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VP Jagdeo exposed on Gas-to-Energy project

Jan 24, 2025 Shervin Media News Comments Off on VP Jagdeo exposed on Gas-to-Energy project

…US EXIM Bank says no feasibility study done …Jagdeo now says bank did due diligence study …bars media from asking further questions on project Kaieteur News- In a bid to brush off...

$350B in loans to fund 2025 budget-Jagdeo

Jan 24, 2025 Shervin Media News Comments Off on $350B in loans to fund 2025 budget-Jagdeo

Kaieteur News-The $1.382 trillion 2025 National Budget will be funded by over $350 billion in loans, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo said on Thursday. He made the comments during his weekly press...

Judge blocks Trump’s ‘blatantly unconstitutional’ executive order that aims to end birthright citizenship

Jan 24, 2025 Shervin Media News Comments Off on Judge blocks Trump’s ‘blatantly unconstitutional’ executive order that aims to end birthright citizenship

CNN — A federal judge said Thursday that President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship was “blatantly unconstitutional” and issued a temporary restraining order to...

UK Company installs monitoring system on four drill rigs in Guyana

Jan 24, 2025 Shervin Media News Comments Off on UK Company installs monitoring system on four drill rigs in Guyana

Kaieteur News- Salunda, a United Kingdom company has announced that it has integrated its Red Zone monitoring solutions on four drilling rigs in Guyana with Intellilift’s proven digital...

Former K/NEWS sports journalist loses home in Kitty fire

Jan 24, 2025 Shervin Media News Comments Off on Former K/NEWS sports journalist loses home in Kitty fire

-Wife suffers minor burns Kaieteur News- Fire of unknown origin destroyed the William Street, Kitty, Georgetown home of former Kaieteur News sports journalist Rawle Welch on Thursday. The fire, which...

EPA and GEA instructed to probe gas- bottle explosions incidents

Jan 24, 2025 Shervin Media News Comments Off on EPA and GEA instructed to probe gas- bottle explosions incidents

Kaieteur News- Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has called on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Guyana Energy Agency (GEA) to conduct a thorough investigation into a series of recent gas...

Tribunal appointed to probe disciplinary charges against Brutus

Jan 24, 2025 Shervin Media News Comments Off on Tribunal appointed to probe disciplinary charges against Brutus

Kaieteur News- The Police Service Commission (PSC) has appointed a special tribunal to investigate a series of serious disciplinary charges against embattled Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP),...

APNU and AFC sign MoU to explore pre-election alliance for 2025

Jan 24, 2025 Shervin Media News Comments Off on APNU and AFC sign MoU to explore pre-election alliance for 2025

Kaieteur News- The A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and the Alliance For Change (AFC) formalised a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), outlining the first and second phase of their joint...

PSC supports GECOM’s position on biometrics

Jan 24, 2025 Shervin Media News Comments Off on PSC supports GECOM’s position on biometrics

Kaieteur News- The Private Sector Commission (PSC) has thrown its support behind the decision made by Chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Justice (Ret’d) Claudette Singh to...

GCCI praises Budget 2025 for $5k increase in old-age pension, investment in agriculture, infrastructure

Jan 24, 2025 Shervin Media News Comments Off on GCCI praises Budget 2025 for $5k increase in old-age pension, investment in agriculture, infrastructure

Kaieteur News- The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) on Thursday applauded the Government of Guyana (GoG) on the presentation of the 2025 Budget, set at $1.382 trillion, an increase...

Speed bumps delaying ambulance access during critical times – Edghill

Jan 24, 2025 Shervin Media News Comments Off on Speed bumps delaying ambulance access during critical times – Edghill

Kaieteur News-While speed bumps are used to suppress the ongoing challenges with speeding, Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill said at times they impede emergency services response. The public...

Body of unidentified man found in drain at Sophia

Jan 24, 2025 Shervin Media News Comments Off on Body of unidentified man found in drain at Sophia

Kaieteur News-The body of an unidentified man was, on Wednesday, found inside a drain at Black and White Road, ‘D’ Field Sophia, Georgetown. On Thursday, Police said that the discovery was made...

$130M more to be spent on $400M Charity Market project

Jan 24, 2025 Shervin Media News Comments Off on $130M more to be spent on $400M Charity Market project

Kaieteur News-With over $400 million in contracts already awarded to construct the new Charity Market in Region Two, the government will be spending an additional $130 million more to construct the...

GECOM incapable of holding 2025 national elections – AFC says

Jan 24, 2025 Shervin Media News Comments Off on GECOM incapable of holding 2025 national elections – AFC says

Kaieteur News-Leader of the Alliance For Change (AFC) Attorney-at-law, Nigel Hughes has expressed the view that the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is incapable of holding the 2025 General and...

West Indies U19 Women secure first win, advance to Super Six with victory over Malaysia

Jan 24, 2025 Shervin Media Sports Comments Off on West Indies U19 Women secure first win, advance to Super Six with victory over Malaysia

SportsMax – The West Indies U19 Women’s team clinched their first win of the ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup, defeating hosts Malaysia by 53 runs to advance to the Super Six round. After a...

“We will have a similar approach”

Jan 24, 2025 Shervin Media Sports Comments Off on “We will have a similar approach”

– Athanaze says batsmen will continue to be aggressive against Pakistan spinners in second Test SportsMax – West Indies middle-order batsman Alick Athanaze expects the team to employ...

Sam, Fernandes outshine competition at GCF/Moo Milk National U12 chess tourney

Jan 24, 2025 Shervin Media Sports Comments Off on Sam, Fernandes outshine competition at GCF/Moo Milk National U12 chess tourney

Kaieteur Sports-The Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) Moo Milk sponsored 2025 National Rapid Under-12 tournament wrapped up with Abel Fernandez and Kataleya Sam being crowned champs, when the tournament...

Ramzan, Fraser pilot Demerara U15 to strong win over East Coast U17

Jan 24, 2025 Shervin Media Sports Comments Off on Ramzan, Fraser pilot Demerara U15 to strong win over East Coast U17

Kaieteur Sports-Demerara Under-15 stormed to a 48-run win over the East Coast Under-17 lads, thanks to brilliant spells from Shahid Ramzan and Patrice Fraser this past Sunday at the LBI...

Dave West Indian Imports gets Everest Cricket Club’s renovations off the mark

Jan 24, 2025 Shervin Media Sports Comments Off on Dave West Indian Imports gets Everest Cricket Club’s renovations off the mark

Kaieteur Sports-Popular Philanthropist and ardent cricket supporter, Dave Narine, of Dave West Indian Imports (USA), on Wednesday January 22 launched Everest Cricket Club’s pavilion and hall...

Interim leadership agreed to dissolve GCF executive issues

Jan 24, 2025 Shervin Media Sports Comments Off on Interim leadership agreed to dissolve GCF executive issues

Kaieteur Sports- In a significant development for the Guyana Cycling Federation (GCF), ongoing internal and executive issues have been dissolved, paving the way for renewed focus on the growth and...

Berbice Cricket Board selects 25 females to continue training for female inter county Cricket competition

Jan 24, 2025 Shervin Media Sports Comments Off on Berbice Cricket Board selects 25 females to continue training for female inter county Cricket competition

Kaieteur Sports- The selection committee of the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) has short listed 25 female cricketers. Of the amount, 21 of those players were selected following two days of practice...

Tucber Park Cricket Club defeat Rose Hall Community Center B in BCB T20 2nd Division Competition

Jan 24, 2025 Shervin Media Sports Comments Off on Tucber Park Cricket Club defeat Rose Hall Community Center B in BCB T20 2nd Division Competition

Kaieteur Sports- Play in the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) second division T20 cricket competition continued over the last weekend for teams in The New Amsterdam/ Canje areas. Tucber Park Cricket Club...

Berbice and Jagdeo’s legacy

Jan 24, 2025 Shervin Media Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Berbice and Jagdeo’s legacy

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News-By any reckoning, Region 6 should have been Guyana’s most prosperous region. It has a rich history, has produced some of Guyana’s most learned individuals and is...

Ministers and business ownership

Jan 24, 2025 Shervin Media Features / Columnists, The GHK Lall Column Comments Off on Ministers and business ownership

Hard Truths… By GHK Lall Kaieteur News- Ministers can own businesses. So said Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo. Ministers of the government, not ministers of religion, though for some...

Another audit, another set of questions

Jan 24, 2025 Shervin Media Editorial, News Comments Off on Another audit, another set of questions

Editorial… Kaieteur News- A third audit of US$19.6B of expenses of ExxonMobil for the period 2021 to 2023 will take five months to complete. The team of VHE Consulting and Martindale...