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The nation must know who are the real owners of the Canje and Kaieteur Oil Blocks

Sep 17, 2020 KNews Front Page Comment, News Comments Off on The nation must know who are the real owners of the Canje and Kaieteur Oil Blocks

We welcome United States Secretary of State, Michael Pompeo, to Guyana. We thank him for his role in ensuring that the democratic will of the people was respected in relation to the elections of 2nd...

Canje and Kaieteur Oil blocks given out under suspicious circumstances

Sep 17, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Canje and Kaieteur Oil blocks given out under suspicious circumstances

By Kemol King Controversy continues to surround the suspicious giveaway of the Kaieteur and Canje blocks by the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C)’s Donald Ramotar administration just...

Overturned truck causes major traffic jam on East Bank corridor

Sep 17, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Overturned truck causes major traffic jam on East Bank corridor

It was madness yesterday, after hundreds of commuters were left stranded for hours in a major traffic jam along the East Bank of Demerara (EBD). The traffic jam was caused by an overturned truck on...

DemBank’s Chief Named Chairman of GuySuCo’s Board

Sep 17, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on DemBank’s Chief Named Chairman of GuySuCo’s Board

– Anthony Vieira is Vice-Chair Government has appointed the Board of Directors of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo), which will be chaired by Pravinchandra Dave. With almost two decades of...

Pandemic threatens to wipe out gains of last decade – World Bank Group

Sep 17, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Pandemic threatens to wipe out gains of last decade – World Bank Group

WASHINGTON (World Bank) – The COVID-19 pandemic threatens hard-won gains in health and education over the past decade, especially in the poorest countries, a new World Bank Group analysis finds....

Inefficient functioning of Uitvlugt factory leads to workers downing tools – GAWU

Sep 17, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Inefficient functioning of Uitvlugt factory leads to workers downing tools – GAWU

A number of workers at the Uitvlugt factory yesterday downed their working equipment due to growing frustrations about the factory’s inefficient functioning. This was announced by the Guyana...

Berbice protests stalled investigation into doctor’s death – Police

Sep 17, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Berbice protests stalled investigation into doctor’s death – Police

– body left at funeral home for weeks The body of a prominent Guyanese doctor was held up in a funeral home for more than three weeks now after the investigations into his death was stalled by...

Five remanded for beating death of Bath Settlement man during protests

Sep 17, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Five remanded for beating death of Bath Settlement man during protests

Five persons, including a teenager, were yesterday remanded to prison for the murder of 34-year-old Prettipaul Hargobin called ‘Roy’ of Bath Settlement, West Coast Berbice. Appearing...

Lusignan prisoners refuse meals; pelt officers over COVID-19 cases

Sep 17, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Lusignan prisoners refuse meals; pelt officers over COVID-19 cases

…positive cases may be around 10- sources say Inmates at the Lusignan Prison situated on the East Coast of Demerara, refused their meals and pelted officers, hours after learning that there were...

Find-fault debate

Sep 17, 2020 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Find-fault debate

Dem Boys Seh… Dem boys can’t stomach fuh listen to de Budget debates. Dem boys nah know how some people could be so barefaced as to want to tek up dem seats wah dem get after dem fail to...

More women are now infected than men

Sep 17, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on More women are now infected than men

Fourteen staff members of the National Assembly have tested positive for COVID-19. Two inmates of the Lusignan Prison have also tested positive. A staff member of the Guyana Power and Light Inc. also...

Man’s decomposed body found in house at 71 Village

Sep 17, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Man’s decomposed body found in house at 71 Village

The partly decomposed body of a 45-year-old man was yesterday discovered in the home he was caretaking at Number 71 Village. The body has since been identified as Ramesh Dhanraj. According to a...

14 Parliament Staffers Test Positive for COVID-19

Sep 17, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on 14 Parliament Staffers Test Positive for COVID-19

– Labour Ministry records one positive case Manzoor Nadir, Speaker of the National Assembly, yesterday announced that 14 parliament employees have tested positive for the novel Coronavirus. The...

Body found on crashed plane identified

Sep 17, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Body found on crashed plane identified

– injured pilot is known drug trafficker in Brazil Police have been able to identify the body found among the wreckage of the crashed twin engine beechcraft with a cargo of 390 kilograms at...

Region Four has highest number of COVID-19 deaths – Ministry

Sep 17, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Region Four has highest number of COVID-19 deaths – Ministry

Region Four not only has the highest number of COVID -19 cases, it has also recorded the most fatalities —34 deaths from a total of 733 confirmed cases. According to a breakdown of the COVID -19...

Speaker’s second ruling on question about Pompeo’s visit “unfair and biased” – Harmon

Sep 17, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Speaker’s second ruling on question about Pompeo’s visit “unfair and biased” – Harmon

Questions put forward by the Parliamentary Opposition regarding the visit of United States (US) Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, were on Wednesday shot down for a second time by Speaker of the...

Forestry Commission gets support to help stem spread of COVID-19

Sep 17, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Forestry Commission gets support to help stem spread of COVID-19

In an effort to curtail the spread of COVID-19 and to promote safe work practices in the Forestry Sector in compliance with COVID-19 guidelines, several preventive equipment and supplies were...

Remdesivir being acquired at reduced cost to treat COVID-19 – Health Minister

Sep 17, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Remdesivir being acquired at reduced cost to treat COVID-19 – Health Minister

Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, has announced that government will be able to acquire Remdesivir at a reduced cost. The drug is one that has been approved to treat COVID-19. The announcement...

COVID-19 positive man placed in institutional isolation after refusing to stay home – Linden RHEC reports

Sep 17, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on COVID-19 positive man placed in institutional isolation after refusing to stay home – Linden RHEC reports

After failing to adhere to health officials’ advice to initiate a period of strict home isolation after testing positive for COVID-19, a Linden man is now in mandatory institutional care. This is...

Barbados proves that PNC leaders are frauds

Sep 17, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Barbados proves that PNC leaders are frauds

It was Raphael Trotman, during the five-month election rigging saga that made condescending remarks about the small populations of small Caricom islands. Trotman is too ignorant to understand the...

Recruitment drive put on by GFF for new referees

Sep 17, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Recruitment drive put on by GFF for new referees

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) launched a nationwide Referee Recruitment Campaign under the theme #GetInvolved on Tuesday last. The initiative, which seeks to expand th e existing pool of male...

US Golfers contribute to growth of game in Guyana

Sep 17, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on US Golfers contribute to growth of game in Guyana

The Guyana Golf Association announced yesterday that hundreds golf clubs and other equipment were part of a contribution made towards the development of the sport in Guyana by Bob Maibusch,...

Social media race hate

Sep 17, 2020 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Social media race hate

President Irfaan Ali has come out swinging from the hips and with a glint in his eye. This was forcefully conveyed by the caption: “Pres. Ali vows crackdown of race hate on social media” (KN...

Pompeo’s visit is more about Exxon and the US economy than Venezuela

Sep 17, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Pompeo’s visit is more about Exxon and the US economy than Venezuela

Dear Editor It is my belief the reason such a high official as the Secretary of the United States, Mike Pompeo, to visit Guyana is about our oil and Exxon Mobile stand on the lopsided contract signed...

Sasenarine Singh analytics capacity, other qualifications make him suitable for position of GUYSUCO CEO

Sep 17, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Sasenarine Singh analytics capacity, other qualifications make him suitable for position of GUYSUCO CEO

Dear Editor, I write to offer my congratulations to my friend Mr. Sasenarine Singh on his high-level appointment as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GUYSUCO). This is a...

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GHB selects strong Women’s team for PAHF Challenge in Bermuda

Cyberspace is becoming a dark place

Kaieteur News – The notion that cyberspace should exist in some fictional realm, free from the meddling hands of governments... more