October 2021

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New PNCR executive needs to proclaim an end to rigging

Oct 02, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on New PNCR executive needs to proclaim an end to rigging

Dear Editor, I write this letter as an alternative to, and prompted by the Demerara Waves article of September 27, entitled “New PNCR executive needs to get rid of maximum leader approach”,...

It’s good that the police are getting tough with the breach of COVID regulations, curfews

Oct 02, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on It’s good that the police are getting tough with the breach of COVID regulations, curfews

Dear Editor, I am grateful that the Guyana Police Force is getting tougher with those who are breaching the government-imposed curfew and regulations. I understand that the authorities are going to...

Rohit’s positivity to politics and his contributions were an inspiration for his party

Oct 02, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on Rohit’s positivity to politics and his contributions were an inspiration for his party

Dear Editor, It is with sadness I read of the passing of Rohit Persaud, a PPP stalwart who served the party and the country with distinction, honour, integrity, commitment and dedication. He was...

The UN and its Security Council provides the best venue for the discussion

Oct 02, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on The UN and its Security Council provides the best venue for the discussion

Dear Editor, I have read the recent thoughts put forward concerning the suggestion of approaching the UN Security Council to start the process of compensation to leave the Oil & Gas in the...

Large-scale farming programmes could benefit Amerindian community

Oct 02, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on Large-scale farming programmes could benefit Amerindian community

Dear Editor, As we wind down our celebration of Amerindian Heritage 2021, it would be amiss of me, an Amerindian, not to highlight the very important sector of Agriculture, as it relates to...

Promoting and facilitating agro-processing and value-added is the way to go

Oct 02, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on Promoting and facilitating agro-processing and value-added is the way to go

Dear Editor, With every passing day, we hear our government ministers, more so the Minister of Agriculture promoting agro-processing and value-added. Presentation and longevity of basic agricultural...

Time for a US military base in Essequibo?

Oct 02, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on Time for a US military base in Essequibo?

Dear Editor, Venezuela’s growing aggression towards Guyana regarding its claim for a huge chunk of Essequibo is deeply worrying. It is clear that the domestic desperation from the economic and...

Controversial Chinese company rebids for Amaila Falls Hydro-Project

Oct 01, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Controversial Chinese company rebids for Amaila Falls Hydro-Project

Kaieteur News – Controversial Chinese construction company, China Railway Group Limited, which was blacklisted by the World Bank in September 2019 for allegedly breaching procurement...

Leaders must recognize world in middle of climate emergency – UN Secretary General

Oct 01, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Leaders must recognize world in middle of climate emergency – UN Secretary General

With COP26 one month away… By Kiana Wilburg Kaieteur News – With the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of Parties commonly referred to as COP26, one month away, UN Secretary...

Electrician, 19, shot dead for gold chain

Oct 01, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Electrician, 19, shot dead for gold chain

Kaieteur News – A 19-year-old electrician, Joshua Denny, of 2109 Nutmeg Street, Festival City, South Ruimveldt, was killed around the corner from his home while on his way to work. According to...

T&T’s oil and gas sector has been a slow train wreck for the last decade

Oct 01, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on T&T’s oil and gas sector has been a slow train wreck for the last decade

– Lack of transparency, accountability among major issues to be blamed –Energy Expert, Anthony Paul By Kiana Wilburg Kaieteur News – For the last decade, Energy Strategist and Local...

GRA’s rigid measures led to 166% increase in revenues in four years – Report

Oct 01, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on GRA’s rigid measures led to 166% increase in revenues in four years – Report

Kaieteur News – As a result of implementing a series of rigid measures, the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) witnessed an astronomical increase in tax collection during a period of four years,...

Two drown after boat capsizes near Chinese Landing

Oct 01, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Two drown after boat capsizes near Chinese Landing

Kaieteur News – A businessman and a pensioner have reportedly drowned on Wednesday, after an aluminum boat powered by a 15Hp outboard engine capsized in the rapids of the Quarawak Falls,...

“Weed hustler” captured after jumping into Demerara River

Oct 01, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on “Weed hustler” captured after jumping into Demerara River

Kaieteur News – An alleged “weed hustler” who tried to escape police officers on Wednesday by plunging into the Demerara River was eventually nabbed while hiding in some bushes close to the...

Police hunting man who posted ex-girlfriend’s nudes on TikTok

Oct 01, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Police hunting man who posted ex-girlfriend’s nudes on TikTok

Kaieteur News – Members of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) are hunting for an Albouystown man, who allegedly posted a series of nude photographs of his ex-girlfriend on TikTok. According to the...

Man in custody for stabbing brother to death

Oct 01, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Man in custody for stabbing brother to death

Kaieteur News – A 28-year-old man of Sea Dam, Parika, East Bank Essequibo (EBE), is now in custody for allegedly stabbing his older brother to death on Wednesday night during a confrontation....

Man acquitted of rape charges, found guilty of assault

Oct 01, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Man acquitted of rape charges, found guilty of assault

Kaieteur News – Bhola Bhagwandin known as ‘Buddy,’ was yesterday acquitted of two counts of rape, but was found guilty of assaulting the woman he was accused of raping. Bhagwandin was on...

Guy-lines come back!

Oct 01, 2021 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Guy-lines come back!

Dem Boys Seh Kaieteur News – De call come from wan old-timer. He tell dem boys how “Guy-lines come back!” Dem boys thought he was joking because dem boys know we done pass dem days. Nuff...

Open Letter to the World Bank, the IDB and the CDB

Oct 01, 2021 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Open Letter to the World Bank, the IDB and the CDB

Dear International Financial Institutions, Kaieteur News – Your support for Guyana’s development is contingent on greater transparency and inclusion in management of the economy. This much...

The Nassau plan and the Creole class’s paranoia in the AFC

Oct 01, 2021 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The Nassau plan and the Creole class’s paranoia in the AFC

Kaieteur News – There are three important questions in politics over the past 10 years that cry out for scholarly treatment. The date of the first one is unknown. The second one occurred in...

Timeless marvels – if only we had leaders like them

Oct 01, 2021 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Timeless marvels – if only we had leaders like them

Kaieteur News – They crest on remarkable waves of physical energy that leaves everyone else applauding, gasping in wonderment. On every occasion that there is delivery of the astonishing, there...

UG opens this month end for new semester

Oct 01, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on UG opens this month end for new semester

Kaieteur News – The University of Guyana located at Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, will be opening on October 25, 2021, for new and continuing students. According to a press release, UG will be...

Missing pensioner found dead in Enterprise Backdam

Oct 01, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Missing pensioner found dead in Enterprise Backdam

Kaieteur News – A missing pensioner, 68, was yesterday found dead in the Enterprise Cane Field Backdam located on the East Coast Demerara (ECD). The dead man was identified as Hardat Mangru of...

Three more unvaccinated persons die of COVID-19

Oct 01, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Three more unvaccinated persons die of COVID-19

Kaieteur News – The Ministry of Health yesterday reported that three more persons, who tested positive for the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) disease, have died. Because of this, the country’s...

If you are not at work, you will not be paid – AG

Oct 01, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on If you are not at work, you will not be paid – AG

Kaieteur News – Following concerns that were raised in relation to the salaries of unvaccinated workers who are being denied entry to their place of work after they fail to produce a negative...

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Kaieteur Sports – The race to the final of the 2026 Massy Distribution–sponsored Petra Organisation Under-18 Schools Football Championship hits boiling point today, as four in-form sides...

Georgetown has reached its limits

Apr 26, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Georgetown, the capital city of Guyana, I have concluded after extensive observation (and several near-death experiences attempting to cross Regent Street), has not merely reached its tipping point. It has tipped, landed awkwardly, and is now apologizing to itself while asking...

Resolving CARICOM’s Leadership Impasse

Apr 19, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) –As with all my commentaries, this one is strictly in my personal capacity, drawing on more than fifty years of engagement with Caribbean affairs and a lifelong commitment to the cause of regional integration. I do not speak on behalf of any government or...

AG Nandlall – reflect, set standard, exemplify

Apr 26, 2026

Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – Mr. Anil Nandlall, honorable Attorney General, has a dilemma. His foot is in a trap, and the more he opens his mouth to help himself, the more he makes matters worse. What was heard from the Caribbean Court of Justice was the subtle chiding of...

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