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Int’l study lists 12 red flags of 100 corrupt oil contracts …Signature bonus being diverted to special account tops warning list

Apr 08, 2018 KNews ExxonMobil, News Comments Off on Int’l study lists 12 red flags of 100 corrupt oil contracts …Signature bonus being diverted to special account tops warning list

It is true that corruption schemes can be complex and opaque. But those involved are not always endlessly creative in hiding their tracks. Clear patterns of problematic behavior can be mapped out. In...

Govt. mum on Guyana’s access to int’l group that helps renegotiate contracts pro bono

Apr 08, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. mum on Guyana’s access to int’l group that helps renegotiate contracts pro bono

The coalition Government is still to state if it will tap into the expertise of an international group which helps countries in the successful renegotiation of contracts on a pro bono basis. The...

Former Pres. Lula surrenders to police , begins 12-year prison

Apr 08, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Former Pres. Lula surrenders to police , begins 12-year prison

SAO BERNARDO DO CAMPO, Brazil (Reuters) – Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva turned himself in to police yesterday, ending a day-long standoff to begin serving a 12-year...

Mahdia residents often in arrears with electricity bills

Apr 08, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Mahdia residents often in arrears with electricity bills

– six major projects ongoing in Region 8 As Mahdia, Region Eight continues to experience significant infrastructural development, Minister of Public Infrastructure (MPI), David...

UK Bank knowingly transferred US$800M to corrupt Nigerian oil minister

Apr 08, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on UK Bank knowingly transferred US$800M to corrupt Nigerian oil minister

LONDON (Reuters) – JP Morgan Chase has acknowledged it knew a former Nigerian oil minister convicted of money laundering would benefit when it transferred over $800 million of government funds...

Guyana doomed if citizens have no say in spending of oil money- Ram

Apr 08, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana doomed if citizens have no say in spending of oil money- Ram

Attorney at Law, Christopher Ram, is foreseeing doomsday for Guyana if the citizens are excluded from the making of decisions regarding what to do with the potential revenues to be received from oil....

Govt. plays guessing games with Guyana’s future –Ramson

Apr 08, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. plays guessing games with Guyana’s future –Ramson

What will the project cost? Will it address Guyana’s needs? Will it be reliable? Will we be able to avoid the hardships endured by other countries that chose this route? Are our current generators...

Soulja Bai hands tie up

Apr 08, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists Comments Off on Soulja Bai hands tie up

People got a saying that every cow does cry fuh its calf. Dem got a lot of crying going on. Lula gone to jail and he supporters crying. He popular and once he did run in de elections he woulda beat...

Versatile Librarian, Ms. Emiley King, is a ‘Special Person’

Apr 08, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, News, Special Person Comments Off on Versatile Librarian, Ms. Emiley King, is a ‘Special Person’

“Despite people saying that libraries are dying, libraries have a dynamic role to play. We play a major role in terms of helping to mould people’s minds through our outreach programmes and...

Govt. project clashes with private farm lands on E’bo coast

Apr 08, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. project clashes with private farm lands on E’bo coast

Several farmers on the Essequibo Coast are severely grieved at this point, after hundreds of thousands of dollars in sucker plants belonging to them, were recently destroyed. These residents...

ExxonMobil agrees to modify stability clause in Liberia under “Profound change in circumstances”

Apr 08, 2018 KNews ExxonMobil, News Comments Off on ExxonMobil agrees to modify stability clause in Liberia under “Profound change in circumstances”

-But leaves Guyana trapped in straitjacket provision Stabilization provisions protect oil companies from governmental or legislative changes that may affect any contract term. It grants the oil...

Health officials exploring coded food labels

Apr 08, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Health officials exploring coded food labels

…part of efforts to fight non-communicable diseases Health officials are considering moving towards a traffic-light colour-coded labelling system for food products, which is gaining...

71 assessed health facilities in need of improvements

Apr 08, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on 71 assessed health facilities in need of improvements

A total of 71 local health facilities from across Guyana were assessed and all have been found wanting. The assessment is one that was based on the Hospital Safety Index and Green Checklist...

‘Sir Sohan’ gets wish for a motorized wheelchair

Apr 08, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Sir Sohan’ gets wish for a motorized wheelchair

When Sohan Narain, well known as ‘Sir Sohan’, reached out to this publication for help in acquiring a Shoprider Delux 4 mobilised scooter to enable him to move about on his own to...

Homraj powers NYTS to win over GCA U-19s

Apr 08, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Homraj powers NYTS to win over GCA U-19s

Story and photos by Sean Devers On a day blessed with glorious sunshine, 21-year-old former Guyana Under-19 batsman Akshay Homraj fashioned a destructive 41-ball 69 to spearhead the visiting New York...

Conflict-free gold… No wriggle room as industry buckles down to harsh scrutiny

Apr 08, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Conflict-free gold… No wriggle room as industry buckles down to harsh scrutiny

The trade world has changed drastically in the last decade with online shopping and global restrictions biting deep on traditional businesses. In Guyana, tough regulations have been enacted in recent...

Pepsi Under-16 Boxing set for today at National Gymnasium

Apr 08, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Pepsi Under-16 Boxing set for today at National Gymnasium

Savannah Boxing Gym of Region Nine has sent four boxers to participate in the action of the Guyana Boxing Association first Pepsi Michael Parris Under-16 boxing competition set for today at the...

Sophia Primary students show great promise with exposure to NGSA app

Apr 08, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Sophia Primary students show great promise with exposure to NGSA app

By Staff Writer Something magical is happening at Sophia Primary School. In order to understand this magic fully, you need to understand the enthusiasm and determination of Ms Audrey Sue —...

Guyana had encouraging showing at 7th Carifta Chess Championship

Apr 08, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana had encouraging showing at 7th Carifta Chess Championship

Guyana for the first time sent a National Junior Team to the recently concluded 7th Carifta Chess Championships that was held in Paramaribo, Suriname from March 29th – 03rd April, 2018. This...

GCB’s 75th Anniversary Raffle drawing rescheduled

Apr 08, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCB’s 75th Anniversary Raffle drawing rescheduled

The Guyana Cricket Board wishes to inform the general public that the Grand 75th Anniversary raffle drawing which was slated for the 7th April, 2018 is now being rescheduled to take place on the last...

Lawyer denies AG’s version of recusal in Prithima Kissoon case

Apr 08, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Lawyer denies AG’s version of recusal in Prithima Kissoon case

Nigel Hughes, lawyer for Prithima Kissoon, the former Deputy Solicitor General who is locked in a court battle against the Attorney General Chambers, has denied the version of events that was...

Cycling action fixed for West Berbice today

Apr 08, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Cycling action fixed for West Berbice today

Cycling action returns to West Berbice today when the Flying Ace Cycle Club (FACC) in collaboration with former member and now businessman Tyrone Ray Kishore of Rosignol West Bank Berbice stages a 35...

Concerted effort being made to ensure improved water quality

Apr 08, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Concerted effort being made to ensure improved water quality

Even as the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) focuses on delivering potable water to unserved communities in the hinterland, the utility says it is continuing to ensure that the water provided...

2018 Commonwealth Games, Gold Coast, Australia… Guyana Men’s defeat Ghana Women advance to Table Tennis quarterfinals

Apr 08, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on 2018 Commonwealth Games, Gold Coast, Australia… Guyana Men’s defeat Ghana Women advance to Table Tennis quarterfinals

Guyana’s national women’s table tennis team participating in the 2018 Commonwealth games, Gold Coast, Australia, secured a place in the quarterfinals of the women’s team event after defeating...

Venezuela suspends Copa Airlines operations

Apr 08, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Venezuela suspends Copa Airlines operations

Copa Airlines over the weekend announced that the government of Venezuela ordered, by resolution published in Official Gazette No. 6369, dated April 5, 2018, the suspension of the economic,...