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Duo charged for killing brave man during wedding house robbery

Jan 10, 2024 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Duo charged for killing brave man during wedding house robbery

Kaieteur News – Two men, Otto Pitman called ‘One Dan’ and Oliver Franklyn were on Monday charged with the murder of Natram Persaud called ‘Vishal’ who was killed following a robbery at...

Residents lament sloth in works on new Pirara Bridge

Jan 10, 2024 KNews News Comments Off on Residents lament sloth in works on new Pirara Bridge

Kaieteur News – Months after works commenced on the construction of a new concrete structure to replace the problematic Pirara Bridge in the Central Rupununi, considered the main access bridge...

DPP writes Chancellor urging speedy trial of electoral fraud cases

Jan 10, 2024 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on DPP writes Chancellor urging speedy trial of electoral fraud cases

– AG concerned about lag in Magistrate’s Court Kaieteur News – The sloth in the handling of the electoral fraud cases from the 2020 General and Regional Elections has prompted the...

Suspect confesses to chopping Essequibo Man over old grievance

Jan 10, 2024 KNews News Comments Off on Suspect confesses to chopping Essequibo Man over old grievance

Kaieteur News – The 21-year-old suspect who allegedly chopped an Essequibo man on Sunday, an incident which led to the victim’s death on Monday, has reportedly confessed to chopping the man...

Three more fires recorded within 24 hrs

Jan 10, 2024 KNews News Comments Off on Three more fires recorded within 24 hrs

…two families left homeless Kaieteur News – Amidst the rapid increase of fires recorded thus far for the year, three more fires have been recorded in 24 hours. Of that number, two families in...

Teenager claims ‘friend’ give him illegal shotgun, phones

Jan 10, 2024 KNews News Comments Off on Teenager claims ‘friend’ give him illegal shotgun, phones

Kaieteur News – An 18-year-old labourer of Onderneeming Sand Pit, Essequibo Coast who was nabbed by police with a 12-gauge shotgun and two phones, told the lawmen that a ‘friend’ gave him...

$947.6M in presidential grants disbursed to Amerindian Villages in 2023

Jan 10, 2024 KNews News Comments Off on $947.6M in presidential grants disbursed to Amerindian Villages in 2023

Kaieteur News – The Ministry of Amerindian Affairs has disbursed approximately $947.6 million in presidential grants to Indigenous villages/communities during 2023. This is according to...

Labourer drowns in Mazaruni River

Jan 10, 2024 KNews News Comments Off on Labourer drowns in Mazaruni River

Kaieteur News – A search is ongoing for a labourer who drowned on Monday morning in the Mazaruni River in the vicinity of Pappy Show Landing. Dead is Cleveland Gouveia. He is said to be in his...

H@RD TRUTHS BY GHK LALL – National leadership on oil – what’s up with these guys

Jan 10, 2024 KNews Features / Columnists, News, The GHK Lall Column Comments Off on H@RD TRUTHS BY GHK LALL – National leadership on oil – what’s up with these guys

Kaieteur News – What is there about this oil that makes our leaders twist themselves into knots? What is it about this crude commodity that converts brother Aubrey Norton into a diplomat of...

When memory loss hits

Jan 10, 2024 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on When memory loss hits

Kaieteur News – In a place called Forgetsville, there lived a man named Hapless, whose claim to fame was having the most elaborate and foolproof plan ever devised. The only catch? It was all in...

Cotton Tree CC win exciting final by one wicket to emerge champions for 3rd Edition

Jan 10, 2024 KNews Sports Comments Off on Cotton Tree CC win exciting final by one wicket to emerge champions for 3rd Edition

BCB/Faizal Jafferally MP, T/20 Tournament Kaieteur Sports – National Under15 player, Arif Khan held his nerves in check to lead his team to victory in the 2023 Berbice Cricket Board/Faizal...

Jumbo Jet’s Mashramani horserace meet set for February 25

Jan 10, 2024 KNews Sports Comments Off on Jumbo Jet’s Mashramani horserace meet set for February 25

Kaieteur Sports – The Rising Sun Turf Club will come alive on Sunday February 25, when the Jumbo Jet Thoroughbred Racing Committee hosts a grand one day horserace meet. Eight races are carded...

U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup only ten days away; West Indies to play New Zealand in first warm-up game on January 14

Jan 10, 2024 KNews Sports Comments Off on U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup only ten days away; West Indies to play New Zealand in first warm-up game on January 14

SportsMax – The ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2024 lies just ten days away, and preparations are in full flow as South Africa gears up to host the very best young cricketers in the world...

New Amsterdam Synthetic Track moving ahead steadily

Jan 10, 2024 KNews Sports Comments Off on New Amsterdam Synthetic Track moving ahead steadily

– A step forward for Guyana’s Sports Infrastructure Kaieteur Sports – Excitement brews as the New Amsterdam Synthetic Track in Berbice sees significant construction progress. The...

Berbice Cricket Board completes highly successful 2023

Jan 10, 2024 KNews Sports Comments Off on Berbice Cricket Board completes highly successful 2023

– Cricket development programme main highlights Kaieteur Sports – The Hilbert Foster led Berbice Cricket Board in 2023 enjoyed a highly successful calendar year and the board is currently...

Cricket fraternity mourns Harrinarine Chattergoon passing

Jan 10, 2024 KNews Sports Comments Off on Cricket fraternity mourns Harrinarine Chattergoon passing

Kaieteur Sports – Members of the local and Canadian cricket fraternity mourned the passing of Guyanese/Canada-based cricketer Harrinarine Chattergoon who unfortunately passed away following an...

GFF Transfer Window opened on January 1 and will close January 31

Jan 10, 2024 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFF Transfer Window opened on January 1 and will close January 31

Opportunity for Clubs to strengthen rosters ahead of new season Kaieteur Sports – The January transfer window is now open giving clubs the opportunity to strengthen their rosters ahead of a...

Rain spoils opening day of 1st Harpy Eagles 4-Day practice match

Jan 10, 2024 KNews Sports Comments Off on Rain spoils opening day of 1st Harpy Eagles 4-Day practice match

Kaieteur Sports – Mother Nature ruined what was set to be an exciting Day 1 of the first of two practice games organized by the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) as part of next month’s preparation...

Meters

Jan 10, 2024 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Meters

Kaieteur News – We admit to some difficulty figuring out something: what is the problem with having meters at the right points on the offshore oil operations? We would think that the PPP/C...

A government without a plan

Jan 10, 2024 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on A government without a plan

Kaieteur News – A few photographs appeared on social media showing the President, the Prime Minister, Bharrat Jagdeo and the Senior Minister with responsibility for Finance. They were in a...

Replace the Harpy Eagle at the Mandela Avenue roundabout with a more realistic, natural looking iteration

Jan 10, 2024 KNews Letters Comments Off on Replace the Harpy Eagle at the Mandela Avenue roundabout with a more realistic, natural looking iteration

Dear Editor, I have deliberately refrained from penning this letter earlier to avoid impartiality and reason being lost in the initial maelstrom of criticisms and overflowing emotions; also to avoid...

Did CWI compromise in order to jointly host upcoming T20 World Cup?

Jan 10, 2024 KNews Letters, Sports Comments Off on Did CWI compromise in order to jointly host upcoming T20 World Cup?

Dear Editor, The perspective offered in the article by a former CWI director in our local media, headlined ‘US cricket market a threat to the future of CWI – former director’ (News...

The future of agro-processing is promising

Jan 10, 2024 KNews Letters Comments Off on The future of agro-processing is promising

Dear Editor, Agriculture has been considered the backbone of our nation and for many other nations like India and Brazil, ranked among the top five agricultural producing countries of 2023. Guyana as...

A Caribbean’s taste with Guyana’s touch

Jan 10, 2024 KNews Letters Comments Off on A Caribbean’s taste with Guyana’s touch

Dear Editor, Argentina, known for Che Guevara and Pope Francis and called “Land of Silver,” is not famous for cricket but soccer, having produced such great footballers like Diego Maradona and...

The GPF should be better supported in the communities

Jan 10, 2024 KNews Letters Comments Off on The GPF should be better supported in the communities

Dear Editor, The recent announcement of a 12-storey building for the new police headquarters seems overly ambitious and may not serve the people of Guyana in its intended purpose. As a nation, we...

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The illusion of compliance

…Peeping Tom Kaieteur News- A company can meet the letter of the law. It can tick every box, hit every target. Yet,... more