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Nigel Hughes and the AFC are creating an Iron Triangle

Aug 07, 2024 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Nigel Hughes and the AFC are creating an Iron Triangle

Dear Editor, The stability, security, and well-being of any population rely on prioritizing national interest, or the common good, over individual or business gains. That is a fundamental principle...

It is time that we start publicly honouring our icons

Aug 07, 2024 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on It is time that we start publicly honouring our icons

Dear Editor, I am proposing that our progressive infrastructure, which includes a number of roundabouts, be used to mount statues recognizing our icons. In cases where there are many to honour, in...

Will there be snap elections?

Aug 07, 2024 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Will there be snap elections?

Dear Editor, Will there be early general elections in Guyana? Given that the official (PNC or APNU) opposition is in a state of disarray, badly fractured, and AFC is on a re-building track, won’t...

Lincoln Lewis on Pres. Ali and emancipation celebration

Aug 07, 2024 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Lincoln Lewis on Pres. Ali and emancipation celebration

Dear Editor, As I read Lincoln Lewis’s letter “President Ali, and his cohorts, using State privilege and resources to miniaturize the Africans’ Day of Emancipation was quite distressing”...

‘I don’t feel bad about Guyana’s oil deal’

Aug 06, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on ‘I don’t feel bad about Guyana’s oil deal’

…ExxonM negotiator tells Bloomberg of lopsided contract “I have examined my conscience about it over a period of time, but I don’t feel bad about it…It was a complete fit for what we knew and...

At current rate of production oil in Liza 1 & 2 could be drained before 20-year lifespan

Aug 06, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on At current rate of production oil in Liza 1 & 2 could be drained before 20-year lifespan

Kaieteur News – The Liza One and Liza Two projects in the Stabroek Block are both currently operating above the design rate outlined in the Field Development Plans (FDPs), sparking concerns...

Euphoria in Bangladesh after PM Sheikh Hasina flees country

Aug 06, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on Euphoria in Bangladesh after PM Sheikh Hasina flees country

BBC – Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has resigned after weeks of deadly anti-government protests, putting an end to more than two decades at the top of the country’s politics....

Govt. looking to expand oil and gas operations to Berbice

Aug 06, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on Govt. looking to expand oil and gas operations to Berbice

Kaieteur News – The Government of Guyana is looking to extend its oil and gas operations to Berbice, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has said. Speaking during his news conference last week,...

‘Sit two years in prison’- Magistrate tells man who said bullet found in wife’s jewellery box was an honest mistake

Aug 06, 2024 KNEWS Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on ‘Sit two years in prison’- Magistrate tells man who said bullet found in wife’s jewellery box was an honest mistake

Kaieteur News – A 36-year-old man of Sophia Georgetown was on Monday sentenced to two years in prison after telling magistrate that ammunition found in his wife’s jewellery box was an...

Govt. to spend over $300M to repair 51 schools in Regions 2, 5

Aug 06, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on Govt. to spend over $300M to repair 51 schools in Regions 2, 5

Kaieteur News – Having been allocated approximately $74.4 billion from this year’s budget the Ministry of Education is gearing up to spend approximately $303,510,507 to rehabilitate a total...

If Petroleum Commission was in place Guyana could have avoided audit controversies, failed oil block auction – PNC

Aug 06, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on If Petroleum Commission was in place Guyana could have avoided audit controversies, failed oil block auction – PNC

Kaieteur News – The political opposition is adamant that if Guyana had a Petroleum Commission in place the country could have avoided the current controversies regarding ExxonMobil’s illegal...

Car cleaner remanded to prison over gun, ammo possession

Aug 06, 2024 KNEWS Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Car cleaner remanded to prison over gun, ammo possession

Kaieteur News – A 68-year-old man residing on William Street in Kitty, Georgetown, was remanded to prison on Monday after he was charged with possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition....

Man gets six months for stealing road project wires

Aug 06, 2024 KNEWS Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Man gets six months for stealing road project wires

Kaieteur News – A 45-year-old resident of ‘B’ Field in Sophia, Georgetown, was sentenced to six months in prison on Monday for stealing wires intended for use on the Conversation Tree road...

Prime minister says hinterland region to get internet by year end

Aug 06, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on Prime minister says hinterland region to get internet by year end

Kaieteur News – In its effort to bridge the digital divide between the coast and Hinterland regions, Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret’d), Mark Phillips said on Sunday that the Government is...

Guyana hits 668k barrels of oil in June

Aug 06, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on Guyana hits 668k barrels of oil in June

Kaieteur News – ExxonMobil Guyana Limited (EMGL), the operator of Guyana’s Stabroek Block recorded its highest production in June this year, after pushing the three Floating Production...

New heads of PUC, PSAT sworn in

Aug 06, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on New heads of PUC, PSAT sworn in

– President Ali stresses need for transparency, efficiency Kaieteur News – Chairpersons of the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) and Public Service Appellate Tribunal (PSAT) were sworn in...

Govt. gazettes order to increase excise tax on vehicles for re-migrants

Aug 06, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on Govt. gazettes order to increase excise tax on vehicles for re-migrants

Kaieteur News – The Government has published in the Official Gazette an order that outlines the increase in excise tax for re-migrants. The order outlining the amended excise tax regulations...

Man found dead on North Road

Aug 06, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on Man found dead on North Road

Kaieteur News – The body of a man was found Sunday on North Road Georgetown, police have confirmed. According to police, the deceased is a male of East Indian descent, estimated to be around 50...

T&T contractor walks away with over $300M

Aug 06, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on T&T contractor walks away with over $300M

…despite not completing Conversation Tree Road project Kaieteur News – A Trinidadian contractor has walked away with over $300 M in advance payment for the Conversation Tree road project...

Five held in gun, ammo bust at BV

Aug 06, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on Five held in gun, ammo bust at BV

Kaieteur News – A driver and four other occupants were intercepted by ranks from the Beterverwagting Police Station on Saturday last where a search was conducted, uncovering an unlicensed...

De art of mooching

Aug 06, 2024 KNEWS Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on De art of mooching

Kaieteur News – Yuh know dem boys does always seh, “Everyday bucket ah guh well but one day de bottom guh drop out.” Well, dem boys got a special breed ah people who does tek dis...

Abrams gets 400m lifeline in ‘repechage round’

Aug 06, 2024 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Abrams gets 400m lifeline in ‘repechage round’

Kaieteur Sports – Guyana’s Aliyah Abrams will have another opportunity to reach the medal round of the women’s 400m. After finishing fifth in her heat, she will compete in the ‘repechage...

Election of Cricket West Indies Vice-President Azim Bassarath, declared unlawful by the High Court

Aug 06, 2024 KNEWS Court Stories, Features / Columnists, Sports Comments Off on Election of Cricket West Indies Vice-President Azim Bassarath, declared unlawful by the High Court

Kaieteur Sports – On 5th August, 2024, High Court Judge of the Supreme Court of Guyana, the Honourable Mr. Justice Navindra Singh ordered and declared the election of Azim Bassarath as Vice...

GFF Unveils New Kits For KFC Elite League Teams

Aug 06, 2024 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on GFF Unveils New Kits For KFC Elite League Teams

Kaieteur Sports – The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) proudly handed over new club kits to the teams competing in the KFC Elite League. The Elite League currently features ten (10) competitive...

Cricket West Indies to Appeal Court Ruling on Election of Vice President Azim Bassarath

Aug 06, 2024 KNEWS Court Stories, Features / Columnists, Sports Comments Off on Cricket West Indies to Appeal Court Ruling on Election of Vice President Azim Bassarath

ST. JOHN’S, ANTIGUA – In a case filed by the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) in the High Court of Guyana challenging the election of Mr Azim Bassarath as Vice President of the Cricket West...

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Joseph, Hetmyer, bowlers rattle Patriots by 30-runs as Warriors seal first win at home

Blackouts are Guyana’s unwanted national institution

Kaieteur News – It’s an ordinary day in Georgetown, Guyana. The heat wave is oppressive. People go about their day,... more