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Jan 16, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Over 2,500 polling stations for E-day
The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) will be making available some 2,500 polling stations across the country on Elections Day, March 2. Public Relations Officer Yolanda Ward said, however, that an...Jan 16, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Norton St. Lodge residents welcome drain-cleaning exercise
Residents of Norton Street, Lodge, in Georgetown are welcoming the drain-cleaning exercise that is being facilitated by the Ministry of Public Infrastructure in collaboration with the Ministry of...Jan 16, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on 17000 ID cards still to be uplifted from GECOM
The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) still has 17000 identification (ID) cards on file which are to be collected. This was revealed by Public Relations Officer (PRO) Yolanda Ward. Ward gave an...Jan 16, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on “Jail time is waste time”- Thief tells court
By Trishan Craig Yet another rare response was given by Levi Williams, who yesterday told a full court that, “Jail time is waste time.” He made this statement as he was being sentenced for...Jan 16, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on EPA mulls closure of N/A, Byderabo landfills – alternative sites being sought
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is giving serious consideration to the closure of two landfills—the Esplanade in New Amsterdam and Byderabo in Cuyuni-Mazaruni. This comes after the...Jan 16, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana advances to strengthen laws on child protection
The Attorney General’s Chambers and Ministry of Legal Affairs, in partnership with the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH) and the United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund...Jan 16, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Haitians appear in court on immigration charge
On Monday, the police arrested a group of Haitians who were caught on their way back to Guyana after attempting to enter Brazil without presenting themselves to an immigration officer in Guyana....Jan 16, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on WBCA/Anil Lalsa Construction Co. two-day final re-scheduled
The West Berbice Cricket Association (WBCA) has re-scheduled the final of the Anil Lalsa Construction Company two-day tournament for next weekend. The final was set to commence on Saturday at Bush...Jan 16, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Seven Cubans fined for overstaying
Seven Cuban nationals yesterday found themselves before Acting Chief Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts for illegally overstaying in Guyana. Charged are Olga...Jan 16, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Savage Legends overcome HS Masters in T20 fixture
Savage Legends defeated HS Masters by 17 runs when the teams collided in a T20 fixture on Sunday last. Savage Legends were asked to bat at Queen’s College ground and they mustered 144 for 5. Nadir...Jan 16, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on 3,000 acres mistake corrected in Official Gazette
– GPL director sues media houses Director of the Guyana Power and Light (GPL), Kirk Hollingsworth, has sued a number of media houses including Kaieteur News in excess of $50M. The former...Jan 16, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Turbo football tournament “We are not scared of anyone” – Nigel Denny
The semifinals of the third annual Turbo Knockout Football tournament is set for Sunday at the Ministry of Education (MOE) ground on Carifesta Avenue from 19:00hrs where Fruta Conquerors will clash...Jan 16, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Social Protection Ministry mulls review of labour laws
Guyana’s human resource is key to moving the country forward, therefore the Ministry of Social Protection is mulling the review and drafting of an effective Occupational Safety and Health (OSH)...Jan 16, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Lindeners get to pay final respects to cricket legend Basil Butcher
Lindeners got the chance to pay their final respects to the late Berbice, Guyana and West Indies batsman Basil Butcher, who died on December 16 at age 86, yesterday at the Mackenzie Sports Club (MSC)...Jan 16, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on GTTA changes dates for National C/ships
There has been a shift in the dates for the 2020 National Junior and Cadet Table Tennis Championship, slated for the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall later this month. The organising body, the Guyana Table...Jan 16, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Civil Aviation tests country’s readiness for emergency
Aimed at assessing the readiness of the emergency services unit, a Search and Rescue (SAR) simulation exercise was yesterday held at the Eugene F. Correia Airport, Ogle. In the event of an aircraft...Jan 16, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Dr. Tulsi Dyal Singh commits $1.3M to BCB for Coaching and Cricket Academy
– Board raises $2.5M out of targeted $10M in two weeks The Berbice Cricket Board has already raised $2.5M worth of sponsorship in two weeks for 2020 as it forges ahead with its unmatched...Jan 16, 2020 KNews Peeping Tom Comments Off on Waiakabra receives electricity for the first time
What was once an unlit and dark community for decades is now a bright and fully powered community, for residents of Waiakabra on the Linden-Soesdyke Highway. For the first time, residents of...Jan 16, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on CWI’s PCL four day First-Class cricket Jaguar’s face-off with Pride in B’dos from today
By Sean Devers Five times defending Champions Guyana Jaguars oppose Barbados at the ‘Mecca’ (Kensington Oval) today in the second round of the CWI 2020 Regional First-Class season. The teams come...Jan 16, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on The Soesdyke youth who tested Guyana’s First Oil
For Shivnarine Outar, it was the opportunity of a lifetime. The offshore laboratory technician, employed by Nalco Champion, was the first person to test the first sample of Guyanese crude oil as it...Jan 16, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on BCB/Ramnaresh Sarwan Under-17 tournament
Rampersaud, Ramdehol and Pottaya shine as RHT Bakewell advances to final -To clash with Albion tomorrow Two of Berbice most promising youth cricketers, Jonathan Rampersaud and Ricardo Ramdehol, both...Jan 16, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on BCB/Banks Beer Two Days Tournament
Albion, RHT Namilco Thunderbolt Flour, Tucber Park, Young Warriors advance to semis Albion, Rose Hall Town Namilco Thunderbolt, Tucber Park and Young Warriors have advanced to the semifinals of the...Jan 16, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on 2019: Nasty or ugly, sick or depressing or all four?
Some unpalatable things happened in 2019 and they force us to look back to the criticisms, this columnist, many editorials of this newspaper and the Stabroek News, the opposition parties and many...Your children are starving, and you giving away their food to an already fat pussycat.
Jun 22, 2026
Kaieteur Sports – The weather was not the only scorching thing this weekend as Jumbo Jet Events staged the first round of its Need for Speed Karting Championship at the 555 Speedway in...Jun 22, 2026
(Kaieteur News) – A curious silence has greeted what ought to be one of the most debated economic announcements of the year. President Irfaan Ali has indicated that bonds will be issued to members of the Guyanese diaspora, allowing them to invest in major infrastructure projects in Guyana. One...Jun 21, 2026
By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – I have spent a decade in the councils of the Organization of American States. I have watched governments come and go, seen some crises handled well and others handled badly, sat through more commemorative meetings than sessions discussing pressing issues,...Jun 22, 2026
(Kaieteur News) – I like it. More money for Guyanese workers. Not private sector minimum wage workers, regrettably. If any local workers are due more money, private sector (and public service) minimum wage workers standout. More money is for Guyanese in the oil industry. Well, that’s...Freedom of speech is our core value at Kaieteur News. If the letter/e-mail you sent was not published, and you believe that its contents were not libellous, let us know, please contact us by phone or email.
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