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National Table Tennis duo Shemar Britton, Chelsea Edghill to represent Guyana at prestigious Panam Table Tennis Cup

Feb 18, 2025 Shervin Media Sports Comments Off on National Table Tennis duo Shemar Britton, Chelsea Edghill to represent Guyana at prestigious Panam Table Tennis Cup

Kaieteur Sports- National women’s Table Tennis champion Chelsea Edghill OLY and Guyana’s ace star table tennis player Shemar Britton are set to represent Guyana at the Prestigious 2025 Pan...

Athaleyha Hinckson Joins LSU

Feb 18, 2025 Shervin Media Sports Comments Off on Athaleyha Hinckson Joins LSU

By Rawle Toney Kaieteur Sports- Guyana’s sprinting sensation, Athaleyha Hinckson, has taken a monumental step in her athletics career, securing a full scholarship to Louisiana State University...

Guyana holds Venezuela responsible for shooting of soldiers

Feb 18, 2025 Shervin Media News Comments Off on Guyana holds Venezuela responsible for shooting of soldiers

— Minister Todd tells Venezuelan Ambassador Kaieteur News- Guyana’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Hugh Todd, on Tuesday summoned the Venezuelan Ambassador to Guyana over the shooting of...

Paul Nixon Appointed Head Coach of Antigua and Barbuda Falcons for 2025 CPL Season

Feb 18, 2025 Shervin Media Sports Comments Off on Paul Nixon Appointed Head Coach of Antigua and Barbuda Falcons for 2025 CPL Season

SportsMax – he Antigua and Barbuda Falcons have announced the appointment of Paul Nixon as their new head coach for the 2025 Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) season. Nixon, a former...

Aubrey Hutson open to fourth term as AAG President

Feb 18, 2025 Shervin Media Sports Comments Off on Aubrey Hutson open to fourth term as AAG President

By Rawle Toney Kaieteur Sports- After over a decade at the helm of the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG), Aubrey Hutson has signalled his willingness to serve yet another term, if nominated....

Wounded Soldiers being medically evacuated

Feb 18, 2025 Shervin Media News Comments Off on Wounded Soldiers being medically evacuated

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) in a statement in on Tuesday said that the six wounded soldiers shot on Tuesday while on patrol duties in the Cuyuni River, Region Seven are “currently being...

Guyana U17s close out unbeaten group stage campaign in historic Concacaf qualifiers run

Feb 18, 2025 Shervin Media Sports Comments Off on Guyana U17s close out unbeaten group stage campaign in historic Concacaf qualifiers run

Kaieteur Sports-Guyana’s Under-17 Men’s National Team wrapped up its Concacaf U-17 Qualifiers campaign on Wednesday night with a hard-fought 1-1 draw, closing the group stage with an unbeaten...

Mashramani Basketball tournament ongoing in Berbice

Feb 18, 2025 Shervin Media Sports Comments Off on Mashramani Basketball tournament ongoing in Berbice

Kaieteur Sports- Basketball teams from across Berbice are currently participating in the ongoing Mashramani Basketball tournament in the ancient County. Some six teams from both East and West Berbice...

“In Hindsight, there was no Foresight”

Feb 18, 2025 Shervin Media Letters Comments Off on “In Hindsight, there was no Foresight”

Dear Editor, In the course of history, words written, spoken and sung have always held immeasurable power. They shape our thoughts, influence our emotions, motivates, encourage and in some instances...

Do not obstruct legitimate efforts to ensure free, fair, and credible elections

Feb 18, 2025 Shervin Media Letters Comments Off on Do not obstruct legitimate efforts to ensure free, fair, and credible elections

Dear Editor, Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Chairperson, retired Justice Claudette Singh S.C., is inappropriately hiding behind legal technicalities to avoid implementing biometrics in the...

Biometrics is not the panacea for elections

Feb 18, 2025 Shervin Media Letters Comments Off on Biometrics is not the panacea for elections

Dear Editor, M. Shabeer Zafar, Barrister Solicitor Notary, wrote in the Kaieteur News (Feb 14, 2025) that “Biometrics is (the) modern way for GECOM to do business,” and indeed, Globally,...

My critics are preoccupied by my descriptive words, but they ignore my message

Feb 18, 2025 Shervin Media Letters Comments Off on My critics are preoccupied by my descriptive words, but they ignore my message

Dear Editor, I notice the president of our republic and members of his party are busy denouncing me for desecrating the legacy of Dr. Walter Rodney. My sin lies in my courage to raise in the open a...

Only deportees of Guyanese origin should return

Feb 18, 2025 Shervin Media Letters Comments Off on Only deportees of Guyanese origin should return

Dear editor, I quote the headline of an article that appeared in KN (15/2/25) “Guyana put on Donald Trump’s list to accept African and Asian deportees”. The article went on to...

Guyanese soldiers ambushed, shot by Venezuelan gang

Feb 18, 2025 Shervin Media News Comments Off on Guyanese soldiers ambushed, shot by Venezuelan gang

…six injured, two critical in Eteringbang shootout Kaieteur News- Several soldiers of the Guyana Defence Force were shot and injured when members of Venezuelan notorious Sindicato gang...

ExxonM to build new pipeline from 7th project to connect to Gas-to-Energy project

Feb 18, 2025 Shervin Media News Comments Off on ExxonM to build new pipeline from 7th project to connect to Gas-to-Energy project

Kaieteur News- ExxonMobil Guyana Limited (EMGL), the operator of the Stabroek Block will be constructing a new pipeline to transport gas from the seventh project- Hammerhead- to support the...

Missing 12-yr-old girl rescued from Berbice man’s home

Feb 18, 2025 Shervin Media News Comments Off on Missing 12-yr-old girl rescued from Berbice man’s home

-says she was raped, asked to care for his baby Kaieteur News- A 12-year-old girl who was reported missing for several weeks was on Friday last found by the police in the home of a man in New...

GPL seeking contractor to supply, install and configure networking equipment for gas-to-energy project

Feb 18, 2025 Shervin Media News Comments Off on GPL seeking contractor to supply, install and configure networking equipment for gas-to-energy project

Kaieteur News- The Guyana Power and Light Incorporated (GPL Inc) is seeking a contractor to supply, install and configure specialised networking equipment for the integration of the Gas to Energy...

GDF’s €$39.5M ocean patrol vessel to arrive next year – Brigadier Omar Khan

Feb 18, 2025 Shervin Media News Comments Off on GDF’s €$39.5M ocean patrol vessel to arrive next year – Brigadier Omar Khan

Kaieteur News- Chief of Defence Staff of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), Brigadier Omar Khan said the €39.5 million ocean patrol vessel which was procured for the military will arrive in the...

Debate on controversial Engineer’s Bill deferred

Feb 18, 2025 Shervin Media News Comments Off on Debate on controversial Engineer’s Bill deferred

—-as opposition tables amendments to several clauses Kaieteur News- The debate of the controversial Engineer’s Bill has been deferred by the Government of Guyana amid concerns raised by the...

Alleged robbers on $1.9M bail each

Feb 18, 2025 Shervin Media News Comments Off on Alleged robbers on $1.9M bail each

Kaieteur News-Four men on Monday were granted bail in the sum of $1,920,000 each, when they appeared at the Diamond/ Golden Grove Magistrate’s Court, to answer to five counts of Robbery Under Arms...

32 received cultural, creative industry grant in 2024

Feb 18, 2025 Shervin Media News Comments Off on 32 received cultural, creative industry grant in 2024

Kaieteur News-The Ministry of Culture, Youth, and Sports last year awarded grants to 32 artists and musicians. This information was provided by Minister of Culture, Youth, and Sports Charles Ramson,...

Manager fined for DUI, placed on bail for discharging loaded gun

Feb 18, 2025 Shervin Media News Comments Off on Manager fined for DUI, placed on bail for discharging loaded gun

Kaieteur News- A 42-year-old manager of Hart’s Suit, was on Monday fined $200,000 for Driving Under the Influence (DUI) and placed on $60,000 bail when he appeared before Magistrate Teriq Mohamed....

Over 1,000 grams of ganja found in Mazaruni Prison

Feb 18, 2025 Shervin Media News Comments Off on Over 1,000 grams of ganja found in Mazaruni Prison

Kaieteur News- The Guyana Police Force (GPF) on Saturday found 1,048 grams of marijuana, along with other prohibited items during a police raid at the Mazaruni Prison. According to a press statement...

Around two public servants resigned every day since PPP took office

Feb 18, 2025 Shervin Media News Comments Off on Around two public servants resigned every day since PPP took office

Kaieteur News- Since the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) took office in August 2020, a total of 2,832 public servants have resigned, as at the end of December 2024. This means that during the...

Funeral lock down road fuh de livin’!

Feb 18, 2025 Shervin Media Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Funeral lock down road fuh de livin’!

Dem Boys Seh… Kaieteur News-Back in de old days, when a funeral pass, traffic used to stop. Not because people like traffic jam, but outta respect fuh de dead. Yuh see a hearse, yuh pull over,...

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St. Lucia’s Elite Blazers takes aim at FIBA 3×3 World Tour in Edmonton

Following one’s conscience rather than the crowd

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- “They’re certainly entitled to think that, and they’re entitled to full respect... more