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‘Amerindians being brainwashed on benefits of Exxon’s operations’ – Region One Toshao tells oil spill forum

Jun 06, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on ‘Amerindians being brainwashed on benefits of Exxon’s operations’ – Region One Toshao tells oil spill forum

“…there is always as well the idea and the message out there that the possibility of an oil spill is almost zero so don’t worry about that… if there is an oil spill and whatever...

UN Chief urges oil companies to pay more taxes on profits

Jun 06, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on UN Chief urges oil companies to pay more taxes on profits

…calls them godfather of climate chaos Kaieteur News – During his address on World Environment Day, United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged oil companies to pay higher...

Customers place order, walk away with items after putting gun to storeowner head

Jun 06, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on Customers place order, walk away with items after putting gun to storeowner head

Kaieteur News – Two men pretending to be customers on Tuesday placed a gun to a store owner’s head at America Street, Georgetown and robbed him after placing an order. Police identified the...

Miner dies as pit cave-in at Arakaka

Jun 06, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on Miner dies as pit cave-in at Arakaka

Kaieteur News – A miner identified as Timothy Fraser aka “Mineral Boss” reportedly died on Wednesday afternoon after a mining pit collapsed at Four Miles, Arakaka, North West District...

Bandits clear out $6M from Kuru Kuru businesswoman’s house

Jun 06, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on Bandits clear out $6M from Kuru Kuru businesswoman’s house

Kaieteur News – A woman was on Tuesday morning held at gunpoint and robbed of $6M cash by two men who went to her grocery shop at Kuru Kuru, Soesdyke-Linden Highway to purchase gasoline. Police...

Middlemen, oh Middlemen!

Jun 06, 2024 KNEWS Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Middlemen, oh Middlemen!

Kaieteur News – The middlemen running tings in Guyana, and it look like they running tings all the way to de bank. De farmers working hard, sun hot, back bending, and all they get is the dust...

Guyana must avoid appearing to appease the Americans

Jun 06, 2024 KNEWS Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Guyana must avoid appearing to appease the Americans

Kaieteur News – Guyana may have had its reasons to issue a statement noting the ceasefire proposal, developed by the Biden administration, over the conflict in Gaza. Perhaps as a member of...

Action on climate change

Jun 06, 2024 KNEWS Editorial Comments Off on Action on climate change

Kaieteur News – United Nations Secretary General, António Guterres yesterday again made a fiery pitch for action to curb fossil fuel use and argued that the industry should be banned from...

Govt. not holding meeting meetings of Foreign Relations Committee

Jun 06, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on Govt. not holding meeting meetings of Foreign Relations Committee

– Opposition MP raises concerns Kaieteur News – Amidst the ongoing border controversy between Guyana and Venezuela, the Parliamentary Sectoral Committee on Foreign Affairs has not met in...

Govt. examining more areas for sandpit mining

Jun 06, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on Govt. examining more areas for sandpit mining

Kaieteur News – The Ministry of Natural Resources is examining additional areas for sandpit mining in response to the increasing demand for sand driven by Guyana’s booming infrastructural...

New deadline set for botched Conversation Tree Road project after govt. fires TT contractor

Jun 06, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on New deadline set for botched Conversation Tree Road project after govt. fires TT contractor

Kaieteur News – The Guyana Government was forced to terminate the contract it signed with a Trinidad and Tobago firm for the western section of the Conversation Tree Road project following...

Port Kaituma man drowns at Potaro Backdam

Jun 06, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on Port Kaituma man drowns at Potaro Backdam

Kaieteur News – Police are presently trying to locate the relatives of a Port Kaituma, Region One man who reportedly drowned in the Ewang River, at Potaro, Region 8. He has been identified only...

Health ministry launches tobacco reduction plan

Jun 06, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on Health ministry launches tobacco reduction plan

Kaieteur News – The Ministry of Health has set in motion a plan to reduce the number of cigarettes being smoked through the introduction of pills that contain nicotine lozenges. Nicotine...

Trini fisherfolk raise oil spill concerns posed by Exxon’s Stabroek Block operations

Jun 06, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on Trini fisherfolk raise oil spill concerns posed by Exxon’s Stabroek Block operations

Kaieteur News – A Trinidadian and Tobago non-profit organisation, Fishermen and Friends of the Sea (FFOS), on Wednesday raised concerns about the risk posed to the twin island and other...

Surinamese President promises citizens transparency, current and generational benefits from oil operations

Jun 06, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on Surinamese President promises citizens transparency, current and generational benefits from oil operations

Kaieteur News – Surinamese President Chandrikapersad Santokhi on Tuesday reaffirmed his government’s commitment to ensuring transparency, accountability and maximizing benefits for current...

Man chased, stabbed by two suspects in Sophia

Jun 06, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on Man chased, stabbed by two suspects in Sophia

Kaieteur News – Police are investigating an alleged stabbing incident that occurred on Tuesday at Turkeyen, East Coast Demerara (ECD). The victim has been identified as 24-year-old Shaquille...

Driver on $300,000 bail for causing death by dangerous driving

Jun 06, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on Driver on $300,000 bail for causing death by dangerous driving

Kaieteur News – A 22-year-old man, on Wednesday, was granted $300,000 bail when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court to answer to a charge of a causing death by dangerous driving....

Micobie Village to get $253M secondary school

Jun 06, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on Micobie Village to get $253M secondary school

Kaieteur News – Micobie Village in Region Eight is set to get a brand-new secondary school building which will be constructed to the tune of $253,561,500. This is according to the National...

State guilty of abusing Indigenous rights at Isseneru—IACHR Report

Jun 06, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on State guilty of abusing Indigenous rights at Isseneru—IACHR Report

By Rehanna Ramsay Kaieteur News – The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR)– an autonomous organ of the Organization of American States (OAS) based in Washington DC, has found...

Golden Jaguars World Cup quest starts in Panama tonight

Jun 06, 2024 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Golden Jaguars World Cup quest starts in Panama tonight

By Rawle Toney Kaieteur Sports – The 2026 World Cup is on the horizon, and like every country affiliated with football’s global governing body, FIFA, Guyana will be hoping to qualify for the...

The more Bharrat brawls, the more he brutalises himself

Jun 06, 2024 KNEWS Features / Columnists, News, The GHK Lall Column Comments Off on The more Bharrat brawls, the more he brutalises himself

Kaieteur News – The more that Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo engages in his weekly brawls, the more he brutalises his name, his standing, his existence. I would have to be a dog not to feel pity for this...

Fireworks expected in 400m at AP Invitational

Jun 06, 2024 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Fireworks expected in 400m at AP Invitational

Kaieteur Sports – The 400m at this year’s AP Invitational, set for June 22 at the National Track and Field Centre, promises to be exhilarating, following the announcement of a stellar line-up...

Major discrepancy uncovered in electricity generation and billed sales—GPL report reveals

Jun 06, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on Major discrepancy uncovered in electricity generation and billed sales—GPL report reveals

Kaieteur News – In a recently released performance statistics report, it was disclosed that there is a persistent and growing gap between electricity generation and billed sales for over a...

GTU, Labour Ministry to resume salary talks on Monday

Jun 06, 2024 KNEWS News Comments Off on GTU, Labour Ministry to resume salary talks on Monday

Kaieteur News – Discussions on higher salaries for teachers between the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) and the Labour Ministry are scheduled to reconvene on Monday, June 10. This was revealed...

Fitzgerald and Madhoo to make second appearance at PDC World Cup in Germany

Jun 06, 2024 KNEWS Sports Comments Off on Fitzgerald and Madhoo to make second appearance at PDC World Cup in Germany

Kaieteur Sports – The 14th edition of the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) World Cup will be held from June 27-30 at the Eissporthalle in Frankfurt, Germany, featuring 40 pairings competing...

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Mental illness is real and a serious public health concern

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- Mental illness is a reality we often acknowledge in passing but seldom confront with the... more