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Govt. vows crackdown on Guyanese aiding foreign companies to flout Local Content law

Nov 12, 2024 Shervin Media News Comments Off on Govt. vows crackdown on Guyanese aiding foreign companies to flout Local Content law

Kaieteur News- Vice President (VP) Bharrat Jagdeo has issued a stern warning to Guyanese firms enabling foreign companies to bypass Guyana’s Local Content Act, stating that violators will face...

Firm involved in audit of Exxon’s expenses has licence suspended

Nov 12, 2024 Shervin Media News Comments Off on Firm involved in audit of Exxon’s expenses has licence suspended

Kaieteur News- The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Guyana (ICAG) has suspended the membership of several individuals, one of those individuals, Azzar Haniff of Eclisar Financial and...

Gaza mother struggling to feed children says only death can end their suffering

Nov 12, 2024 Shervin Media News Comments Off on Gaza mother struggling to feed children says only death can end their suffering

GAZA, Nov 11 (Reuters) – Itimad al-Qanou, a Palestinian mother struggling to feed her seven children, feels abandoned by everyone. She sometimes feels that death is the best way to end...

Fire destroys supermarket, damages hotel in Berbice

Nov 12, 2024 Shervin Media News Comments Off on Fire destroys supermarket, damages hotel in Berbice

Kaieteur News- A massive fire on Monday destroyed Bob and Sons Supermarket and threatened nearby buildings at New Amsterdam, Berbice, Region Six. According to reports, the fire erupted sometime after...

Car dealer slapped with 68 charges over $51.57M fraud

Nov 12, 2024 Shervin Media News Comments Off on Car dealer slapped with 68 charges over $51.57M fraud

kaieteur News- Thirty-five-year-old Omeca Primo, the alleged operator of a fake car dealership, has found herself in deeper legal trouble as she now faces 68 fraud charges totalling $51.5 million....

Chain snatcher tells court, ‘I’m a Dr. Harry patient’

Nov 12, 2024 Shervin Media News Comments Off on Chain snatcher tells court, ‘I’m a Dr. Harry patient’

Kaieteur News- A 23-year-old man, who claimed to be of unsound mind, appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court on Monday to face a charge of simple larceny. The accused, Junior Lilly, residing...

Glenn Lall flays Jagdeo, Norton for indifference to lopsided oil contract

Nov 12, 2024 Shervin Media News Comments Off on Glenn Lall flays Jagdeo, Norton for indifference to lopsided oil contract

—renews calls for referendum on Exxon’s deal Kaieteur News- Businessman and advocate for a better oil deal, Glenn Lall has accused Vice President, Bharrat Jagdeo of selling out the...

Unhealthy dietary patterns drive US$8 trillion in annual hidden costs of global agrifood systems

Nov 12, 2024 Shervin Media News Comments Off on Unhealthy dietary patterns drive US$8 trillion in annual hidden costs of global agrifood systems

Kaiteteur News- A refined study by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) involving 156 countries confirms that hidden costs within global agrifood systems amount to...

Mechanic jailed for 24 months for discharging firearm, gets another 24-month sentence over illegal firearm and ammo

Nov 12, 2024 Shervin Media News Comments Off on Mechanic jailed for 24 months for discharging firearm, gets another 24-month sentence over illegal firearm and ammo

kaieteur News– Twenty-six-year-old Lloyd Gittens, who was previously sentenced to 24 months in prison last month, is now facing an additional 24-month sentence after admitting to discharging a...

GPHC acquires equipment to treat enlarged prostate

Nov 12, 2024 Shervin Media News Comments Off on GPHC acquires equipment to treat enlarged prostate

Kaieteur News- The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) has acquired equipment to conduct laser treatment of enlarged prostate. This was revealed by the CEO of GPHC, Robbie Rambarran, at the...

‘Reforms at GECOM possible before elections’

Nov 12, 2024 Shervin Media News Comments Off on ‘Reforms at GECOM possible before elections’

—WPA says as it demands clean voters’ list, biometrics Kaieteur News- The Working People’s Alliance (WPA) said that much needed reforms at the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) are...

Managing director of Sheriff Hospital gets honorary degree

Nov 12, 2024 Shervin Media News Comments Off on Managing director of Sheriff Hospital gets honorary degree

Kaieteur News-Managing Director of Sheriff General Hospital Ameir Ahmad was recently awarded an Honorary Degree from Rajiv Gandhi University of Science and Technology. The degree is in recognition of...

High crime big burden on Latin America, Caribbean- IDB Report reveals

Nov 12, 2024 Shervin Media News Comments Off on High crime big burden on Latin America, Caribbean- IDB Report reveals

—costs equivalent to 78% of budget for education, double budget for social assistance Kaieteur News- Latin America and the Caribbean social and economic development remains heavily burdened by...

GPHC collaborates with World Paediatrics to perform spinal surgeries on ten young patients

Nov 12, 2024 Shervin Media News Comments Off on GPHC collaborates with World Paediatrics to perform spinal surgeries on ten young patients

kaieteur News- Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) on Monday said that it successfully completed its second collaboration with World Paediatrics, an international non-governmental...

If the system is not broken why try to fix it?

Nov 12, 2024 Shervin Media Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on If the system is not broken why try to fix it?

…Peeping Tom kaieteur News- A few years ago, I was at a private hospital watching the workers “clock-in” to work using fingerprint recognition technology. Interestingly, some of them had to...

Oil markets by nature are fickle

Nov 12, 2024 Shervin Media Features / Columnists, The GHK Lall Column Comments Off on Oil markets by nature are fickle

…Hard Truths By GHK Lall Kaieteur News- Oil markets are fickle by nature… said Vice President Bhar-rat Jagdeo. I agree. The vision is for the long-term. I agree again. The World...

UG had graduation

Nov 12, 2024 Shervin Media Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on UG had graduation

...Dem Boys Seh Kaieteur News- Dem boys seh UG throw cap an’ gown pon more than 3,500 students, an’ right away, nuff of dem think deh got one foot in a big job. But dem boys seh hold up!...

Road safety

Nov 12, 2024 Shervin Media Editorial, News Comments Off on Road safety

…Editorial Kaieteur news- It is Road Safety Month, and Guyanese are reminded of how dangerous, even deadly, travelling on our roads can be. It could be in the city or a rural area, and the...

Bent Street settle Back Circle 1-0 to lift Hamilton Green’s Inter-Ward Football KO C/ship

Nov 12, 2024 Shervin Media Sports Comments Off on Bent Street settle Back Circle 1-0 to lift Hamilton Green’s Inter-Ward Football KO C/ship

Kaieteur Sports- After two days of fierce competition, the 2024 Hamilton Green Inter-Ward/Village Nine-a-side Knockout Football Championship concluded on Sunday with a single goal securing victory...

GVF /Republic Bank / One Guyana / ‘ B’ Division tournament ends on high note

Nov 12, 2024 Shervin Media Sports Comments Off on GVF /Republic Bank / One Guyana / ‘ B’ Division tournament ends on high note

Kaieteur Sports- Curtains came down when the Guyana Volleyball Federation (GVF) lauded the Republic Bank and the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports for their Sterling contribution towards...

Savory unbeaten half-century guides Harpy Eagles to tense 2-wicket finish

Nov 12, 2024 Shervin Media Sports Comments Off on Savory unbeaten half-century guides Harpy Eagles to tense 2-wicket finish

2024 CWI Men’s CG United Super50 Championships…GHE vs. WIA Kaieteur Sports-Guyana Harpy Eagles secured a tense two wicket win versus a young dynamic West Indies Academy (WIA) last night at...

ExxonMobil Futsal Championship quarter-finals decided

Nov 12, 2024 Shervin Media Sports Comments Off on ExxonMobil Futsal Championship quarter-finals decided

Kaieteur Sports- After two weeks of intense, high-energy clashes in the preliminary rounds, the ExxonMobil Futsal Championship has reached a thrilling crescendo as it moves into the...

Thrilling Double Header Highlights East Bank Football Association U14 Boys League Action

Nov 12, 2024 Shervin Media Sports Comments Off on Thrilling Double Header Highlights East Bank Football Association U14 Boys League Action

Kaieteur Sports- The East Bank Football Association U14 Boys League continued its exciting run on Sunday, November 10th, 2024, with two electrifying matches at the Herstelling Football Ground....

Controversies continue over selection policies of Guyana Cricket Board

Nov 12, 2024 Shervin Media Sports Comments Off on Controversies continue over selection policies of Guyana Cricket Board

By Samuel Whyte Kaieteur Sports- The controversy that has arisen over selection of players to represent four teams that is participating in the ongoing Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) T20 cricket...

MVP Sports 8th Annual Girl’s U11 Football Tournament officially launched

Nov 12, 2024 Shervin Media Sports Comments Off on MVP Sports 8th Annual Girl’s U11 Football Tournament officially launched

-16 teams drafted ahead of Saturday’s kickoff at MoE Kaieteur Sports-The Petra Organisation has partnered once again with MVP Sports to host the 8th Annual Schools’ U11 Football Tournament,...

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Crowds, chaos and complaints

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- The folly of the cash grant distribution is a textbook case of what happens when a government,... more