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Guyanese what is wrong to be like the Gulfs States?

Jan 31, 2023 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyanese what is wrong to be like the Gulfs States?

Dear Editor, Guyana with its huge abundance of oil and more and more discoveries can be like the Persian Gulf States Countries. Most GULF STATES Countries like Kuwait, Bahrain and Qatar have a very...

NIS and citizens’ contributions

Jan 31, 2023 KNews Letters Comments Off on NIS and citizens’ contributions

Dear Editor, I refer to a recent letter written by one Roshan Khan about a person who was deemed to be “one contribution short” of qualifying for their NIS pension benefits. Dozens of...

Too many fires

Jan 31, 2023 KNews Letters Comments Off on Too many fires

Dear Editor, The first month of the year has seen fires as its theme, with the worst being Christ Church Secondary School. Now the latest has claimed the life of an eight-year-old and left...

Stand up and be counted

Jan 31, 2023 KNews Letters Comments Off on Stand up and be counted

Dear Editor, Dear land of Guyana of rivers and plains How long will you sit not voicing complaints Our leaders continue to deceive us As they plot and scheme nefarious With foreigners that are...

President should extend open invitation to Norton

Jan 31, 2023 KNews Letters Comments Off on President should extend open invitation to Norton

Dear Editor, President Irfaan Ali should be congratulated for inviting foreign and Caribbean financial institutions to come and invest in Guyana. No doubt their presence will greatly add to the rapid...

Disgusted with Government ministers’ obsession for cameras

Jan 31, 2023 KNews Letters Comments Off on Disgusted with Government ministers’ obsession for cameras

Dear Editor, It is a trend I have been observing since the elections were held in March 2020. While it was necessary to broadcast every step of the coalition rigging attempt and rightly so, the...

Guyana’s development

Jan 31, 2023 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyana’s development

Dear Editor, The most recent Oxfam study found that the income gap between the rich and the poor is increasing. The richest 1% grabbed nearly two-thirds of all new wealth created since 2020 amounting...

‘Economy caught up in the jaws of oil sector’- Volda Lawrence

Jan 30, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Economy caught up in the jaws of oil sector’- Volda Lawrence

…says Govt’s talk about diversifying economy not working Kaieteur News – Over the past two years, Guyana’s key export commodity has been its new found natural resource, oil. Oil...

Economist questions Guyana 2022 share of oil revenue

Jan 30, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Economist questions Guyana 2022 share of oil revenue

…says money short by US$93M Kaieteur News – It has been reported that Guyana in 2022 received US$1.254 billion (12.6 percent) from the total value oil sales of US$ 9.978 billion, while...

One dead, several injured as contractor rams pick-up into crowd

Jan 30, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on One dead, several injured as contractor rams pick-up into crowd

Kaieteur News – A businessman from East Bank Berbice is currently in police custody following an accident that saw him driving into several persons that were on a street in East Canje, Berbice....

Boy, 8, killed after house catches fire

Jan 30, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Boy, 8, killed after house catches fire

– Grandmother, brother injured Kaieteur News – An eight-year-old boy on Sunday died at a City hospital while receiving treatment for burns he received after the house he was in caught...

Govt. asked to justify giving sports $4B, but UG little over $3B

Jan 30, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. asked to justify giving sports $4B, but UG little over $3B

Kaieteur News – Speaking during the recently concluded budget debates Opposition Member of Parliament, Cathy Hughes asked how can the administration justify putting over $4 billion into sports...

T&T aiming to power 30% of energy needs with renewables- Prime Minister

Jan 30, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on T&T aiming to power 30% of energy needs with renewables- Prime Minister

Kaieteur News – Trinidad and Tobago recently signed an agreement for the construction of a 112.2 Megawatt (MW) solar project on the island, which when completed will be known as the largest in...

Construction of young professional homes at LBI to begin today

Jan 30, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Construction of young professional homes at LBI to begin today

Kaieteur News – While conducting several site visits along the East Coast of Demerara on Saturday, Housing and Water Minister, Collin Croal laid out the infrastructural framework that will see...

In Guyana prices nah come down as yet!

Jan 30, 2023 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on In Guyana prices nah come down as yet!

Dem Boys Seh… Kaieteur News – Fareed Zakaria, de man wah does appear on CNN on a Sunday morning, needs to come to Guyana. On yesterday show de man claim how when Russia did invade...

Members of the National Assembly should exercise civility towards their peers.

Jan 30, 2023 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Members of the National Assembly should exercise civility towards their peers.

Kaieteur News – There is a certain person in the government who can be caustic criticizing members of the Opposition. On her Facebook page she has been known to use strong adjectives and nouns...

Deconstructing Ramjattan’s word

Jan 30, 2023 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Deconstructing Ramjattan’s word

Kaieteur News – The French philosopher, Jacques Derrida has made a huge contribution to epistemology with his invention of the deconstruction methodology. Deconstruction in simple term means...

Two years of herculean effort

Jan 30, 2023 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Two years of herculean effort

Kaieteur News – Guyana must learn from Trinidad and its recent renegotiation experience, as articulated by that country’s Prime Minister, Keith Rowley. Oil companies will not yield an inch;...

Electrical fire leaves four homeless at Grove

Jan 30, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Electrical fire leaves four homeless at Grove

Kaieteur News – Four persons were left homeless on Sunday after an electrical fire reportedly destroyed a one-flat wooden house at 243 Downer Street Grove, East Bank Demerara (EBD). The fire...

Govt ‘digging a hole to full a hole’ saddling citizens with greater public debt – Juretha Fernandes

Jan 30, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Govt ‘digging a hole to full a hole’ saddling citizens with greater public debt – Juretha Fernandes

Kaieteur News – The Government of Guyana under the leadership of the People Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) is in the habit of what Guyanese refer to as ‘digging a hole to full a hole,’ when...

Regional Chairman says Government misses mark with Linden visit, fails again to meet with representatives

Jan 30, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Regional Chairman says Government misses mark with Linden visit, fails again to meet with representatives

Kaieteur News – After accusing the Government of ignoring the budgetary needs of Region Ten, and blanking projects proposed by its Council, Regional Chairman, Deron Adams said the Government...

Venezuelan busted with kilo of marijuana

Jan 30, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Venezuelan busted with kilo of marijuana

Kaieteur News – A Venezuelan man was on Saturday evening busted with over 1000 grams of marijuana in Tuschen North Squatting Area, East Bank Essequibo (EBE). Police identified him as Adrian...

Splashmins investigating piranha attacks at resort

Jan 30, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Splashmins investigating piranha attacks at resort

– Advises swimmers not swim in restricted areas Kaieteur News – The Splashmins Resort located along the Linden Soesdyke Highway has been forced to launch an investigation into alleged...

World Bank, suppliers sound alarm over high fertilizer prices

Jan 30, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on World Bank, suppliers sound alarm over high fertilizer prices

Kaieteur News – Last year, the World Bank reported that fertilizer prices had more than tripled compared to two years earlier. It warned that high input costs, supply disruptions, and trade...

PPP Gov’t. paying over $40M more on every kilometer of roadwork- Patterson

Jan 30, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on PPP Gov’t. paying over $40M more on every kilometer of roadwork- Patterson

“The coalition constructed approximately 165km of roads from 2017 to 2019 at a cost of approximately G$46M per km, the PPP is paying approximately G$92M per km, more than double the cost per km,...

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Fastest growing economy and an empty stadium

…Peeping Tom Kaieteur News- It’s a classic Guyanese tale, really. You live in the fastest growing economy in the... more