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U.S. airman dies after setting fire to himself at Israeli embassy

Feb 27, 2024 KNews News Comments Off on U.S. airman dies after setting fire to himself at Israeli embassy

AL JAZEERA – A member of the United States air force who had set himself on fire outside the Israeli embassy in Washington in an apparent protest against Israel’s war in Gaza has died, the...

Governments have a responsibility to get the best deals, revenue streams from resources – T&T Energy Minister

Feb 27, 2024 KNews ExxonMobil, News, Oil & Gas Comments Off on Governments have a responsibility to get the best deals, revenue streams from resources – T&T Energy Minister

Kaieteur News – Minister of Energy and Energy Industries in Trinidad and Tobago, Stuart Young recently impressed the need for governments to secure the best deals for their people. Young was at...

Glenn Lall throws support behind teacher’s strike

Feb 27, 2024 KNews News Comments Off on Glenn Lall throws support behind teacher’s strike

– says Govt giving away US billions to Exxon that can triple their pay overnight Kaieteur News – Kaieteur News Publisher and advocate for a better oil deal, Glenn Lall has thrown his...

Simona Broomes sues ‘Guyanese Critic’ for $450M over libel, defamation

Feb 27, 2024 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Simona Broomes sues ‘Guyanese Critic’ for $450M over libel, defamation

Kaieteur News – Former Government Minister under the A Partnership for National Unity and the Alliance for Change (APNU+AFC) Simona Broomes has filed a $450 Million libel and defamation lawsuit...

Prosperity of Guyana must lead to prosperity of the Region – President Ali

Feb 27, 2024 KNews News Comments Off on Prosperity of Guyana must lead to prosperity of the Region – President Ali

Kaieteur News – President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, Dr. Irfaan Ali has assured Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Dr. Keith Rowley that this nation’s prosperity will lead to...

CARICOM leaders get down to business

Feb 27, 2024 KNews News Comments Off on CARICOM leaders get down to business

Kaieteur News – The 46th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) commenced on Monday with a fervent resolve to address pressing regional...

Govt. amends energy matrix loan with IDB, borrows US$27M

Feb 27, 2024 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. amends energy matrix loan with IDB, borrows US$27M

Kaieteur News – On Sunday, the Government of Guyana (GoG) inked a US$26.9 million amended loan agreement with the Inter-American Development Bank Group (IDB Group) to strengthen Guyana’s...

UK pledges £190,000 for conservation efforts in the Caribbean Sea

Feb 27, 2024 KNews News Comments Off on UK pledges £190,000 for conservation efforts in the Caribbean Sea

Kaieteur News – Representing the United Kingdom at the 46th CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting, Minister for the Americas, Caribbean and Overseas Territories, David Rutley, unveiled a...

42 years after initial release, Eddy Grant album now available digitally

Feb 27, 2024 KNews News Comments Off on 42 years after initial release, Eddy Grant album now available digitally

Kaieteur News – Over four decades after it was first released, to touch the hearts of millions, Eddy Grant’s album “Killer On The Rampage” is now available on digital platforms, the...

Three carpenters in custody for ammo found in car

Feb 27, 2024 KNews News Comments Off on Three carpenters in custody for ammo found in car

Kaieteur News – Three carpenters of Helena #2 Mahaica are in police custody after ammunition was found in a car they were occupants of on Saturday during a traffic enforcement exercise by ranks...

Homeless man begs Magistrate to send him to jail

Feb 27, 2024 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Homeless man begs Magistrate to send him to jail

Kaieteur News – “I begging fuh a lil sentence my worship,” a 44-year-old homeless man requested of Magistrate Rhondell Weever, when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court on...

Wildfires rip through farmlands in Lethem

Feb 27, 2024 KNews News Comments Off on Wildfires rip through farmlands in Lethem

Kaieteur News – Fueled by dry and windy conditions, wildfires are destroying farmlands in Nappi Village, Central Rupununi Region Nine. The Guyana Fire Service (GFS) said that it is monitoring...

Duo remanded for robbing man of iPhone, cash on Water Street

Feb 27, 2024 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Duo remanded for robbing man of iPhone, cash on Water Street

Kaieteur News – Two men, accused of robbery were remanded to prison on Monday when they appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court. The accused Dominique Eastman, a 19-year-old unemployed...

Youth granted bail for alleged armed robbery

Feb 27, 2024 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Youth granted bail for alleged armed robbery

Kaieteur News – Two youths on Monday were placed on $100,000 bail each when they appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court to answer a Robbery Under Arms (RUA) charge committed on...

Guyana to attend Commonwealth Law Ministers meeting in Tanzania

Feb 27, 2024 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana to attend Commonwealth Law Ministers meeting in Tanzania

Kaieteur News – The United Republic of Tanzania is all set to welcome ministers and attorneys general, including from Guyana, to the Commonwealth Law Ministers Meeting, which will open in...

U.S. unveils new funding to support climate adaptation, resilience in Caribbean

Feb 27, 2024 KNews News Comments Off on U.S. unveils new funding to support climate adaptation, resilience in Caribbean

Kaieteur News – United States Ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield has announced a US$15.8 million in new USAID funding to address climate and biodiversity threats in the...

Nah celebrate too early!

Feb 27, 2024 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Nah celebrate too early!

Kaieteur News – When de judge grant a Conservatory Order preventing de government from deducing pay from strike teachers or stopping de deduction, collection and transmittal of de union dues,...

Exams fears set in as teachers’ strike prolongs

Feb 27, 2024 KNews News Comments Off on Exams fears set in as teachers’ strike prolongs

Kaieteur News – The Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) has said that the Government of Guyana should accept some blame for teachers not being in school as students across Guyana prepare to write...

Kwakwani carts off most of the spoils in YBG 5×5 Challenge Series and Shootout competition

Feb 27, 2024 KNews Sports Comments Off on Kwakwani carts off most of the spoils in YBG 5×5 Challenge Series and Shootout competition

Kaieteur Sports – The Youth Basketball Guyana (YBG) successfully concluded its 5×5 Challenge Series and Shootout competition on Sunday at the National Gymnasium located on Mandela Avenue....

Tudor’s ‘five’ guides Slingerz FC to dominant 7-0 win over Monedderlust

Feb 27, 2024 KNews Sports Comments Off on Tudor’s ‘five’ guides Slingerz FC to dominant 7-0 win over Monedderlust

– GDF makes successful start to defence By Rawle Toney Kaieteur Sports – The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) KFC Elite League got off an entertaining start on Sunday evening, with former...

Former Powerlifting Champion Ms. Dawn McCammon-Barker takes over as LABA president following elections last Sunday

Feb 27, 2024 KNews Sports Comments Off on Former Powerlifting Champion Ms. Dawn McCammon-Barker takes over as LABA president following elections last Sunday

Kaieteur Sports – The Linden Amateur Basketball Association (LABA) has a new president and it is former national powerlifting champion and teacher Ms. Dawn McCammon-Barker. The LABA staged the...

Fruta Conquerors outlast Santos to lift the winners’ trophy; Friendship All-Stars needle Swan for third

Feb 27, 2024 KNews Sports Comments Off on Fruta Conquerors outlast Santos to lift the winners’ trophy; Friendship All-Stars needle Swan for third

NSC/EBFA/Ralph Green U-11 League Kaieteur Sports – The fifth edition of the National Sports Commission-sponsored Ralph Green/EBFA Under-11 League came to a fitting end on Sunday afternoon at...

Mangal and Adams victorious in Ansa McAl’s Glenmorangie Whiskey Two-Day Golf Tournament

Feb 27, 2024 KNews Sports Comments Off on Mangal and Adams victorious in Ansa McAl’s Glenmorangie Whiskey Two-Day Golf Tournament

Kaieteur Sports – Golf enthusiasts gathered for a thrilling weekend of competition at the highly anticipated two-day tournament, generously sponsored by Ansa McAl under their prestigious...

Spankhurst wins from gate to pole at Jumbo Jet’s Mashramani race

Feb 27, 2024 KNews Sports Comments Off on Spankhurst wins from gate to pole at Jumbo Jet’s Mashramani race

Kaieteur Sports – It was total demolition from Guyana’s horse of the year 2023, Spankhurst, in the Jumbo Jet Racing Thoroughbred Committee Mashramani horserace Meet at Rising Sun Turf Club on...

Suriname confirms participation for GBA Developmental Championship

Feb 27, 2024 KNews Sports Comments Off on Suriname confirms participation for GBA Developmental Championship

Kaieteur Sports – Suriname’s participation in the impending Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) Developmental Championship, which is slated for February 28–29 at the National Gymnasium, Mandela...