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Record-breaking speed of oil sector forces Guyana to import stone

Jan 20, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Record-breaking speed of oil sector forces Guyana to import stone

…increases award of quarry licences Kaieteur News – The accelerated pace of activities in the oil and gas sector has resulted in a massive construction boom. Senior Finance Minister,...

‘GECOM Chair goes it alone’

Jan 20, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on ‘GECOM Chair goes it alone’

…unilaterally creates, makes appointment to new post Kaieteur News – Opposition Commissioners have raised concerns over the creation of a temporary administrative post by Chairman of the...

Guard accidentally shoots self, teen while clearing gun

Jan 20, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Guard accidentally shoots self, teen while clearing gun

Kaieteur News – A 20-year-old Security guard and a 15-year-old boy are currently patients at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) after it was alleged by the guard that while...

Nigerian charged for State House attack

Jan 20, 2023 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Nigerian charged for State House attack

Kaieteur News – The Nigerian man, Bethel Chimezie, accused of staging an attack at State House last month was on Thursday lifted up the Georgetown Magistrate Court’s steps to be charged with...

Despite abundance of oil money, Government fails to ease cost of living burdens – Shadow AG

Jan 20, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Despite abundance of oil money, Government fails to ease cost of living burdens – Shadow AG

Kaieteur News – Despite the oil revenue backed 2023 budget being over forty percent higher than last year’s, it has failed to address the high cost of living problems faced by the nation’s...

Ansa McAL officially adopts Parkside Steel Orchestra

Jan 20, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Ansa McAL officially adopts Parkside Steel Orchestra

– Donates $1 M to band’s initiatives Kaieteur News – As part of its plan to fulfill its corporate social responsibility, Ansa McAl Guyana Limited has officially adopted the...

Bandits choke-and-rob man on Water Street

Jan 20, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Bandits choke-and-rob man on Water Street

Kaieteur News – Two bandits were on Thursday caught on CCTV cameras choking a man unconscious along Water Street as they grabbed his haversack and cash from his pockets. The attack took place...

CDB Forecasts Caribbean Economic Growth of 5.7% in 2023

Jan 20, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on CDB Forecasts Caribbean Economic Growth of 5.7% in 2023

Kaieteur News – Vice President of the Caribbean Development Bank, Isaac Solomon, on Wednesday said that regional growth of 5.7 % is forecast for 2023. This is based on the continued revival...

Cummings Lodge man shot by men on motorcycle

Jan 20, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Cummings Lodge man shot by men on motorcycle

Kaieteur News – Police are investigating the alleged shooting incident which left a 24-year-old resident of Cummings Lodge nursing a gunshot wound to his chest after he was attacked by two men...

Dawn Hastings-Williams appointed General Secretary of PNCR

Jan 20, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Dawn Hastings-Williams appointed General Secretary of PNCR

Kaieteur News – Long-standing member of the Peoples National Congress Reform, Dawn Hastings-Williams has been appointed General Secretary of the party following the resignation of Geeta...

Dr. Balwant Singh’s Hospital Announces new Pap smear service

Jan 20, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Dr. Balwant Singh’s Hospital Announces new Pap smear service

Kaieteur News – Dr. Balwant Singh’s Hospital on Thursday announced that it is now providing “Liqui prep- Pap Smears” more formally known as Liquid based cytology- LBC- where samples are...

ECD bond owner receives insurance settlement following fire

Jan 20, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on ECD bond owner receives insurance settlement following fire

Kaieteur News – Raj Singh Insurance Brokers on Wednesday handed over a cheque representing a fire claim settlement to Zaid Mohammed, the owner of an East Coast Demerara bond which was gutted by...

Four GTT customers drive away with new cars

Jan 20, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Four GTT customers drive away with new cars

Kaieteur News – Four GTT customers on Wednesday drove away with the grand prize of a new Toyota Raize as the company concluded its “Tis the Season” Christmas promotion with a big...

Survivor of execution attempts in Guyana killed in French Guiana

Jan 20, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Survivor of execution attempts in Guyana killed in French Guiana

Kaieteur News – A former murder accused who survived two execution attempts in Guyana was on Thursday shot dead in French Guiana. The dead man identified as Edward Skeete popularly known as...

OP:ED – Ministry of Education: A source of concern

Jan 20, 2023 KNews Features / Columnists, News, The GHK Lall Column Comments Off on OP:ED – Ministry of Education: A source of concern

By GHK Lall Kaieteur News – The Ministry of Education has some problems, could use some refurbishing, as it struggles to cope. Huge amounts of the national budget have been earmarked for...

Freight dropping but prices rising

Jan 20, 2023 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Freight dropping but prices rising

Dem Boys Seh… Kaieteur News – De freight prices almost return to dem pre-pandemic level. But de prices in de stores nah drop yet. Dem businesses seh how dem gat to get rid of dem old...

West Indies may ‘cease to exist’ warns T20 inquest report

Jan 20, 2023 KNews Sports Comments Off on West Indies may ‘cease to exist’ warns T20 inquest report

AFP – West Indies cricket may “cease to exist” unless the issue of its players prioritising global Twenty20 leagues ahead of international duties is resolved, according to a report...

New Zealand dismantle West Indies to top Group C

Jan 20, 2023 KNews Sports Comments Off on New Zealand dismantle West Indies to top Group C

ICC Women’s U-19 World Cup… – Twelve teams advance Kaieteur News – Yesterday, West Indies Women Rising Stars faced the toughest challenge of the Group stage in the inaugural...

Double-header to kick-off East Coast Mash Cup tonight at Golden Grove Ground

Jan 20, 2023 KNews Sports Comments Off on Double-header to kick-off East Coast Mash Cup tonight at Golden Grove Ground

Kaieteur News – The highly anticipated East Coast Mash Cup will kick off this evening at the Golden Grove Ground, with a double header. The 16-team tournament, being played using the ‘win or...

‘Worried’ Djokovic through as second seeds Ruud, Jabeur bow out

Jan 20, 2023 KNews Sports Comments Off on ‘Worried’ Djokovic through as second seeds Ruud, Jabeur bow out

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Injury-hampered Novak Djokovic moved into the third round of the Australian Open yesterday as the path to a 22nd Grand Slam title opened up for him with the premature...

Associations continue to laud government on improvement in sports spending in budget

Jan 20, 2023 KNews Sports Comments Off on Associations continue to laud government on improvement in sports spending in budget

Kaieteur News – Several National Associations have joined the chorus of heaping praise on government for the increased spending on sports and sports facilities as highlighted in the National...

Ramnarine (92) leads Devonshire Castle Sports Club to victory in ESCL’s competition

Jan 20, 2023 KNews Sports Comments Off on Ramnarine (92) leads Devonshire Castle Sports Club to victory in ESCL’s competition

Kaieteur News – Chattergoon Ramnarine hit an entertaining 92 to inspire Devonshire Castle Sports Club to a thrilling four-run win over Sunrisers Masters last Sunday when action continued in the...

Basketball, Football Federations praise $4.3B allocation for Sports in National Budget

Jan 20, 2023 KNews Sports Comments Off on Basketball, Football Federations praise $4.3B allocation for Sports in National Budget

Kaieteur News – The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) and the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) are hailing the allocation of $4.3B for sports in the country’s proposed $781.9B...

Local football transfer window closes on January 31

Jan 20, 2023 KNews Sports Comments Off on Local football transfer window closes on January 31

Kaieteur News – The transfer window for players registered with the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Elite League, nine Regional Associations and the Women’s Football Association (WFA) will...

Justice Navindra Singh’s libel writ and my apology

Jan 20, 2023 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Justice Navindra Singh’s libel writ and my apology

Kaieteur News – Justice Navindra Singh’s libel writ against me has come before the courts. Justice Singh sued in November 2021 for my column I had written on November 19 2020 titled, “No...

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FIFA bans former GFF General Secretary Ian Alves over sexual...

May 05, 2026

By Rawle Toney Kaieteur Sports – Former Guyana Football Federation (GFF) General Secretary, Ian Alves, has been banned from all football-related activities for five years after the world...

The PPP was always likely to constrict freedom

May 05, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – There is a habit, which we have developed with a certain skill in Guyana. That habit is the borrowing large words from abroad and using them to explain local developments. One such phrase “the resource curse.” It has the sound of intellectualism. But before we surrender to...

A Pin, a Principle, and the Integrity of the Caribbean

May 03, 2026

Territorial claims are decided in court, not worn on a lapel By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – There are moments in international affairs when a seemingly small act reveals a much larger contest of principle. The recent controversy over the wearing, during official engagements in the...

Essequibo: we shall fight, we shall never surrender

May 05, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Essequibo is Guyana’s. Essequibo will never be conceded. Never compromised. Essequibo is ours, forever be ours. We shall fight everywhere. We shall never surrender. Never Essequibo, so help me God. Noble, stirring words. Indeed, soaring, lofty convictions,...

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