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Chef robbed at knife point in Kitty

May 20, 2024 Neeraj Khan News Comments Off on Chef robbed at knife point in Kitty

Kaieteur News – Twenty-nine-year-old Aleya Fiedtkou, a chef was on Sunday morning robbed at knife point by two bandits in Kitty, Georgetown. The Guyana Police Force (GPF) reported that the chef...

Best laid plans: Who would believe

May 20, 2024 KNews Features / Columnists, The GHK Lall Column Comments Off on Best laid plans: Who would believe

Hard truths by GHK Lall Kaieteur News – It was that towering Scottish giant of verse and rhyme, Robert Burns, who introduced the world to the profoundness of “the best laid schemes of mice...

Pensioner dies after knocked off electric bike by teen driver

May 20, 2024 Neeraj Khan News Comments Off on Pensioner dies after knocked off electric bike by teen driver

Kaieteur News – Eighty-one-year-old Donovan Douglas of Stevedore Housing Scheme, North Ruimveldt, Georgetown, was on Saturday night killed in an accident on the Eccles Public Road, East Bank...

Region Six NDCs receive 24 drainage pumps

May 20, 2024 Neeraj Khan News Comments Off on Region Six NDCs receive 24 drainage pumps

A total of 24 tractor-driven water pumps have been handed over to various Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) in Region Six to enhance their drainage systems and minimise flooding. This initiative...

Crabwood Creek shade house project launched to boost pepper cultivation

May 20, 2024 Neeraj Khan News Comments Off on Crabwood Creek shade house project launched to boost pepper cultivation

The government has launched a shade house project in Crabwood Creek, Region Six (East Berbice Corentyne) , to support farmers in cultivating peppers. This initiative follows President Dr. Mohamed...

MMA-ADA receives $110M excavator

May 20, 2024 Neeraj Khan News Comments Off on MMA-ADA receives $110M excavator

The Mahaica-Mahaicony Abary- Agricultural Development Authority (MMA-ADA) at Onverwagt, Region Five on Saturday received a $110 million Amphibious Excavator to aid in the efficient delivery of...

We call on Mr. Nigel Dharamlall to resign immediately and exit public life

May 20, 2024 Neeraj Khan Letters Comments Off on We call on Mr. Nigel Dharamlall to resign immediately and exit public life

Dear Editor, Kaieteur News – The recently concluded PPP 35th annual congress will go down in history for the election of Nigel Dharamlall to the 35-member, central committee of the PPP party,...

‘PNC congress and the African dilemma’

May 20, 2024 Neeraj Khan Letters Comments Off on ‘PNC congress and the African dilemma’

Dear Editor, Kaieteur News – The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) has just completed a very orderly and successful 32ndcongress in which all the girls and boys were nicely placed in their...

The Israeli Government’s deadly campaign against Gazans mirrors the horrors of Rwanda

May 20, 2024 Neeraj Khan Letters Comments Off on The Israeli Government’s deadly campaign against Gazans mirrors the horrors of Rwanda

Dear Editor, Kaieteur News – I write to you with a heavy heart and a mind clouded with the anguish of witnessing yet another tragedy unfold before our eyes. The recent actions of the Israeli...

Oscar Clarke served his party and country with excellence

May 20, 2024 KNews Letters Comments Off on Oscar Clarke served his party and country with excellence

Dear Editor, I was saddened to hear of the death of Oscar Clarke. He was a good friend and professional colleague for many years. He served his party, his country and specifically the City of...

‘7 in every 10’ road fatalities due to speeding

May 20, 2024 KNews Letters Comments Off on ‘7 in every 10’ road fatalities due to speeding

Dear Editor, My heart goes out to the families of the six persons who were killed in a road accident on the Linden-Soesdyke Highway on Monday, May 13, 2024. Having recently experienced the loss (not...

Children and play

May 20, 2024 Neeraj Khan Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Children and play

Kaieteur News – In “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer”, the quintessential novel of childhood bliss, Mark Twain advised, “Work consists of whatever a body is obliged to do, and Play consists...

A Lesson for Guyana: U.S. abandons gas project with concerns mirroring Wales project

May 19, 2024 KNews News Comments Off on A Lesson for Guyana: U.S. abandons gas project with concerns mirroring Wales project

Approval granted without feasibility study Numerous environmental concerns Exorbitant yearly repayment Kaieteur News – A proposed gas pipeline project in the United States, with concerns...

Parliament takes seven months to answer Opposition questions

May 19, 2024 KNews News Comments Off on Parliament takes seven months to answer Opposition questions

Kaieteur News – The Opposition has often lamented the extensive time taken for questions submitted to the National Assembly to receive responses by the respective Ministers. During Friday’s...

Israel pushes further into parts of north Gaza; new cracks in Netanyahu coalition

May 19, 2024 KNews News Comments Off on Israel pushes further into parts of north Gaza; new cracks in Netanyahu coalition

CAIRO/JERUSALEM, May 18 (Reuters) – Israeli troops and tanks pushed on Saturday into parts of a congested northern Gaza Strip district that they had previously skirted in the more than...

UK extends windfall tax on oil and gas profits to 2029

May 19, 2024 KNews News Comments Off on UK extends windfall tax on oil and gas profits to 2029

…as Guyana continues to waive US billions in taxes to Exxon Kaieteur News – Oil companies operating in the United Kingdom (UK) will continue to face taxes on the massive windfall of...

Belle West teen killed over old grievance

May 19, 2024 KNews News Comments Off on Belle West teen killed over old grievance

Kaieteur News – A 19-year-old male of Belle West, West Bank Demerara (WBD), died on Friday after he was stabbed several times by a miner on Thursday. The dead man has been identified as Orlando...

Security guard chops friend after he refused to leave his workplace

May 19, 2024 KNews News Comments Off on Security guard chops friend after he refused to leave his workplace

Kaieteur News – A security guard on Friday chopped his friend to the head after he (the friend) refused to stop drinking at his (the security guard) workplace and vacate the premises. The...

Man shot while fighting off bandits for his motorcycle

May 19, 2024 KNews News Comments Off on Man shot while fighting off bandits for his motorcycle

Kaieteur News – A 23-year-old technician was shot on Friday while fighting off two bandits for his motorcycle, CL 9585 worth $500,000 at Congress Drive, South Ruimveldt, Georgetown. Police...

E-bike rider killed in East Bank accident

May 19, 2024 KNews News Comments Off on E-bike rider killed in East Bank accident

Kaieteur Sports – An electric bike (E-bike) rider was killed on Saturday night in an accident at McDoom, East Coast Demerara (EBD). The deceased was identified as ‘Uncle Danny’ reportedly...

Teen electrocuted in Georgetown

May 19, 2024 KNews News Comments Off on Teen electrocuted in Georgetown

Kaieteur News – A 19-year-old labourer of Lot 105 Covent Garden, East Bank Demerara (EBD) was electrocuted on Friday. As a result, he fell from a building he was working on at the time of the...

GEA’s case against petroleum dealer dismissed due to insufficient evidence

May 19, 2024 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on GEA’s case against petroleum dealer dismissed due to insufficient evidence

Kaieteur News – The fuel importation case without authorisation brought against the President of SBF Petroleum Dorwain Bess, by the Guyana Energy Agency (GEA) was dismissed on Friday due to...

Within five months, 237 drivers fined for drunk driving – Traffic Chief

May 19, 2024 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Within five months, 237 drivers fined for drunk driving – Traffic Chief

Kaieteur News – Two hundred and thirty-seven drunk drivers have been fined approximately $18M so far this year, Traffic Chief Senior Superintendent of Police, Mahendra Singh disclosed on...

New teaching block for Mahaicony TVET Center to cost $91M

May 19, 2024 KNews News Comments Off on New teaching block for Mahaicony TVET Center to cost $91M

Kaieteur News – The Ministry of Education is preparing to spend approximately $91 million to construct a teaching block at the Mahaicony Technical and Vocational Training Center in Region Five....

Another cop struck down at roadblock

May 19, 2024 KNews News Comments Off on Another cop struck down at roadblock

Kaieteur News – Another police officer was struck down at a road block at the Houston Public Road, East Bank Demerara (EBD) early Saturday morning. The victim was identified as police...