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Law expressly prohibited Trotman’s renewal of Stabroek licence – Ram

Feb 08, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Law expressly prohibited Trotman’s renewal of Stabroek licence – Ram

The Petroleum (Exploration and Production) Act sets out definitive conditions for the award of blocks. Attorney-at-law, Christopher Ram, who has perused the Bridging Deed and studied the conditions...

Guyana should commit to open contracting with oil money – Expert

Feb 08, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana should commit to open contracting with oil money – Expert

A sizeable portion of the oil revenue to come will be spent on several infrastructural projects. In doing so, Guyana must ensure that these projects are not mere avenues for funneling billions of...

High Court asked to order Jagdeo to produce Irfaan Ali’s academic qualification

Feb 08, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on High Court asked to order Jagdeo to produce Irfaan Ali’s academic qualification

By Feona Morrison The spotlight is now again on the academic qualifications of People’s Progressive Party (PPP) Presidential Candidate Irfaan Ali. In fact, citizens Dianna Deravinee Rajcumar and...

Ballot papers arrive… Disciplined Services to vote on February 21

Feb 08, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Ballot papers arrive… Disciplined Services to vote on February 21

The Disciplined Services are set to vote in another two weeks, on February 21. The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has confirmed that ballot papers for the March 2, 2020, General and Regional...

GTT is utility company with most complaints

Feb 08, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on GTT is utility company with most complaints

US-controlled Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) is the utility with the most complaints. Last year, there were 363 complaints against the telephone company while the Guyana Power and Light...

RUSAL standoff… “Labour Ministry incompetent” – Riot police gearing up for standoff with workers – says Lincoln Lewis

Feb 08, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on RUSAL standoff… “Labour Ministry incompetent” – Riot police gearing up for standoff with workers – says Lincoln Lewis

..Says riot police gearing up for standoff with workers As tensions heighten between the laid off workers from RUSAL and law enforcement officers, the President of the Guyana Bauxite and General...

ExxonMobil could have accelerated its work programme before old licence expired – Int’l law firm

Feb 08, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on ExxonMobil could have accelerated its work programme before old licence expired – Int’l law firm

The Government made the decision to grant a new licence to oil companies in 2016 for exploratory operations in the 6.6 million-acre Stabroek Block. This was not allowed for by the Petroleum...

Five cats drink out de milk at Eve Leary

Feb 08, 2020 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Five cats drink out de milk at Eve Leary

Old people got a saying dat people must not put cat to watch man milk. Guyana doing just dat. It got nuff cat and all of dem looking fuh milk. Dem have one set of cats at Eve Leary. Soulja Bai buy...

MY BLOOD BOILS

Feb 08, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on MY BLOOD BOILS

My blood boiled with fury when I saw that video yesterday of a schoolgirl being robbed while on her way to school. I feel so enraged by that incident that I could not watch the video more than once....

Several police recruits fail drug test – allegedly ingested ‘ganja cakes’ prior to visiting night club

Feb 08, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Several police recruits fail drug test – allegedly ingested ‘ganja cakes’ prior to visiting night club

Several police recruits are reportedly under investigation after they allegedly tested positive for marijuana. The users are said to include about eight female recruits and one male. They were...

The Chinese and their money

Feb 08, 2020 KNews Editorial Comments Off on The Chinese and their money

Ian McCredie in the Fair Observer of January 6, last, wrote an article titled, “Will the West lose Guyana to the Chinese?” Whatever the answer, and whenever the reality that emerges, Mr. McCredie...

Nandlall claims Govt. wants to postpone elections; Attorney General says far from truth

Feb 08, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Nandlall claims Govt. wants to postpone elections; Attorney General says far from truth

Yesterday morning, former Attorney General and PPP-aligned lawyer, Anil Nandlall, posted a video on his Facebook page speaking to a reporter. The occasion was soon after the Court of Appeal on...

Farmer, labourer remanded for alleged cattle thief’s murder

Feb 08, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Farmer, labourer remanded for alleged cattle thief’s murder

Two villagers of Number 65 Village Upper Corentyne, Berbice, were yesterday remanded to prison for the murder of a suspected cattle thief, whom they allegedly riddled with bullets in the Number 67...

Local Government workshop held in New Amsterdam

Feb 08, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Local Government workshop held in New Amsterdam

The Ministry of Communities along with the Caribbean Development Bank along and The Arthur Lok Jack Global School of Business held a workshop in capacity building for Local Government reform. The...

Most burn children being admitted at GPHC need overseas care – GPHC official

Feb 08, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Most burn children being admitted at GPHC need overseas care – GPHC official

The majority of the children who are being admitted in the Burn Care Unit (BCU) of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), are in desperate need of overseas treatment. They suffered mostly...

CXC makes two key appointments to leadership team

Feb 08, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on CXC makes two key appointments to leadership team

The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) in activating its digital transformational agenda, and repositioning as a regional enterprise that facilitates regional integration and development, has...

Sugar Workers promised wage increase weeks before elections

Feb 08, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Sugar Workers promised wage increase weeks before elections

After years of protest actions across Guyana, sugar workers were yesterday finally given what they have been demanding since 2015; a wage increase. This is according to the Guyana Agriculture Workers...

Biker succumbs to injuries after Dennis Street accident

Feb 08, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Biker succumbs to injuries after Dennis Street accident

An ‘A’ Field Sophia resident succumbed to his injuries, Thursday morning at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), after an accident in the vicinity of Dennis Street, Sophia....

JetBlue, Eastern Airlines closer to Guyana flights

Feb 08, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on JetBlue, Eastern Airlines closer to Guyana flights

Two US airlines are closer to lending more seats, and bringing down air fares on the New York to Guyana route. According to the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), a team from JetBlue Airways...

Tucville Secondary win NSC Al Sport Volleyball tourney

Feb 08, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Tucville Secondary win NSC Al Sport Volleyball tourney

Tucville Secondary won the NSC AL Sport & Tour Promotions Sponsored Inaugural “Hit It For 50” School Girls Volleyball one day programme Organised by Sports Officer A. Munroe. In the...

Tax consultants, BDO, sets up office in Guyana

Feb 08, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Tax consultants, BDO, sets up office in Guyana

Tax and consulting advisors, BDO, have opened operations in Guyana with the aim of capitalising on opportunities offered by the evolving oil and gas industry. On Thursday, BDO Chartered Accountants,...

Trophy Stall/UCCA U-19 50 overs Scottsburg United take on No. 73 Young Warriors in today’s final

Feb 08, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Trophy Stall/UCCA U-19 50 overs Scottsburg United take on No. 73 Young Warriors in today’s final

Scottsburg United and No. 73 Young Warriors will clash in the final of the second edition of the Trophy Stall and Upper Corentyne Cricket Association (UCCA) Under-19 Inter Club 50 overs tournament...

Three hospitalised after East Bank accident

Feb 08, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Three hospitalised after East Bank accident

Three persons are now hospitalised at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), after being involved in a head on collision on the East Bank Public Road. The accident occurred Thursday...

New champs to be crowned tonight in Linden Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ C/ship

Feb 08, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on New champs to be crowned tonight in Linden Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ C/ship

A new champion will be crowned this evening as Swag Entertainment battle Quiet Storm in the finale of the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Linden Championship at the Christianburg Hard-court....

Miner remanded for gambling death

Feb 08, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Miner remanded for gambling death

Days after 28-year-old Raymond Leitch, a miner of 2022 Amelia’s Ward, Linden, was allegedly killed by another miner during a gambling dispute, the suspect has since been charged and remanded to...

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The private sector were cheerleaders for foreign investment

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