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Aug 11, 2023 KNews Letters Comments Off on Addressing the urgent need to enhance living standards and salaries for public servants in Guyana
Dear Editor, I write to you today as a concerned citizen of Guyana, deeply invested in the well-being of our nation and its people. Our country holds immense potential, with its rich natural...Aug 11, 2023 KNews Letters Comments Off on Proud to support FDI in Guyana, including from Exxon
Dear Editor, Please allow me to respond to two letters that appeared in the media on August 7, 2023. The piece by Mike Persaud is predictably pretentious. Mike thinks that a couple of references to...Aug 11, 2023 KNews Letters Comments Off on Concerns Regarding the Naming of ‘Gittens Avenue’
Dear Editor, The dawn’s light in Continental Park/Republic Park revealed an unexpected change—a new sign proudly displaying the name ‘Gittens Avenue’ on a street that winds...Aug 10, 2023 KNews ExxonMobil, News, Oil & Gas Comments Off on Govt. sidesteps question on Exxon’s expenditure for Gas-to-Energy project in Parliament
…US30M approved for transmission works Kaieteur News – The National Assembly on Wednesday approved over $5 billion for transmission and distribution works associated with the highly touted...Aug 10, 2023 KNews News, Oil & Gas Comments Off on Guyana signs MoU with Dominican Republic for Petrochemicals Plant, Oil Exploration
Kaieteur News – The Governments of Guyana and the Dominican Republic on Tuesday signed six Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs). The signing of the MoUs, which concern oil exploration,...Aug 10, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Parliament approves $61B in supplementary funds
Kaieteur News – Following a 12-hour long debate in the National Assembly on Wednesday, Financial Paper Number Three, totaling $61 billion was approved, taking this year’s Budget to $874...Aug 10, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. confident in meeting GuySuCo’s production targets
…as House approves $5.6B more for Agriculture Ministry Kaieteur News – Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha on Wednesday told the National Assembly with great confidence that the...Aug 10, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Four wounded after man randomly shoots at group – Police
Kaieteur News – The Guyana Police Force (GPF) on Wednesday said that four persons are nursing gunshot wounds after a man dressed in a grey hoodie randomly started shooting at group of persons...Aug 10, 2023 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on ‘Saw Man’ remanded for killing shopkeeper
Kaieteur News – Fabian Smith called ‘Saw Man’ was on Monday remanded to prison for the killing of a shopkeeper at Surinamo at “Mer Meria” Backdam, Middle Mazaruni River, Region Seven...Aug 10, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Ecuadorian presidential candidate Villavicencio killed in attack
Al Jazeera – Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio has been killed in an armed attack following a campaign rally in the capital Quito, according to the country’s president...Aug 10, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on PM Phillips calls on states in Amazon region to find viable solutions to combat environmental challenges
– At opening of ACTO in Brazil DPI – Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret’d), the Honourable Mark Phillips, has called on states within the Amazon region to pursue a robust agenda and find...Aug 10, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on GPHC’s Pathology Department boosted with new equipment and personnel
Kaieteur News – The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) on Wednesday announced that it has acquired a state-of-the-art microtome machine and an advanced auto tissue processor that...Aug 10, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on GNBS hosts fifth successful blood drive
Kaieteur News – The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) on Wednesday hosted its fifth Annual Blood Drive in collaboration with the National Blood Transfusion Services (NBTS). The...Aug 10, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on UNHCR donates generators and ESL resources to Education Ministry for migrant and hinterland students
Kaieteur News – The Ministry of Education on Wednesday received several items from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to assist migrant students and schools in the...Aug 10, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Youths participate in three-day advocacy forum in observance of International Youth Day
Kaieteur News – Decision makers on Wednesday were encouraged to involve youths and children in climate policy formation and action at the opening of a three-day Advocacy and Youth Forum, at the...Aug 10, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on $10B estimated to construct new highway between Great Diamond & Craig, EBD
Kaieteur News – The Ministry of Housing and Water will soon construct another highway between Diamond and Craig, East Bank Demerara (EBD) at an estimated cost of $10,162,913,655. During the...Aug 10, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on National Assembly approves over $900M more for Linden, Lethem power companies
DPI – The National Assembly on Friday approved more than $927 million to further support the Linden Electricity Company in Region 10, and the Lethem Power Company, in Region Nine in the provision...Aug 10, 2023 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Providence man caught with cocaine near CJIA jailed for 4 years
…fined G$39M Kaieteur News – Christopher Douglas, a resident of Providence, East Bank Demerara (EBD) was on Wednesday sentenced to four years in prison and fined G$39M for trafficking 57lbs...Aug 10, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. reach settlement with buyers of repossessed Peter’s Hall lands – Dr. Ashni Singh
Kaieteur News – The Government of Guyana has reached a settlement with the buyers of lands located at Peter’s Hall, East Bank of Demerara (EBD) by allowing them to pay the rightful market...Aug 10, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Probe launched into rape of 11-year-old girl – Investigators
Kaieteur News – The alleged rape of an 11-year-old girl by three boys – two weeks ago – is being investigated by the Guyana Police Force (GPF). This is according to a police...Aug 10, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Fire service assessing schools countrywide to improve safety measures – Min. Manickchand
DPI – The Guyana Fire Service (GFS) is currently assessing schools countrywide to ensure that fire prevention mechanisms are in place. This was revealed by Minister of Education, Priya...Aug 10, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on American University launches research center to determine root causes of social issues in Guyana
Kaieteur News – The American University of Peace Studies Inc. on Wednesday launched a ‘Center of Research and Strategic thinking’ to determine the root causes of a number social issues...Aug 10, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on House clears mysterious compensation for families of Mahdia dorm fire victims
Kaieteur News – The National Assembly on Wednesday approved $350 million for the Ministry of Finance; part of which will be used to pay out compensation to the relatives of the 20 students who...Aug 10, 2023 KNews Sports Comments Off on Tianna springs into 200m final at Commonwealth Youth Games
…Austin, Harvey and Roberts left out By Rawle Toney Kaieteur Sports – Tianna Springer will be the lone Guyanese in action in today’s 200 metres, after squeezing into the finals at the...Your children are starving, and you giving away their food to an already fat pussycat.
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Kaieteur Sports – The Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) draft has taken place, with the seven teams confirming the West Indian players who will form part of their squads for the 2026...May 16, 2026
(Kaieteur News) – There was a time in Guyanese politics when crossing the floor required a degree of shame, or at least the decency to look nervous while doing it. A man would lower his head, avoid eye contact in Parliament, mumble something about “national interest,” and quietly migrate to...May 10, 2026
By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Migration policy is a matter of sovereign control. Governments assert, rightly, their authority to regulate borders, determine who may enter, and enforce their laws. The United States has that right, as does every sovereign state. All Caribbean governments...May 16, 2026
Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – They say that it’s Bharrat Jagdeo. There is only one. Looks like him. Words read like him. Sounds like his speech pattern, though unheard, personally. Limited to emergencies for the sake of well-being. Welcome back, Bharrat Jagdeo: brother,...Freedom of speech is our core value at Kaieteur News. If the letter/e-mail you sent was not published, and you believe that its contents were not libellous, let us know, please contact us by phone or email.
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