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Joseph, Hetmyer, bowlers rattle Patriots by 30-runs as Warriors seal first win at home

Sep 21, 2024 KNews Sports Comments Off on Joseph, Hetmyer, bowlers rattle Patriots by 30-runs as Warriors seal first win at home

2024 Caribbean Premier League… GAW vs. STKNP Kaieteur Sports – Fast-bowler Shamar Joseph had a brilliant night with the ball, while Shimron Hetmyer cracked an eye-catching half-century which...

CWI announces re-election of Azim Bassarath as Vice-President

Sep 21, 2024 KNews Sports Comments Off on CWI announces re-election of Azim Bassarath as Vice-President

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Cricket West Indies (CWI) yesterday announced the re-election of Azim Bassarath to the role of Vice President of its Board of Directors. Pursuant to the CWI Articles of...

Slingerz FC set for showdown with SVG national team

Sep 21, 2024 KNews Sports Comments Off on Slingerz FC set for showdown with SVG national team

Kaieteur Sports – Slingerz Football Club is gearing up for an international challenge as they travel to St. Vincent and the Grenadines for a two-match friendly against the island’s national...

BMC O50s Tournament continues this weekend

Sep 21, 2024 KNews Sports Comments Off on BMC O50s Tournament continues this weekend

– Sponsored by Permaul Trading & Distribution and Peter Lewis Construction & Asphalt services. Kaieteur Sports – The Big Man Cricket O50s tournament continues this weekend with 2...

The best recommendation, a sure meal ticket

Sep 21, 2024 KNews Features / Columnists, The GHK Lall Column Comments Off on The best recommendation, a sure meal ticket

Hard Truths by GHK Lall Kaieteur News – I ask pardon for any occasional reference to myself in the third person. Given the context and objectives of today’s contribution, it is unavoidable....

FREE SPEECH

Sep 21, 2024 KNews Editorial Comments Off on FREE SPEECH

Kaieteur News – The PPP/C Government gets a thrill from talking about how much it is for the law. Senior government leaders have reinforced their longstanding respect for the rule of law and...

Blackouts are Guyana’s unwanted national institution

Sep 21, 2024 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Blackouts are Guyana’s unwanted national institution

Kaieteur News – It’s an ordinary day in Georgetown, Guyana. The heat wave is oppressive. People go about their day, working, shopping, socializing, and skylarking. Suddenly, the hum of daily...

Support for greater Civic Involvement in Policy Making

Sep 21, 2024 KNews Letters Comments Off on Support for greater Civic Involvement in Policy Making

Dear Editor, Guyanese from both sides of the political aisle, including those who were involved in the struggle to deter electoral fraud in the 2020 elections, express scathing critique or criticism...

Is the labelling of Guyana as an autocratic society by some a specious or trustworthy claim?

Sep 21, 2024 KNews Letters Comments Off on Is the labelling of Guyana as an autocratic society by some a specious or trustworthy claim?

Dear Editor, For Guyanese to feel overwhelmed by the chatter about ‘autocracy’ and ‘democracy’ within the recent past is quite understandable. Several individuals, including myself,...

Woeful waste of money in circumstances where democratic norms are ignored

Sep 21, 2024 KNews Letters Comments Off on Woeful waste of money in circumstances where democratic norms are ignored

Dear Editor, When will this madness, this wasteful spending spree come to an end? Instead, we have the top brass of the PPP Government talking about democracy in their speeches to the local and...

Public Reflections on Fourth Anniversary

Sep 21, 2024 KNews Letters Comments Off on Public Reflections on Fourth Anniversary

Dear Editor, Last August 2nd the fourth anniversary of the current administration was observed without much of the fanfare and spirit of jubilation and hype that was present after the first...

Former finance minister questions legality of using oil money to pay ExxonMobil for pipeline

Sep 20, 2024 KNews News Comments Off on Former finance minister questions legality of using oil money to pay ExxonMobil for pipeline

Kaieteur News – Former Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan has raised questions regarding the legality of using oil money to fund the pipeline being constructed by ExxonMobil Guyana Limited...

Jagdeo blames GPL’s management, old transmission lines for constant blackouts

Sep 20, 2024 KNews News Comments Off on Jagdeo blames GPL’s management, old transmission lines for constant blackouts

Kaieteur News – Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday blamed the management of the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) as well as the old transmission lines for the daily blackouts citizens are...

Remote attacks push Hezbollah and Israel to the brink of war

Sep 20, 2024 KNews News Comments Off on Remote attacks push Hezbollah and Israel to the brink of war

Aljazeera – Lebanon has suffered two days of seemingly random explosions of hand-held communication devices used by Hezbollah members across the country and in Syria. Analysts say this has...

Exxon says not all costs for training being recovered

Sep 20, 2024 KNews News Comments Off on Exxon says not all costs for training being recovered

Kaieteur News – President of ExxonMobil Guyana Limited (EMGL), Alistair Routledge has said that the company is not recovering all of its investments in training of Guyanese to prepare them for...

Man wanted for Levoy Taljit’s murder arrested

Sep 20, 2024 KNews News Comments Off on Man wanted for Levoy Taljit’s murder arrested

11 years after… Kaieteur News – More than 11 years after the mysterious disappearance and murder of Levoy Taljit, the Guyana Police Force (GPF) has announced the arrest of a man they had...

Lawyers seeking answers from Top Cop over search of ‘Melly Mel’s’ relatives’ home

Sep 20, 2024 KNews News Comments Off on Lawyers seeking answers from Top Cop over search of ‘Melly Mel’s’ relatives’ home

Kaieteur News – A battery of lawyers has written the Commissioner of Police, Clifton Hicken seeking answers on the legal basis for searching the home of relatives of social activist, Melissa...

Alleged wife beater shot during scuffle with police

Sep 20, 2024 KNews News Comments Off on Alleged wife beater shot during scuffle with police

Kaieteur News – An alleged wife beater was shot on Wednesday during a scuffle with police, who were responding to an assault report made by the man’s wife at Little Diamond Squatting Area,...

Man in court for $6.4M land sale scam

Sep 20, 2024 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Man in court for $6.4M land sale scam

Kaieteur News – A 56-year-old man from Craig, East Bank Demerara (EBD), on Wednesday appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court charged for allegedly defrauding an American citizen in a...

500 women to benefit from Govt’s new skills training initiative

Sep 20, 2024 KNews News Comments Off on 500 women to benefit from Govt’s new skills training initiative

Kaieteur News – The Ministry of Human Services and Social Security has launched a new skills training initiative that aims to transform the lives of 500 women across the country. The programme...

Cozier community gets $261M pump station

Sep 20, 2024 KNews News Comments Off on Cozier community gets $261M pump station

Kaieteur News – Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha on Thursday commissioned a new $261 million pump station at Cozier, Lower Pomeroon in Region Two. The project was being undertaken by...

$191M set aside for new annex at recently commissioned Yarrowkabra School

Sep 20, 2024 KNews News Comments Off on $191M set aside for new annex at recently commissioned Yarrowkabra School

Kaieteur News – With $790 million already spent to construct the Yarrowkabra Secondary School, the facility is set to get a new annex which is estimated to cost an additional $191 million. The...

Baracara students to be accommodated at new N/A Amerindian hostel

Sep 20, 2024 KNews News Comments Off on Baracara students to be accommodated at new N/A Amerindian hostel

Kaieteur News – Students from Baracara, a riverain community in Region Six, will soon benefit from accommodation at the newly renovated Amerindian Hostel in New Amsterdam. The $11 million...

Guyana, Qatar sign MoU to strengthen biodiversity conservation, management

Sep 20, 2024 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana, Qatar sign MoU to strengthen biodiversity conservation, management

Kaieteur News – The Government of Guyana, through the Protected Areas Commission (PAC), has formalised an agreement with the State of Qatar, marking a significant step in strengthening...

PUBLIC ADVISORY- HIGH TIDES ALERT

Sep 20, 2024 KNews News Comments Off on PUBLIC ADVISORY- HIGH TIDES ALERT

Kaieteur News – The Ministry of Public Works would like to advise the general public to take all necessary precautions during the spring tides period from September 15, 2024 to September 22,...