October 2021

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Impressed during an accidental ‘bottom house’ meeting in Golden Grove

Oct 14, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on Impressed during an accidental ‘bottom house’ meeting in Golden Grove

Dear Editor, Almost three weeks ago, I went to Golden Grove, where some extended family members reside, just to collect a commercial order of 10 dhal puri. Yes indeed, puri done commercially in...

Questions for NAREI and the Ministry of Agriculture

Oct 14, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on Questions for NAREI and the Ministry of Agriculture

Dear Editor, My attention was drawn to a notice on page 23 of the October 11, 2021, edition of the Kaieteur News, placed by NAREI of the Ministry of Agriculture, notifying the public that the Triple...

Post Office not cashing NIS cheques due to an unsettled million-dollar balance

Oct 14, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on Post Office not cashing NIS cheques due to an unsettled million-dollar balance

Dear Editor, Yesterday, October 11, 2021, I went to the General Post Office to cash my National Insurance Scheme cheque for October 2021. I received a mental shock. Praise God I am not mentally lazy....

Sugar will again be the bedrock of the economy

Oct 14, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on Sugar will again be the bedrock of the economy

Dear Editor, The Alliance For Change Leader is again in Berbice delivering the Coalition’s old message that ‘sugar is dead’ and monies are once again being thrown down a ‘dark hole’....

Granger not concerned about Haitian immigration, but he is of Venezuelans

Oct 14, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on Granger not concerned about Haitian immigration, but he is of Venezuelans

Dear Editor, The PNC leader, David Granger, is getting the Venezuelan itch about Region One now that Venezuelan refugees have a number of about 36,000 (his figure) that will surpass the mostly local...

Peeping Tom should be more concerned about images from election threats and those of bandits

Oct 14, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on Peeping Tom should be more concerned about images from election threats and those of bandits

Dear Editor, In a recent Peeping Tom column, it was stated, “What image is Guyana presenting to the world by having the President and Second Vice-President attending a conference of...

Elections SOPs are safe and secure; rigging, a thing of the past

Oct 14, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on Elections SOPs are safe and secure; rigging, a thing of the past

Dear Editor, In my last discourse to you, I highlighted my belief that there is a nexus between the burning of the Brickdam Police Station and the political undercurrents attached to it. My reason...

Projects missing deadlines

Oct 14, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on Projects missing deadlines

Dear Editor, Mega projects re-inherited by the administration are missing completion dates or are having dates rescheduled. In one case the completion date is unknown, with a sizeable sum already...

The importance of Fire Sprinkler Protection System

Oct 14, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on The importance of Fire Sprinkler Protection System

Dear Editor, Please consider my simple and most effective method of fire protection. The importance of Fire Sprinklers protection system is necessary to all our citizens safety. Our country has lost...

Guyana produced 20.2M barrels of oil at half year

Oct 13, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana produced 20.2M barrels of oil at half year

– Crude export earnings increase to US$1.3B Kaieteur News – The Bank of Guyana noted in its latest half year Report that the nation’s oil and gas industry recorded crude oil production...

Guyana’s External Debt Stock stands at US$1.3 billion

Oct 13, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana’s External Debt Stock stands at US$1.3 billion

Kaieteur News – Guyana’s outstanding stock of external debt grew by 2.6 percent to US$1,355 million from the end-December 2020 level. This is according to Bank of Guyana’s latest report on...

Armed bandits cart off Cevon’s safe after duct taping security guards

Oct 13, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Armed bandits cart off Cevon’s safe after duct taping security guards

Kaieteur News – Two male security guards of the Cevons Waste Management Company ages fifty-six and sixty-four, were held at gunpoint and duct taped during a robbery on Tuesday around 02:00hrs....

Cell phone tracker helps cops capture bandit

Oct 13, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Cell phone tracker helps cops capture bandit

Kaieteur News – A tracker on a cellphone led East Coast police to capture an armed bandit before he could have escape with his stolen booty. The delinquent, identified as a 31-year-old man had...

Hitman pleads guilty to killing Diamond businesswoman

Oct 13, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Hitman pleads guilty to killing Diamond businesswoman

Kaieteur News – In a twist of events, Collin Grant, the man accused of being the hitman in the murder of Diamond, East Bank Demerara, businesswoman, Sirmattie Ramnaress, yesterday admitted to...

Another bid opens for more works at CJIA

Oct 13, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Another bid opens for more works at CJIA

Kaieteur News – During the opening of tenders yesterday at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB), another Cheddi Jagan International Airport project was opened. This...

Old age is not fuh sale!

Oct 13, 2021 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Old age is not fuh sale!

Dem Boys Seh… Kaieteur News – “How old are you?” “How old are you, boy?” “I am 19 years old.” Yuh is 19 or 20?” “I am 19 years old” Dat means yuh finish 19 years and yuh...

Jagdeo is back peddling faster than a Lamborghini in reverse

Oct 13, 2021 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Jagdeo is back peddling faster than a Lamborghini in reverse

Kaieteur News – The main Opposition is on solid grounds in its criticisms of the last-minute consultations, engineered by the government, to decide on Guyana’s National Determined...

Why is this nation accepting these abuses of power?

Oct 13, 2021 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Why is this nation accepting these abuses of power?

Kaieteur News – Think of the following; just think of how you would feel. It requires five CXC subjects with Maths and English to secure a place at UG. What happens if the Vice Chancellor...

Why Guyana should not have accepted Republican electoral reform help

Oct 13, 2021 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Why Guyana should not have accepted Republican electoral reform help

Kaieteur News – “Senate Republicans block Democrats’ election bill” was the headline of the June 22 story in the BBC’s online edition. As we reflect on this development in the highest...

Neighbour seen moving out moments before fire destroys makeshift apartments

Oct 13, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Neighbour seen moving out moments before fire destroys makeshift apartments

Kaieteur News – A tenant recalled seeing her neighbour packing up his belongings and moving out with his girlfriend just moments before a fire destroyed their makeshift apartments last evening....

Snow cone vendor killed in Tuschen road accident

Oct 13, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Snow cone vendor killed in Tuschen road accident

Kaieteur News – A pedal cyclist, who earns a living by riding around selling snow cones, was killed on Monday after he was struck by a car along the Tuschen Public Road located on the East Bank...

Urgent action needed to contain effects of pandemic – says Senior Finance Minister

Oct 13, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Urgent action needed to contain effects of pandemic – says Senior Finance Minister

– during attendance at 2021 high-level Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the IMF, WB Kaieteur News – Senior Finance Minister, Dr. Ashni K. Singh, yesterday indicated that Latin...

CXC® team arrives in Guyana for announcement of 2021 CSEC® and CAPE results

Oct 13, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on CXC® team arrives in Guyana for announcement of 2021 CSEC® and CAPE results

Kaietuer News – A team from the Caribbean Examination Council (CXC®) has arrived in Guyana to announce the results of the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC®) examinations and...

Essequibo man found guilty of raping woman

Oct 13, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Essequibo man found guilty of raping woman

Kaieteur News – An Essequibo man was found guilty of rape by a 12-member jury at the Suddie High Court. Francis Gonsalves was found guilty of raping a 35-year-old woman in 2018. The jury...

$567M spent during first six months of 2021 on police infrastructure

Oct 13, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on $567M spent during first six months of 2021 on police infrastructure

Kaieteur News – The Ministry of Finance, Mid-Year report reveals that during the first half of 2021, the sum of $567M was spent on the construction, rehabilitation, and maintenance of police...

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BBC Sport – Lionel Messi became the World Cup’s all-time record goalscorer as his double against Austria sent holders Argentina into the last 32. The forward, who turns 39 on Wednesday,...

Watch the PPPC like a hawk!

Jun 22, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – A curious silence has greeted what ought to be one of the most debated economic announcements of the year. President Irfaan Ali has indicated that bonds will be issued to members of the Guyanese diaspora, allowing them to invest in major infrastructure projects in Guyana. One...

If the OAS did not exist, it could not be created today

Jun 21, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – I have spent a decade in the councils of the Organization of American States. I have watched governments come and go, seen some crises handled well and others handled badly, sat through more commemorative meetings than sessions discussing pressing issues,...

More money for Guyanese workers

Jun 22, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – I like it. More money for Guyanese workers. Not private sector minimum wage workers, regrettably. If any local workers are due more money, private sector (and public service) minimum wage workers standout. More money is for Guyanese in the oil industry. Well, that’s...

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