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Following KNews Exposé… ExxonMobil lobbyist bolts from contract to rewrite Guyana’s oil laws

Jun 03, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Following KNews Exposé… ExxonMobil lobbyist bolts from contract to rewrite Guyana’s oil laws

By Kiana Wilburg After being hammered for three months by Kaieteur News regarding its close relationship with ExxonMobil, US law firm, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP has disclosed that it has dropped the...

Seven more boxes expose Mingo’s rigging

Jun 03, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Seven more boxes expose Mingo’s rigging

By Shikema Dey and Mikaila Prince Kaieteur News is today reporting evidence of seven additional ballot boxes which show Region Four Returning Officer (RO), Clairmont Mingo, rigging the votes of his...

Swear in legitimate Govt. from recount results – says Former World Leaders Group

Jun 03, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Swear in legitimate Govt. from recount results – says Former World Leaders Group

The Elders, an organization comprised of several former heads of state and other prominent world leaders, has signalled its interest in Guyana’s current political impasse. In a tweet yesterday, the...

Harmon sends three more lists to GECOM Chair

Jun 03, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Harmon sends three more lists to GECOM Chair

Five more come forward to refute Top Cop info sent to GECOM

Jun 03, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Five more come forward to refute Top Cop info sent to GECOM

– Police allege persons returned illegally By Kemol King After three persons came forward exposing information sent by the Immigration Department to the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) as...

Marcus Bisram walks free a second time – plans to sue State, DPP

Jun 03, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Marcus Bisram walks free a second time – plans to sue State, DPP

Guyana-born American businessman, Marcus Bisram, has been freed of the murder charge brought against him by the State, a second time. This time, he was acquitted after a High Court Judge found that...

NGSA exams set for July 1 & July 2

Jun 03, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on NGSA exams set for July 1 & July 2

Having received the official time table from the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) for the sitting of the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency...

Emergency measures extended to June 17th

Jun 03, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Emergency measures extended to June 17th

– repatriated Guyanese to face one week mandatory home quarantine The National COVID-19 Task Force has announced that the emergency measures currently in force will be extended to June 17th,...

Soulja Bai like he concede

Jun 03, 2020 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Soulja Bai like he concede

Dem boys seh… When dem boys use to go to small school, dem learn de story of de Pied Piper of Hamelin. De town of Hamelin was full of rats. Dem people there had no clue how to fix de problem. Dem...

Whatever happened to the tax confidentiality?

Jun 03, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Whatever happened to the tax confidentiality?

It is unethical, unprincipled and unprofessional for any municipal official – whether elected or appointed – to be discussing in the public domain, the amount of rates, taxes or arrears which any...

410 ballot boxes remain to be recounted

Jun 03, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on 410 ballot boxes remain to be recounted

On Day 28 of the National Recount exercise, the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) managed to complete an additional 93 ballot boxes. This now increases the total number of recounted ballot boxes to...

GECOM corrects incorrect Region Eight declarations on website

Jun 03, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on GECOM corrects incorrect Region Eight declarations on website

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), some three months after having the identical declaration for District Eight (Potaro-Siparuni) for the General and Regional Elections on their official...

Aviation authority impacted by pandemic

Jun 03, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Aviation authority impacted by pandemic

– revenue losses recorded by reduction in overflights Guyana is coming to grips with revenue losses brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA),...

Confirmed COVID-19 cases remain at 153

Jun 03, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Confirmed COVID-19 cases remain at 153

— 14 tests conducted in last 24 hours As of June 2, 2020, the number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) remains at 153. The Ministry of Public Health is also reporting that...

Petterson-Griffith and Pluck complete respective one-year bans for violating IPF & GAPLF rules

Jun 03, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Petterson-Griffith and Pluck complete respective one-year bans for violating IPF & GAPLF rules

By Franklin Wilson Just over a year ago, the weekend of May 4th & 5th, 2019 to be exact, the powerlifting duo of Carlos Petterson-Griffith and Ms. Junica Pluck left these shores to compete at the...

CAL implements use of thermal scanner to aid COVID-19 fight

Jun 03, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on CAL implements use of thermal scanner to aid COVID-19 fight

As part of precautionary measures to limit and control the spread of the COVID-19 virus, Caribbean Airlines has implemented the use of thermal scanners at its Piarco Head Office in Trinidad. This is...

Experienced boxing official, Elton Chase, receives AIBA ITO certificate

Jun 03, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Experienced boxing official, Elton Chase, receives AIBA ITO certificate

Experienced local Referee/Judge Elton Chase was yesterday presented with International Technical Officer (ITO) certificate. The document was presented by Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) president...

GTT doubles entry-level Blaze internet speed at no extra cost

Jun 03, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on GTT doubles entry-level Blaze internet speed at no extra cost

As part of its ‘in this together’ campaign, the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GTT) has announced plans to upgrade its entry-level Blaze internet-Ignite from 5Mbps to 10Mbps. This is according...

Hercules working on basketball coaches’ manual

Jun 03, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Hercules working on basketball coaches’ manual

The Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF), while having a general structure, has always struggled to create a structural profile that can be standardised for coaches. And, according to the...

Past and present destruction: Wilful or just happened?

Jun 03, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Past and present destruction: Wilful or just happened?

In March 2016, I got into a big newspaper clash with Henry Jeffrey over a statement he made. I thought it was extremely misleading what he wrote though I believe he has a right to his interpretation....

Of lockdowns, parallel tracks and political indifference

Jun 03, 2020 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Of lockdowns, parallel tracks and political indifference

On March 19, the governor of California, Gavin Newsom, issued a state-wide order for all 39 million California residents to stay home. He accompanied the order with the comforting. “This is not a...

‘Rugby facilities are non-existent’ – Nat Captain Jamal Angus Joins dad as Father/Son pair to lead Guyana Senior teams

Jun 03, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on ‘Rugby facilities are non-existent’ – Nat Captain Jamal Angus Joins dad as Father/Son pair to lead Guyana Senior teams

By Sean Devers National Rugby Captain Jamal Angus was born on January 5, 1994 to former National Cricket Captain Jerry Angus and Diane George and attended St Christopher Nursery, Tucville Primary and...

GHK Lall should provide evidence of his claims of ‘manipulations and massive cheating’

Jun 03, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on GHK Lall should provide evidence of his claims of ‘manipulations and massive cheating’

Dear Editor, Please permit me to make reference to a letter you chose to publish in your June 1, 2020 edition written by Mr. GHK Lall entitled “George Floyd protest should make all Guyanese pay...

The COVID-19 pandemic presents significant challenges for vulnerable communities

Jun 03, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on The COVID-19 pandemic presents significant challenges for vulnerable communities

Dear Editor, The COVID-19 pandemic continues to present significant challenges for vulnerable communities, including women, girls, youth, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and other queer (LGBTQ+)...

Corporations need to be more considerate during the COVID-19 crisis

Jun 03, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Corporations need to be more considerate during the COVID-19 crisis

Dear Editor, The prevailing COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated, for me at least, the sincerity of many companies. I make this statement against the background against the steady cry of many workers...

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The private sector were cheerleaders for foreign investment

Peeping Tom… “The private sector were cheerleaders for foreign investment” Kaieteur News – The cries... more