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After three years of pumping oil, Guyana still without capacity to do environmental tests

Jan 18, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on After three years of pumping oil, Guyana still without capacity to do environmental tests

– US company setting stage to step in, location already acquired Kaieteur News – Following a review of the facilities and equipment here, it has been found that Guyana’s laboratories do...

Business icon Yesu Persaud passes on

Jan 18, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Business icon Yesu Persaud passes on

Kaieteur News – Dr. Yesu Persaud, who for decades of public life was revered as the nation’s top businessman and philanthropist and whose advocacy for a vibrant private sector and respect for...

Minister apologises after man walks half mile to bury infant son

Jan 18, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Minister apologises after man walks half mile to bury infant son

Kaieteur News – Minister of the Ministry of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, on Monday apologised after reports surfaced that a man was forced to walk half of a mile from the Mabaruma Hospital to...

US$6M to repair Demerara Harbour Bridge

Jan 18, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on US$6M to repair Demerara Harbour Bridge

Kaieteur News – The ongoing rehabilitation works for spans nine and 10 of the Demerara Harbour Bridge (DHB) is being done at a cost of $1.2 billion (US$6M).This is according to General Manager...

Cops find stolen car at Happy Acres workshop

Jan 18, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Cops find stolen car at Happy Acres workshop

Kaieteur News – Ranks from the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) on Monday found a taxi driver’s stolen car in a workshop located at Happy Acres on the East Coast Demerara. The car belongs...

Lawyers want judicial review of Essequibo businessman’s killing

Jan 18, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Lawyers want judicial review of Essequibo businessman’s killing

Kaieteur News – Attorney-at-law, Nigel Hughes yesterday revealed plans to file legal proceedings to challenge the decision of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Shalimar Ali-Hack, SC,...

Littering is against de law

Jan 18, 2022 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Littering is against de law

Dem Boys Seh… Kaieteur News – De clean-up come and gone. De littering continuing. We just digging a hole to full a hole. De city looking clean and nice. But for how long, we nah know. Unless...

A PATIENT SPIRIT

Jan 18, 2022 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on A PATIENT SPIRIT

Kaieteur News – A reporter went to heaven and saw two lines. Over one line was a sign that read “For men who were dominated by their wives”. There were hundreds of men in that line. The...

2021 Review – Part 3: The usual suspects and the unusual suspects

Jan 18, 2022 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on 2021 Review – Part 3: The usual suspects and the unusual suspects

Kaieteur News – The most fascinating thing about Guyanese politics that I don’t see elsewhere is the oxymoronic content in the actions, motives and demagogueries of political plotters. They...

Round the clock surveillance

Jan 18, 2022 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Round the clock surveillance

Kaieteur News – A neighbour who is one that can be definitely considered a wise and patriotic oilman made a recommendation to leaders in the Guyana Government. He called on them to conduct...

K/News security guards’ matter continues on February 7

Jan 18, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on K/News security guards’ matter continues on February 7

Kaieteur News – The continuation of the paper committal for the Kaieteur News security guards, who are jointly charged with murder, will get underway next month before Senior Magistrate Leron...

Two litterbugs arrested

Jan 18, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Two litterbugs arrested

Kaieteur News – Two men were reportedly arrested by police late yesterday for illegally dumping garbage at two city locations – Robb Street and Wellington Street – that were cleaned during...

Opposition MP, Sherod Duncan placed on $200,000 bail for allegedly calling GECOM employee ‘jagabat’ and ‘trench crappo’

Jan 18, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Opposition MP, Sherod Duncan placed on $200,000 bail for allegedly calling GECOM employee ‘jagabat’ and ‘trench crappo’

Kaieteur News – Opposition, Member of Parliament, Sherod Duncan was on Monday placed on $200,000, bail for allegedly referring to the IT Manager of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) as a...

Region 4 resident is country’s latest COVID-19 fatalities

Jan 18, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Region 4 resident is country’s latest COVID-19 fatalities

– 892 new cases recorded Kaieteur News – The Ministry of Health reported yesterday that an 87-year-old man from Region Four, who contracted the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) disease, has...

Surujpaul fine all-round display leads Wakenaam Royal Strikers to victory over E’bo Eagles

Jan 18, 2022 KNews Sports Comments Off on Surujpaul fine all-round display leads Wakenaam Royal Strikers to victory over E’bo Eagles

Kaieteur News – A fine all-round performance from Tushall Surujpaul guided Wakenaam Royal Strikers to a 29-run victory over Essequibo Eagles when the teams collided in a 35-over contest...

Golden Jaguars booked for Tri-Nations showdown in Suriname

Jan 18, 2022 KNews Sports Comments Off on Golden Jaguars booked for Tri-Nations showdown in Suriname

Kaieteur News – The Golden Jaguars will compete in a tri-nation tournament against Suriname and Barbados next week as the Guyana Football Federation resets the senior men’s national programme...

East Coast Cricket Board to hold net sessions for U-15 players

Jan 18, 2022 KNews Sports Comments Off on East Coast Cricket Board to hold net sessions for U-15 players

Kaieteur News – The East Coast Cricket Board (ECCB) is informing all clubs in the ECCB association that extensive net sessions for under15 players will be held on Saturday, January 22, 2022 at...

The man: Dr. Yesu Persaud

Jan 18, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on The man: Dr. Yesu Persaud

Kaieteur News – His was a classic Guyanese success story. Born October 18, 1928 at the Diamond Sugar Plantation, Dr. Yesu Persaud at the age of 16, set out to find a job as his parents were...

BCB /RHTYSC/Vitality Inc hands over home to Ruthel Henry

Jan 18, 2022 KNews Sports Comments Off on BCB /RHTYSC/Vitality Inc hands over home to Ruthel Henry

– Minister Rodrigues praises cooperation of company Kaieteur News – The Berbice Cricket Board continues to break new grounds in sports administration as it joined hands with the Rose Hall...

Police, cybercrime and the reputation of citizens

Jan 18, 2022 KNews Letters Comments Off on Police, cybercrime and the reputation of citizens

Dear Editor, Kaieteur News – It is revealing how governance operates in this country. It is also repelling. I read of the developments involving Member of Parliament, Sherrod Duncan, and I am...

The case for government -run supermarkets

Jan 18, 2022 KNews Letters Comments Off on The case for government -run supermarkets

Dear Editor, Kaieteur News – I would like to make reference to an article in KN dated 17th January, 2022 called “Eat shine rice for one week”...

FITUG supports Local Content Act

Jan 18, 2022 KNews Letters Comments Off on FITUG supports Local Content Act

Dear Editor, Kaieteur News – The Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Guyana (FITUG) has long held the position that Guyanese must first and foremost benefit from our country’s natural...

It is a new stage of despair and alarm when children end up dying from COVID-19

Jan 18, 2022 KNews Letters Comments Off on It is a new stage of despair and alarm when children end up dying from COVID-19

Dear Editor, Kaieteur News – As if the increasing numbers of over 1000 positive reported cases of the COVID-19 virus was not alarming enough, we have read of children dying from this virus...

Condolences to the family of Yesu Persaud

Jan 18, 2022 KNews Letters Comments Off on Condolences to the family of Yesu Persaud

Dear Editor, Kaieteur News – Our deepest condolences to the family of Guyanese stalwart, Dr. Yesu Persaud. I was privileged to review some of his earlier work in the Beverage Alcohol Industry...

I support Mr. Glenn Lall

Jan 18, 2022 KNews Letters Comments Off on I support Mr. Glenn Lall

Dear Editor, Kaieteur News – In support of the courageous Mr. Glenn Lall, our “social justice warrior” who has taken on the oil giants in his fight on behalf of this nation’s...

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Merry Christmas, Ya Filthy Animals!

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- Ah, Christmas—the season of goodwill, good cheer, and, let’s not forget, good riddance!... more