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$900M spent in 2023 on 97 vehicles for Police

Jan 22, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on $900M spent in 2023 on 97 vehicles for Police

Kaieteur News – Over the last three years, the Guyana Police Force (GPF) has acquired a total of 493 vehicles to bolster its land and water transportation fleet. This was revealed by the...

Guyana Police force East Coast Division helps Youth and Sports clubs in division

Jan 22, 2024 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Guyana Police force East Coast Division helps Youth and Sports clubs in division

Kaieteur Sports – The Guyana Police Force (GPF) continues to place emphasis on youths and sports development for young Guyanese in the various parts of Guyana. According to a release from the...

Golf continues to attract national attention due to GGA and MoE efforts

Jan 22, 2024 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Golf continues to attract national attention due to GGA and MoE efforts

Kaieteur Sports – The rapidly expanding sport of golf continues to gain traction around the country as the Ministry of Education Allied Arts Unit Priority Programme and Cyril Potter College...

Rose Hall Jammers dominate GBA/Pepsi U16 Boxing programme

Jan 22, 2024 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Rose Hall Jammers dominate GBA/Pepsi U16 Boxing programme

– Kennard Harvey takes Best Boxer, while Rose Hall cart off with Best Gym Kaieteur Sports – The Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) kicked off its Pepsi Under16 School Boys/Girls Boxing...

UG Welcomes back 32 PhD’s under Donor Funded Advanced Scholar Programme

Jan 22, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on UG Welcomes back 32 PhD’s under Donor Funded Advanced Scholar Programme

– VC Says “Blessing to the University and the Nation” Kaieteur News – The University of Guyana (UG) has received a substantial shot in the arm after 31 of its faculty members who were...

Mash Street-Style Football c/ship set for Feb. 18

Jan 22, 2024 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Mash Street-Style Football c/ship set for Feb. 18

Kaieteur Sports – After a hiatus caused by the Covid 19 pandemic, fans and lovers of street-style football will get the opportunity to once again witness the best teams in Georgetown go toe to...

Andre Brandli is wrong about the Jagdeo Doctrine

Jan 22, 2024 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Andre Brandli is wrong about the Jagdeo Doctrine

Dear Editor, Kaieteur News – I write in response to ad hominem attacked against me by one, Andre Brandli (Stabroek News, 1/20/2024). Brandli’s letter is littered with elementary errors that...

Win-win situation where millet is concerned

Jan 22, 2024 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Win-win situation where millet is concerned

Dear Editor, Kaieteur News – I am enthused that some 1,300 acres of millet is being cultivated in Guyana. We have the land mass and we should push for things of this nature. I see that millet...

ExxonMobil Guyana Limited profit squeeze

Jan 22, 2024 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on ExxonMobil Guyana Limited profit squeeze

Dear Editor, Kaieteur News – A distinguishing feature of the Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) between ExxonMobil Guyana Limited (EMGL) and the Government of Guyana (GOG) is the contrived way...

Theatrics and politics!

Jan 08, 2024 KNEWS Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Theatrics and politics!

Dem Boys Seh… Kaieteur News – De late Basdeo Panday was trained in drama school as an actor. When de ‘Bas’ was studying law in London, he used to go to nighttime drama classes at de...

Guyana’s long-term energy plans are missing in action

Jan 08, 2024 KNEWS Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Guyana’s long-term energy plans are missing in action

Kaieteur News – Guyana has plans to be a global leader in energy. Yet, it has failed to conduct a proper assessment of its long-term energy needs and the means through which these needs are...

There should be no Guyanese without

Jan 08, 2024 KNEWS Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on There should be no Guyanese without

Editorial… Kaieteur News – Guyanese should be living in a festive holiday mood every day. There is an abundance of natural gifts, of which the whole world desires a piece. The first...

Grove contractor’s death a result of possible fall – PME

Jan 08, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on Grove contractor’s death a result of possible fall – PME

Kaieteur News – The post-mortem examination conducted on the body of Clifton Thompson, whose lifeless body was found at a house in Buxton, East Coast Demerara (ECD) last Tuesday, died from...

Labourer stabbed to death at Haslington

Jan 08, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on Labourer stabbed to death at Haslington

Kaieteur News – A 29-year-old man was stabbed to death at Haslington News Scheme, East Coast Demerara (ECD) on Saturday night following an altercation with another man over a mobile phone. Dead...

New Skeldon hospital to be become functional by year end

Jan 08, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on New Skeldon hospital to be become functional by year end

…facility to offer surgical services for first time- Minister Anthony Kaieteur News – Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, on Sunday announced that the Skeldon community in the Corentyne...

Construction of new $286M Charity Market commences

Jan 08, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on Construction of new $286M Charity Market commences

Kaieteur News – Construction of the new and modern Charity Market on the Pomeroon River, Region Two has commenced. The contract for the major project was awarded to Builders Hardware and...

Four years later Guyana yet to publicly disclose beneficial owners of mining licenses

Jan 08, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on Four years later Guyana yet to publicly disclose beneficial owners of mining licenses

…Gov’t/ now invites proposals for consultancy services to implement ‘roadmap’ Kaieteur News – The Extractive Industries and Transparency Initiative (EITI), a global standard to promote...

‘Gov’t. must allocate resources in Budget 2024 to settle US$214M audit dispute with Exxon’- Opposition

Jan 08, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on ‘Gov’t. must allocate resources in Budget 2024 to settle US$214M audit dispute with Exxon’- Opposition

Kaieteur News – The Opposition has called on the Government of Guyana (GoG) to ensure resources are allocated in this year’s National Budget to pursue the US$214 million in questionable costs...

Guyana: how about sanity, what about honesty

Jan 08, 2024 KNEWS News, The GHK Lall Column Comments Off on Guyana: how about sanity, what about honesty

Hard truths… Kaieteur News – I thank Dr. Vishnu Bisram for his timely letter in KN on Thursday, December 7 titled, ‘Guyana is its own worst enemy, political divisions tearing apart.’...

Family Violence Bill to be tabled in Parliament this year – Min. Persaud

Jan 08, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on Family Violence Bill to be tabled in Parliament this year – Min. Persaud

Kaieteur News – The modern and holistic Family Violence Bill is complete and will be tabled in the National Assembly this year to further address violence comprehensively thereby leading to its...

Household safety and health programme set for 2024 – Labour Ministry

Jan 08, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on Household safety and health programme set for 2024 – Labour Ministry

Kaieteur News – The Ministry of Labour is set t0 roll out a programme geared at promoting safety and health in households. Minister of Labour Joseph Hamilton told the media last Tuesday at the...

Cost of crossing privately-owned Berbice Bridge to be made cheaper – Pres. Ali

Jan 08, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on Cost of crossing privately-owned Berbice Bridge to be made cheaper – Pres. Ali

Kaieteur News – The Government of Guyana (GoG) will be engaging with the investors of the Berbice Bridge Company Inc. (BBCI) to formulate a plan to allow the government to play a greater role,...

Sod turned for US$161M New Amsterdam Hospital

Jan 08, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on Sod turned for US$161M New Amsterdam Hospital

Kaieteur News – On Sunday, the sod was turned to commence the construction of a new US$161 million modern hospital at New Amsterdam, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne). The state-of-the-art...

‘WE ARE PRO-CRICKET’

Jan 08, 2024 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on ‘WE ARE PRO-CRICKET’

…Grange, Heaven defend handling of national cricket affairs amid recent public criticism Kaieteur News – (Jamaica Observer) – Sport Minister Olivia Grange and Jamaica Cricket...

Five fires within 24 hours – GFS

Jan 08, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on Five fires within 24 hours – GFS

…8 house fires, 2 fatalities recorded within a week Kaieteur News – The Guyana Fire Service (GFS) has been confronted with a surge in fire incidents, prompting a rapid response to multiple...

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A warning to President Ali on U.S. Overtures

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- It remains unknown what President Ali told the U.S. Secretary of State during their recent... more