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Guyana’s ‘lawless’ giveaways force Brazil to bend over backwards to keep oil companies

Jan 03, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana’s ‘lawless’ giveaways force Brazil to bend over backwards to keep oil companies

Kaieteur News – Competition for investors in the petroleum industry has grown stiff in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and the genesis of the global energy transition. With this shift,...

Jagdeo single-handedly dictates Guyana’s depletion policy to be “drill baby drill!”

Jan 03, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Jagdeo single-handedly dictates Guyana’s depletion policy to be “drill baby drill!”

In absence of nation-wide consultation… By Kiana Wilburg Kaieteur News – When the People’s Progressive Party/ Civic (PPP/C) assumed office about five months ago, Kaieteur News had published...

Guyana cannot take another five years to get ready for oil

Jan 03, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana cannot take another five years to get ready for oil

– IDB Country Manager By Kiana Wilburg Kaieteur News – Considering ExxonMobil’s plan to have five oil projects working concurrently in the Stabroek Block by 2026, it is clear that...

Other employees received gifts worth $10K while GM got $900K bracelet

Jan 03, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Other employees received gifts worth $10K while GM got $900K bracelet

Int’l Men’s Day celebration at Harbour Bridge… Kaieteur News – While the General Manager of the Demerara Harbour Bridge (DHB), Rawlston Adams, presented himself with a bracelet worth a...

Bandit shoots accomplice in chest while escaping with loot

Jan 03, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Bandit shoots accomplice in chest while escaping with loot

Kaieteur News – Kaieteur News has been informed by police that a bandit mistakenly shot his accomplice in the chest yesterday, while escaping with their loot from a cellphone store located on...

Contract workers accounted for 75% of employment cost at Granger’s ministry for 2019

Jan 03, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Contract workers accounted for 75% of employment cost at Granger’s ministry for 2019

– Auditor General’s report Former President David Granger had employed a total of 471 contract workers for 2019 with their payments accounting for a whopping 75% of employment cost for that year...

Guyana’s oil revenues fell 38 percent below expectations in 2020

Jan 03, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana’s oil revenues fell 38 percent below expectations in 2020

By Kemol King Kaieteur News – Guyana’s Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) with ExxonMobil subsidiary, Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL), is notoriously lax in the...

Clothes vendor shot dead during confrontation

Jan 03, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Clothes vendor shot dead during confrontation

Kaieteur News – A clothes vendor was shot dead on Friday, during a confrontation with his killer at Longden and Commerce Streets, in the vicinity of the East Coast bus park. Shot dead on New...

Asphalt Plant spent $71M on transportation in five years

Jan 03, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Asphalt Plant spent $71M on transportation in five years

– when it could have purchased own vehicle – audit report Kaieteur News – The state-owned Garden of Eden asphalt plant could have purchased its own fleet of vehicles for transportation...

No cap on credit granted by asphalt plant- audit report

Jan 03, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on No cap on credit granted by asphalt plant- audit report

Kaieteur News – Details from the recently released audit report on the Garden of Eden Asphalt Plant, shows that the handling of credit for customers was poor. In fact, according to the report,...

Big Man close-marking Shaart Man

Jan 03, 2021 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Big Man close-marking Shaart Man

Dem Boys Seh… Kaieteur News – De Shaart Man getting close-mark by de Big Man. He bin think that he would ah get he own Ministry. But de Big Man seh nah. He want keep an eye pun he because he...

Bitter cook-up

Jan 03, 2021 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Bitter cook-up

Kaieteur News – With no parties permitted this Old Year’s Eve, I was forced to revert to what most Guyanese do as they welcome the New Year. With a plate of cook-up in hand, I tuned in to...

My best column the past five years

Jan 03, 2021 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on My best column the past five years

Kaieteur News – “Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened.”(Anatole France) All columnists and interviewers have their number one piece; the one they...

Phase 2 of COVID-19 cash grant to begin soon – President Ali

Jan 03, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Phase 2 of COVID-19 cash grant to begin soon – President Ali

Kaieteur News – President Irfaan Ali, in his New Year’s message, announced that Phase Two of the COVID-19 cash grant is due to begin soon. He also vowed to work to heal a divided country,...

Three new infections added to COVID-19 case toll

Jan 03, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Three new infections added to COVID-19 case toll

Kaieteur News – Guyana recorded three new infections of the novel Coronavirus yesterday, adding to the case toll that is now 6,351. This is according to the Ministry’s daily dashboard update....

Family offers reward as city businessman remains hospitalized from hit-and-run

Jan 03, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Family offers reward as city businessman remains hospitalized from hit-and-run

Kaieteur News – The owner of USA Styles & Fashion is now hospitalized, after he was struck down by a speeding car in front of Palm Court on Boxing Day night. Hospitalized is Deodat...

Family blazes hospital after chopped labourer sent away twice ends up dying

Jan 03, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Family blazes hospital after chopped labourer sent away twice ends up dying

– suspect turns himself in; mother in custody for hiding murder weapon Kaieteur News – Just a day before the New Year broke, a 58-year-old man lost his life after he was chopped to the...

James Anderson is 100

Jan 03, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on James Anderson is 100

Kaieteur News – James Anderson celebrated his 100th birthday on Friday, January 1, 2021, with close family members at Ann’s Grove, East Coast Demerara. As is customary, a Ministry of Human...

COVID-19 survivor/Palms resident turns 106

Jan 03, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on COVID-19 survivor/Palms resident turns 106

Kaieteur News – She made headlines in June 2020 for being the oldest person in Guyana to survive COVID-19. Now seven months later, Zorie De Mattos is celebrating another milestone. On Friday,...

Safety measures in place for partial re-opening of schools tomorrow

Jan 03, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Safety measures in place for partial re-opening of schools tomorrow

Kaieteur News – With schools scheduled to reopen tomorrow, the Ministry of Education says the protocol remains the same for students in Grades 10 to 12, who are returning for face-to-face...

Hire car driver dies before birth of third child

Jan 03, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Hire car driver dies before birth of third child

Kaieteur News – A hire car driver of West Coast Berbice is now dead after he lost control of his car and crashed into a fence. Dead is Parmanand Kalamadeen, 27, of Lot 125 B Woodley Park...

More jewellers should aim to join the GNBS Product Certification Scheme in 2021

Jan 03, 2021 KNews News, Standards in Focus Comments Off on More jewellers should aim to join the GNBS Product Certification Scheme in 2021

STANDARDS IN FOCUS Kaieteur News – Over the years, the Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) has been promoting Standardization in the gold industry through the development and promotion...

Happy New Year To All And May We Easily Adjust To The Post Pandemic Era!

Jan 03, 2021 KNews Consumer Concerns, News Comments Off on Happy New Year To All And May We Easily Adjust To The Post Pandemic Era!

CONSUMER CONCERNS Kaieteur News – Over the years, it has been the custom of this column to wish consumers and all readers, “A Happy and Prosperous New Year” and this was done in the...

New Year’s greetings and wishes

Jan 03, 2021 KNews Editorial Comments Off on New Year’s greetings and wishes

Kaieteur News – From the Kaieteur News media network, we extend best wishes for 2021 to our readers, fellow citizens of Guyana and the world, brothers and sisters all, wherever present, however...

NIS offices to fully reopen from tomorrow

Jan 03, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on NIS offices to fully reopen from tomorrow

Kaieteur News – The National Insurance Scheme (NIS) yesterday announced that it will be reopening its offices from tomorrow. The offices had closed for several months, due to the COVID-19...