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All oil contracts signed by Guyana bear similar ugly features as one with Exxon – Govt. promises to do different “going forward”

Feb 23, 2018 KNews ExxonMobil, News Comments Off on All oil contracts signed by Guyana bear similar ugly features as one with Exxon – Govt. promises to do different “going forward”

By Abena Rockcliffe-Campbell The Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) that the Government of Guyana signed with ExxonMobil is definitely not the only one of its kind in Guyana. Kaieteur News has been...

Lopsided Exxon deal underscores need for all PSAs to go through Parliament – Ram

Feb 23, 2018 KNews ExxonMobil, News Comments Off on Lopsided Exxon deal underscores need for all PSAs to go through Parliament – Ram

Given the damning flaws contained in the oil deal Guyana signed with ExxonMobil, local commentators believe that Parliament needs to have increased oversight of the oil and gas sector and related...

Muslim scholar committed to stand trial for alleged rape of boys

Feb 23, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Muslim scholar committed to stand trial for alleged rape of boys

Islamic scholar, Neezam Ali has been committed to stand trial in the High Court for rape, following the conclusion of a Preliminary Inquiry (PI) conducted before Magistrate Alex Moore at the...

Members of three constitutional commissions sworn-in

Feb 23, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Members of three constitutional commissions sworn-in

After several years of delay, President David Granger yesterday swore-in members of the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) and the Teaching Service Commission (TSC), while members of the Integrity...

More oil? UK company says studies point to 1 billion barrels in their block

Feb 23, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on More oil? UK company says studies point to 1 billion barrels in their block

Tullow Oil and Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas have identified various leads on their Orinduik block offshore Guyana that could contain more than one billion barrels of oil. The leads are drawn from...

Caricom official shot and robbed after leaving bank …second such attack in two days

Feb 23, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Caricom official shot and robbed after leaving bank …second such attack in two days

Bandits targeting commercial bank customers struck again yesterday, shooting a Caricom Secretariat official in the right leg and escaping with $264,000. Lionel Persaud, 59, a programme manager, was...

Coke in handbag…..“Desperate” mom takes rap for teen daughter

Feb 23, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Coke in handbag…..“Desperate” mom takes rap for teen daughter

Less than a week after a mother and her teen daughter were remanded to prison for trafficking cocaine, the mother yesterday admitted to the offence and was sentenced to four years and six months...

Guyanese want to smile li’l bit

Feb 23, 2018 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Guyanese want to smile li’l bit

Guyana always had a case of resources. Everybody know how de resources nuff but de country never had money to develop any of dem. People come from de islands and dem do very well because dem wuk...

Concept note on Frontline Village Policy adopted by Cabinet

Feb 23, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Concept note on Frontline Village Policy adopted by Cabinet

A concept note on a Frontline Village Policy aimed at greater inclusion of all communities on Guyana’s national borders in the body politic was on Tuesday adopted by the Cabinet. State Minister,...

Body of missing Mahaicony guard found in rice field

Feb 23, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Body of missing Mahaicony guard found in rice field

Police have found the body of 39-year-old security guard Rakesh Bhajnram, who was reported missing for close to three weeks. Bhajnram’s decomposing remains were found in a rice field at around...

US$300M cannot kick-start economic transformation

Feb 23, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on US$300M cannot kick-start economic transformation

A man in the street asked how oil revenues will affect his life. I asked him if he was a contractor. He said no. I told him that he must not expect any serious improvement in his financial fortunes....

The judging was unfair

Feb 23, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on The judging was unfair

Dear Editor, What were the judges looking for in deciding the winner for the Senior Pan-o-rama Competition 2018? The observation of favoritism and disregard for the judging rules of the competition...

Pastor appeals 40-yr sentence on rape conviction

Feb 23, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Pastor appeals 40-yr sentence on rape conviction

An appeal has been filed on behalf of Andrew Hannibal, the pastor who was convicted and sentenced to spend forty years in prison for having sexual intercourse with an underage female. Hannibal, 46,...

HAPPY 48TH REPUBLIC ANNIVERSARY GUYANA

Feb 23, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on HAPPY 48TH REPUBLIC ANNIVERSARY GUYANA

On February 23, 1970, Guyana became a Cooperative Republic. Today, Guyana is celebrating its 48th Republic Anniversary. We at Kaieteur News salute our nation on this anniversary and pray that we...

A misleading situation

Feb 23, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on A misleading situation

Dear Editor Time and again, we continue to talk about information that is erroneous permeating our dailies in the form of letters to the editor. Often these set out with a clear agenda to mislead,...

Re-opening the estates fetch a high price

Feb 23, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Re-opening the estates fetch a high price

Dear Editor, GAWU, through reports that appeared in several sections of the press, was, to say the least, surprised to learn that the state-owned NICIL Special Purpose Unit (SPU), according to...

Eccles old road

Feb 23, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Eccles old road

DearEditor, I am a concerned citizen living on the East Bank Demerara. I am writing this letter to complain about the rum shop, “Django Bar”, in Eccles Old Road. For almost a year, every...

When will the residents of Mocha Backlands get access to proper infrastructure?

Feb 23, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on When will the residents of Mocha Backlands get access to proper infrastructure?

Dear Editor, For years Mocha Backlands have been in existence but never got any proper infrastructure other than a few drainage works. For years now residents have been hearing from Government to...

Placement of Counselors in Schools

Feb 23, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Placement of Counselors in Schools

Dear Editor, The University of Guyana is set to launch its Diploma in Psychology on February 24. The Caribbean Voice (TCV) notes that tuition costs are $250,000 plus facilities fee of $50,000,...

The advertisement says one thing, the reality is another

Feb 23, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on The advertisement says one thing, the reality is another

Dear Editor, The Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc. (GuySuCo) in an advertisement that appeared in the February 21, 2018 Guyana Chronicle invited persons desirous of becoming farmers at Uitvlugt Estate to...

Kitty craftsman claims given stolen item for his silence

Feb 23, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Kitty craftsman claims given stolen item for his silence

A craftsman who told the court that he was given an earphone for him to keep silent was yesterday remanded to prison on a robbery under-arms charge after he appeared in the Georgetown Magistrates’...

President zeros in on border protection, citizens’ safety… in Republic message

Feb 23, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on President zeros in on border protection, citizens’ safety… in Republic message

President David Granger last night underscored the need for Guyana to be watchful of its borders as well as the protection of its citizens. In his message to the nation, this is what he had to say:...

Carnivals, other large events could create public health challenge – CARPHA

Feb 23, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Carnivals, other large events could create public health challenge – CARPHA

This is the season for celebrating. However such events could help to amplify public health risks. This is according to information released yesterday by the Caribbean Public Health Agency [CARPHA]....

Carnivals, other large events could create public health challenge – CARPHA

Feb 23, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Carnivals, other large events could create public health challenge – CARPHA

Sunday’s Patrick Ford Memorial Boxing Card supported by Tower Suites

Feb 23, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Sunday’s Patrick Ford Memorial Boxing Card supported by Tower Suites

The Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) and McDonald Promotions yesterday received a timely shot in the arm for Sunday’s Patrick Ford Memorial competition scheduled for the National Gymnasium....

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The private sector were cheerleaders for foreign investment

Peeping Tom… “The private sector were cheerleaders for foreign investment” Kaieteur News – The cries... more