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Direct emissions from three Stabroek Block projects equivalent to burning over 260,000 hectares of Guyana’s forests – CIEL President

Jun 02, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Direct emissions from three Stabroek Block projects equivalent to burning over 260,000 hectares of Guyana’s forests – CIEL President

Kaieteur News – President of the Centre for International Environmental Law (CIEL), Carroll Muffett is of the firm conviction that the most recent constitutional case filed by two Guyanese...

PPP/C-nominated Commissioners table motions for dismissal of Lowenfield, Myers and Mingo

Jun 02, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on PPP/C-nominated Commissioners table motions for dismissal of Lowenfield, Myers and Mingo

Kaieteur News – People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) nominated Commissioners of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) have tabled motions for the immediate dismissal of Chief Elections...

Liza Phase Two, Payara, Yellowtail could each give Hess $1B annually – John Riley, VP

Jun 02, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Liza Phase Two, Payara, Yellowtail could each give Hess $1B annually – John Riley, VP

Kaieteur News – While the COVID-19 pandemic might have unleashed economic hardships on many oil conglomerates like Stabroek Block partner, Hess Corporation, its shareholders and executives are...

Previous management paid contractor 93% of monies and only 11.2% work was completed – CEO, GWI

Jun 02, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Previous management paid contractor 93% of monies and only 11.2% work was completed – CEO, GWI

Kaieteur News – Under the leadership of the former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Guyana Water Inc. (GWI), Dr. Richard Van West-Charles, a contractor was reportedly paid 93 percent of the...

Gold miner crushed to death by falling tree, two injured

Jun 02, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Gold miner crushed to death by falling tree, two injured

Kaieteur News – A gold miner was reportedly killed around noon on Monday while two of his crewmates are left seriously injured after a tree came crashing down on them at Sandhill Backdam,...

Guyana records first paediatric brain aneurysm surgery

Jun 02, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana records first paediatric brain aneurysm surgery

Kaieteur News – Guyanese Neurosurgeon Dr. Amarnauth Dukhi has successfully conducted the country’s first paediatric brain aneurysm surgery. The groundbreaking procedure was performed by Dukhi...

GWI begins process of laying off workers – 76 receive dismissal letters

Jun 02, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on GWI begins process of laying off workers – 76 receive dismissal letters

Kaieteur News – The Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) began the process of laying off some of its employees on Monday by sending home 76 of them. Kaieteur News was able to confirm the...

De government breaching de law

Jun 02, 2021 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on De government breaching de law

Dem Boys Seh… Kaieteur News – In de written law when yuh see de word “shall,” whatever follows is mandatory not optional. De word shall in legal drafting is usually taken to mean...

Virtual education

Jun 02, 2021 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Virtual education

Kaieteur News – Education has not been the same since the pandemic. Except that in Guyana, our government does not seem to appreciate just how lasting will be the present effects on education....

The Electoral Reform Group is a devious organism

Jun 02, 2021 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The Electoral Reform Group is a devious organism

Kaieteur News – What follows below are brief notes as a reaction to Mr. Alfred Bhulai’s letter on me in relation to my criticism of the Electoral Reform Group (ERG) – (Kaieteur News, May...

Belarus, Revisited

Jun 02, 2021 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Belarus, Revisited

Kaieteur News – This newspaper first editorialized about the situation on Belarus almost a year ago, in the centre of our own storm of democratic destruction here in this country. In that...

Tree falls and demolishes one home, damages two in Laing Avenue

Jun 02, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Tree falls and demolishes one home, damages two in Laing Avenue

Kaieteur News – Two houses in Laing Avenue were damaged after a tree fell on Sunday morning, while a third was completely destroyed. On visiting the scene, our reporter saw a group of persons...

CDC establishes flood relief shelters in Region 10

Jun 02, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on CDC establishes flood relief shelters in Region 10

Kaieteur News – The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) on Monday established three shelters in Region 10, using the vacant school buildings to provide accommodation to residents affected by...

Businessman robbed twice in one day

Jun 02, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Businessman robbed twice in one day

Kaieteur News – A 44-year-old businessman was robbed twice yesterday morning at Parika Junction, East Bank, Essequibo, at 01:30 hrs. According to a police report, the businessman along with his...

Fight over sexual advances, name-calling leaves two inmates wounded

Jun 02, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Fight over sexual advances, name-calling leaves two inmates wounded

Kaieteur News – Two inmates of the New Amsterdam Prison are presently recovering from incision wounds after they fought with each other on Monday over sexual advances and name-calling. The...

GGDMA donates $1.5 M to CDC for flood relief

Jun 02, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on GGDMA donates $1.5 M to CDC for flood relief

Kaieteur News – The Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) yesterday donated $1.5 million dollars to the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) in support of communities which have been...

Health Ministry records two additional COVID-19 deaths

Jun 02, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Health Ministry records two additional COVID-19 deaths

Kaieteur News – The Ministry of Health (MoH) yesterday announced that two persons who tested positive for the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) have died. Their deaths now push Guyana’s COVID-19...

Young cricketers urge to remain committed and disciplined

Jun 02, 2021 KNews Sports Comments Off on Young cricketers urge to remain committed and disciplined

Kaieteur News – Last Saturday the team Daniels coaching programme continued in South Essequibo and was graced with presence of the South Essequibo Cricket Committee Chairman Fisal Mohammed....

Rutherford wants to play in T20 World Cup T20 specialist has aspirations to play Test Cricket

Jun 02, 2021 KNews Sports Comments Off on Rutherford wants to play in T20 World Cup T20 specialist has aspirations to play Test Cricket

By Sean Devers Twenty-two-year-old Guyana and West Indies all-rounder Sherfane Rutherford is a product of the local Academy system but he did not accept the GCI’s contract which would have...

Health workers, researchers warn of the dangers thirdhand smoke

Jun 02, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Health workers, researchers warn of the dangers thirdhand smoke

World No-Tobacco Day… Kaieteur News – While most people are wary of the dangers of secondhand smoke in the use of tobacco and tobacco products, medical researchers and health workers have...

SLBA congratulates new Director of Sport in Guyana

Jun 02, 2021 KNews Sports Comments Off on SLBA congratulates new Director of Sport in Guyana

Sports Commission holds first meeting with Minister Ramson The St. Lucia Boxing Association (SLBA) has joined other boxing associations in the Caribbean in extending warm greetings to Steve Ninvalle,...

National Championships set for June 18-20 Fans anticipate Drayton’s return

Jun 02, 2021 KNews Sports Comments Off on National Championships set for June 18-20 Fans anticipate Drayton’s return

By Calvin Chapman Kaieteur News – Local athletes will breathe a big sigh of relief as the National Senior Athletics Championships has been confirmed for June 18-20 by the head of the Athletics...

Two remanded for robbing, assaulting Land of Canaan woman

Jun 02, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Two remanded for robbing, assaulting Land of Canaan woman

Kaieteur News – Two men who are accused of assaulting and robbing a 53-year-old Land of Canaan woman in front of her home were on Monday remanded to prison. The defendants, Anthony Maraj, 25, a...

Magistrates inadvertently aiding crime

Jun 02, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on Magistrates inadvertently aiding crime

DEAR EDITOR, I have become fed up with the Magistrates in Guyana’s Courts perpetrating even bigger crimes than the criminals in Guyana. I am referring to the practice of bail and light...

Well done, Peeping Tom

Jun 02, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on Well done, Peeping Tom

DEAR PEEPING TOM, You have never written a truer column than you did Monday. Congratulations and keep up the good work. Your faithful Peeping Tom reader. Sincerely Dennis

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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