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Countrywide literacy programme to be launched next year – Manickchand

Sep 12, 2024 KNews News Comments Off on Countrywide literacy programme to be launched next year – Manickchand

Kaieteur News – Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand on Tuesday revealed that come January next year, her ministry will rollout a massive National Literacy Programme aimed at ensuring every...

Int’l firms dominate bid to oversee construction of new Lethem Hospital

Sep 12, 2024 KNews News Comments Off on Int’l firms dominate bid to oversee construction of new Lethem Hospital

Kaieteur News – Three international consultancy companies are among five bidders who have applied for the contract to supervise the design and construction of the new Lethem Hospital in Region...

Man remanded for one hour after refusing to testify against suspect who allegedly tried to murder him

Sep 12, 2024 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Man remanded for one hour after refusing to testify against suspect who allegedly tried to murder him

Kaieteur News – High Court Justice, Peter Hugh on Wednesday issued an order to remand Compton Charles, the complainant/victim in an attempted murder trial to prison after he declined to testify...

New Canadian envoy to Guyana accredited

Sep 12, 2024 KNews News Comments Off on New Canadian envoy to Guyana accredited

Kaieteur News – President Dr. Irfaan Ali on Wednesday accepted the Letters of Credence from the new High Commissioner of Canada to Guyana, Sébastien Sigouin at the Office of the President....

Queenstown man remanded for illegal possession of firearm, ammo

Sep 12, 2024 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Queenstown man remanded for illegal possession of firearm, ammo

Kaieteur News – A 29-year-old resident of Lance Gibbs Street, Queenstown, Georgetown, on Wednesday appeared before the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court to face charges of illegal possession of a...

Suriname launches seep survey to detect energy sources below seabed

Sep 12, 2024 KNews News Comments Off on Suriname launches seep survey to detect energy sources below seabed

Kaieteur News – Staatsolie, the State-owned Surinamese oil company which was established to execute the oil exploration, drilling, and processing in the neighbouring country has commenced a...

Speak no ill of the dead

Sep 12, 2024 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Speak no ill of the dead

Kaieteur News – When somebody dead, people does talk nice tings. But sometimes, soon as de man close he eyes, all dem haters start to chat. Mouth open, story jump out. Is like dem been waiting...

Ministry of Education, GTU at loggerheads over reshaping ‘Nationals’

Sep 12, 2024 KNews Sports Comments Off on Ministry of Education, GTU at loggerheads over reshaping ‘Nationals’

– No word on 2024 National School’s Championships By Rawle Toney Kaieteur Sports – A cloud of uncertainty looms over the 2024 National Schools Cycling, Swimming, and Athletics...

Future Warriors ‘Champion of Champions’ Tape-ball bowls off September 14

Sep 12, 2024 KNews Sports Comments Off on Future Warriors ‘Champion of Champions’ Tape-ball bowls off September 14

– Winner to play Guyana Amazon Warriors in novelty match on September 22 Kaieteur Sports – Powered by ExxonMobil Guyana, the Future Warriors Tape-ball tournament for Primary Schools will...

Canadian-based Guyanese Fabian Naiken donates GY$3M in gear to Albion Cricket Club, players

Sep 12, 2024 KNews Sports Comments Off on Canadian-based Guyanese Fabian Naiken donates GY$3M in gear to Albion Cricket Club, players

Kaieteur Sports – The Albion Community Centre Cricket Club and several of its youth cricketers recently received over G$3 million worth in cricket gear from Canadian-based Guyanese Fabian...

U19 Women’s champ Williams eyeing West Indies Women’s team

Sep 12, 2024 KNews Sports Comments Off on U19 Women’s champ Williams eyeing West Indies Women’s team

– Wants to be role model for other young Amerindian Women Kaieteur Sports – National U19 star and reigning West Indies Regional Blaze T20 Champ Latoya Williams, is eying a spot in the...

Narcotics raises its head again, politicians must keep their heads

Sep 12, 2024 KNews Features / Columnists, The GHK Lall Column Comments Off on Narcotics raises its head again, politicians must keep their heads

Kaieteur News – An enormous drug bust in Region One has rippled through the news, and President Ali has rippled with fiery intensity. His government will do everything that it can to“break...

Oil and development

Sep 12, 2024 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Oil and development

Kaieteur News – Close to five years as an oil-producing nation, what Guyana has to show for it? We often hear about how much money this country gets from its oil wealth and while the little...

Norway should be shown the door

Sep 12, 2024 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Norway should be shown the door

Kaieteur News – Guyana should do no business ever with Norway. The mere possibility of re-entering a deal with Norway concerning our forests or carbon credits would be an affront to the dignity...

Where are the ethical leaders in Guyana?

Sep 12, 2024 KNews Letters Comments Off on Where are the ethical leaders in Guyana?

Dear Editor, You would have observed how the Hon Vice President, Jagdeo has focused on the real conflict of interest situation with respect to the leader of the AFC. He must be commended for...

Candlelight vigil at Leonora

Sep 12, 2024 KNews Letters Comments Off on Candlelight vigil at Leonora

Dear Editor, Guyana, at one stage, was chastised for being one of the leading nations globally for high suicide rate. In a 2014 report by the World Health Organization, Guyana was cited as a country...

An opposition of negatives

Sep 12, 2024 KNews Letters Comments Off on An opposition of negatives

Dear Editor, The Opposition and all its operatives are dogmatically naysayers, they are so stuck in time that they have me painstakingly looking for an area or project, in which they have supported...

Dr Bisram’s writings are enlightening

Sep 12, 2024 KNews Letters Comments Off on Dr Bisram’s writings are enlightening

Dear Editor, A response is warranted to letter captioned, “Dr. Bisram Seems Unfulfilled”. It is nice to know that someone is following Dr. Bisram’s happiness and his life fulfillment and...

Exxon recovering more money from Guyana’s oil yearly than investments

Sep 11, 2024 KNews News Comments Off on Exxon recovering more money from Guyana’s oil yearly than investments

Kaieteur News – ExxonMobil and the Stabroek Block Co-Venturers are currently recovering more money from Guyana’s oil than they are investing in the operations. With the increase in oil...

Canadian firm to produce 353,000 ounces of gold annually from Reg. 7 project over 13 years – PEA reveals

Sep 11, 2024 KNews News Comments Off on Canadian firm to produce 353,000 ounces of gold annually from Reg. 7 project over 13 years – PEA reveals

By Renay Sambach Kaieteur News – On Monday, the new owner of the Oko West project located in Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) G Mining Ventures (GMIN), a Canadian firm, announced the results of...

Israeli strike in Gaza humanitarian zone kills 19, Hamas-run health ministry says

Sep 11, 2024 KNews News Comments Off on Israeli strike in Gaza humanitarian zone kills 19, Hamas-run health ministry says

(BBC NEWS) – At least 19 people have been killed in an overnight Israeli strike in the designated humanitarian zone in southern Gaza, the Hamas-run health ministry says. Witnesses said the...

Swan $45M health centre

Sep 11, 2024 KNews News Comments Off on Swan $45M health centre

Kaieteur News – A spanking new health centre was officially opened in the community of Swan, along the Soesdyke-Linden Highway on Monday. The massive investment by the government will eliminate...

Teachers to be held responsible for low Math passes as Govt. rolls out intervention programme

Sep 11, 2024 KNews News Comments Off on Teachers to be held responsible for low Math passes as Govt. rolls out intervention programme

Kaieteur News – The Ministry of Education will hold teachers and schools accountable for students’ Mathematics results, Chief Education Officer (CEO) Saddam Hussain said on Tuesday. The CEO...

E-bike rider dies after falling into pothole

Sep 11, 2024 KNews News Comments Off on E-bike rider dies after falling into pothole

Kaieteur News – A 58-year-old man on Tuesday lost his life after falling into a pothole while riding his electrical-bike along the Railway Embankment in the vicinity of the University of Guyana...

Chinese nationals injure labourer during drive-by shooting

Sep 11, 2024 KNews News Comments Off on Chinese nationals injure labourer during drive-by shooting

Kaieteur News – A 54-year-old man, identified as Kameshwar Tiwari, was on Monday injured in a drive-by shooting involving Chinese nationals at the intersection of Lousia Row and Hadfield...

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