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Special team to audit Govt.’s spending of oil money

Jan 31, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Special team to audit Govt.’s spending of oil money

– Auditor General says eight-member committee to be established by March By Davina Bagot Kaieteur News – The Audit Office of Guyana will be boosting its capacity with a new eight-member...

66 years each for 5 men who killed Corentyne carpenter, Faiyaz Narinedatt

Jan 31, 2023 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on 66 years each for 5 men who killed Corentyne carpenter, Faiyaz Narinedatt

Kaieteur News – The five men found guilty of the 2016 murder of Berbice carpenter Faiyaz Narinedatt last year, were on Monday sentenced to 66 years imprisonment each by Justice Navindra Singh....

IDB warns region about ‘excessive’ borrowing

Jan 31, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on IDB warns region about ‘excessive’ borrowing

– as Guyana’s public debt increases by 16% last year Kaieteur News – Amid growing concerns here about the country’s ballooning public debt, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)...

Two men jailed for multi-million KN robbery

Jan 31, 2023 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Two men jailed for multi-million KN robbery

Kaieteur News – Former Kaieteur News employee, 33-year-old Ryan Wharton and 36-year-old Harry Stongster of Hyde Park, Timehri, East Bank Demerara (EBD) last week changed their pleas and have...

$1 billion earmarked to ‘fix-up’ two hinterland airstrips

Jan 31, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on $1 billion earmarked to ‘fix-up’ two hinterland airstrips

Kaieteur News – The Ministry of Public Works is planning to spend almost $1 billion to have the Matthews Ridge Airstrip in Region One and the Paruima Airstrip in Region Seven rehabilitated....

ExxonMobil paid EPA $US9M for one year of flaring

Jan 31, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on ExxonMobil paid EPA $US9M for one year of flaring

Kaieteur News – American oil giant ExxonMobil last year paid US$9 million to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to flare excess gas at its offshore operations in the Stabroek Block. This...

Black Panther Star preaches ‘love’ and ‘peace’ to MPs

Jan 31, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Black Panther Star preaches ‘love’ and ‘peace’ to MPs

Kaieteur News – Letitia Wright, the star of Black Panther, on Monday visited the National Assembly, on invitation of the Speaker, Manzoor Nadir where she encouraged the politicians to work...

$771M estimated to rehabilitate 13 bridges

Jan 31, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on $771M estimated to rehabilitate 13 bridges

Kaieteur News – The Ministry of Public Works will be spending some $700 million to facilitate the continued rehabilitation and construction of a number of bridges in the country. This is...

Parliament approves Constitutional Agencies’ Budgets

Jan 31, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Parliament approves Constitutional Agencies’ Budgets

Kaieteur News – The Budgets for all Constitutional Agencies were on Monday approved in the National Assembly after an examination of the Estimates of Expenditure and queries by Opposition...

$40M budgeted to re-equip, rebuild sections of DPP chambers

Jan 31, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on $40M budgeted to re-equip, rebuild sections of DPP chambers

Kaieteur News – Government will be spending some $40M out of the $63.5M budgeted for the chambers of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to reequip the office that was severely damaged by...

High interest rates on loans ‘killing’ small businesses

Jan 31, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on High interest rates on loans ‘killing’ small businesses

– IDB says as it pours $147M to train 300 micro business owners Kaieteur News – The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is expected to provide Guyana with US$700,000 ($147M) to help...

Digicel to give away $16M for anniversary promotion

Jan 31, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Digicel to give away $16M for anniversary promotion

Kaieteur News – Digicel Guyana yesterday launched its 16th Anniversary promotion whereby it will award a million dollars each to 16 customers in 16 days. Both prepaid and postpaid customers can...

‘Fake doctor’ walks free after witnesses fail to show up

Jan 31, 2023 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on ‘Fake doctor’ walks free after witnesses fail to show up

Kaieteur News – Principal Magistrate Judy Latchman on Monday dismissed the charge against 27-year-old Mikhail McLennon of Pattensen, Turkeyen, Georgetown, who was charged for pretending to be a...

Woman brutally chopped by reputed husband

Jan 31, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Woman brutally chopped by reputed husband

Kaieteur News – A 55-year-old businessman from Vryheid, West Canje Berbice was arrested on Sunday after he allegedly attacked his reputed wife with a cutlass in public. The injured woman has...

De New Year deh pon steroids

Jan 31, 2023 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on De New Year deh pon steroids

Dem Boys Seh… Kaieteur News – De New Year is like de economy. It flying high like it is supersonic jet. Today is de last day of January. Some people nah done mek dem New Year’s...

James cameos with bat but India take victory

Jan 31, 2023 KNews Sports Comments Off on James cameos with bat but India take victory

EAST LONDON, South Africa- Despite a valiant 34 from captain Hayley Matthews and 21 not out from debutant Zaida James, the West Indies Women fell to an 8-wicket defeat to India Women in their final...

Guyana to Suriname Cycling Group ride hailed a success

Jan 31, 2023 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana to Suriname Cycling Group ride hailed a success

Kaieteur News – The organizers of the One Guyana Cycling Group ride have hailed their fourth edition of the Guyana-Suriname cross-country group ride to be a massive success, which were held...

Michael Singh returns as GBF president

Jan 31, 2023 KNews Sports Comments Off on Michael Singh returns as GBF president

Kaieteur News – Michael Singh returned as president of the local custodians for basketball, now formally known as the Guyana Basketball Federation (GBF), following Sunday’s Congress and...

Monedderlust, Ann’s Grove United, Buxton Stars through to quarter-finals

Jan 31, 2023 KNews Sports Comments Off on Monedderlust, Ann’s Grove United, Buxton Stars through to quarter-finals

– East Coast Mash Cup to continue on Friday Kaieteur News – It was a busy weekend at the Golden Grove Community Ground when action in the East Coast Mash Cup continued. Dellon Wright...

Unit of Allied Arts/Nexgen Golf Completes PE Workshops in Region 6

Jan 31, 2023 KNews Sports Comments Off on Unit of Allied Arts/Nexgen Golf Completes PE Workshops in Region 6

Kaieteur News – A two-day session hosted by the Ministry of Education Unit of Allied Arts for 13 Secondary schools and 22 PE Teachers concluded with a bang on Friday at the New Amsterdam...

I will never sell my self-belief for financial sycophancy

Jan 31, 2023 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on I will never sell my self-belief for financial sycophancy

Kaieteur News – I wrote several times on this page that you cannot prevent people from disrespecting you. You cannot stop people from describing you as mad, useless, ignorant, etc. Life is...

What next will take place in Guyana?

Jan 31, 2023 KNews Editorial Comments Off on What next will take place in Guyana?

Kaieteur News – The story is still unfolding, but it gets grimmer by the moment. Whenever all is said and done, one man is dead, and three are injured, including an 11-year-old, in the worst...

Is Guyana’s economy overheating?

Jan 31, 2023 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Is Guyana’s economy overheating?

Kaieteur News – The economy of Guyana has enjoyed a sustained period of economic growth. Real GDP growth has been increasing for more than a decade. However, in recent years, and with the...

Guyana’s positioning in climate change policy has become more complex as it ramps up its oil production

Jan 31, 2023 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyana’s positioning in climate change policy has become more complex as it ramps up its oil production

Dear Editor In my latest article, I rehashed a selection of themes addressed during 2022. Regular readers and energy sector observers may have noticed the omission of local content, education, ESG...

Indigenous People should be more proactive in banking

Jan 31, 2023 KNews Letters Comments Off on Indigenous People should be more proactive in banking

Dear Editor, With the touted quantum of money that will be pouring into Indigenous communities in Guyana from the carbon investments for our stewardships in caring for the forest, and from Oil, it is...

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Kanaimas, Lady Royal chalk up first wins in K&S National Futsal C/ship Women’s leg

A Tale of Two Non-appointments

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- In Guyana, under the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) government, the Constitution... more