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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....

Chase, Bartica, Waramuri register opening wins in RBL U18 Football League

Oct 28, 2024 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Chase, Bartica, Waramuri register opening wins in RBL U18 Football League

Kaieteur Sports – The Republic Bank Limited (RBL) School’s Under-18 Football League got underway yesterday at the Ministry of Education ground with Bartica Secondary, Chase’s Academic...

‘Western unity and bipartisanship’

Oct 28, 2024 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on ‘Western unity and bipartisanship’

Dear Editor This presentation is largely the outcome of two related recent events. A few weeks ago, I received a podcast in which a supporter of the Peoples Progressive Party (PPP) was calling upon...

Good to know that Government is emphasising ‘Early Childhood Education’

Oct 28, 2024 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Good to know that Government is emphasising ‘Early Childhood Education’

Dear Editor, It is good to know that Early Childhood Education is taking its rightful place in Guyana. We all know that the ‘early childhood’ period is of utmost importance, encompassing several...

Corruption by another name

Oct 28, 2024 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Corruption by another name

Dear Editor The main reason why Granger gave a 50% pay hike to parliamentarians two months into government, was to avoid them getting into the practice of engaging themselves in acts of corruption....

Implications for a Special Education Needs Programme at CPCE

Oct 28, 2024 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Implications for a Special Education Needs Programme at CPCE

Dear Editor Permit me to bring to your attention an important initiative that aims to enhance the quality of education for students with disabilities and promote inclusivity within our education...

The people have spoken

Oct 28, 2024 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on The people have spoken

Dear Editor, The survey results released by Ram and McRae clearly shows that the current administration must realign its thinking on the PSA and the willingness to renegotiate with the will of the...

Dominic Gaskin has joined with the consortium against Guyana

Oct 28, 2024 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Dominic Gaskin has joined with the consortium against Guyana

Dear Editor, Reference is made to my letter published in Kaieteur News on October 22, 2024 and captioned ‘Measuring oil profits in Liza One’. In response, Mr. Dominic Gaskin in his letter...

94% of Guyanese want renegotiation of Exxon oil deal – Survey reveals

Oct 27, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on 94% of Guyanese want renegotiation of Exxon oil deal – Survey reveals

…83.2% want more royalty …79.4% want changes to tax arrangement …61.8% support ring-fencing Kaieteur News – A recent survey conducted by a local legal law firm, Ram and McRae...

Gov’t used up half of US$5.4B collected to date from oil production

Oct 27, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on Gov’t used up half of US$5.4B collected to date from oil production

Kaieteur News – The Government of Guyana (GoG) has withdrawn half of the country’s total earnings to date from oil and gas production. According to the 2024 third quarter report for the...

‘Smelly’ arrested after armed robbery of Chinese supermarket at Kuru Kururu

Oct 27, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on ‘Smelly’ arrested after armed robbery of Chinese supermarket at Kuru Kururu

…Two accomplices escape Kaieteur News – Police have arrested 28-year-old Jason Howard called ‘Smelly’, a resident of Independence Boulevard, Albouystown, Georgetown after he and two other...

Men in Toyota Spacio steal car from Bel Air

Oct 27, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on Men in Toyota Spacio steal car from Bel Air

Kaieteur News – Barking dogs were not enough to stop men in a silver-grey Toyota Spacio bearing registration number PPP 7743 from stealing a woman’s car from in front of her home at Bel Air,...

No commitment on gas monetization projects between Guyana and Suriname – Jagdeo

Oct 27, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on No commitment on gas monetization projects between Guyana and Suriname – Jagdeo

Kaieteur News – The Governments of Guyana and Suriname have not committed to any project related to the development of gas, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo announced on Thursday. Jagdeo was...

‘Rhea’s Petal Creations’

Oct 27, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on ‘Rhea’s Petal Creations’

“I believe young entrepreneurs bring the ‘new’ to the society, as their ideas and experiences are more trendy and engaging while serving inspiration for the upcoming generation…” By...

When de time come…

Oct 27, 2024 KNEWS Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on When de time come…

Dem Boys Seh Kaieteur News – Yuh ever stop and wonder what gonna happen when big people leave this world? All round de world, leaders does get grand tombs, mausoleums, memorials towering up...

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Are we better off today than we were before first oil?

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News-If you had asked me ten years ago what I wanted for Guyana, I would have said a few things:... more