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Who really owns the Kaieteur and Canje oil blocks?

Sep 18, 2020 KNews Front Page Comment, News Comments Off on Who really owns the Kaieteur and Canje oil blocks?

Mr Mike Pompeo You defended democracy, will you promote transparency? For the second day running, we welcome US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, and urge him to ensure that US investments are not...

Local content is not a substitute for a fair deal

Sep 18, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Local content is not a substitute for a fair deal

– Dr. Jan Mangal By Kemol King Petroleum consultant, Dr. Jan Mangal, is of the view that while local content is important and necessary, the Irfaan Ali administration cannot expect it to be a...

Kaieteur and Canje block owners set the stage for secrecy before selling majority shares to Exxon

Sep 18, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Kaieteur and Canje block owners set the stage for secrecy before selling majority shares to Exxon

Transparency is important to Guyana, but the companies that sold the Kaieteur and Canje blocks to ExxonMobil made sure to hamper full disclosure of information before they conducted those...

Young bandits throw bicycle in front of water truck; beat, rob occupants

Sep 18, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Young bandits throw bicycle in front of water truck; beat, rob occupants

A brutal attack by three young bandits at Kaneville, East Bank Demerara, was yesterday caught by a security camera. The bandits yesterday threw a bicycle in the path of a pick-up and then beat its...

Head of Lands Commission sent on leave

Sep 18, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Head of Lands Commission sent on leave

– asked to prepare status report of all matters Head of the Guyana Lands and Survey Commission (GLSC), Trevor Benn, will from today, proceed on his 42 days annualized vacation leave. Benn was...

M’cony mangroves depleted; 500 meters of embankment exposed

Sep 18, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on M’cony mangroves depleted; 500 meters of embankment exposed

Guyana braces for week of spring tides… The Ministry of Public Works is assessing the impacts of the current spring tide on the sea and river defences in vulnerable locations along the...

ExxonMobil already looking at Yellow-tail discovery to support fourth oil ship

Sep 18, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on ExxonMobil already looking at Yellow-tail discovery to support fourth oil ship

– to produce 220,000 barrels of light, sweet crude-Hess CEO By Kiana Wilburg Confident that they will get the Government’s approval for Payara, its third oil project in the Stabroek Block in...

Gov’t discovers $742M of expired drugs in warehouses

Sep 18, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Gov’t discovers $742M of expired drugs in warehouses

– 60% of MMU at Diamond had items unfit for human use Shortly after the People’s Progressive Party/ Civic (PPP/C) administration assumed office in August, it had discovered some $742M worth...

Another Mingo playing BINGO with de police wuk

Sep 18, 2020 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Another Mingo playing BINGO with de police wuk

Dem Boys Seh… Dem boys bin had enough hearing de name MINGO. Was five whole months all dem boys bin hearing was Mingo! Mingo! Mingo! Mingo! So dem boys put dah name at de back of dem mind. Low and...

No photo opportunity with Pompeo for the APNU+AFC

Sep 18, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on No photo opportunity with Pompeo for the APNU+AFC

The Opposition APNU+AFC could not have expected to be involved in the visit of American Secretary of State, Michael Pompeo, to Guyana. The APNU+AFC should consider themselves unwelcome when it comes...

Guyana extended 70th birthday greetings to India’s PM, Narendra Modi

Sep 18, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana extended 70th birthday greetings to India’s PM, Narendra Modi

President Irfaan Ali, on behalf of the people of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, yesterday extended congratulations and best wishes to Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India, on the occasion of...

Court asked to nullify declaration of Irfaan Ali as president

Sep 18, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Court asked to nullify declaration of Irfaan Ali as president

– in second elections petition filed to challenge 2020 polls Another election petition has been filed to challenge the outcome of March 2nd, 2020 polls. The petition which comes weeks after the...

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrives in Guyana

Sep 18, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrives in Guyana

The arrival of United States (US) Secretary of State, Mr. Michael Pompeo on these shores yesterday marks an historic development in the relationship between Guyana and the United States. Pompeo was...

Alleged smuggler, ‘Jinga Harry’, charged for discharging loaded firearm at Customs Officer

Sep 18, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Alleged smuggler, ‘Jinga Harry’, charged for discharging loaded firearm at Customs Officer

Alleged smuggler, Harrielall Motilall called ”Jinga Harry”, was yesterday charged for having in his possession components of a firearm when he is not a licensed firearm holder. He is also accused...

Kaieteur News ordered to pay Winston Brassington $18 M for libel

Sep 18, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Kaieteur News ordered to pay Winston Brassington $18 M for libel

– appeal to be filed In five separate judgment awards against Kaieteur News and its former Editor-in-Chief, Adam Harris, Justice Fidela-Corbin on Wednesday ordered that approximately $18M be...

Truck driver had no idea he ran over Parika man

Sep 18, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Truck driver had no idea he ran over Parika man

A motor lorry on Wednesday ran over a man and killed him on the Parika Access Road, East Bank Essequibo (EBE). Dead is Sheik Bacchus also known as Babbo, 43, of Salem, Parika. According to police...

Mom allegedly covers up rape, impregnation of teen daughter

Sep 18, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Mom allegedly covers up rape, impregnation of teen daughter

– Child Care launches probe The Child Care and Protection Agency (CPA) is now investigating an alleged attempt of an East Coast Demerara mother to cover-up how her daughter, 14, became...

Aliah Mohamed is School of the Nations top performer for Arts and Humanities

Sep 18, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Aliah Mohamed is School of the Nations top performer for Arts and Humanities

Aliah Mohamed wrote her Cambridge Advanced Subsidiary (AS) Level Examinations this year where she obtained 4 Bs. The 17-year-old, a student of the School of the Nations Sixth Form College received...

Cop attacker who allegedly killed GECOM pensioner charged

Sep 18, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Cop attacker who allegedly killed GECOM pensioner charged

An Arakaka, Region One man accused of wounding a taxi driver and brutally stabbing a police officer during his arrest was yesterday charged with the murder of a pensioner. The murder reportedly took...

Inmates sentenced for escaping from Lusignan Prison

Sep 18, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Inmates sentenced for escaping from Lusignan Prison

Three inmates were yesterday sentenced for escaping from the Lusignan Prison, earlier this year. The defendants- Anthony Padmore, 26, of Ogle Street, Beterverwagting, East Coast Demerara; Sasenarine...

Murder accused charged for killing inmate during brawl

Sep 18, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Murder accused charged for killing inmate during brawl

Murder accused, Shawn Jordan called ‘Shawn’ or ‘Five minutes’ was yesterday charged for allegedly killing his inmate during a fight last April. The 22-year-old defendant, who was on remand...

Marcel Hutson returns as Chief Education Officer

Sep 18, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Marcel Hutson returns as Chief Education Officer

Dr. Marcel Raymond Hutson has been re-appointed as the Chief Education Officer (CEO) of the Ministry of Education. The disclosure was announced by officials of the Ministry yesterday. It was also...

Ethnic Relations Commissioner Haji Khan

Sep 18, 2020 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Ethnic Relations Commissioner Haji Khan

ERC member, Haji Dr. Roshan Khan, created some ripples recently. It was when he stepped up and handed down a personal declaration of what should pertain in the face of uncalled for and unpardonable...

Zone of peace, zone of Mia Mottley, zone of the dangerous mind

Sep 18, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Zone of peace, zone of Mia Mottley, zone of the dangerous mind

There is a letter in yesterday’s Stabroek News that all young scholars need to study and importantly contextualize the timing of its appearance. You will not understand the dangerous minds that...

No time for compliance:

Sep 18, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on No time for compliance:

It appears that authorities are not paying attention to the COVID-19 guidelines of social distancing. Despite more deaths and a rising number of cases, this was the situation at the stelling area,...