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Int’l Advisory Group says… Guyana risks overreliance on Gas plant as primary source of electricity

Jul 24, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Int’l Advisory Group says… Guyana risks overreliance on Gas plant as primary source of electricity

…Disruption in supply would substantially increase GPL costs Kaieteur News – Guyana runs the risk of being overly reliant on the proposed gas-to-energy initiative which is being pursued by...

Exxon ordered to pay Puerto Rico US$25M for contaminating island

Jul 24, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Exxon ordered to pay Puerto Rico US$25M for contaminating island

After 10-year court battle… Kaieteur News – United States (US) Overseas Territory (OT)—Puerto Rico—has scored a win against US oil major ExxonMobil Corporation, following a decade...

K/News unearths deleted EPA 2020 Guidelines

Jul 24, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on K/News unearths deleted EPA 2020 Guidelines

Kaieteur News – On June 22, 2021, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) had issued a notice alerting the public that the 2020 guidelines for reviewing and conducting Environmental Impact...

Region Seven man in custody for raping teen

Jul 24, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Region Seven man in custody for raping teen

Kaieteur News – The Guyana Police Force (GPF) reported on Thursday that a 25-year-old man from Region Seven was taken into custody for allegedly raping a teenage girl. According to the report,...

G20 countries struggle to honour climate change commitments

Jul 24, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on G20 countries struggle to honour climate change commitments

– Pumped US$3 Trillion into fossil fuel projects since 2015 Kaieteur News – On July 22, various Environment and Energy Ministers convened in Naples, Italy, to participate in the recently...

People get accustomed to cash grant

Jul 24, 2021 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on People get accustomed to cash grant

Dem Boys Seh… Kaieteur News – When de Worst Possible Alternative seh dat de people must get cash grant from de oil money, de HAP-New was nat pleased. Dem know dat de contract dem sign nah...

More children will die

Jul 24, 2021 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on More children will die

Kaieteur News – Herd immunity is needed to arrest the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. Herd immunity refers to the threshold of persons needed to develop immunity in order to stem...

The GHRA and the indecency in and of Guyanese society

Jul 24, 2021 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The GHRA and the indecency in and of Guyanese society

Kaieteur News – The Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) has replied to my “constant banging,” that is, my consistent condemnations of its silence the past two decades. Not by any...

Why are legitimate complaints and disagreements unwelcomed?

Jul 24, 2021 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Why are legitimate complaints and disagreements unwelcomed?

Kaieteur News – There is a growing danger in this country, which goes over the heads of most Guyanese. Citizens who dare to object and speak a different language are targeted for vilification,...

‘Tails of Hope’ protest animal cruelty

Jul 24, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Tails of Hope’ protest animal cruelty

Man caught on video chopping puppy… Kaieteur News – Following a video that was published on social media platforms showing a man allegedly chopping a puppy; animal rights activists yesterday...

Worker injured after Quarry living quarters goes up in flames

Jul 24, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Worker injured after Quarry living quarters goes up in flames

Kaieteur News – A 34-year-old worker attached to BK Quarries Inc. on Thursday afternoon suffered first and second degree burns about his body after the company’s apartment building he was...

Ex-cop committed to stand trial, other walks free

Jul 24, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Ex-cop committed to stand trial, other walks free

Sagga murder… Kaieteur News – Four years after being charged with the October 2017 killing of Godfrey Scipio known as “Sagga,” former ‘Best Cop’ Derwin Eastman, was yesterday...

14 patients admitted in COVID-19 ICU, 43 new infections recorded

Jul 24, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on 14 patients admitted in COVID-19 ICU, 43 new infections recorded

Kaieteur News – The Ministry of Health (MoH) yesterday via its daily COVID-19 dashboard reported that 14 persons were recently admitted to the COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at the...

Playing with matches causes house to go up in flames

Jul 24, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Playing with matches causes house to go up in flames

Kaieteur News – After returning home from his aunt with a box of matches, curiosity caused a young boy to set fire to his parent’s residence. According to a police report, 33-year-old Odessa...

Agri. Minister signs $428M in contracts to boost the sector’s performance

Jul 24, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Agri. Minister signs $428M in contracts to boost the sector’s performance

Kaieteur News – On Thursday, the Ministry of Agriculture signed $428M in contracts to boost the sector’s performance. Of that amount, $84M will be used for the procurement of a pontoon and...

Nine Guyanese Youth chosen for 2021 Youth Ambassadors Programme

Jul 24, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Nine Guyanese Youth chosen for 2021 Youth Ambassadors Programme

Kaieteur News – Nine young Guyanese, ages 15 to 18, will be representing Guyana in a virtual five-week Youth Ambassadors Programme from Monday, July 26 to Friday, August 27, 2021. According to...

Newly accredited British High Commissioner pays courtesy call to Agri. Minister

Jul 24, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Newly accredited British High Commissioner pays courtesy call to Agri. Minister

Kaieteur News – Newly accredited, British High Commissioner to Guyana, Her Excellency Jane Miller (OBE), yesterday paid a courtesy call on Zulfikar Mustapha, Minister of Agriculture. During the...

Why was Hetmyer dropped and Mohammed retained?

Jul 24, 2021 KNews Sports Comments Off on Why was Hetmyer dropped and Mohammed retained?

By Sean Devers Kaieteur News – When Shimron Hetymer twice failed his fitness tests and failed to produce the runs his obvious natural talent suggested he should due to his erratic...

Tickets still available for MSC Emancipation Day fundraiser

Jul 24, 2021 KNews Sports Comments Off on Tickets still available for MSC Emancipation Day fundraiser

Kaieteur News – Tickets are still available for the Malteenoes Sports Club (MSC) fundraiser which is set for Emancipation Day, August 1, 2021. Emancipation Day is Guyana’s oldest holiday...

MVP Sports and Urban Life – Hybrid Store launched at Amazonia Mall

Jul 24, 2021 KNews Sports Comments Off on MVP Sports and Urban Life – Hybrid Store launched at Amazonia Mall

Kaieteur News – MVP Sports and Urban Life, two well established retail stores launched a new hybrid store location on Thursday last in the highly anticipated Shopping Plaza, Amazonia Mall,...

Let’s celebrate our athletes, allow them the space to shine at Tokyo 2020 Olympics – Minister Ramson

Jul 24, 2021 KNews Sports Comments Off on Let’s celebrate our athletes, allow them the space to shine at Tokyo 2020 Olympics – Minister Ramson

Kaieteur News – Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Charles Ramson Jr. is has called on all Guyanese to rally behind the nations athletes who are competing at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics which is...

Armadillo Earth Farm catering for children’s health during these challenging times with Kiddies Day Camps

Jul 24, 2021 KNews Sports Comments Off on Armadillo Earth Farm catering for children’s health during these challenging times with Kiddies Day Camps

Kaieteur News – Armadillo Earth Farm (AEF), a 10 acre ecological safe space located on the Linden Soesdyke Highway is hosting its second Kiddies Day Camp on Saturday August 7th, next. The first...

Because we care programme is an investment in the future

Jul 24, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on Because we care programme is an investment in the future

Dear Editor, On July 15, President Ali Administration launched its “Because We Care” programme, which will benefit 172,000 students across Guyana. The government will inject a record G$3.2...

Open letter on NIS to Dr. Ashni Singh

Jul 24, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on Open letter on NIS to Dr. Ashni Singh

Dear Editor, I wish to commend H.E. Dr. Irfaan Ali, Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, and the entire Cabinet for their aggressive efforts to improve the lives of the Guyanese people. I share these...

Total nonsense

Jul 24, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on Total nonsense

Dear Editor, I would like to bring to your attention the nonsense that is going on in this country. I took a loan a few years ago from Bank of Nova Scotia to construct my home. As a requirement, I...

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Guyana’s oil bonanza is being squandered by political duels

Kaieteur News – In Guyana, politics and economics have always danced an ill-fated tango. It is difficult to say which... more