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Granger addresses PNC/R on way forward

Aug 11, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Granger addresses PNC/R on way forward

– Harmon, Broomes coopted to Central Executive The Central Executive Committee (CEC) of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) met yesterday at the party’s headquarters, Congress...

Public Works Ministry yet to see BK’s $352M contract

Aug 11, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Public Works Ministry yet to see BK’s $352M contract

Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill, yesterday indicated that he has not yet seen the $352M contract that was awarded to BK International Incorporated by the previous Public Infrastructure...

Guyana has 64 new COVID-19 cases in three days – CMO

Aug 11, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana has 64 new COVID-19 cases in three days – CMO

Guyana’s COVID-19 cases have climbed to 568 with Chief Medical Officer within the Ministry of Health, Dr. Shamdeo Persaud in an update yesterday noting that over the period 7-10 August, 64 new...

Gang shoots at police after being found with stolen car

Aug 11, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Gang shoots at police after being found with stolen car

– teen in custody A gang on the Essequibo Coast opened fire on polic Sunday night, after they were found driving a stolen car. According to police, the shooting occurred sometime around...

“Satan” wanted for murder of Corriverton man

Aug 11, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on “Satan” wanted for murder of Corriverton man

Investigators in Berbice, who up until Sunday had a lead to the whereabouts of the suspect in connection with the shooting of a bystander in Corriverton, have now issued a wanted bulletin for his...

Berbice Rice Farmers ask for compensation after losing rice crops due to heavy flooding

Aug 11, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Berbice Rice Farmers ask for compensation after losing rice crops due to heavy flooding

Rice farmers in Berbice are now calling for compensation for their rice crops lost due to flooding that began last Friday. Following the heavy downpour of rain last Friday night, many areas in...

Lincoln Lewis responds to Glenn Lall on ending of column

Aug 11, 2020 KNews Letters, News Comments Off on Lincoln Lewis responds to Glenn Lall on ending of column

Dear Editor: Permit response to the Publisher’s Comment, titled “David Hinds and Lincoln Lewis quitting Kaieteur News” in the 2nd August 2020 edition. This issue has to do with the withdrawal...

New Education Minister meets with MISU to discuss e-learning strategies

Aug 11, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on New Education Minister meets with MISU to discuss e-learning strategies

Newly-appointed Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand yesterday met with the Management Information Systems Unit (MISU) of the Ministry to discuss effective strategies for e-learning. The meeting...

Soesdyke car crash kills one, injures four

Aug 11, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Soesdyke car crash kills one, injures four

One person has died and four others severely injured in a car crash which took place yesterday along the Soesdyke Public Road, East Bank Demerara (EBD). Dead is Quamie Dalton, 24, a minibus conductor...

Guyana, UK to further cooperation

Aug 11, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana, UK to further cooperation

During a courtesy call yesterday, High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Guyana, Greg Quinn, conveyed congratulations to Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hugh Todd, on...

I’m buying some journalism books for Clement Rohee

Aug 11, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on I’m buying some journalism books for Clement Rohee

Clement Rohee has a letter in the August 1, edition newspapers. When you read it, you cannot help but think that Rohee is still to learn a lot about an aspect of life in which he has fifty years of...

Trial begins for Soesdyke man charged for bigamy

Aug 11, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Trial begins for Soesdyke man charged for bigamy

Three months after he was charged for bigamy, the trial for Michael Taylor has commenced in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts. On his first appearance before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan, Taylor...

COVID-19 protective equipment handed over to police

Aug 11, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on COVID-19 protective equipment handed over to police

Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn, yesterday handed over a quantity of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to the Guyana Police Force to aid the fight against COVID-19. According to the...

FIBA gives green light for 3×3 AmeriCup

Aug 11, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on FIBA gives green light for 3×3 AmeriCup

The Americas Board was informed about the decisions of the FIBA Executive Committee regarding the FIBA Calendar for World and Senior Continental Competitions in case the November window of the...

Services needed in Region 8

Aug 11, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Services needed in Region 8

DEAR EDITOR, I take this time to wish our new Head of State, President Mohamed Irfaan Ali, and his administration the best in all endeavours engaged for the variety of benefits deserved by the...

GFF hosts consultation sessions with Regional Member Associations

Aug 11, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFF hosts consultation sessions with Regional Member Associations

The President of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF), Wayne Forde, conducted a series of consultations and sessions with representatives from the Regional Member Associations (RMAs), Affiliates and...

Minibus conductor charged for allegedly raping 14-year-old

Aug 11, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Minibus conductor charged for allegedly raping 14-year-old

Renay Twenty-year-old Vikash Persaud, a route 32 minibus conductor of Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo, was on Friday charged for the indictable offence of rape. He was released on $350,000 bail and is...

GECOM 2020 – Finding Closure

Aug 11, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on GECOM 2020 – Finding Closure

DEAR EDITOR, The imbroglio (using a mild word) is at last over. Never in the history of Guyana, or any country in the world, has such an election been so disgracefully conducted, with such underhand...

End the ethno insecurities

Aug 11, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on End the ethno insecurities

DEAR EDITOR, The new Government is in place. The promise was made to give urgency to Constitutional reform. The citizens are eager for a more inclusive and representative Government. Whenever the...

We must learn to live with COVID-19

Aug 11, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on We must learn to live with COVID-19

DEAR EDITOR, We must learn to live with COVID-19. On August 9, 2020 there was 20, 024, 263 cases of COVID-19 worldwide and 773, 995 deaths. University of Alberta virologist, David Marchant, who has...

COVID is here for a long time

Aug 11, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on COVID is here for a long time

DEAR EDITOR, The deadly pandemic has wrecked havoc around the world with cases surging to 20 million with a sizeable portion of deaths. Many scientists are now saying that the virus will be here for...

We can only be accused of transparency

Aug 11, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on We can only be accused of transparency

DEAR EDITOR, We have taken note of the statement made by Minister Gail Teixeira to the effect that some $4 billion were left in the accounts of the Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) and are...

Questionable moves

Aug 11, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Questionable moves

DEAR EDITOR, The new Government has committed itself to the reopening of the closed sugar estates, the reinstatement of Community Service Officers in Indigenous villages and has replaced the word...

Where there is a will there is a way

Aug 11, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Where there is a will there is a way

DEAR EDITOR, The GAWU was pleased to see President Dr Irfaan Ali spending a few moments, during his inauguration address, to speak about the sugar industry. Indeed, the President adequately summed up...

New York Guyanese celebrate Irfaan Ali’s victory

Aug 11, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on New York Guyanese celebrate Irfaan Ali’s victory

DEAR EDITOR, Guyanese Americans celebrated Dr. Irfaan Ali’s inauguration at small ‘victory get together’ at parks, social clubs or bars or rum shops, backyards, offices, homes, mandirs, and...

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C.V. Nunes Primary to put Essequibo Zone title on the line in Future...

Jun 20, 2026

Kaieteur Sports – After thrilling action in Demerara and Berbice, the Future Warriors Tapeball for Primary Schools, which is powered by ExxonMobil Guyana, arrives at the Anna Regina National...

TEK A TASTE

Jun 20, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The driver drove to the parking spot, aligned the vehicle into one of the lanes and then shut the engine down. I opened the door so that we could exit. The scene was slightly intimidating. This was a posh location. If the service matched the façade, then this was the perfect...

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...

Keeping my day job advising Pres. Ali

Jun 20, 2026

Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – Because Pres. Ali needs the hand, I’m keeping my day job. Unpaid advisor to HE Ali. It’s a thankless gig. But for country and presidency, no sacrifice is too high. Guyana needs some standards. Plenty; with starting all over recommended. ...

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