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Tullow Oil Deal worse than Exxon’s… 1% Royalty will be recovered by operator

Aug 18, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Tullow Oil Deal worse than Exxon’s… 1% Royalty will be recovered by operator

By Kiana Wilburg When it comes to the Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) governing the Orinduik Block, Guyana agreed to collect a one percent royalty. But that’s not the appalling part. In addition...

Security questions raised over Huawei possible access to citizens personal data

Aug 18, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Security questions raised over Huawei possible access to citizens personal data

Late last month, Government announced that it has placed over 100 smart cameras around the city as part of a long-term battle to arrest crime. The Chinese-built system all had the capabilities of...

Total public debt stands at US$1.65B – Midyear report

Aug 18, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Total public debt stands at US$1.65B – Midyear report

At the end of June, Guyana’s total public debt was US$1,657.8M, a 1.5 percent increase over the US$1,634M at last year’s half year report. This was iterated by Minister of Finance, Winston...

Govt. renews Ogle lease seven years in advance

Aug 18, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. renews Ogle lease seven years in advance

The Government of Guyana has renewed a lease to the Ogle Airport Inc. (OAC) for a period of 50 years. The renewal was published in the August 3, 2019 edition of The Official Gazette. In the 2001...

Disappearance of cocaine, whisky smuggling, and shooting of 15-year-old…

Aug 18, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Disappearance of cocaine, whisky smuggling, and shooting of 15-year-old…

Former SWAT, Narcotics Branch Heads, Cadet officer demoted In a major decision, the Police Service Commission has ordered the demotion of former SWAT Unit Commander, Motie Dookie; former head of the...

Cops accused of acting as enforcers for airport touts

Aug 18, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Cops accused of acting as enforcers for airport touts

In recent weeks, operations at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) at Timehri have come under the microscope with the arrivals of Haitians. While it has been ascertained, now, that the vast...

You get free chocolate from Tullow but you mudda got to pay

Aug 18, 2019 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on You get free chocolate from Tullow but you mudda got to pay

These days people only hearing, “Don’t do dat.” And de closer dem go to de Brazilian border, dat is all dem hearing. At first, dem couldn’t understand. Some who had a wicked mind start to...

Jagdeo achieves political power by creating confusion- Aubrey Norton

Aug 18, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Jagdeo achieves political power by creating confusion- Aubrey Norton

Executive member of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), Aubrey Norton, is calling out the Leader of the Opposition Bharrat Jagdeo on his claims that the Coalition Government is illegal....

Man files personal injury lawsuit

Aug 18, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Man files personal injury lawsuit

A man has filed a lawsuit against Hemnaj Kissoon and Amid Mohamed, listed jointly and severally as the defendant, alleging personal injury. The claimant Sayed Khan, has filed the litigation at the...

A new way to wash:

Aug 18, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on A new way to wash:

A police patrol yesterday claimed it lost control of the pickup in the vicinity of the 1763 Monument yesterday morning, while chasing suspicious characters. This was the scene.

Mid-Year Report highlights shortage of trained teachers in some regions

Aug 18, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Mid-Year Report highlights shortage of trained teachers in some regions

The 2019 Mid-Year report presented by Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan, indicated that there is a shortage of trained teachers in some regions of Guyana’s educational sector. According to the...

Streetlights for Crabwood Creek

Aug 18, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Streetlights for Crabwood Creek

The streets of Crabwood Creek in Region Six will soon be brightly lit following the installment of several streetlights. This was the commitment made by Minister of Public Security, Khemraj...

Support to boost economic projects in indigenous communities

Aug 18, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Support to boost economic projects in indigenous communities

The Cassava Flour Processing Facility in Kwebanna Village, Moruca sub-district, Barima-Waini, Region One has received the nod from the Government Analyst Food and Drug Department (GA-FDD) for...

Black Bush Polder farmers are happy with Government commitment

Aug 18, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Black Bush Polder farmers are happy with Government commitment

Residents of Black Polder, Corentyne Berbice, especially farmers of Yakusari South, are happy after they were given certain commitments by APNU/ AFC government of a reduction of the rental paid for...

Repositioning Guyana for sustainable development

Aug 18, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Repositioning Guyana for sustainable development

By Rawle Lucas Future of the country This writer wishes to make it clear from the outset that this article is not intended to denigrate anyone. The objective is to provide readers and other Guyanese...

The courts are not the corner shops

Aug 18, 2019 KNews Editorial Comments Off on The courts are not the corner shops

The local courts used to be a place held on a pedestal: there but not really there; a realm shrouded in grandness and held in reserve for when things go wrong, and there is nowhere else to go to for,...

SNAKE KILLING IN RISK AREAS TO BE BALANCED BY ECOLOGICAL RESTRAINT ELSEWHERE

Aug 18, 2019 KNews Consumer Concerns, News Comments Off on SNAKE KILLING IN RISK AREAS TO BE BALANCED BY ECOLOGICAL RESTRAINT ELSEWHERE

PAT DIAL Last week, the news media carried the report of a small child in the North West District who had died from a scorpion sting. Several people die each year from bites by venomous snakes but...

MAKE GOOD SELECTIONS OF BACK TO SCHOOL SUPPLIES

Aug 18, 2019 KNews News, Standards in Focus Comments Off on MAKE GOOD SELECTIONS OF BACK TO SCHOOL SUPPLIES

In a couple of weeks, school will reopen, and as always, we are in the moment when parents and guardians purchase school supplies and school uniforms. Whether imported or locally manufactured, these...

They told us not to come, but I came, and now I am ready to vote tomorrow

Aug 18, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Hinds' Sight with Dr. David Hinds Comments Off on They told us not to come, but I came, and now I am ready to vote tomorrow

I have spent the last few weeks on the campaign trail with the WPA, which has decided to visit communities to begin to rally disgruntled voters back to the Coalition. It has been an interesting...

Mr. Jagdeo’s unwillingness to come to the table is not progressive politics

Aug 18, 2019 KNews Eye on Guyana with Lincoln Lewis, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Mr. Jagdeo’s unwillingness to come to the table is not progressive politics

The acting Chief Justice has since ruled, reiterating the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ)’s position, that it is not within the court’s remit to tell GECOM, a constitutional independent body,...

In three days, 130 persons charged for traffic offences

Aug 18, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on In three days, 130 persons charged for traffic offences

Many drivers are charged everyday when they are caught disobeying the traffic laws. While some drivers are aware of the traffic laws, they choose not to follow the traffic rules that are put in place...

Caribbean consequences of Trump’s new immigration rules

Aug 18, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on Caribbean consequences of Trump’s new immigration rules

U.S. President Donald Trump’s new rule on immigration and nationality, published on Monday, August 12, is not different from the rules applied by Caribbean countries. It seeks to prohibit persons...

Opposition-led town council at Corriverton stymieing progress – -Govt ministers hears ─ residents complain of no co-operation among councillors

Aug 18, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Opposition-led town council at Corriverton stymieing progress – -Govt ministers hears ─ residents complain of no co-operation among councillors

Government ministers who recently visited the town of Corriverton, Berbice, heard of complaints of progress being stymied in the town. Businessman Faaiz Mursaline and APNU Councillor, Anil Sugrim,...

Prison Service understaffed, overcrowding still an issue- Report

Aug 18, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Prison Service understaffed, overcrowding still an issue- Report

The Guyana Prison Service (GPS) currently has the manpower of just over 500 officers. However, despite of this, it is still understaffed by 101. This is according to the Ministry of Finance mid-year...

The Baccoo speaks

Aug 18, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo speaks

Reasoning goes through the window when people are faced with daily problems. There is no reason why people should opt to walk into traffic. That is going to be the case of a pedestrian who some say...

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Food inflation is an invisible tax

Kaieteur News – There is an unmistakable cruelty in the way the poorest among us bear the brunt of economic policies... more