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Guyana has made a fundamental error

Sep 03, 2020 KNews Front Page Comment, News Comments Off on Guyana has made a fundamental error

Over the last five years, international experts have advised Guyana to never rely solely on information provided by oil companies. In fact, oil-producing nations are encouraged to conduct independent...

Liza-1 EIA would not have passed T&T regulator – Former Director of T&T National Gas Company

Sep 03, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Liza-1 EIA would not have passed T&T regulator – Former Director of T&T National Gas Company

…Payara EIA is similarly flawed By Kemol King Past Director of the National Gas Company of Trinidad & Tobago (NGC) and Sustainability Engineer, Mr. Cathal Singh has said that the Environmental...

La Grange man killed in hit and run accident

Sep 03, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on La Grange man killed in hit and run accident

– Car found in bodywork shop; suspect arrested Police yesterday located a car in an auto bodywork shop which was reportedly involved in a hit and run accident on Tuesday that claimed the life...

$168M contract awarded to M&B Construction for emergency sea defence works at Mahaicony

Sep 03, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on $168M contract awarded to M&B Construction for emergency sea defence works at Mahaicony

The Ministry of Public Works has awarded a contract to the tune of $168M to local contractor, M&B Construction, for the repair of 100 meters of compromised sea defence at Dantzig, Mahaicony,...

What Guyana gets from Exxon oil production, it threatens to take away when it flares – Environmentalist

Sep 03, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on What Guyana gets from Exxon oil production, it threatens to take away when it flares – Environmentalist

By Kemol King Environmentalist Annette Arjoon-Martins has drawn attention to the fact that ExxonMobil’s flaring of gas at the Liza Destiny Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel...

Shop owner misses intended target, shoots friend

Sep 03, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Shop owner misses intended target, shoots friend

A shop owner yesterday missed his intended target and shot the target’s friend instead. The shooting took place sometime around 03:00hrs at the shop owner’s place located in Chi Chi Backdam,...

Vagrant stabbed to death over sale of construction net

Sep 03, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Vagrant stabbed to death over sale of construction net

A vagrant was yesterday stabbed to death by a farmer at Bourda Market over the sale of a construction net. The vagrant, Ovid Chester, 52, called ‘Bruckie’’ who sleeps at the said market, was...

11 more charges for alleged Ponzi schemers

Sep 03, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on 11 more charges for alleged Ponzi schemers

Eleven more fraud charges were yesterday read to alleged Ponzi schemers, Yuri Garcia-Dominguez and his wife, Ateeka Ishmael, bringing the total number of charges against the couple to 51. The duo...

City youths protest for clean-up contracts

Sep 03, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on City youths protest for clean-up contracts

Scores of young men from across the city yesterday protested at Sideline Dam, La Penitence as their way of expressing an interest in clean-up contracts for their communities and the Le Repentir...

Exxon’s Imperial Shuts Oil-Sands Mine After Pipeline Spill

Sep 03, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Exxon’s Imperial Shuts Oil-Sands Mine After Pipeline Spill

(Bloomberg) — Exxon Mobil Corp.’s Imperial Oil shut down its oil-sands mine after a spill from a pipeline that supplies diluent to the operation, adding to the woes of Canada’s beleaguered...

At least 50 percent of the population must ‘mask up’ to control the spread of COVID-19

Sep 03, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on At least 50 percent of the population must ‘mask up’ to control the spread of COVID-19

– Emergency Medicine Specialist – proposes measures to minimize hospitalizations If, at least, 50 percent of the population adheres to the COVID-19 guidelines, that could be enough to help...

Hamper and Pamper replacing Lampy and Pampy

Sep 03, 2020 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Hamper and Pamper replacing Lampy and Pampy

Dem Boys Seh… Dem boys hear we plan fuh borrow one billion Guyana dollars fuh improve the maternity hospital over de river. De boss man of de Waterfall paper seh dat if dem give he de billion...

No man is indispensable

Sep 03, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on No man is indispensable

Dr. Vincent Adams, the Head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), was more than a decent cricketer. He could at times be a dogged customer and fought stubbornly to protect his wicket. But...

Nine new cases of COVID-19 infections

Sep 03, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Nine new cases of COVID-19 infections

Guyana’s COVID -19 number has moved to 1,382 of which nine are new cases and 43 are deaths. According to information released from the Ministry of Health, there are now 14 patients in the Intensive...

Beware of fake Police Force Facebook page

Sep 03, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Beware of fake Police Force Facebook page

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) is urging the public to beware of a fake Facebook page purporting to be managed by the Force. According to a police report, “The aim of the page is to create discord...

A dozen COVID-19 patients transferred to Ocean View Hospital

Sep 03, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on A dozen COVID-19 patients transferred to Ocean View Hospital

The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) has started to utilize the recently retrofitted $1.6 billion Ocean View COVID-19 hospital. The Liliendaal, East Coast of Demerara facility is now the...

Jones, Duncan acted irresponsibly – Health Minister

Sep 03, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Jones, Duncan acted irresponsibly – Health Minister

COVID-19 scare… – says entire Parliament was at risk Public Health Minister, Dr. Frank Anthony, yesterday chastised two Opposition Members of Parliament (MPs), Sherod Duncan and Christopher...

Ali begging for US$10M to kick start energy programmes

Sep 03, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Ali begging for US$10M to kick start energy programmes

President Irfaan Ali- led administration is looking to the government of India for a US$10M loan to kick start energy programmes within hinterland and riverain communities. This disclosure was made...

Sherwyn Greaves is new Housing CEO

Sep 03, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Sherwyn Greaves is new Housing CEO

The Ministry of Housing and Water yesterday announced the appointment of Mr. Sherwyn Greaves as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA)....

Hetmyer takes Guyana into semis

Sep 03, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Hetmyer takes Guyana into semis

CPL – Shimron Hetmyer followed another good Guyana Amazon Warriors bowling performance with an unbeaten half-century to take the perennial finalists to the Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL)...

Untergang: Rupert Roopnaraine in a cartoon

Sep 03, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Untergang: Rupert Roopnaraine in a cartoon

In my August 23 column, captioned: “APNU+AFC: Complex and not so complex reasons for the untergang,” I indicated that over the coming weeks and months, I will look at the factors, some small,...

Everest Cricket Club congratulates President Manzoor Nadir

Sep 03, 2020 KNews Sports Comments Off on Everest Cricket Club congratulates President Manzoor Nadir

On Tuesday last at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre, President of Everest Cricket Club (ECC) Manzoor Nadir took the oath to serve as Speaker of the National Assembly of Guyana. The long serving...

Enough with the bitterness

Sep 03, 2020 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Enough with the bitterness

It is worth saying again: enough with the rank bitterness that borders on vileness. We think that there is no longer anything that even resembles that which ‘borders.’ Things have proceeded...

Open letter to the APNU Leadership: Why the APNU lost the 2020 General Elections/My Views

Sep 03, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Open letter to the APNU Leadership: Why the APNU lost the 2020 General Elections/My Views

Dear Editor, I wish to make it pellucid that a person who gives open advice must not be labeled as a source of bad news, but as a person providing sound guidance. Therefore, I am writing this...

What is there not to like?

Sep 03, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on What is there not to like?

Dear Editor, I like Lenox. What is there not to like? Runner? Joinder? Party leader? Negotiator? Advisor? And, of recent, Deputy Speaker? I must say the man is a go-getter. Let me see what I am...

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The President’s pipe dream

Kaieteur News – The effusive optimism of President Irfaan Ali in proclaiming Guyana as poised to become a major manufacturing... more