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Govt. must say steps taken to guard against inflated costs by oil companies -Int’l Group

Dec 31, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. must say steps taken to guard against inflated costs by oil companies -Int’l Group

Kaieteur News – What guarantee does the Government have that reported production costs by oil companies have not been inflated to reduce taxes along with the State’s share of profit oil?...

Grenadian Officials returns Chinese Businessman’s ‘gifts’ for citizenship

Dec 31, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Grenadian Officials returns Chinese Businessman’s ‘gifts’ for citizenship

Kaieteur News – Grenadian Officials attached to the Country’s ‘Citizenship by Investment’ Programme earlier this month return expensive gifts to a Chinese Businessman advising him that as...

Govt. takes US$172M China loan for new Demerara River Bridge

Dec 31, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. takes US$172M China loan for new Demerara River Bridge

Kaieteur News – The Government of Guyana on Friday signed an agreement with the Bank of China for a 160.8M Euros or US$172M loan for the advancement of the construction of the New Demerara...

Govt. ‘hiding’ of flaring data highly suspicious – Former EPA Head

Dec 31, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. ‘hiding’ of flaring data highly suspicious – Former EPA Head

Kaieteur News – Petroleum Engineer, Dr. Vincent Adams believes that the withholding of flaring data on the Ministry of Natural Resource’s website, is ‘highly suspicious’ and must be...

Berbice man gets 3 years, ordered to pay $5M for severing neighbour’s fingers

Dec 31, 2022 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Berbice man gets 3 years, ordered to pay $5M for severing neighbour’s fingers

Kaieteur News – Senior Magistrate, Alex Moore, on Wednesday sentenced Nandram Ball called ‘Brian’ to three years imprisonment and ordered him to pay $5 million to his former neighbour,...

Body of Paramakatoi granny found bound and gagged in bedroom

Dec 31, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Body of Paramakatoi granny found bound and gagged in bedroom

Kaieteur News – An investigation has been launched into the murder of 78-year-old, Ramdia Balkaran also known as ‘Sister Jean’ of Paramakatoi Village, Region Eight, who was discovered,...

Woman arrested for shoplifting oil, hot sauce, and ketchup

Dec 31, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Woman arrested for shoplifting oil, hot sauce, and ketchup

Kaieteur News – A woman has been arrested after she was caught shoplifting from Massy Store’s Ruimveldt Branch, Georgetown. Kaieteur News understands that the woman was caught on camera...

GPHC to spend $6M to convert two rooms into a laboratory

Dec 31, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on GPHC to spend $6M to convert two rooms into a laboratory

Kaieteur News – Three Contractors have submitted bids to have two rooms at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) retrofitted into a main laboratory at an estimated cost of $6.3M....

GECOM to begin Continuous Registration Exercise January 3

Dec 31, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on GECOM to begin Continuous Registration Exercise January 3

Kaieteur News – The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) will commence a continuous registration exercise on January 3, 2023, for eligible persons, at all of its permanent Registration Offices...

$799M awarded in contracts to upgrade Diamond/Grove, EBD roads

Dec 31, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on $799M awarded in contracts to upgrade Diamond/Grove, EBD roads

Kaieteur News – To improve traffic efficiency and reduce congestion on the East Bank of Demerara (EBD), contracts totaling $799M have been awarded for the upgrade of roads within the Diamond...

OP:ED – Soil Biodiversity for the Future

Dec 31, 2022 KNews Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on OP:ED – Soil Biodiversity for the Future

By Ana Posas (FAO Agricultural Officer for Latin American and Caribbean) Kaieteur News – A few days ago, the United Nations Conference on Biodiversity (COP15) concluded with a historic pact:...

Govt. to approach US-EXIM Bank to fund Gas-to-Energy project – Jagdeo

Dec 31, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. to approach US-EXIM Bank to fund Gas-to-Energy project – Jagdeo

Kaieteur News – The Government of Guyana will be seeking a loan from the United States (US) Export Import (EXIM) Bank, to fund the controversial Wales Gas-to-Energy (GTE) project. The...

2022 saw significant achievements with $38B budgetary allocation – Agri. Ministry

Dec 31, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on 2022 saw significant achievements with $38B budgetary allocation – Agri. Ministry

Kaieteur News – With a $38B budgetary allocation for 2022, representing an almost 100% increase from what was allocated in 2020, the Agriculture Ministry was pleased to note yesterday that it...

Members of Teaching Service Commission appointed

Dec 31, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Members of Teaching Service Commission appointed

Kaieteur News – President Irfaan Ali on Friday administered the Oath of Office to five members of the Teaching Service Commission (TSC) at the Office of the President on Shiv Chanderpaul Drive....

Correction & Apology

Dec 31, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Correction & Apology

Kaieteur News – Kaieteur News in its Friday, December 30, 2022 edition titled ‘Court to hand down decision on legality of NRF Bill today’, inadvertently published that the decision in the...

Trial challenging legality of NRF Bill wraps up

Dec 31, 2022 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Trial challenging legality of NRF Bill wraps up

Kaieteur News – On Friday, the High Court heard the testimony of the final witness in the case challenging the legality of the passage of the Natural Resources Fund (NRF) Bill. The Court heard...

Opposition reiterates call for oil-backed cash payouts, people-centred measures

Dec 31, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Opposition reiterates call for oil-backed cash payouts, people-centred measures

Kaieteur News – The A Partnership for National Unity + Alliance for Change (APNU+AFC), has reiterated calls for the Government to make one-off payments of some $300,000 to every home in Guyana,...

Mohamed, Lindore cop top prizes at Everest Masters awards ceremony

Dec 31, 2022 KNews Sports Comments Off on Mohamed, Lindore cop top prizes at Everest Masters awards ceremony

– Tage Chanderpaul, Sunich conferred as Life Members Kaieteur News – Everest Cricket Club Masters Team recently held their annual awards ceremony and gala after a year of sterling...

World soccer to fall silent in memory of Brazilian legend Pele

Dec 31, 2022 KNews Sports Comments Off on World soccer to fall silent in memory of Brazilian legend Pele

(Reuters) – The sporting world expressed its sorrow at the death of one of its greatest heroes yesterday, bidding farewell to Brazilian soccer legend Pele with a flood of heartfelt tributes....

RHTYSC Namilco, Pepsi and Bakewell Cricket teams present University Scholarship to Jonathan Rampersaud

Dec 31, 2022 KNews Sports Comments Off on RHTYSC Namilco, Pepsi and Bakewell Cricket teams present University Scholarship to Jonathan Rampersaud

Kaieteur News – The Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club since its formation in 1990 by three times Commonwealth youth service awardee, the St Francis Xavier Roman Catholic Youth Club, has...

GFF saddened at passing of football legend Pele

Dec 31, 2022 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFF saddened at passing of football legend Pele

Kaieteur News – The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) is saddened by the passing of Pele – Edson Arantes do Nascimento – on December 29th, 2022. On behalf of the GFF and the entire...

Kashif and Shanghai Organisation and former National player Arthur pays tribute to Pele

Dec 31, 2022 KNews Sports Comments Off on Kashif and Shanghai Organisation and former National player Arthur pays tribute to Pele

Kaieteur News – The Kashif and Shanghai (K&S) Organisation, led by local legendary organising duo, Kashif Muhammad and Aubrey Shanghai Major, who has been involved in sports and other...

The Stabroek News and Guyana’s ugly psychology

Dec 31, 2022 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The Stabroek News and Guyana’s ugly psychology

Kaieteur News – Here is a quote that involves my name in a letter published yesterday in the Kaieteur News (KN) by Professor Randolph Persaud who is the constitutional affairs advisor to the...

The privately-owned State Media

Dec 31, 2022 KNews Editorial Comments Off on The privately-owned State Media

Kaieteur News – There was a time in Guyana when the media was almost exclusively owned and controlled by the State. It was not for the greater good. Free and frank articulations of...

Is the media lazy?

Dec 31, 2022 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Is the media lazy?

Kaieteur News – One of Guyana’s Presidents once described the local media as lazy. By today’s standards that would be an understatement. A certain lackadaisical attitude has crept into the...