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“Patterson’s comments to join the PPP/C in renegotiation…an insult to our collective intelligence” – Environmentalist Annette Arjoon

Jan 11, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on “Patterson’s comments to join the PPP/C in renegotiation…an insult to our collective intelligence” – Environmentalist Annette Arjoon

Kaieteur News – “He is insulting our collective intelligence” was the response given by Environmentalist Annette Arjoon-Martins to the recent utterances by Alliance For Change (AFC) General...

Legislative reform for oil and gas sector won’t be done in isolation – Attorney General

Jan 11, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Legislative reform for oil and gas sector won’t be done in isolation – Attorney General

Kaieteur News – Because the oil and gas sector is part and parcel of Guyana’s economy, its legislative reform will not be tackled in isolation. Sharing this revelation was Attorney General...

Car thief found dead in prison cell

Jan 11, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Car thief found dead in prison cell

Kaieteur News – A 44-year-old man who was remanded to prison just a few days ago for stealing a motorcar was yesterday morning found dead in his cell at the Lusignan Prison, East Coast...

Taxi driver killed after slamming into parked truck

Jan 11, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Taxi driver killed after slamming into parked truck

Kaieteur News- A taxi driver, 47, was killed on the spot yesterday after he slammed into a parked truck along the Soesdyke Public Road. The man has been identified as Lester Williams of Kuru kururu,...

Bandit drops gun, scales fence after cops roll up

Jan 11, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Bandit drops gun, scales fence after cops roll up

Kaieteur News – A suspected bandit on Saturday dropped his gun and scaled a fence after patrol ranks rolled up on him at Penny Lane and Aubrey Barker Road, South Ruimveldt. According to the...

Mo people gan dead dis week

Jan 11, 2021 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Mo people gan dead dis week

Kaieteur News- De PPP lose one of its Central Committee members to COVID-19. A few weeks ago, one of dem Minister lose one of he siblings to complications caused by de virus. Dem boys express dem...

Renegotiation not the only avenue for Guyana to get better contract terms – Chatham House Expert

Jan 11, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Renegotiation not the only avenue for Guyana to get better contract terms – Chatham House Expert

Kaieteur News – There has been much conversation regarding the need for urgent renegotiation of the lopsided Stabroek Block Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) between Guyana and petro giant...

Cops arrest labourer found with bag of cannabis, other articles suspected to be stolen

Jan 11, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Cops arrest labourer found with bag of cannabis, other articles suspected to be stolen

Kaieteur News– A labourer, 23, found himself in hot water on Saturday last after he allowed the cops to search his home. According to police, a group of ranks turned up at the man’s home...

Blood donation reduced twenty-five percent in 2020 due to pandemic – NBTS Director

Jan 11, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Blood donation reduced twenty-five percent in 2020 due to pandemic – NBTS Director

Kaieteur News- In 2020, blood donation by the National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS) was reduced by 25 percent. This is according to an annual report prepared by Director of the NBTS, Dr. Pedro...

Windies batsmen will struggle against spin- Says Ex-Windies Pacer Tony Gray

Jan 11, 2021 KNews Sports Comments Off on Windies batsmen will struggle against spin- Says Ex-Windies Pacer Tony Gray

By Sean Devers Kaieteur News- Former Trinidad & Tobago and West Indies pacer Anthony Gray joined former West Indies Captains Clive Lloyd and Ramnaresh Sarwan in expressing surprise at the...

Two more fatalities added to COVID-19 death toll

Jan 11, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Two more fatalities added to COVID-19 death toll

Kaieteur News- Two more persons succumbed to the novel coronavirus yesterday, increasing Guyana’s COVID-19 death toll to 169 deaths, according to the Ministry of Health. In its press release, the...

Lenders Jewellery and Pawn Shop supports Wiltshire Dominoes tourney

Jan 11, 2021 KNews Sports Comments Off on Lenders Jewellery and Pawn Shop supports Wiltshire Dominoes tourney

Kaieteur News- Lenders Jewellery and Pawn Shop has thrown their support behind the Mark Wiltshire Birth Anniversary dominoes competition which is set to commence on January 16 at Turning Point Sports...

Veteran Media man hosts ‘Joe’s Sports Dose Reloaded’ on 104.3 Power fm radio in Linden

Jan 11, 2021 KNews Sports Comments Off on Veteran Media man hosts ‘Joe’s Sports Dose Reloaded’ on 104.3 Power fm radio in Linden

Kaieteur News- Perhaps two decades after hosting the first ‘Joe’s Sports Dose’ television show on the Guyana Television Network, Linden, now renamed National Communications Network...

Youth gets 3 years for gun possession

Jan 11, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Youth gets 3 years for gun possession

Kaieteur News – An Agricola youth was on Friday sentenced to three years imprisonment after he was found guilty of being in possession of an illegal firearm and matching ammunitions. Esan...

Sheriff Medical Center sponsors team for SIC Endurance C/Ship

Jan 11, 2021 KNews Sports Comments Off on Sheriff Medical Center sponsors team for SIC Endurance C/Ship

Kaieteur News- Just under two weeks remain before round one of the 2021 Guyana Motor Racing & Sports Club (GMR&SC) Endurance Championship shifts into gear at the South Dakota Circuit,...

Oil and fish don’t mix

Jan 11, 2021 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Oil and fish don’t mix

Kaieteur News- Every morning, there are hundreds of persons assembled for work – formal and informal – at the Meadow Bank wharf. The ice plant workers provide cold-chain services for the dozens...

Soil turned for $327M asphaltic road in Onverwagt

Jan 11, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Soil turned for $327M asphaltic road in Onverwagt

– Farmers poised to benefit tremendously Kaieteur News – Farmers of the Onverwagt, Mahaica-Mahaicony and Abary (MMA) Scheme, West Coast Berbice, are set to benefit from a multi-million...

Berbice police destroy three ganja plantations worth $100M

Jan 11, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Berbice police destroy three ganja plantations worth $100M

Kaieteur News – Ranks in Berbice yesterday destroyed three ganja farms with an estimated value of over a $100M. The plantations were destroyed during an eradication exercise conducted between...

Hinterland region records low student turn out for new school term

Jan 11, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Hinterland region records low student turn out for new school term

Kaieteur News – With schools now reopened for the Easter Term following its short closure for the 2020 Christmas holiday season, hinterland regions have recorded a low student turnout for...

Durban Street man slapped with fraud related charges

Jan 11, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Durban Street man slapped with fraud related charges

Kaieteur News – A Durban Street man was on Friday slapped with a series of fraud related charges when he appeared in court and was released on a total of $125,000 bail. The defendant, Kavil...

Woman who allegedly sets house on fire after argument, released on bail

Jan 11, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Woman who allegedly sets house on fire after argument, released on bail

Kaieteur News – The woman who allegedly set a house on fire after an argument with her ex-lover, on Friday appeared in court and was placed on $50,000, bail for the offence. The defendant,...

Lincoln Lewis and some other leaders are self-destructive

Jan 11, 2021 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Lincoln Lewis and some other leaders are self-destructive

Kaieteur News – I would never use any adjective to describe the physical appearance of another human. That is a line you do not cross in civilized debate. But I don’t really care how Lincoln...

Granger’s New Year’s message was nauseating, and as hollow as it was illusory

Jan 11, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on Granger’s New Year’s message was nauseating, and as hollow as it was illusory

Dear Editor, I read Former President David Granger’s exhaustive and exhausting New Year’s message. It chronicles a compendium of alleged achievements made by the Coalition Government. It...

Matthew’s Ridge Airstrip reopened

Jan 11, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Matthew’s Ridge Airstrip reopened

Kaieteur News – The Ministry of Public Works announced yesterday that the Matthew’s Ridge Airstrip and associated taxiway has been reopened to facilitate normal air transport operations into...

Mayor threatens to fire City Engineer for ‘embarrassing’ Council

Jan 11, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Mayor threatens to fire City Engineer for ‘embarrassing’ Council

Kaieteur News – City Mayor, Ubraj Narine has once again threatened to fire City Engineer, Colvern Venture, for ‘embarrassing’ the Georgetown Council. In his most recent tirade, the Mayor...