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Our inability to connect past events to the present

Jan 20, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on Our inability to connect past events to the present

DEAR EDITOR, A defect noticeable in some places but particularly in our Guyana is our inability to connect past events to the present and therefore allow the current generation to avoid past mistakes...

My encounters with late Majeed Hussein

Jan 20, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on My encounters with late Majeed Hussein

DEAR EDITOR, The late PPP activist Majeed Hussein and I were not friends. But I had several helpful encounters with him on the streets, on the campaign trail in recent elections, and in visits at...

The future beckons!

Jan 20, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on The future beckons!

DEAR EDITOR, It is significant that the transition of power in the White House is taking place in the same week as MLK Day was observed. I have a dream, dreams will be realized and the world will...

Decisive prosecutorial action must be taken to stop the siphoning off of public funds

Jan 20, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on Decisive prosecutorial action must be taken to stop the siphoning off of public funds

DEAR EDITOR, Article 223(1) of the Constitution of Guyana states inter-alia; ‘…the Auditor General shall not be subject to the direction or control of any person or authority.’ Further on,...

Exxon on the move and with the right people

Jan 20, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on Exxon on the move and with the right people

DEAR EDITOR, I noticed that recent overseas news reports have been awash with favourable developments for ExxonMobil. It could not come at a better time for the struggling company, which of late has...

Be aware Guyana, stay focused!

Jan 19, 2021 KNews Front Page Comment, News Comments Off on Be aware Guyana, stay focused!

Kaieteur News – We learn that one of Fortune 500 powerhouse, Schlumberger Corp, is relocating its headquarters to Guyana. Companies at this level only do so when the prospects for profits are...

New oil contracts should be subject to review on a regular basis – Oil Expert

Jan 19, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on New oil contracts should be subject to review on a regular basis – Oil Expert

Kaieteur News – University of Houston instructor, Tom Mitro is of the view that future petroleum agreements should include features which allow a periodic review of the contract terms. This,...

Liza Two will release 3 times more toxic water than Liza-One – EIAs

Jan 19, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Liza Two will release 3 times more toxic water than Liza-One – EIAs

By Kemol King Kaieteur News – Exxon’s Liza Phase Two development operation has been approved to dump produced water at three times the discharge rate of the currently producing Liza Phase One...

Multibillion gas-to-shore project is “all craziness” – Ramon Gaskin says

Jan 19, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Multibillion gas-to-shore project is “all craziness” – Ramon Gaskin says

Kaieteur News – When asked by Kaieteur News during an interview to share his thoughts on the multibillion gas-to-shore project set to land at Wales, transparency advocate and economist, Ramon...

Fmr Minister Patterson was gifted $500K in gold jewellery from taxpayers’ dollars – document shows

Jan 19, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Fmr Minister Patterson was gifted $500K in gold jewellery from taxpayers’ dollars – document shows

Kaieteur News – Former Minister of Public Infrastructure, David Patterson, had received a birthday gift totalling some $500,000, a document from the Demerara Harbour Bridge Corporation (DHBC)...

CJ throws out election petition case over failure to serve Granger on time

Jan 19, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on CJ throws out election petition case over failure to serve Granger on time

– orders GECOM to hand over SOPs in 2nd matter Kaieteur News – Failure to comply with a fundamental principle in legal procedure has led to one of the election petition cases being thrown...

Local Emergency Medicine Specialist makes strong case for COVID-19 vaccines

Jan 19, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Local Emergency Medicine Specialist makes strong case for COVID-19 vaccines

Despite possible side effects… Kaieteur News – Vaccines are being touted as the primary method to rein in the COVID-19 pandemic. Moreover, at least 80 percent of the population will have to...

Inmate stabs murder convict for ‘grabbing’ his buttocks

Jan 19, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Inmate stabs murder convict for ‘grabbing’ his buttocks

Kaieteur News – Murder convict, Alvin Jones, popularly known as “Hot Skull” was yesterday stabbed to his neck at the Camp Street Prison for allegedly grabbing an inmate’s buttocks....

Pensioner dies in Cummings Lodge fire

Jan 19, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Pensioner dies in Cummings Lodge fire

Kaieteur News – A pensioner was yesterday afternoon killed in a fire after the house that he was renting at Lot 570 10th Field, Cummings Lodge, Georgetown (Demerara/Mahaica) went up in flames....

Amerindian Ministry failed to balance APF bank account since 2009 – AG Report

Jan 19, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Amerindian Ministry failed to balance APF bank account since 2009 – AG Report

Kaieteur News – The bank account of the Amerindian Purpose Fund (APF) which falls under the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs, now Ministry of Amerindian Affairs, has not been...

Guyana gan tun richer dan Kuwait

Jan 19, 2021 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Guyana gan tun richer dan Kuwait

Dem Boys Seh… Kaieteur News – A Guyanese and a Kuwaiti, both worked for their governments, meet each other at a conference. They soon became good friends. “If you ever come to...

Capacity can be acquired once the price is right

Jan 19, 2021 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Capacity can be acquired once the price is right

Kaieteur News – Three criticisms have been levelled against the PPPC’s planned gas-to-shore (GTS) project. The first is that Guyana does not have the capacity for such a project; the second...

Cops trail Brazilian workmate who disappeared

Jan 19, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Cops trail Brazilian workmate who disappeared

Miner wrapped in hammock… Kaieteur News – As the probe continues into the murder of a miner whose decomposed body was found wrapped in a hammock near Puruni River, Region Seven, cops are...

Kitty man charged for allegedly sharing nude photos of girl, 16

Jan 19, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Kitty man charged for allegedly sharing nude photos of girl, 16

Kaieteur News – A Kitty man was yesterday placed on $300,000 bail after he appeared in court for allegedly sharing nude photographs of a 16-year-old girl who refused to be in a relationship...

Region Four records 10 of 23 new COVID-19 cases

Jan 19, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Region Four records 10 of 23 new COVID-19 cases

Kaieteur News – Ten of the country’s 23 new COVID-19 cases were recorded in Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica) yesterday. This is according to the Ministry of Health’s daily dashboard update...

‘Menace’ shot during shoot-out with police

Jan 19, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Menace’ shot during shoot-out with police

Kaieteur News – A man who is said to be a ‘menace’ was reportedly shot yesterday during a shoot-out with ranks of the Guyana Police Force (GPF). The incident occurred at Church Road,...

Annandale man freed of murder on no case submission

Jan 19, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Annandale man freed of murder on no case submission

Kaieteur News – Former murder accused, Shafeek Mohammed, was freed by the High Court yesterday after Justice Navindra Singh upheld a no-case submission presented by his attorney Latchmie...

Republic of Guinea takes over G77 + China Chairmanship from Guyana

Jan 19, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Republic of Guinea takes over G77 + China Chairmanship from Guyana

Kaieteur News – Guyana handed over its Chairmanship of the Group of 77 (G77) + China to the Republic of Guinea yesterday during a handing over ceremony that was conducted virtually due to the...

Gary Best’s lawyers want court to dismiss DUI charge

Jan 19, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Gary Best’s lawyers want court to dismiss DUI charge

Kaieteur News – The attorneys of former Chief-of-Staff of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), Rear Admiral (ret’d), Gary Best, are asking the court to dismiss the driving under the influence...

CORRECTION

Jan 19, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on CORRECTION

Kaieteur News in its Monday, 18th January, 2021, edition published an article under the caption “Applicant’s name was used without permission to file case against Haitian deportation”. In that...

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GBF secures certified Hardwood Court in major boost for basketball...

Jun 17, 2026

Kaieteur Sports – As Guyana prepares to host the FIBA AmeriCup 2029 Caribbean Pre-Qualifiers from July 8-12 at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, the Guyana Basketball Federation (GBF) has made a...

No right to a firearm permit exists

Jun 17, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Years ago, there was a man who contended, “I need a firearm licence because I have a lot of money.” The then relevant officer replied, “Then you can afford security—next application, please.” The man had been so confident he would get a firearm licence...

Why the Commonwealth Matters Again

Jun 14, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Small and medium-sized states, from the most vulnerable island nations to more diversified middle‑income economies, have always faced a difficult reality. They have to navigate a world in which power is unevenly distributed and in which the decisions of...

Carolyn Rodrigues – Birkett for UN Sec Gen. – I endorse

Jun 17, 2026

Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – Way to go, Excellency Ali. Excellency Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett is Guyana’s nominee for the prestigious and demanding role of United Nations Secretary General. Why not? Since everybody globally have their eyes on a wedge of Guyana’s riches,...

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