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Recent Reality and National Reconciliation

Aug 08, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Recent Reality and National Reconciliation

DEAR EDITOR, It now seems what the best of those, who wish Guyana well, can do at this difficult time is to acknowledge the reality of the current political situation, work towards national...

No one is above the law

Aug 08, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on No one is above the law

President Ali’s new administration must pursue those within APNU and GECOM who plunged Guyana in its gravest crisis, and bring them to justice. It must be made pellucid that there are serious...

August 8 is a significant date in our history

Aug 08, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on August 8 is a significant date in our history

DEAR EDITOR, August 8, 2020 will mark the 21st anniversary of the resignation of Janet Jagan as President of the Republic of Guyana. Because her resignation took place under peculiar national...

Investigations of state agencies

Aug 08, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Investigations of state agencies

DEAR EDITOR, I learn that my political brethren in the coalition are up in arms and have come out swinging against the announcement of investigations at 19 state agencies. In their outrage, they have...

17 in Diaspora demand comprehensive review of oil sector

Aug 07, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on 17 in Diaspora demand comprehensive review of oil sector

– Resolve discrepancies in pre-contract costs – Probe cost anomalies between Liza 1 & 2 – Review taxes paid by Guyana for oil companies – Review unspecified interest rates...

Owner of Ocean View COVID Hospital now demands over $52M in rent

Aug 07, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Owner of Ocean View COVID Hospital now demands over $52M in rent

Controversial $1.6B Hospital… Businessman and owner of the newly renovated $1.6B Ocean view hospital, Jacob Wilfred Rambarran, is threatening to take steps to repossess the property over rent...

New Minister told of gross mismanagement in Natural Resources sector

Aug 07, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on New Minister told of gross mismanagement in Natural Resources sector

Forestry Commission unable to pay July salaries… Recently appointed Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat, during his first day on the job, met with the heads of the various agencies under...

Guyanese crew stranded on boat in “Trini” waters

Aug 07, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese crew stranded on boat in “Trini” waters

A crew of nine Guyanese men is currently stranded aboard a ship in Trinidadian waters. According to reports the crew has been stranded for the past three weeks. Information reaching this media house...

Blanhum back as Crime Chief

Aug 07, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Blanhum back as Crime Chief

As major reshuffling of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) continues, it was revealed that Senior Superintendent, Wendell Blanhum, is back as Crime Chief. Under the previous administration, Blanhum was...

New arbitration act needed for oil industry

Aug 07, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on New arbitration act needed for oil industry

– Attorney General, Anil Nandlall A new arbitration act is needed to form part of the repertoire the new People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) Government intends to modernize and employ to...

Ex-ministers given 36 hours to vacate Govt. houses

Aug 07, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Ex-ministers given 36 hours to vacate Govt. houses

Four former ministers under the previous A Partnership For National Unity + Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) administration, were yesterday given 36 hours to vacate the government houses they currently...

Shuman to take joinder seat in Parliament

Aug 07, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Shuman to take joinder seat in Parliament

Leader of the Liberty and Justice Party (LJP), Lenox Shuman, is set to occupy the sole parliamentary seat gained by the tripartite joinder in the March 2, 2020 election. The parties have written to...

ExxonMobil would not be able to meet deadline to end flaring – EPA Head

Aug 07, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on ExxonMobil would not be able to meet deadline to end flaring – EPA Head

Head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Dr. Vincent Adams, had told Kaieteur News a few weeks ago that ExxonMobil would bring an end to the flaring of gas via the Liza Destiny Floating...

Eviction order done serve

Aug 07, 2020 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Eviction order done serve

Dem Boys Seh… De plan is to streamline government. But from the way things start, we might get a live streaming of government. Dem newly-minted Ministers tun up fuh wuk yesterday. It was dem fuss...

The Changing of the Guard

Aug 07, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The Changing of the Guard

The new Cabinet, which was announced on August 5th, represents a changing of the ‘old’ guard of the People’s Progressive Party. A new generation of political leaders has emerged within the...

Mocha fire leaves family of five homeless

Aug 07, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Mocha fire leaves family of five homeless

A fire that destroyed a house at Barnwell North, Mocha, Arcadia has left a family of five homeless. The house belonged to an elderly man called “Papa George”, who occupied the top flat with his...

Ministry gets sizeable donation of supplies to boost COVID-19 fight

Aug 07, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Ministry gets sizeable donation of supplies to boost COVID-19 fight

Director-General of the Civil Defence Commission (CDC), Lieutenant Colonel Kester Craig, on Wednesday evening, handed over a quantity of essential medical supplies to the Ministry of Health. The...

Unarmed man, who was shot by police on Mandela Avenue, dies

Aug 07, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Unarmed man, who was shot by police on Mandela Avenue, dies

– doctors say other victim could remain paralyzed for life By Shervin Belgrave Thirty-nine-year old Cecil Sampat, one of the unarmed men who were shot by police ranks 11 days ago, died...

Solar for GPL

Aug 07, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Solar for GPL

The state-owned Guyana Power and Light Inc. is taking no chances, it seems, when it comes to blackout. This photo, posted by Dave Lall, is of technicians installing solar panels on the Main Street,...

Minister of Sport Charles Ramson Jr. interacts with staff for the first time

Aug 07, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Minister of Sport Charles Ramson Jr. interacts with staff for the first time

Excited to chart new and successful era Just one day after being sworn in as the new Minister of Culture Youth and Sport, Hon. Charles Ramson Jr. met with the staff at the Ministry during a guided...

What brought about the end after 5 months?

Aug 07, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on What brought about the end after 5 months?

There was no intention of giving up power after the serpentine gods of APNU+AFC knew in the uncivilized hours of March 3 that they lost the election. There are no secrets in a small town. This...

The new cabinet

Aug 07, 2020 KNews Editorial Comments Off on The new cabinet

The much-anticipated new cabinet is almost complete. At the crux of it, there is identification of future movers and shakers, of those entrusted to pilot forward. While, on the surface, these are the...

Bakewell continue sponsorship of RHTY&SC cricket teams which started in 2000

Aug 07, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Bakewell continue sponsorship of RHTY&SC cricket teams which started in 2000

Guyana’s most popular bakery, Bakewell, recently renewed its long standing relationship with the nation’s leading youth and sports organization, Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club MS. The...

Youthful Cabinet welcomed but needs tweaking

Aug 07, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Youthful Cabinet welcomed but needs tweaking

Let me congratulate the President. The mostly youthful cabinet is welcomed. But there is some mismatch in experience and academic qualifications as the outpouring in social media indicates. For...

It is unbelievable that a quarantine centre is being established in the middle of a residential area in Lethem

Aug 07, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on It is unbelievable that a quarantine centre is being established in the middle of a residential area in Lethem

Dear Editor It goes without saying that every single precaution must be taken to mitigate the effects of the COVID virus. It is therefore absolutely unbelievable that a quarantine centre is right now...

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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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