road Race

Sep 20, 2021 KNews Sports Comments Off on Walter Grant Stuart wins Victor Macedo Memorial Road Race

Kaieteur News – Guyanas lone Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games participant, Walter Grant Stuart showed grit and determination as he powered his way to victory in the Victor Macedo Memorial Cycle...

GFF President visits GFA, ATC at GFC Ground

Sep 20, 2021 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFF President visits GFA, ATC at GFC Ground

Kaieteur News – Guyana Football Federation (GFF) President Wayne Forde on Saturday morning last visisted the Georgetown Football Association (GFA), Academy Training Centre which takes place at...

Guyana cites COVID concerns in meeting with Roraima on restricted border

Sep 20, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana cites COVID concerns in meeting with Roraima on restricted border

Kaieteur News – Officials from the Governments of Guyana and the Brazilian State of Roraima met on Friday to discuss a blockade which had developed at the border between the Lethem and Bonfim...

Ministry of Health records 12 more COVID-19 fatalities

Sep 20, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Ministry of Health records 12 more COVID-19 fatalities

Kaieteur News – Yesterday, the Ministry of Health reported that 12 more persons, who contracted the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) disease, have died. As a result of this, the country’s...

Over 4,000 Berbicians to benefit from improved water service – Minister Rodrigues

Sep 20, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Over 4,000 Berbicians to benefit from improved water service – Minister Rodrigues

Kaieteur News – Residents in several communities in East Berbice, Region Six are slated to benefit from improved access to potable water. Susan Rodrigues, Minister within the Ministry of...

La Harmonie residents to soon benefit from immediate drainage works, household solar units – Agri. Minister

Sep 20, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on La Harmonie residents to soon benefit from immediate drainage works, household solar units – Agri. Minister

Kaieteur News – Persons residing in La Harmonie, on the West Bank of Demerara will soon benefit from a number of government interventions aimed at improving farming and life in general in the...

Govt. offering over 14 post-graduate scholarship programmes for oil, energy sectors

Sep 20, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. offering over 14 post-graduate scholarship programmes for oil, energy sectors

Kaieteur News – The Government through the Ministry of Public Service is now offering post-graduate level scholarships in oil and gas related fields. The government is also offering...

1,918 cases of child abuse reported up to June 2021

Sep 20, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on 1,918 cases of child abuse reported up to June 2021

– Minister reveals as Child Protection Week kicks off Kaieteur News – The Ministry of Human Services Childcare and Protect Unit recorded 1,918 cases of child abuse at the end of June...

T&T based non-profit invites Guyanese to join virtual cancer patient navigation training

Sep 20, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on T&T based non-profit invites Guyanese to join virtual cancer patient navigation training

– application deadline is October 6 The Caribbean Cancer Research Initiative (CCRI), a Trinidad and Tobago (T&T-based) non-profit is inviting Guyanese for its 3rd annual Cancer Patient...

Goldsmith attacked, robbed during home invasion

Sep 20, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Goldsmith attacked, robbed during home invasion

Kaieteur News – A goldsmith was on Saturday last, beaten by three armed bandits during a home invasion. According to a police report, the incident occurred at Westminister Parfaite Harmonie,...

“Do suh, nah like suh”

Sep 20, 2021 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on “Do suh, nah like suh”

No one should be surprised at the song which has been produced denigrating the Minister of Education. The colonial experience has left a legacy of cruelty within our society and this legacy is often...

Guyana’s class structure: Beyond the end of history

Sep 20, 2021 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Guyana’s class structure: Beyond the end of history

Kaieteur News – There is a part of my theorising on the class structure in Guyana in this column that is going to be met with raised eyes and even disbelief. But this is what academics do. They...

Govt. must take urgent action to prevent the health system from becoming unmanageable

Sep 20, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on Govt. must take urgent action to prevent the health system from becoming unmanageable

Dear Editor, Each day in Guyana, the number of recorded positive cases and deaths arising from the coronavirus gets higher and higher. Up to last Saturday, there were 273 reported cases with 7 deaths...