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Crisis in oil market puts significant dent in Guyana’s first year of revenues from Liza 1 project – Charles Ramson Jr.

Mar 10, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Crisis in oil market puts significant dent in Guyana’s first year of revenues from Liza 1 project – Charles Ramson Jr.

By Kiana Wilburg Guyana has only been an oil producer for a little over two months, and already, it is getting a brutal taste of just how volatile the industry is. As a result of a crisis in the oil...

Oil companies will have to engage in brutal cost-cutting if prices remain at dramatic low – Wood Mackenzie

Mar 10, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Oil companies will have to engage in brutal cost-cutting if prices remain at dramatic low – Wood Mackenzie

Wood Mackenzie’s Senior Vice President for Corporate Research, Tom Ellacott is of the firm view that the worrying oil price crash could be the trigger for a new phase of deep industry...

Granger confident of swift and peaceful resolution to political impasse

Mar 10, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Granger confident of swift and peaceful resolution to political impasse

President David Granger is confident that there will be a peaceful, lawful resolution to the current political standstill in a short period of time. In one of his few statements to the public since...

Amid post-election tensions, Guyanese celebrate Phagwah

Mar 10, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Amid post-election tensions, Guyanese celebrate Phagwah

Amid post-election tensions and major Hindu organizations cancelling their annual Phagwah celebrations, Guyanese still came out in their numbers to celebrate the religious holiday, yesterday. Known...

US, Canada discuss democracy in Guyana

Mar 10, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on US, Canada discuss democracy in Guyana

The Governments of the Canada and the United States have been in talks about supporting the democratic transition in Guyana. This was revealed in a tweet by US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, after...

GPA calls on political parties to cease attacking the media

Mar 10, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on GPA calls on political parties to cease attacking the media

The Guyana Press Association (GPA) in a strongly-worded missive has noted the degree to which media operatives are increasingly becoming the targets of attacks related to the ongoing post- elections...

Political activists call for govt. of national unity

Mar 10, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Political activists call for govt. of national unity

Pull Quote: “We call on the two major political leaders and parties to put the interest of Guyana on the table, to surrender their narrow goals, and to use the division of spoils as the basis of an...

2015 elections petition… Commonwealth Observer Mission expresses concern over Court’s delay in dealing with matter

Mar 10, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on 2015 elections petition… Commonwealth Observer Mission expresses concern over Court’s delay in dealing with matter

The Commonwealth observer team has expressed concern at the delays of Guyana‘s High Court in dealing with the 2015 elections petition. In a preliminary report following the March 2020 Regional and...

People sporting while some dodging

Mar 10, 2020 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on People sporting while some dodging

All de people who was counting de money that Guyana gun get from oil now talking bout how de money ain’t gun even do to buy anything. Exxon announce how much oil it find and right away everybody...

Guyana stands on a precipice

Mar 10, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Guyana stands on a precipice

Guyana stands on a precipice; below is the murky depths of dictatorship. The majority of Guyanese have never experienced dictatorship. They are either too young or not yet born to have experienced...

Political instability putting damper on business – PSC

Mar 10, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Political instability putting damper on business – PSC

With the current political situation in Guyana, the flow of business has been adversely affected, with the possibility of having long term consequences. This is the view of Private Sector Commission...

McCurdy named USTFCCCA athlete of the year

Mar 10, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on McCurdy named USTFCCCA athlete of the year

Guyana Defence Force (GDF) athlete Lloyd McCurdy, who is a second year student-athlete at Monroe College, was named recently as the 2020 Atlantic Region Men’s Field Athlete of the Year by the...

West Indies beat India in exciting warm-up match

Mar 10, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on West Indies beat India in exciting warm-up match

CAPE TOWN – West Indies Over-50s (WI O-50s) backed up a credible bowling performance with resolute batting to register a confidence-boosting 2-wicket victory over India Over-50s in their second...

I firmly and consciously believe the PPP won the election

Mar 10, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on I firmly and consciously believe the PPP won the election

The following words appeared at the end of my column yesterday suggesting that the PPP should ask itself; “What if the party never won?” That came about either because of an editorial mistake or...

Mohamed’s XI overcome Roberts’ XI to take Khan’s Trading Enterprise U15 softball title

Mar 10, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Mohamed’s XI overcome Roberts’ XI to take Khan’s Trading Enterprise U15 softball title

Feaud Mohamed XI defeated Asif Roberts XI by 10 runs to win the Khan’s Trading Enterprise U15 softball title on Sunday last at Farm, East Bank Demerara. Played in front of a large crowd, Feaud...

Archer cops two medals at NJCAA Nationals

Mar 10, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Archer cops two medals at NJCAA Nationals

Guyana’s Golden girl, Joanna Archer, who is a student-athlete at Monroe College in the United States, continues to make the nation proud on the track while maintaining academic excellence....

No one can say that there were no warnings

Mar 10, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on No one can say that there were no warnings

DEAR EDITOR, I wrote elsewhere that the March 2, 2020 elections would have been the eleventh post independence elections I have participated in. Though the popular challenges to win free and fair...

This cannot be what we want

Mar 10, 2020 KNews Editorial Comments Off on This cannot be what we want

They tell the sad, savaging story of Guyana once again. There are those pictures and faces of anger, those victims and exhibits of the deep political polarization that went to sharp extremes late...

The constitutional rights of others need to be respected

Mar 10, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on The constitutional rights of others need to be respected

DEAR EDITOR, I strongly believe in the right to protest. However, I do not subscribe to protesters blocking thoroughfares, damaging private/public property and/or harming others. As grave as the...

World Watching as CJ applauded for impartiality

Mar 10, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on World Watching as CJ applauded for impartiality

DEAR EDITOR, The public in Guyana and Guyanese in the diaspora applaud the Chief Judge’s decision on the GECOM matter pertaining to injunction and verification of election results. The ordinary...

Similarities between Guyana and Bolivia

Mar 10, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Similarities between Guyana and Bolivia

DEAR EDITOR, There are similarities between the Guyana and Bolivia vote count/verification process. In Bolivia the count was stopped for a period of time and when it was resumed it showed a massive...

A formula for long lasting peace and stability in our country

Mar 10, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on A formula for long lasting peace and stability in our country

DEAR EDITOR, I firmly believe that the time has come for a massive overhaul of our political system because the current one is not fit for purpose. However the first thing that needs to happen is for...

We need a more inclusive system of governance

Mar 10, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on We need a more inclusive system of governance

DEAR EDITOR, It is clear that our current PR system of governance is not working. In fact, it has failed us and so should be thrown out in a garbage bag. The current system is very toxic and is only...

A snafu recount should not prevent a govt. that includes both the PPP/C and the Coalition

Mar 10, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on A snafu recount should not prevent a govt. that includes both the PPP/C and the Coalition

DEAR EDITOR, Guyana has suffered its first 2020 elections death because our leaders failed us. Some may choose to debate this statement and cast blame, but the fact remains — one of our sons...

I will wait for history NOT to repeat itself

Mar 10, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on I will wait for history NOT to repeat itself

DEAR EDITOR, This March started on the eve of our general elections. It was preceded by intense and heated debates by my chat group of comrades for months as to why or not individuals should cast...

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Squatting is a cancer in our society

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