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Consultant hired had resigned on corruption scandal, has little experience in field development evaluation

Aug 16, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Consultant hired had resigned on corruption scandal, has little experience in field development evaluation

Review of 3rd well plan (Payara)… By Kiana Wilburg The consultant selected to review the Payara field development plan for ExxonMobil’s third Stabroek Block project is ex-Premier of Alberta,...

Guyana should take all the time it needs to review Payara

Aug 16, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana should take all the time it needs to review Payara

– good reviews take months, even years – experts By Kemol King Experts say that Guyana should take all the time it needs to review ExxonMobil’s third intended development in the...

“I have no intentions of leaving the game” – Former Pres. Granger

Aug 16, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on “I have no intentions of leaving the game” – Former Pres. Granger

“I am not going anywhere. I am not moving out of the political scene!” These were the words uttered by former President David Granger, when asked about whether he has any intentions of hanging up...

PPP to demand more from ExxonMobil on local content

Aug 16, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on PPP to demand more from ExxonMobil on local content

– consultations on loopholes, robust legislation underway By Kiana Wilburg When it comes to local content which involves the hiring and training of Guyanese as well as the procurement of local...

We don’t want flaring – Jagdeo

Aug 16, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on We don’t want flaring – Jagdeo

Even though it has conducted discussions with ExxonMobil about moving along the gas-to-power project as well as other oil development plans, the People’s Progressive Party/Civic government has also...

Ex-advisor refuses to hand over State assets

Aug 16, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Ex-advisor refuses to hand over State assets

An advisor of the former Minister of Indigenous Affairs, Sydney Allicock, is refusing to hand over State assets according to the current Minister of Amerindian Affairs, Pauline Sukhai. The Minister...

Govt wants gas to power “as quickly as possible” – Bharrat Jagdeo

Aug 16, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Govt wants gas to power “as quickly as possible” – Bharrat Jagdeo

Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo told reporters that the Government wants to get the gas to power project on board “as swiftly as possible” so that the Guyanese public can enjoy significantly...

“Coalition could not win elections based on SoPs I saw”

Aug 16, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on “Coalition could not win elections based on SoPs I saw”

Exclusive Interview with ex-AFC Minister, Dominic Gaskin: It would have been an impossible feat for the A Partnership for National Unity + Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) Coalition to emerge the...

Ministry pays persons to do nothing on month-to-month contracts

Aug 16, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Ministry pays persons to do nothing on month-to-month contracts

The Ministry of Amerindian Affairs (formerly known as Minister of Indigenous People’s Affairs under the Coalition) has been paying temporary staff salaries with little evidence of work done. This...

Woman who filed recount challenge given $7.5M contract in June by APNU+AFC

Aug 16, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Woman who filed recount challenge given $7.5M contract in June by APNU+AFC

By Mikaila Prince Within the two weeks that the People’s Progressive Party/ Civic (PPP/C) has assumed office, the new administration had unearthed a number of concerning issues. One in particular...

Stop begging, you morons!

Aug 16, 2020 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Stop begging, you morons!

De procession start. Dem foreign countries, wah eyeing we resources, dun start line up with dem donations. De Chinese tek jump start. Dem dun donate wan container scanner to de government. Dem seh it...

Cardboard Coalition

Aug 16, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Cardboard Coalition

David Granger needed no Moses to write his 10 commandments. With his tablet of 10 guidelines, Granger has now effectively dissolved the APNU, leaving only the PNC/R and the AFC as constituent members...

OIL AND GAS REVIEW

Aug 16, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on OIL AND GAS REVIEW

Stories you might have missed in our extensive coverage on Guyana’s Petroleum Sector Exxon’s “parasitic” project in Papua New Guinea bears similarities to Guyana By Kemol King (Originally...

Businesses welcome Govt.’s local content plans

Aug 16, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Businesses welcome Govt.’s local content plans

The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) and the Guyana Manufacturing & Service Association (GMSA) have jointly noted that they are pleased with the Government’s decision to...

Cheddi Jagan Research Centre retains 99-year lease on Red House

Aug 16, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Cheddi Jagan Research Centre retains 99-year lease on Red House

– after court battle Chief Justice (ag) Roxane George-Wiltshire, S.C. delivered a ruling on Friday which allows the Cheddi Jagan Research Centre Inc. (CJRCI) to retain occupation of the Red...

Standard Available for the Storage, Handling, and Transportation of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Cylinders

Aug 16, 2020 KNews News, Standards in Focus Comments Off on Standard Available for the Storage, Handling, and Transportation of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Cylinders

STANDARDS IN FOCUS: Sometimes we overlook the efforts needed to ensure safety, especially since these efforts have already been put in place by businesses and organizations from where we source our...

COCONUT OIL – USES OF THE WONDER OIL

Aug 16, 2020 KNews Consumer Concerns, News Comments Off on COCONUT OIL – USES OF THE WONDER OIL

CONSUMER CONCERNS: By Pat Dial From time to time, this column has carried offerings on common foods which consumers use but of which they know very little. Today, we will have a short discourse on...

The New Government-The First Fortnight

Aug 16, 2020 KNews Editorial Comments Off on The New Government-The First Fortnight

Though it is still exceedingly early, it is timely to do an honest examination of the first fortnight of the young President Irfaan Ali administration. As is appropriate with such commentary at a...

The vital role which traditions play in fashioning academic success

Aug 16, 2020 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on The vital role which traditions play in fashioning academic success

(A Review of David Granger’s, The Houses of Queen’s College) David Granger’s The Houses of Queen’s College examines the origins of an often overlooked aspect of any school’s traditions –...

Book Review… A Tragic Tale of Desire

Aug 16, 2020 KNews Book Review…, News Comments Off on Book Review… A Tragic Tale of Desire

Book: Of Love and Other Demons Author: Gabriel Garcia Marquez Translation: Edith Grossman Critic: Glenville Ashby, PhD Against a stark, lugubrious backdrop, a riveting and high octane drama unfolds...

Coronavirus: What you can do to help yourself and help minimize the spread

Aug 16, 2020 KNews Dr Zulfikar Bux, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Coronavirus: What you can do to help yourself and help minimize the spread

By Dr. Zulfikar Bux Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Vanderbilt Medical Center As you should be aware, we are having a surge in COVID-19 infections in Region Four and the hinterland...

CARPHA turnaround time for COVID testing remains consistent

Aug 16, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on CARPHA turnaround time for COVID testing remains consistent

As the regional reference laboratory, the CARPHA Medical Microbiology Laboratory (CMML) continues to conduct tests for suspected COVID-19 cases for 18 of its 26 Member States. Throughout the pandemic...

Bothrops asper

Aug 16, 2020 KNews Interesting Creatures in Guyana, News Comments Off on Bothrops asper

Interesting Creatures… Bothrops asper (common names Terciopelo [English], Cuatro Narices [Spanish], and often called the fer-de-lance among many other colloquial names) is a venomous pit viper...

GUYANA OIL MAJOR ISSUES IN REVIEWING CONTRACT

Aug 16, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on GUYANA OIL MAJOR ISSUES IN REVIEWING CONTRACT

Guyana’s contract with Exxon is a complex one, but one we know benefits the company more than the country. As we approach granting permission for the company’s third well (Payara), an opportunity...

‘DAYS LIKE DESE’ returns to local TV with COVID theme

Aug 16, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on ‘DAYS LIKE DESE’ returns to local TV with COVID theme

GEMS Theatre Productions will be continuing its popular TV sitcom, ‘DAYS LIKE DESE’ from next Friday (August 21, 2020). It is expected that a new episode will be aired weekly on TV stations...