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Govt. gives Exxon leeway in licence to change costs, development plan for US$10B Yellowtail Project

May 24, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. gives Exxon leeway in licence to change costs, development plan for US$10B Yellowtail Project

By Kiana Wilburg Kaieteur News – It appears that the Government of Guyana has given ExxonMobil’s subsidiary, Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL), enough leeway to change as...

T&T’s Petrotrin can be made available to refine Guyana’s oil

May 24, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on T&T’s Petrotrin can be made available to refine Guyana’s oil

…if country is interested then the conversation should take place — PM Rowley By Gary Eleazar Kaieteur News – Dr. Keith Rowley, Prime Minister of Guyana’s closest Caribbean Community...

Any strategic partner should bear financial burden of setting up national oil company– Int’l Analyst

May 24, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Any strategic partner should bear financial burden of setting up national oil company– Int’l Analyst

By Zena Henry Kaieteur News – Guyana must be mindful not to expend unnecessary funds in the development of a national oil company if it is to develop an operating model using a strategic...

Heavy downpour leaves sections of Guyana flooded

May 24, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Heavy downpour leaves sections of Guyana flooded

– Rupununi residents forced into shelters – City drains and canals filled to capacity Kaieteur News – Due to the passing of a tropical wave, several parts of Guyana have been...

Environmentalist requests fish study from FAO to determine credibility of conclusions

May 24, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Environmentalist requests fish study from FAO to determine credibility of conclusions

Kaieteur News – Guyana’s Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha, has said that climate change is to be blamed for the noticeable decline in fish catch and not the offshore oil and gas...

Exxon relies on decade-old data to justify low gas emissions

May 24, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Exxon relies on decade-old data to justify low gas emissions

Gas-to-Energy project… Kaieteur News – ExxonMobil Guyana has used data from 10 years ago to conclude that its part of the Gas-to-Energy project, that is the onshore and offshore pipelines...

Peru sues oil company for US$4.5B over 12,000 barrels of spilled crude

May 24, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Peru sues oil company for US$4.5B over 12,000 barrels of spilled crude

…as Guyana currently produces 340,000 barrels daily without full coverage insurance Kaieteur News – More than four months after the disastrous oil spill in Peru – the Peruvian authorities...

Guyana is de Caribbean fish pond

May 24, 2022 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Guyana is de Caribbean fish pond

Dem Boys Seh… Kaieteur News – Guyana had wan agri-investment conference last week. And Prezzie bin talk nuff bout fisheries. Suh dem boys want to know wat was really de focus – aquaculture...

Parents are neglecting their children

May 24, 2022 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Parents are neglecting their children

Kaieteur News – A few days ago, I saw a group of small boys roaming the streets. The look on their faces announced that they were up to mischief. They began by pelting a dog walking aimlessly...

This is either sheer PPP bashing, dishonesty or ignorance

May 24, 2022 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on This is either sheer PPP bashing, dishonesty or ignorance

Kaieteur News – Ask me which one I think it is. My automatic answer is that this was deliberate anti-PPP criticism. Last Saturday, the Stabroek News featured a guest editorial. The topic was...

Auditing Exxon’s US$9B

May 24, 2022 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Auditing Exxon’s US$9B

Kaieteur News – The accountants and auditors have to know what is feasible in terms of time given the resources at hand. But to audit US$9B in cost recovery expenses representing some three...

21 new COVID-19 cases, 3 in ICU

May 24, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on 21 new COVID-19 cases, 3 in ICU

Kaieteur News – The Ministry of Health on Monday recorded 21 new COVID-19 cases from 348 tests, taking the total number of confirmed cases since March 2020 to 64,297. The new cases were...

Barbados PM makes first purchase as Stabroek Online Marketplace goes live

May 24, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Barbados PM makes first purchase as Stabroek Online Marketplace goes live

Kaieteur News – Guyana’s newest E-Commerce business place, Stabroek Online Marketplace (SOM) on Thursday last officially went live to the public where the Prime Minister of Barbados, the Hon....

National Library withdraws permission for Burnham Independence exhibition

May 24, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on National Library withdraws permission for Burnham Independence exhibition

Kaieteur News – After granting permission for a commemorative exhibition of the late Guyanese President, Forbes Burnham, as part of this week’s Independence activities, the National Library...

CDB to kick off 52nd Annual Meeting with food security seminar

May 24, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on CDB to kick off 52nd Annual Meeting with food security seminar

Kaieteur News – On the heels of a regional discussion in Guyana on food security and CARICOM’s commitment to reduce member states’ food import bill by 25 percent in 2025, the Caribbean...

$95M to complete Phase Two of Lima Sands access road

May 24, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on $95M to complete Phase Two of Lima Sands access road

Kaieteur News – To continue needful upgrades to the Lima Sands access road in Region Two this year, a $95 million contract was awarded to a contractor in the region to complete phase two of the...

Essequibo tourism to get big marketing boost with Kaietour app

May 24, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Essequibo tourism to get big marketing boost with Kaietour app

Kaieteur News – In order to adequately pursue the development and marketing of tourism opportunities in Essequibo, the Region Two Tourism Association and the Essequibo Chamber of Commerce and...

DPP reassures public that office will remain “apolitical and professional” following backlash

May 24, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on DPP reassures public that office will remain “apolitical and professional” following backlash

Withdrawal of charge against attorney… Kaieteur News – Amidst criticism over the recent actions of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Shalimar Ali-Hack, SC, the office of the DPP on...

UG NATI in Tertiary Basketball League Semi-Finals

May 24, 2022 KNews Sports Comments Off on UG NATI in Tertiary Basketball League Semi-Finals

The University of Guyana held off the New Amsterdam Technical Institute 77 points to 71 in an intense semi-finals battle to secure a spot in the final of the Inaugural Tertiary Basketball League set...

Rowley on Jagdeo: We don’t always see eye to eye on issues

May 24, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Rowley on Jagdeo: We don’t always see eye to eye on issues

…but are obligated to conduct ourselves in a way that will benefit both countries Kaieteur News – Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (T&T), Dr. Keith Rowley has said that while he and...

PM Mark Phillips hands over Prime Minister Independence Domino tourney sponsorship

May 24, 2022 KNews Sports Comments Off on PM Mark Phillips hands over Prime Minister Independence Domino tourney sponsorship

The Honourable Prime Minister, Ret’d Brigadier Mark Anthony Phillips handed over the Prime Minister lien Trophy and his office’s cash sponsorship to members of the organising team yesterday...

Regional Associations’ Leagues continue across Guyana…

May 24, 2022 KNews Sports Comments Off on Regional Associations’ Leagues continue across Guyana…

Since the kick off of the Senior Men’s Football League in the nine Regional Associations under the Guyana Football Federation (GFF), not all the teams have managed to balance out their chemistry...

UG’s FramePerfect outshines 150 countries to claim 2022 Webby Award

May 24, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on UG’s FramePerfect outshines 150 countries to claim 2022 Webby Award

Kaieteur News – A four-member University of Guyana (UG) team calling itself ‘FramePerfect’ was able to outshine representatives from 150 countries to win this year’s prestigious Webby...

Johnson, Meusa firmly ahead

May 24, 2022 KNews Sports Comments Off on Johnson, Meusa firmly ahead

2022 National Chess Championships… Candidate Master Wendell Meusa and Nellisha Johnson are currently leading in their respective tourneys, the Gaico sponsored National Open Chess Tournament and KFC...

Berbice are GCB senior women’s inter county 50-over champs

May 24, 2022 KNews Sports Comments Off on Berbice are GCB senior women’s inter county 50-over champs

Berbice maintained their unbeaten streak as the defeated Demerara by seven wickets (DLS method) to win the Guyana Cricket Board senior women’s inter county 50-tournament yesterday. Demerara were...