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Bowman arrested for threatening union president

Jan 03, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Bowman arrested for threatening union president

Kaieteur News has been able to confirm with Region Three police that a man was arrested last Friday for using a government minister’s name to threaten the life of a union president. The suspect was...

Man chopped during fallout over wife

Jan 03, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Man chopped during fallout over wife

Kaieteur News- A Grove, East Bank Demerara man is in critical condition at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) after he was chopped about his body by his friend on Saturday. Critical is...

New Year’s Day bundle of joy!

Jan 03, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on New Year’s Day bundle of joy!

First Lady Arya Ali’s on Saturday- New Year’s Day – visited the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation’s (GPHC) Maternity Ward to interact with mothers and distribute gifts....

Blue Martini murder… Appeal Court to hear case after convict challenged life sentence

Jan 03, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Blue Martini murder… Appeal Court to hear case after convict challenged life sentence

Kaieteur News- The Court of Appeal is set to hear the case for which a mason convicted and sentenced to life in prison for murder is challenging the outcome of the verdict. Shawn Harris, called...

Infrastructure works to soon begin on Charity market

Jan 03, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Infrastructure works to soon begin on Charity market

Kaieteur News- Significant infrastructural works on the Charity Market, Region Two, will allow vendors plying their trade there to operate within a safe environment. In 2021, the government expended...

Canada-Guyana Chamber donates $77M worth of PPE to Health Ministry

Jan 03, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Canada-Guyana Chamber donates $77M worth of PPE to Health Ministry

Kaieteur News- The Canada-Guyana Chamber of Commerce (CGCC) and partners recently donated some $77 million worth of Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) to the Ministry of Health (MOH). The CGCC said...

Small Business Bureau disbursed $328M in grants in 2021

Jan 03, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Small Business Bureau disbursed $328M in grants in 2021

Kaieteur News- The Small Business Bureau (SBB) said it distributed a total of 746 cash grants at a tune totaling over $328 million last year. Originally, the SBB had an amount of $250 million...

2021 Review: Part 1 – a year of nasty narratives

Jan 03, 2022 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on 2021 Review: Part 1 – a year of nasty narratives

Kaieteur News- I believe deep in my heart, not just at the superficial level, this country has people with some of the most disturbing character substance you don’t find elsewhere. It is impossible...

79-year-old woman is country’s latest COVID-19 fatality

Jan 03, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on 79-year-old woman is country’s latest COVID-19 fatality

Kaieteur News – An unvaccinated 79-year-old woman from Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) who contracted the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) disease, has died. This is according to the Ministry...

KN’s Glenn Lall is my pick for “Person of the Year for 2021”

Jan 03, 2022 KNews Letters Comments Off on KN’s Glenn Lall is my pick for “Person of the Year for 2021”

Dear Editor, If I had to pick a person as the “Guyana 2021 Person of the Year,” it will be the indomitable nationalist, Mr. Glenn Lall, who reminds me of Dr. Jagan fighting for the poor masses in...

Send a strong message – revolting MPS must be punished

Jan 03, 2022 KNews Letters Comments Off on Send a strong message – revolting MPS must be punished

Dear Editor, I join the Government’s call “…for (some serious) consequences against some members of the A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) Opposition over their...

Peeping Tom Right on Mace

Jan 03, 2022 KNews Letters Comments Off on Peeping Tom Right on Mace

Dear Editor, Reference is made to Peeping Tom’s explanation of the relevance of the Mace in parliament. An opposition parliamentarian attempted to remove and hide the Mace while the staff tried to...

Does Mr. Norton accept the Govt. or not?

Jan 03, 2022 KNews Letters Comments Off on Does Mr. Norton accept the Govt. or not?

Dear Editor, He speaks from both sides of his mouth. Does he accept and recognise the president and government as duly and constitutionally elected, or doesn’t he? Seems he still does not accept...

Hear Mrs. Mootoo’s cry: When will we have Religious Education back in school?

Jan 03, 2022 KNews Letters Comments Off on Hear Mrs. Mootoo’s cry: When will we have Religious Education back in school?

Dear Editor, On the 11th December, 2021, a stalwart transitioned from this life into eternity. She was born in Sri Lanka but grew up in Malaysia. However, she made the then British Guiana her home,...

What is the use of having wealth and living in squalor?

Jan 03, 2022 KNews Letters Comments Off on What is the use of having wealth and living in squalor?

Dear Editor, Whenever I drive through the littered streets of my neighbourhood, having at some corners, make shift dumps composed of shopping bags bursting with used diapers, “sal bags” tied up...

Speaker showed weakness during the Mace grab

Jan 03, 2022 KNews Letters Comments Off on Speaker showed weakness during the Mace grab

Dear Editor, The Speaker of the National Assembly showed weakness in dealing with the acts by some Opposition “MP’s” during the ruckus in parliament when they tried to steal the Mace and...

CJIA staff outstanding

Jan 03, 2022 KNews Letters Comments Off on CJIA staff outstanding

Dear Editor, I went to Guyana for a week on an emergency visit. Both on my arrival and departure, I was pleasantly struck with the highest quality of staff attendance and behaviour in all departments...

I can say we have nothing of our own

Jan 03, 2022 KNews Letters Comments Off on I can say we have nothing of our own

Dear Editor, I shall pour out my heart here. We love to speak and write of lovely things in lovelier terms. I am yet to come across some penmanship like Guyanese. We can educate others about Santiago...

The “role models” performed for the world to see

Jan 03, 2022 KNews Letters Comments Off on The “role models” performed for the world to see

Dear Editor, A while back Minister Charles Ramson came under fire by APNU+AFC cabalists and their media and NGO satellites because he decried the lack of role models in PNC/APNU+AFC-supporting...

Omicron may have arrived in Guyana more than a week ago

Jan 03, 2022 KNews Letters Comments Off on Omicron may have arrived in Guyana more than a week ago

Dear Editor, It is highly likely that the Omicron variant arrived in Guyana at least more than a week ago. Why? There is an influx of travellers from regions where this variant is surging....

Two judicial appointments hijacked

Jan 03, 2022 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Two judicial appointments hijacked

Kaieteur News – How long more will this offensive and embarrassing state of affairs in Guyana’s judiciary continue? For how much longer will the unending distrust of our bitter partisan...

Guyana puts no jail time for misuse, abuse of oil funds

Jan 01, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana puts no jail time for misuse, abuse of oil funds

– Ghana assigns 15 years imprisonment plus fine Kaieteur News – Despite heavy criticism, the PPP/C Government has remained steadfast in its belief that there is no need for specific...

Hours after contentious ‘approval’ President Ali secretly signs new oil fund law

Jan 01, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Hours after contentious ‘approval’ President Ali secretly signs new oil fund law

…calls in cameras next day to assent to Local Content Bill Kaieteur News – Guyanese across the country are at odds with regard the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) Natural Resources...

PNC/R prioritises new regime for Oil and Gas sector in New Year

Jan 01, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on PNC/R prioritises new regime for Oil and Gas sector in New Year

…demands National Consultative body, accountable oversight of fund—Norton Kaieteur News – Newly elected leader of the Peoples National Congress Reform (PNC/R), Aubrey Norton, in his New...

Housing Ministry initiates $20B more in last-minute contracts

Jan 01, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Housing Ministry initiates $20B more in last-minute contracts

Kaieteur News – During the opening of tenders on Thursday at the National Procurement and Tender Board Administration (NPTAB) office, a total of $20,195,976,170 in projects were opened for...