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Jan 15, 2025 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on To underestimate Maduro is to do so at the nation’s peril.
Dear Editor, As a nation, we cannot continue to trivialise the growing threats to Guyana’s sovereignty under the leadership of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Time and again, Maduro has...Jan 15, 2025 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Border controversies and Amerindian communities
Dear Sir/ Madam As a political activist and member of the Indigenous Guyanese community, I have been constrained to follow with careful attention developments in the critical matter of the...Jan 15, 2025 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on The Speaker should reinstate the word CORRUPTION, in Guyana’s Parliament or show cause why not
Dear Editor, Reference is made to Ms. Amanda Walton-Desir’s January 12, 2025, letter to this publication, of which, I fully endorse her plea to Guyana’s Speaker of the House, Mr. Manzoor Nadir,...Jan 14, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on ‘Guyana could have received at least US$13B to date from oil’
—Chartered Financial Analyst Kaieteur News- Guyana has lost at least US$6.5B in oil revenue between the period 2020 and 2024, due to the lopsided terms of the 2016 Production Sharing...Jan 14, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on ExxonMobil preparing for oil production at 6th project
…as 4th on schedule for start-up this year Kaieteur News- ExxonMobil Guyana Limited (EMGL) recently indicated that the company is conducting developmental drilling operations at the WT...Jan 14, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on Final draft of Gaza truce deal presented to sides after ‘breakthrough’, official says
DOHA/CAIRO, Jan 13 (Reuters) – Mediators gave Israel and Hamas a final draft of a deal on Monday to end the war in Gaza, an official briefed on the negotiations said, after a midnight...Jan 14, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on Venezuela detains tanker falsely flying Guyana’s flag
Kaieteur News- Venezuelan military authorities on Sunday reportedly detained a “Guyana-flagged” tanker that illegally entered Venezuela’s waters. Venezuela media reports detailed that the...Jan 14, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on ‘Pres. Ali made it clear no renegotiation of Exxon contract’ – Hess boss tells conference
Kaieteur News- The renegotiation of the 2016 Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) governing the Stabroek Block which is estimated to hold 11.6 billion barrels of oil, has been a contentious topic....Jan 14, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on Girl, 7, killed after iron gate collapsed on her
Kaieteur News- An iron sliding gate, on Sunday evening, reportedly collapsed on seven-year-old Kareena Persaud, a student of Skeldon Primary School, killing her instantly, Police said on Monday. The...Jan 14, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on 49 Venezuelans jailed for murders and robberies in 2024
Kaieteur News- Forty-nine Venezuelan nationals are currently incarcerated in Guyana for various crimes, including murders and robberies, Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn, has revealed. Speaking...Jan 14, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on Budget must focus on national development not elections—WPA
Kaieteur News-The Working People’s Alliance (WPA) has raised concerns about the 2025 Budget saying that even though it is an election year, the estimates should be focused on national development...Jan 14, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on $6.4B reportedly spent on renovation, construction of school dormitories–Manickchand says
Kaieteur News- Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand said that some $6,429,713,588 has been spent to renovate and construct school dormitories across the country The Minister made this disclosure...Jan 14, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on $831M contract awarded for new Campbellville Health Centre
Kaieteur News- The construction of a brand new Campbellville Health Centre in Georgetown will be done at a cost of $831 million. This is according to information provided by the National Procurement...Jan 14, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on Biomedical hubs to reduce dependency on imported medical supplies – Pres. Ali
Kaieteur News- President Irfaan Ali on Sunday said that government is taking significant steps to reduce dependency on imported medical supplies by establishing biomedical hubs in Guyana. The Head...Jan 14, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on Exxon, other oil firms lose bid block climate change lawsuits
—-as US Supreme Court clears path for cases to proceed (NEW YORK TIMES) In a decision widely seen as benefiting climate activists, the Supreme Court, on Monday, declined to hear a challenge...Jan 14, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on GPHC is lone institution certified to conduct organ transplants – Health Minister
…more hospitals to be certified in 2025 Kaieteur News- The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) is the lone medical institution in Guyana certified to conduct organ transplants, Minister...Jan 14, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on Guyana records 14% reduction in serious crimes in 2024 – Robeson Benn
Kaieteur News- Guyana saw a 14.4% reduction in serious crimes in 2024, with 1,235 reported incidents compared to 1,406 in 2023, Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn disclosed on Monday. The...Jan 14, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on Cop, accomplice charged for abducting man at Giftland
Kaieteur News- Two months after the abduction of Kevin Fiedtkou, an Operations Supervisor at Aurora Gold Mining Inc., Police Lance Corporal Delon Younge and Okeemo Brummell, a suspect involved in...Jan 14, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on Benn shields Hicken from accounting for his stewardship
—talks up ‘achievements’ of scandal-tarred police force Kaieteur News- Home Affairs Minister, Robeson Benn, at a press-conference on Monday shielded Commissioner of Police, Clifton...Jan 14, 2025 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Pakistan targets West Indies’ vulnerability with spin-heavy squad for Test series
SportsMax – Pakistan has unveiled a spin-dominant squad for the upcoming two-match home Test series against West Indies, aiming to exploit the visitors’ well-documented struggles against spin...Jan 14, 2025 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on West Indies U-19 Women defeat Nepal by nine runs in first ICC U-19 Women’s T20 World Cup Warm-up match
SportsMax – The West Indies Under-19 Women secured a tense nine-run win over Nepal Under-19 Women in their opening ICC U-19 Women’s T20 World Cup Warm-up game at the Kolej Tuanku...Jan 14, 2025 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Sir Clive Lloyd to Lead Operations at proposed Cricket Academy
Kaieteur Sports- Guyanese and West Indies cricket legend Sir Clive Hubert Lloyd is set to take on lead role in the establishment and operations of Guyana’s proposed Cricket Academy. The 80-year-old...Jan 14, 2025 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Savory, Anderson batting form a good sign for Harpy Eagles, following first practice match
-Lovell, Singh, Chulai among top performers heading into game 2 Kaieteur Sports- Senior Guyana Harpy Eagles batsmen Kemol Savory and Kevlon Anderson got their engines going following the end of the...Jan 14, 2025 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on GFF/Racing Madrid partnership brings new head coach and two technical experts to Junior Jaguars U17 team
Kaieteur Sports- The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) has appointed Marco Bonofiglio as the new Head Coach of the Junior Jaguars U17 Boys Team, a move bolstered by its partnership with Spanish club...Nov 08, 2026
Cricinfo – Towhid Hridoy staged a turnaround for the ages as his record-breaking unbeaten 242 handed Bangladesh a 30-run first-innings lead on day three of the second Test against West Indies....Nov 07, 2026
(Kaieteur News) – Who says the government does not listen? That is an unfair accusation. The government does listen. In fact, it listens very attentively. The only problem is that it appears to have a rather selective hearing. It can hear a whisper from certain quarters of the private sector...Nov 01, 2026
By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – When Commonwealth leaders gather in Antigua and Barbuda from 1st to 4th November, they should address a question that reaches beyond their association: how can countries of different size, wealth and outlook sustain cooperation in a world increasingly...Nov 07, 2026
(Kaieteur News) – U.S. Vice President, J.D. Vance is among the first bailing from a sinking ship. The Iran War led to the ashes of defeat in the midterms. President Trump suddenly sheds his crazy man persona. Now talks of working with Democrats. From America I wing to Guyana, and Vice...Freedom of speech is our core value at Kaieteur News. If the letter/e-mail you sent was not published, and you believe that its contents were not libellous, let us know, please contact us by phone or email.
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