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International Energy Agency says to halt all new oil, gas projects

May 19, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on International Energy Agency says to halt all new oil, gas projects

Guyana will suffer environmentally, economically if it does not heed advice – Janki By Kiana Wilburg Kaieteur News – If the world is to achieve Net Zero Emissions (NZE) by 2050, then...

Concessions galore in secret contract…Chinese Co. gets waivers on all imports for self & sub-contractors

May 19, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Concessions galore in secret contract…Chinese Co. gets waivers on all imports for self & sub-contractors

Kaieteur News – The Chinese company – Zijin Mining Group – which acquired the largest gold mining operation in Guyana from Canadian owned Aurora Gold Mines enjoys waivers on all imports not...

Guyana depends on Exxon to calculate its own fine — Fmr. EPA Director

May 19, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana depends on Exxon to calculate its own fine — Fmr. EPA Director

By Gary Eleazar Kaieteur News – The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last week Monday, amended the Liza I permit for the operations in the Stabroek Block, led by ExxonMobil’s subsidiary,...

Four men placed on bail, woman remanded for forging $19.4M in GRA cheques

May 19, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Four men placed on bail, woman remanded for forging $19.4M in GRA cheques

Kaieteur News – Four men and a woman yesterday appeared before a City Magistrate after they were charged for forging $19.4M in Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) cheques. The four men were placed...

Man killed by police was carrying over $2M in cash – relatives claim

May 19, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Man killed by police was carrying over $2M in cash – relatives claim

By Neermala Ramsaywack Kaieteur News – The relatives of Peter Headley, the man killed by a Guyana Police Force (GPF) rank on Saturday, claim that he had over $2 million in cash in his...

Trio found guilty in 2015 murder of Crabwood Creek man

May 19, 2021 KNews Court Stories, News Comments Off on Trio found guilty in 2015 murder of Crabwood Creek man

Kaieteur News – Three men, on trial before Justice, Jo Ann Barlow, and a jury at the Berbice High Court, were yesterday found guilty of the capital offence of murder committed on Shameer Ali...

Mechanic on the run after shooting carpenter over pools game

May 19, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Mechanic on the run after shooting carpenter over pools game

Kaieteur News – Police are now trying to locate a 34-year-old mechanic who shot a carpenter to his abdomen during an argument over a game of pools. The 43-year-old man was shot on Monday at a...

Missing $500,000 leads to false police report

May 19, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Missing $500,000 leads to false police report

Kaieteur News – Two persons were arrested on Monday after a missing $500,000 in cash led them to make a false police report. The two in custody have been identified as a businesswoman, 51, and...

City moves closer to imposing stiffer penalties with new anti-littering bylaws

May 19, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on City moves closer to imposing stiffer penalties with new anti-littering bylaws

Kaieteur News – The Georgetown Mayor and City Council (M&CC) has moved a step closer towards bringing into force new anti-littering bylaws which will ensure higher penalties for persons...

Afternoon serenading!

May 19, 2021 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Afternoon serenading!

Caller: “Hello! Hello! Hello! Hello!” Announcer: “Good afternoon, you are on to the afternoon request show. Go ahead!” Caller: “I been trying fuh get on this show since yesterday. I calling...

Guyanese firm teams up with Norwegian company to provide specialised services to oil sector

May 19, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese firm teams up with Norwegian company to provide specialised services to oil sector

Kaieteur News – AGT Energy Group Inc, a Guyanese company formed in 2019, has inked a three-year joint venture agreement with Marine Service International (MSI), with the hopes of being able to...

Sanmoogan aims to ‘Medal’ at her second Olympics in Tokyo

May 19, 2021 KNews Sports Comments Off on Sanmoogan aims to ‘Medal’ at her second Olympics in Tokyo

Kaieteur News – By Sean Devers At 23, National Swimmer Jamila Sanmoogan will be aiming to ‘medal’ in the Tokyo Olympics from July 23 to August 8, 2021 after competing in the Women’s 50...

Mangal cops Genuine Auto Spares and Tools golf title

May 19, 2021 KNews Sports Comments Off on Mangal cops Genuine Auto Spares and Tools golf title

Kaieteur News – Mike Mangal emerged champion of the Genuine Auto Spares and Tools golf competition which was contested on Saturday at the Lusignan Golf Club. Mangal, a former Guyana Open...

Letter to the Sports Editor… Hetmyer’s continued snub is beginning to look personal

May 19, 2021 KNews Sports Comments Off on Letter to the Sports Editor… Hetmyer’s continued snub is beginning to look personal

Dear Sir/ Madam, Permit me a space in your newspaper to express my disgust and uneasiness to the continued snub of my countryman and world class performer. Over the years as a student of this game we...

GTECH Services Inc. launched

May 19, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on GTECH Services Inc. launched

– to provide training, project execution services to energy, construction, other sectors Kaieteur News – GTECH Services Inc., a newly formed joint venture between Dr. Rosh Khan of...

RHTY&SC 31st Anniversary Awards Ceremony… Fifteen more receive ‘Dolphin Award of Excellence’; overall total stands at 67

May 19, 2021 KNews Sports Comments Off on RHTY&SC 31st Anniversary Awards Ceremony… Fifteen more receive ‘Dolphin Award of Excellence’; overall total stands at 67

Kaieteur News – By Franklin Wilson The Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club MS (RHTY&SC) continue the trend of recognising Guyanese who have made impacting contributions to the clubs’...

Everest Cricket Club expresses disappointed over CWI Hetmyer snub

May 19, 2021 KNews Sports Comments Off on Everest Cricket Club expresses disappointed over CWI Hetmyer snub

Kaieteur News – The Cricket West Indies (CWI) Selection Panel has named a 30-man squad for a three-week High-Performance Red-Ball training camp in St Lucia which started Sunday, May 16, in...

Sports Minister happy with return of MCY&S/GCF Independence Three Stage Road Race

May 19, 2021 KNews Sports Comments Off on Sports Minister happy with return of MCY&S/GCF Independence Three Stage Road Race

Kaieteur News – By Zaheer Mohamed Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport Charles Ramson Jr. is happy to see the return of the Guyana’s premier cycling event- the Independence Three Stage Road...

The Sheltez Independence Junior Tournament… Quarterfinals contested last weekend

May 19, 2021 KNews Sports Comments Off on The Sheltez Independence Junior Tournament… Quarterfinals contested last weekend

Kaieteur News – The Sheltez Independence Junior Tournament which was launched at the Le Ressouvenir Tennis Club last month, will conclude on Independence Day (May 26). In the latest action over...

GRDB launches training programme aimed at improving yield

May 19, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on GRDB launches training programme aimed at improving yield

Kaieteur News – The Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) launched a training programme on the Essequibo Coast yesterday, in an effort to improve the yield of rice production in Region Two. The...

Region Seven man is Guyana’s latest COVID-19 fatality

May 19, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on Region Seven man is Guyana’s latest COVID-19 fatality

The Ministry of Health (MoH) yesterday announced that a 56-year-old man from Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) who tested positive for the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) has died. His death has now...

More foster care parents reduce the number of children in institutional care

May 19, 2021 KNews News Comments Off on More foster care parents reduce the number of children in institutional care

– Minister Persaud on the occasion of Foster Care Month Kaieteur News – Expressing gratitude to those who have already taken up the challenge of becoming foster parents, Minister of Human...

Rougher days lie ahead

May 19, 2021 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Rougher days lie ahead

Kaieteur News – COVID-19 testing levels in Guyana are still low and times are inefficient. The result is that one cannot effectively gauge the true incidence of the virus in the country. There...

Who is more mentally lazy in Guyana – Indians or Africans?

May 19, 2021 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Who is more mentally lazy in Guyana – Indians or Africans?

Kaieteur News – The answer to the above question is a reverberating neither. Neither of the two major races is mentally lazy. This is really a terrible description to use. And worse of all,...

Tacuma Ogunseye responds to Freddie Kissoon

May 19, 2021 KNews Letters Comments Off on Tacuma Ogunseye responds to Freddie Kissoon

DEAR EDITOR, For some time, I have ignored Mr. Frederick Kissoon and his self-serving attacks on me, the WPA and members of its leadership. I have noted with great repulsion his cowardly and frequent...