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D-Up Basketball Academy Training camp brings Hoop Dreams to Life with Region 3 Jamboree

Nov 21, 2024 KNEWS Sports 0

Kaieteur Sports – The D-Up Basketball Academy is gearing up to wrap its first-of-its-kind, two-month youth basketball camp, which tipped off in September at the Tuschen Primary School (TPS)...

Campbell Eyes Eighth Men’s Physique Title in Final Amateur Outing

Nov 21, 2024 KNEWS Sports 0

– Aiming to sign off 2024 with a bang Kaieteur Sports – Seven-time National Men’s Physique Champion Emmerson Campbell is poised to solidify his legacy on December 1 at the flagship...

Most Guyanese want oil sector to be managed by independent experts – survey finds

Oct 28, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on Most Guyanese want oil sector to be managed by independent experts – survey finds

…Ram cites public’s disapproval of Jagdeo’s ‘supreme’ reign Kaieteur News – Almost half of the respondents in a new survey, conducted by local law firm, Ram and McRae, have noted...

Govt. shuts out media from signing of third audit of Exxon’s expenses

Oct 28, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on Govt. shuts out media from signing of third audit of Exxon’s expenses

– AFC says ‘secret’ signing an attempt by Govt. to dodge scrutiny Kaieteur News – An audit of ExxonMobil’s US-multibillion dollar expenses, incurred between the period 2021...

Chico Beharry passes on

Oct 28, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on Chico Beharry passes on

Kaieteur News – Business magnate, Chico Beharry, one of the pillars of the Beharry Group of Companies has passed away. He was 82-years-old. In a statement of his death the Guyana Bank for Trade...

No update of probe into fatal GDF helicopter crash that claimed five lives

Oct 28, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on No update of probe into fatal GDF helicopter crash that claimed five lives

Close to one year after… Kaieteur News – Almost one year since the helicopter crash that sent shockwaves through the nation, Leader of the Opposition Aubrey Norton is pleading with the...

Omai adds another drill rig to speed up gold operations

Oct 28, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on Omai adds another drill rig to speed up gold operations

Kaieteur News – Omai Gold Mines has added a third drill rig at its project here in Guyana as it aims to update the resource and the project’s preliminary economic assessment (PEA) by...

Bandit killed after daring robbery at Port Mourant

Oct 28, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on Bandit killed after daring robbery at Port Mourant

Kaieteur News – A bandit was chopped to death following a daring robbery Saturday morning in Port Mourant, Berbice. Dead is 18-year-old Parmanand Pertab called Mikey. In a statement police said...

“It’s just a small amount I got buddy” – shopkeeper tells cops about ganja

Oct 28, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on “It’s just a small amount I got buddy” – shopkeeper tells cops about ganja

Kaieteur News – A shopkeeper was on Saturday arrested after police found on his premises a quantity of Marijuana at Five Miles, Arakaka, North West District. In a Press release police said on...

Spread de fun!

Oct 28, 2024 KNEWS Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Spread de fun!

Dem boys seh… Kaieteur News – Dem boys seh G$95 million fuh one playpark is a next level joke! Yuh mean to tell dem lil chirren gettin’ one big fancy playground like if is some kinda...

Beyond the oil boom

Oct 28, 2024 KNEWS Peeping Tom Comments Off on Beyond the oil boom

Peeping tom… Kaieteur News – In his recent address to a Private Sector Commission event, Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat painted an optimistic picture of Guyana’s economic...

Cancer fight

Oct 28, 2024 KNEWS Editorial Comments Off on Cancer fight

Editorial… Kaieteur News – As the month of activities aimed at bringing greater awareness of cancer comes to a close it is a good time to examine where we are as a country in the fight...

53 telemedicine sites now serving remote communities – health minister

Oct 28, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on 53 telemedicine sites now serving remote communities – health minister

Kaieteur News – The government has embarked on an ambitious digital health agenda, which has led to the operation of 53 telemedicine sites in Guyana’s most remote communities. This is...

Duo arrested after ganja found on kitchen shelf

Oct 28, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on Duo arrested after ganja found on kitchen shelf

Kaieteur News – A man and woman were arrested on Saturday after police found a quantity of marijuana on their kitchen shelf in Arakaka, North West District. According to a police press release,...

Govt champions accessible justice for women at IPU Forum

Oct 28, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on Govt champions accessible justice for women at IPU Forum

Kaieteur News – Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Dr Vindhya Persaud has underscored the crucial need for an accessible and inclusive justice system for women. The minister...

The Prize, that extraordinary one

Oct 28, 2024 KNEWS Features / Columnists, News, The GHK Lall Column Comments Off on The Prize, that extraordinary one

Kaieteur News – There is regard for His Excellency, Dr. Ali. It is preferable that Guyanese avoid pressing to know what kind of regard is harbored for the president. A page would have to be...

Local aviation company acquires Islander

Oct 28, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on Local aviation company acquires Islander

Kaieteur News – Xen Aviation & Services Limited (‘Xen Aviation’), a start-up domestic operator based in Georgetown Guyana, has finalised a deal to acquire its first Britten-Norman...

Local content legislation no excuse for poor service

Oct 28, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on Local content legislation no excuse for poor service

Kaieteur News – While the Local Content Act prioritises Guyanese nationals and companies within the oil and gas sector, it should not be used to justify poor-quality goods and services. This...

Murder, rape suspects captured

Oct 28, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on Murder, rape suspects captured

Kaieteur News – Police on Saturday arrested two wanted men during an operation at Kairuni Backdam Linden Highway. The men have been identified as 26-year-old Ghanie Jamie of South Sophia...

No proxies for cash grant distribution-Jagdeo

Oct 28, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on No proxies for cash grant distribution-Jagdeo

Kaieteur News – Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo told reporters that there will be no proxies allowed during the $100,000 cash grant distribution. Since announcing that Guyanese in the diaspora...

Public consultation underway for new harassment bill

Oct 28, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on Public consultation underway for new harassment bill

Kaieteur News – The government has begun public consultation for the new ‘Protection from Harassment Bill 2024,’ as it takes proactive steps towards eradicating gender-based violence (GBV)....

Elite/U23 Caribbean Cycling Championships, Congress set for November 1-4

Oct 28, 2024 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Elite/U23 Caribbean Cycling Championships, Congress set for November 1-4

Kaieteur Sports – Cycling activities will take center stage as the Guyana Cycling Federation gears up to host the 2024 Elite/U23 Caribbean Cycling Championships and the annual Congress of the...

Jagdeo brushes aside Robert Persaud’s claim of second hydro

Oct 28, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on Jagdeo brushes aside Robert Persaud’s claim of second hydro

…says nothing beyond Amaila Falls has been determined Kaieteur News – Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has clarified that while there has been mention of a second hydropower plant in Guyana, the...

Harpy Eagles wing out with sights set on Super50 title

Oct 28, 2024 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Harpy Eagles wing out with sights set on Super50 title

Kaieteur Sports – The Guyana Harpy Eagles Super50 team winged out yesterday ahead of the 2024/25 CWI Regional Super50 Tournament which bowls off October 29 in Trinidad and Tobago. After some...

Salvation Army brings out Christmas Kettel

Oct 28, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on Salvation Army brings out Christmas Kettel

Kaieteur News – Prime Minister Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips last Friday officially launched the Salvation Army’s 2024 Christmas Kettle Appeal at the Umana Yana in Kingston, Georgetown....

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Bureaucracy gone bananas!

…Peeping Tom kaieteur News- Every morning, the government wakes up, stretches its arms, and spends one billion dollars... more