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Little hero

Mar 11, 2024 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Little hero

Dear Editor, The brutal hacking to death of a son and mother in Saxacalli Mission has produced a hero, in the person of the six-year-old, who witnessed the entire ordeal. Being left on his own, no...

Corruption and economic growth

Mar 11, 2024 KNEWS Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Corruption and economic growth

Kaieteur News- The plus side is grand, but the great weights of corruption and political discord tilt Guyana’s bittersweet realities into dangerous territory. Sweet because of the lush riches owned...

What Jadgeo sees as constraints to a better oil contract, we see as imperatives to compel urgent action

Mar 11, 2024 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on What Jadgeo sees as constraints to a better oil contract, we see as imperatives to compel urgent action

Dear Editor, We noted that VP Jagdeo issued a challenge to the Opposition to draft a renegotiation plan. This plan, he told reporters at his Press Conference, must consider, as he described it, the...

CARICOM, Chattel Slavery and Indentureship

Mar 11, 2024 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on CARICOM, Chattel Slavery and Indentureship

Dear Editor, I am writing to you regarding the Communiqué from the 46th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM in Georgetown, which was held from 25 to 28 February. On...

Freddie Kissoon is turning out to be PPP/C’s canker-worm

Mar 11, 2024 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Freddie Kissoon is turning out to be PPP/C’s canker-worm

Dear Editor, Freddie Kissoon, just about a week ago, in his typical flip-flopping ‘non-analysis’ detailed “Why I support the presidency of Mohamed Irfaan Ali.” In his myopic piece on March...

Ending ‘period poverty’ in Guyana

Mar 11, 2024 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Ending ‘period poverty’ in Guyana

Dear Editor, I note recently that First Lady Arya Ali’s brainchild, the “Menstrual Hygiene Initiative,” is gathering momentum and rightly so. The news outlets have it that she is lobbying for...

Not anti-Jagan

Mar 11, 2024 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Not anti-Jagan

Dear Editor, This is a response to Dr. Joey Jagan accusing me and Ravi Dev of being anti-Jagan (KN Mar 7). We are pro-Jagan but not Marxist-Leninist-Stalinist-Communist. The fact that we opposed...

RHTYSC Pepsi teams assist historic Sharon Congregation Church

Mar 10, 2024 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on RHTYSC Pepsi teams assist historic Sharon Congregation Church

….honours Rose Hall Town Postal workers Kaieteur News- The Sharon Congregational Chapel church is the oldest Christian church in the township of Rose Hall. The church was founded in 1842 and...

Massive turn out as teachers’ strike widens

Feb 17, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on Massive turn out as teachers’ strike widens

…protest to continue until pay issues are addressed Kaieteur News- Teachers line both sides of the streets on Friday as they continued to register this public demonstration in front of the...

Tobago oil spill should be additional wake up call for Guyana – AFC

Feb 17, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on Tobago oil spill should be additional wake up call for Guyana – AFC

Kaieteur News- The Alliance for Change (AFC) said on Friday that it has taken note of the ongoing challenges being experienced in the neighbouring island of Tobago due to the devastating effects of...

Schoolchild thrown out of Mash contest by Govt. over Calypso critical of 6.5% pay hike, honoured by businessman

Feb 17, 2024 KNEWS Cuisine Culture, News Comments Off on Schoolchild thrown out of Mash contest by Govt. over Calypso critical of 6.5% pay hike, honoured by businessman

‘YOU ARE A WINNER’ Kaieteur News- The Berbice schoolgirl who was thrown out of the Children’s Mashramani Calypso contest by the Guyana Government owing to her song which is critical of its 6.5%...

‘You can’t build roads and teachers hungry’

Feb 17, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on ‘You can’t build roads and teachers hungry’

…GTU President says all citizens need a decent life Kaieteur News- Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) President Mark Lyte on Friday told the Government of Guyana (GoG) that infrastructure development...

Palestinians eating grass, plants and drinking polluted water as famine looms across Gaza

Feb 17, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on Palestinians eating grass, plants and drinking polluted water as famine looms across Gaza

(CNN) Hanadi Gamal Saed El Jamara, 38, says sleep is all that can distract her children from the aching hunger gnawing at their bellies. These days, the mother-of-seven finds herself begging for food...

VP Jagdeo ducks info of recipients of cash grants

Feb 17, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on VP Jagdeo ducks info of recipients of cash grants

…Mahipaul calls it a “grave shame” Kaieteur News- Opposition Member of Parliament (MP) Ganesh Mahipaul said that it is a grave shame that the Vice President, Bharrat Jagdeo has shied away...

Magistrate to rule on admissibility of CCTV footage in Ian Mekdeci accident

Feb 17, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on Magistrate to rule on admissibility of CCTV footage in Ian Mekdeci accident

Kaieteur News– Senior Magistrate Leron Daly is set to rule on the admissibility of CCTV footage in the trial regarding the accident which resulted in the death of National squash player,...

Guyanese girl wins US$40,000 scholarship in USA

Feb 17, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on Guyanese girl wins US$40,000 scholarship in USA

Kaieteur News- A former Zeeburg Secondary School Student, Amesha Jainandan 19, on Thursday told reporters in the United States of America, (USA) that she is in a state of shock after being awarded a...

Man granted $400,000 bail for allegedly stabbing cousin several times

Feb 17, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on Man granted $400,000 bail for allegedly stabbing cousin several times

Kaieteur News- A man who appeared before Senior Magistrate Leron Daly on Friday was granted bail in the sum of $400,000 on a charge stemming from him allegedly stabbing his cousin, several times...

Man granted bail for stealing electrical lamps at Kingston Seawalls

Feb 17, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on Man granted bail for stealing electrical lamps at Kingston Seawalls

Kaieteur News- A man was granted bail in the sum of $70,000, after he appeared before Senior Magistrate Leron Daly on Friday charged for allegedly stealing six electrical lamps at Kingston Seawalls,...

Man released on bail, after discharging loaded unlicensed gun, towards teen

Feb 17, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on Man released on bail, after discharging loaded unlicensed gun, towards teen

Kaieteur News- A 21-year-old man, who allegedly shot and injured a 14-year-old girl on November 25, 2023, was on Friday granted bail in the sum of $600,000, by Senior Magistrate Leron Daly, when he...

Eight Guyanese women complete business empowerment programme

Feb 17, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on Eight Guyanese women complete business empowerment programme

Kaieteur News- Eight businesswomen have recently completed the WE3A Accelerator Programme, which is geared at empowering and strengthening women-led enterprises across the region. In a press release...

Starr Computers Empowers Berbice Community with Smart Labs Donation

Feb 17, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on Starr Computers Empowers Berbice Community with Smart Labs Donation

Kaieteur News– In a significant boost to educational resources within the Berbice community, Starr Computers has announced the donation of Smart Labs to two key institutions: the Guyana Police...

GPHC gets $13M machine to address kidney stones in patients

Feb 17, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on GPHC gets $13M machine to address kidney stones in patients

Kaieteur News- The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) has acquired a machine with a $13M ultrasonic lithotripter to address kidney stones in patients, using shockwaves to break them up...

GCCI welcomes review of Securities Law

Feb 17, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on GCCI welcomes review of Securities Law

Kaieteur News- In response to concerns voiced by the private sector, Attorney General (AG) and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall, SC, announced on Tuesday that the Government of Guyana (GoG)...

Shamar Joseph signs three year deal with GTT as brand ambassador

Feb 17, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on Shamar Joseph signs three year deal with GTT as brand ambassador

…company announces upgraded internet speed free of cost Kaieteur News- Cricket rising star, Shamar Joseph on Friday morning signed a three-year deal with the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph...

‘Submitting yearly village financial reports are important’ – Min Sukhai tells residents

Feb 17, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on ‘Submitting yearly village financial reports are important’ – Min Sukhai tells residents

Minister of Amerindian Affairs Pauline Sukhai has stressed the importance for incumbent village councils to submit yearly financial reports to the ministry to facilitate a seamless transition for...

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Kellogg’s Senior Indoor Hockey championship concludes

Nov 10, 2026

– GCC Elite overturn Saints to claim Women’s Open crown as Bounty GCC, Antonio’s Hickers also win titles (Kaieteur News) – GCC Elite came from behind to win the Kellogg’s...

No good deed goes unpunished

Nov 10, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Among those who joined the conspiracy to assassinate Julius Caesar in 44 BC was Marcus Junius Brutus, a man Caesar had previously pardoned after the civil war. Caesar had spared his life, restored him to favour and trusted him. Brutus repaid this generosity by helping to put a...

A Divided World: A Commonwealth Opportunity

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...

U.S. midterms – the Guyanese challenge – Pt. III

Nov 10, 2026

Kaieteur News – Donald Trump made himself into a winner. He also made himself a loser. No close midterm results to contest. No tight seat margins that call for bruising, delaying, upending battles. The American people spoke, their will prevailed. What’s the lesson for Guyanese? Is there...

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