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Expert says Guyana moving too fast with development of its oil

Jan 10, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Expert says Guyana moving too fast with development of its oil

– But Jagdeo tells oil companies: “Drill, Baby, Drill!” By Kiana Wilburg Kaieteur News – As the consequences of global warming continue to worsen, countries across the world have...

Brazil to auction 92 oil blocks this year

Jan 10, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Brazil to auction 92 oil blocks this year

– equivalent to size of just three of Guyana’s blocks combined Kaieteur News – Global energy information provider, S&P Global has reported that Brazil has cleared 92 offshore...

Chinese contractor continues to disregard Govt. deadlines on airport project

Jan 10, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Chinese contractor continues to disregard Govt. deadlines on airport project

Kaieteur News – Continuing to disregard the government’s deadlines is China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC). This is after the Chinese contractor had failed on completing critical...

OP-ED – Guyana’s oil sector and the ‘Boulevard of Death’

Jan 10, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on OP-ED – Guyana’s oil sector and the ‘Boulevard of Death’

By Kiana Wilburg Kaieteur News – By May 2020, I was on my fourth reading of Crude Intentions by Alexandra Gillies, one of the world’s most respected experts on oil sector corruption. In that...

Local authority tax compliance should be mandatory for business transactions – City Mayor

Jan 10, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Local authority tax compliance should be mandatory for business transactions – City Mayor

Kaieteur News – City Mayor, Ubraj Narine, has proposed making local authority tax compliance for business transactions as part of efforts to curtail the issue with businesses defaulting on...

President Ali summons Venezuela‘s rep. over Maduro decree

Jan 10, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on President Ali summons Venezuela‘s rep. over Maduro decree

 Officer-in-Charge of the Venezuelan Embassy summoned Kaieteur News – President Irfaan Ali has thoroughly rejected the latest decree by Venezuela’s leader, Nicolas Maduro following a...

Govt. cleared permits for over US$55M in oil investments by local firms

Jan 10, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. cleared permits for over US$55M in oil investments by local firms

– APNU+AFC had them waiting for 2.5 years – VP Jagdeo Kaieteur News – Vice President, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo revealed last month that upon assumption of office, he made sure to clear...

GPL dodges questions on energy demand

Jan 10, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on GPL dodges questions on energy demand

Kaieteur News – Despite numerous attempts in seeking answers, the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) Incorporated continues to dodge questions from Kaieteur News regarding the country’s energy...

Fire is a bad master

Jan 10, 2021 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Fire is a bad master

Dem Boys Seh… Kaieteur News – Dem Boys get news on Friday how Fogarty’s deh pun fire. But thank goodness was just a lil thing which cause no structural damage. Immediately people start...

Jagdeo is Exxon’s latest victim

Jan 10, 2021 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Jagdeo is Exxon’s latest victim

Kaieteur News – Glenn Lall, the publisher of the Kaieteur News, has been consistently pointing to the major defect in our oil agreements concerning costs. Guyana, he notes, is being saddled...

These are my best columns for 2020

Jan 10, 2021 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on These are my best columns for 2020

Kaieteur News – 9 – “Holed up with my wife: Does music have ethnicity,” – Sunday, April 26. About how closer I came to my wife after 41 years of marriage, being imprisoned with her...

GT Mayor claims government is sidelining council on city projects

Jan 10, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on GT Mayor claims government is sidelining council on city projects

Kaieteur News – The Mayor of Georgetown, Ubraj Narine, is claiming that the government is sidelining the Mayor and City Council on city projects. During a press conference on Friday, the Mayor...

Motorcyclist, pedal cyclist die in separate accidents

Jan 10, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Motorcyclist, pedal cyclist die in separate accidents

Kaieteur News – Two persons have now lost their lives following two separate accidents on the East Bank of Demerara on Friday. Dead are Adiraj Persaud, 37, called “Trini” a pedal cyclist of...

GDF, US Coast Guard joint operation commence

Jan 10, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on GDF, US Coast Guard joint operation commence

Kaieteur News – The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) and the United States of America (USA) Coast Guard, yesterday began day one of their first joint operation in Guyana’s waters. The joint patrol...

GWI restarts upgrading of city’s transmission pipelines

Jan 10, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on GWI restarts upgrading of city’s transmission pipelines

Kaieteur News – The upgrading of Guyana Water Incorporated’s (GWI) transmission pipelines in the Kitty area has recommenced and upon completion will result in water supply improvement in the...

Karanambu Lodge, Piraiba Lodge among 13 tourist operations granted conditional approval for reopening

Jan 10, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Karanambu Lodge, Piraiba Lodge among 13 tourist operations granted conditional approval for reopening

Kaieteur News – The Guyana Tourism Authority has announced that two hinterland lodges linked to tourism have been granted conditional approval to welcome tourists. “The new year is off to a...

Matthews Ridge airstrip closed for emergency repairs

Jan 10, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Matthews Ridge airstrip closed for emergency repairs

Kaieteur News – Due to heavy rainfall, the Matthews Ridge airstrip in Region One, and associated taxiway were damaged and consequently will be closed for remedial emergency repairs from...

Guyana records 31 new COVID-19 infections

Jan 10, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana records 31 new COVID-19 infections

Kaieteur News – Guyana recorded 31 new infections of the novel coronavirus yesterday, according to the Ministry of Health. This was presented in their daily dashboard update, which shows the...

PPP/C mourns as Central Committee member, Majeed Hussain, dies from COVID

Jan 10, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on PPP/C mourns as Central Committee member, Majeed Hussain, dies from COVID

Kaieteur News – The ruling People’s Progressive Party/Civic is mourning the passing of one of its leaders, Majeed Hussain. Hussain was a member of the party’s Central Committee, one of the...

Woman who battered 6-year-old unconscious granted $300,000 bail

Jan 10, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Woman who battered 6-year-old unconscious granted $300,000 bail

Kaieteur News – The 25-year-old woman, who confessed to brutalising her 6-year-old daughter in Berbice, was yesterday dragged before the court and slapped with the charge of attempted murder....

Regulatory and political capture

Jan 10, 2021 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Regulatory and political capture

Kaieteur News – Something catastrophic occurred a while back that led to the deaths of hundreds of civilians. In eerily similar circumstances, two Boeing Max 737s crashed soon after takeoff,...

STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT – A PRIORITY FOR GNBS IN 2021

Jan 10, 2021 KNews News, Standards in Focus Comments Off on STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT – A PRIORITY FOR GNBS IN 2021

STANDARDS IN FOCUS… Kaieteur News – The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) is mandated to facilitate the development of standards. In 2021, crucial standards, which can affect the...

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

Jan 10, 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 Center Kaieteur News – As you may know, there has been recent evidence of mutated strains of the coronavirus...

Interesting Creatures… Pieridae

Jan 10, 2021 KNews Interesting Creatures in Guyana, News Comments Off on Interesting Creatures… Pieridae

Kaieteur News – The Pieridae are a large family of butterflies with about 76 genera containing about 1,100 species, mostly from tropical Africa and tropical Asia with some varieties in the more...

Emergency Medical Service through the eyes of an EMT

Jan 10, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Emergency Medical Service through the eyes of an EMT

Helping to make a difference by saving lives… By Sharmain Grainger Kaieteur News – For most of his 12-year career in the health sector, Nandaram Datt has been a part of the fast-pace...