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Gov’t playing ‘hot potatoes’ with Exxon’s audits

Mar 21, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Gov’t playing ‘hot potatoes’ with Exxon’s audits

…as Jagdeo says “ask Vick” and Vick says “ask Jagdeo” Kaieteur News – The Government of Guyana (GoG) attitude is akin to the children’s game of ‘hot potatoes’ when it comes...

‘Guyana is going to go nowhere’- Jamaican Economist

Mar 21, 2023 KNews News 1

…fears country could fall victim to ‘Dutch disease’ …lacks strong institutions to prevent oil corruption Kaieteur News – University of the West Indies (UWI) lecturer and Jamaican...

Bank of Guyana profits unable to maintain country’s cash reserves

Mar 21, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Bank of Guyana profits unable to maintain country’s cash reserves

…account now in $12B overdraft Kaieteur News – As Guyanese and the rest of the world continue to keep an eye on the global financial implications of the failure of several international...

Former Ambassador says e-ID cards can be sourced for half of US$34M

Mar 21, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Former Ambassador says e-ID cards can be sourced for half of US$34M

– Calls on President Ali to terminate contract with German company Kaieteur News – As questions continue to linger over the Government of Guyana (GoG) decision to sole-source a...

Linden youth dies as tire explodes at vulcanizing shop

Mar 21, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Linden youth dies as tire explodes at vulcanizing shop

Kaieteur News – A 20-year-old mechanic from the mining town of Linden died on Tuesday after a tire exploded and struck him on his face and neck. Dead is Joshown Goddard of Self Help Housing...

One dead, 13 homeless in massive fire at Agricola

Mar 21, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on One dead, 13 homeless in massive fire at Agricola

…child playing with matches on mattress seen as main cause Kaieteur News – A fire at Lot 101 Third Street, Agricola, East Bank Demerara on Sunday claimed the life of a 45-year-old man...

Stanleytown man dies after run over by car

Mar 21, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Stanleytown man dies after run over by car

Kaieteur News – A Stanleytown, West Bank Demerara (WBD) man died on Saturday after a car drove over him while he was lying on the Stanleytown Public Road. Dead is Kelston Ferreira. According...

Pressure mounts on Govt. over partisan EAB

Mar 21, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Pressure mounts on Govt. over partisan EAB

…as ‘Article 13’, other civil society activists join call for new body Kaieteur News – ‘Article 13’, a civil society group along with other individual activists have joined the...

Caribbean countries urged to accelerate transition to renewable energy

Mar 21, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Caribbean countries urged to accelerate transition to renewable energy

Kaieteur News – Latin America and the Caribbean must urgently make progress on the energy transition, with greater production of renewable energy, universalising access to energy and increasing...

Cotton Field home goes up in flames as schoolboy sets mattress on fire

Mar 21, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Cotton Field home goes up in flames as schoolboy sets mattress on fire

Kaieteur News – Six people have been displaced after a fire on Monday gutted their home at Cotton Field on the Essequibo Coast. Based on reports reaching Kaieteur News, the fire started around...

Cooperation critical to achieving national harmony – ERC

Mar 21, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Cooperation critical to achieving national harmony – ERC

Kaieteur News – The Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) on Tuesday said that it is committed to Guyanese of all ethnicities with the aim of “a stable society and upholding the rule of law”....

Govt. appoints team to probe BOSAI tragedy

Mar 21, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. appoints team to probe BOSAI tragedy

Kaieteur News – One week after a staff of the Chinese-owned, BOSAI Minerals died when the bulldozer he was operating collapsed in a mining pit at the company’s Linden operation, the Ministry...

Human Services Ministry trains over 200 Community Advocates

Mar 21, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Human Services Ministry trains over 200 Community Advocates

Kaieteur News – Over 200 persons have been trained by the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security’s Sexual Offences and Domestic Policy Unit to be community advocates through the...

Regional Public Health Stakeholders discuss health security issues ahead of Twenty-Ninth COHSOD

Mar 21, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Regional Public Health Stakeholders discuss health security issues ahead of Twenty-Ninth COHSOD

Kaieteur News – Regional Public Health Stakeholders participated in a virtual meeting on Friday to discuss and provide updates on the implementation of health projects and programmes; share...

U.S. Dept. of Justice offers technical support to develop Guyana’s cyber security framework

Mar 21, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on U.S. Dept. of Justice offers technical support to develop Guyana’s cyber security framework

Kaieteur News – The United States Department of Justice’s cyber team, in conjunction with the Organization of America States (OAS) on Monday offered technical support towards the development...

Linden All-stars retain Rawle Toney 3×3 Classic title

Mar 21, 2023 KNews Sports Comments Off on Linden All-stars retain Rawle Toney 3×3 Classic title

– Ballin4Peace edged out in semis Kaieteur News – Two exciting days of basketball in the Rawle Toney 3×3 Classic at the Burnham Court culminated with Linden All-Stars retaining their...

Harpy Eagles go 11 points clear after round three

Mar 21, 2023 KNews Sports Comments Off on Harpy Eagles go 11 points clear after round three

2023 West Indies Championship… – Athanaze, Cornwall lead individual lists Kaieteur News – Following Round three’s completion in the Cricket West Indies (CWI) 2022/23 West Indies...

Day two washed out at GCC Bourda

Mar 21, 2023 KNews Sports Comments Off on Day two washed out at GCC Bourda

Kaieteur News – Day Two of the match between Demerara and Essequibo in the third and final round of the Men’s Senior Inter county Four Day cricket tournament was washed out with only...

GCB names GHE 4-day team for fourth round WIC match

Mar 21, 2023 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCB names GHE 4-day team for fourth round WIC match

Kaieteur News – The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) announced its Guyana Harpy Eagles (GHE) 4-Day team for the fourth-round match of the West Indies Championship (WIC), 2023. The team was selected...

Service must supersede ambitions of Power and Perks as GOA Elections set for today

Mar 21, 2023 KNews Sports Comments Off on Service must supersede ambitions of Power and Perks as GOA Elections set for today

Kaieteur News – The Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) election of office bearers meeting scheduled for today has stirred much interest within the sport fraternity and even beyond its environ....

Alvin Kallicharran to celebrate birthday today with Port Mourant visit

Mar 21, 2023 KNews Sports Comments Off on Alvin Kallicharran to celebrate birthday today with Port Mourant visit

Kaieteur News – One of Guyana’s most illustrious former West Indies cricket captains and batting maestros, Alvin Kallicharran; Kalli as he’s long since become familiarly known as in every...

Ramsammy leads MYO to six-wicket win over Tranzac of Canada

Mar 21, 2023 KNews Sports Comments Off on Ramsammy leads MYO to six-wicket win over Tranzac of Canada

Kaieteur News – Zeynul Ramsammy struck an attacking half century to lead Muslim Youth Organisation of Georgetown to a six-wicket win over Tranzac of Canada when the teams collided in a 40-over...

Canje/New Amsterdam One Guyana Softball Cricket Cup set for March 26th

Mar 21, 2023 KNews Sports Comments Off on Canje/New Amsterdam One Guyana Softball Cricket Cup set for March 26th

Kaieteur News – The 2nd annual Canje Softball Cup now being branded as the “Canje/New Amsterdam One Guyana Softball Cricket Cup” is slated to be played on Sunday 26th March 2023 at the Goed...

Eliminating racism

Mar 21, 2023 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Eliminating racism

Kaieteur News – It is now 75 years since the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) came to life. At the pinnacle of those human rights is the equality of all human beings. In its own...

But is anyone reading this?

Mar 21, 2023 KNews Letters Comments Off on But is anyone reading this?

Dear Editor, The Minister of Finance’s response to the recent statement of the Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) on the proposed transition from paper-based to electronic formatting of...

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Sammy to be appointed as West Indies Senior Men’s Head Coach for all formats

The oil industry is a casino of cash, power and corruption

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- According to MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow in her book, Blowout: “The oil and gas industry... more