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12 Juvenile Drug Treatment Courts launched

May 11, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on 12 Juvenile Drug Treatment Courts launched

Kaieteur News – Guyana’s Supreme Court of Judicature on Tuesday launched 12 Juvenile Drug Treatment Courts (DTC) countrywide. The main event was held at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts,...

The mediocrity of Guyana’s journalism has no global counterpart

May 11, 2022 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The mediocrity of Guyana’s journalism has no global counterpart

Kaieteur News – If you read any major newspaper in the US or look at any major talk-show, you will see that the nature of the Trump administration is a continuous curiosity. The interest goes...

Duo accused of murdering Tuschen resident walks free

May 11, 2022 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Duo accused of murdering Tuschen resident walks free

Kaieteur News – The two men, who were charged for the 2016 murder of Dewaun Anthony Baksh, 22, of Lot 55 Tuschen Housing Scheme, East Bank Essequibo, were on Tuesday set free as they were found...

Woman arrested for allegedly stabbing son on Mother’s Day

May 11, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Woman arrested for allegedly stabbing son on Mother’s Day

Kaieteur News – Region Seven police have arrested a Bartica woman, 49, for the alleged stabbing of her 21-year-old son on Mother’s Day. Her son has been identified as Keshan Blackman of Lot...

Guyana scores “fairly low” on EITI Standard

May 04, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana scores “fairly low” on EITI Standard

– Board flags country’s failure to make contracts, receipts accessible & understandable – facing suspension if no corrective action taken By Kiana Wilburg Kaieteur News – The...

Systems overhaul at GPL can help reduce ‘blackout’ woes – Patterson

May 04, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Systems overhaul at GPL can help reduce ‘blackout’ woes – Patterson

Kaieteur News – An overhaul of the systems of the Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) is being recommended as part of the solution to bring an end to Guyana’s electricity woes. This is...

ExxonMobil’s 5th deepwater project to produce 275,000 barrels of oil per day

May 04, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on ExxonMobil’s 5th deepwater project to produce 275,000 barrels of oil per day

– To start up as early as 2026 Kaieteur News – Following Government’s early April approval for its fourth oil project in the Stabroek Block called US$10B Yellowtail, ExxonMobil and its...

PPP/C will not spy on the population – President Ali assures

May 04, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on PPP/C will not spy on the population – President Ali assures

Kaieteur News – As World Press Freedom Day was celebrated in Guyana on Tuesday with the opening of a two-day conference for media workers, President Irfaan Ali has assured that the government...

Supreme Court Registry earned over $253M in fees, fines and seizures in 2018

May 04, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Supreme Court Registry earned over $253M in fees, fines and seizures in 2018

Kaieteur News – Guyana’s Supreme Court Registry collected over $253 million in fees, fines and seizures in 2018. This is according to the Judiciary’s recently released Annual Report for the...

Guyana inks MoU with Houston Airport System

May 04, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana inks MoU with Houston Airport System

…To maximise aviation development, int’l trade Kaieteur News – Following months of dialogue between the Government of Guyana and the Houston Airport System (HAS), a Memorandum of...

Woman still reeling from fiery destruction of West Ruimveldt home

May 04, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Woman still reeling from fiery destruction of West Ruimveldt home

Kaieteur News – Without insurance to cover her losses, Shabakie Fernandes, who lost her Lot 188 West Ruimveldt, Housing Scheme, Georgetown home to a fire in the wee hours of Monday, is still...

Labourer remanded to prison for murdering his wife

May 04, 2022 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Labourer remanded to prison for murdering his wife

Kaieteur News – The 55-year-old labourer, who was arrested for murdering his wife and burying her in a shallow grave, was on Tuesday charged with the capital offence of murder. Avemanen Permaul...

$160M in contracts signed in Region 6

May 04, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on $160M in contracts signed in Region 6

– $42.5M handed over to 17 NDCs Kaieteur News – The oxygen system at the New Amsterdam Hospital will soon be refurbished and works will commence on five roads in Region Six with the...

Schools may remain open during July/August to address learning loss – Education Minister

May 04, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Schools may remain open during July/August to address learning loss – Education Minister

Kaieteur News – During her visits to schools on Tuesday, Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand announced that schools may need to remain open during the July/August period when schools are...

Assault charge against ANUG executive withdrawn

May 04, 2022 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Assault charge against ANUG executive withdrawn

Kaieteur News – The assault charge against Kian Jabour, General Secretary of A New and United Guyana (ANUG), has been withdrawn. On February 18, 2022, Jabour made his first court appearance in...

World Press Freedom Day and depressing press hypocrisy in Guyana

May 04, 2022 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on World Press Freedom Day and depressing press hypocrisy in Guyana

Kaieteur News – I have written it before on this page and I am writing it again. The most factual and serious statement president Donald Trump ever made was his criticism of the American media....

Maternal population urged to get COVID-19 jab as benefits far outweigh risks – OBGYN Society

May 04, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Maternal population urged to get COVID-19 jab as benefits far outweigh risks – OBGYN Society

Kaieteur News – In wake of what has been described as devastating effects on some in the maternal population, the Guyana Obstetrics and Gynecology Society (GOGS) is urging all pregnant and...

Building defenses against vaccine-preventable diseases requires team effort – CARPHA

Apr 27, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Building defenses against vaccine-preventable diseases requires team effort – CARPHA

Kaieteur News – “For years, vaccines have protected children from deadly diseases like polio, measles, rubella, and mumps. These vaccines, including the COVID-19 vaccine, continue to save...

Glenn Lall knocks ‘visionless’ Guyanese leaders

Apr 27, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Glenn Lall knocks ‘visionless’ Guyanese leaders

– raps Pres. Ali for focus on minor issues, while ignoring oil sector Kaieteur News – Fifty-six years as an independent nation, Guyana remains trapped in a political and ethnic struggle,...

IDB to loan Education Ministry US$27 million to recover learning losses during COVID-19 pandemic

Apr 27, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on IDB to loan Education Ministry US$27 million to recover learning losses during COVID-19 pandemic

By Kiana Wilburg Kaieteur News – The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is preparing to loan the Ministry of Education US$27M to support the transformation of the primary education sector...

ExxonMobil makes three more discoveries in Stabroek Block

Apr 27, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on ExxonMobil makes three more discoveries in Stabroek Block

– increases reserve estimate to nearly 11B barrels Kaieteur News – ExxonMobil Corporation made three new discoveries offshore Guyana following which, it increased its estimate of the...

Pres. Ali boasts of $50M monthly returns from supply boats while Guyana pays $300M daily in rental fees

Apr 27, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Pres. Ali boasts of $50M monthly returns from supply boats while Guyana pays $300M daily in rental fees

Kaieteur News – Guyana’s President, Dr. Irfaan Ali, while attending a ceremony on the West Bank of Demerara on Saturday last boasted that every month, Region Three rakes in $50 million when...

Gas-to-Energy project can result in chronic hardships for farmers

Apr 27, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Gas-to-Energy project can result in chronic hardships for farmers

…quality of crops will be impacted – Exxon warns Kaieteur News – The planned Gas-to-Energy (GTE) project to be built at Wales, West Bank Demerara can result in long-term hardships for...

Nigeria recorded over 4,000 oil spill cases in six years

Apr 27, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Nigeria recorded over 4,000 oil spill cases in six years

Kaieteur News – Oil spills are inevitable and they are quite costly and damaging to the environment. An oil spill is the release of a liquid petroleum hydrocarbon or distilled products into the...

Amerindians seeking increased involvement in LCDS discussions

Apr 27, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Amerindians seeking increased involvement in LCDS discussions

Kaieteur News – Indigenous leaders are calling on government to ensure that they are involved in draft Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) discussions to mitigate any impacts that may arise....

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Fesupo 2026, Chile… Tremel King sets new 105kg M1 DL and Total...

Sep 28, 2026

…Williams also dominates (Kaieteur News) – Guyana ended their 2026 South American Powerlifting Championships campaign with a bang on Saturday evening in Santiago, Chile when the nation’s 105kg...

Be grateful for what you have

Sep 28, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – You can go to the doctor and get tablets for high blood pressure. You can get medication for diabetes. You can even get something to help you sleep after spending the entire night worrying about whether somebody else has more money than you. But if your neighbour buys a new...

Crime thrives on weak justice, illegal guns and dirty money

Sep 20, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Crime in Latin America and the Caribbean is no longer only a matter for the police. It is weakening societies, draining economies and obstructing development. It is also testing public confidence in courts, governments and democratic institutions. The...

Karma for a non Kshatriya

Sep 28, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Karma has its place, actually works. There is karma for even a non-Kshatriya. Not the kind touted by Mr. Carmichael Street. My own kind. It is a combination of the unfathomable will of God, the arc of justice and, believe it or not, the black cat crossing the path. I...

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