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One-seat majority is like walking pon a tight rope wid greasy boots

May 24, 2025 KNEWS Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on One-seat majority is like walking pon a tight rope wid greasy boots

Dem Boys Seh… Kaieteur News- Dem boys seh America now finding out how exciting politics does be when yuh living on de edge. The House of Representatives pass a Bill by one vote and de whole place...

Exxon, Hess to face off on Monday over Chevron deal for oilfield riches, giving access to Stabroek Block

May 24, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on Exxon, Hess to face off on Monday over Chevron deal for oilfield riches, giving access to Stabroek Block

Kaieteur News- Top U.S. oil producer Exxon Mobil (XOM.N), and Hess (HES.N), will meet face-to-face on Monday in a court hearing to determine the fate of Chevron’s (CVX.N), $53 billion deal to...

VP Jagdeo praises Oil Spill Bill for holding transportation vessels accountable as ExxonMobil gets free pass

May 24, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on VP Jagdeo praises Oil Spill Bill for holding transportation vessels accountable as ExxonMobil gets free pass

Kaieteur News- Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday lauded the Oil Pollution Prevention, Preparedness, Response and Responsibility Bill for expanding on parties that can be held liable for...

Israeli attacks kill 76; no aid relief yet for besieged Gaza

May 24, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on Israeli attacks kill 76; no aid relief yet for besieged Gaza

Aljazeera- At least 76 Palestinians have been killed and more than 200 wounded since midnight on Friday, as Israel has kept up its attacks across Gaza, including a strike on a house near Khan Younis...

Cuban man kills step-daughter, wife clings to life

May 24, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on Cuban man kills step-daughter, wife clings to life

Kaieteur News- A Cuban man early Friday reportedly slashed his step-daughter to death and left his common-law-spouse clinging to life at their Pike Street, Kitty apartment. He later surrendered to...

Presidential consent to Oil Spill Bill would have dire economic consequences to Guyana – Dr. Adams

May 24, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on Presidential consent to Oil Spill Bill would have dire economic consequences to Guyana – Dr. Adams

Kaieteur News- The Alliance For Change (AFC) has joined with international award-winning environmental lawyer, Melinda Janki in urging President Irfaan Ali not to assent to the Oil Pollution...

$57B supplementary budget approved

May 24, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on $57B supplementary budget approved

Kaieteur News- The Committee of Supply on Friday night approved $57.5 billion more to support four state agencies, just three months after passing this year’s national budget. The financial paper...

House passes motion against Venezuela’s plan to hold unlawful elections in Essequibo

May 24, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on House passes motion against Venezuela’s plan to hold unlawful elections in Essequibo

…Opposition walks out, calls motion weak Kaieteur News- The National Assembly on Friday approved a motion opposing Venezuela’s plan to hold regional elections including electing a...

‘Money means nothing if Indigenous issues remain unresolved’-AFC

May 24, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on ‘Money means nothing if Indigenous issues remain unresolved’-AFC

Kaieteur News- Advisor to the Alliance For Change (AFC) on Indigenous and Amerindian Affairs, Laura George said while her party is happy that villages are receiving funds from the government, they...

Education Ministry to terminate $253M contract for Micobie School project

May 24, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on Education Ministry to terminate $253M contract for Micobie School project

Kaieteur News- Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand has announced that her ministry will be terminating the $253 million contract for the construction of the Micobie Secondary School in Region...

???????????????????????? man gets 3 years in prison for ???????????????????? ????????????????????????????

May 24, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on ???????????????????????? man gets 3 years in prison for ???????????????????? ????????????????????????????

Kaieteur News- A Sophia resident was sentenced on Friday to three years in prison after he pleaded guilty to a robbery under arms charge. Elson Figueira, a 24-year-old vendor of Lot 1070 Cummings...

Man gets 2-year sentence for obtaining money by false pretense

May 24, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on Man gets 2-year sentence for obtaining money by false pretense

Kaieteur News- A 54-year-old man was sentenced on Friday to two years’ imprisonment for obtaining money by false pretense. The accused, Ronald Saunders of Good Hope, East Coast Demerara, appeared...

Guyana Intelligent and Inclusive Finance Seminar concluded with focus on Credit Unions as engines of inclusive growth

May 24, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on Guyana Intelligent and Inclusive Finance Seminar concluded with focus on Credit Unions as engines of inclusive growth

Kaieteur News- The Guyana Public Service Co-operative Credit Union (GPSCCU), in partnership with CaribDE (Caribbean Development Education), International Credit Union Education (ICUDE) mentors and...

APNU continues protest to keep Adriana Younge’s case alive

May 24, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on APNU continues protest to keep Adriana Younge’s case alive

Kaieteur News- Dozens of citizens joined members of the A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) on Friday in a protest at the intersection of Middle and Carmichael Streets, continuing calls for...

Reclaim truth or risk ‘hell of unfreedom’ in AI era

May 24, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on Reclaim truth or risk ‘hell of unfreedom’ in AI era

─ UG Vice Chancellor tells journalists Kaieteur News- Vice Chancellor of the University of Guyana, Professor Paloma Mohamed Martin, has warned that journalism is at risk of losing its democratic...

???????????????????????????????????? ???????????????????????????????? nabbed with raw gold on $75K bail

May 24, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on ???????????????????????????????????? ???????????????????????????????? nabbed with raw gold on $75K bail

Kaieteur News- The Brazilian businessman who was nabbed on Wednesday with $17 million and raw gold was placed on $75,000 bail on Friday when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Faith McGusty....

???????????????????? ???????????????????????? jailed for one year

May 24, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on ???????????????????? ???????????????????????? jailed for one year

Kaieteur News- A 26-year-old vendor of William Street, Kitty, Georgetown was sentenced on Friday to one year in prison after he pleaded guilty to an attempt to commit a felony charge, contrary to...

ERC wants Vybz Kartel to apologise to Guyanese Christians

May 24, 2025 KNEWS News Comments Off on ERC wants Vybz Kartel to apologise to Guyanese Christians

─ over “Good like Jesus” song Kaieteur News- The Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) is calling on Jamaican dancehall artiste Vybz Kartel, to apologise to the people of Guyana, mainly the...

Oil assets

May 24, 2025 KNEWS Editorial, News Comments Off on Oil assets

Editorial… Kaieteur News- The presence of oil in Guyana has introduced unique lines of reasoning from Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo. He has come up with a new vocabulary to which only he...

Guyana’s mysterious Oil Depletion Policy

May 24, 2025 KNEWS Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Guyana’s mysterious Oil Depletion Policy

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- In the face of concerns over declining oil prices, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo continues to offer the Guyanese people hollow assurances wrapped in economic jargon...

NBA legend Hakeem Olajuwon to engage local Basketball fraternity today

May 23, 2025 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on NBA legend Hakeem Olajuwon to engage local Basketball fraternity today

Kaieteur Sports- Two-time NBA Champion and Hall of Famer Hakeem “The Dream” Olajuwon, who is in Guyana, courtesy of the Government of Guyana, will meet with the local basketball fraternity today....

Number of sponsors on board for Blairmont Community Centre Independence Cricket festival and Day of sports

May 23, 2025 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Number of sponsors on board for Blairmont Community Centre Independence Cricket festival and Day of sports

-Fixtures set final to be played under floodlights Kaieteur Sports- A number of sponsors have finalized their sponsorship for the inaugural Blairmont Community Centre Independence Cricket festival...

Bryan and Sahadeo complete Coaching Certification and Training scholarship at University of Jain

May 23, 2025 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Bryan and Sahadeo complete Coaching Certification and Training scholarship at University of Jain

Kaieteur Sports- Former national men’s table tennis champion and multiple Caribbean title holder, Nigel Bryan and tennis sensation Krystian Sahadeo have added another accolade to their storied...

VN Contracting Services supports Independence Cup Softball Cricket

May 23, 2025 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on VN Contracting Services supports Independence Cup Softball Cricket

Kaieteur Sports- Plans are moving apace for the hosting of the inaugural “Independence Cup” softball cricket plans on Monday, 26th May at the Whim Community Centre Ground in Region 6 from 9 am....

Passage of horseracing Legislation has brought no big hoorah

May 23, 2025 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Passage of horseracing Legislation has brought no big hoorah

– Things seem to be at a standstill even as race meets planned Kaieteur Sports- With the news that the long-awaited Horse Racing Legislation has been passed in the National assembly a few...

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Kingsmen claim back-to-back wins

Aug 31, 2026

CPL – The Jamaica Kingsmen recorded their fourth win of the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) with a 7-run win via DLS over the Trinbago Knight Riders, as the rain halted play just...

The danger of renting another country’s power

Aug 31, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – There is an old temptation among small countries, particularly those situated beside larger and more troublesome neighbours. They often mistake the friendship of a great power for an insurance policy. The illusion is comforting. It permits governments to spend less time...

Haiti after Kenscoff: Pledges and Promises Do Not Stop the Killing

Aug 30, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – For generations, Kenscoff was where people from Port-au-Prince went to breathe. Its cool hills offered relief, and its farmers supplied the capital’s markets. Gang attacks reached the commune in January 2025, but it remained an important barrier between...

Praising President Ali, PPP for thinking of Guyanese

Aug 31, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – I wish to thank publicly President Ali and the PPP Govt for keeping Guyanese in mind, caring for them. This should have been done before, but circumstances kept getting in the way. The president helped to get priorities in order, so here I am with gratitude in my heart,...

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