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John Fernandes gets US$4M IDB loan to purchase mobile crane

Jan 19, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on John Fernandes gets US$4M IDB loan to purchase mobile crane

Kaieteur News – Local shipping company- John Fernandes Limited has secured a US$4M corporate loan from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to purchase a new mobile handline crane- aimed...

City Hall restoration climbs to over $1B with $263.2 M budgetary allocation

Jan 19, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on City Hall restoration climbs to over $1B with $263.2 M budgetary allocation

Kaieteur News – In addition to the $780M being used to rehabilitate City Hall, another $263.2M from this year’s budget has been set aside for construction work to the building taking City...

$2B budgeted to assist GRA with baggage processing, other improvements

Jan 19, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on $2B budgeted to assist GRA with baggage processing, other improvements

Kaieteur News – The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has been allocated an additional $2B dollars from this year’s budget to help bolster its operation. On Monday, the Minister within the...

Jumbo Jet hands over brand new Sinotruk heavy-duty dump trucks to Kris Jagdeo Contracting

Jan 19, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Jumbo Jet hands over brand new Sinotruk heavy-duty dump trucks to Kris Jagdeo Contracting

Kaieteur News – Chinese power house, China National Heavy Duty Truck Group which is 100 % responsible for Sinotruk has now entered into a franchise deal with local magnate Nasrudeen Mohamed and...

‘Even if it’s quarter of a barrel or less, oil spill report must be made public’- Pres. Ali

Jan 19, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Even if it’s quarter of a barrel or less, oil spill report must be made public’- Pres. Ali

Kaieteur News – Guyana’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is yet to release a report on the one barrel oil spill reported by oil giant ExxonMobil since last September; but the...

Police capture second prison escapee

Jan 19, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Police capture second prison escapee

Kaieteur News – Police on Wednesday captured Ryan Wilson, 39, also known as “Pepsi”, one of the two men who had escaped from lawful custody while being transported to the Lusignan Prison...

US$20M budgeted to strengthen river, sea defences

Jan 19, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on US$20M budgeted to strengthen river, sea defences

Kaieteur News – River and sea defence this year will be further strengthened as the Government allocated in its National Budget, a total of $4.9 billion (US$20M) to repair and maintain those...

‘Secrecy of contracts continues to endanger Guyana’s pockets’ – Former Presidential Advisor

Jan 19, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Secrecy of contracts continues to endanger Guyana’s pockets’ – Former Presidential Advisor

Kaieteur News – Harmful provisions in Guyana’s Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) with ExxonMobil and partners, is one of the key reasons why stakeholders have increased their call for the...

Small Island Developing States accelerate action to tackle biggest killers

Jan 19, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Small Island Developing States accelerate action to tackle biggest killers

Kaieteur News – The Government of Barbados, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Pan American Health Organization are holding a high-level technical meeting on non-communicable diseases...

Suspect admits to stabbing North West teen with Guinness bottle

Jan 19, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Suspect admits to stabbing North West teen with Guinness bottle

Kaieteur News – The suspect held in connection with the murder of 18-year-old Ryan Henry of Baramita, North West, Region One has confessed that he stabbed the teen with a broken Guinness bottle...

Young Achievers, GDF secure wins in DVA League

Jan 19, 2023 KNews Sports Comments Off on Young Achievers, GDF secure wins in DVA League

– GDF hunting second win tonight against Alphas Kaieteur News – Young Achievers volleyball club made a triumphant return to the court on Tuesday evening when they defeated Castrol...

Gill’s ODI double century puts India 1-0 up on New Zealand

Jan 19, 2023 KNews Sports Comments Off on Gill’s ODI double century puts India 1-0 up on New Zealand

HYDERABAD, India (AP) — Shubman Gill became the youngest batsman to score an ODI double hundred yesterday as India beat New Zealand by 12 runs in a thrilling first game of a three-match series. The...

‘Unbelievable ball-striking’ in Emma Raducanu’s defeat to Coco Gauff

Jan 19, 2023 KNews Sports Comments Off on ‘Unbelievable ball-striking’ in Emma Raducanu’s defeat to Coco Gauff

The Telegraph – Emma Raducanu’s Australian Open campaign has come to an end, but not before a match which had the former Wimbledon champion Boris Becker saluting “the future of women’s...

Tennis, Badminton Associations pleased with importance placed on sports in National Budget

Jan 19, 2023 KNews Sports Comments Off on Tennis, Badminton Associations pleased with importance placed on sports in National Budget

Kaieteur News – The Guyana Tennis Association (GTA) and the Guyana Badminton Association (GBA) have expressed their approval over the importance government has placed on sports in the National...

Death of an Indian family should civilize Guyanese

Jan 19, 2023 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Death of an Indian family should civilize Guyanese

Kaieteur News – Canadian police found the Patel family of four – husband, Jagdish 39; wife Vaishaliben; 37; daughter, Vihangi,11 and son, Dharmik, 3 – huddled together, frozen, in...

Martin Luther King

Jan 19, 2023 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Martin Luther King

Kaieteur News – On Monday, America observed a federal holiday to honour civil rights icon, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King. Come April 4th, it will be 55 years since this valiant fighter for his...

An accountant’s rather than an economist’s Budget

Jan 19, 2023 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on An accountant’s rather than an economist’s Budget

Kaieteur News – A Budget is a one-year financial programme of the government. It provides projections of estimates of expenditure – what the government intends to spend – and it revenues...

There are issues affecting Afro-Guyanese, which are peculiar to them and require the State`s attention

Jan 19, 2023 KNews Letters Comments Off on There are issues affecting Afro-Guyanese, which are peculiar to them and require the State`s attention

Dear Editor, Two dailies recently carried my letter, which sought to establish the relevance of the United Nations` declared decade for People of African Descent to the Afro-Guyanese. There were...

Emphasis on pro-people policies evident in 2023 Budget

Jan 19, 2023 KNews Letters Comments Off on Emphasis on pro-people policies evident in 2023 Budget

Dear Editor, The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) believes that the 2023 National Budget, presented under the theme “Improving Lives Today, Building Prosperity for Tomorrow”,...

Fighting for change calls for innovation, cooperation

Jan 19, 2023 KNews Letters Comments Off on Fighting for change calls for innovation, cooperation

Dear Editor, As the nation continues to deal with political drama, and the world reels under a now-three-year-long assault by a virus, the Earth continues to evolve into a dangerously inhospitable...

2023 budget is the heist of the century

Jan 19, 2023 KNews Letters Comments Off on 2023 budget is the heist of the century

Dear Editor, The $ 781.9 billion budget for 2023 is dubbed the largest budget in Guyana’s history. Last year’s budget stood at $552.9 billion yet the poor in Guyana felt the brunt of inflation....

Domestic violence, sexual harassment in the workplace and representation

Jan 19, 2023 KNews Letters Comments Off on Domestic violence, sexual harassment in the workplace and representation

Dear Editor, We are just seventeen days into the new year, and both news letter articles and letters within the letter column are clear indicators that our women are not safe. The home which is...

Plant some lawn grass and plants Min. Edghill

Jan 19, 2023 KNews Letters Comments Off on Plant some lawn grass and plants Min. Edghill

Dear Editor, This is letter is addressed to Minister Edgehill. I am aware that the government of Guyana is on a path to a green Guyana. Is this green? I have travelled to many countries and efforts...

Pres. Ali downplays IMF and Commonwealth advice on management of oil sector

Jan 18, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Pres. Ali downplays IMF and Commonwealth advice on management of oil sector

Kaieteur News – Guyana, new to the oil and gas sector, has over time received advice from several international agencies and has been the subject of many reports focused on ensuring the country...

“I can only tell you what you know”

Jan 18, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on “I can only tell you what you know”

– Pres. Ali tells KN reporter when asked for update on long overdue oil audits Kaieteur News – “Well I can only tell you what you know,” is what President, Dr. Irfaan Ali had to say...

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…Peeping Tom Kaieteur News- The People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPPC) has mastered the art of political rhetoric.... more