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Senior cop fingered in massive cocaine bust at Matthews Ridge

Senior cop fingered in massive cocaine bust at Matthews Ridge

Sep 04, 2024 News Comments Off on Senior cop fingered in massive cocaine bust at Matthews Ridge

Kaieteur News – A senior police officer is allegedly connected to the US$188M cocaine bust at Matthews Ridge, Region One last Saturday and law enforcement authorities are looking to question...
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Guyana’s oil could be leaving by boatloads as Exxon given free pass to use as much as it needs for operations – Glenn Lall

Guyana’s oil could be leaving by boatloads as Exxon given free pass to use as much as it needs for operations – Glenn Lall

Sep 04, 2024 News Comments Off on Guyana’s oil could be leaving by boatloads as Exxon given free pass to use as much as it needs for operations – Glenn Lall

Kaieteur News – ExxonMobil Guyana, the operator of Guyana’s oil rich Stabroek Block has been given a free pass to take as much of the country’s oil as it needs for its offshore operations,...
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Israeli attacks in Gaza kill 35 Palestinians but pauses allow third day of polio vaccinations

Israeli attacks in Gaza kill 35 Palestinians but pauses allow third day of polio vaccinations

Sep 04, 2024 News Comments Off on Israeli attacks in Gaza kill 35 Palestinians but pauses allow third day of polio vaccinations

CAIRO, Sept 3 (Reuters) – Israeli forces killed at least 35 Palestinians across Gaza on Tuesday as they battled Hamas-led militants, Palestinian officials said, but brief pauses in fighting...
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Burkina Faso reclaims gold mines from largest British mining firm

Burkina Faso reclaims gold mines from largest British mining firm

Sep 04, 2024 News Comments Off on Burkina Faso reclaims gold mines from largest British mining firm

…move seen as bold step towards resource sovereignty Kaieteur News – Burkina Faso has struck a deal to nationalise two gold mines for about $80mn that London-listed Endeavour Mining agreed...
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 Man killed during row in cemetery 

 Man killed during row in cemetery 

Sep 04, 2024 News Comments Off on  Man killed during row in cemetery 

Kaieteur News – Police in Regional Division Nine are investigating the murder of Julio Mandook, a resident of Aishalton Village, South Rupununi, which occurred on Monday. The incident...
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‘Paddy bug wiped out $4B in rice cultivation in first crop’ – Mid-Year Report 

‘Paddy bug wiped out $4B in rice cultivation in first crop’ – Mid-Year Report 

Sep 04, 2024 News Comments Off on ‘Paddy bug wiped out $4B in rice cultivation in first crop’ – Mid-Year Report 

Kaieteur News – The Guyana Rice Development Board (GDRB) has estimated $4 billion in losses from paddy bugs, as a result of higher temperatures at the end of the first crop of 2024, according...
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‘Critic’ guilty of contempt of court

‘Critic’ guilty of contempt of court

Sep 04, 2024 Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on ‘Critic’ guilty of contempt of court

– ordered to pay $100k fine, issue public apology Kaieteur News – On Tuesday, Mikhail Rodrigues popularly known as the ‘Guyanese Critics’ appeared before Justice Priscilla...
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Investment in infrastructure will prepare Guyana for post oil economy – Jagdeo

Investment in infrastructure will prepare Guyana for post oil economy – Jagdeo

Sep 04, 2024 News Comments Off on Investment in infrastructure will prepare Guyana for post oil economy – Jagdeo

Kaieteur News – Chief policymaker in the oil and gas sector and Vice President (VP), Bharrat Jagdeo told the media last Thursday that the investment the government is currently making in...
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Missing girl, 16 years old, suspected to be in C Field Sophia

Missing girl, 16 years old, suspected to be in C Field Sophia

Sep 04, 2024 News Comments Off on Missing girl, 16 years old, suspected to be in C Field Sophia

Kaieteur News – A 16-year-old girl who has been reported missing since August 26 is suspected to be somewhere in C Field Sophia, Greater Georgetown. In a statement via the Guyana Police Force...
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‘Free, fair elections critical to upholding democracy, rule of law’ – Pres. Ali

‘Free, fair elections critical to upholding democracy, rule of law’ – Pres. Ali

Sep 04, 2024 News Comments Off on ‘Free, fair elections critical to upholding democracy, rule of law’ – Pres. Ali

Kaieteur News – As Guyana prepares for the 2025 general and regional elections, President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali has reiterated the government’s commitment to upholding democracy and the rule...
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GPL’s increased fuel costs drive public enterprises’ operating expenses to new highs – Mid-Year Report reveals

GPL’s increased fuel costs drive public enterprises’ operating expenses to new highs – Mid-Year Report reveals

Sep 04, 2024 News Comments Off on GPL’s increased fuel costs drive public enterprises’ operating expenses to new highs – Mid-Year Report reveals

Kaieteur News – The Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) has been a major contributor to the increased operating expenses of public enterprises in the first half of 2024, according to the recently...
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SBB opens resource centre for entrepreneurs

SBB opens resource centre for entrepreneurs

Sep 04, 2024 News Comments Off on SBB opens resource centre for entrepreneurs

Kaieteur News – Small businesses in Guyana now have additional support with the establishment of a resource centre designed to help them advance their operations. During an interview with the...
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Housty, Riehl among trio reappointed to Law Reform Commission

Housty, Riehl among trio reappointed to Law Reform Commission

Sep 04, 2024 News Comments Off on Housty, Riehl among trio reappointed to Law Reform Commission

…as President Ali calls for closer look at challenges of AI and digitisation Kaieteur News – Three members of the Law Reform Commission were on Tuesday reappointed by President Irfaan Ali...
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Mason arrested for possession of illegal shotgun

Mason arrested for possession of illegal shotgun

Sep 04, 2024 News Comments Off on Mason arrested for possession of illegal shotgun

Kaieteur News – Police in Regional Division One have arrested Esim Alberts, a 33-year-old mason, following the discovery of an illegal double-barrel shotgun at his residence in Wauna Scheme,...
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Top officials at Home Affairs Ministry knew Brutus’ wife was a supplier to GPF

Top officials at Home Affairs Ministry knew Brutus’ wife was a supplier to GPF

Sep 04, 2024 News Comments Off on Top officials at Home Affairs Ministry knew Brutus’ wife was a supplier to GPF

Kaieteur News – As the investigations into alleged financial irregularities continue against Acting Deputy Commissioner of Police, Calvin Brutus reports are that the Ministry of Home Affairs...
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Venezuelan woman shot as police pursue getaway car

Venezuelan woman shot as police pursue getaway car

Sep 04, 2024 News Comments Off on Venezuelan woman shot as police pursue getaway car

Kaieteur News – A Venezuelan woman was shot in her left buttock as police pursued a getaway car on Monday afternoon on Lime Street, Werk-en-Rust, Georgetown. In a press release, police said...
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First Dental Laboratory Technician Programme launched

First Dental Laboratory Technician Programme launched

Sep 04, 2024 News Comments Off on First Dental Laboratory Technician Programme launched

Kaieteur News – The Ministry of Health through its Health Sciences Division on Tuesday launched the country’s first ever Dental Laboratory Technician Programme. The programme will begin with...
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Govt. expends $4.5B on improving water quality in first half of the year, despite recent flow of rusty water

Govt. expends $4.5B on improving water quality in first half of the year, despite recent flow of rusty water

Sep 04, 2024 News Comments Off on Govt. expends $4.5B on improving water quality in first half of the year, despite recent flow of rusty water

Kaieteur News – Despite recent complaints by residents to the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) about rusty water and prolonged disruption in some sections of the city, the Ministry of Finance...
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Security guard remanded for gruesome murder of Rose Hall mother and son 

Security guard remanded for gruesome murder of Rose Hall mother and son 

Sep 04, 2024 Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Security guard remanded for gruesome murder of Rose Hall mother and son 

1 year later… Kaieteur News – More than one year after the brutal murders of 31-year-old Melissa Arokium and her 8-year-old son Anthony Arokium, a 33-year-old Security Guard of Fyrish Road,...
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41 bid to construct concrete drains at Anna Regina Community ground

41 bid to construct concrete drains at Anna Regina Community ground

Sep 04, 2024 News Comments Off on 41 bid to construct concrete drains at Anna Regina Community ground

Kaieteur News – Forty-one contractors have submitted bids to construct open concrete drains at the Anna Regina ground, Region Two. The project is estimated to cost $17,116,050. Additionally,...
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MCYS/NSC lends support to Guyana Chess Federation Team for 45th Chess Olympiad

MCYS/NSC lends support to Guyana Chess Federation Team for 45th Chess Olympiad

Sep 04, 2024 Sports Comments Off on MCYS/NSC lends support to Guyana Chess Federation Team for 45th Chess Olympiad

Kaieteur Sports – In its continued effort to ensure that Guyanese athletes are afforded every opportunity to represent the Golden Arrowhead, the Government of Guyana through the Ministry of...
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How 1.6% Inflation Feels Like 16%

How 1.6% Inflation Feels Like 16%

Sep 04, 2024 Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on How 1.6% Inflation Feels Like 16%

Kaieteur News – De government has spoken! Yes, you heard it right: de almighty Consumer Price Index has only gone up by a mere 1.6% in the first half of dis year, and over the last 12 months,...
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Fritz beats Zverev to end quarter-final heartache

Fritz beats Zverev to end quarter-final heartache

Sep 04, 2024 Sports Comments Off on Fritz beats Zverev to end quarter-final heartache

BBC Sport – Taylor Fritz ended his run of Grand Slam quarter-final disappointment by beating Alexander Zverev to reach the US Open semi-finals. The American 12th seed had lost all four of his...
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Spankhurst set for return at President’s Cup

Spankhurst set for return at President’s Cup

Sep 04, 2024 Sports Comments Off on Spankhurst set for return at President’s Cup

Kaieteur Sports – Guyana’s champion horse for 2023, Spankhurst is confirmed for the President’s Cup horserace meet on September 22 at Rising Sun Turf Club. The crowd favorite missed the...
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GTA Storm capture Canada Cup softball trophy

GTA Storm capture Canada Cup softball trophy

Sep 04, 2024 Sports Comments Off on GTA Storm capture Canada Cup softball trophy

Kaieteur Sports – GTA Strom captured the 2024 Canada Cup softball trophy on Sunday at Ashtonbee Park, Scarborough where the Legends (Over-50) category concluded. GTA Strom defeated defending...
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CWI’s Shallow, Bascombe circumspect amid two-tier Test system debate

CWI’s Shallow, Bascombe circumspect amid two-tier Test system

Jan 10, 2025

SportsMax – While arguing that news of a pending proposal to introduce a two-tier Test cricket system could merely be a rumour, Cricket West Indies (CWI) President Dr. Kishore Shallow pointed...
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Guyana to play Suriname, Grenada in “Nations Cup” b/ball tournament

Guyana to play Suriname, Grenada in “Nations...

Jan 10, 2025

Guyana Football Federation announces opening of 2025/2026 mid-season transfer window

Guyana Football Federation announces opening of...

Jan 10, 2025

West Indies unveil powerful 17-man squad for O50s World Cup in Sri Lanka 

West Indies unveil powerful 17-man squad for O50s...

Jan 10, 2025

Seven Regional Champions to vie for direct promotion single spot in Elite League Season Seven

Seven Regional Champions to vie for direct...

Jan 09, 2025

Kennard Memorial Turf Club expresses sincere gratitude

Kennard Memorial Turf Club expresses sincere...

Jan 09, 2025

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