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Kraft Heinz Junior Skills Level Squash tournament concludes

Mar 29, 2023 KNews Sports Comments Off on Kraft Heinz Junior Skills Level Squash tournament concludes

Kaieteur News – The Guyana Squash Association (GSA), Kraft Heinz Mac and Cheese Junior Skills Level Squash tournament concluded on Sunday at the Georgetown Club Courts (GTC). With a turnout of...

AAG ‘working’ on securing funding for CARFITA Games team

Mar 29, 2023 KNews Sports Comments Off on AAG ‘working’ on securing funding for CARFITA Games team

By Rawle Toney Kaieteur News – Despite their struggle for funding, the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) remains confident of getting all 18 athletes and four officials to the Bahamas for...

Man of Match Orlando Williams leads Malali to two wicket win over Royal Champions

Mar 29, 2023 KNews Sports Comments Off on Man of Match Orlando Williams leads Malali to two wicket win over Royal Champions

UDCA T20 Final Kaieteur News – Malali, through a fine all round effort from Orlando Williams, were able to score a two wicket win against Royal Champions when they met in the final of the...

Guyana: is it going anywhere?

Mar 29, 2023 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Guyana: is it going anywhere?

Kaieteur News – A Jamaican Economist, Dr. Damien King, ignited a small storm in Guyana, when he said to a Jamaican newspaper that “Guyana is going to go nowhere.” When people like Dr....

Self Defence

Mar 29, 2023 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Self Defence

Kaieteur News – Years ago, a young teenage schoolchild went to extra lessons after school. Led by a ringleader, a group of students from another scho0ol began to taunt him. At first the young...

I pity the Prime Minister for regurgitating old, inaccurate propaganda

Mar 29, 2023 KNews Letters Comments Off on I pity the Prime Minister for regurgitating old, inaccurate propaganda

Dear Editor, Reference is made to the United Nations March 21 designated Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. The day was set aside to focus attention on discrimination and...

Trust and security guarantees needed for shared governance

Mar 29, 2023 KNews Letters Comments Off on Trust and security guarantees needed for shared governance

Dear Editor, As was reported recently in our local press: ‘PPP General Secretary “No Shared Governance Without Trust” herein’, I would like to share my views on power-sharing, especially in...

Is the University of Guyana positioned to promote ‘Inclusivity, Diversity, and Fairness?’

Mar 29, 2023 KNews Letters Comments Off on Is the University of Guyana positioned to promote ‘Inclusivity, Diversity, and Fairness?’

Dear Editor, Given the pre-occupation of a segment of the population with allegations of racism and discrimination, the University of Guyana, as the leading educational institution in the country,...

Gas to Energy and our approach to Economic Growth

Mar 29, 2023 KNews Letters Comments Off on Gas to Energy and our approach to Economic Growth

Dear Editor, The proposed gas to energy project for 300MW per day will cover electricity consumption of 12% to 6% of the population in the long term, if the reported average consumption for Guyana...

When we speak out about the cost of living that is bleeding us dry, does that make us hypocrites?

Mar 29, 2023 KNews Letters Comments Off on When we speak out about the cost of living that is bleeding us dry, does that make us hypocrites?

Dear Editor, In his speech at the sod turning ceremony for the construction of a new stadium at Palmyra, President Irfaan Ali said that ‘hypocrites’ is the ideal term to define Guyanese who have...

Citizens threaten court action over Wales gas project

Mar 28, 2023 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Citizens threaten court action over Wales gas project

…call for thorough EIA for power plant, say pipeline permit to Exxon was illegal By Davina Bagot Kaieteur News – The Environmental Permit issued to ExxonMobil, for the pipeline and Natural...

Miners, residents under siege at Eteringbang by Venezuelan National Guard, Sindicatos

Mar 28, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Miners, residents under siege at Eteringbang by Venezuelan National Guard, Sindicatos

Kaieteur News – Miners and residents of Eteringbang Community located in the Upper Cuyuni-Mazaruni District, Region Seven, are pleading for the Government’s intervention and possible solution...

DDL secures US$22M IDB loan to expand juice, milk production

Mar 28, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on DDL secures US$22M IDB loan to expand juice, milk production

Kaieteur News – The Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) has secured a US$22M loan from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to expand its production of milk and juice. The loan was...

Alfred Bhulai: GEA sitting on evidence of cheaper solar power alternative for gas plant

Mar 28, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Alfred Bhulai: GEA sitting on evidence of cheaper solar power alternative for gas plant

Kaieteur News – The Guyana Energy Agency (GEA), headed by Dr. Mahendar Sharma has been supplied with evidence that the cost to generate electricity via solar is cheaper when compared to a...

Caiman bites off man’s hand during fishing trip

Mar 28, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Caiman bites off man’s hand during fishing trip

Kaieteur News – Twenty-five-year-old Russell Allicock of Rupununi on Sunday afternoon lost his right hand after he was attacked by a giant caiman while on a fishing trip with a friend. Kaieteur...

US$2M air bridges commissioned at CJIA

Mar 28, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on US$2M air bridges commissioned at CJIA

– as British Airways touches down to commence twice-weekly flights Kaieteur News – The Ministry of Public Works on Monday commissioned the two new US$2 million boarding bridges at the...

Ali, Jageo talk up PPP’s multiracial credentials

Mar 28, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Ali, Jageo talk up PPP’s multiracial credentials

…promise to “wipe out all weapons of racism in Guyana” Kaieteur News – Guyana’s top political leaders on Sunday promised to wipe out racism here and also touted their party’s...

Construction worker remanded for murder of Canje man

Mar 28, 2023 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Construction worker remanded for murder of Canje man

Kaieteur News – Twenty-three-year-old Trevor Rajmangal, a construction worker, was on Monday remanded to prison for the murder of Mohamed Imran Ali, of East Canje Berbice. Rajmangal of West...

Labourer admits to robbery at Dada’s Grill

Mar 28, 2023 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Labourer admits to robbery at Dada’s Grill

Kaieteur News – Twenty-one-year-old Swajeet Jaikarran, called ‘Akash’, a labourer of Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo, has admitted to breaking and entering and stealing from Dada’s Grill,...

Nurses attached to Palms yet to receive Govt. promised salary increases

Mar 28, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Nurses attached to Palms yet to receive Govt. promised salary increases

Kaieteur News – Nurses attached to the Palms Geriatric Home have expressed concerns over what they believe is a move to exclude them from the increase promised to health workers last December....

Gov’t., stakeholders host ‘One Health’ meeting

Mar 28, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Gov’t., stakeholders host ‘One Health’ meeting

Kaieteur News – Guyana is keen on reinforcing the ‘One Health’ agenda among key stakeholders as a strategy for pandemic preparedness and prevention, as well as a mechanism to support the...

Press Association to hold elections in May

Mar 28, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Press Association to hold elections in May

Kaieteur News – The Guyana Press Association on Monday announced that it will be holding its Annual General Meeting and elections in May this year. The GPA’s notice comes on the same day when...

Absent Govt. MPs immobilises work of crucial Public Accounts Committee

Mar 28, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Absent Govt. MPs immobilises work of crucial Public Accounts Committee

…12 meetings cancelled so far Kaieteur News – The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has now suffered at least twelve cancellations due to the absence of government representatives who sit on...

NAREI to spend $28M to drill and rehabilitate two water wells

Mar 28, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on NAREI to spend $28M to drill and rehabilitate two water wells

Kaieteur News – The National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) would soon be drilling and rehabilitating two water wells for an estimated cost of $28,018,540. At the opening...

H@rd Truths By GHK Lall – The VP’s Facebook irony

Mar 28, 2023 KNews Features / Columnists, News, The GHK Lall Column Comments Off on H@rd Truths By GHK Lall – The VP’s Facebook irony

Kaieteur News – Due must be given where it has been earned. I must say that Guyana’s Vice President is one cunning political operator, one scheming leader, a great pretender of unmatched...