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Govt. admits oil could be drained before the 20-year lifespan of projects

Aug 27, 2024 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. admits oil could be drained before the 20-year lifespan of projects

…oil minister says it’s a good thing for the country Kaieteur News – Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat has admitted that oil from the three projects currently in operation...

Chinese gold company produced over 68,000 ounces in first six months of this year in Guyana

Aug 27, 2024 KNews News Comments Off on Chinese gold company produced over 68,000 ounces in first six months of this year in Guyana

Kaieteur News – Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd, a Chinese-state owned mining giant operating in Guyana, through its subsidiary Aurora Gold Mine (AGM) has disclosed that the company produced 1,949...

UN says Gaza aid operation paused due to evacuation orders

Aug 27, 2024 KNews News Comments Off on UN says Gaza aid operation paused due to evacuation orders

(BBC NEWS) – The United Nations says it has had to temporarily suspend its aid operation in the Gaza Strip because of Israeli military evacuation orders in the centre of the Palestinian...

Corentyne mom kills bedridden daughter, then commits suicide

Aug 27, 2024 KNews News Comments Off on Corentyne mom kills bedridden daughter, then commits suicide

Kaieteur News – A 73-year-old woman last week allegedly poisoned her 52-year-old daughter, then took her own life at their Lot 104 Warren Village, East Corentyne Berbice, Region Six, police...

Cultural Icon, Ameena Gafoor passes on

Aug 27, 2024 KNews News Comments Off on Cultural Icon, Ameena Gafoor passes on

Kaieteur News – Author, cultural icon, and philanthropist, Ameena Gafoor passed away at the age of 83 on Monday after a period of illness. Mrs. Gafoor, wife of businessman Sattaur Gafoor has...

Section of Hogg Street without water for a month

Aug 27, 2024 KNews News Comments Off on Section of Hogg Street without water for a month

Kaieteur News – A section of Hogg Street in the Pont Trench area, Albouystown has been without water for about a month, leaving residents frustrated and struggling to cope. Despite assurances...

PNCR will release plans for oil sector closer to elections – Norton

Aug 27, 2024 KNews News Comments Off on PNCR will release plans for oil sector closer to elections – Norton

Kaieteur News – Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), Aubrey Norton said his party will release its policy for the management of the oil and gas sector closer to the...

Woman, 63, feared dead after missing for over six months

Aug 27, 2024 KNews News Comments Off on Woman, 63, feared dead after missing for over six months

…Family cites lack of police involvement Kaieteur News – A 63-year-old woman who reportedly wandered off from her home early this year is feared dead by relatives after many attempts to...

Man wanted for murder of drinking buddy

Aug 27, 2024 KNews News Comments Off on Man wanted for murder of drinking buddy

Kaieteur News – The Guyana Police Force has issued a wanted bulletin for Anthonio Benedict in relation to the murder committed on his drinking buddy Francis Sukoo on August 20th, 2024 at...

Another $31M to spend at newly commissioned District No. 10 Health Centre

Aug 27, 2024 KNews News Comments Off on Another $31M to spend at newly commissioned District No. 10 Health Centre

Kaieteur News – Having spent approximately $46 million to build the District No. 10 Health Centre, the government through the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) of Region Five is gearing up to...

Tenders out to build Nismes & Kaneville Secondary Schools

Aug 27, 2024 KNews News Comments Off on Tenders out to build Nismes & Kaneville Secondary Schools

Kaieteur News – With $74.4 billion allocated towards the construction, rehabilitation, extension, and maintenance of educational facilities across the country among other projects, the Ministry...

AFC demands transparency, justification for new Berbice River Bridge

Aug 27, 2024 KNews News Comments Off on AFC demands transparency, justification for new Berbice River Bridge

Kaieteur News – The Alliance For Change (AFC) has expressed their concerns about the government’s proposal to construct a new Berbice River Bridge. Recently, this publication reported that...

Man on reduced bail for publishing nude pictures of ex-girlfriend

Aug 27, 2024 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Man on reduced bail for publishing nude pictures of ex-girlfriend

…remains on remand due to pending cases Kaieteur News – A 33-year-old IT Technician was on Monday granted reduced bail when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court before...

Three remanded for armed robberies at East Coast gas stations

Aug 27, 2024 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Three remanded for armed robberies at East Coast gas stations

Kaieteur News – Three men were on Monday remanded to prison at the Sparendaam Magistrate’s Court after they appeared before Magistrate Clive Nurse for a series of armed robberies at gas...

We now gat a new Office

Aug 27, 2024 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on We now gat a new Office

Kaieteur News – Dem boys seh, suddenly, everybody gat an Office. Dem boys know ‘bout the Office of the President, Office of the Prime Minister, Office of the Ombudsman and even the Office of...

Mixed Relay team hunting World U20 Championship Gold today

Aug 27, 2024 KNews Sports Comments Off on Mixed Relay team hunting World U20 Championship Gold today

Kaieteur Sports – The 20th edition of the World Athletics U20 Championships begins today in Lima, Peru, with 10 Guyanese athletes ready to make history. This is Guyana’s largest-ever...

Guyana wins fourth consecutive CASA Senior Championship title

Aug 27, 2024 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana wins fourth consecutive CASA Senior Championship title

Kaieteur Sports – Guyana has once again demonstrated its dominance in the Caribbean squash arena by winning their fourth consecutive Caribbean Area Squash Association (CASA) Senior...

Guyana Amazon Warriors secure first victory in 2024 Massy WCPL with Burns’ blazing knock

Aug 27, 2024 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana Amazon Warriors secure first victory in 2024 Massy WCPL with Burns’ blazing knock

Kaieteur Sports – The Guyana Amazon Warriors claimed their first victory in the 2024 Massy Women’s Caribbean Premier League (WCPL) with a commanding eight-wicket win over the Trinbago Knight...

Igloo Hockey Festival set to return August 30

Aug 27, 2024 KNews Sports Comments Off on Igloo Hockey Festival set to return August 30

Kaieteur Sports – After a brief hiatus caused by the global pandemic, the GCC Hockey Turf is thrilled to announce the return of its annual GCC Igloo Hockey Festival. Set to take place from...

NIS may be a monster in plain sight

Aug 27, 2024 KNews Features / Columnists, The GHK Lall Column Comments Off on NIS may be a monster in plain sight

Kaieteur News – The NIS could be a monster hiding in the middle of the room. It is a room with the clearest view. But the NIS is still trying to make itself small, nonproblematic, and...

The management of the oil sector

Aug 27, 2024 KNews Editorial Comments Off on The management of the oil sector

Kaieteur News – Put politicians near anything of substance and rank perversities become standard practice and way of life. This is the case of Guyana’s oil sector. When one thinks of the...

The Government’s stranglehold on the National Toshaos Council Conference

Aug 27, 2024 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The Government’s stranglehold on the National Toshaos Council Conference

Kaieteur News – Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo’s recent comments at the People’s Progressive Party Civic’s (PPPC) press conference last Thursday are objectionable. They serve as a stark...

The duplicity of the House Slaves crushed the 1823 Demerara Rebellion

Aug 27, 2024 KNews Letters Comments Off on The duplicity of the House Slaves crushed the 1823 Demerara Rebellion

Dear Editor, August remains a month of great significance to all of the people of Guyana. On the 1st of August, the horrible and inhumane activity of slavery was brought to an end through an Act of...

The looming pariah state status of Haiti and the role of CARICOM

Aug 27, 2024 KNews Letters Comments Off on The looming pariah state status of Haiti and the role of CARICOM

Dear Editor, As a documentary journalist who has spent significant time covering the complexities of Haiti, I feel compelled to share my observations about the nation’s current trajectory....

I voted for the APNU/AFC in 2015, and like thousands of other Guyanese, I was deeply disappointed by their performance

Aug 27, 2024 KNews Letters Comments Off on I voted for the APNU/AFC in 2015, and like thousands of other Guyanese, I was deeply disappointed by their performance

Dear Editor, Who could forget the moment in 2015 when then Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo stood before a room full of Sugar Cane Farmers at their first-ever National Cane Farmers Conference and,...