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Another foreign company boasts to shareholders of mega gold find in Guyana

May 19, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Another foreign company boasts to shareholders of mega gold find in Guyana

– Guyanese in the dark Kaieteur News – Canadian mining company, Golden Shield Resources Inc., on Tuesday boasted on its website in a release to its shareholders that the results of its...

Pray de weather behave itself today

May 19, 2022 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Pray de weather behave itself today

Dem Boys Seh… Kaieteur News – Deh gat big meeting in Guyana today. Dem gan gat people hurrying and scurrying around. Dem boys hoping dat de rain don’t embarrass de guvament. Because if de...

Exxon’s 5th project will sink fishing industry into deeper trouble

May 19, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Exxon’s 5th project will sink fishing industry into deeper trouble

Kaieteur News – Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL)—ExxonMobil Guyana—has in its project summary conceded that the project will, in addition to emitting additional Green...

GECOM backs biometric system for voting

May 19, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on GECOM backs biometric system for voting

…to formally make proposal to Attorney General today By Zena Henry Kaieteur News – Commissioners at the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) are supporting the use of a biometric system to...

‘Take stock of rising Covid numbers and act’

May 19, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Take stock of rising Covid numbers and act’

– PAHO Director urges Kaieteur News – As cases of COVID-19 rise sharply throughout the region – by 27.2% over the past week – the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director,...

Russia/Ukraine war a wakeup call to press for renewables

May 19, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Russia/Ukraine war a wakeup call to press for renewables

…UN SG calls on governments, financial institutions to step up Kaieteur News – “The global energy system is broken and bringing us ever closer to climate catastrophe; Fossil fuels are a...

DPP discontinues ‘racial assault’ charge against attorney-at-law

May 19, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on DPP discontinues ‘racial assault’ charge against attorney-at-law

– complainant vows to challenge decision all the way to CCJ Kaieteur News – Director of Public Prosecution, Shalimar Ali-Hack, SC, has discontinued the charge against attorney-at-law...

‘Don’t sign any MoU with Trinidad’

May 19, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Don’t sign any MoU with Trinidad’

– GCCI tells govt to demand from T&T removal of non-tariff barriers Kaieteur News – The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) is urging the government against the signing...

Opposition leader in visit to ‘Little Africa’

May 19, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Opposition leader in visit to ‘Little Africa’

Kaieteur News – After receiving reports that “Little Africa” a community located in Corriverton Berbice, Region Six, has been neglected by the government, Opposition Leader, Aubrey Norton...

The elements of a charge must be established

May 19, 2022 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The elements of a charge must be established

Kaieteur News – The Racial Hostility Act creates an offence for willfully exciting racial hostility or ill-will either against a segment of the population or against a member of the public. But...

This country’s political and journalistic insanities are incredible

May 19, 2022 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on This country’s political and journalistic insanities are incredible

Kaieteur News – I didn’t know about this interview until it was sent to me. I would suggest you contact me by email at [email protected] – or phone- 614-5927 – and I will identify the...

One loophole closed, more must be

May 19, 2022 KNews Editorial Comments Off on One loophole closed, more must be

Kaieteur News – It is a small beginning, but a significant one that holds out the promise of what could be, the long journey that waits to be undertaken. It must be, now that the first step has...

Law passed for juveniles to be charged, tried jointly with adults

May 19, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Law passed for juveniles to be charged, tried jointly with adults

Kaieteur News – Juveniles will now be charged and tried jointly with adults for indictable matters in the criminal justice system. This was made possible after the Juvenile Justice Amendment...

Steep climb in COVID cases

May 19, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Steep climb in COVID cases

– May infections surpass total recorded in March & April Kaieteur News – With the recent increase in COVID-19 infections recorded over the past week, cases in the month of May have...

‘Resume LEN’s operations, construct Wismar Bridge’

May 19, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Resume LEN’s operations, construct Wismar Bridge’

– MP Figueira tells government Kaieteur News – Member of Parliament, Jermaine Figueira, in denying claims that the opposition elected representatives of Region 10 are trying to hinder...

Nurses and Midwives to be registered and licenced as new law passed

May 19, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Nurses and Midwives to be registered and licenced as new law passed

Kaieteur News – The Nurses and Midwives Bill 2022 which makes provision for the registration and regulation of nurses, midwives and nursing assistants, was passed in the National Assembly on...

Suspects arrested for killing of ex-convict

May 19, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Suspects arrested for killing of ex-convict

Kaieteur News – Police have arrested two other persons in connection with the brutal chopping to death of Akash Pechia, the 22-year-old ex-convict from No. 50 Village, East Berbice Corentyne....

Security guard remanded for shooting bar patron

May 19, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Security guard remanded for shooting bar patron

Kaieteur News – A security guard is now behind bars on remand after he reportedly lost his cool on Sunday last and allegedly shot at a patron of the Eclipse Bar, Leonora, West Coast Demerara...

Overheated fan caused fire at CID headquarters

May 19, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Overheated fan caused fire at CID headquarters

Kaieteur News – An overheated fan caused the fire that erupted at the Criminal Investigations Department (CID), Eve Leary, Georgetown on Monday the Guyana Fire Service (GFS) has said. On...

Govt. gives in to private sector demands and removes tax duties

May 19, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. gives in to private sector demands and removes tax duties

…Bill only takes care of business elites ahead of poor, working class—Opposition By Gary Eleazar When the Private Sector in Guyana tells the current government to jump, its response is to ask how...

FAO regional head to attend Agriculture expo

May 19, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on FAO regional head to attend Agriculture expo

Kaieteur News – Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for Latin America and the Caribbean, Julio Berdegué will participate in the...

Fifties from Chanderpaul, Imlach ensure Guyana bat all day

May 19, 2022 KNews Sports Comments Off on Fifties from Chanderpaul, Imlach ensure Guyana bat all day

CWI regional First-Class cricket… By Sean Devers in Trinidad In association with WD Hotel & Mall Charity & Dave’s West Indies Imports Fifties from opener Tagenarine Chanderpaul and...

Mentore, Gajnabi, Grimmond slam tons as Berbice crush Essequibo by 481 runs

May 19, 2022 KNews Sports Comments Off on Mentore, Gajnabi, Grimmond slam tons as Berbice crush Essequibo by 481 runs

Katana Mentore, Shabika Gajnabi and Sheneta Grimmond struck centuries as Berbice announced themselves as firm favourites to take the Guyana Cricket Board senior female inter-county 50-over title with...

Suresh Ganouri Memorial game & Fun day set for June 11

May 19, 2022 KNews Sports Comments Off on Suresh Ganouri Memorial game & Fun day set for June 11

USA vs Canada at Waterloo, Ontario, Canada All Roads will lead to Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, on June 11 for Suresh Ganouri Memorial Cricket Match and a day of fun and frolic for the entire family...

Ensuring access to essential services for survivors of gender-based violence

May 19, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Ensuring access to essential services for survivors of gender-based violence

OP:ED By Alison Drayton, Kaieteur News – A cursory glance at newspaper headlines across the Caribbean paints a grim picture of the impact of gender based violence (GBV) in the region,...