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“People are still suffering although we have oil”

Dec 18, 2023 KNEWS News Comments Off on “People are still suffering although we have oil”

– Red Thread says single mothers being forced to sacrifice balanced diet to pay bills Kaieteur News – As the Christmas season approaches, single mothers are dreading the reality of being...

NDIA bought 10 undersized, inefficient pumps for $600M – AG Report

Dec 18, 2023 KNEWS News Comments Off on NDIA bought 10 undersized, inefficient pumps for $600M – AG Report

Kaieteur News – A recently published report by the Audit Office of Guyana (AOG) concerning the Ministry of Agriculture – National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) activities has...

Agriculture Minister injured in West Coast Berbice accident

Dec 18, 2023 KNEWS News Comments Off on Agriculture Minister injured in West Coast Berbice accident

Kaieteur News – Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha and his driver sustained minor injuries on Sunday following an accident at Foulis, West Coast Berbice (WCB), Region Five. Kaieteur News...

“Forgotten Survivors” share struggle of dealing with lifelong injuries, making ends meet with $125,000 per month

Dec 18, 2023 KNEWS News Comments Off on “Forgotten Survivors” share struggle of dealing with lifelong injuries, making ends meet with $125,000 per month

23rd anniversary of tragic GDF Camp Groomes explosion… By Kiana Wilburg Kaieteur News – Today marks the 23rd anniversary of a series of deadly explosions that rocked the Guyana Defence Force...

Two men killed during fight at Victoria party

Dec 18, 2023 KNEWS News Comments Off on Two men killed during fight at Victoria party

Kaieteur News – Two men succumbed to chop and stab wounds they inflicted on each other on Sunday morning following a gold chain row at a party at Victoria, East Coast Demerara (ECD). Dead are...

GRA says no reports of fuel smuggling since removal of excise tax last year

Dec 18, 2023 KNEWS News Comments Off on GRA says no reports of fuel smuggling since removal of excise tax last year

Kaieteur News – Over the past years, a significant percentage of the revenue recovered by Law Enforcement and Investigative Department (LEID) of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) mainly come...

New EITI Standards require countries to verify production data by all mining companies

Dec 18, 2023 KNEWS News Comments Off on New EITI Standards require countries to verify production data by all mining companies

Kaieteur News – The Extractive Industries and Transparency Initiative (EITI), a global watchdog institution for the mining industries, have issued new standards which compel implementing...

Leh we go back to we ole time Christmas

Dec 18, 2023 KNEWS Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Leh we go back to we ole time Christmas

Dem Boys Seh… Kaieteur News – In de land where sugar and spice once made everything nice, modern-day Christmas seems to have become a lavish spectacle, leaving wallets thinner by the end...

Is the Guyanese economy about to collapse?

Dec 18, 2023 KNEWS Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Is the Guyanese economy about to collapse?

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News – In a bizarre defense of his government’s paltry award of a 6.5 percent increase in salaries to public servants, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo is reported to...

Alistair Routledge and Maduro Moros

Dec 18, 2023 KNEWS Editorial Comments Off on Alistair Routledge and Maduro Moros

Editorial… Kaieteur News – ExxonMobil’s Chief Executive Officer in Guyana, Mr. Alistair Routledge, had some helpful words for Venezuela’s Chief Executive, Mr. Nicolás Maduro Moros....

$233M in payment vouchers unaccounted for by Region 5 RDC-AG Report

Dec 18, 2023 KNEWS News Comments Off on $233M in payment vouchers unaccounted for by Region 5 RDC-AG Report

Kaieteur News – In his 2022 report, Auditor General, Deodat Sharma flagged multiple discrepancies at various government agencies, including the Region Five Regional Democratic Council (RDC)...

Too many fires caused by children playing with matches/ lighters – Fire Service

Dec 18, 2023 KNEWS News Comments Off on Too many fires caused by children playing with matches/ lighters – Fire Service

Kaieteur Sports – The Guyana Fire Service (GFS) is calling on parents and guardians to ensure children are not left unattended at home and matches and lighters are kept out of their reach. This...

AG Nandlall and public commentaries

Dec 18, 2023 KNEWS News, The GHK Lall Column Comments Off on AG Nandlall and public commentaries

Hard truths… Kaieteur Sports – I am alarmed. The independent media should also take note. All Guyanese should be concerned about what Attorney General, Anil Nandlall, SC, MP said...

Inmates dine with loved ones during “Christmas family bonding visits”-Prison Service

Dec 18, 2023 KNEWS News Comments Off on Inmates dine with loved ones during “Christmas family bonding visits”-Prison Service

Kaieteur News – Dubbed the “Christmas family bonding visits,” the Guyana Prison Service (GPS) said inmates housed at the various prisons countrywide were allowed the opportunity to spend...

Guyana’s National Powerlifting champion sets New Records.

Dec 18, 2023 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Guyana’s National Powerlifting champion sets New Records.

Kaieteur Sports – Guyana’s 74 kg Powerlifting champion, Dominic Tyrrell, moved up in weight class to 83 kg to compete at the ‘Silent Worker Meet Winter Edition’ in Lyon, France on Sunday,...

GCB congratulates new BCB president

Dec 18, 2023 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on GCB congratulates new BCB president

Kaieteur Sports – The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) sent congratulations to the new president and executives of the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB), following Sunday’s Annual General Meeting...

Ink Plus supports day of sports in Wakenaam

Dec 18, 2023 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Ink Plus supports day of sports in Wakenaam

Kaieteur Sports – Ink Plus has thrown its support behind the Wakenaam Year End Bash Committee for the staging of a day of sports which is slated for December 30 at the Wakenaam Community Centre...

Mahaicony rice farmers will soon benefit from access to irrigation water

Dec 18, 2023 KNEWS News Comments Off on Mahaicony rice farmers will soon benefit from access to irrigation water

Kaieteur News – Rice farmers and residents of Mahaicony River and surrounding areas in Region Five who are experiencing water woes will soon have an adequate supply of irrigation water as...

Chase’s Academic, St Benedict’s, Clarendon College and VWO-4 into semis – Finalists to be decided tomorrow

Dec 18, 2023 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Chase’s Academic, St Benedict’s, Clarendon College and VWO-4 into semis – Finalists to be decided tomorrow

KFC Goodwill Under-18 Football Series 2023… Kaieteur Sports – The tension has soared in the 2023 KFC Goodwill International Series as Chase’s Academic Foundation and Voorgezet...

Pacaraima Golden Suites throws support behind KFC Goodwill Football

Dec 18, 2023 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Pacaraima Golden Suites throws support behind KFC Goodwill Football

Kaieteur Sports – Pacaraima Golden Suites, a hotel located in Lethem, Region 9 has thrown their support behind the Petra Organisation, which was announced on Saturday with a simple presentation...

WI plans ‘still very good’ despite loss, says Powell

Dec 18, 2023 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on WI plans ‘still very good’ despite loss, says Powell

Kaieteur Sports – (CMC) – West Indies will not make any radical changes to their approach against England despite a heart-breaking defeat in Saturday’s third Twenty20 International,...

President Ali turns his back on the judicial process and disarms Guyana while doing so

Dec 18, 2023 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on President Ali turns his back on the judicial process and disarms Guyana while doing so

Dear Editor, Kaieteur News – In what can only be termed a stunning rebuke of the action of the Granger administration, President Ali turned his back on the judicial process that he reassured...

I support the ‘Focus on Mangroves’

Dec 18, 2023 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on I support the ‘Focus on Mangroves’

Dear Editor, Kaieteur News – No doubt about it: “Guyana’s mangroves are a global asset.” So it is perfectly in order that “A $60 million Mangrove Centre has been constructed at the...

PPP Govt. mocking public servants with 6.5% salary increase

Dec 18, 2023 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on PPP Govt. mocking public servants with 6.5% salary increase

Dear Editor, Kaieteur News – The Institute for Action Against Discrimination (IFAAD), an organisation dedicated to advocating for justice and equality, strongly condemns the Irfaan Ail led PPP...

Tribute to Justice Nandram Kissoon

Dec 18, 2023 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Tribute to Justice Nandram Kissoon

Dear Editor, Kaieteur News – In 1993, as a columnist for the Stabroek News, I wrote a series of articles on “Hegemony and Hinduism in the West Indies.” The point was that even though it was...

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Diamond Mineral Water Indoor Hockey Festival returns for 19th edition

Let us not be silent witnesses!

…Peeping Tom kaieteur News- Ray Daggers walked from Corriverton to Charity. It was a journey so epic it might have... more