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ExxonMobil contract can be renegotiated –says Granger’s advisor on Petroleum

Feb 08, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on ExxonMobil contract can be renegotiated –says Granger’s advisor on Petroleum

…zero taxes, 2% royalty not international norm Advisor to President David Granger on Petroleum, Dr. Jan Mangal, yesterday said that the ExxonMobil production sharing agreement (PSA) with Government...

President no show at major oil and gas summit

Feb 08, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on President no show at major oil and gas summit

…Uninvited presidential advisor sees need for civil society conference The stage was set for President David Granger to deliver the opening keynote address at yesterday’s inaugural Guyana...

Opposition rejects Chancellor, Chief Justice nominees

Feb 08, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Opposition rejects Chancellor, Chief Justice nominees

-approves Integrity Commission members Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo, has rejected the names of Justices Kenneth Benjamin and Yonette Cummings-Edwards as Chancellor of the Judiciary and Chief...

Regulator goes after oil company unknown shareholders

Feb 08, 2018 KNews News 1

With Guyana moving to commercially produce oil in another two years time, there has been increasing interest in this country. At least 3.2B barrels of oil are sitting in the Stabroek Block, about 100...

Two admit to role in America Street robbery/murder

Feb 08, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Two admit to role in America Street robbery/murder

– hunt on for two more Two detained men have reportedly admitted to having a role in the robbery and killing last Sunday of America Street money changer, Shawn Nurse. One of them is said to...

Cop fined $10,000 for slapping woman on minibus

Feb 08, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Cop fined $10,000 for slapping woman on minibus

A police constable who dealt a woman several slaps about her face after she told him not to place his hand around her was yesterday found guilty and fined $10,000 or in default, three weeks...

Bandits escape with granny’s jeep after raiding her home

Feb 08, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Bandits escape with granny’s jeep after raiding her home

A Lot 3202 Rosa Drive, South Ruimveldt, Georgetown pensioner is counting her lucky stars after her life was spared following the invasion of her home by two masked men, early yesterday morning. After...

Wid oil find Guyanese can live like Arabians

Feb 08, 2018 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Wid oil find Guyanese can live like Arabians

Yesterday, foreign people come to Guyana and had an open discussion on oil and gas. Dem come because dem find out dat Guyana got as much oil as Saudi Arabia. Everybody in Saudi Arabia living like...

New York-based Guyanese goes missing in Florida

Feb 08, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on New York-based Guyanese goes missing in Florida

Florida (PalmBeachPost)- In the days after her 34-year-old son, Sean Seebarran, was reported missing to Palm Beach County authorities, Pattie Lalbachan traveled to South Florida from her home in...

Was the Chronicle publication deliberate?

Feb 08, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Was the Chronicle publication deliberate?

DEAR EDITOR, Once again the issues of social media use and the flagrant abuse of power by public officials have come to the fore. In an article dated January 31, 2018, the Guyana Chronicle reported,...

Are NDC workers not worthy of the good life?

Feb 08, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Are NDC workers not worthy of the good life?

DEAR EDITOR, The ‘Clean up my country’ campaign initiated by President Granger in 2015 quickly lost its impetus, and it seems as though the workers who remain or were in the system at...

Can anyone say if the foreshore has been ceded?

Feb 08, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Can anyone say if the foreshore has been ceded?

DEAR EDITOR, Everyone must understand that the Republic of Guyana is not, to my knowledge, anyone’s Appendix, but it might just be. Can anyone say if the foreshore has been ceded? I have to believe...

When will city residents be relieved from this oligarchy?

Feb 08, 2018 KNews Letters 1

Dear Editor, As a property owner, resident and business owner in our capital city, I would like enquire from the powers that be, when they will relieve the citizens of Georgetown from the oligarchy...

Shouldn’t persons at City Hall be brought to book?

Feb 08, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Shouldn’t persons at City Hall be brought to book?

Dear Editor, From talking to persons from all walks of life, there seems to be one significant concern shared by many, which is the alarm as to why central government seems not prepared to hold the...

Bandit captured after falling during Angoy’s Avenue home invasion

Feb 08, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Bandit captured after falling during Angoy’s Avenue home invasion

A suspect was apprehended by residents in Angoy’s Avenue, East Berbice after he, and his two accomplices executed a robbery on a fellow villager. The men armed with knives barged into the...

This paid advertisement in my view has crossed a line

Feb 08, 2018 KNews Letters 1

Dear Editor, On page 13 of the Kaieteur News of Wednesday, February 7 appears a paid ad that reads: “INVESTORS BEWARE, GOINVEST ELSEWHERE.” I salute Kaieteur News, Stabroek News and the rest of...

I am being adversely affected by a series of preventable events

Feb 08, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on I am being adversely affected by a series of preventable events

Dear Editor, I am a concerned citizen residing at 48 Princes and Russell Streets and am being adversely affected by a series of events which commenced on December 27th, 2017. The first thing that...

Continental Group of Companies partners with Lusignan Golf Club for June 2 tourney

Feb 08, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Continental Group of Companies partners with Lusignan Golf Club for June 2 tourney

By Zaheer Mohamed The Lusignan Golf Club has gained the support of Continental Group of Companies for the staging of a tournament set for June 2. The company under its Torginol Paints announced the...

Mom of home-alone East Berbice children in police custody

Feb 08, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Mom of home-alone East Berbice children in police custody

The brave seven-year-old girl who was injured after she heroically saved her four-year-old brother and herself from their burning home, Monday night, has since been discharged from the New Amsterdam...

Public Health Care in Guyana

Feb 08, 2018 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Public Health Care in Guyana

In Guyana, health care is provided by both public and private suppliers. It is coordinated by the Ministry of Health to ensure a uniform health care system across the country. However, public health...

An insult to Guyana

Feb 08, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom 1

Executive authority resides with the President who may opt to delegate functions and portfolios in relation to the exercise of this authority. The Constitution of Guyana makes provision for the...

We don’t intend to be solely dependent on oil –Minister Trotman

Feb 08, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on We don’t intend to be solely dependent on oil –Minister Trotman

…Says establishment of Multi-stakeholder committee on Natural Resources underway By Kiana Wilburg The APNU+AFC Government has no intention of allowing Guyana’s economy to become solely dependent...

Magnum “Mash Cup” futsal tournament continues tonight Swag Entertainment win big, Showstoppers halt Sophia on night two

Feb 08, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Magnum “Mash Cup” futsal tournament continues tonight Swag Entertainment win big, Showstoppers halt Sophia on night two

The second night’s play in the Magnum “Mash Cup” futsal tournament got underway on Tuesday evening at the National Gymnasium with nine schedule matches. Out of the eight competed matches,...

East Coast man fear GPL pole leaning over home

Feb 08, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on East Coast man fear GPL pole leaning over home

Anthony Jones, a resident of Lot 12 Goedverwagting, East Coast Demerara, is fearful that a lamp post, owned by the Guyana Power and Light (GPL), and currently leaning over his home, may fall and...

Significant improvements, including more judges, in Justice Sector

Feb 08, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Significant improvements, including more judges, in Justice Sector

– Acting Chancellor Chancellor (ag) of the Judiciary, Justice Yonette Cummings-Edwards, is convinced that there have been several notable improvements in the justice sector, including primarily an...

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A lesson from the bread lines of America

…Peeping Tom Kaieteur News- If the American elections of 2024 delivered any one lesson to the rest of the world, it... more