July 7, 2019 - Kaieteur News

Archives by Month:

Archives by Year:

Probe of Canje, Kaieteur oil blocks…SARA’s lead investigator listed on pending application for adjoining oil block

Jul 07, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Probe of Canje, Kaieteur oil blocks…SARA’s lead investigator listed on pending application for adjoining oil block

Last May, the State Assets Recovery Agency (SARA) officially confirmed with the local media that it was conducting an investigation into the award of the Kaieteur and Canje oil blocks. These blocks...

Portion of Exxon-led blocks up for grabs after first oil

Jul 07, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Portion of Exxon-led blocks up for grabs after first oil

After a certain time has passed, Guyana’s petroleum laws dictate that oil companies have to give up at least 20 percent of the licensed area they are allowed to explore or develop. This exercise is...

Loophole in Mining Act costs Guyana hundreds of millions annually

Jul 07, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Loophole in Mining Act costs Guyana hundreds of millions annually

A loophole in the Mining Act of 1989 allows miners to exceed 1,200 acres threshold allotted to medium scale operators yet avoid paying rental fees required for large operators. As a result, Guyana is...

Despite rain police parade thrilled spectators

Jul 07, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Despite rain police parade thrilled spectators

Despite an overcast sky and later, rainfall, the different contingents of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) showed up and put on the show expected of them and even surpassed expectations.The Route March...

Roger Khan likely to land in Guyana within days- security official -US Embassy confirms tomorrow’s release

Jul 07, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Roger Khan likely to land in Guyana within days- security official -US Embassy confirms tomorrow’s release

Further to the breaking news last week by Kaieteur News that convicted drug trafficker, Shaheed ‘Roger’ Khan, is due for release this week, security officials here said, yesterday, he could land...

UN Refugee office offers Cuban activist protection pending application approval -Cuban Embassy denies his forceful expulsion to Guyana

Jul 07, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on UN Refugee office offers Cuban activist protection pending application approval -Cuban Embassy denies his forceful expulsion to Guyana

A Cuban national who claimed he was expelled by his own country to Guyana back in May, has been granted protection by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. This development comes even as...

Soulja Bai got to pray three times a day and six times pon Sunday

Jul 07, 2019 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Soulja Bai got to pray three times a day and six times pon Sunday

Prayer changes everything and Soulja Bai has to go down on his knees and beg de Creatah to give him faith wid some of de mofos he got surrounding him. Dem boys conclude recently, dat Guyana got an...

President not happy with English, Science & Social Studies NGSA results

Jul 07, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on President not happy with English, Science & Social Studies NGSA results

The National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) results were announced last Wednesday and President David Granger was not satisfied. “More children are doing well in Mathematics, although I am not happy...

‘Friend’ and accomplice murdered and robbed Hescott

Jul 07, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Friend’ and accomplice murdered and robbed Hescott

A man who is described as a friend of the slain Leon Hescott has reportedly admitted to helping to kill and rob the 36-year-old man of a substantial sum of foreign currency on Friday night. The...

Burma Village: a once booming rice sector, now reduced to ruins

Jul 07, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Burma Village: a once booming rice sector, now reduced to ruins

By Alex Wayne If one were to reflect on the days when Burma Village was at its economic best, we would of course be reminiscing on a village caught up in the hustle and bustle of great economic...

Major insurance seminar on oil, Tuesday

Jul 07, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Major insurance seminar on oil, Tuesday

A major Insurance Seminar on Oil & Gas will be held from Tuesday to July 11 at Pegasus Hotel. Georgetown. This seminar, which has been organised by Marsh UK and its local affiliate, P&P...

A different leadership

Jul 07, 2019 KNews Editorial Comments Off on A different leadership

It has been said that this country, after all of its failed experiences, needs a certain kind of leadership. Unquestionably, Guyana has been seriously harmed by leadership that has been all about the...

Corruption in police force… More than two dozen ranks give statements to OPR

Jul 07, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Corruption in police force… More than two dozen ranks give statements to OPR

Just a few weeks ago, Berbice and the country were blown away by several disturbing allegations of corruption in the police operations in Berbice, Region Six. Several police ranks have given...

Police continue to take fight to Berbice drug dealers

Jul 07, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Police continue to take fight to Berbice drug dealers

Police in Berbice ‘B’ Division continue to take the fight to the drug dealers in Berbice. According to the police high command in the division, they will go wherever and do whatever it takes...

Ex-cop remanded to jail on CANU narcotics bust …other man granted $150,000 bail

Jul 07, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Ex-cop remanded to jail on CANU narcotics bust …other man granted $150,000 bail

The two persons including an ex-police detective who were nabbed by the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) on Tuesday July 2, has been charged with possession of narcotics for the purpose of...

BLOOD DONATION – A WIN/WIN PROPOSITION

Jul 07, 2019 KNews Consumer Concerns, News Comments Off on BLOOD DONATION – A WIN/WIN PROPOSITION

PAT DIAL One of the great achievements of Western Medicine is the process of blood transfusion. Before Blood Transfusion came to be used as a common medical procedure, millions of people all over the...

“INSPECTIONS” – NECESSARY FOR A QUALITY FINAL PRODUCT

Jul 07, 2019 KNews News, Standards in Focus Comments Off on “INSPECTIONS” – NECESSARY FOR A QUALITY FINAL PRODUCT

Through routine inspection practices, manufacturing companies worldwide are managing to control the quality of their products. This is according to the United Nations Industrial Development...

No man’s land and reparation musings

Jul 07, 2019 KNews Countryman Comments Off on No man’s land and reparation musings

By Dennis Nichols Many people once felt, and still do today, that Earth’s primary ‘owner’ is a spiritual deity – God. As such, all lands (and the fullness thereof) are His. But more...

The education system is failing Guyana’s young people

Jul 07, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on The education system is failing Guyana’s young people

Once more attention has been shifted to the school curriculum. This was caused by the recent results of the Grade Six Examinations. Again attention was on the top performers. For starters, people...

Two money-changers and our education system

Jul 07, 2019 KNews The Story within the Story Comments Off on Two money-changers and our education system

By Leonard Gildarie On Friday evening, in the newsroom, I met Pandit Ubraj Narine for the first time. He had come for an interview on the radio. As the new mayor of the city, he cuts an unusual...

A roof over every head

Jul 07, 2019 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on A roof over every head

(Statement of His Excellency Brigadier David Granger, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, to the Central Planning and Housing Authority on 31 May 2019) National housing policy Housing,...

Fourth Aliann Pompey Invitational Impressive performances rave fans at Leonora

Jul 07, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on Fourth Aliann Pompey Invitational Impressive performances rave fans at Leonora

By Calvin Chapman The fourth Aliann Pompey Invitational Athletics meet speed off yesterday at the National Track and Field Center (NTFC), Leonora. The event ran off on time despite the imminent...

One good Term deserves another

Jul 07, 2019 KNews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on One good Term deserves another

“We have found that the Neighbourhood and Regional Democratic Councils are not utilising their budgetary allocations and subventions to maintain the infrastructure in their communities. We found...

GFF/NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour Power U-17 League – Bartica FA Potaro Strikers beat Rivers View; Rising Stars lead points table

Jul 07, 2019 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFF/NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour Power U-17 League – Bartica FA Potaro Strikers beat Rivers View; Rising Stars lead points table

Potaro Strikers Football Club blanked a determined effort by Rivers View Football Club to overcome them 3-1 on Friday last when the GFF/NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour Power U-17 League in the Bartica...

Outstanding media personality, Frederick Rampersaud, is a ‘Special Person’

Jul 07, 2019 KNews News, Special Person Comments Off on Outstanding media personality, Frederick Rampersaud, is a ‘Special Person’

“People say I share love, I bring people together and I never turn anybody away when they call-in on my programmes…I am kind to people even if they are loud or rude sometimes; I never hang up on...

12 3 NEXT

Kennard Memorial Turf Club releases Race dates for 2025

Social media reporting is a double-edged sword

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- Social media has undoubtedly changed how we share and receive information. It has made... more