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President Praised for Fish Grant

Jun 02, 2022 KNews Letters Comments Off on President Praised for Fish Grant

DEAR EDITOR, I applaud President Ali forn his announcement Tuesdayb at Windsor Forest committing a grant of $150,000 tob“fisherfolk”. It is a welcome relief to help strugglingb fisherfolk and...

Guyanese hoping in oil

Jun 02, 2022 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyanese hoping in oil

DEAR EDITOR, Endless volumes that could fill up libraries have been said or written about Guyanas oil deal with Exxon. More has been said locally and internationally about the impressive future that...

Jagdeo misleading Guyanese on monies owed to Exxon – Sanzillo

Jun 02, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Jagdeo misleading Guyanese on monies owed to Exxon – Sanzillo

…says country now has to borrow more after being short-changed on cost oil By Gary Eleazar Kaieteur News – Guyana’s Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo earlier this week lambasted the analysis of...

EPA permit approved with assurance, not insurance …fine on flaring up by G$1,000

Jun 02, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on EPA permit approved with assurance, not insurance …fine on flaring up by G$1,000

Kaieteur News- The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has renewed the Environmental Permit allowing Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited to continue to produce oil and gas from the Liza...

T&T going after relinquishment of blocks to expedite oil search

Jun 02, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on T&T going after relinquishment of blocks to expedite oil search

Trinidad Int’l Energy Conference… By: Kiana Wilburg & Davina Bagot in Port of Spain Kaieteur News –The Government of Trinidad and Tobago intends to aggressively expedite exploration...

Man jailed for “knocking out” policeman

Jun 02, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Man jailed for “knocking out” policeman

Kaieteur News– Knocking out a police officer on Tuesday with punches to the face has landed a Plaisance East Coast Demerara man, Seon Prince in jail for ten months. Prince was charged on...

Baby among three COVID-19 deaths …206 new infections, three persons in ICU

Jun 02, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Baby among three COVID-19 deaths …206 new infections, three persons in ICU

Kaieteur News – A three-month-old baby girl from Region Four is among three individuals who died of COVID-19, over a two-day period (May 30 to 31). This is according to information released...

School girl,12, killed by police vehicle

Jun 02, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on School girl,12, killed by police vehicle

Kaieteur News – Traffic ranks on the West Bank of Demerara (WBD) are currently investigating the death of a 12-year-old schoolgirl who was on Wednesday struck down by a police vehicle. Police...

Victoria man allegedly drowns in Ekereku River

Jun 02, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Victoria man allegedly drowns in Ekereku River

Kaieteur News- Police in Region Seven are currently investigating the death of Simon Jones who allegedly drowned while attempting to swim across the Ekereku River located in the Upper Mazaruni area....

Guyanese must support the protest initiated by Glenn Lall

Jun 02, 2022 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyanese must support the protest initiated by Glenn Lall

DEAR EDITOR, Kudos to Mr. Glenn Lall, Owner and Publisher of Kaieteur Newspaper for his call to the government to havethe oil contract with EXXON renegotiated to the benefit of the Guyanese People...

Either the Vice President is wrong or the budget figures are wrong

Jun 02, 2022 KNews Letters Comments Off on Either the Vice President is wrong or the budget figures are wrong

DEAR EDITOR, Vice President Jagdeo has responded to a recent series of reports my organisation (the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis/IEEFA) published regarding the contract...

TT Energy Chamber pushing Govt. to unlock massive gas resources in shared acreage with Venezuela

Jun 02, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on TT Energy Chamber pushing Govt. to unlock massive gas resources in shared acreage with Venezuela

Trinidad Int’l Energy Conference… By Kiana Wilburg & Davina Bagot in TT Kaieteur News- While it remains focused on seizing the sweet opportunities for prosperity in Guyana’s oil sector,...

Trinidad Int’l Energy Conference… Trinidad moving faster towards renewables

Jun 02, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Trinidad Int’l Energy Conference… Trinidad moving faster towards renewables

…sets new target of 30 percent by 2030 By Davina Bagot & Kiana Wilburg in Port of Spain Kaieteur News- Over the next eight years, one of the Caribbean’s leaders in oil and gas...

Man charged for killing Health Ministry driver

Jun 02, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Man charged for killing Health Ministry driver

Kaieteur News- A security guard accused of fatally shooting a Ministry of Health’s driver, Collin McPherson on Friday last has been remanded to prison. The defendant has been identified as Gregory...

The government is playing LUDO with the economy

Jun 02, 2022 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The government is playing LUDO with the economy

Kaieteur News– Guyana is heading for serious problems. It is now obvious that the same old discredited style of governance which characterised the Jagdeo administration is being replicated and...

Carpenter who allegedly killed engineer gets $500,000 bail

Jun 02, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Carpenter who allegedly killed engineer gets $500,000 bail

Kaieteur News– Stherlinga Gilkes called “coconut man” or “Hurby” was on Wednesday placed on $500,000 bail for allegedly killing engineer, Neil Rampersaud. Gilkes of Plaisance East Coast...

My non-Indianness and my fictional self-hate

Jun 02, 2022 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on My non-Indianness and my fictional self-hate

Kaieteur News- One of the most graphic expressions in class and race driven society anywhere in the world relates to how Guyanese Indians have treated two high-profile Indian activists – me and Dr....

Customers shoot at farmer after he refused to sell them eggs

Jun 02, 2022 KNews Peeping Tom Comments Off on Customers shoot at farmer after he refused to sell them eggs

Kaieteur News- Police are currently investigating an alleged shootout on Tuesday between a famer and his customers after he refused to sell them some eggs. The shooting incident reportedly took place...

Exxon takes Guyana’s clean up money to put in project as loans

Jun 02, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Exxon takes Guyana’s clean up money to put in project as loans

…Jagdeo calls move productive use of funds By Gary Eleazar Kaieteur News- Guyana began oil production in December 2019 by Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL) and under the deal...

De train leff de station

Jun 02, 2022 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on De train leff de station

Kaieteur News- De President get stood-up. He seh was de fuss time it happen to he. But he should be more understanding and patient. He don’t know if de person wah stood he up jump in de wrong taxi...

Adolescents eligible for booster shots from today

Jun 02, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Adolescents eligible for booster shots from today

By Allyiah Allicock Kaieteur News- From today, children 12 to 17 years are eligible for their first COVID-19 booster vaccine while persons 18 years and older can now be administered a second...

More delays in reconstituting of procurement commission

Jun 02, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on More delays in reconstituting of procurement commission

…Figueira accuses govt of dodging scrutiny of multi-billion dollar contracts Kaieteur News- The Public Procurement Commission (PPC) adds another layer of transparency and accountability to...

Purported hiccups in hydro project might be a blessing in disguise –Dr. Jailall

Jun 02, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on Purported hiccups in hydro project might be a blessing in disguise –Dr. Jailall

…says with better oil deal, gov’t would have been able to finance project themselves Kaieteur News- The alleged setback Chinese Contractor – China Railway First Group (CRFG) is having in...

$37M Eccles fire station commissioned

Jun 02, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on $37M Eccles fire station commissioned

Kaieteur News –The Guyana Fire Service (GFS) will now have a faster response time to fire emergencies along the East Bank of Demerara corridor as a newfire station was commissioned in Eccles on...

As COVID-19 cases rise: PAHO warns of threat of seasonal flu, hurricanes

Jun 02, 2022 KNews News Comments Off on As COVID-19 cases rise: PAHO warns of threat of seasonal flu, hurricanes

Kaieteur News- As countries of the Americas experience an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases for the sixth week running, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director, Carissa F....