January – 2021 – Kaieteur News

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Guyana faces grave danger

Jan 31, 2021 KNews Front Page Comment, News Comments Off on Guyana faces grave danger

Kaieteur News – Our political leaders are exposing us to grave danger. They have failed to secure meaningful insurance coverage to provide robust protection if and when an oil spill occurs. The...

ExxonMobil’s future expansion plans must be reviewed in wake of flaring – World Wildlife Fund

Jan 31, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on ExxonMobil’s future expansion plans must be reviewed in wake of flaring – World Wildlife Fund

By Kemol King Kaieteur News – The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) yesterday joined criticisms of ExxonMobil’s continuous gas flaring offshore Guyana, calling for the company to be held accountable....

Guyana president Irfaan Ali addresses Venezuela aggression

Jan 31, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana president Irfaan Ali addresses Venezuela aggression

Co-operative Republic of Guyana and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces on the aggressive stance by Venezuela Kaieteur News – Fellow Guyanese and well-wishers of Guyana across the Globe....

Exxon wants to increase production capacity in Liza One – Hess COO

Jan 31, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Exxon wants to increase production capacity in Liza One – Hess COO

By Kemol King Kaieteur News – Though the nameplate capacity for the vessel operating ExxonMobil’s Liza Phase One project is 120,000 barrels per day, it has been producing at a higher rate...

President Ali refuses to acknowledge reports of third fishing boat detained by Venezuela

Jan 31, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on President Ali refuses to acknowledge reports of third fishing boat detained by Venezuela

Kaieteur News – President Irfaan Ali yesterday, during his briefing/press conference refused to acknowledge reports that a third fishing vessel has been detained by the Venezuelan military....

Linden farmer stumbles on male skeletal remains close to her home

Jan 31, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Linden farmer stumbles on male skeletal remains close to her home

Kaieteur News – A female farmer of Wisroc Squatting Area, Linden, yesterday stumbled on the skeletal remains of a man some 200 yards away from her home. The woman, 47, reportedly made the...

Exxon confident in getting away with flaring in 2021 – Environmentalist

Jan 31, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Exxon confident in getting away with flaring in 2021 – Environmentalist

Kaieteur News – The fact that ExxonMobil has not seen it fit to replace the malfunctioning gas compression equipment at its Liza Phase One project displays the oil giant’s blatant lack of...

CH&PA opens bid for four-lane Mandela to Eccles road

Jan 31, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on CH&PA opens bid for four-lane Mandela to Eccles road

Kaieteur News – The government, through the Central Housing & Planning Authority (CH&PA), is now inviting bids for the construction of a four-lane road from Eccles to Mandela Avenue,...

Govt. holds exclusive press conference for State Media, News Room

Jan 31, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. holds exclusive press conference for State Media, News Room

– refuses questions on oil industry Kaieteur News – In their first press conference of the year, the Irfaan Ali-led administration excluded most media houses from attending the same...

Will Guyana face same design flaw in Liza two Payara? – Dr. Vincent Adams

Jan 31, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Will Guyana face same design flaw in Liza two Payara? – Dr. Vincent Adams

…Malfunctioning of gas compressor By Mikaila Prince Kaieteur News – While it is reasonable to expect unplanned disruptions in operations, what must be unacceptable are the same type of...

The law of the Kingdom

Jan 31, 2021 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on The law of the Kingdom

Dem Boys Seh… Kaieteur News – Hear Ye, Hear Ye! The Royal Court of King Charles is now in session. We shall now hear from the Lord Chancellor. Lord Chancellor: It has been brought to the...

The gas-to-shore project must not become the PPP/C’s cash cow

Jan 31, 2021 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The gas-to-shore project must not become the PPP/C’s cash cow

Kaieteur News – The proposed gas-to-shore project must be guided by technical and developmental considerations. It must be prevented from becoming a cash-cow for the rich friends of the PPP/C....

What the Mayor and his deputy told me makes Guyana an unfit nation

Jan 31, 2021 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on What the Mayor and his deputy told me makes Guyana an unfit nation

Kaieteur News – I was walking my dog on the Eve Leary seawall last Friday morning, when the phone rang and the person said: “Do you know who’s talking to you?” On replying that I...

Biden and Race

Jan 31, 2021 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Biden and Race

Kaieteur News – Last August, during the Republican National Convention, now former United States Vice President, Mike Pence made what would have seemed to be an unconscious gaffe, the sort of...

One more fatality added to COVID-19 death toll

Jan 31, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on One more fatality added to COVID-19 death toll

Kaieteur News – The Ministry of Health reported another COVID-19 fatality yesterday increasing the COVID-19 death toll to 176 deaths. In its release, the Ministry stated that the deceased is a...

Welder killed after losing control of bike

Jan 31, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Welder killed after losing control of bike

Kaieteur News – Family members and friends of a welder are struggling to cope after he was tragically killed in an accident on Friday last along the Foulis Public Road, East Coast Demerara...

Vulnerable women receive 15 fully-funded scholarships from First Lady

Jan 31, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Vulnerable women receive 15 fully-funded scholarships from First Lady

Kaieteur News – First Lady Arya Ali has granted 15 fully-funded scholarships to vulnerable women drawn from two local non-governmental organizations (NGOs) on Friday. An official release from...

3,800 doses of COVID-19 vaccines slated to arrive between February and March

Jan 31, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on 3,800 doses of COVID-19 vaccines slated to arrive between February and March

Kaieteur News – Guyana will soon move one step closer to gaining control over the COVID-19 pandemic with 3,800 doses of vaccines slated for arrival in February and March this year. The...

ERC clears Cathy Hughes of allegations of racial incitement

Jan 31, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on ERC clears Cathy Hughes of allegations of racial incitement

Kaieteur News – The Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) has cleared A Partnership for National Unity +Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) Member of Parliament (MP) Cathy Hughes of allegations of...

Ex-Nigerian leader stole billions by the truckloads

Jan 31, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Ex-Nigerian leader stole billions by the truckloads

By Adekunle Yusuf Kaieteur News – The Nation Online – A report by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has shed more light on how former military Head of State Gen. Sani Abacha...

Cops nab wanted bandits, seize ganja and abandoned motorcycles during raid

Jan 31, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Cops nab wanted bandits, seize ganja and abandoned motorcycles during raid

Kaieteur News – Police ranks on Friday arrested three men wanted for armed robberies and seized 37 grams of marijuana along with two ‘abandoned motorcycles’ during a raid in the Georgetown...

GNBS NQA 2021 – ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR LOCAL BUSINESSES TO SHOW THEY ARE MEETING QUALITY OBJECTIVES

Jan 31, 2021 KNews News, Standards in Focus Comments Off on GNBS NQA 2021 – ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR LOCAL BUSINESSES TO SHOW THEY ARE MEETING QUALITY OBJECTIVES

STANDARDS IN FOCUS Kaieteur News – To recognize businesses for their commitment to quality systems and best practices, the Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS), will this year host its...

Coronavirus: The more we facilitate its spread, the more mutations we will have

Jan 31, 2021 KNews Dr Zulfikar Bux, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Coronavirus: The more we facilitate its spread, the more mutations we will have

By Dr. Zulfikar Bux Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Vanderbilt Medical Centre Kaieteur News – As you may know, there has been recent evidence of mutated strains of the coronavirus...

Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii)

Jan 31, 2021 KNews Interesting Creatures in Guyana, News Comments Off on Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii)

Interesting Creatures… Kaieteur News – The Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii) is a carnivorous marsupial of the family Dasyuridae. It was once native to mainland Australia and in...

Our Frontline Worker of the Week is… Nurse Naomi Rampersaud

Jan 31, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Our Frontline Worker of the Week is… Nurse Naomi Rampersaud

“Confirmation of a new coronavirus strain in Guyana will indeed worry me, but at the same time we have to brace ourselves so we can be stronger. As a frontline worker, I know that I have no choice...