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Rose Hall businessman dies in Moleson Creek accident

Dec 15, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Rose Hall businessman dies in Moleson Creek accident

Kaieteur News – A 31-year-old businessman of Rose Hall died on Friday morning following an accident at Moleson Creek, Corentyne. Dead is Sahid Hamid a father of two. Reports are the man took a...

Venezuela agrees to scale back aggression against Guyana

Dec 15, 2023 KNEWS News Comments Off on Venezuela agrees to scale back aggression against Guyana

– Guyana insists border matter must be resolved by ICJ, Venezuela maintains position court has no jurisdiction By Kiana Wilburg in St. Vincent & the Grenadines Kaieteur News – The...

Oil rich Guyana can’t afford more than 6.5 % pay increase to public servants – VP Jagdeo

Dec 15, 2023 KNEWS ExxonMobil, News, Oil & Gas Comments Off on Oil rich Guyana can’t afford more than 6.5 % pay increase to public servants – VP Jagdeo

Kaieteur News – Although Guyana has been regarded as the fastest going economy in the world because of the billions of dollars it has earned in oil revenues, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo on...

Five pirates sentenced to death for 2016 attack on fishermen

Dec 15, 2023 KNEWS Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Five pirates sentenced to death for 2016 attack on fishermen

Kaieteur News – Justice Sandil Kissoon on Thursday imposed the death sentence on five men who pleaded guilty to the gruesome murder of four fishermen during a piracy attack back in 2016. Those...

Govt. to spend $2.2B to construct medical training centres in Regions Two and Six

Dec 15, 2023 KNEWS News Comments Off on Govt. to spend $2.2B to construct medical training centres in Regions Two and Six

Kaieteur News – The government is expected to spend $2,244,139,714 for the construction of two health science training complexes at New Amsterdam in Region Six and Suddie in Region Two which...

Venezuela’s Boundary Commissioners helped UK map out Essequibo Region for Guyana in 1900s

Dec 15, 2023 KNEWS News Comments Off on Venezuela’s Boundary Commissioners helped UK map out Essequibo Region for Guyana in 1900s

Borderline Facts Pt 14 – Also kept detailed record of its participation at Foreign Affairs Ministry By Kiana Wilburg Kaieteur News – It is well known by now that in 1899, an Arbitral...

Bartender to stand trial for rape of minor

Dec 15, 2023 KNEWS Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Bartender to stand trial for rape of minor

Kaieteur News – Twenty-seven-year-old Randolph Williams called Travis, a bartender of Cotton Field, Essequibo Coast, Region Two, was on Wednesday committed to stand trial before a judge and...

Latin American, Caribbean to remain on path of low growth – ECLAC

Dec 15, 2023 KNEWS News Comments Off on Latin American, Caribbean to remain on path of low growth – ECLAC

Kaieteur News – The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) on Thursday said that the region will stay on a path of low growth, which means job creation will decelerate...

State agencies not NPTAB contracts awarded – AG Report

Dec 15, 2023 KNEWS News Comments Off on State agencies not NPTAB contracts awarded – AG Report

Kaieteur News – The Auditor General (AG), Deodat Sharma in his 2022 Report has flagged the failure of state agencies to publish notices of contracts awarded as required by the National...

Reg. 1 RDC pays 79% of contract sum for incomplete school

Dec 15, 2023 KNEWS News Comments Off on Reg. 1 RDC pays 79% of contract sum for incomplete school

Audit General Report… Kaieteur News – Auditor General (AG), Deodat Sharma in his 2022 Report has flagged the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) of Region One for paying approximately 79...

EPA says audited Financial Statements laid in Parliament

Dec 15, 2023 KNEWS News Comments Off on EPA says audited Financial Statements laid in Parliament

Kaieteur News – After being flagged in the Auditor General’s (AG’s) 2022 Report for failure to complete audits for several years, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has clarified...

Govt. recovers $50M in overpayment without dispute in 2022 – Audit report

Dec 15, 2023 KNEWS News Comments Off on Govt. recovers $50M in overpayment without dispute in 2022 – Audit report

Kaieteur News – The Auditor General (AG) Deodat Sharma reporting in his 2022 report noted that the Government was able to recover over $50 million in overpayments, without dispute. This is the...

163 individuals graduated from GITC with a range of technical skills

Dec 15, 2023 KNEWS News Comments Off on 163 individuals graduated from GITC with a range of technical skills

Kaieteur News – One hundred sixty-three graduates of the Guyana Industrial Training Centre (GITC) are now equipped with technical skills essential to meet the labour demands of industries...

Bar Council mourns passing of Retired Justice Nandram Kissoon

Dec 15, 2023 KNews News Comments Off on Bar Council mourns passing of Retired Justice Nandram Kissoon

Kaieteur News – Retired Judge, Nandram Kissoon passed away on Saturday last and the Bar Council of the Bar Association of Guyana expressed deep condolences to his family. Justice Kissoon, 81,...

H@RD TRUTHS BY GHK LALL – Travis Chase: The man who knows too much

Dec 15, 2023 KNEWS Features / Columnists, News, The GHK Lall Column Comments Off on H@RD TRUTHS BY GHK LALL – Travis Chase: The man who knows too much

Kaieteur News – Journalist Travis Chase is no shrinking violet. Now, it seems that somebody is out to shrink his existence to nothing, as in lights out. The question I put before my fellow...

King, Powell turn on the power as West Indies surge to 2-0 lead

Dec 15, 2023 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on King, Powell turn on the power as West Indies surge to 2-0 lead

ESPN Cricinfo – Brandon King and Rovman Powell produced the power surge that England’s renowned white-ball hitters couldn’t come close to replicating, as West Indies surged to a 2-0...

Wharton superb again as Chase’s Academic wraps up 2nd win

Dec 15, 2023 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Wharton superb again as Chase’s Academic wraps up 2nd win

KFC Goodwill Series 2023… Kaieteur Sports – Bryan Wharton continued his goal-scoring prowess yesterday, securing a phenomenal hat trick for Chase’s Academic Foundation in a commanding 4-0...

GAPLF National Senior Powerlifting Championship rescheduled for this Sunday

Dec 15, 2023 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on GAPLF National Senior Powerlifting Championship rescheduled for this Sunday

Kaieteur Sports – The Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPLF) has made a respectful decision to postpone its prestigious National Senior Championship, following the declaration of a...

Member Associations’ winners ready to battle for spot in 2024 Elite League Season Six

Dec 15, 2023 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Member Associations’ winners ready to battle for spot in 2024 Elite League Season Six

Kaieteur Sports – Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Competition Directory Troy Peters on Thursday confirmed that all preparations for the December 17 kickoff of the GFF Elite League Promotional...

Henry, Latif dismantle EBCA by 9 wickets

Dec 15, 2023 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Henry, Latif dismantle EBCA by 9 wickets

– Henry (5-5), Latif (4-4) record brilliant figures Kaieteur Sports – Spin twins Brandon Henry and Reyaz Latif put a hurting on East Bank Cricket Association (EBCA) as the in-form GCA U15...

President Scrooge

Dec 15, 2023 KNEWS Editorial Comments Off on President Scrooge

Kaieteur News – Charles Dickens’ classic about the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge, an English banker, could very well apply to almost any Guyanese government leader. So much money in hand, fists so...

I still have enough evidence to prove that I have attended secondary school and earned passes at GCE

Dec 15, 2023 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on I still have enough evidence to prove that I have attended secondary school and earned passes at GCE

Dear Editor, With regards to a letter published in the Kaieteur News on the 11th of December, 2023 which stated that I am the national coordinator for agriculture is very inaccurate. As such, I...

Lies and deception are Maduro’s war tactics

Dec 15, 2023 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Lies and deception are Maduro’s war tactics

Dear Editor, Whatever Venezuelan president Maduro may say he wants to concede in talks with President Ali, he should not be believed, even under a white flag. Lies and deceptions are common tactics...

Inefficiencies and delays plaguing Licence Revenue Office

Dec 15, 2023 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on Inefficiencies and delays plaguing Licence Revenue Office

Dear Editor, I am writing to express my deep concern about the current state of affairs at the Licence Revenue Office (LRO) of the Guyana Revenue Authority. As a well-established auto dealer, I have...

The dialogue will yield no meaningful outcome. It should be postponed

Dec 15, 2023 KNEWS Letters Comments Off on The dialogue will yield no meaningful outcome. It should be postponed

Dear Editor, With each side seeing the focus and thrust of the dialogue from their respective perspective, it is posited nothing meaningful will be the outcome. The engagement should be postponed...

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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